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That's how i feel about mine - unlike anything I have owned or played, the zoot feels like it comes alive when I play it. (Zoot Boudicca 5)

Lucky escape! Most, no all, of the pro players I know are described as such as they make their living by playing. This happens in bands (several) sessions and teaching etc. I have also been shot down for applying to interesting bands while being honest about my existing commitments. As long as you apply a strict first in the book rule, what's the problem? The kind of 'max commitment and own transport' lines tend to point to stroppy teens

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1361310868' post='1984502']. Bon Jovi not so much. [/quote] Seb Bach would probably agree with you if he wasn't subject of a gagging order (from JBJ for those of you too young to remember Skid Row!)

Both great bands in their time and liked by people at the time. As you are obviously all (most) under 25 and were not born when On Through the Night and New Jersey came out, you are clearly well qualified to throw ridicule at music your Dads listened to. In 15 yrs time, remember your attitude when your children laugh at the old man tripe you are currently listening to And ducks Too close to 50 to call and toured in the 80's with as much hair as I could muster. Thank goodness these days I can save a fortune in gel and spray

Great basses - only thing better is the US version - tho in reality not £1k's worth. I've got both and play both.

Just recieved the Peavey USA Cirrus bought last week from Torben Hedstrøm. It is as described, was well packaged and timely delivered from Denmark! Kept in touch and was friendly. He even included 4 sets of Cirrus strings and the original black knobs. Nice!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1021627' date='Nov 12 2010, 05:16 PM']Cant beat a quality high end 4x10 for some gigs. IMO and IME.[/quote] Whatever cabs you have, if you like the sound, great. However, if your playing gigs too much bigger than your bedroom, it'll be DI'd from the bass anyway and no one will hear the cabs unless your mighty big and can mic the cabs effectively. I s'pose you could take the route of being so loud you drown the rest of the band but then the band would sound horrible.

Bought Peavey Bass! Nice and easy to deal with, plenty of communication. Cheers

[quote name='Finbar' post='571037' date='Aug 16 2009, 08:50 PM']I use two amps - one of which I'm happy to use a DI from, and the other I'm happy to have mic'd (it runs all my distortions etc).[/quote] Just a thought - how about a small desk to combine your sounds, mix relative levels yourself and present one output for foh. There's several on the market for £60 or less

[quote name='ironside1966' post='570651' date='Aug 16 2009, 02:15 PM']If you can’t hear yourself that is down to the you or band.[/quote] Listen and learn! [quote name='ironside1966' post='570651' date='Aug 16 2009, 02:15 PM']In most moderately sized gig all that need to go through the monitors is vox and sometimes keys, in most cases it is up to the band to get a balance so there are a couple of options The band play too loud Your gear is not up to the job You are deaf Or that it is down to how you EQ the amp IE no middle*, that is one reason why Di boxes are a god send.[/quote] *it's that flaming mid scoop that sounds soooo good in the bedroom. And nowhere else [quote name='ironside1966' post='570651' date='Aug 16 2009, 02:15 PM']The more you put through the monitors the less clarity the vocals have Having bad experiences with sound men is normal, but if the majority of experiences is bad maybe it’s time to look inwards[/quote] it's all true. Esp the last sentence. It's a hard lesson to learn, the one where you realise you have been an arse, but learn it, move on and you will benefit. Something else that can help your case, don't turn up without sufficient mains sockets to power your gear. If you present the stage crew one plug per person they will like you a whole lot more than if you need 6 for your amp and all your pedals (it really does happen). I do enjoy giving them one 4 way and suggest they learn to do without 2 pedals I guess those people would call me awkward but why should i make up for their lack of forethought? Steady now, may be winding up again.

There seems to be, with a few notable exceptions, a whole lot of 'me me me' and not enough 'us'. Surely playing in a band is a team game and the important thing is how good the band sound rather than the bass. That there are good and bad sound engineers is taken as read, as should be bass players. The useful contributions all involve communication with the sound man, and they are the ones who get the results. DI boxes enable control over output with no mic thus cutting the amount of spill, most decent amps have an onboard DI, the is switch-able pre/post eq. FOH wants pre, sneaky git changes it and messes with the mix. Experience says, use your own so they can't do that! A player that turns up spouting how important they are (that goes for any band member) will upset any sound man. A bass player who spouts and then is unaware of how his rig is affecting room resonances is just showing himself as ignorant and can be treated as such. If, when you switch on and start playing you notice the room taking off, cut the relevant freq. A mid scooped 'sounds great in the bedroom' sound is great in the bedroom on your own. Bring it out to play and you have to compromise to make the band sound work, or sound sh*t! In the studio environment, if you solo any instrument while mixing, it won't sound as good as you fell it should but in context of the mix, it works. Why should this not be the same with a live mix? Incidentally, the preferred and most recorded bass is.... a P! Sound guys know kick and bass are in the same area, but asking a drummer to adjust the eq on the kick is likely to get you a kicking So the bass has to be adjusted! Adding a pedal board into the mix just adds to the fun as, unless well designed and built, will have a detrimental effect on output, in terms of level and dynamic. Too often, kicking in a chorus/flange/fuzz sounds great in isolation but the level does drop and when everyone else is there, the bass drops out. Fuzz is a pet hate of mine so I'll avoid it - well I'll only say overdrive the bass with some overdriven guitar is overdrive soup and no one wins and the song loses. I'll finish with before anyone has a go at a sound eng, do it yourself and see what is involved. The idea is to get the band sound good as a whole so the audience, who are the paying customer, has a good experience. If you are the band, your supposed to be entertaining said punter cos without them, you'll be back in the bedroom. Probably best to work with people rather than aggravate them. Rant over, time for a little nap

Hi A friend of mine is looking for a new bassist as his is returning to Canada. Classic rock is their thing, Norfolk is where they're at. [url="http://www.stonecoldsober.co.uk/"]This[/url] is who they are. Cheers

You have to present a 4 ohm load to get the full 300W, tho' even with a 210 ands 115 it didn't seem to do the business. I changed it for a Profet 5.1 - 500w in to 4ohm and a BFM Omni 10 (8ohm) and a Omni 10.5 (8ohm). Together it presents a 4ohm load and stacks of level! I set the input gain to just clipping (about 1 o'clock), comp on (useful limiter) and output any thing from 1/2 to flat out! I don't need any more as that's what the pa is for

I would recommend a temperature controlled 40w + iron and pointy tip for small places. A decent powered iron wont lose heat on jobs with a lot of metal. Only other tip (sic) would be to apply solder to iron just before heating the job (tin the nib!). So thats tin the nib, iron to cable, solder to cable and off. Don't move the job while the solder is still flowing otherwise the joint will go dry. Not a good thing. It may be hot but we are bass players with many callouses so put up with it for a few seconds.

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='70255' date='Oct 6 2007, 11:35 AM']Whats the web site?[/quote] [url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/"]http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/[/url]

The MCPS route is not expensive and it is fair. I believe you can do it all online now. Short run demo's may be allowed (friends band wasn't charged for 30 for demo purposes) but if selling, do it properly - the right people will get paid for writing the material you're selling. You will also have trouble getting a duplication plant to copy them if you don't have the relevant paperwork. max

[quote name='neilb' post='66074' date='Sep 26 2007, 07:38 PM']so that the inverse current can draw sufficient voltage from the cocktruss array[/quote] I think you would need 3 phase for this so it's probably impractical as there aren't many stages with a 3 phase supply....

Hi I have a Omni 10 with no tweeters (didn't feel I needed them so left 'em out) and I have just completed an Omni 10.5 out of left over bits. this one has 2 tweeters. I use them independently and together with huge success (as far as I'm concerned!). Deals with my 5 string fine. I also have a wedgehorn monitor - takes a bit of getting used to (6" driver - no bass at all so it's a 'cut through the crap' middly sound - not accurate but you can hear it with few feedback problems) but it is without doubt the most effective vocal monitor I have ever used. Location, Norfolk/Suffolk border. (Diss) max

[quote name='d-basser' post='57474' date='Sep 8 2007, 06:51 PM']outta interest what tools did you need for this job?[/quote] I did mine with a circular saw, jig saw and a battery screwdriver/drill. A framing square (big right angle thing with dimensions - £7 from screwfix), countersink. That's about it. A table saw is a useful replacement for the circular saw and 2 batt screwdrivers saves on bit changing. But these aren't necessary. max

[quote name='spike' post='57184' date='Sep 7 2007, 08:21 PM']Don't raid the buffet until the guests have had a chance[/quote] this should read don't get caught raiding the buffet........etc! I've done a lot of weddings this year - with both bands - proper function and proper rock! The rock band was booked by people who know us, know the material and were all happy and friendly. Did a couple of do's that were booked via recommendation (function band)- all very well but you are treated as less important than the catering staff and a bit more annoying! It's why we charge large! Lots off good advice above - esp. the bit that most people are not there to see you so don't overdo the power. We play to the dance floor, fire the speakers in a bit and ignore those at the back! Mustang Sally, as stated above - the law. For fun, change the key by a semitone either way just to upset the singer. It generally takes a line for them to figure and then it's too late! Sorry, sounds a bit unfair, but then function band leader (guitarist)gives us a count in to a song while telling us 'try this one with a bit of swing', or 'think this will sound better in Bb'. max