SimonK

...I smell a book matching conspiracy - I wonder if he has a family member who works for Gibson?!

Oh yes - that's horrible - I've had a rant about this before as it's pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the PRS I saved for years to get!

Whenever anyone mentions organs I can't help but think about this album - both awful and wonderful at the same time:

She sounded great on the video and had chops that I couldn't possibly play, but, the thing that filled me with a bit of hope is that they were all very pentatonic within the 1/5/octave box (even the slapping), showing that if put under pressure even the great players resort to something that is a bit more recognisable. Staying on topic - Danny was on exactly the same show (link posted a few pages back) and did a pretty good job albeit on a far simpler track, which in my view had more of a groove, emphasising again that we have two people from very different spectrums of the bass community here - possibly as far apart as you can get - and maybe hence the entertaining clash.

As an antidote to the IEM thing, we turned the HPF on the subs from 60 down to 40 as wanted a rumbly pipe organ for Hark the Herald - however they forgot to turn it back up again and the bass sounded awesome, albeit I felt it far more than heard it - I dutilfuly turned my HPF off when I realised the potential!

Yes they both have very different styles - and you can see how they clash - here was Danny this weekend:

Just also discovered this (but searched to see if anyone had it on the forum!). The fight about using a pick, and comment about active vs passive pickups for losing a girlfriend sounds scarily familiar to this forum! ..."and we all need to remember why we got into the bass in the first place" - "because the band already had two guitarists... because four strings is easier?"

Carol service this evening where along with all the normal ones we did a cover of the below that went really well, helped by a very awesome singer, equally good violinist and our lead guitarist trying out a new Irish Mandola - they did make me play Cajon though!

What software did you use for that last one (Middle Child Millicent)? I'm happy with the learning curve but can't decide on the software to invest in!!

Now of course the interesting twist would be if AI puts annoying influencers out of business along with youtube musicians, but in so doing makes the world realise how great live music is with real musicians on a real stage (I think there is a Blues Brother quote about this!) - I'd listen to either Danny or Mohini's bands play live anytime, while their youtube antics are a performance of a somewhat lesser type... mind you I suppose still a performance...

Best was the Warwick I always wanted to pair with my equally 90s Trace Elliot stack, and gave me an excuse to try out five strings again (purchased from another forum member). To be fair there is an element of never buying something you have longed for as it doesn't quite live up to expectations (it feels a bit fragile compared to my Stingrays), but I'm enjoying the five strings: Worst was a GP12 head that we still haven't manged to fix despite working through the circuits, and I paid about £50 more than I should have for it... but I'm hopeful we will get there!

Yes you can see the culture clash between cosmopolitan LA and Yorkshire! Mohini published a somewhat hurt response to him last night as well. She does have a good point RE AI being a tool that we need to get used to (and work out the best way to use), but possibly needs to also get a sense of humour as Danny does have a point about pretentiousness (albeit I agree with Danny that she is one of the most talented bass players on the planet - so maybe we can forgive her!).

Well this upped the ante!

Another awesome Ibbi finish ruined yet again by the truss rod adjuster and the patch of exposed neck at the end of the fretboard - I wish they wouldn't do that!

So the question is would this knock someone out of the running??

Three Bass and one Cajon (not at same time!) nativity service this morning, albeit we were also practicing afterwards for next week's carol service and I needed the 5er for that!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-2x2-5mm-Speakon-Passive-Speaker/dp/B01MQY0B5Y/

Maybe he's like artwork - the point is often to start a conversation not to like it!

A couple quid on a sound hole cover (I think £6 on Amazon) would make the quickest and most cost effective improvement to sound in a live context (you could even make one for free if you wanted), and as mentioned then a lead into the mixing desk, albeit personally I would add a DI in between (the £26 Behringers are fine for many contexts). So yes, £32 (excluding leads) would be money well spent!

...he says shouting on the internet 🙂 !!!

I'm not quite sure who awarded it but he did earn a "Bassist of the year" title in 2020 before hitting his punk phase!

As others have said a basic DI into the PA is fine (and a sound hole cover isn't a bad idea to control feedback). Most guitars have a bit of onboard EQ that does the rest of the job, otherwise the desk can EQ it fine. As acoustic guitar amplification is more about amplifying the instrument itself (in comparison to say an electric guitar) I don't think a separate amp is needed if you have foldback. I've used this setup hundreds of times without any problems. Of course if you want to start playing with toys adding a Fishman Platinum Pro and then a Strymon Cloudburst to make things more fun (as one of the other guitarists I play with has), although I would go for pedals before getting an amp every time if expanding.

...am I the only one to hope that those tattoos on his fingers aren't the permanent type?

Every time I see him I can't help but think about this picture: