SimonK

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/

38 minutes ago, Mokl said:

What do I think of him? Not sure tbh; expect he's a decent bloke but haven't watched any of his vids for long enough to comment on his playing. I've heard of him, and we're all discussing him  which I guess means he's winning in this day and age. 

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!

42 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

Whomever awarded that 2020 player of whatever award must have exactly the taste I have come to expect from such things. It's a horrific tone (he's playing a Chowny so no surprises there), but it's exactly the kind of burpy cod jazz crap that should have been burned after the 80's. Say "Behs" all you want Danny, it's still insipid 70's lift music from The Towering Inferno.

 

To quote the great James Coburn: "Don't think that just because you and Colonel Brandt are more enlightened than most officers that I hate you any less. I hate all officers. All the Stranskys, all the Treibigs, all the Iron Cross scavengers in the whole German army."

 

That's how I feel about Internet personas, influencers, youtubers who do clickbait titled videos and worst of all, those who pretend to care about who they're interviewing but get things so amazingly wrong that it shows they've just not done their research and can't be bothered.

 

We live in an age where being great at self promotion and shouting about it is better than having any form of groundbreaking talent. Sapko and his ilk are just the symptom, not the cause.

 ...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:

Just PM'ed.

I don't know if it is big brother influencing my youtube feed, but he seems to be everywhere in bass related content at the moment. I quite like the guy. While he isn't a virtuoso like Berthoud or Wooten, he does seem to be a good player with a lot of character, and if music is about performing he has that nailed. He also comes across well on camera, and while his punk persona is fun, there does seem to be a more thoughtful person (and player) under the safety pins. Mind you I'd be scared to meet him in person!

(and yes I know there is another thread about the music thieves he exposed)

46 minutes ago, Goldengreys said:

 

Yes it is, I am based near Wembley, London.  I am abroad currently so I cant take a picture but the nick is visible in the first picture to the left of the bridge pick up at the edge of the body. I can take a close up when I am back if you are still interested.

Ah yes - I see it - just on the arm carve - nothing too major. Also does it come with the case?

When are you back in the country?

I think it is an example of trying to keep their headline rate down while still having increased income. Something AirBnB, budget airlines (among many others) do wherein the headline cost is quite low to attract the business but then they hit you with all the extra charges.

I think the trick is to ensure the extra charges slide under the radar becasuse if they get publicly exposed - like here - there is a PR beating!

Thus said I wonder if they would have got away with maybe a 5% charge with less criticism...

Hi - is this still available, if so where are you based, and also could you post a picture of the "slight accidental nick"?

On 09/11/2025 at 13:10, MuddBass said:

Free (optional donation to CLAPA).

 

Two large and heavy but great sounding Carlsboro PA Speakers.

 

Collection only.

 

I am based just south of Winchester.

 

 

Hi - I'm not far away from you - what is the power rating, and I am guessing the impedence is 8 Ohm? Could you post a picture of the back panel as well?

21 hours ago, p4ul said:

Busking (not buskers, but the idea of busking fills me with an irrational dread.

Stages, venues, pubs, studios no problem but busking 😱😱😱😱 and I need to do some as I'm skint)

I busked between the ages of 16 and about 20, earning loads more than many of my friends working in shops etc. We actually used it as much for practicing as a band as well so figured better to get paid to practice than not! For me it was perhaps the only time in my life where being a musician made economic sense. It's been almost thirty years since I last did this, but I suspect with the decline of cash it may have become less lucrative.

24 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Earlier in this thread there was talk of slapping on fretless. Whilst listening to a live version of Go West’s Missing Persons, I went down a Graham Edwards rabbit hole and found this…

 

That's pretty awesome!

I'm not convinced it's wise for people to try to sell their own second hand gear on this thread - I'm really trying to be nice and not comment directly on their prices as given the topic of this thread it should be relatively clear that dirt cheap is what we are talking about (i.e. no more than £50 to £100 for cabs and probably £150 max for almost all the heads with the exception of the twin and quatro valves)!

3 hours ago, Rosie C said:

The cables that came with my TE amp weren't in the best condition. But I was in the electrical aisle at ASDA a couple of days ago and spotted this lime green mains extension reel. Being in the "mains flex is fine for speaker cable" camp a lightbulb appeared over my head!

 

Edit: Jacks and XLRs for speaker leads do give me the heebie-jeebies and I did think about converting my cabinets to speakon but that was faff and I thought it might devalue them should I sell. 

 

 

 

 

I'm saluting in awe - well played sir (although how close is it genuine Kawazaki 777 which was the paint TE used?)

Guitarist

Keyboardist

Horn Players

Drummer

Singers

Any other Musician

The audience

Pub/venue landlord

Anyone on the roads/public transport in my way when driving to the gig

Family

Friends

Work colleagues

Strangers

People generally

Animals

....seems I get annoyed easily!

14 hours ago, TrevorR said:

I guess that I’ve been a bit derelict in my duty of keeping y’all up to date with how things are going on the worship team… well, I guess I’m now officially on the worship rotation, playing two evening services a month - the first and last. It’s with two different worship leaders with quite different styles. One leads from the grand piano while the other brings his own Nord keyboard to lead from. They both choose a nice range of choruses, drawing from more contemporary stuff but some oldies and oldies, which is great. The “cult of the new” in worship gets kinda tiring and there are many fantastic songs which were written ages ago. I like the mix. 

 

It’s our local(ish) Anglican church and the evening services is more of a modern format with just the band leading worship. Morning is a family-based service, again with a worship band and the traditional, organ-led hymnal stuff is done at a 9AM traditional service. 

 

The bands are similar - leader on keys/piano, a couple of singers, bass, drums acoustic guitar and occasional other instruments - in particular a saxophonist. All a really nice bunch. There are a couple of other leaders but I think they mostly play the morning family services. It’s hard for us to get to those as we’re ferrying our teenage boy to and from his theatre classes on a Sunday morning.

 

The set list for the 26th October was as follows:

 

Start

1. I could sing of your love forever (F)

2. Firm Foundation (He Won’t) (C)

3. Hallelujah (Be High and Lifted Up) (Eb)

Response Song

4. New Wine (C)

Communion Songs

5. Trust in God E

6. Only By Grace C

End

7. The Potter's Hand G

8. Living for Your Glory C

 

The following week, 2nd, it was…

 

Start

Break Every Chain

Bless God

Waymaker

Response song

I Will Offer Up My Life

Salt & Light

End

Give Us Your Courage 

Worthy

 

Really looking forward to getting to know everyone better (musically and personally) as I play with them more. Nice to have found a new spiritual home where we feel at ease.

 

Nice - we do plenty of those as well - although I've recently become "that" band member who can never make practice and only rocks up an hour or so before the service for one run through before we play...

Nothing says 80s/90s tone more to me than a Warwick (Thumb/Streamer/Corvette) into a Trace Elliot (the bigger the better!).

Really sorry I didn't make it in the end - I underestimated how long the remembrance parades would go on for, and by the time we got home it was too late to get up to you guys (the mountain of trace cabs I was going to bring also intimidated me out of loading them into the car!). But if we get a date for next year I will put it straight in my diary although would prefer to avoid remembrance Sunday if at all possible!

13 hours ago, Rosie C said:

I did a bit of internet searching late last night and found this 15" cabinet on ebay which looks to be the same model as mine and the badge looks the same as your 3D printed one:

 

 

Close up of the ebay cabinet badge:

 

 

But this is the badge on my 2x10 and it is different. In fact it looks very like the badges on the new Elf cabinets so maybe it is a late model?

 

 

The picture of the 1153T that you found online is probably a mark 5 or 6 cab, so at least ten years older than yours (or more). If they have carpeting they are from the late 1990s (my favourites), and as mentioned the riveted on logo started being a thing when manufacturing moved abroad. I haven't seen the carpeting AND the riveted logo before which makes me suspicious that this was one of the very last UK made cabs that was probably sold with the new logo between the beginning of the Gibson ('98) then Peavey ('05) eras.