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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1418129301' post='2627090'] It isn't so much the now.. it is 20 years down the line and it is those sort of guys you'll be wanting to use as they have experience, and range and frontman abilities. But 20 years of hard use can kill a voice. One of the best singers round here never used monitors and sang over a loud band so he was straining most nights... He has had to give up now. I think its is something that a lot of singers just aren't aware of... so this might be a wake-up call for some to do something about it before it is too late...?? Longevity is the reason why I don't beat the hell out of my bass..or beat my hands up doing it..same sort of thing, IMO. [/quote] JTUK raises a very good point here. Is the foldback doing the job properly ? if not, is the singer straining the voice to compensate ? Don't overlook this one, it's very important

Small mixing desk i.e. Soundcraft Spirit Folio. Opens up a number of options, as you can add practically any source with the correct adaptors Just check the desk has a headphones out socket

Try and get the width of the upper and lower bouts and the depth of the body, which will help guide your choice

Thank the lord the EB3 from Ziggy isn't up for sale there. That would be cause for a mortgage...

[quote name='Hector' timestamp='1416941580' post='2615340'] A lot of cramping is psychological. It's often your mental state that contributes as much to physical discomfort as your physical discomfort does to your mental state. One thing you can do is to take lots of deep slow breathes and try to calm yourself down a bit - try thinking to yourself how easy you're finding it. It sounds weird but you can sometimes think it into being so. Annoyingly, focusing on the fact that you're getting cramped up will make you even more tense! Try to think of the pain signals from your body as a warning light on the dashboard of your car. You think "Oh, I probably ought to see to that" and you will take action to consciously relax, but you're mentally still somewhat detached from it (which prevents your reflexive tensing up). Often good technique comes when your body is most comfortable. It's an odd comparison but you hear reports of people who have lost limbs suddenly being in shock and not feeling the pain. Some report initially looking at the damage as if it was on somebody else's body. Aim for that level of detachment from your discomfort. (Disclaimer: don't saw your hands off). I also find that practising the passage at full speed with a metronome at half speed (i.e. metronome clicking every other beat) seems to make the phrase feel different and more comfortable/relaxed. Try counting it like that when you play it too, feel that half time beat. [/quote] Well said

Can't speak about the basses, but the 12 string Revelation jazzmaster guitar my band mate has is good enough to convince me to buy one at around £220.00.

Thanks for all the ideas folks, cables are costly so it's worth spending a little on some ID system

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416759546' post='2613248'] Oh dear. OK then, what about these..? [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Labels-Self-Adhesive-Pack/dp/B007GB82GK"]http://www.amazon.co...k/dp/B007GB82GK[/url] [/quote] On the plus side, they would be identifiable from a distance and easily recognisable as mine. Not a bad idea, thanks Discreet

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416759103' post='2613236'] Various colours of electrician's tape round the plugs works for me, but I probably have far fewer cables than you. [/quote] Good idea, so good that other band members are doing it too

Hi all Does anyone know of a good way to label up mic cables at a reasonable cost ? I'm taking more cables to gigs now and want to avoid losing them, as everyone's cables are black. i'd like to buy different coloured cables over the next few months i.e. blue for FOH, red for monitors etc, but I wouldn't mind keeping the mic leads black. Anyone know of a way to label up ? Thanks for reading BC EBC

Try this ! does a brilliant job http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TECHNOFRET-Advanced-Fret-Leveling-System-/180677890090?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a113dd02a#ht_984wt_958

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1414967974' post='2595253'] Clarinettist 'Acker' Bilk died today 02/11/14. Older BC-ers will recall his pleasant, vibrato-laden style, the quality of which Mr Bilk ascribed to having two teeth bashed out when a child and losing half a finger in a sledging accident. Mr Bilk's was the generation shunted aside by the Beatles and the Stones; no one would call his music 'challenging'. Yet Mr Bilk never lost his pleasant charm and enjoyed modest commercial success long after his early 1960's peak. Mr Bilk enjoyed a close association with that school of British jazzers who were the last to trouble the popular music charts with their hummable tunes. While the mainstream of British jazz hurled itself into the abyss of self-regarding, unlistenable tripe from which it has never climbed Mr Bilk continued to fill seaside theatres and town halls around the country. Polite, cheerful and unassuming he was among the last of his kind. Here's 'Acker' Bilk's rather lovely #1 USA hit [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA[/media] [/quote] Well said Skank. Another one of the old guard gone, their generation laid the foundation stones we built on RIP and thank you Acker

Have a look at some mic stand bags ?

The news has put my chin on the table. Working out Jack's bass lines to Cream songs launched my bass playing in a new direction as a young teenager. I'm stunned. Thank you Jack, for so much RIP

Not only did the singer come in early for the second verse in the recording studio, they left it in the finished version, which is still class [url="http://youtu.be/D2zWXpdZo8g"]http://youtu.be/D2zWXpdZo8g[/url]

[quote name='tks.se' timestamp='1412443655' post='2569019'] Just about to write something a little more cryptic, but guess the information is already out Yes, Bass Gear will get a batch of cabinets sent to them, probably during next week. You can contact them if you're interested in going over and test a few cabinets. More information about this is coming next week. [/quote] Here we go, I can see a trip out West on the cards ....

Just bought a pedal from Andy. As everyone else has said, Andy took good care with everything and followed up to check it arrived ok. Clearly someone that takes the time to give the best, which really does encourage trust. Thanks Andy Tom

I'm looking to get some better cabs later this year / early next year and would really like to hear these. Any plans to come down London way ?

For any given piece, you could work on building verstility with finger patterns i.e 1+2, to 2+3 etc. This will enable you to spread the workload across the hand, giving short rests to areas of the hand as you go.

[url="http://youtu.be/OxiHuIKmWy4"]http://youtu.be/OxiHuIKmWy4[/url] This isn't played behind the beat (a fair amount of the time), but the beat well and truly reigned in

Try a BAPAM practitioner, they'll guide you right they're medical practitioners (doctors, physios and more etc) that sort out ailments for people of the performing arts Best wishes for finding a quick effective solution to your problem

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think !