essexbasscat

Our band got more than a few bookings due to observations that; - the electronic drums allowed us to play as quiet as needed on the day - the vocal harmonies were easy to hear over the drums Such an advantage. Oh, by the way, my tinnitus is quite ok without a snare waking it up again

Time for a UK version of this ? [url="http://youtu.be/5YGc4zOqozo"]http://youtu.be/5YGc4zOqozo[/url]

The Yamaha YCL 26 would be a great clarinet, good quality and can be had for around £100 - £150. Ebonite, but a very fair start on the ladder

Bought a few speakers from Rupert. The parcel packaging was second to none, with obvious care being taken to prevent the speakers from jumping around in transit. It shows when someone takes care when it comes to sending stuff. Oh, and excellent communication all the way as well. Top man Thanks Rupert Tom

From the 70's hit parade - Son of my Father

All the above echoes my experience buying some Fralin's from John, He obviously sets out to give a first class service and succeeds - the pickups arrived quickly and the whole deal was done in record time. THanks John, pleasure dealing with you Tom

Hi all I've recently set up a guitar using a fret levelling beam and was quite pleased with the results. After setting the bridge to match the radius of the frets, the guitar immediately feel much more expensive than the cheap thing it is. Now I'm looking at creating the slight downward 'ramp' from around the 12th fret to allow the strings to drop that little bit lower. The radius block has finally arrived to do the job, but now I'm thinking "which sandpaper to use " ? Do people use sandpaper with adhesive backing ? which grades for frets and / or the fretboard ? Where would you get said sandpaper ? I've also heard around here that using a wooden block for working on frets isn't a good idea. Any ideas why ? if that's the case, what else would you use ? THanks everyone, enjoy the weekend All the best EBC

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1378567710' post='2201941'] Ace! You know, using a pair of socks as a makeshift mute results in projectile socks. Try it - it's brilliant! [/quote] Additional rule. Do not inhale sock odour Oh, also check out dual role opportunities with ska bands !

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1378404713' post='2199886'] Music doesn't have to be metronomic. Depends on style, certainly, but a variance in tempo can be very refreshing (as long as all are playing together...). So it varies slightly, or accelerates in the 'stronger' parts. So..? If it sounds good, go with it. ([i]This should not, of course, be a substitute for incompetence[/i]...) [/quote] Wholly agree with this. It does rather put the onus on listening to what's going on around you and responding appropriately. It works best when everyone is able to 'respond in the moment' and adjust as you all go along together. If that can't happen, it may be best to have a referral source for the beat, which could be a bass, vocalist, or in other realms, a conductor etc

I'm having me some fun tonight ! http://youtu.be/6jmNe77vces http://youtu.be/6lPl5CRW7jg

Try BAPAM - they know what to do with this

A set of your choice of strings perhaps ? Marcus Miller DR's work nicely on mine I've also seen one of these with a white pearl scratchplate, which looked rather tasteful Other than that, the hardware on mine is pretty good overall. I might investigate if a different set of pots helps, but it's honestly not bad at all in standard nick

Has the pain been diagnosed as tendonitis ? if yes, what advice was given by the person that diagnosed the problem ? if it hasn't been diagnosed, are you sure it's tendonitis and not something else ?

Thing is, I played Michael's Letts 5 -string fretless during my last visit and said to him "If you ever think of selling this, give me a call" So one phone call later and I'm now the happy owner of a georgeous Letts 5 String. Once again a pleasure Michael and thank you ! T

Fret levelling beam, e-bay. One tool, many fret jobs

Another influence at the time was teenage cult identity. By that I mean the difference between mods and rockers i.e. I belong to this group, you belong to that group, usually identified by style of clothing, hairstyle etc. Teenage cults identity was a really strong influence then, unlike today. Teddy boys and greasers were still knocking about In the 70's ! So there were the rockers, then the disco types and the punks, as mentioned above. However, many rockers secretly went down the disco for a good time (and there were usually more girls in the discos too). This doesn't account for the whole answer to the OP's question, but it was definately a factor at the time. So disco sucks ? a theme of the other teenage cult. Then again, the 'disco sucks' campaign also gained strength as a result of the top of the pops tendancy to re-issue every song in history with a disco beat. That really did suck (not a term I like to use, but it fits here)

This is one of those things that definately deserves investigation by a health care professional, like a physiotherapist - get referred to one by your GP and don't take no for an answer. It may be related to your bass playing, but it could also just be your bass exposing a pre - existing issue. ignore this at your peril. Good wishes for a speedy recovery