How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?

[nilorius]

16 minutes ago, YellowLedBetterBass said:

Fantastic rehearsal last night. Sounding as good with the new lineup as we ever did with the old lineup, which is really good considering this current lineup has only been together about 8 weeks.

That is really good. 

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, YellowLedBetterBass said:

Fantastic rehearsal last night. Sounding as good with the new lineup as we ever did with the old lineup, which is really good considering this current lineup has only been together about 8 weeks.

what kind of music are you playing. Just curious to hear about others.

Dave

[kwmlondon]

Took this bad boy out for its first ever rehearsal last night. It’s absolutely the best bass I’ve ever played and I OWN IT!!! 

[dmccombe7]

16 minutes ago, kwmlondon said:

Took this bad boy out for its first ever rehearsal last night. It’s absolutely the best bass I’ve ever played and I OWN IT!!! 

Ooohh an NG3 by looks of it. I had the NG2 version and liked it a lot. Went back to 4 strings and didn't need it.

Great basses.

Dave

[kwmlondon]

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Ooohh an NG3 by looks of it. I had the NG2 version and liked it a lot. Went back to 4 strings and didn't need it.

Great basses.

Dave

They are great basses, I had a combustion for years and deciced to upgrade to this - it's a bit of a sleeper. Canadian ABZ but with a plain finish so it doesn't look like a custom from a distance.

 

The rehearsal was good fun. The drummer is good but very inexperienced so trying out ALL of his chops in the numbers and practising fills and rolls whenever we stop. And is VERY LOUD. But that's all fine. I have earplugs and the enthusiasm is great.

 

What I'm having to put my foot down on though is the speeding up. Once last night the tune was racing away so I tried to pull back, and pull back until I was completely out of time and neither of them noticed. They didn't even notice when I stopped playing and stood there waiting for them to finish the tune... which they did very quicklyt the speed they were going! I asked the, politely, to listen a bit more intently and to be fair they did after that.

 

The beers and the chat in the pub afterwards was also the hightlight of the week.

[nilorius]

5 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

Took this bad boy out for its first ever rehearsal last night. It’s absolutely the best bass I’ve ever played and I OWN IT!!! 

Yeah, it should be god damned good instrument, but still, i think my Yamaha trb 5pII is better - sorry. 😄

[Richard R]

Band practice at church last night. Too hot, nobody could concentrate, the drummer and I could barely keep in time with each other and the trumpeters were dying of thirst.

Should be fine on Sunday! 😅

Edited 4 hours ago by Richard R

[kwmlondon]

11 minutes ago, nilorius said:

Yeah, it should be god damned good instrument, but still, i think my Yamaha trb 5pII is better - sorry. 😄

I have been playing a BBG5 that was on loan to me while I waited for my Dingle to arrive and it's a very, very good bass. It's downright unreasonably good for a budget instrument. I think the pickups are lacking in a live situation and it doesn't cut through as I'd like when I've gigged with it, but it's been a joy to play and the B string is really good. I can only imagine how lovely a high-end Yamaha must be.

 

I can accept that many people would prefer a TRB 5Pii to my ABZ. Still, I am really attached to the sound and playing experience of a Dingwall so I don't think I'd be tempted away.

[kwmlondon]

12 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Babd practice at church last night. Too hot, nobody could concentrate, the drummer and I could barely keep in time with each other and the trumpeters were dying of thirst.

Should be fine on Sunday! 😅

Would it be disrespectful to play with ice packs stuck around your torso?

[Richard R]

3 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

Would it be disrespectful to play with ice packs stuck around your torso?

I could probably clamp a couple to my back using the strap for the bass. I wonder where the ones we had for camping are?

 

[kwmlondon]

38 minutes ago, Richard R said:

I could probably clamp a couple to my back using the strap for the bass. I wonder where the ones we had for camping are?

 

Ingenious!

[Bluewine]

6 hours ago, kwmlondon said:

I have been playing a BBG5 that was on loan to me while I waited for my Dingle to arrive and it's a very, very good bass. It's downright unreasonably good for a budget instrument. I think the pickups are lacking in a live situation and it doesn't cut through as I'd like when I've gigged with it, but it's been a joy to play and the B string is really good. I can only imagine how lovely a high-end Yamaha must be.

 

I can accept that many people would prefer a TRB 5Pii to my ABZ. Still, I am really attached to the sound and playing experience of a Dingwall so I don't think I'd be tempted away.

 

Dingle, didn't Ringo grow up in an area called the Dingle?

 

Daryl

[Woodinblack]

40 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

Dingle, didn't Ringo grow up in an area called the Dingle?

 

Yes, its a district of Liverpool.