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I suppose it's a bit early in the game to tell them to go fück themselves with a traffic cone

As promised, they arrived late afternoon and I packed those bad boys up like a rabid mammal. They are officially “in the post” for tomorrow so no tracking numbers to have you refreshing and foaming. If it’s not in the post tomorrow then you should see it Saturday. It’s the kind of great system where you can’t track it until it’s delivered, god bless them. so it’s been a long wait, highs and lows, many posts, but you will like them. Ive just had a big go through a Matamp and two orange cabs. Yes my ears are stinging.

Sound like a bunch of bankers to me. Especially the sound guy. Why are they moaning about the size of the bass amp? Unless it`s a SVT and matching 8 x 10, what`s the problem?

The wheel of dUg arrived, and yes, I confirm you WILL sound like dUg now. Unless you happen to like the McCartney setting.

May I suggest the Fender Super Bassman all-valve head currently for sale in the marketplace? If I had the necessary paper tokens I'd be on that like a Weight Watcher on a Greggs Steak Bake. Mmm, Steak Bake... Mmm, Fender Super Bassman... punchier than a Geordie alcoholic. Edit: No offence, Michael.

May I nominate that for the Basschat Word of the Month award? I respectfully suggest for those who like to shorten words that the contraction narseness be adopted from this day forward. Narseness is like niceness only it's applied in an inwardly direction by shoving one's entire head up one's own fundament.

Chuck my tuppence in... I've been running blues jams for many, many years, and there are as many ways to run a jam as there are stars in the sky. Most of the basics have been covered, but a few things to bear in mind from the hosts point of view: We are there to attract punters; musicians and non-musicians into the venue to spend money on alcoholic beverages (and crisps). If alcoholic beverages (and crisps) are not purchased then the chances are the Jam won't be there for long. This is a careful balancing act Musicians want to play. Punters want to be entertained Get the balance wrong and you end up with a room of musos nursing a pint all night, or the house band playing a 3-hour gig for thruppence. What may look like a clique to you, looks to me like my reliables. They turn up every month without fail and without them there probably wouldn't be a jam. If you are new come and say hello Tell me what you like to play Be honest about your ability, if you're a bit unsure say so, I'll get you up with some experienced musos to help you along. Put your name on the list of jam and you WILL get called up Everyone WIll get at least 3 numbers, I can't guarantee when (see the balancing act), see above if you need to leave early, again let me know, I'll accommodate you in the grand scheme of things if I can I run Jams because I love playing with friends I don't get to gig with. I love watching something come together from nothing, from musos that may have never met let alone played with each other. I most certainly don't do it for the kudos or the money. So if you attend a Jam and it seems a bit cliquey, consider the internal political bollocks that may be in play to ensure that the Jam is there the next time you fancy a little no pressure play. Of course, some Jams can be really cliquey, I don't go to them either :-)

In the very early seventies, I had the look. Lots of hair, 27" waist and sprayed on pants ( as in trousers, not Y-fronts) I auditioned for T-Rex (drums) and got a second audition. Unbeknown to me, and all of us at the auditions, Bill had already been approached and had already recorded a few tracks. Anyway, obviously, I didn't get the job. My then wife to be however, still maintains to this day that I lost out because I was too good looking for Marc Bolan to have on stage with him. Well that's her story and I'm making sure she's sticking to it 😂 Probably did me a favour really as I suppose he could've offered me a lift home at some point.

Here's mine. Had a nice opportunity to test drive the appropriately-named Temple Drums from Soundiron and the new Ethera EVI vocal/synth library. Also in here are some amazing instruments from Sound Dust - Cloud Cello, Cloud Bass and Plastic Ghost Piano (which is mixed with a sprinkling of The Giant piano which you may remember from some of my earlier tracks). I went for the story that I saw in the picture - the German U-boat docking next to a mysterious temple as part of Hitler's obsession with the occult. The lone figure gets drawn deeper into the temple's mysteries and never comes back out.

Genzler Magellan, either the 350 or the 800 (just ignore the drive channel, although you're missing a trick if you do ). The clean channel has a massive weight and punch. It's also got on incredibly versatile and simple pre-amp. Just ignore the anti class D brigade, this thing punches like Tyson after 8 pints of Stella

Well mate I phoned saying saying I'd swap my imperfect sunburst they sent me last week for another one as I couldn't be bothered to wait for the Ebony ones to arrive. the guy on the phone said oh wait we've just had a delivery of Ebony ones in (I didn't have one on order) Today this arrived

You might wanna try the Quilter BB800, Little amp with lots of punch!

If it's all in good nick (i.e. no dings or scratches) you're best to key the existing paint surface with a grey scotchbrite pad. Give it a really thourough going over so that there are no shiny spots at all. Using rougher papers or abrasives will lead to scratches showing in the top coat. I bought one of these and repainted it a little while ago:

My one and only Shuker ...weighs a ton !!!

The earliest Trace 4x10 combo's were black Painted/wood finish (MKIII's I think?) Came with either a GP11 or a very basic GP7 Pre-amp. These combo's later got a covering when the MKIV's came along. With the introduction of the revised MKV range, the GP7 was dropped in favour of the now footswitchable GP11 pre-amp, The combo still had the moniker 1110 combo, up to this point a similar sized 1x15 version was available. Then along comes the GP12 Pre-amp in about '88, with the extra 30hz slider, so the Combo became the 1210 & a much smaller size 1x15 combo. The power was increased to 200 watts at 4 ohms as opposed to the previous 150 watts (Think you'd struggle to hear much difference as they were all punchy beasts?). The next in the 1210 series, introduced in the early '90's was the SMX (12 band graphic) & SM (7 band). The SMX series having the twin pre-shape contours & twin hi/low compressors, along with the valve pre-amp option. I think Fans were dropped in the favour of heat-sinks on the amps? A HF Horn was introduced as an option as well.. Trace Elliot then underwent a series of buy-outs, firstly by Kaman & then Gibson & later Peavey. The covering on the combo's changed from a black vinyl to a green carpet fleck, with a slight change to the face of the pre-amps. The controls remained virtually unchanged but I recall the compressor being simplified? That's about all I can remember of the 4x10 combo's?, apart from the fact that they all weighed a ton, They all performed brilliantly as a stand alone combo without the need for an extension cab for the majority of the time? You certainly found out who your friends were when it come to shifting one around if you didn't have a sack-barrow or fitted castors...

I'll just leave this here... https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/legacy/products/bta-400 ;-)

My mate was caught with that when he wanted something from the 'States. He'd got all the address details and delivery charges sorted out and something made him check. When he found out about an additional charge from PP he binned the transaction. He will not buy from North America any more because of the undisclosed additional charges. I bought a bass kit from Australia and was informed on the vendor's webpage of the additional import charges before I committed. In this case I was happy to accept having been given opportunity to consider. Good. Had I only found out while the goods were being held at customs I would have taken it as customs holding my goods hostage. Not good. Additional charges should be made clear at the point of sale in my opinion. It is the world wide web after all. No-one can really fall back on the lame excuse that because they are exporting they can't say what additional charges will be applied. Brexit or no Brexit it makes no difference. If a website can give you prices in your own currency there is no excuse for leaving out the import charge. Whoops. Pardon me for the rant. Thanks for the clip.

Last time I imported a bass from the states I wasn't charged a penny, until over ayers later a letter arrived from TNT with a demand for payment (it was still their first letter). If I had the foresight to move house in the interim I don't know what they'd have done... so there's that!!! Specify TNT and get your affairs in order!!

Thanks! I wanted to try doing recording and syncing the video with audio, which I haven't done before. I'll try and do a better one at some stage because I learned a lot from making that one! I also demonstrated only a few patches on the unit so will perhaps rehearse and plan a more 'professional' vid one weekend!! As you can see/hear, although my initial assumption would be that this bass would be a bit of a travel bass which I'd always use with an octave, it has become a superb sounding and playing bass in it's own right, and I only occasionally use it with an octave; and when I do, it has a really sweet synthy sound that works really well in a mix (which I'll try and demonstrate next time, too!!)

My band run a jam night at Bar One Ten in Tyldesley, near Manchester. This is the blurb we post to get people to turn up: "Putting the call out to all our musician friends. My band The Three host a jam night most Sundays 6.30 - 9.00pm at Bar One Ten, Elliot Street, Tyldesley, M29 8FJ. Musicians - please share! Why not bring your band down to do 3 or 4 songs to a good audience and maybe get a Saturday booking at the venue? Want to get up, but don't have a band? If we know the song, we'll play it with you. We have two folders full of lyrics and if you message me in advance, we can maybe learn some songs to back you on. Come on down and make yourselves known to the host band and we will get you up, **guaranteed**. Quality backline amps for 2 guitars and bass are provided, drums and PA for three vocals is in place. We carry spare instruments for use, but you can also bring your own. Please watch the other performers when you have done your slot - it's only polite to do so. All we ask is that you have some idea of what you are doing before you go on and don't hold a conference onstage, as it eats into other people's time. All acts get 3-4 songs, then the next act goes on, and so on, and then we will go around them again. We want everyone to get a turn. Bar One Ten will not be hosting the jam night on Bank Holiday Sundays." I hope that we never ever get 'cliquey'. We are reliant on the people who turn up to make it what it is. The host band play for half an hour or so and may do another ten minutes at the end of the night, dependent on how many people have come along to get up and play. Inbetween that, we just want to keep things moving and get people up.

Hi Torby, That's not good. Can you let us know a few more details and we will have a look at what we can do to get you sorted. Amp Model - Serial Number - Date Purchased - Retailer purchased from -

Hello Everyone, I'm Jacob, I have been a lurker for quite a while so thought it was time to join the conversation. I used to play a lot when I was younger, but kind of fell off after I finished at university and started 'real life'. Anyway, I recently picked the bass up again and have really gotten back into the swing of things and am enjoying it, even thinking of trying out for some bands once I get a bit more confident. My gear is pretty random, I play a 5 string LTD F-205 with a pair of EMGs which makes me look like I am going to head out church burning, picked it up from a mate who was pretty much giving it away because he had overspent. I play it through a small Ashdown After 8 combo which is perfect for my needs. I am planning on getting another bass at some point but don't know what, mainly because I don't want a 5 string because I never use the B and the LTD is very uncomfortable to play sat down but am also unsure as to what sound I want haha! Looking forward to chatting with you and contributing where I can!

Hey Joe? Sheer luxury! I was in a jam night house band when we had two guitarists in a row get up and play Red House. That's the song I hate the most bloody twice in 15 mins!!!

That's not helping! 🤣

Many years ago (early 90s) Live at The Marquee. We went to obscurity after the show! (in case you haven't grasped that this is Basschat, I'm on the bass - one would hope that didn't need pointing out!?).

I would've agreed had it not been for the giraffe print giant table cloth behind him.

It`s never to early for that!

Lot of rig there....

I don't know what is original and not, but I bought mine about December 2015 second hand from BC and I think the seller said it was 6 months old. Lots of people have whinged since then about them being the "worst part" etc. As I said earlier, I agree they look a bit tin-pot, but I've never had any troubles with mine. Love my V7!

Was going to say that there was some talk on Talkbass about the Dame connection. Looks like a successful operation in getting brand awareness outside of their local market. If you do a search on Dame and Sire on google, theres a fair few discussions.

The Cannon is our weekly rehearsal space! And thanks to all for the warm welcomes!

I use these a lot, 2x115

Thanks - yes Clean Bandit, there's a reference I hadn't thought about but yes you're right I guess it does have that kind of vibe to it. Signal chain - OC2 -> Mooer bit crusher - > volume boost pedal - > empress compressor. Interestingly it sounds a LOT more bit crushed by itself, in the mix it seems to fatten up a bit (which is great!).

Not right now (using a BF two10 atm), but I did use 2 Ashdown mini ABM 15s for about 8 years. Folks were always surprised at the amount of top end you could get from those cabs.

Really enjoying the Hepcat '62 pickups that were already fitted in a Jazz I bought from France the other week. I'd never heard of them before, but I'd gladly go back for more. Parisien boutique bonus!

I never needed one when I fronted a function band, and I was on guitar too. one of my main hates of rehearsals is when band members turn up not knowing their parts. It's a rehearsal, not a learning session. I have the same view for all instruments including voice. Learn the parts at home, so the rehearsal can be used properly. The only time I had lyric sheets at a rehearsal was in an originals band when the words were being tweaked all the time. Aesthetically the floor based autoprompt is far less ugly than a stand, and to be honest it looks like a monitor rather than a stand, but it still shouldn't be necessary. The references to music stands being "props" make me laugh - they are nothing of the kind. They are crutches!

Got mine from Amazon! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Konig-Meyer-Universal-Drink-Holder/dp/B000NUVTIY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1525932952&sr=8-6&keywords=music+stand+glass+holder

A piece composed as part of my MA composition course. Featured at the moment as part of an exhibition called Sounding Images at the Barber Institute of Fine Art in Birmingham.

I’m sobbing myself to sleep this eve.

My only experience of jam nights is being the house bass player for a year, finished about a year ago. I'd never been even been to one before. Have to say I don't really agree with some of the things I've read. We had a couple of nights were basically we played for pretty much the whole night as there wasn't anyone other players there but all in all I considered it a failure if the house band we're playing at all other than backing someone. We were being paid and as far as I was concerned it wasn't about us. It was about other people getting chance to play, using us as they saw fit or doing it themselves. Quality was never an issue, it's a jam night and even if you were rubbish but you wanted a go that was totally the point. Had a couple of busy occasions were I was apologising to people walking out at the end with a guitar case that hadn't been opened cos; it was too busy and that felt like a fail too. There was nothing cliquey about our jam night and upyourownarseness was certainly frowned on.

No problem. I'd have only had to explain it to the probation officer in any case

Depends entirely on the type of show. Big Band type thing with complex arrangements where the players are pretty stationary - stands are pretty common. Rock band - Nope. Not now. Not ever. Everyone else in the band has to learn their parts so they can tart around and put on a show. The singer is the most visible element of any band. A music stand completely ruins the performance for that type of show. Imagine any good rock / pop / funk band you like. Queen / Iron Maiden / Metallica / Prince / RHCP etc etc and think how bloody awful it would be if there was a music stand up there. But even if we ignore those - most of the other local rock bands won't have stands and your singer is going to look like a twonk next to them. If the rest of the band can learn a 30 song set list then so can the singer.

I have been to quite a lot of jam nights over the years. I think some can be cliquey, and some can appear so but actually the host is juggling competing priorities the punters don't know about, and they jump to the wrong conclusion. Certainly a long-running jam will grow to reflect the taste of the hosts as they will give longer time and more prominent slots to people they rate - that's natural and OK by me, as long as less able people at least get a chance to play at some point. I love going to jams if my band's having a quiet month as it gets me out the house and playing in front of people with no hassle/gear/organising. I also love how it develops my playing and overall musical awareness. Playing with a group of randoms of at-times extremely mixed ability is a great test of how your decision-making as a bass player can hold a fraying song together. Helping the drummer find the 'one' in a bar; sticking to roots to help a guitarist understand the key or progression; controlling the dynamics to encourage a guitarist to stop hair-dryering the front row with a blistering solo for a sixth minute - it's a fun, low-pressure way to develop skills that have helped me become a better group player. You really understand how quietly influential the bass can be in shaping the tone and colour of a song. It stretches your listening and reacting muscles in a way that another run-through with your well-rehearsed band doesn't always do. And occasionally there is some unexpected musical magic and you step down off the stage with the sense that you really made some affecting, spontaneous real music. That feels great. It's also the best way to meet/hear players who you might want to use in the future in a band, or who might want to use you, or to test out players you've found via ads without going through an excruciating formal audition.

In my experience Jam nights are cliquey and are best avoided.

There's a Peavey FB group which is fairly quiet but might suit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/141075212580323

I had one a while back. The black with tortoiseshell pick guard. It played fantastically and its built really well. Had a great sound too. Perfect combination of P and J. I think you'll be happy with it as its definitely underrated.

"...but Jack made it look so easy!" Dang

With too much time on my hands one day I actually made a YT playlist of some of the nominations on the previous F&G thread (prior to the soft ware change). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIzVtYENBfYrCBJ_Y-U0HGLgzDwx7ihrt

Ian bought a pedal from me, he was great to deal with, very prompt with payment and communications. Thoroughly recommend A+++++++++++