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Like to add some more Brits Paul Geary Steve Lawson Mark King Yolander Charles Nick Beggs Trevor Barry Neil Murray Paul Westwood John McKenzie

Because the human ear response to sound is opposite to the smiley face Eq. So by having a scoop we are correcting our ears inefficiencies. and getting closer to flat, but all our ears are different and we loose top end as we get older, So some amps have a bright switch for old bass players Just close your eyes and twiddle till it sounds good 👍

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I think i would add Justification as another key stage. I always manage to justify to myself why i need the amp or Bass and why my existing gear is not quite in the zone for the music i am playing at the moment.

must have been getting a lift home with him i'd guess

It may help her to play Bach on the bass something i have often tried with great difficulty which i usually dismiss as all down to having to play in 4ths. I think she should start out again and play tuned in 4ths, when she goes to a bass store and tries out a few basses she'll sound like Les Dawson 😆

I'm with Merton and Newtone strings they make bespoke sets to your requirements, great for 32" / 30" basses and the guage, i prefer a heavy guage C almost the same as the G string but even this was too guitar like for me. So have now gone back to B-G

Yahh - I think some keyboard players can't help learning the whole piece, just because they can, and it is difficult to get through, if they are not in that space "we just need you to do the string parts and brass stabs" unless it is a keyboard feature.

These Victoria sponges are really good

Well Luke if that does happen and you agree to pay for her operation, don't go to someone advertising on Gumtree without checking the customer feedback 😁

I think you may find that it is too dense, and wont let the strings vibrate enough, the softer open pore wash bowl sponge is nearer the texture required. But down to taste in the end and will also depend on fingers or Pick.

Sorry to hear that - sounds like small claims is the way forward, good luck

Just one comment on commission sales in music shops I have done this with two basses and other PA gear. It is normal for the shop to hold the money after the sale as they are obliged to offer refunds and a cooling off period, so the buyer can return the kit if not operating as described or as the buyer believed it would. This I believe is normally two weeks but should be discussed with you when entering into your contract with the store, they should also discuss % commission/markup etc. If this time has now passed I believe a final warning is best with a reference to small claims court should do the trick. The only time I have had trouble was with a second hand shop, specialising in Band and disco equipment where a price was agreed, he sold my gear but wasn't answering my calls, A trip over there and standing in the store while he tried to deal with other customers did the trick and he managed to find £200 in the till quite easily.

Here is a Picture of my foam mute that has now gone back in my CS 62 P I had this cut months ago from some of that old grey foam and used it smooth side up but after our conversations about allowing the G string to sing a little more i put it in bobble side up this has allowed key strings to run between the valleys in the foam and sounds just right. Gigged it like this last Saturday and was great, so it stays 👍

I have also messed about with various foam to push under the strings on my P bass. I like the idea of the Nordy with slots you can apply from above, as I usually end up pulling the spong out if i find it stops the tone ringing too much in the live situation. One thing i have learnt over the years is the old soft rubbery foam we used to get works best The sort we used to get in boxes e.g Sure microphone box foam was great. much of what is used in packaging now is expanded plastic foam which is harder and tends to kill the sound. I have also tried to taper the thickness so less pressure is on the lighter strings, as i feel each string would benifit from a differing degree of damping. any comments on your observations on this?

and ties your mains cales in a tight knot

Keyboard players who do solo gigs and love bass on their amps, but are not capable of listening and setting there amp differently in a band setting where "hey guys i'm the bass player" and if i compete with you its going to be too loud. second point would be, you are now inaudible and nobody in the band has noticed your part is missing.

Yes was great to have had a top Bass shop easy to get to, I bought quite a bit from them as well as supporting them by selling a couple of my basses through the shop, even with the mark up etc I felt it was the right thing to do.

I do feel for you guys who can't break out of the work restraints and or family responsibilities, its a real worry when you are responsible for your families wellbeing, work contractual arrangements and you have signed up to be performing at somebodies wedding on a given date, looking back I don't know how we managed it so long. My wife was also the signer and when we started out pre 1990 we had two boys of 7 and 4 and one not born yet. The only thing that really made it possible, we ran a function wedding band and it paid enough with two cuts to be able to give baby sitters a good wack, so that they always wanted to do the long nights e.g 4pm till 2am any longer and I would get my parents to stay over if we had to leave mid afternoon and not back till say 3 am. But this would also involve sorting a tea and breakfast and probably sunday lunch for them.

with great difficulty, But I wuz a manager,!!** and had some good guys who always needed the money. Just recalculating that time period down to 20 years as I was in a different role the last ten so not required to, but 20 years is a long time worrying about the next re-organisation, and who will try and mess with my little standby arrangement. I have to say my whole career path was down to applying for jobs that would least mess up my bass playing. not advancement or money