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Will you be running courses on talking to drummers and guitarists?

Your credit card company will charge you a poor exchange rate though. Just check what it is first so you don't get a suprise

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Nice to see you are talking about this. just to clarify. Fuses are there to protect the installation and equipment on the end being fed as Flyfisher was stating. No fuse or MCB (miniture circuit breaker) in a distribution board will save your life it is calculated to interupt the flow of current at a set value in a set time to protect equipment and cable. The RCD( residual current device) are designed to detect very small current losses not returning back down the neutral. This is why they are now used on showers and also all down stairs sockets if you have a new house. see below While any amount of current over 10 milliamps (0.01 amp) is capable of producing painful to severe shock, currents between 100 and 200 mA (0.1 to 0.2 amp) are lethal. This is why RCD's are usually designed at 30 mA you can get 10 mA sockets. Stay safe guys

We all need to be checking for venue wiring faults, we should treat it like tuning, as we would not go on without tuning up. Our Guitarist got a belt on Saturday night from his mouth on the mic, and back through his guitar. I am a bit annoyed as I am a spark and carry the kit to test this but don't always do so in plush new Hotels. But on checking after the gig, there was an earth fault on the socket his side of the stage. So any stray current in his rig used the earthed mic back through the desk to find its way home. Answer is get one of these cheap devices could save a life. oh ya and use it every gig

For those interested who reside in neighbouring counties Berks Oxon, Wiltshire, Hants. Mo Foster is giving a talk as part of Hungerford's community Arts festival on Wed 18th July 7.30pm Croft hall Hungerford Tickets are free in advance from The Newbury Building society in Town. Anyone intersested, and fancy meeting up for a Pint, I'll even pick up some tickets in advance if that helps. you buy the beer http://www.hadcaf.co.uk/whatson/2012programme.php

BigRed, that’s my finding too. Manufacturers do a disservice to themselves and the customer by thinking to put a cheap 5 string on the market compliments their product range. I view a five string bass as a different instrument, it needs to be approached in a different way and benefits from quality material selection and set up. But to answer the question yes quite a few 5 strings suffer from bad 'B's

You just needs some basses on there. it'll look fine. use different colour basses to tie it into the room decor. Job done.

I have owned 8 bass amps in 30 years. If I was made to choose one it would be my LMK Mark bass head. Plug n play good sound straight out of the bag. They let the harmonics breath and you need that presence cutting through in a gig environment. I really like my GK MB500 fusion which I got as a backup to the MB. Great for low volume jazz gigs, and I used it all last night with two different basses to get to know it more in louder band situations, I'm getting there but there are too many sounds variations to mess up if you need to change styles throughout the night. So ease of use I still give Mark Bass top slot. Not so keen on their Cabs don’t know why possibly built to size and look rather than physics. My stock setting is finger style Bass = 12<1 Low Mid= cut 10<11 High Mid = 12 High = 12 VPF= scoop 9 VFE= off channel two for Disco Funk Bass= 12 Low mid = cut 10 High Mid= 12 high =12 VLP = scoop 11<12 or 1 oclock I do think MB have too many product lines that will be their undoing.

mmmmmmm http://youtu.be/9Rhvxy0r2Do My problem is I don't have enough life expectancy to get to room 4

I can vouch for the MB500 fusion. It’s loud. As Lozz stated I have not got much above 9 o'clock on mine. Love the warmth for Jazz and hotel dinner dance gigs. You do have to temper the contour and gain settings on louder gigs and use the Amp end more than the gain to stay clean and articulate. But that’s the beauty the valves and presets are there when you want it, you don't have to cook with them all the time. I wonder what this new baby will sound like through an 8 x 10

I didn't know it was 2k now. Have to say looking at some of these quotes, I'll stick with the union as the combined benefits are better ie the other reasons you mention. Had a radio mic taken last year whilst packing away. Despite being very vigilant. They paid up very fast no problem.

Funny, We have only ever had drunk people fall on us and damage our equipment, not the other way round. MU is now £155 without double checking but you do get £1000 of instrument cover chucked in with your £10,000,000 of idiot insurance.

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Where outside ? if you are in a school playground or at the back of the village hall, the hard reflective surfaces will help loads. But set up on grass in the middle of a field you could be sunk. see you mention bass bins+ On big gigs I do mic guitar and pan across PA and DI mine just to give weight but you need drums mic'd bass drum and Highhat, min. Tip if there are any spare fold out tables, grab three or four and lay them on there side behind you to reflect your sound out, great for open backed guitar combos and helps the drums too, and allows you to hear each othe better.

Have tried Thomastik and Roto 77 real smooth flats but preferred Elites ground wound ss best for tone and perceived tension 45 - 130

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Buy once. Is my advice and so save money long term, (like what we do on here ) even if you have to borrow to get the right bargain now. Agree with Lozz, on watts and the trace / Peavey used kit suggestions, Another suggestion is swap amps with your guitarist, the ratio of watts for bass and guitar would be about right then Also go out and get the book "Stuff good bass players should know" by Glenn Letsch (Hal- Loenard) Its all in there and more, I bought it twenty years too late. and still learnt stuff

Buy the bloody Carvin, what you waiting for. A top notch computer machined Ebony board, neck through, + bridge pickup these are top notch basses, PM him tonight

A smileee face EQ helps best, but I find a compressor is required to help even out the two distict different forms of attack slap n pop. the treble can cut through and the thumbed note gets lost, bring up the bass to compensate and it blooms all over everything, a good sound is down to technique and EQ settings on your amp and bass, but put a good comp between you and the Amp can help sort some issues, and is kinder to your amp and speakers. This is from someone who can't slap to save his life. but if i could it would sound good a bit of chorus or flange on the top end can do the bizz too.