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If several of the bands use active pa cabs why not pool them together and cover all 3 sides. Mono is best for coverage and it'll up the power plus cut down on band turnaround time.

Good news indeed.

[attachment=196321:Streamer.jpg] Warwick Streamer Stage 1 on ebay for £620 4 yrs ago.

Wasn't it a double bass on the Pink Panther theme tune?

At 22 hell yeah go do it. I left a job in sainsbury's at 21 as a Jnr Manager. Everyone said I was nuts but i just decided I wanted to live in a party town in Greece. I booked a flight, got a job selling watersports on the beach and lived in a sh*t hole apartment. I just went with the flow over the next 10yrs and ended up doing some amazing jobs for various travel companies. At one point my life consisted of summers in Greece driving a luxury speedboat all day while wealthy people, largely pretty girls in bikinis drank champagne in the sun and winters in Colorado guiding snowboarders through back country off piste. As a result I'm way more confident than I ever would have been and now run my own business. Life's too short not to take a risk at 22.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1436877373' post='2821573'] I hate to disagree but Stevie Wonder in the 80s included such (IMO) drivel as "Happy Birthday", I Just Called to Say I love You" and "Ebony and Ivory". Each to his own obviously but no amount of post production will rescue this tosh. [/quote] Haha that's a fair comment lol. I just remembered that two of my all time favorite bands were from the 80's - Faith No More & GnR so maybe my post pub comment last night was pretty inacurate on multiple fronts

Yep walk away or sack them both. If the singer is any good take him / her with you. People who argue reasons for being really loud, no matter what they play, will never get it.

Oh yeah hated the floppy haired moany dross like morrissey more than anything. Modern production wouldn't save that steaming pile for me.

Not a fan of the mainstream 80s pop but that's largely due to the horrible tinny production with nasty synths and drum machines. Loved the metal and hard rock. Stevie Wonder was also pretty stand out for me. A lot of the stuff I dislike would be much more bearable with modern production applied.

If it makes you play like Sharay Reed then you should definitely buy it.

Dep gig for a rock covers band at a charity event. No rehearsal so did plenty of homework for their set and had my charts ready. Shame the band themselves hadn't done the same as they made c##k up after c##k up despite having played the same set for the last 8 yrs. I donated my fee to the charity and made my excuses politely at the end left.

Yep new shape looks better to me too.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1436359213' post='2817450'] If you must add a bridge pickup to a Precision, I recommend a big fat MM-style humbucker. [/quote] This. Much more versatile and looks better.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1436523634' post='2818822'] His Rhythm section partner in crime, didn't tip tap either. Bass at 10:00. (I believe it's Russ Stableford playing Bass). [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlPc3i2_Kps[/media] And the 'Muppet Orchestra' website. [url="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Orchestra"]http://muppet.wikia....uppet_Orchestra[/url] [/quote] Next time the rest of my band call me a muppet i'll take it as a compliment.

Haha some drummers deserve that lol. To be fair though so do some bassists, guitarists, singists and keyboard players.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1436471617' post='2818497'] My worry these days is who in pop music (other than players from 25 yrs ago with a few exceptions from 10-15 yrs ago) is going to inspire a new generation of bass players. [/quote] The mass of great players on the internet i guess. Are they doing anything wildly innovative? Most aren't but bass is really benefiting from the exposure it gets on youtube and similar sites.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1436471802' post='2818501'] I personally wouldn't define gigging once a month as a hobby, it's a bunch a guy getting together for a little social activity. I'm retired so it's a little easier for me to do this without a 9-5 day job. [/quote] There are months where we only play once a month. It's definitely not a little social thing as last year it paid for a two week holiday to the Maldives and a new car. There are some months, particularly the summer, where we play twice a week. In the UK there are a lot of really really great bands that do this. They put on a great show and essentially its the day job that allows them to use top end gear and use pro standard PA and lighting. You may think we are hobbyists but we are entertaining large numbers of people to a high standard at weddings, corporate functions etc. This forum is likely to be full of members who are playing at borderline pro standard but have to get up the next day to do a day job. If you are retired and have another source of income, surely the only difference between you and the attorneys is that you are a little more rock n roll in your stage approach and you are a little further down the track in terms of how much playing you've done? Who knows they may do exactly the same thing as you when they retire and the multiple gigs a week may well improve their performance somewhat.

I'll be there for sure. Cory Henry is mint.