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[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1505852508' post='3374820'] No it doesn't make it right, but if you know that sort of thing is likely to happen why not choose another career? Similarly if you join the army you can't really complain if someone starts shooting at you, if you're a coal miner then you're going to get dirty. If a dancer of a certain kind dress up in provocative clothes and gyrate about then it is generally done for a specific reason, which is to stimulate the opposite (or same) sex. If you're not happy with that then find something else to do. In an ideal world we would all be able to walk around with rolls of cash sticking out of every pocket and have no fear of being mugged. You could still still do it and complain every time you're mugged, and wait for the world to change, or you could simply be a bit more discreet. [/quote] I'm not even going to respond to that now.

Nice! Now, if you're bored one day... post that picture on the EBMM forum, and retire to a safe distance to watch the fireworks

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1505758754' post='3374120'] However, if someone has strong objections to being ogled or having lewd comments made, then becoming a dancer where they have to wear what they're told would seem to be a strange career choice. As with lots of these things there is always the option to say no. [/quote] If you become a prostitute, it would not be strange that some day you come across a customer who is a little rough or even violent in some way. It goes with the territory. It doesn't make it right 'though. Does it? And again... the objection is not about being 'ogled'... This thread is depressing with some of the attitudes on display and justifications being made.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1505769748' post='3374240'] We all REALLY want to know what x is now! [/quote] I leave that for my autobiography. If I disclose all the juicy bits here, who would buy the book?

[quote name='Lysdexia' timestamp='1505748588' post='3373986'] My first Maruszczyk - Elwood 4p 30" scale in black-burst satin. It's a joy to play. And what a slap tone it delivers! The photo is from their website, but it's also the bass I now have. Delighted! The pre-amp will be swapped out for an East J-tone 01, and I'm going to exchange the bridge pickup for a stacked J-type, but I'm not sure which one will bring me closer to a Musicman style humbucker in sound. Any suggestions for that would be very welcome indeed. [/quote] That's a seriously sexy looking bass!

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1505743876' post='3373930'] I suspect you won't realise just how much it gladdens my heart to hear you say that!! ...My MB Combo (AC 121 Lite) uses as it's amp head pretty much an LM3 (albeit with additional aux in and headphone in sockets). It's been my trusted gigging amp since 2014 and has never let me down once, nor lacked headroom. As I mentioned a few posts above, I very recently paired the head with a TecAmp 2x12 cab which is, to be fair is a far better speaker than the Markbass 121 cab (but that's completely to be expected given that the TecAmp would have been 3 x the price!) and it completely held its own against the highly rated Genzler Magellan 800. [/quote] The LM3 is a very nice amp indeed. I've had one in combo form or head for many years now. At one point I was LM3-less and I quickly had to fix that and got another. It may not be the absolute best, but it always does a good job. I once compared a Streamliner 900, the LM3 and a Mesa D800 side by side through the same speakers (2x or 4x TKS S112) in a rehearsal room with a loud band. The D800 felt bigger, but I didn't feel there wasn't a huge difference in volume between the LM3 and the D800. These days my favourite amp is a D800+... I love the voice and HPF controls and the amp just sounds great, but the LM3 is not going anywhere.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1505659632' post='3373390'] those dancers could've worn long skirts or pants if they didn't want people ogling them, seriously. they show their ass cheeks and dance sexy, how could they possibly complain. If you're gonna show me, I'm gonna look. If you don't want me looking, don't show me. all dancers now dance like strippers. [/quote] Nobody is objecting to looking at what's on display. You're getting confused. You can look... but not touch without permission or make lewd comments. It's pretty... mindbogglingly obvious.

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1505651414' post='3373336'] What does one expect from an alcohol fuelled audience? [/quote] I drink, and sometimes quite a bit... I still don't behave that way. Don't help them find a cheap excuse, please. That behaviour is a choice.

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1505553987' post='3372731'] This might not be politically correct, but if the female is wearing revealing, provocative outfits, isn't this the response they hope for? I doubt that can-can dancers in years past were expecting mere polite applause. [/quote] It's nothing to do with politically correct (the lamest excuse of those without a real argument). It's about respect. If you really need me to spell it out for you...

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1505548320' post='3372689'] Being the subject of ogling, is not just a female problem. As any, reasonably, presentable, Scotsman, who occasionally wears a kilt, will attest too. Sometimes it's amusing but many times it's not. [/quote] Uff... indeed. I'm not even from the UK, but as an adopted son of Scotland I've worn a kilt at times... and it does get a bit boring. And every single one of them thinks it's hilarious and original and that they're the first...

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1505542581' post='3372648'] I wouldn't let it spoil my night [/quote] It can spoil somebody else's night 'though. Ask your female friends how often they have to deal with annoying idiots who just won't go away when asked. You might be surprised how 'normal' it is.

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1505513870' post='3372590'] I've just got back from seeing an 80s tribute act with my wife and was quite shocked by the attitudes of some of the male members of the audience toward the female dancers. It seemed that quite a large chunk of the male audience think it's OK to repeatedly wolf whistle and shout out smutty comments at the dancers throughout the show. I overheard a conversation between one of these men and the lady that he was with, during the interval, where he tried to justify his behaviour by saying that "they love it, having all these men oggling them". To be honest, I found it deeply embarrassing and awkward. Now, am I being too sensitive, do I need to lighten up a bit? Is it just a bit of fun or was a right to feel awkward and embarrassed by this behaviour? How do you feel if / when you or your female bandmates are on the receiving end of this sort of thing? Is it just par for the course or is it something that should have been kicked into touch many years ago and has no place in 2017? If it does happen to you and you don't like it, what do you do? Do you react or just ignore it and carry on? [/quote] It's wrong, but it seems that "oh I'm just having a drink and a laugh, it's just a bit of fun innit?" is the usual justification (and yes, that also applies when males are at the receiving end)... But what are you going to do? When someone in my circle gets bothered, I intervene. Invariably the idiots are also cowards and go away. Not fun but somehow we've created this society where the mere action of being around alcohol means that it's ok to act like a complete idiot. Weekend after weekend. I try to do my bit simply by not buying the "ah, I was drunk" explanation every time I hear it "yes, you were drunk, but you just used that as an excuse to do something you wanted to do which you knew was wrong and did it anyway"... Other than that, what can you do? The thing is that the vast majority of people are ok. There are specific bars that attract a specific type of idiot and those are easy to spot and avoid, but in general most people are ok. I try not to let that put me off going to bars. But I know I'll encounter idiots from time to time. Just can't fight them all all of the time. A colleague/friend of mine, a very attractive 25 year old female, has had two nasty encounters in the past couple of months walking on the street. The first one on her way to work, three suited guys made obscene remarks and one grabbed her bottom (he got a slap from her). The other was at night last week awalking on the park where one guy grabbed her by her wrist and his three friends laughed and again were having 'fun' suggesting what they could do together'... which stopped because an off-duty policeman was walking right behind at the time. The worst part of that is that she says "there's nothing anyone can do, it's happened before and it'll happen again". That's the same kind of guy who will be the idiot at the bar. What can we possibly do? Well, if you have one of them right next to you, don't let them be that way and get away with it. They only at that way because we, as a group, tolerate it. I would love to beat the hell out of the next guy who does anything like that to my friend... but I can't fight them all. They're not Pokemon. It would be a lot more effective if we openly talked about their attitude as disgusting, and shunning them. But... I'm getting carried away. God, I hate idiots, and drunks... and drunk idiots the most. It's a tough condition to have when I spend so much time playing in bars...

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1505644909' post='3373287'] And be subjected to 'Sex on Fire' or 'Mustang Sally' by a cover band.... no way. Hunkering down for the apocalypse... [/quote] yeah, well... you may have a point there but (hopefully) there's more than that where you live. There certainly is over here. Some really interesting bands are very young, and so is the audience, and I hate them with passion for having all that talent and drive when at their age I was still playing throwing stones in the sea (the life guard didn't like me much at the time)

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1505588376' post='3373064'] "Is this the future of music?" Yes it is. Rock music is a minority interest. Jazz fans can be counted in thousands globally. A bass guitar is about as sexy as a tuba to the average 16 year old. No youngsters are getting any traction: the phenomenal Hadrien Feraud and Mohini Dey are astounding players but get no significant exposure for music (as opposed to gear endorsements). Old world heroes are gone and forgotten: Jaco, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Greg Lake, John Wetton, John Entwistle... It's all gone. Electric bass guitar will be functionally gone in the next generation (7 years) except for retro appeal in a break in a EDM DJ set. We are the last generation. [/quote] you need to get out more

Very hard to paint numbers on nits...

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1505580415' post='3372994'] In the beginning, there was silence, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. After one week and ten of this silence, Adrian said, “Let there be light,” and the holy sofa shot descended from the heavens. Man saw that the sofa shot was good, and separated light from the darkness. [/quote] that's pretty much it

I left a band because they were very loud at rehearsals which meant nobody could hear just how awful one of the guitarists was. I left a band because there was a definite band leader who was a control freak and sucked the joy out of everything. He meant well but... didn't go about it the best way. I left another band because I said "please don't do X, it really annoys me". Singer proceeded to do X thinking it funny. I said "don't do X". Next he did it onstage where he knew I could not respond... So that was it really. We played one more gig I had booked and I left and the band never played again. The three bands I'm with now, I've been with them for 7 years, 5 years, and just over 1 year... it's looking good for these.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1505512393' post='3372579'] Did you get the 12 ohm or 4 ohm cabs? [/quote] 4 ohm. I got one at first to try, thinking it might be a nicer one-cab solution than a single TKS S112 (mostly for monitoring onstage), which it was, and I felt having the 4 ohm version might give me a bit more volume and even work ok in smaller not very noisy gigs... which it did. Then I liked it so much that I thought "give me a pair of these then" and I haven't looked back. They're bigger and heavier than the very diminutive and light S112... but there's just no compromise in bottom end or volume, and they sound great. The pair of TKS S112 is my "practice rig". I do not really need them these days, but they sound great and are lovely so I think I'll keep them.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1505516384' post='3372603'] Thanks for the recommendation, but too late I'm afraid - I bought an Eich T1000. It's very nice! [/quote] Ooh, I haven't tried those but they do look impressive in every way, I have to say.

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1505482454' post='3372272'] I like that, a good tune and a video that had me watching to the end. [/quote] Same here! It got me to check the guy out on Spotify, where I found a few more good tunes.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1505390625' post='3371542'] I had a Big Twin II. It was huge sounding. It was a little too open sounding for my taste too. I am well aware that's a crappy description, but i really struggle to explain in words what it is i wasn't keen on. I also didn't need that much power. It was LOUD. So i moved that on and bought 2 TKS S112s. They are fantastic. I love the "natural" sound from these. They are quite "mid forward", but i guess that's just what i like. I've had them for years now. I also have had a Retro 210 in that time that i was fortunate enough to win in a raffle. Much more to my taste. I really, really liked that cab. Just not more than i liked my TKS. And my TKS offered better portability options. [/quote] After a number of other cabs by other makers I gave Barefaced a go, attracted by the low weight/size as transport was a factor. First a Compact (2nd Gen). Nice, but I was never in love with it. Then I had a BB2 and then two of them. Very loud, very light, but I never got along completely. The bottom end was immense and I didn't know how to control it like I do now. So I moved to TKS... first a pair of 1126. I liked them A LOT. But still not quite right. Then I tried the TKS S112 and fell in love. I got two, and then another two. They don't have huge lows, and power handling is low... but sound great and they just work for what I want. And they are very light and very small. I sold one pair and kept just two of them. I thought that was it. Sometimes I do need something that sounds bigger... but I love them too much to move them along. Such a great sounding and portable setup. THEN... Barefaced Two10 appeared and I'm back with Barefaced. And THAT was it. Very tight low end, nice mids, more than enough top end despite the "Retro" label making me thing they'd be too dark. I now have a pair of Two10 cabs, and I feel no urge to change anything. They're easy to carry, they are still pretty compact (two of them fit in the boot of my hatchback), they get very loud if needed, and above all, they sound just right. The BB2 were too big and open for me. These give me a good sound without even trying. They never get too brittle, they never get too boomy, beautiful low mids punch... And they also look pretty good. I wish they had recessed handles, but I don't want to go there...

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1504956457' post='3368541'] Somewhat paraphrased conversation: Me: [i]Seen an SVT 2 Pro for sale on BC, what's your experience of these?[/i] Him: [i]Great but stupidly heavy[/i] Me: [i]Wasn't entirely happy my rig was cutting it last Saturday, maybe need louder[/i] Him: [i]Maybe get some decent cabs, don't like BF build or sound[/i] I then start surfing t'Interweb and find TKS 2126, instant GAS ensues, followed by realisation of how difficult it would be to try out one... [/quote] Those TKS aren't bad at all! I had a pair of 1126... very nice they were.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1504808682' post='3367527'] Thanks for the suggestion, but I've never got on with Boogies for some reason, too 'rock' tone-wise in my (admittedly limited) experience. [/quote] well, you could do worse than having a try yourself... the Mesa D800 (or better the D800+!) is a great amp, and very versatile. Try one if you can, I think you might change your mind about the 'too rock' vibe! I prefer the D800+ because the built-in adjustable HPF is a great addition and worth the extra cost alone. I play mostly ska and funk and it works very well for both styles.