Dad3353

There's none so deaf as those that will not hear.

S'never been a problem for me...

Nobody likes a clever-clogs..! ... ...

Good evening, Pete, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

This ^^ is correct. The pins will have a groove in them. This groove should be facing the headstock, and will slide down the string, past the ball-end. When under tension, the ball-end will not be beneath the pin, but alongside, such that the more tension, the more the string itself tightens the pin against the hole. If done properly, the pin cannot come out, however high the tension. The bridge would bust first. Hope this helps.

Which begs the retort: 'You can play it alright on your own, then..!'

We play our own version for two main reasons (there are often others...). Firstly, we may not (in fact probably don't have...) the instruments of the original. Example: our singer does a vocal impression of the trombone solo in Beds Are Burning. We once had a few mates on stage with us as a horn section, and it was glorious, but without them, it's 'Parp Parp' from the singer. Secondly, I play drums. I'm (modestly...) quite good, but not up to Soundgarden standards, so I simplify the fills when necessary. RATM I can handle, or Muse, but SOAD has some pretty technical stuff going on, for which there's not enough years left in me to learn. I do what I can with 'em (and it's not catastrophic, just simplified...). Sometimes we just do it differently because we like it better our way, of course. No, it's not laziness.

Whilst this is undoubtedly true of some (many..?) there are those that are passionate about Music, of whatever genre, and are willing, even eager, to at least give an honest chance to unknown stuff. Many of these folks are musicians, and will willingly play in a variety of styles. Not all, it's true but it's not at all rare, either. Just my tuppence-worth.

Is that a modern version of the expression 'Get on your bike'..?

Maybe not worth labouring the point; it's only semantics and pedantry, really. Does 'blues' come only from the Delta (to some, it does...). Is 'jazz' only New Orleans..? Does Beatlemania include The Dave Clark Five..? There are more, and all good talking points, but... whatever, really. Just my view, of course.

There's not enough room on top of the bass drum for everyone.

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Aha..! They perform and play in 3-D..! Good Stuff; thanks for sharing.

This being a 'modelling' bass, I'm not sure that the strings themselves affect the sound so much as the modelling that follows. Here's the list of models; the 'flat-wound' notion has already been built into many of them... The 'feel' of the bass would change but, to paraphrase the song: 'the sound remains the same', to a great extent, I'd say. Disclaimer: I've not played a Variax, but I (think I...) understand the technology. Hope this helps.

... or use a shorter scale bass..? T'will sound just fine.

The menace of larsen (feedback...) is much greater with an acoustic instrument, so 'rock arena' volume is not going to work. Enough to hear oneself play is usually the goal, I believe, as the instrument itself produces enough volume for many circumstances, and simply requires a little reinforcement. Bigger venues would be covered by a PA, so sheer volume is not the objective. Disclaimer: I'm a drummer, so...

Good evening, Paul, and ... Plenty to read and amuse him here, and lots to learn and share.

Well done; that's bloomin' excellent..! You're right it's a great sound, well balanced, even the drums..! Are they mic'ed up or triggered..? He's tight, too, and for those with a log-felling drummer, there's an example of how to drum in the 'rock' genre without bashing away like Keith Moon. An especially superb-sounding snare drum, played very well. One small remark, and I know that space is very limited, but I was afraid for the vocalist's head now and again as you swung around with your hefty long-scale. Swap places, maybe, so she's on the non-neck side..? Splendid Stuff, in any case; thanks for sharing.

Same result as the 1x10 above: Watts : lbs 250 : 15 = 16.7 : 1 S'easy, really. Watts divided by Weight, in lbs, so 250 divided by 15, in this case. Completely different result in metric kilos, however.

I'm a drummer, so P, J, XYZ... I do play bass, though (and guitar, and a bit of keyboard stuff...); my main instruments are Hofner Verithins (bass and guitars...) and a splendid old Hofner Comittee guitar, amongst others. Yes, I'm old..! Plenty of joyful bun fights here, in good humour for the most part, and quite a lot of jovial banter, too. Jump right in, the water's lovely..!

Good evening, Kawarthabass, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

And I retained a contrary opinion. I watched it the other day (bought as being recommended as a good documentary, despite not being a fan of their music...). I took them to be almost incapable (on film, at least...) of expressing any real feelings without being misunderstood, or fudging around for fear of being misunderstood, or finding meanings where there were none, and more. The 'shrink' seemed to be manipulating the propos much of the time, and clouding whatever issues they may have wanted to bring up with all sorts of hocus-pocus. For me, the film failed to show just how they get to work stuff out, between the laying down of a rather mundane riff and a basic 'four on the floor' back beat, with a sprinkling of shouty cigarette-packet 'lyrics', into an almost coherent stage performance. Either the interesting parts were left on the cutting-room floor, or were not filmed at all. Still, it was cheap enough, s/h from Amazon, so no regrets, really. I'll not be studying it closely for tips on people management, though.

Go easy on the photos and videos of the hookers and coke bowls, please. PM only for those; this is a family-friendly forum.

Good morning, RC, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.