Dad3353

Are people TOO LAZY to go beyond knee-jerk reactions and Luddite thinking..? Some, apparently, are TOO LAZY even to capitalise their sentences..! Just how LAZY can you get..? (Apologies offered for the SHOUTING, but it really is a bit rich..! )

And the joint winners are... Doctor J and Dad3353..! Here, then, are your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2018_02.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

Damned..! Drat..! Darn it..! Here I was, content in the thought that, early evening, I'd prepared in advance the Winner's Certificate, only to now find that it's all changed, and that, not only is there an exequo, a tie for the Top Spot, but the guilty intruder and trouble-fête is none other than myself..! Blast..! I'll have to change the Certificate, already graphically challenged with the extra-long title of Doctor J's fine piece, and try to squeeze in a brief mention of my own humble work..! Another late-night session then; sorry folks, back later. (How blinking inconsiderate..! If only the votes had been cast earlier on..! Why, oh why did we ever allow three votes anyway..? Now then, how did I do the last multi-winner one..? I'll put the kettle on, first. Dear oh dear; what a turn-up for the book..! Challenge..? Don't give me 'Challenge'..! [Mutters off looking for the tea caddy...]...)

Just shows how clued up I am; I meant The Bass Gallery. D'oh..!

I can understand the aversion, but that's where the wide choice of basses to try is. Not even worth a one-off, in-out trip..? Your call, of course.

Suffolk..? Is that so far from London that you can't visit the Bass Centre..?

Keep trying. ... No, seriously, it sometimes works, but would be all the more effective for its rarity. Fill out the structure, and go for the hot stuff only punctually, rather than from the outset. Just my (ignorant...) tuppence-worth.

Well done, lad; that's some fine playing there. Very good, clear recording; maybe a tad 'guitar-heavy..? I'm never completely convinced by the 'trio' format in this style, as I feel that the theme tends to get lost without at least a skeleton of chords going on, from keys, horns, strings, whatever (or even one of the trio..!). When all are 'blowing', it sounds at times like you're all playing different stuff. That's just me, though. Keep the drummer; he's gold. Sly humour, complicit smiles on occasions; he's listening to you two more than you two are listening to him. Just sayin'. Either way, an excellent performance, well captured, of which all involved may be justly proud. Highly enjoyable and informative (yes, one can play music at reasonable volume..!); many thanks for sharing. Good Stuff.

... and your parents are vampires too, I suppose..?

More odd than performing works by Sibelius, or Mozart..?

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

If the combo can deliver its full 400 W with its current 4 Ohm 250 W driver, isn't that potentially problematic, even without considering the extension cab aspect..? The combo driver needs to be compatible with the amp, surely..?

So what's the score if the singer wants to sing a number slowly, and it turns the song into a pig's ear..? Go with the singer's choice..? Surely not..?

Far from my usual listening, and a bit 'rough around the edges', being 'live', but I found this to be excellent; thanks for posting.

Perhaps not quite as simple as all that. 'On the door' revenue was far below the actual cost involved, and artists fees were far from the highest of those (about $300,000 in all, I think...). A certain amount was needed even to get any artists of note at all signed up; several 'big names' desisted (some regretted later, but not all...). In all, and after much wrangling and hand-wringing, it took about eleven years for the debts accumulated to be cleared. None of the organisers left with a bag of money; one had to sign up a million-dollar inheritance to guarantee funds to pay some bands in cash. Profit..? Now, yes, for some, but not a bean-feast for those putting it on at the time (although that's what they'd hoped for..!). One had to be there.

... and pork consumption soared..! You had to be there.

S'not a warning; just a premonition, almost a certainty.

A nice thought; well done, you. Here it is, then, at twice the size, for the short-sighted old gits...

Special showing for 'lefties' ...

Assuming it's for tracking the bass alone (not 'live' with others playing...), just place the mic at mid-height about 1 metre or so in front of cab. Room acoustics will play a part in the sound recorded, so moving stuff around and trying different locations (cab in a corner, or in the middle of the room etc..?) could be rewarding. If there are others playing at the same time, it will be difficult to completely avoid 'bleed', but the mic at mid-cone height, horizontally halfway between cone centre and rim, 20 cm from the cab might be a place to start. More 'toppy' towards the cone centre, less towards the rim, distance to be adjusted by trial. Closer: less 'bleed', but less 'girth'. Just my tuppence-worth, subject to completion, correction and/or contradiction from others. Hope this helps.

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

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