bassist_lewis

I cant seem to upload pictures, either from my ipad or from my laptop. the picture loads, finishes then says upload failed (or something equivalent). help please.

Sometimes I get asked to turn down... nice idea but not practical for me

So I got my Callowhill MPB two weeks ago and I've done a couple of gigs with it, it does everything I need, it's comfortable to play, it sounds great. It's pretty much usurped my previous first call bass, my Clover, which I've used almost exclusively for the last 5 years. My dilemma is: should I keep my clover or sell it on? I've only played it once in the last 2 weeks and that was only to demonstrate it to a friend, and I dont like the idea of going between two different scale basses. I'm thinking I could get a cheap-ish short scale back up bass... or another callowhill! Any thoughts?

It's finally in my hands! And it's smaller than I imagined.

It's finally on its way!! Tim has sent some pictures in the interim:

Just what I needed to hear! Thanks!

I'm putting a pedalboard together with the following pedals: agent 00Funk, 3 Leaf Octabvre and Creation audio grizzly bass. I want to power them with the pedaltrain Volto as its the most compact and convenient way. My question is if the volto puts out 2000mA and each pedal draws 25-250mA (so total draw of 700-800mA) am I going to blow up the pedals with all the extra milliamps kicking about unused? Or will the volto only give out what each pedal asks for - as it were. Cheers

5 strings make transposition easier. If a song is in G and a singer asks to play it a fourth lower its an easy change. Or if a singer decides in the same breath as calling the song to also take it down a tone from E to D! Drop tuners are great if you've practiced the part in the new key but I wouldn't personally want to try and transpose on the fly while compensating for a different tuning.

So this thread has been quiet for a long time! Tim had been trying to get the bass to one of his endorsers to deliver to the UK - avoiding import duty - but because he was unable to pin anyone down it never happened. It very nearly got delivered by Derrick Hodge, which I was very excited about, he mentioned a couple of other people but in February I told him to just courier it as I'd like to have it by April and also I can afford the duty now. He's happy to cover the shipping, I think he feels a bit bad that it's taken so long - it was completed in September time. Unfortunately Tim has had a family emergency and then been ill in the last month but is promising a tracking number soon. Hopefully it'll turn up in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1414445863' post='2589440'] I'm curious, what would those classics be? blue [/quote] Re your previous comment,I'm thought this was a discussion about pub gigs in general. No surprises: Sweet home Alabama, alright now (occasionally), brown eyed girl, mustang sally, a little respect, Roxanne, Billie Jean, superstition, I feel good. Not all classic Blues/Rock and not exactly expanding musical minds but they work 90% of the time.

Over winter I play a couple of pubs in Edinburgh, we do lot of different stuff so Bruno Mars and Magic! along with MJ and The Police. The crowd is almost entirely 20 somethings and generally they are very appreciative. I think being in our 20s helps as we know what classic songs people our age are aware of.

Is tipping in the US not a result of having a minimum wage that is too low to live on? I've also been told that the cost of living is much lower as well so buyers can afford to tip. I've seen it during the edinburgh festival when loads of venues have back to back bands from mid-afternoon til late and they pass a bucket round, but never any other time. I appreciate the sentiment but I've been in one of those bands and I felt a little embarrassed about it, it is akin to begging in my eyes.

I've never asked, I'm assuming it's intentional?!

Thomann sell a lot of quirky accessories that might work for you, like a table that clips on to a mic stand or percussion tables. http://www.thomann.de/gb/accessories_for_stands.html

Depends how you calculate it: I spend most of my time between my wedding band and an original disco/funk/soul act but I have plans for a jazzy/fusion fun band with a couple of friends. I am also a member of the Edinburgh's Got Soul house band but that only demands 2 gigs per year with 2/3 rehearsals each time. I also dep regularly (not like clockwork but I get asked either a lot or before anyone else) with 2 very busy wedding bands throughout the year. I also play with a neo-soul band but we tend to only rehearse when a gig is imminent. So... 5 that I am THE guy for and a few that I fill in for.

I signed a similar (the same?) petition. I wholly endorse with encouraging children to make music. It's fair for people to come to it later in life and enjoy it but studies show that there is a window for acquiring musical skill like language, someone who begins learning a musical instrument any time after their late teens will not be able to achieve the same level of expertise as someone who began in their teens or earlier. Why else does everyone complain that music and musicians are getting worse? Because fewer and fewer people are able to start music education early enough!

Yes. He also offers other pick up configurations, pre-amps and control layouts but I wanted something simple.

Unfortunately not a picture-ful update but just emailed Tim and he says it'll be finished by the end of September! It'll be in my hands in October (hopefully!)