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You would have been cheaper picking up the Magellen too Dave

I have a slight loss in my right ear but still above average for my age group including the dropped frequency. With your hearing being ok and good its kind of left me a bit stumped why you can't hear your bass. I can only imagine that it must be down to the tone from your bass or amp but even that would surprise me. Stumped !!! Dave

Can't remember if this was asked already but have you had your hearing tested. Its possible the bass frequencies in your hearing are low ? Not sure how that all works but i was told that its usually the talking frequencies that are first to go. Dave

It did post on Fri night Mykesbass. I thought you had posted twice for stereo effect

I've done the pub covers, blues, funk rock, Classic rock, Prog Rock which i love listening to and playing and even tried the function band thing (wasn't for me) but earlier this year i received an advert from a mate who knew a guy that was doing solo Glam Rock covers with backing tracks and wanted to put a full band together for same thing. All done thru FB advert and messaging. I'd always wanted to play that stuf and tried with current drummer 6 yrs ago but couldn't get other musicians then. 70's Glam Rock was what got me into music back in early 70's. I'm loving every rehearsal and altho progress is slow because of other band commitments that were all previously booked we are now looking at 1st gig early 2019. We were too late for the Xmas party gigs this year which was a shame as its ideal music for that. In effect its taken me 5-6 yrs to get the band i always wanted. I'm very happy at the moment. My suggestion is to have a serious think about what you enjoy and what you really want from a band and if nothing available locally then consider advertising from scratch yourself. It might take time but you can pick and choose your own musicians whether that be old mates or new ones. It might take a bit of time to get it all together but might be worthwhile. Try Bandmix and even Gumtree for bands but Facebook is becoming more popular for bands advertising these days. Can only wish you the very best in your search for the ultimate band that suits what you want. Dave

I've also got the Pro17's but our band don't rehearse very loud at all so i've not really been using them but anytime i have i can still hear my bass ok just a little quieter and less hi end but won't take me long to get used to them again. I bought them for a previous band that were very loud at rehearsals. Dave

Bass Players be warned.

I have a couple mates who were in a good going Zep tribute band but decided the singer and guitarist would go acoustic but they brought in 2 cello players and a female violin player who could also sing backing vocals. I'm no Zep fan by any means but it was exceptionally entertaining enough so i've seen them perform 3 times now at major venues in our area circa 200-300 seaters. So you never know when that big hand will come down and say ITS YOUR TURN TO BE FAMOUS GUYS. Dave

Its an age thing. I'm 58 yrs young but smartphones just too much of a step forward for my maturing brain.

Yep he seems to be doing even better this time around with his on stage performances. His bassist is simply outstanding and makes it look effortless. Do you mind telling me what style of music you play. I'm now quite curious ? Dave

YEP think the way you've worded it this time is exactly what i was thinking too but just didn't word it well enough in my posts.

My wife would say the same about me but i'm slow with the abbreviations. Doesn't help that i don't have a smart phone.

Now that i agree with. I think the commitment thing is where we probably disagree altho i think its probably the same view just we see it from a different angle.

Perhaps its just misunderstanding of each others comments but it did provide an interesting debate for a bit there including the Nile Rodgers thing

I think you disagreed with what i said originally based on the commitment part.

Few yrs older but not by much.

That was what my opening line was in this thread but you thought i meant musical ability or musicianship determined whether a Pro or not. Musicianship is a completely different thing from the Pro, Semi-Pro arguement which was my 2nd line in my original post on this thread. Where we got confused was the commitment part and whether someone was committed enough to go Pro. That's the part we tend to disagree on..........i think. If there's no demand for your music and you still want to be a Pro you should be committed enough to play any style of music you can to earn a living. For yourself (and me) we don't want to give up on our own style of music to commit to going Professional. Well to be honest i didn't want to give up on my own job which at the time i really enjoyed so playing bass was more a hobby for quite a few yrs. Dave

If you read my original post i made it very clear that if you make music you are a musician. I said the difference between a Pro, Semi Pro or Amatuer musician was down to whether they made a sufficient income from their music to be full time (Pro) or Semi Pro (part time) NOT THE SAME THING

He's not less of a musician tho. He earns enough to make a living from both being a musician or producer which for me makes him a Pro musician and pro producer Not everyone has that luxury. Everyone that plays music or contributes to playing or making music is still a musician. For me its down to whether they are making a full time living from their music that determines whether or not they are classed as Pro, Semi-Pro or Amatuer. A Semi Pro can be just as accomplished or proficient at playing their instrument as a Pro and in some cases probably better. The only real difference that i can see is the income issue but if someone else can explain it better i'm open to listening and taking on board.

Johnny Depp is def a semi pro tho. However his musical career is very full on Pro. Dave

Its really just a generalisation. Its a good point tho because he earns a good income from being a musician and same with being a producer so you've kind of got me there. I would have classed him as a Pro Musician but then again his income from Producing ?????? Jings that's thrown me a wobbler. If his income is more from being a musician then his producing is part time but its when you reverse that and his main income is production then his playing becomes part time and he's a semi pro which just doesn't make sense at all. That's totally thrown my arguement right out the window To be fair tho your average person doesn't do that. Dave

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Original EMG's but the control module failed about 5 yrs ago and only option from Warwick was to fit the MEC control pots and circuit boards. I can't hear any difference between them but i guess its the bass and pick ups that have the most impact on the sound after yourself that is. I've had it since buying new in 89. Stunning bass and great to play but quite heavy tho. Its very rarely been out the house as not long after i bought it i stopped gigging for various reasons and have been using my Jazz since getting back into bands 8 yrs ago. Dave

As i said i don't know you or what you do musically but you could substitute musician for bassist in what i said and it would still mean the same thing. I only used bassist because its a bass forum and assumed that's what most of us do. You're committed to your music but from what i can gather there's no significant money to be made in your genre of music unless you get the lucky break that many wish for yet few attain. I do know several friends in a similar position to what you describe altho possibly a different style of music. All excellent musicians but there's no popular demand for their particular style of music and therefore not much chance of making a reasonable living from it. They continue to produce their own albums and release them on line. They are fully committed to writing, playing and producing music but they will only ever be semi pro unless they get that lucky break and sell lots of albums for profit. They also will not diversify into doing other styles or even doing covers to earn money by playing. They see themselves more as song-writers and the musicianship is just a way of showing their art. I had to google YMMV it must be an age thing Dave