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That's how we did it at rehearsals but would be good to get the original siren sound if possible.

There's an old thread on BC about this from 2016 but the samples have all been removed from Youtube so no success there either i'm afraid.

Think it was a Yamaha ?? 30 keyboard or something similar with a portamento strip. Dave

Went thru that thread and it tells the OP how to produce the sound using a synth but no actual sound clips i could use. I've tried several searches but still no accurate copy. I have found a synth copy but its not exactly rivetting stuff but would do as a last resort if i added some kind of effects to it Thanks Dave

And here's me thinking i was gonna get some sensible replies............maybe they are the sensible replies Dave

Neigh chance

We are doing Crazy Horses but can't seem to reproduce the keys siren at the start. I generally trigger all effects with my JamMan pedal. Does anyone have an MP3 sample of it by any chance that they would send me. ? Dave

That didn't take long then. You should mention it to them next time you see them.

KEVIN !!!!!!!!!

when i started playing bass in mid 70's the cheap basses really were rubbish. Things have changed quite a bit with some great cheaper basses out there. For me its down to trying the bass to see what its like before buying. Dave

WOW you're well organised Steve.

I use one bass all gig unless a problem with it and i'll use my backup bass so i tend to set it before i leave home and double check at soundcheck as well. Aren't you as easy to forget the pedal switch same as the active / passive switch on the amp or do you leave both basses plugged in before the gig starts. Dave

I also have a Warwick Thumn NT89 and it is one of the nicest basses i've ever played. The quality of workmanship is 2nd to none IMO. However it does have a down side in that is a heavy bass to play all night. Still great to play. I also have a £3k Overwater Custom 6 string fretless and again the quality is sublime but its not a bass i bought for gigging. It was a 50th birthday pressie to improve my technique and enjoy a bit of fretless at same time. Sad to say i don't really play it much these days. I have Fender Deluxe P/J MIM gigging bass that does the job but certainly isn't the best quality bass i've ever had. Fret edges had to filed down and proper set up. The P pickups are a bit unbalanced volume wise but the Norstand J on it is perfect. I think at some point i might look for either a passive PJ or try a few US PJ basses. If i can't find a good one i'll end up with a Sandberg of some kind as they have really impressed me a lot My fav bass and my goto bass however is my CIJ Jazz bass. Brilliant neck and pick ups are first class. Its certainly as good as the 80's P bass or my J bass from that era. I've not tried the Squier CV basses but i'd be happy if it played and sounded good. I do like my expensive basses but i prefer gigging with something a bit cheaper. Dave

I get this between my Jazz and active P/J but all i do is switch between passive and active on the amp and levels are pretty much evened out but that's probably just luck with those two basses.

Wild Mountain short-haired Haggis or the very rare Flying Haggis. Both very tasty and both difficult to catch.

Email this morning on the final day that book has been delayed until sometime between Feb13th and Mar 9th. Great service from Amazon.........mmmmm😠

Are you sure you aint a Scot. Let us know how you get on. Some pics maybe. Dave

👍 See what you mean and i wasn't criticising your spelling at all. I knew what you meant and was just returning the shorter "cheers" or "health" version as a courtesy but i believe you are correct that slainte mhaith does mean Slange Var as most people pronounce it. I generally just say Slainte or "slange" tho. When you've had a few malts its easier

Not sure what you mean ? Dave

Slainte

Ach ye make it sound so appetising. I might just tak a wee dram masel' tonight.........jist tae honour the man himsel ye ken. Dave

Price is up and down like someones drawers but Amazon will only give you the lower price on day it dispatches but they won't go higher than your order price. Mines is due in at latest tomorrow 26th Jan but still not here and no emails to say its delayed.........YET. !!!! Dave

Learning for Sundays rehearsal. Great fun

I'm afraid i don't know much or enough about depression and what it is so i can't imagine what you are going thru but i think the advice already given has been really promising. I took a break for about 15yrs for other reasons and like others above when i got back into it again aged 50 it was like a new lease of life. Take a short break and see what it feels like. Are you able to refocus on something else. For some it might be work that actually helps pull you out of depression but that depends on the job. I used to find a breakdown where i was totally engrossed in fault finding just seemed to clear my mind of any other issues i had. Not sure if that makes any sense to you. ? Musically what about learning another instrument as a challenge ? Dave

Did you get the list i gave you on the other tribute band post ? I attended a birthday party in the Rolls Royce club and they had the live band in Trex tribute act. Its just off Paisley Road i think not far from Ibrox. Might be worth trying some clubs as well Dave