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You seem to have posted this twice or is it just me that's seeing it twice ? Dave

So basically you had brain improvement therapy to become a bassist. Dave

yes that's 100% the tape counter was great for finding that difficult part of the songs. Dave

I had forgotten all about the cassette tape thing So many memories coming back since you mentioned it where tapes stretched or got caught and ruined because i kept rewinding one song. They were fine if you played a side all the way thru like an album. Dave

Lessons for approx 18mths if i remember right and from there self taught with a combination of music books that we had back in 70's and listening to albums like Brand X, Jeff Berlin, Camel, Mahavishnu, Colloseum II, Dave

Sorry about that Jimmy i went onto their site and saw them AFTER i posted the comment. Bit of a "DOH !!!" moment there. Just ordered one. Cheers for that Dave

Had the Smooth Hound wireless before the Shure and altho i never got drop outs i did seem to pick up noise or interference on it in some venues. I've since played same venues with the Shure and nothing, it was as clear as the proverbial whistle. Dave

The wireless or the Shure cable ? Dave

That's another CON for me too. I would have preferred the angled jack. Did you have to give them any details of the cable or do they have them on file ? Dave

My boots are nowhere near as high as yours plus you're a good bit taller than me so you have my sympathy there. Luckily you never fell over any time i saw you. Dave

Best move i ever made. Few things make me say that. Pros :- 1. i never get any interference. 2. it doesn't affect my tone 3. transmitter battery is charged via USB either from mains or any other source. Receiver is mains powered. 4. simple to use, literally plug and play, its honestly that easy. 5. built in tuner saves setting up an additional pedal. 6. battery can be charged any time in its cycle, can be used direct from box. You don't need to fully charge first or run flat and recharge several times. 7. if for any reason Tx fails or battery runs flat, the pedal has a jack input you can use and still have the use of the tuner. 8. i get approx 10-12 hrs use from the battery 9. if you forget to turn Tx off it automatically switches off after 1 hour if not being used. 10. it transmits 3 frequencies at same time and if the selected one fails or picks up interference it switches over fast enough you wont hear anything. Cons :- 1. cable from Tx to bass is very thin and may get damaged after a few yrs of use. I intend buying a spare cable. I plug it in and totally forget about it to be honest. Its also built like a tank both pedal and Tx. Its just the small cable thing that lets it down a bit. One other personal opinion i didn't really like the belt / strap clip but i was always gonna use my holster that's fitted to my strap. Highly recommended IMHO Dave

Thanks for keeping us posted and up to date @Mickeyboro. Sad sad news. Dave

I have 2 basses for each band as the bands sound better with certain basses. One is just a back up. Punk band - Sandberg MarloweDK main bass and a Geddy J as a back up. I've tried getting used to a P bass for this band but just not taken by it and gonna go back to the Geddy as my back up. Glam band - Sandberg VM4 as main bass and Fender PJ active as back up. Other basses i have were bought in 80's and / or have sentimental value ie birthday presents etc. Dave

Didn't think of that. I had assumed it was the amp. Dave

That's interesting. Towards the end of the gig i tried turning the gain down just a notch and upped the master and it did improve so you might have answered the question Steve. Dave

Yep that's annoying when bass is ramped up on a guitar amp. One of my pet hates. Dave

I did that once few years ago but it was because the rest of the band kept turning up their amps and had no idea about overall balance. I couldn't hear myself and decided i'd just not play to see if they actually noticed. Have to say they didn't. I left that band shortly after. Dave

Are valve amps affected by heat and humidity and does that affect your tone. Had problems getting my usual tone from the Handbox WB-100 last night. Room was extremely warm, hot and sweaty if that makes any difference to an amp that runs hot with valves anyway. It sounds ok on the vids that have appeared but sounded a bit odd and i had to cut the mids and treble a bit in an attempt to get a decent fuller sound. Tried my Marlowe and my P bass and both had that odd tone as if it was being overly compressed. I do use a compressor but it sounded same with it off plus i only have the compressor just clipping the higher volume notes due to my enthusiastic playing on some bits of songs. Maybe it was down to a lack of volume and i was trying compensate by playing harder and using EQ rather than turning up and leaving my EQ as normal ? Dave

The birthday party gig was a great wee night altho i just couldn't get my normal sound. I still dont know why. So hot inside the function room. Great to see some friends there from our other gigs that also know the owner and birthday boy. Lot of great comments afterwards so that was good. Not keen on doing party functions with either band as not everyone likes punk or glam but we had dancers and cheers almost every song. BBQ was great too. Going back today to pick up the PA and bass cabs as didn't fancy lifting thru lots of sweaty folks to get to car plus car park was full when i arrived and had to use the overspill area (owners builders yard ) Seemed to quite loud last night. Think the guitarist tweaked his volume a bit too much once we started. Dave

Altho not strictly a gig last night with punk band Emergency Exit we played to a small intimate audience of family and friends while setting up the gear for a gig tonight in a friends very large house in Wanlockhead. He was having a birthday party for his brother on Sat night and said we could all come down on Fri afternoon and set up the gear, have a BBQ and a few beers and if we want to play a few songs even better so we did. I was driving as i live 25mins away so no beer for me. Back there tonight for the actual gig which is a freebie hence the BBQ thrown in last night for us. We occasionally rehearse in his function room if its not leased out that week. Cracking big house too currently building a pool on the end. Driving again tonight so no beers for me but the rest of the band are staying over and drummer lives in same village within staggering distance We can leave the gear there and pick up on Sunday too so no carrying lots of gear thru lots of sweaty bodies at end of the night. Last time we did this kind of party it went on until 4am. Way past my bed time especially when sober. Should be a great wee night and i'll update tomorrow on how it went. Dave

IHear what you're saying but i'm pretty lucky that both bands the guitarists are very controlled and we balance stage volume against the drums. I generally dont have any issue with volume creep other than from soundcheck to actually playing the gig. We play lots of gigs with just vocal PA's in both bands. Its the same drummer in both bands and he has a tendency to play a little bit quieter during soundcheck than the gig itself meaning the guitarist and myself have to notch it up very slightly when we start the gig. Was a nuisance at first but i've gotten used to it over the years. Guitarist with the Marshall rig typically runs his master volume at 2 or less. That's the punk band which plays smaller gigs but he loves the tone from his Marshall rig. Have to admit i do like it with a Les Paul which is my fav guitar tone. Personally i've looked at the Kempers for bass but i hate fiddling with programmes etc. Much prefer to just plug in and play. Dave

Think i'm missing something here ? Dave

One band the guitarist uses a Freidman amp and a 2x12 cab which i'm not sure mfr. Other band is a Marshall amp and either one or two 412 cabs depending on gig size. Dave

Now that made my morning. Still laughing. Dave