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All the best with it Blue. Sure it will be a great night. Dave

I'm kinda with you on this but would have to add that when i was learning i was trying to copy my fav players which at that time were Jack Bruce, Neil Murray and Glenn Hughes and of course Geddy. They were the players i was aiming to be like and after a couple of yrs learning the basics from lessons and music sheets back in mid 70's i decided it was time to look at Jazz / Prog Rock players and that took me into a whole new world listening to Richard Sinclair, Tony Levin, Mo Foster John Wetton and a few others and of course Neil Murray again who can play anything. That led me into listening to players that were way out of my league like Jeff Berlin, Percy Jones, Jaco P. To this day i still listen to guys i cant copy but i can pick up little bits and bobs that i can use in my day to day job. With the amount of social media and interweb the younger generation have a fast entry into how to play fancy bass licks but i worry they might be missing the basics and what's needed in typical pub band. I know bands that have auditioned some young guys and all they wanted to do was slap and pop and couldn't hold a basic rhythm with the drummer and they obviously were over-looked for the simpler player that could hold a song together. Most bands aren't looking for a bass soloist. Just my own views of course. Dave

No-one specific these days. Usually i'm looking at gear reviews and its more about the bass than the playing. Historically tho my favs have been (in no specific order other than how i remebered them) MarloweDK Bass Whisperer Michael Manring Stuart Clayton Tyler Spicer Ivanbassist Charles Berthoud Frederico Malaman

Oddly enough i mostly keep the pan centred except when mucking around at home and with my Jazz i have both volumes full. I'm never happy with the tone if the pan is moved off centre or i reduce one volume on my jazz. I have one exception to that which is my Overwater custom fretless where the pan seems more controllable and gives a more refined change over between pick ups. With my other basses i find the tone changes too much towards the pick up its moved to and i get either a more P tone or a more rear Jazz pick up tone so i just leave it centred and adjust tone controls to get what i like. Dave PS i'd be happier with just one volume and one tone.

My EQ will depend on what bass i use and room acoustics to be honest but generally speaking i run it flat most times occassionally i'll nudge up the mids a bit. Dave

4-5 mths to move house, must have a big house Sounds like a good gig to get too. I won tickets for that show a few yrs back but couldn't make it. Dave

Why is the band on hold till 2023. December is the usually the busiest time for bands. I know you've probably told me the reason but at my age i have a short memory The good news is you wont be disappointed when you do start gigging with the WB-100. As someone mentioned above the WB-100 sits really well in the mix without the low boominess you get with some all tube amps. Even using my P bass the sound is deep but retains a clarity i've never come across in an all tube amp. Some amps sound "woolly" with a lack of definition which suits many styles but i like to hear my notes clearly. Hopefully your band gets a move on and some gigs come your way soon. Dave

Methil Ex-Services in Fife last night. Glam covers band. About half full which the club said was good under current climate. Dancing from 2nd or 3rd song, lots of vids being taken on phones altho haven't seen any yet. Band sounded good. Backline and vocal PA and the new Handbox WB-100 did a sterling job and all running flat on EQ with master at 11 o'clock. Club was very impressed and have asked if we could do next years Hogmanay 2023. Gave them a price and they will run it thru the committee this morning at their AGM. Feedback from the audience was very positive and everyone had a great time. Band is really starting to tighten up with our new guitarist and band feels a lot more settled. Drive home was a bummer as it was heavy rain / sleet with fair bit of flooding on roads. Very pleased this morning albeit tired. Bed at 4am and cats at 9am this morning. Dave

Nice collection of fretless basses. Post a pic of them for us. I like having a fretless in the house but i've never really managed to master the fretless but i keep trying. I have my Overwater custom fretless 6er which is nice. Over the years i've had P fretless (unlined 1980), WAL (lined 1982), Jaydee (unlined 2015), Overwater 6er fretless (unlined 2000) and an old Yamaha BX-1 i removed the frets Dave

Well we did a large club last night with the Glam covers band with just vocal PA and used the WB-100 backline only. Was definitely a little worried the HB would run out of steam but nope it handled it with ease. Had the Gain at 1 o'clock at the crunch setting with just a little bit of edge to it. EQ was totally flat and master was at 11 o'clock. It was faultless. Stage was a bit boomy but it just meant we felt the bass on stage as well as hearing it. Out front the tone was perfect. No vids appeared yet but hopefully some later. Club was approx half full. Feedback was excellent. Dancing from 2nd or 3rd song all the way thru the night and lots of people taking vids with their phones. We have been asked if we could do 2023 Hogmanay night. We gave them our price and they said they would run it thru the AGM committee this morning at 10am. They were very impressed by sounds of it. Used my Sandberg VM4 (tried the P bass but on stage it was even more boomy so opted for old faithful) HB WB-100 into Mesa SW210/115 rig. A very successful night for us. Only downside was the 2hr drive home in torrential rain with lots of flooding. Got home and watched the F1 Qualifiers with my coffee and biccies before bed 4am. Back up for the cats at 9:30am. I'm now wishing i hadn't sold my Auralex Gramma last year. Looks like i'm gonna have to buy a new one as last 2 gigs have had hollow wooden stages and lots of booming. Dave

Good point. You end up with racke ears that are bgger than the amp itself LOL

Amazing amps, i'm doing a club tonight (approx 200 people) with just a vocal PA and will see how the WB-100 handles it volume wise. Backline only but i'm taking my Mpulse600 along just in case. We are looking at sorting PA out to get everything thru it. QSC 15's 3 way cabs on the med sized PA. If we need to use our QSC Bass bins we need to hire a van so its a bit of trial and error at moment. This will be its big test for me. If it handles this size venue it can do anything. I love the simplicity of the WB-100. Dave

Nice mid punch coming thru @WoT. Can you remember where your EQ settings were for that tone. Enjoyed the song too, been a while since i heard that. Dave

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I get the feeling you want an unlined fretless. Maybe santa will be good to you Dave 😂

Always thought the old Squier jazz had a nice tone and i reckon it was down to the resin boards. Dave

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have always made it clear that KISS was a business. They've made a good living out of KISS and they have a huge global following. Cant fault them for that. Lot of bands would love to have played the venues they've played and earned that kind of money. Takes a lot of work at the outset. Have to say i'm not a huge fan but i do like some of their albums with Destroyer being one of my all time fav albums. Can't say i'd buy an axe bass or something like that but i did like the Staccato bass he used once. I did buy a Geddy Signature bass (CIJ version) and i'm a Rush fan but it was in a sale and had better reviews than the US versions so it was a good buy for me. Its still one of the best Jazz basses i've ever played and there's been a few. Amazing tone and neck feel with a lovely low action. Its a keeper. Wouldn't buy one of the expensive custom shop signature basses tho. Silly money. Dave

How can this thread keep up with you @cetera

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I'm really curious to see where it ends up altho its a moving target and will probably outlive me Dave

This could end up a very high number. What made you think of this @ped ? 😀 Dave

I get that a lot with in house sound guys. Annoys the heck out of me. Dave

Depends on what bass i use but generally speaking i lean towards a more mid focused EQ for all basses. I dont like a booming bass tone. Also have same issue when standing in front of my cabs that the tone isnt what i like to hear but when i move out front the depth is there. Dave