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I missed some of these replies sorry. I'm not sure how it helped the singers, but they both preferred it My -30db plugs are ACS I think the wearable subs and in-ears thing misses the point of the room. I've tried the P&D drum throne with built in sub. It's pretty cool but it's not the same. I think there's something happening in the time domain but it's very difficult to define

IMO fretting a barre chord is very different to fretting a single note. It's worth persevering with acoustic as it'll build up that strength, but electric would be much easier

Howden Live in Howden on Saturday. We knew ticket sales had been slow but the promoter insisted we crack on. He even paid us in advance! News that morning that the local support had pulled out... a sombre 2 hour drive up from my house fearing the worst. When we arrived, the venue looked pretty cool, probably 400 capacity, nice big stage, but there were several guys huddled around a rack of PA gear and a fuse box. There was some talk of an hour round trip to get a small PA that might do the job considering the low ticket sales. Somehow they managed to cobble together a working PA from what was there, but they skipped close mics on the drums, and the drum wedge was out. So was any chance of a meal before our set as it had taken quite a while. Anyway, we played 1hr 45 to about 40 people in a 400 capacity room and it was awesome. So much fun, and occasionally very funny. You can see the stage invader here

I'd set the amp first with the EQ on the bass flat, purely because I'd use the EQ on the bass to make changes while moving around on stage

I'm wearing custom moulded ear plugs with -30db filters in them. It's more about "feel" than sound. There's a connection between the low end coming out of the bass rig, and the bass drum, and it's just not there otherwise

Just a few experiences in favour of amps and volume... I'm playing drums in a 2 piece band. The guitarist uses a submarine pickup through an octaver for the bass sound. He always struggles to hear his own vocals, so I set us up a "silent" rehearsal rig. Both of us used in-ears for vocals, bass and guitar, with only the drums making any real noise. We thought it was brilliant. One day, when setting up a big rig to record his guitars for the album (stereo guitar rig, full stack for the bass sound), we thought it'd be good to have a jam with it. The vocals went back through the PA, our ear plugs went back in, and F*&K ME we both said, this is awesome. We've not gone back to the in-ears My main band have an Xair-18 which we bought to record our album in a bigger, more covid-secure room. Our guitarist has always used his POD and recently bought a fancy new modelling pedal. He's really into the idea of a quiet stage. Again, the singer struggles to hear himself on stage sometimes. The bassist always used a small TC combo. He's been talking about getting a new amp all year, and at first I was trying to convince him to go ampless, but there was no way. We played a festival where they had an Ashdown Rootmaster into an 8x10 on stage, and it had us grinning at each other the whole set. So, he bought a Rootmaster, and a Barefaced 4 x 10. We had our first rehearsal with it last night and F&(K ME we both said. Maybe this is just the drummer's point of view, but with a great big bass sound, everything is grooving better

One of the most common problems in my recording sessions is tuning. It seems to me, people don't know how to use their tuners properly. They keep hitting the note, not giving the tuner time to settle, and obviously getting frustrated, meaning they hit harder, making the note sharper On bass, just play the harmonic at the 12th fret once, and wait for the tuner to settle to see if you need to adjust up or down (or at all)

Star & Garter in Manchester on Friday night. We went down well, won new fans, and had a great night, but there were more flip-ups than ever! Probably due to the guitarist having to be on the wrong side of the stage, meaning his deaf side was facing the drums. We just about held it together anyway

Wroot Rocks on Saturday, packed hall, absolutely drenched with sweat by the end of the set, played well, sounded ace Northern Kin festival on Sunday, we were first on but still plenty in the big top, so cool to play on such a big stage with a big PA. They had an ampeg SVT and fridge for our bassist, sounded cool. I don't have a pic from the audience perspective. This is just after sound check

Wigan Diggers Festival last night. Brilliant big stage and sound system. Great crowd. The only negative was the shared drum kit. In hindsight I should have insisted I use my own but I don't like to rock the boat. It looks like an adult brought breakables to a kids drum kit! And there was no rug so the bass drum was wandering around

I really doubt we'll do a CD but will sort you a download when it's finished

This site: https://decibelhearing.com/high-frequency-hearing-loss/ Says "17,400 Hz is a frequency that only teenagers can hear. Most people over the age of 18 cannot hear this tone " Having said that, I'm 36 and I just played the example there and could hear it on my headphones

If you're over 30 and can hear 20Khz I'd be very surprised indeed! EDIT: when I used to gig on bass I'd be taking at least 5 dirty pedals with me, so we're definitely in agreement there!

I'm just recovering from an infection in my right ear. For the first few days everything on that side sounded like there was a ring modulator on it. I found it very disorientating, especially in situations with a lot of background noise. You have my sympathy! 3 weeks on and it's almost back to normal, which is a massive releif, as I make a chunk of my living as a producer The bassist in my band admits he can't hear any treble, pretty much nothing over 10Khz, so when he tries to disparage my choice of cymbals, I rightly disparage his hearing

Thanks! We'll have an album out soon, just a couple of tweaks to go

great thread guys, 3/5 is underselling it The guitarist in one of my bands is totally deaf in one ear. There's a device you can get, a mic that goes on your deaf side, connected to a hearing aid type thing on your working side, and it's supposed to sort it out for you. He tried it at the audiologists and was amazed. Then he tried it in real life situations such as in a jam or down the pub, and it was worse than useless, totally disorientating. It must work for some people, so maybe worth a go for you @Killed_by_Death?

A very sweaty one last night in one of the rehearsal rooms at Riff Factory in Stoke. The first gig for my new two piece band Cancel Culture. We played 6 songs, about 20 minutes. Such a rush to play heavy music again!! Can't wait to play some more with this band

You must have a great guitarist to attempt that!

Off The Tracks festival yesterday afternoon. A packed barn with a lively crowd. Some guy shouted "oi drummer, you're amazing", which was nice, although he probably has no idea whether I'm any good or not

My new 2 piece band. I'm on drums

Great atmosphere with a heady stench of skunk, although thank $£^^ for that as otherwise you'd have been smelling the portaloos!

We (headsticks) played Beautiful Days festival this weekend, the big top on Friday, then Bimble Inn on Saturday. Both were ace gigs. I'm on drums but out bassist is awesome. Standard American P

Thanks! I've not actually come accross a bass/guitar I can't get a good sound out of yet

Yes it is! I used to play big 6 string basses but I have an issue with my left wrist and so it's short scale or nothing now. I do have a nice old Squier Musicmaster, but I used the Bronco just because I leave it at the studio all the time.