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I've just indulged myself and bought a wireless mic, so the mics and instruments are now all wireless. We have mains leads and input leads to both PA speakers and both active monitors, sometimes mic up the bass drum, and other than that there's just the leads from pedalboards to amps. Oh, and the lighting. The only leads now that go across the stage (rather than round the back) are the bass drum mic lead (which we put under the stands so there's as short an exposed run as possible) and the lead connecting the two monitors. Reasonably tidy, there may be a bit of room for improvement in the mains area.

2U 420mm rack bag: [url="http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/manufacturer/product.asp?item=spider-2u-rack-bag-padded-5367-6631"]http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/manufacturer/product.asp?item=spider-2u-rack-bag-padded-5367-6631[/url] 3U version: [url="http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/type/product.asp?item=spider-3u-rack-bag-padded-5368-7430"]http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/type/product.asp?item=spider-3u-rack-bag-padded-5368-7430[/url]

He may have overlooked the minor issues that could arise from having giant furrows all over a fretless fingerboard.

Another vote for Pro Audio Services - he's done a couple of repairs on Mackie SRM450s for me.

Sennheiser HD419 for me. But Bluetooth does appeal to me too. Edit: Those August Bluetooth headphones would appeal to me if there was a transmitter too.

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1442096619' post='2864451'] The brown plastics on the back are quite interesting, as these are consistent with earlier '50s Les Pauls. Not sure about the rest of it, but it doesn't look too promising. Not sure about the mis-matched flame/plain top, the bare wood in the truss rod cavity or the clunky chrome tuners, which look like Klusons with different heads. [/quote] The top's a bit odd - in the fifth photo it seems to be bookmatched, in the fourth the two halves look very different.

One I want to do but the drummer vehemently refuses: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQgICDxGEQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQgICDxGEQ[/url]

[quote name='jonsmith' timestamp='1441990184' post='2863637'] Although it seems that some of us don't care about our sound - a concept I'm still trying to get to grips with - some of us do and want to get the best results with what is available to us. [/quote] I don't think anyone said they don't care about their sound. My personal feeling is that I do care about my sound but I don't care if that sound isn't the same as the sound on the original record.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1441999780' post='2863757'] Thanks! Car off road for the weekend. :-( But no problem really as it is my birthday and various friends are taking me out! :-) [/quote] Get them to take you to PMT then!

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1441988027' post='2863608'] Couldn't agree more! How many threads have we had discussing tone when noodling at home and tone to cut through in a band situation. [/quote] There's also the odd thread about being in front of or behind the beat, which I suspect is what's behind what may appear as sloppy timing in isolation.

There's a black classical guitar up for £8-61. It's getting silly when the postage is more expensive than the instrument.

We need another Midlands Bass Bash so I can try this out. And have cake, of course.

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1441978535' post='2863483'] But a guitar or a bass IS a "hand held device". [/quote] So is pen and paper.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1441971185' post='2863360'] I'm not sure which I prefer and the reasons for that preference... Why-Fi [/quote] There's a lady down the road whose opinion I would value - MIL-Fi.

"The Slider" by T Rex. "Electric Warrior" tends to be the more recognised album but I think that "The Slider" was a further development of their sound and more sophistication to the songs.

How about [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s[/url] And of course there's [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU[/url] and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM[/url] But maybe [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32SkxLCZz_o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32SkxLCZz_o[/url] is more like what the OP envisaged.

[quote name='operative451' timestamp='1441901003' post='2862820'] I can't work out how to do the embed thing... [/quote] Change the https:// to http://

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1441885369' post='2862558'] Funnily enough, I find talking a lot harder than singing when playing bass. When I try to say something to my band mates, I always end up sounding like a demented ape with a speech impediment.... [/quote] I have the same problem. Perhaps speaking with the rhythm you're playing would help, as demonstrated here speaking while playing bongos: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akK4mzEZVRU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akK4mzEZVRU[/url]

Kayleigh - Marillion.

We have a similarly sized singer to your number 1 option and I wouldn't want to replace her. She'd probably divorce me, for one thing.

Just about anything by Ivor Biggun. Anything by Flanders and Swann.

It's not about chords though, it's melody and drones (also cf. sitar).

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1441802503' post='2861886'] The audience aren't out of time though... They are just clapping on the "wrong" beats. And it's only convention that dictates you should clap on beat 2 and 4 of this style of music rather than 1 and 3. [/quote] Indeed, it's not like the imbeciles who clap during ice dancing and figure skating routines, who have no concept of clapping in time. And they are the reason that tambourines should never be left in range of the audience.

I've used PVA glue on the ones I've done.

If it was a Bass 7, I'd say avoid it like the plague. As it's a Bass 8, it might not be as appallingly bad.