Acebassmusic

Just sold a number of cables to Brian. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks 👍

Just sold a Ken Smith strap to Warren. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks 👍

Just sold a speakon cable to Pete. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks 👍

Just sold a speakon cable to Nik. Easy deal, quick payment, first class thanks 👍

I'm enjoying thread and learning new tips from it 👍 For 15 years I ran the sound for my band from the stage whilst playing bass and doing harmonies. This doesn't give you much time to learn on the job! It was important to me to occasionaly set up the PA (and full band in a decent size room) and have "hands on time" to become really familiar with the mixer and any new mics / gear that had appeared. I eventually found a solution to getting the singers to co-operate......"Do you want to sound great or sh!te? 'Cos I can do both 🤣" Also getting them in front of the PA so they can hear themselves and the changes between the augmented and dry sounds helped.

I know this doesn't help you but....🤣

Not quite the same bass but I put a Babicz bridge on a Fender FMT 22 fret that I had 👍 The 5 string version I had weighed in at 140g / 5oz

I must have missed the memo but I'm not sure "what bands actually need in a bass player" means and can be quantified in such a generalised manner. Each band has different needs and I'm sure that swapping Stanley Clarke and Adam Clayton into each others bands wouldn't be what was needed. Horses for courses and all that. Not sure what you mean by "self-promoting PITA" either? Any company or person making a sustainable career should promote themselves. That is how they build their market and get more work. What PITA bread has to do with this I don't know! 🤷‍♀️🤣 5 secs on Google gave me THIS. I'm sure its a pretty abridged version of his musical career as his many appearances at the "Dog & Duck" probably don't make as good a selling point as "touring and recording as a sideman on a dozen records and tours" does for the reader. YMMV

Here's a looooooong but interesting review of "ski jump problems" on Talkbass where a number of luthiers / repair people have tried to gather actual data and critically analyse all potential failure modes. The top and bottom I take from it is that it seems that the "ski jump" usually is the neck bending in the area around the 14th to 16th fret where the transition from the heel (rectangle profile) to the neck (circular profile) occurs due to the cross section of the neck (and therefore stiffness) is reduced by approx. 25%. We tend to think that the bend is in the heel area (at the last frets) as that is where the strings choke out. They also talk about the effect of adding shims and concluded that fitting a shim doesn't cause the ski-jump as the neck bending they identified was not in the heel area but slighly towards the nut in the transition area. YMMV

It very much depends on the wider context.....I have been in bands where: 1) a good person has quit immediately with no discernible reason then I would have reservations about having them back 2) a good person has quit immediately with good reasoning (family / work / life has thrown them a curve ball as it does) then yeah I'd consider them again 3) a time wasting, egotistical, "I'm better than all of you", narcissistic, over confident / undertalented, total twunt.....er, I'm not thinking of anyone in particular....honest! Then I would possibly pass on the chance. 🤣🤣

As others have said, if you're next to the drummer and cant hear them then one or more people on the stage are WAAAAAAYYYY too loud! If you can't hear the drummer for any reason usually you can see them and get visual clues on the tempo / stops / pushes etc. Not the best way but it can help. I've been going to jams or been in the house band since last century 🤣 and some songs you wish had been recorded as everything just worked together........other times its more of a train wreck (occasionally caused by yours truly 🤣) I think its a great place to learn to listen and watch what others are doing within a song. It can be scary and difficult at first but once youve learned the basis of a few songs and done it a few times it gets easier and more fun 👍

Just sold an Auralex Gramma pad to Paul. Easy deal, quick payment etc. First class 👍

I used to have a 410L for a few years (two 10's front facing, two 10's side firing and the tweeter) which I later paired with the 2x15 (why? no idea but I did 🤣). I'd switched from SWR Goliath cabs to Schroeder as they were some of the first lightweight cabs to come on the market. They were solidly made cabs that could withstand gigging life. However, on mine, the general finish was a bit lacking as in the carpet covering edges needed re-gluing early on and the manufacturers label on the speakon plate was a badly printed piece of paper hand cut out and roughly glued to the back. 🤔 Sound wise it pretty much was as @Lozz196 says, on it`s own it was a little middy but in a band setting it really shone with a rich full sound and great dispersion.

Have you looked around in the preamp cavity for stray strands of wire? All it needs is one strand causing a connection where it should'nt and it will drain the battery. Sometimes they can be sods to find as they're very fine and probably hiding behind something else. Good luck on finding a solution. 👍

Ah yes.....you seem to have experienced the joys of Aberdeen traffic planning department who seem to be permanently on drugs! 😠 The assignment of bus gates and LEZ change monthly now I think just to confuse people and allow them to hand out fines for the poor council coffers. Where was your gig? (Glad it was a good one)

I've used the ACS Pro17's for the last 15 years in a number of different bands and going to others gigs. For me the £150 per pair is THE best value musical equipment I have bought. As @Lozz196 says many bands (including one of the ones I'm in ) are a danger to hearing. My plan is that when I become unable to gig the ACS will have saved my hearing enough for me to still hear and enjoy my music collection.

I've just bought Roys Mesa Boogie D-800 off him. It's as described, in excellent condition, well packed and all comms were 1st class. Thanks for a speedy deal. 👍