Kevsy71

That was my very first bass shop experience as a young teen 32 years ago. After being handed the slapped bass, I think I played each open string slowly twice whilst wishing the earth would open. I've often thought I'd like to walk back in with a Wal and a Ken Smith, point out to the shop assistants that they make commission on sales, and that they made a HUGE mistake not being nicer to me decades before...and then I remember that I'm not Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.

Ah, I wasn't sure (and can't test because I don't have Windows) whether this part was relevant: " If you have two USB microphones or any other separate sound devices you can aggregate them as a single device for recording in Audacity, or use other recording software to record the two devices to separate tracks. On Windows you can try the following. Some applications can route two devices to one stream. Use Voice Meeter (donationware - see this YouTube video tutorial) or Virtual Audio Cable (not free). It may also be possible on Windows to use the "Listen" feature to route inputs to the output, though this is slightly lossy. Right-click over the speaker icon by the system clock, then choose "Recording devices". Right-click over the first device, choose "Properties" then the "Listen" tab (if available). Check "Listen to this device" and set it to play through the required soundcard. Repeat the steps for the other devices. Use the "stereo mix" feature on your soundcard (if it has such a feature) to record the computer playback. Alis can capture simultaneous recordings from different soundcards." What USB mixer do you have? Less ability to process each instrument, but probably the option requiring the least Windows shenanigans...

Sure, as long as each is recognised by the PC as an audio-capable interface, then it should just be a case of connecting them all and then selecting the appropriate interface for each track. E.g. for audacity, https://www.uwec.edu/help/audacity/basics.htm#input And for simultaneous recording: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_recording_how_to_s.html#Can_I_record_from_two_microphones_.28or_even_two_soundcards.29_at_the_same_time.3F Alternatively you can plug multiple inputs into your USB mixer, but then you're relying on the mixer's capabilities to tweak each instrument/voice and then apply post-processing to allof them en masse - whereas multiple inputs can each map to a single track, and you can then apply the appropriate processing (EQ, compression etc.) to each track as required by that instrument. Hope that helps!

I'd miss the good ones, but I suspect they will last longer because they're good. I certainly won't miss the arrogant chancers though...

Our local quoted a mate's teeenage son £90 to change the nut and add a D string to his super-budget no-name bass... I did it for £5 including parts and setup! No surprise that it's now closed...

Apologies, I completely missed your question! CS: 43mm, 9.5" radius, oval C Limelight: 41mm, 9.5" radius, and what I think is a 'U' shape - certainly fuller in the hand, but still very playable given the smaller nut and lovely rolled edges.

Old Fender Rumble 150 that I painted surf green and added a top handle to. Cost me £100, the volume pot is shot and not too easy to replace so I just play through the effects return with a Tech21 VT. Has been my rehearsal and pubs amp for years, even used with a low pass filter as a kick drum amp a few times, love it to bits

Now THAT is timing!

Terrible gig last weekend: I was recovering from actual-not-man-flu and had not picked up the bass, or in fact left the house, in 5 days. Got to watch my son's band first who were brilliant, and he's already a better bass player than me so proud father . Then a quick break and we're on, for a 90 minute set - when in fact standing without a bass for 90 minutes would have been a major challenge. As usual, we played at battle tempo, and I badly cramped my left forearm and then hand after about 30 minutes. Luckily we had a break and one of the bar staff had asked to play for a couple of songs, and I was grateful for the chance to recover. Hand and arm now back at full power, we belted out another five and I was really enjoying myself - when up comes the barman to ask us to stop mid-song! Noise complaint...? No - one of the staff had had a stroke!!! Cue a very fast tear down of the PA and kit as paramedics arrived and the pub cleared. Thankfully we found out a few days later that the patient had been discharged, and in fact we're going back there next month, when I'm hoping history will not repeat itself...

"The bass guitarist: The whole room is filled with power. Your power, pure power. Without you, the core of the song is gone. They need you and you know it." Has anyone quoted this to successfully negotiate a bigger cut of the band fee? Will try tonight at the Dog & Duck and report back.

Beauty! How are you finding the neck shape..?

Just to say the Stratosphere are US based - whilst I was happy with the Fender MIJ neck they sent me and the shipping time, you will need to account for customs (ouch!).

Thanks so much for the early announcement and setup work Hamster ! Very much looking forward to meeting many more BCers

Or a MIM Wal...?

Any idea if that's him playing on After Midnight Chris? Fantastic, bubbling line; learning it at the moment! And thanks for the Chuck Rainey links everyone, I now have some very pleasant homework to catch up on..

I mainly work from home and they live right behind me in my compact and bijou office/man-cavelet.