jimmyb625

Exactly my thoughts. Obviously there had to be the "forced" drama to make it tv friendly, but it was great to see how happy it made them.

I love being involved in any type of live performance, whether it be playing, acting, or running tech stuff. There's an immediacy to it which I find really addictive. Still, I know it's not for everyone and it's all good as long as everyone's enjoying what they choose to do.

A 60th birthday party to a mainly ambivalent audience, although the birthday boy said we were his favourite band and paid well. A rare picture of me smiling, lifted from a video taken by the DJ.

I've heard that sort of attitude can get you banned from here!

We've got the support slot for this tour, so I thought I'd drop it in here.

Andertons are due to be getting some stock at the end of the month, although I'm not sure if all of their pre-sales are spoken for.

The Big Al was a great bass. It was a real shame that it didn't catch on more.

I'm not really offended by jokes such as that, I just think they're a bit rubbish and "easy".

You might mock him, but they're going for £1.55 now, so who's the real winner eh??

I'm really interested in hearing what you think the relative strengths of each one are. My heart's telling me I want the SVT version, but I'm wondering if the fender version would be a better fit. We're a sort of folky, Americana type of band.

Not exactly my gig, but I'm responsible for making sure it all works and doesn't sound terrible, so I'm claiming it! A (very) local show, raising money for The Christie, with electronic duo Une.

Skoda Rapid saloon for me, which is slightly smaller than the Octavia, but still with a fairly large boot. I'm hankering after an Octavia Vrs estate for my next one, as I'm having a mid-life crisis, but am still just about sensible enough to consider load-carrying capacity!

If I end up getting one (which is highly likely) I think it will end up on a small board with that configuration: tuner, compressor, bassrig

Does my post only show that? To me it looks like there's some text with it.

As @skankdelvar said earlier on the thread, it's not a band, it's one person looking to form a band.

This isn't helping:

Maybe he wants to call the band "Flaccid Pen!s" and it wouldn't suit the image to have a woman in the band?

I was actually surprised, as I thought it would be more expensive than it is (I don't work for them). It's still a fair chunk of cash though.

These look interesting, they may challenge my gear abstinence resolution for 2022... https://origineffects.com/product/bassrig-super-vintage/ https://origineffects.com/product/bassrig-64-black-panel/

It's that old it can't even stand up!

The '73 Jazz is worth next to nothing, I mean, it's almost 50 years old. Everything wears out after that much time has elapsed. As I'm such a generous guy, I'll give you £50 for it, probably only get some of that back for scrap...

I think it's the opposite way around?

Pales into insignificance compared to the old PIA 747, which used to struggle to meet minimum altitude... This was the source: https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.htm

Well, yes and no. If you're looking at sound pressure levels, in a free field, then it's a 6dB decrease with doubling distance. 3dB is a doubling of power and 10dB is an apparent doubling of loudness. The 10dB value is also conflated by our (humans) non-linear frequency perception, where we naturally perceive frquencies around the conversational area to be louder. According to one reference on t'interweb, 96dB is (roughly) equivalent to a Boeing 737 or DC-9 aircraft at 1 nautical mile before landing. I live directly under the flightpath for Runway 2 at Manchester airport and the sound/noise of a 737 has never concerned me. However, having lived here as long as I have, I rarely pay much attention to them, which highlights the problem of perception.

If it were me, I'd be looking at something like a Behringer composer pro. It's a 19" rack unit and they go for around £50 on ebay.