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what I mean is, when it's it's my desk. My keys player usually does the sound but if it is me, I do go out front and listen, then I monitor thru my IEM. It usually works a treat. I recently noticed a lack of guitar at a gig (there were 3 of them). Had I not had my IEM I wouldn't have noticed because they all had amps on stage. When he did a solo I couldnt hear him at all. Needed a new mic lead

I agree with this. My bass playing is much better with IEM Also I try to get the FOH sound in my ears (when I'm doing the sound, I just use the headphone socket on the desk) I cant always get that if someone else is doing the whole PA, so i try and get as balanced a sound as I can

best thing I've ever done. I followed the advice on the bible. KZ ZS10 and KZ ZARs. I cant tell which I prefer. Luckily all my bands use IEM now so it's super easy I won't play without them now, even on a dep gig

I have a northwest neck on a bitsa, its very good, I also have a cheap chinese fretless neck that's good and a fretted one that looks ok but I havent fitted it yet

great gig yesterday. Played 2 x 50 minute sets then 1 x 70 min Home by 7.15, awesome happy new year everyone

This happened to the full band version of my 80s duo. With the drummer, at least half of the set was totally live and a few songs have so much backing vocals, we did cheat and use a very stripped down backing track. Then the drummer didn't want to do pub gigs any more, so we just added the drums to the already used tracks and downloaded the drum bits for the other songs. It's all 80s stuff and we dont miss the drummer at all (and we get more money each, set up, pack down all easier too) we're all used to BT so it doesnt cause any grief

I used to play with the Victory/Cornford amp designer. He always told me off for tying my leads in a knot I coil them now, like he did, with the velcro tag to hold them together It stops my mic leads dying so soon

my 80s duo is called Miami Vice. Top 80s cop show but some people still ask what kind of stuff do we play. 'Just 80s' i tell them

playing my favourite pub gig NYE. 3pm till 6pm. Duo 80s gig It will be an absolute hoot, it always is in there and I've not seen them since March I'll be home by 7

merry christmas to you all, here's to 2025 I'll see you in the bar somewhere

I work in a family engineering business. 30 years ago our top cnc machinist announced he was leaving. Oh no, what will we do without Dereck, he's sort of irreplaceable. Now up steps my brother with a degree in Mechanical engineering, (who was pretty good on the lathes side of things) he went and did some serious reading about milling and cnc milling The upshot, we realised that no one is irreplaceable and actuallly Dereck wasn't that good. So, from a playing perspective, there is always someone that could do it and do it well if you're the BL then that's a whole new game

roll on 2025

I used a hartke transporter 4x10 for many years. It sounded good

statii forum seems to be back now

My first bass hero. Watching the TV show Marc. A jazz bass should have dual concentric pots because of Herbie's that was a good watch, thank you Ruby

it's still a few months away!! Still time!!

I totally agree with you If I could get a reverso for the right money, I would

have you still got the Warwick?

it's fine I think. I cant remember what he was playing when I saw them at Wembley, too long ago

A neck has arrived. It feels ok and the wood looks pretty nice too

loved that cover @BigRedX, lovely vocal where was the vid shot, looks like a lovely place

dusty as the day it was born😅

nice, but too expensive for me these days

that's weird. I'm getting the same

there must be a circuit diagram out there. Then get someone to make it Have you tried the Statii forum?