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The Kulturwekstatt have for many years had a blues themed Easter Monday lunchtime concert with the regular Georg Schroeter/Marc Breitfelder band. Previously Georg and Marc have had brought guest artist with them but recently they've just had Kalle Reuter. Every song has a piano solo, a harmonica solo and a guitar solo in it. They're all amazing musicians but "They're Red Hot" doesn't have to last 15 minutes. We're not going again unless they change something, it was so boring last year. They'd better not see me play then! Life's too short for such pettiness

It was last Thursday, not last night. I was complimented on my tone, my timing and for being the first of their bassists to notice the do do do dee dee da do bit in the middle of the organ solo in Golden Brown. Apparently all of my predecessors have either missed it entirely or come in late. Because of which they don't play it anymore, so I was wrong as well 😂

Yep, I thought that as well so I threw the amp and cab sims away and it sounds much better for it. However what I'm actually using is based on the Dark Pre patch. I'll see if I can download it on Thursday and upload it here if it works.

I've just noticed that the bridge on my Squier Jazz 5er is curling up at the back, the fulcrum is the fixing screws. It's the standard Fender/Squier improved BBOT, the ones with the solid block rather than being bent and to my eyes looks identical to the one on my Fender P-Bass V. Can I do anything about it or is it a new bridge time, chunkier construction like a Schaller or a BadAss? It's strung with D'Addario ECB81-5 standard tuning.

My Peavybird mashup uses two Delano Quad Coil pickups, VVT with push-pull volumes. It's wired as follows, Neck - V in: P-Bass, V out: Reverse P. Bridge - V in: All coils, V out: P-Bass. They all work as they should with the tap test and can be be played as P/All, Reverse P/all, Double P and Reverse P/P. Much to my dissapointment I can't tell any big difference between any of the combinations. They're nice sounding pickups, just not what I was hoping for.

I organised the monthly music night in our regular in West Haddon for a year. No-one turned up after the second one. On the last one there were quite a few people in the pub asking when the music night was going to start. My response that it would start as soon as someone was willing to stand up and sing/play something was met with some bemusement. "What, someone has to make an effort for us to be entertained?"

I quite like Vision Thing.....

I find it convenient. I don't wear a watch, we have no wall clock in our rehearsal space and if there is one it's not always on the most convenient wall, and it's easier to look at rather than finding whichever pocket I've put my phone in. So, need? Probably not. Want? Definitely. Why? Because I can

It was supposed to be mounted horizontally under the rear most top rail, which would have been right at the back. Just before he pressed the print button, as a final proof @rwillett asked me to measure the internal dimensions of the flight case and the biggest pedal that was going on the top deck. He then modelled it, and voila the pedal poked up through the flight case lid. By quite a lot, like most of the pedal quite a lot. Cue muffled swearing and a lot of rethinking to come up with what, we think, is a very neat solution.

Massive rework of my board, from a DIY thing based on reclaimed 19" rack plates to this, utilising Rob's 3D printer and his patience! And the lights are on, I'm not convinced anyone is home though!

An @rwillett 3D printed custom board. Rob can tell the whole gory story if he likes. Suffice to say that he is a scholar and a gentleman with the patience of a saint.

Extremely random thing, not an effect, but definitely DIY. This thing exists because it can, not necessarily because it should. I'm the kind of weirdo who wants all my outputs from my pedal board to be nice and neat in the same place. I also want a clock on my board. So....

Yeap, I need singing lessons. And a music stand. I get to "...ears burn" and run out of words

You can also get something called Chord.ai. It's only available on mobile unfortunately, but it seems to be reasonably accurate.

Does having given up because it's not a song I like count as being defeated? In that case Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac. I'm sure I could learn to play it if I absolutely had to, but I found it incredibly meh as a song.

Take aways from last nights rehearsal: 1. I really like playing Princess of The Streets, it's, I think, my current favourite song to play. 2. I'm an idiot with no ability to say no. I've ended up having to sing No More Heroes and Peaches. I can't hold a tune, I have no technique and end up really hoarse when I try to sing, but it's a new challenge either way These are they BTW https://www.youtube.com/@MrPardoned, I'm not on any of the videos, I've only been with them since the beginning of Feb

Well, the suggestions from the machine of SVT into a Bass Drv (Sansamp clone) and then into my own GK head sounded bloody awful TBH! I ended up with this: DarkPre: Gain: 75 Bass: 50 Mid: 70 Treble: 55 Level: 55 Graphic EQ: Boost: 800 Hz to 1 kHz Cut: 200 Hz Boost: 3 kHz Which may not be exactly accurate, but it sounds really nice. On the off chance we record anything I'll post it up.

I used MS CoPilot because it's part of our 365 subscription! But yes, I just asked it. Q and A in full. What's the best settings on a Zoom B3n to get JJ Burnel's bass tone, specifically from the first three albums Copilot said: Copilot To emulate JJ Burnel's iconic bass tone from The Stranglers' first three albums using a Zoom B3n, you'll want to focus on a few key elements: Bass Guitar and Playing Style Bass: JJ Burnel primarily used a Fender Precision Bass. Pick: Use a pick to get that aggressive attack. Action: Set the action low to get more string noise and growl. Zoom B3n Settings Amp Model: Choose a model that emulates a vintage tube amp, such as the "SVT" or "Bassman" models. Distortion: Use a distortion effect like "BassDrive" or "SansAmp" to add grit. Set the gain high but keep the level balanced. EQ: Bass: Cut the bass slightly to avoid muddiness. Midrange: Boost the midrange to emphasize the growl and punch. Treble: Keep the treble moderate to retain clarity without harshness. Compressor: Use a compressor to tighten the sound. Settings like threshold at -25, ratio at 3 or 4, gain at 6, and hard knee can help Cabinet Simulation: Use a cabinet sim that emulates a 4x10 or 8x10 setup for a fuller sound. Example Patch Effect 1: SVT Amp Model Gain: 70 Bass: 45 Mid: 65 Treble: 50 Effect 2: BassDrive Distortion Drive: 75 Level: 50 Blend: 60 Effect 3: Compressor Threshold: -25 Ratio: 4 Gain: 6 Knee: Hard Additional Tips Experiment with the EQ settings to match your specific bass and playing style. Adjust the distortion level to find the sweet spot between grit and clarity. Use the Zoom B3n's noise reduction feature to cut unwanted noise during pauses I am not saying it'll be right out of the box, nor even if it's going to not be a total mush, but it could be ballpark at the least. I was interested to see what happened more than anything else.

I asked a Machine Learning Algorithm (Commonly, but incorrectly, called AI) to suggest a patch to emulate JJB's sound on Rattus Norwegicus and this is what it came up with... I have no idea if it sounds any good, I'll find out this evening. Example Patch Effect 1: SVT Amp Model Gain: 70 Bass: 45 Mid: 65 Treble: 50 Effect 2: BassDrive Distortion Drive: 75 Level: 50 Blend: 60 Effect 3: Compressor Threshold: -25 Ratio: 4 Gain: 6 Knee: Hard

Nope, looks pants. Yam speedblocks or nothing 🤣

Black. The chequer board looks a bit weird on white to my eyes.

Profiteroles

For a million dollars? He may very well do

Ha! I'm only up to No. 7 😉 It's been a lot of fun though to do so far.

They want me to sing now, the fools. I can only just play most of the notes in mostly the right order, I can't remember the words as well. Hanging Around is a bugger to play consistently, I keep missing the octave. Sample set list for your edification: 1. Mach Dich Lieber Anders Tot 2. Sometimes 3. Princess 4. Hanging Around 5. Better Change 6. Golden Brown 7. No More Heroes 8. Duchess 9. London Lady 10. Get A Grip 11. Goodbye Toulouse 12. Nice 'n' Sleazy 13. Peaches 14. Ugly 15. Walk On By 16. We Are The Firef***er