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It’s fantastic. It’s equally as fun to play too. 😀

That's twice today that someone has mentioned Thomas Dolby. I'm off to dig out my old CDs... Hang on, I've not got a CD player! Apple music should have some TD. 😎 On the subject of great synth basslines on bass, have a blast of 24k Magic by Bruno Mars. Fantastic bassline. I learned it on the Seaboard & then transferred it to bass. I'll video it sometime.

Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus is an immensely fun song to play, especially the instrumental parts of the song.

The only reason I’ve missed the past few comps is because I had written songs using panpipes & bagpipes. Liking this month’s inspiration. 😎

I'd tell your luthier friend to stick to making things with wood. Have you heard the GK in a live situation and did it do what you wanted it to? Can you add a 2nd 1x12 to it if you need to? I'd try as many rigs as you can & get the one You like the best. It's been mentioned many times on here, but watts are not how you measure volume. Decibels & SPL should give you a better indication.

I too was hoping to have an entry. It’s not gonna happen, too much on just now. ☹️

I finally got round to watching The Greatest Showman about a month ago & it's possibly the best musical I've watched (I don't usually dig musicals). Some great sounding bass parts in there too. Every year, the church I go to has a musical production through December for the run up to Christmas & this year I've been asked to play bass. 3 of the songs they've chose to include are The Greatest Show, This Is Me & From Now On (all from The Greatest Showman). I've just got round to looking at playing The Greatest Show & I have to say, it's probably one of the most fun songs to play that I've played in ages. Nice tight thump with the kick to start with, builds with some octave & 3rd lifts & then a grooving (if predictable) chorus. Then there's the fills in it. They're just so satisfying for some reason. I have to say, I find the simple & predictable arrangement makes it more fun to play as I can concentrate on being tight in the groove and nailing those runs. Now I'm looking forward to learning the other two songs. I've listened to them, but not played them yet. Anyone else had a blast at any of the songs?

If it’s a 2 driver combo or cab, then it’s usually 2 16 ohm drivers to make 8 ohm. But then it could be just one 8 ohm driver or 4 32 ohm drivers.

I’ve always heard good things about the Focusrite interfaces. I use a Native Instruments KA6 & cannot fault it. I believe that there are some preamps out there that have XLR and usb outs.

I had the markbass cmd102p. Probably the best combo I’ve ever played, let alone owned.

That does look uncomfortable & it is awkward for me to do (I just tried it), but then I do the involentary "square pinky" when I'm playing. No idea why & I don't feel any discomfort.

Isn't this what groupies are for?

Great pic. I’ve got some lyrics in my head too. Was disappointed to have missed last month’s. I’d got a track 1/2 done too.

A couple of weeks ago a kid at work asked me my fave band. Without hesitation, I said Talking Heads. SMS got me into Talking Heads back in ‘84 & I don’t think there’s been a year gone by when I haven’t listened to it at least once. Though I can listen to any of their albums with a smile on my face. I love the abstract arrangements on 77 & True Stories is one of those albums that I’m reluctant to put on, but when I do, the whole album gets played.

I just got an Ibanez IBB541 powerpad for £42 (inc postage). Seems like a well padded case & has 4 pockets too.

I think it depends on the song, though with many worship songs, it is knowing when not to play. Yesterday we did Glorious Day. No bass playing until the 1st chorus & then when the turnaround came, I overplayed & mimicked the guitar riff. A couple of songs later we did It Is Well. Pounding 8th notes on the bass along with a piano right up until the chorus & then stop. Organ & guitar take over. Many bassists (including myself) would keep the bass ringing whole notes in the chorus, but dropping out for a good bit means that when the bass comes back in, it adds power & depth to the song. Listening to the lyrics is very important too. You want to adjust your dynamics and/or octave to suit what is being sung. I was an overplayer when I first got put on the worship rota. You feel like you have something to prove, when in reality, you don't. Now, I need to join a funk fusion band to release this overplaying itch! 🤩

I often DI through PA. Most of the time I use no backline, just IEM. It would be good to bring the valve amp & 4x10 along sometime. As for fx loop, my amp doesn't have one. The MarkBass had one, but I never used it either. FX loop is more for rack fx rather than pedals.

Thanks Ped. I'll have a wee play about. 😎

There’s some great tube emulators out there for pre amps that can sound identical to tube preamps, but there’s the visual side of tubes. As for power sections, tubes do sound different. I loved my all solid state MarkBass amp. I also love the sound & look of my Radiovox amp, but it weighs more than my car and has no DI. I could do with another light amp for most gigs.

The poll lets me put more than 14 answers to a question, but when I post it, it removes any from the top & only displays the final 14. I can ask a 2nd question, but it wants an answer to that too. I've made a temp solution by putting a "Don't count this vote" option.

Ooh, got mine done. I'd tried a few things & never got anywhere that I liked. Then on Sunday I was playing my Seaboard & looked at this pic again. I came up with the chords & hook, so played them to a metronome, then tonight I added more strings, some bass and what I think might just be an appropriate drum pattern. ⛱️

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I'd like to try & get a synth band together. Have a drummer that plays an MPC or similar. I've a funny feeling I'd need to live somewhere like London to get people with the same mindset. I'll be lucky to get a band that doesn't play the usual bunch of covers. 😂

I liked DuranDuran. The songs were good, the singist can sing, the bassist played some fantastic basslines & the keys guy made me want things I couldn't afford (hence taking up bass). I've always loved synths & synth bands. I don't know how any of Depeche Mode would fare against a good pianist, but that's not what synths are about. It's sound creation.

He played a mean arpeggiator.