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Had this a couple of weeks now. I've not had a lot of time to play it, and just had one gig. But I have to say, I'm extremely pleased with it. [attachment=208578:SKB6Front.jpg]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451842091' post='2943915'] What I don't get are pub bands who insist on micing up the drums as if at a large club, which means the whole band is way over the top volume-wise. What the hell is that all about? [/quote] And then said band are puzzled as to why the room is empty.

I can kind of understand rock and metal bands wanting a bit of volume. But the average pub and function band in my opinion play too loud. A trumpet player friend of mine is always complaining about the volume of a soul band that he plays for.

With regard to the bat staff at venues. How many times have you had to shout your order to them because the music is so loud ? Bear in mind that the bar is usually right at the back of the venue.

There's ear plugs, and ear plugs. The yellow foam ones are meant to deaden sound, proper music ones are designed to attenuate sound. In my opinion, we all play too loud nowadays anyway. I don't think 1000 watt heads are necessary, but that's just me.

They're similar in that the notes run chromatically, but that's the case for many instruments. Having the ability to play piano is very useful, being able to see the triad, with it's notes and then the extensions. I sometimes use a keyboard when I'm teaching bass, it makes some things easier for the student to visualise.

Available for download now. Pay what you think it's worth, though please consider the hours that have been spent in recording this stuff, so if you can afford a small amount, then it would be most welcome . This is an album featuring 7 instrumental ambient tracks, that were composed and recorded over the Christmas period, a total of over 70 minutes of music. Featuring a variety of instruments, analog synth, my guitar playing, my piano playing and some cello and viola. There's also a limited edition CD version available, purchasers of this will receive a code for a free download of everything else that I have released over the last 2 years. [url="https://an-ending-ascend.bandcamp.com/album/kyrr"]https://an-ending-ascend.bandcamp.com/album/kyrr[/url]

It depends how often you use it I guess. I seldom record vocals, when I do and I need Melodyne I just download the free trial using a new email address .

[quote name='tredders' timestamp='1451670277' post='2942296'] I've used Peter Allen for the last 10 years or so. He's always been consistently excellent. Website below - he's just outside Warwick, about 5 mins off the M40 Warwick turning. [url="http://www.guitartechnicalservices.co.uk"]http://www.guitartec...lservices.co.uk[/url] [/quote] I contacted him once. He seemed............odd. He basically told me that he would set it up, as he wanted it, not how I wanted it. He seemed to think that what everyone else did was wrong. Just my experience of him.

John Diggins. There's a guy in Coventty too, just in the city centre at a shop called noise works.

I didn't think the LM2 was a class D. I may be totally wrong with this.

This has to be my favourite Jazz bass tone. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsum9ortSFc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsum9ortSFc[/url] I remember having this track on repeat for days when I first heard it. I think jazz basses are an instrument that really bring out an individual's personal sound.

Can you buy just the strap part ? I've seen the bit that screws into the bass for sale, but not the strap part on it's own. I don't really want to part with £17 for the complete thing, when I only need the one part.

I'm possibly the wrong person to reply to this, I really don't like classic rock at all. However, I would say that if you and your band mates are happy, then ignore him. Kind of odd that you're doing s gig and he's not 😊.

Anything by the Beatles. Anything by the Rolling Stones. Anything by Stereophonics. Anything by ZZ Top. Anything that comes under the description of 'classic rock', particularly Deep purple, Thin Lizzy, Free, Queen. Then also - Long train running. You really got me. Proud Mary. Sex on fire. Mustang Sally. All right now (god, do I hate that !). Brown eyed girl. Moondance (no, it's not jazz). Mr Brightside. Play that funky music. Superstitious. Summer of 69. Car wash. There's a whole toad to be honest .

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1451492573' post='2940955'] Quite. But which are the ones everyone knows? The pop tunes. Playing blues in E gets boring fairly quickly. [/quote] Knocking on heaven's door. Wild thing. You really got me. Sweet home Alabama. I saw her standing there. Mustang Sally. Long train running. Proud Mary. Most early Stones songs.

I remember seeing a book a few years ago. Called something like play these tunes with just 3 chords.

Pretty much any blues or blues based song will just have 3 chords I IV V7. There's literally hundreds of them.

They make some nice stuff. I use Kontakt 5 for my Spitfire Audio sample libraries.That came with a whole host of stuff that I haven't gotten around to using yet.

If you go for the gun case then be careful at train stations 😊.

You see the same on here though. There's a particular bass that's for sale at the moment, if you search through the sales adverts you'll see its been sold a couple of times before, (or one has that looks very, very similar), for a lot, lot less. Probably why it's still for sale.

It works fine on my iphone.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1450966703' post='2937461'] Trad? Never! Just conjures up images of cardigans, Brylcreem and Hush Puppies. Dixieland, with the likes of Kid Ory and King Oliver, every time. [/quote] I kind of thought that Trad was Dixieland, or at least the English take on it ? Either is fine by me. I'll happily play 'When the saints go marching in', over 'Summer of 69' or 'Sex on fire' .

It's certainly an awkward, and potentially an unpleasant situation. Personally, I'm pretty rubbish at this sort of thing, I prefer to just play for bands, rather than joining them. I would absolutely hate to be sax number 1, and find that I'm out of the band. He obviously seems to enjoy it, even though he has other things on. It seems to me at least, that the band isn't really a 'serious' thing, though I may be wrong. So could it not be more of a collective of musicians rather than a band ? So whoever can make it to a rehearsal or gig does, and if they can't, then they can't. The 2 saxes can work things out between them, as to who plays what, and when. It is Christmas too .