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[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1446582556' post='2900623'] This month I have Teeth of the Sea in Cardiff & Clutch in Bristol. Further away there's Clint Mansell in Birmingham, Stranglers in Bristol & The Wonder Stuff in Cardiff. [/quote] Clint Mansell ! I'd love to see that. His work with the Kronos quartet is great.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1446586492' post='2900672'] Here's what I had about the differences: "The PJB H850 has a completely new design transducer to cope with the extreme punishing low frequencies and dynamics of a bass guitar. This transducer is unique to the PJB H850 and not available in any other headphone. To achieve the desired performance, they used a more powerful neodymium magnet, a slightly larger voice coil and to keep the moving mass low, they opted for copper clad aluminum single layer, edge‐wound ribbon conductor. Also, the rear damping chamber is far more effective than the Edifier headphones. Another thing is that the PJB headphones have a much flatter frequency response across the whole audio spectrum and consistent in manufacturing to within =/- 2dB. The Edifier headphones have a very peaky response from 5KHz on up and that is due to the fact that there is far less damping inside them along with a lower cost diaphragm and two layer round wire copper coil. The Edifier brand is a low cost consumer brand and the products designed for them are built to fit specific low price points." Sounds like they are pretty different to me. . . [/quote] But they [i]look[/i] the same .

Check out Anthony Jackson, he gets my ideal electric bass in a jazz setting

Steve Lawson. Then before that was an amazing gig featuring one of my ex uni tutors Audrey Riley on cello, a guy called James Woidrow on guitar and pianist Andrew Zolinsky. This was in a church at a music festival in Rutland.

Have you tried a set of decent flats ?

I'm a little surprised that because something 'looks' the same on the outside, then it's assumed to be the same on the inside.

Punctuation ? I'd be inclined to get a .co.uk domain. I pay £8 a year for mine. It looks like you're abroad or something. I quite like the black and white photos, they probably suit the music ? i don't like the bit at the bottom that tells everyone that your website was created free with Wix.

He also played on Michael Jackson's Earth song.

I don't understand all the faff with going from 4 to 5, to 6, to 4 to 5, to 4. A 6 does everything, (and more) a 5 can do, which does everything (and yet some), that a 4 can do.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1444995507' post='2887962'] I've seen a few Kaos Pad guitar demos along with some Matt Bellamy stuff and it seems a bit of a one trick pony. I can't really imagine how you'd use that trick on a bass unless you're in Royal Blood or some other band which required the bass to make brief bursts of unusual noises. [/quote] Check out some of my later Soundcloud stuff. I've used one quite a lot. Steve Lawson uses one quite a bit too. Certainly not a one trick pony. I guess it's down to what you play ?

[url="https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/31102015c-1"]https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/31102015c-1[/url] A slightly different direction for me.

Can anyone recommend a stand or support for a small, 2 octave M-Audio Oxygen keyboard ? I'm guessing that normal keyboard stands would end up being too tall by the time they were folded in enough to accommodate one.

Email PJB. They seem very proud of the products, and seem to be very customer focused. Phil is friends with me on Facebook, maybe send him a message in there ? But I'd just try emailing them first.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1445939932' post='2895500'] A better bass that wouldn't break the bank? IMO a Lakland 55-01 would fit the bill. It's a big bass but very easy to play. The neck and B strings are every bit as good as the USA models. [/quote] Only a 5 string though, I think the OP wants a 6 string.

What strings are on it ? If you want a better bass, I'd maybe look for a used Yamaha John Myung model. It seems that you like him judging by the song that you mention practicing . They can be bought for silly money really.

Very nice, very Steve Lawson'ish. Keep on doing it.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1445864922' post='2894789'] Because I dislike it so much I haven't learnt it properly - that would involve listening to it - but no one seemed to notice I was freestyling the passing notes. [/quote] Can't say I blame you being reluctant to listen to it .

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1445890959' post='2895147'] Looks to me like it could be extremely useful for DB players also, I often have to walk a fine line between being able to hear myself on stage and creating howling feedback. The classic monitor configuration pushing sound directly into the instrument doesn't help a whole lot. OK, there are various methods to defeat this, but not all are entirely satisfactory, and it looks like this could be quite a nice halfway house between conventional monitoring and IEM? The great thing about PJB is the quality of the sound, so if this is effective as a monitor and as pleasing on the ear as al other PJB gear, I'll probably be in the queue when they land. [/quote] That's something that occurred to me earlier, maybe also pit work where you're not using headphones ? There's a guy I played with a couple of years ago, he had a small monitor angled towards him about chest height for his guitar.

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1445885524' post='2895078'] maybe i just haven't drunk the cool-aid ....... but i don't buy a bass amp that sounds good when I put it in a particular position at a particular angle, oh and it must be in a corner otherwise it won't work I'd quite like my amp to sound good wherever i decide to put it down...... and it does. but i think you'll find i said put it closer to your ears not right next to them however if i have my amp right next to my head and its too loud thats okay because it has a volume knob on it too I guess my point is I don't really know what you gain by having this funny little box on a mic stand next to your head as opposed to other methods of hearing yourself [/quote] It works best in a corner, no mention in my post of it only working there 😊. Great that you can have any amp. I don't drive and play a lot around London. My combo is the size of a shoe box and easily holds its own in a band with a drummer. Yet it's easily transportable on trains, tubes and buses. I just think you've maybe missed the point of the monitor.

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1445858193' post='2894708'] looks to me like someone trying to re invent the wheel...... can't hear your cab maybe move it closer to your ears? [/quote] Who would want a 100 watt bass amp that close to their ears ? I think it's designed more for users of other PJB gear. I use a Double 4 combo, that's pretty amazing, and not just for its size. I used it yesterday lunchtime for a jazz gig at a pub in Worcestershire. The drummer who I hadn't played with before, looked more than slightly bemused when I took it out of it's little gig bag. After the first set though he openly admitted that he loved it, and the sound that it produced. It does depend a lot though, on where it's placed, it's quite directional. It likes to be on the floor, angled upwards slightly, and towards the audience. I rest it on its power supply, that gives it the perfect upwards angle. I also likes to be in a corner, it has slots in the back designed to radiate the sound. So I can see the new PJB monitor being useful if the player is not directly in front of the combo.

I love everything by PJB that I've tried.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1445727004' post='2893783'] Not my usual listening, but I liked it. [/quote] Thank you .

So just watched the first video, and made a few notes about it. Very interesting, I'm starting to see the possibilities of it. Thanks again

To my usual offerings anyway. [url="https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/21102015a-2"]https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/21102015a-2[/url]

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