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[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1341943266' post='1726763'] Thanks Nigel, that's very useful and interesting. An indispensable guide. Cheers. [/quote] You ARE appreciated - thanks

Mine leans away a bit - it's just something you get used to, and is a consequence of the 'modern' placing of the strap button to avoid neck dive. I'm surprised you would get any neck dive as that mainly affects older basses that don't have the button on the neck heel. You'll just have to learn to play without looking at the fretboard Don't hang the bass too low. I did that the other day with my new extra-long Comfort Strapp (recommended!). It felt great when playing, but I had a touch of tendonitis for a couple of hours afterwards. I'll hitch it back up a notch for my next gig I'd also recommend lock straps, although you'll probably have fun with the thin, short screws that come with Schallers. It's a 2 minute job to glue a matchstick into the old holes, which then give you something decent to screw into. Solid

Thunderbird = full monty, top-hanging [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/HERCULES-STANDS-GS412B-Hercules-Gs412B/dp/B000ARHGSC/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1341922622&sr=1-4"]Hercules stand[/url] ALWAYS.

An RCD adapter is like a condom - a no brainer if you want to protect yourself. We were playing in a marquee the other week, running off a generator. The RCD plug wouldn't reset, so we tried the 3 neon tester like those linked above - which showed earth & live crossed. Going further upstream in the chain of extension leads it showed a different fault - earth and neutral crossed. It turned out that the generator circuit was faulty, so in the end we had to time-share another circuit with the caterers. I hate to think what might have happened if we'd plugged any gear into the mains without the RCD - whether to the band or the equipment.

I've found a very effective cure for klepto-ric tendancies - mortgage, wife, kids, dog, etc. And, yes I would if I had the cash...

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1341497565' post='1720064'] Don't wish to hijack the thread but if anyone's interested in a P bass special I have one up for grabs at the moment; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/180678-squier-precision-special-l150-collected-or-short-delivery/page__hl__squier__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] [/quote] That looks nice - and nice price too. I have an Indonesian 'gunmetal' silver one, lovely bass and all original Squier except the Schaller strap locks.

"Fit into the band drawing image"? Edit: Just read further: "We vary by using fusions from eastern ragas..." <sings>Well since my baby left me...</sings>

Done

[quote name='Josh' timestamp='1341068927' post='1713469'] So I've just downloaded Stuart Clayton's The Bass Players Guide to Scales & Modes on iBooks... [/quote] Why did I just read that as Adam Clayton? lol

A bass I bought some time ago arrived in a battered old "Original Gig Bag Company" case - it's great. Decent padding, lots of pockets, grab handles and shoulder straps. I think they still make them.

I have a Korean Squier P-bass Special. It's my current go-to bass and I love it. Quality is good, sound is excellent - and all completely stock. Edit: Correction - it's Indonesian

As I said to Chris Squire when I was teaching him to tune his bass, "I'm not one to name-drop"

Whichever fingers are free at the time, either hand

Usually stage right, but depends on the venue (mainly small pubs with inconvenient pillars) as the guitarist is the main vocalist/banterer so the audience needs a good view of him. It's strange sometimes when we have limited stage depth, to be staring at the left ear of all the audience 'cos they're gawping at the guitarist

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1341059011' post='1713319'] I've had the X1622FX for a few years (came with a USB interface). The X1622USB looks to be identical but with the interface built in. It's pretty good for the money, nice and quiet and has been totally reliable. [/quote] Thanks. I've just seen the [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-X1622USB-Xenyx-Input-Mixer/dp/B0036ECH3U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1341059120&sr=8-5"]X1622USB on Amazon[/url] for under £150, so that's even better.

Hi I'm looking to get myself a mixer for home studio use. I'm unlikely to want record multiple things at the same time, but the capability would be nice. I don't want to have to fit any more cards into my PC, so am looking at mixers with built-in USB interface. I'd also like built-in effects like echo & reverb, as I want to keep everything compact and don't have the room for lots of outboard stuff. The type of stuff I'd like to record:[list] [*]vocals - probably one at a time [*]electric guitar (both DI & mic'ed amp, possibly 2 instruments at a time) [*]acoustic guitar [*]acoustic piano [*]electric piano & keyboard [*]electronic drums (either line-in or midi) [*]other acoustic instruments such as flute, trumpet, trombone, etc. [/list] I've been looking at the Behringer Xenyx mixers - particularly the X1222USB and X1622USB. Both are similarly priced/spec'ed. Has anybody got experience with these mixers, recommendations on these or other compact mixers up to £200 inc. VAT? Edit: oops - bit of premature posting there!

[quote] what pa for small pub/club singer [/quote] How tall is he/she?

Richie Blackmore and his much-used augmented second

Surprised that the Yamaha DX7 E.Piano only made it to number 35. If you were born in the 80's think yourself lucky you were too young to remember!

We auditioned a guitarist like that once. Hardly played a note all night but stood looking in awe at the guitarist (who's actually a drummer in the main - but a darned talented b@$+@rd!)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Da9sc6YDBo&feature=player_detailpage[/media] Such a fresh bassline Edit: Some great links so far. Loved that second link of Michael Manring by 51m0n

Back in the days when there were Working Mens' Clubs (yes, I know there still are a handful left) I decided to take along my old 70's practice amp for a wheeze. It had a tiny little 8" speaker that could barely fart, and the amp looked like it was made out of cardboard. This I set up in front of the curtain on a chair. Behind the curtain was my 2 x 15" Traynor beastie, daisy-chained from the practice amp input. As is usual at these type of places, the majority of the audience didn't even notice (most left after the bingo) - but all credit to the handful that did