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Yes, but this is big enough that you can sleep in it, so you don't need the bed ...

And here's the rest of the band ... [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/KissGoneWrong.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/KissGoneWrong.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/260333-lightweight-34-double-bass-hard-case/

Slightly lighter than granite, I believe ...

So, this 'dancing about architecture' thing ...

Any pedal solution for you would need to have two inputs, with separate gain/level/input controls. That way the active/passive choice does no damage to achieving ... erm ... whatever it is you're trying to achieve.

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1430762458' post='2764381'] If you had fun playing the gig then you're doing everything right. [/quote] If you could barely move your left shoulder the next morning, and the fingertips on your right hand were painful to touch, then it's official ... you had fun.

So where do the fairies come in exactly?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1430819632' post='2764770'] That hole is fairy big in terms of time on a millisecond scale. [/quote] I'm going to treasure that sentence.

My interest in 9-string basses is ... erm ... fleeting. ps: Ambient, any chance you could add some more stuff to your sig? It doesn't entirely fill the screen yet.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1430680479' post='2763676'] Ok man, I appreciate your links. This one is dead obvious. When the bass player plays behind the beat, it sounds dreadful and out of time and I'm sure jazz is the only medium where you could get away with this. [/quote] Oh dear. This clip just keeps doing damage. The bass player in this clip is playing consistently and accurately ON THE BEAT. This is a clip designed to show our drumming brethren how to play ahead of or behind the beat, while the rest of the band deliberately plays with all the feel and swing of a cheap metronome.

Experiment! Try it on its back, on its front, doggy style, whatever ...

That looks & sounds great ... if that's your first-ever gig on DB then you're probably going to have a great time going forward. I particularly wanted my bandmates ([i]including MacDaddy of this parish, Paul the Drums, and Bluejay on cameras and social media[/i]) to check out what your singing drummer uses for percussion so I sent them the link to your video on YouTube. It came up with [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3][b]This video is unlisted. Be considerate and think twice before sharing.[/b][/size][/font][/color] Are you cool with that?

Bwahahahaha!!! Touche.

It wasn't easy, I tell you ...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430580829' post='2762834'] This may help? [media]http://youtu.be/GlcSuJlOwJ0[/media] [/quote] Hmmmm ... helpful if you're a drummer, I'd guess. I found myself automatically listening to the bass player.

For me, amp coloration is all about fitting in with the existing decor. [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/Decor_zps9b5a0d83.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/Decor_zps9b5a0d83.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Sometimes I use one bass to play ahead of the beat, and a different one to play behind it.

Rare? Huh! It don't mean a t'ing if it ain't got dat "Vintage". Rare & vintage, rare & vintage, go together like a ... like a ... like something that rhymes with "vintage".

Octling? How much time & effort was [s]wasted [/s]expended coming up with that I wonder?

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1430472214' post='2761684'] Very true, it didn't take off at all. I wonder whether that was because it was no good, or because people didn't like the look of it. As Ubit says, he wouldn't even consider one because of the aesthetics. [/quote] I had a Westone Rail for a while. As a means of demonstrating just how massively important pickup position is to tone, it was very impressive indeed. However, it remained a cheap bass with cheap pickups, and it sounded cheap. I did some research at the time and it was clear to me that Westone designed it more-or-less as a novelty item and were quite surprised by even the limited amount of success it enjoyed. I for one would love to try the same design but done "seriously" ... i.e. with good-quality components (especially the electronics) and using proper double-ball-end strings. Can't comment on the Grabber except to mention its legendary shoulder-crushing weight.

Actually, reading this lot it becomes obvious that what you need is all of it. A rig for each gig. That in turn would justify and validate having a bass for each gig. Your enormous collection of bass gear will then require that you buy a mansion to store it all in. Works for me.

There is no "you" in drummer ...