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Best of luck to ya. We'll be watching with great interest! lol

A smile to a pretty face or a nod of the head to a dancer 2 or 3 times a set is sometimes all that is needed. That and making visual contact with the other players at various times during the songs and looking like you are connected to the rythym, and the feel, of what you're playing. <><Peace

I brought home a PDF with info on it to read this weekend. It looks quite promising. <><Peace

Not to worry about the "signals" you are leaving when you play with it off. That little white stripe that doesn't get tanned when you wear the ring will certainly be seen by the girlies. I swear, they've got radar when it comes to that!!! Not that I'm admitting to anything now . . . lol

When I was married, I chose to wear a ring on my right hand. I was very concious of contact being made to the neck of my bass when wearing a ring on my left hand. Be prepared for some odd questions from the "well informed" if you do decide to wear it on your right hand, though. In some circles, wearing a ring on that finger can signify that you are in a gay relationship. lol

Thanks for all the replies both wacky and serious. I'm using a Line 6 wireless receiver in the bass rack so the Sennheiser suggestion, though appreciated, is not doable. I'm curious, though, as to what rack mounted (or otherwise) effect y'all could not live without. Put another way, what one effect do you use that just puts a smile on your face when you engage it and hear your sound? <><Peace

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1421887558' post='2666370'] dbx 160A. Sounds killer with bass. [url="http://dbxpro.com/en/products/160a"]http://dbxpro.com/en/products/160a[/url] [url="ftp://ftp.dbxpro.com/pub/PDFs/Manuals/English/dbx160AManualA2.pdf"]ftp://ftp.dbxpro.com...60AManualA2.pdf[/url] [/quote] Yeah, man, I'm sorely tempted. But I'm still curious to see if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with rack mounted effects.

The back of my rack is completely open when I play but I could see the value in that for cross-ventilation if mounted directly above the GK.

Nah, all ideas are useful. Some serious, some just for laughs, that's what keeps this crazy world of ours interesting. :-)

And I forgot to add that I also have a power conditioner on the rack. Nothing but a glorified ac strip IMHO but it looks cool.

Yeah, about the bee thingy . . . ummm, no! lol

Well, gents, my rack mounted mono eq in my bass rack just farted and died this past weekend. No great loss inasmuch as I almost never used it except when playing in really large rooms or outside. I was thinking of putting a compressor/limitor in the 1U space, but then it occured to me that it might be useful to get the advice of my most esteemed colleagues here at Basschat (and, yes, the whiskey is kicking in!) lol I've got my Gallean Krueger 1001RB, my tuner, and my wireless unit in the rack. I never really got into effects but I'm open to having my mind changed. So, any suggestions for filling the 1U space in the rack. Your insights would be deeply appreciated. <><Peace

They have my vote for being one of the tightest bands, if not the tightest band, on the planet. The sound that they can accomplish playing live is nothing short of amazing. <><Peace

I am derelict for not commenting on the original post. Those three brothers were outstanding! It looks to me like they're on the stage at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville. I wonder if I'm right. Hijacking the thread a wee bit, I saw John Paul Jones there a few months back playing with a group and just killing it -- first on a mandolin and then on a banjo. He wasn't even introduced until the very end. Just a humble guy with a monstrous amount of talent. These kids were great too. I hope they stick with it. <><Peace

These puppies rock. The singer is . . . well, tolerable, but the drummer is a monster! A bunch of Middle School kids covering 46 and 2 by Tool. They do a passable job, too! :-) [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=mYKLvYGqaC0[/url]

While I love playing the fretless on stage, there are a few songs that I have to use a fretted on. One of these, Turn The Page, by Bob Seger, requires me to hold chords on the neck while plucking out a pattern, and it just doesn't sound right on the fretless. I have a "bionic shoulder" and just can't twist my wrist enough to get all three notes in the chord to be in pitch. Awww, who am I kidding, I'm just getting old! lol

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1421254842' post='2659025'] Ive got a picture of myself, i'm playing a Fender with a music stand in use. Should I hand myself in , or wait till they come? [/quote] [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1421323389' post='2659797'] The service revolver is in the bureau in the study. We'll all leave the room for five minutes, you know what to do.... [/quote] Dammit man! I snorted my tea into my nose and nearly soaked my keyboard reading this. Some warning, PLEASE!!

To the OP, have you considered getting yourself a set of bongo drums or a Cajon box to work through the songs rhythmically? Sometimes it's much easier to play the bass parts when you can feel the rhythm. <><Peace

To the OP, do yourself a favor and get an experienced hand do a good set-up on the bass. Your hands will thank you for it. It is so much easier to learn on a well set-up instrument. <><Peace

I love soundtracks and have great respect for the artistry required to properly meld music with the scene in a movie. Interestly enough, my son introduced me to a sountrack last night. It was to the movie "Almost Famous." Nancy Wilson's short composition "Cabin in the Air" has just smitten him. The artist Howard Shore with his work on Lord of the Rings (and to a lesser extent the Hobbit movies) has always moved me. That's music to pour a glass to, turn out the lights, and just listen, to make the world go away for a time. Another master at that is James Newton Howard with the soundtrack to the movie King Kong. Say what you will about the movie, his compositions were masterful -- especially "Central Park" near the end of the movie. The joy seen demonstrated by Kong in this scene, knowing full well what's coming soon after in the movie, can be gut wrenching. To this day, when emotions of the day are "jangled," it can still bring a tear to the eye. <><Peace

It sound like he's locked up pretty well with what the drummer is doing. It sounds like his freestyle work slips ever so slightly at the 1:54 mark. Other than that, nada. <><Peace

^^^ +1,000,000!! ^^^

In reading the OP, I'm curious, did you say anything to the shop owner or the manager about the condition of the basses? Perhaps a gentle "I'd love to feel how this bass would play with better strings on it" or the like. It's easy to condemn, but, sometimes a kind word or an encouraging word can accomplish much more. <><Peace

How good is your drummer? Is his or her meter solid?

The pointers listed above are valuable, and I've done most of them. One other thing that I do when I've had to learn many songs for a show in a very short time, is to simply put my first note for the questionable song on the setlist followed by the finger placement. For example, if my first note will be an F, up on the middle of the neck, and I'll be using my middle finger to start a walk, my cue might read: A/8th -- middle. Oftentimes, having that tiny roadmap is just enough to get the hands going when muscle memory takes over. Good luck. <><Peace