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Is the tone control on the bass really that important in these days of amps with multi-band tone controls? Why roll off anything within the bass when it can be done within the amp, and with a great deal more control?

[quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1468331419' post='3090180'] Cheers for posting, hadn't seen that! I'm excited that John Mayer Trio 2 is in the works, would love to see that line up live! [/quote] I hadn't heard about Trio 2 - would also love to see them live. Thanks for the heads-up.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1468281567' post='3089879'] ... and I'm pretty sure that, with his legendary humility so often found amongst the 'greats', he'd bow to the superior relevance of Meg White's contribution to drumming history. More folks have heard of, listened to and danced the night away to 'Seven Nation Army' than to the whole of Mr. Rich's career. Such is Show Business. [/quote] If that's the criterion (and I'm not disputing its validity) then I'd venture that more people on the planet will have heard of Ringo. Just sayin'

Try this : http://www.guitarworld.com/gear-news-accessories-viral-videos/why-learn-guitar-old-fashioned-way-meet-chordelia/29425

Half of me thinks 'ridiculous', the other half thinks 'brilliant'. The other half (. . . er . . . ) thinks that all the time and energy he put into designing and building that gizmo would have been more than enough to learn five simple chords and left the door open to learning further chords rather than giving him a 'hard' limit of just five. But hey, it looks like a fun little project, so why not? As he said, it's not for musicians.

I really like Jordan's work with the John Mayer trio - and having Pino in the mix is not too bad either! Here's a short film about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yjBwxa5fEE

Maybe ask Ashdown who they'd use?

Good article. The point about different capacitor types having different value tolerances is a good one. I stand by my previous comment that different capacitor types will make no difference providing their values are the same but of course if a particular capacitor type has a very wide tolerance (and up to 80% is not uncommon for some types) then a replacement with nominally the same value might in fact have a very different value, which might well have an effect on the tone. But this effect would not be a result of the type of capacitor, only because of the different value. Likewise, different capacitor types have different temperature characteristics causing their value to change under different conditions. Again, this could theoretically give rise to tone changes but would a result of the value changes rather than the actual type per se. So, by all means experiment with different capacitors to get the tone you like best, but be careful when drawing conclusions about what is creating that tone - at least not without a lot of fancy test equipment that can properly analyse what's going on in the overall circuit.

Interesting question. I've never tried it but I wouldn't expect changing the type of capacitor to a make a difference if both type have the same actual capacitance value. The passive tone control is a simple one-pole filter and as far as the design of it's characteristics is concerned it is the value of the capacitor (and the resistor) that is used to calculate this. The type of capacitor is not factored into the design calculation. Because of this, I suspect this sort of thing strays into the area of 'golden ears' and the placebo effect.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1467984864' post='3087821'] Think the last thread threw up loads of pics of ageing legends all using stands [/quote] Speaking of which, what about using chairs? Last time I saw BB King he had to sit down for the performance, although there was nothing wrong with his playing or singing. In his case it was obviously age/health related, but I've also seem Clapton play some acoustic songs sitting down as well. All depends on the context really I suppose. As for the original question, there's no definitive answer, only opinions. I guess the most important opinions are those of the audience, so perhaps we're not the best selected group of people to offer relevant opinions because even when we're part of an audience our player mentality will likely cloud our opinions.

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1467972952' post='3087652'] That works... for depping or new songs. Depends where you stand, but I've gaffa'd a few notes on the back of a PA speaker... in thick pen and large letters. Sometimes it's just the fact that you know it's there. [/quote] Ha! Glad it's not just me then . I usually add the first note and sometime the song chords to my playlist and tape it somewhere discreet. As you rightly say, it's usually a safety net that's not needed, but very nice to have when it is!

Bought a stage monitor and mixer from Tom. Items were exactly as described and in very good condition. Took a few days to arrange collection but Tom was very helpful with good comms throughout. Really couldn't ask for more. Thanks Tom!

I saw Rick Wakeman play many years ago. It was mostly just him but for part of the show he had a bassist (can't remember his name) who used a music stand, which was a little surprising but no big deal. I suppose it all depends on whether the gig is just about the music or is more theatrical. The Stones with music stands would look pretty daft.

I'm with Belushi on that.

The answer is yes to both points. Two 8 ohm 200W speakers wired in parallel will give a 4 ohm load and the amps power will be split equally between the two speakers, so 300W in will mean 150W to each speaker, comfortably within their 200W rating. So, technically, yes it will work but Chris_b makes a very valid point above. It may well not sound as good.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1467795079' post='3086237'] My son went to see the Stones at Twickenham and (from off stage) Keef played the first 2 chords to Brown Sugar. He said he'd never heard a noise as loud as the whole stadium (70,000-ish people) cheering those notes. [/quote] . . . which brings to mind Start Me Up as a pretty distinctive opener.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1467538686' post='3084306'] Hate those lights, my band has a pair of them. I really have a problem with them, in that they will trigger a migraine. I know that it annoys certain band mates but if one of the LED's is pointing in my direction, then I have to have it moved. It's that or packing up and going home [/quote] I used to suffer from migraines in my youth but very fortunately grew out them in my teens, but I still remember how utterly dreadful they were. If such lights (or anything really) triggered a migraine then I'd give them zero tolerance too!

Well it was good for me. Thanks for the link

Has anyone had any experience of making a claim for gear stolen from a car? Just wondering about the basis of the company recommendations in this thread.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1467221149' post='3082078'] Bought 1987 Gibson LP Jnr for £899. Sold 3 years later for £499 less PayPal fees. [/quote] £400 over three years or £2.56 a week. Seems like 'fair use' to me. I wish my cars depreciated so little!

I assume 100% monetary loss on everything I buy. I rarely sell anything, so it's the safest option.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1467155556' post='3081612'] Our gear insurance is simple, if it's covered, it's covered. Have a barge of an estate to get loads of stuff in and carry around a blanket sort of thing which I can pass over it all to cover it up. Our insurance is then (apparently) at work if its covered out of sight. [/quote] How could the insurance company ever know if the stolen item was covered up or not? Or, perhaps more importantly, how could a theft victim ever prove to the insurance company that the item was covered up?

Just to add a minor point, most small psus these days are 'switch mode' devices and decent ones will be short-circuit and overload proof. So, if you did overload them they will simply limit their output to protect themselves from failure. As Dad rightly pointed out, this might 'cause problems' insofar as the lamps would not work, but it's unlikely to actually damage anything. I agree with Dad's suggestion of running each lamp from a separate PSU.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467031516' post='3080593'] Had a similar experience in the toilets of a motorway service station - most of the stalls were occupied and I was desperate, so when I spotted a vacant trap I scampered in, only to find a truly enormous turd on the seat - with a union jack stuck in it at a jaunty angle. Just about summed up my feelings about the United Kingdom at the time. Which haven't changed, by the way. [/quote] And to think that the person responsible must have clearly thought about that little piece of art. I wonder if they're in the habit of carrying little Union Flags around with them, just in case they get caught short. Nowt as strange as folk.