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[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1362660482' post='2002868'] Flickr album from last night's gig: [url="http://www.flickr.com//photos/bluejay_my_photos/sets/72157632936213829/show/"]http://www.flickr.co...936213829/show/[/url] [/quote] Nice to see Alf looking well.

Yup. Attached you can see my all in one ramp/thumb rest/pup cover on my Shuker. for me makes all the difference. My playing style comes from classical guitar so I haven't had to adjust except for having shorter nails.

haven't read all the posts previously, but any song can be done at least adequately by a 3 piece if you consider arrangement and use of fx. edited due to spotting grammer and spelling mistakes the second after hitting 'post'.

bump?

V nice, will be interested to hear how your first gig with it goes.

[quote name='redroque' timestamp='1361277856' post='1983705'] Both great bands in their time and liked by people at the time. As you are obviously all (most) under 25 and were not born when On Through the Night and New Jersey came out, you are clearly well qualified to throw ridicule at music your Dads listened to. In 15 yrs time, remember your attitude when your children laugh at the old man tripe you are currently listening to And ducks Too close to 50 to call and toured in the 80's with as much hair as I could muster. Thank goodness these days I can save a fortune in gel and spray [/quote] this. without the ducking

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1361222604' post='1983168'] Sorry , but on the radio this evening , I heard 'Animal' , then 'Bad Medicine' . Aaargh,my ears!! Both cheesy, Coca Cola , safe music. Apologies to fans of both bands mentioned. I know that the musicianship,is fantastic and Leppard have fantastic (possibly over produced) harmonies. But, surely others here feel my pain? [/quote] Great songs, great bands. Offhand can't really think of any band who write and play as well in their 50's as they did in their 20's?

thread revival! I've seen that this has some guitar amps along with the bass ones. How do they sound? Can this be used for both? ta!

Whichever has the nearest instrumentation to the band doing it.

[quote name='the_skezz' timestamp='1359832519' post='1960990'] So you jinxed them by auditioning? [/quote] yup!

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/164189-guitar-porn/page__view__findpost__p__1773378"]http://basschat.co.u...ost__p__1773378[/url] Flying V guitar not bought until [i]after [/i]my 30's. Mid life crisis? Don't care If we were bluse players, we wouldn't be getting any respect for at least another 30 years!

the opposite. There have been several bands I auditioned for, who looked like they were gonna be successful (signed, name management, lotsa press etc) but after not getting the gig they all seemed to split up soon after.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359555802' post='1956537'] There's an easier way to stop squeals on a guitar: Turn your guitar volume down, stand in front of the guitar amp and keep turning the 'gate' level until the guitar only makes a noise when you hit the strings REALLY hard. What you need to do next sounds a bit odd, but bear with me. Turn the 'gate' level up gradually until the guitar doesn't make any noise at all - ideally the 'gate' level will be at maximum by the end of this step. Next you'll need to put the guitar down and walk away. Now pick up a bass and have some fun [/quote] quite possibly the best advice given on Basschat

i'm a bit confused. Does opening the gate mean letting the sound you want through, or does it mean that the gate effect will start? i want to set up a gate to stop squeals and feedback for guitar (sorry). what settings should i start off with? ta.

don't forget to add or start a feedback thread. This kind of situation is why we have them.

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1359551554' post='1956436'] As a few have said before, you only live once - go get it NOW before it's too late and someone else gets it. [/quote] yup how would you feel if it gets snapped up while you dither ? don't forget to post pics.

Mofo46 bought my ME-50B. Remarkably easy transaction, would be more than happy to do business with him again. Marvellous

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1359243325' post='1952161'] My bass is a "she" because I slap her. I also call her my "hoe" because she likes being slapped by her mac-daddy pimp. [/quote] i never!

My Blitz Bass and Chaparral guitar.

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1359202822' post='1951462'] For boats 'she' is pretty much the accepted terminology, anything else a bit weird. Mind you, I think that football fans who continually go on about '[u]we[/u] should have done this' , or ' [u]we [/u]played better in the second half etc' are even more deluded. You're just watching, probably not even at the game, there is no WE! You are just a punter! [/quote] Players and coaching staff use the 'we' to refer to the club as a whole, including the fans. A Football club is a club, without the fans it would be nothing. Fans are very much a part of it, and contribute to it's continued existence. Ask any sport psychologist the importance of crowd support. Back OT I think it's similar the reasons boats are 'she'. The vast majority of bassists are men, I would guess the vast majority of those who call their bass 'she' are straight, and would not want to touch a male in the intimate way we touch our basses.

I use Audacity to faff about with mp3's, but does anyone use it for recording? I'm a bit of a technophobe so lack of features is a plus!

in my youth I played drunk and sober. No noticeable difference according to the video and recordings. Of course the term 'drunk' is open to interpretation. I've never been legless or incapable. These days I like to have a few beers as I like to drink ale. Over the course of 4 hours or so I'll have 3 or maybe 4.