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I knew you knew! But I think that the actual YT account is where the $$$ happens. Having said that, I do not know if the podcast ads generate $$$ as well. You know what? He will be happy that he just has another listener
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To prove I am down with the latest tech I just need to make sure that it is the You Tube channel you have subscribed to (I know you are rolling your eyes at me!) . That is what enables him to actually monetise it - so vulgar, but we all need to eat. Ta. Among his list are Clem Cattini, Dr Gadd, 10cc's drummer, Don from Slade and a host of others who I had no idea about but were a really good listen.
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We know that our natural allies are drummers. I have an aquaintance who is doing zoom drum interviews. Not just anyone mind you. He is talking to drum royalty again and again. To make YT actually pay you need a minimum of 1000 subscribers. He has 908. Like many musicians, he has a year and a half of virtually no paying gigs. Help a brother out for no cost to you by hitting that subscribe button. And enjoy a normal bloke interviewing people in a very natural way. His two part thing with Slade's drummer is a classic amongst many others. Just talking to the players rather than the hype machine. https://www.youtube.com/c/NorthWalesDrumPromotions
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Thanks. This again confirms what I have suspected. Every day is a school day
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This is the post which means the magic has happened. Thanks everyone for your contributions. -
Behave!
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I put the last picture in in case anyone wanted to see what was behind the bass. It is made by a superb craftsman who also makes guitars which are lush. Sadly, I cannot remember who he is.
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Sadly it does not look like that.
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Sorry. We finished in Next and then on the way home we decided to go to our favourite Chinese restaurant for a meal. Cos we are crazy and spontaneous like that. We then got home to a leaking washing machine. What a day!
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Am now in TK Maxx carpark and then have a visit to Next. No one should be holding their breath.
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I am fully aware that this would be better with pictures but I had to go shopping. I will do some when I get home. This is brought to you from the M+S carpark.
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Because I am a Time Lord and can bend the laws of physics, I knew I could take a 21" solid body Uke Bass, put metal strings on it and turn it into a fully functioning 5 string bass. Cos, y'know, how hard can it be? And I am a visionary and can see things no one else can see. It turns out that I am not. Another crushing dissapoointment in my life. So, I am left with a £200 ebay import from China with a new bridge routed into the body and a Delano 5 string P pickup both done by Jabba the Wood Whisperer. I also put new machine heads on it. And new strings by Newtone. I tried different windings for the B and physics laughed at my Time Lord aspirations. So it is good to go now as a 5 string E to C bass. Or you could go all Marleax Consat Soprano and string it B to G but an octave up. The low B is not great AT ALL on it but fine as a really long and spongy thumb rest. It has the original pre-amp in it which functions really well and is Treble/Mid/Bass an a Vol control. And the Vol control has a center detent in it. Crazy madness. If you wanted to keep it as an at pitch E to C then you would need to order a new top C from Mr Newtone. If you wanted to get all Marleaux Consat Soprano on it then you would need to order a new set of strings fron Mr Newtone. Is it as good as a Marleaux Consat Soprano? Let's face it, no. But in reality it is a remarkably nice instrument which has been fettled by the Wood Whisperer. It is about 18% of the price (I made that up) and good to go.
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GAS rears it's ugly head!
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Let me know. 1 or 2 tickets? Ta. -
I wait 10 hours for THAT?
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I am going to tune my short scale bass BEAD. Am I nuts?
Owen replied to BELA's topic in Bass Guitars
I have just proved that a B does not work on a 21" scale bass. Just in case you fancied going extreme. -
Thanks, I am figuring that is how it is. But I have made so many stupid mistakes in the past that I have learnt to check things first by now.
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Ta. This is what I am thinking but need grown ups to confirm my suspicions.
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I have been through WAY too many basses. I have changed pickups way too many times. The bass I keep coming back to has a set of Fralin J pickups in it. It has suffered in my personal bass shoot outs because they have a lower output than other ones so do not deliver that instant gratification hit of volume. But when I equalised volume the Fralins are just sweeter and more open (subjective terms) than other basses. Do "overwound" pickups sacrifice tone for volume? Please do not ask me to define tone. I am useless at it. It is just that the Fralins sound more natural and less forced. Is this due to windings etc? I am thinking of getting new pickups for another bass. They will have to be made due to an odd configuration. Is less actually more for pickup construction/overwinding?
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If the trough was filled it could be reliced, but that still leaves needing to find a new scratchplate.
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We know who that is Sadly not a block but a trough.
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Tragic, becuase otherwise it looks peachy.
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Any experience of band members in the police service?
Owen replied to Len_derby's topic in General Discussion
I was introduced as "this is my bass player' once. Just the once though. -
That is very special. But not in a good way.
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As I said! 36" Original. Very nice indeed.
