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  1. Owen
    Tell me more about the setup course.
  2. Owen
    I have played many, many nice basses. I have owned many nice basses. I once bought a 6 string version of this. It was sublime. But it made my head go mushy. I sold it. However, I did promise myself to buy a 5 string when one appeared. Between this appearing and selling the original 6, another 6 appeared. I was ashamed that I did not actually practice on the original 6 so bought the 2nd 6. The original 6 was set up by Overwater. It was sublime. I had the 2nd 6 set up locally and it was just not right. I wanted to send it to OW but Covid, so I gave up on it. Then this appeared. I had it. It did all I expected it to. If it was made in the US we would be laying eggs with excitement about them. Then OW got in touch with me and said they would take my 2nd 6 in and make it lush. Change preamp to OW instead of what someone had put in, new pickups (one was only operating half a coil - or something technical) , set up bottom F# to G. Yummy. I am going to practice and make it work. This leaves me with 2 OW monster basses. This is a definitive 1st world problem. If this was the only OW I had I would keep it. A multi laminate, through neck 36" scale makes B strings do delicious things. However, I do not need 2 of them. And lockdown has increased my stock of basses and something has to give. It is whisper quiet. Wenge facings (I think). It sounds just right. There are a few dings on it (as shown). But it is a BEAST. The price is firm and includes shipping in a HSC (not original - Yamaha as it happens). Price includes shipping. No trades, no offers. But thanks for thinking about them. Worth it, you know you are.
  3. Owen
    Get ACS plugs. Get coloured ones. They are easier to find when you drop them. Get them on strings so you will drop them less. Coloured ones do not show ear wax like the clear ones do. When you get the moulds done ask for the things which wedge your mouth open. You get a better seal. My tinnitus rolled into permanence in a quiet harp, piano and EUB rehearsal You will get used to it. Regret is useless, it will not change anything. Do everything possible to make sure it does not get worse. But if you are reading this, do not have tinnitus, are in loud situations, and do not have earplugs I do not understand your behaviour. Obv this is for the casual reader, not the OP.
  4. Owen
    Ah! You snooze, you lose
  5. Owen
    https://www.sadowsky.com/sadowsky-instruments/nyc-basses/20-fret-basses/
  6. Owen
    I have lost WAY more than the full purchase price on many basses.
  7. Owen
    Tell me more.
  8. Owen
    I have a pair of these. They are the ones.
  9. Owen
    No one will notice. No one.
  10. Owen
    I am enjoying the fact that JD are far from flavour of the month on BC but the fact that they have a waiting list to get on their waiting list means that they are doing the busines. There is a big bass world out there I am aware that they do guitars as well. I guess they have to earn a living.
  11. Owen
    I guess the main problem is that creating that "big production" is a feat in itself. It will be orchestrated, it will have musicians who know when not to play or parts which tell them not to. These are disciplines which are not necessarily available in our normal settings. Sadly, musicians or singers who only play in church are often the hardest to work with with regard to getting quick arrangements happening so the process is more laborious to get over the line. Even having a social evening where the musicians play a set of motown covers or whatever is super useful. It is an opportunity to move them into a space where they are listening to the arrangement not just focusing on the words. Obv in worship the words are central, but serving the words with a well crafted accompaniment is everything. Having a crisp but minimal band is way better than an orchestra playing tutti blancmange and all the singers going full blam all the time.
  12. Owen
    I have way more than I use. I do like them though What a ridiculous state of affairs.
  13. Owen
    I have no idea, but do you have one? They look like a lot of fun.
  14. Owen
    Did I mention this? If you bought it and want to shift it, give me a nod.
  15. Owen
    Have there been any hardware changes? I had understood that nothing had changed other than the software.
  16. Owen
    If there is a crossover in there,might it be to plug it into something bigger to deal with the LF on a larger stage? I can see the attraction of that.
  17. Owen
    Play the big letter on 1 and 3. Anything else is showboating
  18. Owen
    Thanks Rich, I have run into the settings but have never got around to implementing them. I do my best to avoid anything to do with Video and so forget to actually get the Zoom/Video bod to change settings.
  19. Owen
    That is part of it, but there is also some noise supression/gating which happens in zoom which is really unhelpful.
  20. Owen
    We run a QuMix. I was stunned at the option of 10 auxes when we got it. I understand now! We could get an iPad into another room and do it on that. This would mean 2 sound engineers. Tricky. Also "mixing for Zoom". Sometimes I wonder why we bother. It does horrible things to audio. Pianos especially. I know there are settings to change. That is my next job.
  21. Owen
    Pickup a Japanese P and get https://m.facebook.com/Retro169/ to refinish to reliced taste. .
  22. Owen
    Don't worry. There are only two kinds of music. Good music and music I do not like
  23. Owen
    There is nothing like a good honest straight grained piece of wood. Very lovely.
  24. Owen
    At the risk of becoming "that bloke" who writes this on everything, that is a mighty fine looking machine.
  25. Owen
    Did I mention that that is a fine looking axe?
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