Dankology

I think there's a logical conclusion to that train of thought that involves not playing at all...

Thanks for the replies. It turns out it was a combination of issues. My lead had an intermittent loose connection as did one of the spade connectors to the output socket. While sorting this out, one of the other spade connectors (from the tone pot) crumbled... I couldn't bodge a repair of the spade connector but remembered belatedly that I had a whole set of unused EMG connectors in my spares drawer. All seemed well with the older battery but I've replaced that anyway. Will just have to remember to replace that wee connector cable in case I ever sell the spare pickups I nicked it from. Not sure I'm entirely convinved of the benefits of these plug and play solderless connector systems - seems like more points of potential failure with the added bonus of making a simple soldering iron fix more problematic.

Just trying to track down the route of an issue... Last night my bass went silent just before the last two songs of the set. It's a Jazz with EMG JVX pickups which run off a 9v battery tucked behind the control plate. At first I thought I'd muted the amp - no. Amp on/off - nothing. Tried my back up (passive) bass - nothing. Back to the Jazz via a couple of DI boxes - nothing. At which point I gave up. The soundman came up to me afterwards and said he was convinced it was the bass - and sure enough when I messed around while packing down, the Jazz was still silent while the Rick seemed fine. So I assumed it was simply the 9v in the Jazz dying and in my flustered state I'd somehow muted the amp when trying to swap to the Rick. But when swapping the battery today, the old one was reading at something like 7.2 on the multimeter which some light Googling leads me to believe should be sufficient for most purposes. Plus running the bass on the old battery into an amp at home seems fine. Also, I seem to remember the last time the battery went, there was a period of distorted sound that gave me adequate warning of imminent failure, rather than the apparent sudden cut off as last night. I've checked my lead and the wiring inside the Jazz and all seems well. I don't have access to the amp I used last night at present so I can't check that properly yet. But what are the panel's thoughts re the voltage on the old battery - is 7.something volts likely to be the culprit here and in resting the battery overnight I'm just getting a brief final surge of power on testing today? GIven that I was getting nothing through the DIs, I'm thinking the bass is the most convincing explanation but why is it working so well this afternoon and why did the passive back up bass seem to be silent last night too?

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I've managed to download what appears to be the driver now- there were two possibilities listed and the likelier one kept saying that the site wasn't responding. A new driver has appeared in Reaper so I think all is good. En route to Birmingham now so we'll soon find out... Ta for the pointers!

Does anyone have a copy of the Windows USB driver for the X32? I could really do with it to record a gig on Friday but the link on Behringer's own site has been dead all week. I already tried on Facebook but received only the predictable mix of people completely misunderstanding the request and those simply reposting the dead link...

We were at the very beautiful Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh last night but this short clip is from Newcastle the night before. First two dates of the tour, a couple of minor gremlins but overall we're pretty thrilled with how it's shaping up 😀 ssstwitter.com_1707066066302.mp4

I'm currently using a soft case that the headstock pokes out of and will need a hardcase in about three weeks' time. Two questions: 1. Is this the right one: https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Epiphone-Jazz-16-Case-flat-Joe-Pass-ES-295-/art-GIT0003735-000 (Description looks right but url has me spooked) EDIT: weirdly, a Google search takes me to the Casady case but copying the link from that page leads to the Joe Pass case - WTF? 2. Has anyone got one they want to sell?

Very excited about these dates 😀

@Tandro - I don't think many people would have been as candid as you in these circumstances. Good on you. I've yet to be successfully scammed but it's surely only a matter of time. Googling the wording of a listing and reverse image searching the photos seems to be a useful way of identifying some sorts of scam. But the scammers do seem to be getting smarter - and targeting the accounts of trusted sellers in specialist forums seems to be an ongoing issue.

It does indeed have an overhang. Bootlace and normal strap it will be!

I strongly suspect you're right but, much like supportive shoes, sensible haircuts, economical cars and not smoking, there are certain drawbacks associated with this solution. I am a shallow man, I have no problem admiting this.

Has anyone got any strap recommendations? I don't fancy adding a button at the heel but the traditional Hofner looks a bit too traditional to me and I'm not keen on that weird D clip arrangement at the bottom end... Are there any nice third party ones out there?

I like the sound of this. I'll persevere...

I think I might not like it. I often feel this way about new basses though.

Having melted areas of finish in the past and with a nitro-finished bass incoming, I'm looking for recommendations for stands appropriate for home and stage use. (Which is to say low-profile for the living room and near-idiot-proof for gigs)

It seems very bass (or guitar) specific for me: I still own my very first car, while my daily driver is fallng apart at the seams; I've just had to be bullied into replacing my phone as it hasn't been charging properly for over a year... In almost every other way I seem to have an unerring policy of buying carefully and holding onto stuff until it's absolutely worn out. I do seem to buy a lot of meat though. I think musical instruments tick a lot of boxes for even the non-pathological consumer: pretty, infinite variation in terms of appearance, real or imagined tonal differences, investement/heirloom potential etc... No doubt frivolous consumers of every bent could make similar justifications....

I bought a new bass this week, it hasn't even arrived yet... And yet as soon as I log in to Basschat, I find I've navigated straight to basses for sale. Surely this is not the behaviour of a sane man.

And the Revolution 9 transcription is a thing of wonder.

Where did you get that strap from - I know someone who would love one of those... I can't really help re a tutor book. I taught myself to play from tab and non-tab books from the library as a youngster - including some dreadful ones that didn't really acknowledge how the guitar is used in modern (ie post-1940s) music. The Usbourne Learn To Play Guitar was improbably good though - might be completely appropriate for an 8 year old if you can find a reasonable copy. A complete aside - have you come across the Beatles Guitar Techniques book? Chunks of about 60 songs tabbed out far more effectively and accurately than the rather staid Complete Scores book. (Which I love btw - just find it frustrating that it doesn't really pay attention to correct voicings and postitioning).

I meant to repoly to this thread a few days ago. A few months back, during a period of absolute gig famine, we booked a Thursday night at a small bar in a small town about half an hour away - given our semi-rural location this may as well have been an intercontinental flight away in terms of getting our usual audience out but we figured a gig was a gig and we might gain a new fan or two. The date finally came up last week but two of the three of us were full of colds, including our drummer/singer who has changed jobs this year and now has a long daily communte and no longer has the flexibility of self-employment. Needless to say, there was a great deal of negativity as we piled a slightly reduced set of gear into one vehicle and set off down the windy, unlit country roads. BUT IT WAS ACE. The bar has built up a regular Thursday night crowd for original music, the staff were friendly, the sound was as good as we might have reasonably expected, the audience was engaged, appreciative and even tried singing along in places. We got £150 (not to be sniffed at considering some of the fees we've had recently), a load of nice comments, videos on the venue's social media and two further gigs - one of which is at a small multi-venue "festival" that we've wanted to get into for a couple of years. Which is a long way of saying that what might appear to be a less than sparkling gig might turn out to be reinvigorating or door-opening or both. And it turns out that there are lively original music scenes in the most unlikely of places.

I'm in!

https://officialmeatpuppetsmerchandise.bigcartel.com/product/meat-puppets-live-manchester-2019 Not sure if I appear as such but I was involved in the audio recording of this as well as running one of 5 or 6 video cameras. I mixed several of the songs (following highly detailed guidance from the band!) but the tracks used on the LP were completely remixed and I was credited solely as a photographer 😶 I did edit the videos that appeared online and can occasionally catch a glimpse of myself filming - my inner 15 year old who fell in love with the band on Nirvana Unplugged remains unashamedly thrilled at this.

If anyone is around Rossendale tomorrow (Friday) night, my band Dead Tenant is supporting what seems to be a rather fabulous French band called the Wow Signal at the Whip & Kitten in Rawtenstall. https://thewowsignalband.bandcamp.com/album/the-wow-signal https://deadtenantmusic.bandcamp.com https://deadtenantmusic.com And all for free, no less.

On Thursday we played a free show at a local gallery where our guitarist has exhibited in his day job as a professional artist. He's been getting into multimedia and projections in particular so this night was promoted as "Sound and Vision" and featured ourselves alongside another local band as well as what turned out to be seven separate projectors. The room was great for the projections with masses of tall, bare walls but the sound was predictably affected. We had a good turnout which made the laborious set-up worthwhile (ever tried negotiating a menu that is both upside down and beamed onto a wall several metres away?) Obligatory self promotion links: https://deadtenantmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/deadtenant https://soundcloud.com/dead-tenant/sets/dead-tenant-live-demo