PaulWarning

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1470658364' post='3107371'] The main job of an amp sim is to simulate the distotion/drive characteristics of an amp. But its probably true that many bass amps don't differ by much other than the baked in QE so this is probably why there isnt a big market for bass amp sims compared with the guitar market where the nuances of distortion dominate the tone due to common use of medium and high gain levels. Then theres the fact that behringer make a pedal that costs £25 quid that covers probably 90% of what a bass players would generally want and amp sim to do i.e. provide a bit of smooth overdrive for lowish gain sounds. [/quote]this is true, I've a BDI 21 and it does the distortion job, although is suddenly goes all spikey at about 3 o clock, I prefer a Zoom B1 on, it does a similar distortion job and has a lot more EQ capabilities (amp sims as well) and you can also have different patches for different songs

I've always wondered, aren't amp sims just EQ pedals with presets?

being a lefty I had to get a MIA P because strangely they don't do a MIM one, but I glad because if I'd got a MIM one there would have always been this nag nag nag doubt about how much better was a MIA one, and, in the end I would have bought one anyway. Get a second hand MIA P would be my advice.

the trouble I have with IEM is for the full mix everything has to be miced up, which is unnecessary for a pub gig, I saw a band on Friday that just used IEM in one ear, which allowed them to hear the drums etc with the other, I have asked this question before and was told it wouldn't work because you'd have to have the volume too high in the one ear, but I spoke to the band afterwards and they got on with it just fine

if it ain't broke don't fix it, if it is (scratchy pots), fix it, but there's nothing to service with no moving parts, most of the time the term 'service' is just a way to extract more money out of people, messing about with it is more likely to cause problems, but I'm just an old cynic

I'm afraid this is only a question you and the band can answer, too many factors to take into account, originals or covers? how desperate are you for gigs? is it a good music venue? how likely are you to get future bookings? it's a long list and depends on your bands circumstances, we wouldn't do free gigs but we might have 10 years ago

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1470166388' post='3103823'] Unless, of course, you don't like the sound, find it not quite loud enough and not quite light enough. Like I did I do know I am in a minority, though. No idea re GK, mind you. [/quote]I sort of know what you mean, re light enough, it is light but it's also bulky with only a handle on the top so it sort of swings around as you're walking with it, and I've run out of puff without an ext cab in larger pubs, I do like the sound though, so, it's not perfect but bloody good value for money

[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1470132041' post='3103411'] They normally do a "catch up" programme at the end of each series. [/quote]yes, but it's very selective

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1470061442' post='3102981'] Whilst I never owned a minidisc player myself, I always thought it was a shame that the format never caught on - from my limited experience (that is to say: correct me if I'm flagrantly and embarrassingly wrong), it seemed to offer most/all of the advantages of a CD, but in a smaller package that wasn't as prone to getting dented and scratched. Was it just its timing (it seemed to appear just before the first iPods and the boom in small, portable mp3 players), or were there other downsides that kept it grounded as a format? [/quote]nothing wrong with it tbh, at the time it had good editing features and sound quality, and was infinitely better than the tape cassettes it was supposed to replace but like you said it quickly got overtaken by MP3 players, which can hold loads more music and you can do all the editing and tagging that you need on a computer

perhaps if the improvement in sound quality is proved they'll be a market for them in studio's, but live? don't think so wireless rules, if only because there's less cables to worry about

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1470048200' post='3102852'] Presumably the Dragons make an offer based on the pitch. If something comes to light that wasn't in the pitch they have a get out. I suspect they have a lot of crossing of T's and dotting of I's to do after the pitch and offer. [/quote]yes I suspect a lot of these 'offers' don't come to fruition, there does seem a lack of 'what happened next' programmes

the trouble with asking for opinions on songs is, deep down, you only want people to say how good it is, generally folk are too polite to criticise other people's hard work, I'm not saying it's no good, but, it's not my cup of tea, so I'm in no position to judge, it's rather like asking me to say whether the latest Kayne West track is any good

never use compression, but I do use a bit of distortion (or a lot for Ace of Spades :-) ), which like valves does the compression for you, or so I believe

our guitarist got some stuff off Ebay from china, sizing is a bit of a lottery though, usually have to order a size or 2 bigger, but it's cheap

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1469703220' post='3100420'] I still have my Fostex x15 four track recording mixer. Standard speed, standard cassettes, dead reliable even today. Anyone remember Elcassettes? More importantly, did anyone actually buy into this flash-in-the-pan format. [/quote]no but I fell for mini disc

Just tried to upload the 'home taping is killing music' logo, says I've used up my global upload quota, not sure what's going off, anyway they obviously had no idea what was coming with the digital age the internet

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1469538107' post='3099119'] Really? You must’ve been using those fancy Chrome cassettes I once converted some old tapes to digital and they sounded poop in comparison to MP3s. But it could have been that the cassettes were old and knackered. [/quote]I can't tell the difference between what cassettes sound like through my HiFi and what the MP3's sound like after I've converted them is what I meant, but I always used decent cassettes, recorder and tuner when taking stuff off the radio, so it sounds ok

I've always doubted the line that cassettes sounded rubbish, back in the 80's I used to record vinyl on to cassette using a decent turntable, cassette deck and tapes and really couldn't tell the difference, I recorded loads of stuff off the radio and am currently transferring it onto my computer because it is so convenient to find individual tracks and barring something we don't know about they won't deteriorate with age, bloody time consuming though, again I can't tell the difference, sonically, between cassettes and 192mbps MP3's, but my hearing is shagged now so there could be,

I have my bass low down, when I practice at home I usually sit down but on the edge of the seat with the bass hanging by the strap and not on my knees if that makes any sense, as for sitting down for gigs, no ,no ,no not in a rock band might get away with it in a jazz or lounge music band

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1469306055' post='3097336'] What's a bass solo? [/quote]I've just got in from the pub, but a bass solo is a boring piece of crap that just pads out the set because the band hasn't got enough material, just like a drum solo

I've posted on this before and this is just my experience, I've got the pro 10's and I've found they really do cut the treble out too much. If I wear them both I feel really isolated and don't enjoy the gig, so as a compromise I just wear one in my left ear which, being a lefty, is always next to the drummer, I use a 'christmas tree' one in the other ear which I adjust in and out of my ear depending how loud we are, having said that my hearing is already damaged (big drop off around the 4 -6 k hz mark) which is why it's just my opinion

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1469267556' post='3097028'] For a professional there should be no difference in setting up a righty or a lefty. What I don't like in the setups offered by most specialists is that they will follow the book, so to speak, measuring distances and gaps and making them all standard according to "the rules". I don't know how many of us enjoy standard setups, but I know I certainly don't: for instance, I like the G string to have a much lower action than the other strings (makes it easier to play the high notes when I use my pinky). I like to adjust the action through lifting or lowering the saddles and the nut (Warwicks are way ahead of most other makes, in that they have adjustable ones) as well as through the usual truss rod tweaks. Some of the above would be anathema to a pro... I'm the official re-string/setup person in our lefty+righty household, and it makes no difference to how I work; however, I always do the final adjustments only after we have actually played the bass and decided if it still needs tweaking. [/quote]^ yeah this, I'm a lefty and do my own set ups, if you've got a logical mind it really isn't rocket science, a few basic tools and there's good tutorials on youtube, and there shouldn't be any difference between setting up a righty or a lefty , a luthier's bound to set it up by the book, how else should he do it? unless you give him detailed instructions, having said that I once fitted new strings to a mates guitar and did them the wrong way on because he was right handed, I did feel a pratt

judging by their first album, especially, Led Zep are a covers band

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1469187145' post='3096428'] No. They had material that was written specifically for them. A cover is more specifically a song that was originally recorded (and made famous?) by another artist beforehand. ie the risk and hard work of selling the song and determining whether it will be popular has already be done. All you have to do is copy what they did. [/quote]yeah fair enough, in most cases, but there are exceptions, Blue Suede Shoes springs to my mind and certainly in the early sixties a lot of artists covered American hits before they were released over here, I know I'm being a bit pedantic, because the covers bands we're talking about are where they've no intention of recording them just banking on the fact that the audience will already know and like them, that to me is a covers band