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depends on the band obviously but no back line is so not rock and roll, the show includes the look as well as the sound, having said that I'm trying without much success to get our singer to use them, trouble is we don't mic anything up, so not sure how it would work, the singer uses ear plugs and we have to have the monitor loud so he can hear himself

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1457019851' post='2994526'] JapanAxe you are so right about tweeters [/quote]yep couldn't agree more, I've got an on/off tweeter switch on my Rumble, it's makes sod all difference. if it did I'd be worried

[quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1457005345' post='2994354'] Why choose between them? Have both!!!!! [attachment=213792:FullSizeRender.jpg] [/quote]I have, a fender rumble 500 with a TE 1 x 15 underneath it, but some bassists on here reckon you shouldn't mix speaker sizes, I say use your ears

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1457004603' post='2994349'] We were asked once for a PAT certificate before we could play in a very posh hotel in Henley.... and when we got to the hotel we were playing in the cellar bar and the state of the electrics in there was frightening (or shocking)! I couldn't resist saying (in a too loud voice) when the manager was nearby something about the irony of being asked for certification to play in such a dodgy looking place. [/quote]someone once posted in a similar thread, "if they ask for your PAT certificate ask them for their mains test certificate" something like that anyway

we've only been asked twice in 10 years, first time we got all the gear tested and they never asked for the certificate when we got there, the last time we got some blank stickers and said we couldn't find the cert, they were happy with that, they only ask to dot the i's and t's for insurance purposes, just keep your gear in good nick, a visual inspection to make sure all the cables are clamped and there's no bare wires or broken plastic bits you should be fine

It'll be fine, it's easy to talk to people you've got something in common with, just chat about the bands you like, find some common ground, I also finds it puts people at ease if you don't big yourself up to much, a bit of good natured self depreciation usually goes down well

I too have a love of 15" speakers, I know I know that there's plenty on here that say you can shift just as much air with 2 x 10" but a 15 just sounds gutsier to me

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1456823791' post='2992486'] There are plenty well known songs that would sound completely lame if you just "follow the chords", to pick some random ones out of the air - Tears of a Clown, Run to You, Rio, and the cant-be-arsed-to-learn-it-properly brigades eternal favourite for butchery All Right Now, and then you can throw in for bonus points pretty much every song by Level 42, Rush, the jam and various other bands with notable highly stylistic players, and oh yeah Comfortably Numb (apparently) ... [/quote]some songs work with 'standard' bass part (usually ones without a prominent bass line) but try Eton Rifles or In the City without the right bass line and the song will be completely ruined

Lennon said The Beatles are more popular than Jesus to an English journalist and was reported as such in England, never caused a mumour (and he was probably right as well) then it got reprinted in the USA and all hell broke loose, because some our transatlantic cousins are a tad excitable about that sort of thing, the Beatles are still more popular than Jesus, based on how long and numerous Beatles threads are on Basschat anyway

I've played stuff wrong (I Fought the law for example), then realised it and corrected it, did anybody notice, did they f***, I play in an Old Skool punk band if we're doing punky covers I try and get it right (have to cheat sometimes cos I'm not good enough) but if we're punking up a non punk song then I put my own interpretation on it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1456657436' post='2991036'] Don't worry about it. He's a drummer, so his hearing is ruined. [/quote]so's mine, and he's a lot younger than me

after being soundly thrashed for expressing the opinion that there wasn't much difference between a front pickup Jazz and a precision (a little impetuous on my part) at last nights gig I used my Squier Jazz for the first half and my MIA P for the second half, I asked the drummer if he could tell any difference to which he replied "the first one was a lot louder" I suppose he means it cut through better, which did piss me off a bit, the Squier Jazz cost £150 the MIA P £850

used to use Elixers they have a very different feel to them very smooth, I now use DR neons, they're coated and last ages but they feel like normal strings

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1456409291' post='2988704'] Hmm. Used mine last night rehearsing with my loud rock band. In that room with that band, with or without a BF Supercompact in the mix, I couldn't get a sound I liked out of it. Got my Trace Elliot out of the car, sorted. Need to try it elsewhere with other bands but my rose tinted specs are off now. [/quote]I do know what you mean, I use a TE AH300 SMC GP7 with a Laney 4 x 10 and a 1 x 18 at the rehearsal room and I love the sound I get, the Rumble is not the same, nothing wrong with it just hasn't got the Trace Elliott sound, I still use the Rumble for gigs because it's so portable, at least till I can get my hands on a TE head anyway, wouldn't do for us all to be the same would it?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1455882793' post='2983233'] I kinda agree, although 'Wings' were a pretty big selling successful band. [url="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney_and_Wings"]https://en.m.wikiped...rtney_and_Wings[/url] [/quote]oh yeah, Mull of Kintyre, even Pauly thought it was bland, that's why it was the B side originally, sales don't always mean quality, mind you I almost always preferred Lennon's songs, generally found Macca's song a bit twee, But what the f*** that's got to do with Liverpool I really don't know

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1455822839' post='2982777'] I actually do like them, but for me the early stuff was not quite as groundbreaking as people seem to think.... [/quote]ah, you had to be there seriously, the charts were just full of manufactured middle of the road stuff back then, bit like today really. Not sure what that's got to do with Liverpool though

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1455815778' post='2982705'] [/quote]well judging by the number of threads and the length of them the Beatles may not have been the best, most innovative, influential, etc etc, band in the world ever but I don't think anybody can argue that they are the most talked about band on Basschat

once saw a programme about bands breaking up and one guy said something like "the reason bands break up is because nobody ever says what's really pissing them off early enough and it just festers till there's a big argument and it results in a break up" in my limited experience that is true, so I resolved to tell people as politely as possible when something is annoying me with my new band, it's worked so far

probably the easiest member to replace in any band is the rhythm guitarist, 10 a penny

yep, my rumble is the same, I always have my input gain turned all the way up (passive bass), it's a mild input gain which really is the way it should be, they're meant to level out signals from the bass not act as a volume control

all I can say is, be thankful you're cack handed like me

I learnt by playing along to records I really like, just start off playing the root (fortunately I like the Ramones, all root note stuff) I find playing bass on it's own is not the most rewarding thing in the world, don't try and get too technical to start with, just enjoy it