Spoombung

You can lift the cup of an ear defender and let in a little top end without it screaming at you and damaging your ear. Couldn't you have a small lever that would open up a tiny opening for this purpose?

I had a very similar experience when I wore Vanderfields (£20 slim profile, over ear protectors): good reduction on the highs abd mids but not much attenuation in the bass so you get a woolly, muffled sound. Good for watching a loud band but I'm not sure it good enough for playing on stage. I'm surprised no one had made a pair of these that you can physically adjust a small opening in the ear cups, thereby adding attenuated high frequencies. That would solve the woolly problem, wouldn't it...?

Interesting. I've been looking for an over-ear solution for quite some time. Following....

Yes I watched it. It was embarrassing.

Maybe the worst cover EVER

I saw him play with Kevin Coyne's band in the early 80's. Quite a flashy, Jaco-inspired player. I remember him yelling at the soundman during the interval to turn him up!

Yes it's sycamore. The other one is a short scale Iceni bass made to my own design by Mike Walsh.

I basically do the downstroke 'tugbar' thing (the Brian Wilson thing mentioned earlier in the thread) but flip my hand back to use fingers... so then its a floating. 90% of the time I'm using my thumb to pluck the strings. Nothin' fancy. I'm guessing most of us use some sort of hybrid technique...?

I learned to play along to that first album.

Chris Squire. As a matter of fact I'd still like to sound like him.

I enjoyed Cate LeBon. Quite nice to hear prominent bass lines played with that 80's sound - a jazz bass and chorus pedal, Old-fashioned Avant - to use a confutation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0c91cpy/glastonbury-cate-le-bon

Crikey that Acinonycx is beautiful. I want one.

I'm quite amazed how much 'much-loved' music I dislike. Listing it here would be utterly pointless.