chris_b

Blues-ish. . . . my favourite band at the moment. . . .

I did a guitar, female vocal, bass trio last week. Lots of original songs but we finished with No Woman No Cry. Always goes down a treat and everyone was singing along by the end.

So true. . . .

You can replace the parts of any bass but you'll end up with "Triggers broom". Then will it be your bass anymore? There are plenty of great sounding lightweight basses around.

I'm always in a duo with the drummer. The rest of the band is important but give me a good drummer to work with and we'll make the band happen.

I owned a WAL mk2 and a mk3 and the mk3 body carving was irrelevant. My arm was nowhere near. If you're designing your own bass, I wouldn't bother with it. The mk 2 was ok and probably helped a little.The mk1 looks more like the Fender style body carved shape. Can't hurt to do the same but I never played a mk 1.

IMO Markbass amps do sound good. IMO if you are hesitating and haven't a clear answer in your head, then you don't need it.

I play in several trios and when the guitarist drops out the sound dips. . . . but that's supposed to happen. It's the dynamics of the performance. IMO filling all the gaps isn't the best way to arrange a song.

A lot of the acoustic players I've gigged with use AER amps. https://www.aer-music.de/

So you've seen the Scott n Danny videos then?

My guess, it started as a joke and is still used in fun, but has morphed into a dig, probably shorthand for "You're taking this too seriously!"

I like him. He's funny, different, irreverent and behind the humour, a good player. Check out the Charles Berthoud v Danny Sapko video. He appears to be a smart guy and can play. Making a living in the bass world is a tough ask these days, so more power to him.

This. It was a thing when I joined TB in 2007.

No. "What's the weight" is a serious question for a demographic that is pushing on in years, when they are considering buying a bass.

Check out Barefaced cabs. https://barefacedaudio.com/ Email the guys and explain your situation and you'll get good advice, about Barefaced obviously, but you can kill both guitarists with the right BF cab(s). ps Sounds like your next purchase should also be a good set of moulded ear plugs. I use ACS. IMO they are the best. Do a search on Basschat for ACS. https://acscustom.com

To make anything groove or swing you need impeccable timing. Bad or inconsistent timing always gives the game away. It doesn't matter what you play, if you play it with great timing. Work with the drums and try to play as one. 60's Soul songs and Motown are a great place to start. They were all fantastic players.

I think most of the DNA on this bass belongs to Fred Thomas, as he played it most and last. Pretty funky player though. When JB fired Bootsy he was escorted from the building. Looks like he left the bass behind and Fred used it from then on.

After a quick read. . . . seems Ublock Origin is obsolete on Chrome, but is still supported on Firefox.

Thanks for the info. Firefox also got a good review so I think I'll be sticking with that. I get a VPN with my Norton 360.

Hi Pete, I just ran this and my Firefox browser got a very good report. I have Privacy Badger, but also saw a very strong recommendation for Ublock Origin. The guy who recommended CYT thought that Tor, Mulvad and Brave were the best browsers. I've never heard of them. I'm very non technical and all this is a puzzle to me. Thanks for the reply.

Hi Guys, anyone use this tool to check out the safety of your web access? https://coveryourtracks.eff.org Is it useful? Safe? Any comments? Cheers

I don't think you have to do that. If I don't like something I just ignore it and therefore have no opinion to share.

My tale of woe. . . . last year one band leader died of a stroke, the guy who took over from her is soon to be off the road with knee surgery, one BL spent 2 months in ICU with pneumonia, 2 BL's between them cancelled a dozen gigs to have hip replacements and another BL is recovering from prostate cancer!! I need to get into a band with 30 year olds! Don't have me in your band. You'll get ill!!

I saw Morrissey supporting David Bowie at the Albert Hall. I didn't think much of it, but you can't be "rubbish" to get a gig like that. If someone expresses a dislike by calling something "rubbish" I just mentally tick the "lacking vocabulary" box.