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I believe the keyboard player writes the songs, but they are all credited so they share the royalties. Very generous of him.

I don't like bully's. Looks like ACS will stay top of my list.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1478004413' post='3165877'] Thanks for the comments guys the buyer is asking me for part of the cost [/quote] Respectfully decline because the "issue" and course(s) of action weren't discussed first. And importantly, no agreement was given by you for any costs to be incurred.

You must have noticed that I haven't agreed with, disagreed with or refuted anything. Just asking the question. Doesn't "myth busting" require some factual backup?

Earlier this year he only used his white jazz at the London gig. ps through a Markbass rig and sounded pretty much as he does on the videos.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1478000440' post='3165815']Does he have to? [/quote] I would have thought so. So why would you believe one unsupported statement rather than another unsupported statement?

Always the song first.

I notice he provides no evidence of his testing methodology.

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1477924635' post='3165280'] After reading Kevin Deans reviews of the new Ashdown Rootmaster-EVO 12" white cabs & the fact it knocked a couple of BF Super Compactsout of his rig, I am seriously interested in trying these out too. [/quote] After many posts about amps, cabs and running with neither. . . before I drew any conclusions, I'd check exactly why Kevin did what he did. His situation seemed to be very specific to him.

You could keep the 212 and replace the 210 with a 112. Then you have 3 options for a gigging rig. My first choice would be replacing both cabs with 2 Barefaced Super Compacts, but a 1 cab solution could be just the Big Baby 2.

[quote name='cgg199' timestamp='1477049964' post='3159491'] In short, is it possible to use an American bought D800 in the UK? [/quote] They have a universal power supply. You just need a UK mains lead and you';re good to go.

So you get £160 ACS plugs for £30? Do you have to be an MU member first?

You could visit the Sadowsky and Fodera factories, I believe in Brooklyn. For acoustic stuff there's the mandolin Brothers on Statten Island.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1477662664' post='3163704'] Bass players should never come out from behind the pillar that is installed in all pubs just for that purpose. [/quote] You've been to some of my gigs then!

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1477642429' post='3163479'] Playing with a really good drummer is, for me, the most liberating experience as a bass player. Everything just seems to fall into place. [/quote] +1 I played for the first time with a beast of a rock/blues drummer this summer. After all my years playing I found another gear when he started up. Never mind the grin on my face, the band leader had a grin on [i]his[/i] face a mile wide. Job done.

Unbelievable!!!

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1477510181' post='3162733']I always turn up early, even for rehearsals, so I am often the first to be ready to play. Also means I can claim my space on the stage. [/quote] I was late to a gig and found that the band had set up leaving no space for me or my gear! They then moaned and complained when I made them all move up to make room. What a bunch of dickheads. That was one of the very few times I've sworn at the guys in a band.

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1477554053' post='3162885']I often sit and watch drum lessons on YouTube just to hear different approaches to groove and try to apply some of the stuff I learn to my bass playing. [/quote] +1 As a bass player you can learn so much from the Bernard Purdy and Steve Gadd YT videos. Those guys are the masters of groove.

You guys are playing the song. Not the drummers version of it. If he cocks up you expect the rest of the band, 3 or 4 other players, to switch and cover the mistake? So the whole band risks sounding bad on the off chance that they will be able to cover for one player? That's not very professional! And yes, anyone that can't play in time and successfully count from 1 to 4 should be fired immediately.

I don't take many holidays, but I have driven back to do a gig when the holiday was in the UK. If you're abroad the band either gets a dep or reschedules around you.

Bill is a good, solid and under rated player. Unfortunately he ran into the crushing ego's of Mick and especially Keith. He should be applauded for maintaining a degree of sanity throughout his time with the Stones. They nearly finished off Mick Taylor. IMO he should have got out earlier.

I'm not understanding some of these posts. So the drummer drops a stick, has a brain fart and looses the beat or stops to scratch his bum in the middle of a number and you follow with the resulting cock-up? That is the worst thing any of you can do. If one band member makes a mistake the rest of the band carries the number until that player gets back on track. It isn't a problem if one of the players, even the drummer, stops playing for a bar or 2 while getting their bearings, but the train wreck of everyone trying to follow a mistake is not what should be happening.

He was a big influence on me and a "million" other bass players. Happy Birthday Bill.

Keep going as if it didn't happen, never look around and leave all post mortems until after the gig.

Leave it all in the car and have a chat with the pianist. Suss out his thoughts and take it from there.