chris_b

Hi Jay, currently in the classifieds there are 5 string Lakland, MTD, Zoot, Sandberg and Roscoe basses. I've owned a Lakland for most of the last 20 years and would recommend them to anyone.

Bought a gig bag from John. Good transaction and very well packed.

Bought a bass from Andrew. Good handover and good transaction.

IMO rooms are less of a problem when you have a good signal chain and sound worse when you are trying to put too much bass in your sound. I buy amps that sound good with the controls at 12 o'clock and run them through good cab(s). My sound is more low mids than bass, so even the worst rooms only need a minor EQ change, that's 2 mins max.

Had a chat with Harry Secombe, in the green room at Midem, after he saw the sax player in my band tip a whole pint into his (the sax player's) lap. Very amusing guy. Harry Secombe, not the sax player!

While it's obviously not mandatory, reading the dots and understanding the basics of musical theory is a good skill for a musician to have. It's the difference between just talking and talking and reading and writing as well.

IME muffled P bass means dead strings, duff pickups or your ears are on their way out.

I agree. I don't see the point of owning gear that isn't going to be used. IMO it's a better plan, with more satisfying results, to put all your money into 2 fantastic, rather than 6 medium priced, instruments.

You're lucky you've got sides on it! I've also done gigs with 2 small marquees pushed together. That meant the rain ran through the join and on to the drum kit!

My recreational listening is Radio 4. My music listening is mostly centred around set lists and homework for upcoming gigs and the occasional video I discover on YouTube. I'm not a music fan, I'm a making music in a band in front of an audience fan.

As you would expect, a fantastic gig and a great break for Vincen, but 48 hours? Really?

I'll retire when the phone stops ringing. . . . or I start pushing up daisy's. Which ever comes first.

duplicate post!!!

Lee Sklar is always good for down to earth stories about the session world of the last 40 years. . . .

The bottom line, if you have a drummer who can't keep time. . . . it's time for a new drummer.

£50 polymer notes are fine. . . . tilt the note side to side and the hologram should say "Fifty" and "Pounds". There are something like half a dozen more features on a £50 that indicate it is genuine.

In certain styles of music time can drift a little. A few bpm here and there. That's not the same as speeding up or slowing down! But while the drummer usually gets the job. . . . It's actually everyone's responsibility to be playing in time.

They are good aren't they. I bought mine in the late 80's. It's still in perfect condition and is still my main cable.

Mostly not, but it does happen.

Vaule = Features, quality, price, reputation, reviews.

Whoa. . . . ! You've just listed everything I own!!!!

Yawn, the usual dog-whistle nonsense. . . . KR gave a personal opinion in an interview. Shock horror. . . . . As usual people are lining up to give him a kicking because he is old, famous, successful and has a view on something.

O: lists of things U: a good ear

This. I either run a 500 or 700watt amp into 1400watts of cabs. Even with a 5 string bass at volume there is zero chance I'm going to damage the drivers, or sound bad by over driving the amp.