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Thanks so much for the photos, they made me much more confident about this btw, was yours set up as a 1/2 scale rather than 3/4?

Getting there. I picked up a cheap cello tailpiece and steel strings. The bridge Ive picked up is laughably outsized but I should be able to cut it down to suit. In the meantime Ive knocked up a temporary one from some offcuts from the scrap pile. This is currently 8-10mm or so too tall but I wont feel bad about hacking at it until I settle on a height that suits. As it hasnt been under tension for at least 25 years Ive tuned it a tone flat to let it settle in. Ill give it a few weeks to acclimatise before I bring it up to pitch then after another few weeks Ill start experimenting with the bridge. Initial results are quite promising - it's surprisingly loud and full given its diminutive nature - the E string sounds rather underwhelming compared to the other three though and feels a little under tensioned. Perhaps due to the low tuning, probably because theyre cheap strings - more than likely, a combination of the two and no doubt compounded by my lack of technique. Pickup hasnt been fitted yet, Ill take a look at it when Ive fitted the permanent bridge.

most amplifiers will be unhappy to see a speaker load below 4 ohms (there are exceptions obviously) consequently theyll offer half of their rated power into an 8 ohm cabinet with the option to add another 8 ohm cabinet (wired in parallel) meaning the amp will deliver it's full power into the resulting 4 ohm load, with each cabinet receiving half of that power. very few people run more than 2 cabinets so this is usually the most effective setup

The bass has been rehomed and is now with me in Ireland awaiting my attentions after 25 years sat in a dusty corner. It's in need of a tailpiece, bridge and strings. A quick glance at amazon/ebay suggests that an aluminium alloy cello tailpiece looks to start around 20 euros, adjustable bridge 45 euros and a set of light steel strings 40 euro. While Im not expecting sonic wonders at this price point should I consider spending a little more? The tone Im looking for is jazz/rockabilly influenced and Im unlikely to pick up a bow at the moment All advice welcomed

Multichannel mixes only appearing in overpriced box sets has been a constant gripe. Unfortunately, its a relatively small customer base so the record companies seem to be aiming for low volume high pricing rather than trying to encourage more buyers into that market.

There are just too many classic, hooky driving lines to choose from. Today Im going to go for the 2 note line that kicks in at around 4:20 on Heaven & Hell - simple and perfect

Therapy? in Dublin Olympia on Halloween. Outstanding energy from both them and the support band, Enola Gay. Good sized venue (1600) for some jumpy up and down rock so I jumped up and down a lot - intense enough atmosphere for me to foolheartedly venture into the moshpit for a while. Evidently a bad idea because lots of my 52 year old carcass hurts now. My kids loved it though Bass player was solid and affable. Would recommend

Ive got a 7.1.2 system and it sounds really good on that. Detroit Rock City is the showpiece and it sounds as good as you'd hope it would. I reckon its the best Ive ever heard the album sound. Wilson has a golden eared reputation over on the quadraphonicquad.com forum. All of the multichannel remixes of his Ive heard have beeen outstanding, particularly his work with king crimson's back catalogue

Does this count as 1992? The awesome bassline is actually sampled from a 1977 track, Bamba In Dub by The Revolutionaries

Still one of my favourite basslines. He was excellent at glastonbury that year too

My daughter was a big fan a couple of years ago - always seemed somewhat manufactured teenage angsty outrage to me but she convinced me to watch his glastonbury set - hell of a performer. Was impressive and he seemed much more sincere (if rather gushing) live

Hopefully he's jamming with JB somewhere.

Rammstein in Dublin There was a bass player there somewhere but for some reason he wasnt the focus of my attention

I took the kids to see Orchestra Baobab at the Bray jazz festival a few weeks ago. Great vibe and got a primarily grey haired audience up and dancing. The bass was never flashy and just grooved solidly but the rhythm guitarist was an absolute beast - just relantless Not my vid but from a gig a week later

Its a shame you already have a bass player, sounds like great fun. Drop me a line when you have a gig and I'll take a trip in from the culchielands