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[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1485163784' post='3221559'] Because they're selling it as an addon service (revenue generation) - which is fine.. However I take exception to being lied to. Are you seriously trying to suggest that whenever electrical work is done, there is a requirement to PA test everything in a building? [/quote] You're employing the wrong contractors then. And nowhere in your posts have you mentioned this.

Fans with the case cracked exposing internal unshielded bare terminals. Hairdryer with a damaged lead and a food mixer with a damaged cable in a kitchen. That's just three examples I have seen. Cables get damaged, cases get cracked, If someone got a shock or there was a fire, someone is going to ask when was the last time a competent person looked at it. If you look at these things annually then they won't sit around for 5 years waiting for the accident to happen, with more and more failures building up. .

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1485124810' post='3221450'] And i'm just saying having your stuff PA tested yearly does not make it safe.. HSE state that they assume new stuff does not need testing, even though we all know this is nonsense. Safety comes from being proactive and assessing risks. The one thing that has contributed most to electrical safety is not PA testing, it's moulded sealed plugs [/quote] I don't think anyone is disputing this. Try working in a building with 10,000 people and then tell me that the only faults you get are from dodgily wired plugs. People try to smuggle in all sorts of gear from home, it's frightening the state some of it is in.

Pretty much. You're showing you've had it inspected by a competent person. If something goes wrong then that competent person is going to have to answer some questions in court. If you can't show you've inspected your equipment on 'a regular basis' then you'll be the one trying to explain why you haven't been negligent. PAT testing isn't a legal requirement but not doing it is negligent. .

£3 is a bit steep! When we did our gear the guy charged an hour for his time and about 20p per device. It's worth getting, ticks a box, in the event of a death or a fire it's not your insurance that gets sued, it's the venue's, and if they say you need it to play, then, you need it to play. Don't do it yourself with labels from eBay, that's absolutely pointless.

Tomorrow night? Shame. Saw him there a few years ago and he did a house party for a friend. Amazing guy. I also saw It Bites at Islington and Reading the same year. Impressive band.

I would take the amp and cab to a practice room and ramp up the volume until you hear distortion. If the amp is getting to max and distorting then maybe get the change done. If it's he speaker distorting (hitting xmax) then you're fine. At least you'll get some idea of how loud it gets. Be careful!!!

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1485004977' post='3220308'] I dont imagine - i read what the experts say Twice the power isnt a 3db increase. I think its something like 10db Read the BF website. I'm sure its all in there [/quote] 3dB is double power. 6dB is double actual volume or SPL 10dB is double perceived volume.

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1484917326' post='3219666'] try telling that to social justice warriors [/quote] I will if you want. You can't have a boy band with a girl in it. It wouldn't be a boy band. If I went to a strip club to see naked ladies, I'd not be very pleased to see a bunch of blokes.

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1484916948' post='3219658'] Discrimination. [/quote] You can't have discrimination in the arts. It's one of the few places it doesn't apply.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1484914865' post='3219631'] To be fair, it's impossible to say from the advert why they want what they do. [/quote] I think it's pretty clear. They don't want a heterosexual man.

Are you a non-binary person? It sounds very much like they don't want any Alpha males wading in and messing up the vibe.

There are different types of charity gig. 1. Everyone's time is given for free and the only things that are taken out of the money raised is hall hire, advertising, food and ticket printing. All the rest is given to the small local charity. In this case, yes, sell tickets, everyone is in it together. 2. Profits go to charity. As above but 'costs' can include silver service waiters, bar staff, organisers beer fund and hotel accommodation etc. Profits go to a huge faceless tax efficient front. In this case play the gig for money and donate what your conscience feels out of your fee. There's charity and there's charity. 3. Something in between.

Personally I thought it was quite nice to finally receive an email from the Basschat headmaster that wasn't an invitation to stand outside his office and wait for a caning.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1484741530' post='3217942'] Hmmmm....useful information folks all. Thanks I'll keep using Imgur while I can - it really is splendid when it's working properly - but maybe will try Flikr out as a second option, albeit heeding the comment about Yahoo! I'm not too bothered ref the actual storage of any photos I haven't posted in threads - I still use the old fashioned hard disk and regular backups, but more for easily posting pics on sites like this with direct links and with a reasonable confidence they won't mysteriously disappear unless and until I want them too. [/quote] In that case either Dropbox, Google drive, or iCloud would work fine.

Are we going to compile this list so that we can argue over the order.

You can never second guess an audience. Some tunes that work with one lot don't work with another lot. It's painful if you're playing with musicians who have no ability to stop a song at an appropriate place. Playing a 13 minute ABBA opus medley is bad enough without having to do it to an empty dance floor.

Are You Gonna Go My Way. Great song to listen to, great song to play, audiences hate it.

It was similar in the 90s. Lots of pubs moved to discos. Karaoke has never really gone away. I think any decent pub will rotate, Kareoke, Disco, Classic Rock (or other band), Soloist with guitar/backing track. Keeps things interesting and doesn't overload the punters with bands playing the same tunes.

I think you have to be careful when pushing the mids. You only need a touch to get some definition in the sound. To much and it becomes very weary for people to listen to. I was watching a band a couple of years ago and the bass was punishing in the mid frequencies, nothing in the bass, at the break I asked him to adjust it a bit, which he did (he was actually quite grateful, as I would be as we often have no idea what the audience can hear) and it sat much better in the mix.

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1484353110' post='3214993'] Its a bit like people moving to a rural area and complain the church bells and cockerals are waking them up [/quote] It really depends on the context which is why a blanket law is a bad idea. If you move next to a church you expect to hear bells on a Sunday morning between 9:30 and 12:00, and on a Saturday afternoon for weddings and one evening a week for bell practice. If you move next to a farm that has a cockerel that's one thing, if your neighbour decides to keep chickens because they live in the countryside that's a completely different matter. You have a duty not to be a nuisance to your neighbours. Pubs used to close at 11pm, a band playing 21:00-23:00 once a week is acceptable. Playing until midnight or later begins to be a nuisance and if you can hear the music inside your house with the windows closed that's unacceptable. Again if it's a music venue like a nightclub, that's different.

Although I did play an 80s pointy headstock Jackson Charvel in a function band. It just looked wrong to me in the photos.

Yes. I played with a bad drummer for 10 years and thought it was my playing at fault.

[quote name='Winny Pooh' timestamp='1484354474' post='3214995'] FWIW I am the buyer. And these are the strings. http://i.imgur.com/8K18FrD.jpg I have bought every single bass I have ever owned used and have never encountered a set as dead rubbery and useless. I'm a considerate ebayer and went so far as to buy from Jamie direct to save him ebay fees. So I was understandably a bit miffed to receive a bass with undisclosed finish wear and gross strings, simply because I would never sell a bass in such a manner without being fully honest about such things. [/quote] In future, when buying, to avoid disappointment, ask for lots of close up photos so you are sure what you are buying is what you want. You may risk annoying the seller, but if they really want a sale and are genuine they'll be happy to do this. Or they'll sell it to someone else. YMMV.

I have the 400 version of this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/SR500BM/electric-basses/ibanez-sr500-bass-in-brown-mahogany?LGWCODE=SR500BM;56375;6335&gclid=CjwKEAiA79zDBRCgyf2FgeiY-CESJABzr0BM0XaOcyFB5zLPxsytRJCd4efxisgNLZVRs_yoE9V5XBoCnIjw_wcB No one has ever said anything. But then I'm so awesome most people are looking at me, not the bass. .