TimR

[quote name='Meypelnek' timestamp='1415967697' post='2605657'] There are two kind of YouTube bass videos: Those showing the hands and the bass, head cut. And those showing the guy. Bass cut. [/quote] And that one is the third type?

He's mad. I've seen a few of his vids. All that with no strap! Neil Peart in a biscuit tin.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1415824487' post='2604251'] I've always wanted and needed a low action... and always been picky on strings for feel and touch. Maybe I'm just picky. Of course, it doesn't matter how anyone sets up a bass, ... but most people find mine easier to play that their own.. Makes me wonder why they don't set theirs up like that. [/quote] I think StingrayPete (and Dave_bass5) nailed it. The vast majority of people just play them off the shelf. I wonder if pianists have the same conversations? "The hammers are just too 'bouncy' on the Steinway for my liking." .

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1415816919' post='2604112'] We were too scared to touch the truss rod when we were young, some people still are I suppose? [/quote] It did take a half a can of 3in1 and a big monkey wrench. But I got there in the end.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1415791066' post='2603747'] I played a Marlin Sidewinder for three years, with no awareness of the concept of a setup, and no awareness that 8mm action was a bad thing. I happily gigged it and even recorded with it. I think that this may be why I've never regarded any subsequent bass to be 'unplayable' Not sure what this has to do with GP :-D [/quote] Was that at the nut? I'm pretty sure mine was at least 20mm at the 12th fret. Having said that, I defretted it and put a few turns on the truss rod and it's quite a nice bass to play now.

It's a jam. Just play the notes.

Ha. Got a bit carried away there. You've got 16million coulours to chose from.

I tended to stick to chases of very few colours. Maybe four at most. With a decent controller you can sequence chases together so if you build one chase with two colours then another with two different colours you end up with a four colour chase. If you see what I mean. It's all well and good if your band is the type of band that will benefit from colours that complement the stage show. But in most bands the 7 standard colours are ok. I don't like green and the fact you can have several different shades of blue can make lighting a lot more interesting. I programmed in a very low pink and pale blue with slow fade which worked well on slow songs. I also programmed a very low red that I used to light the stage while we were getting ready to start. Made quite a good atmosphere. But now I play in a rock band and just leave my 4 par cans to do what they want and the rest of the band love it. Maybe I'll buy a new controller...

Proper info here: https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/get-involved/news/the-who-hits-50-an-evening-of-who-music-in-aid-of/

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1415222413' post='2598182'] Sorry to quote you but it seems it's a 'house band' with none other than Mr Palladino on the bass. Well it is according to Ticketmaster! [/quote] It's not a 'secret' warm up for the main tour is it? http://thewho.com/tour/ .

Didn't Rush do an album of covers? Including the Seeker.

Good luck. If you need any assistance drop us a PM. It's fairly straightforward if you draw things out on paper first. You may also need to make a dummy plug to go at the end of line with resistor in it and the earth grounded. If the lights start doing random unexpected things this is usually the solution.

Has anyone seen plans of what is proposed? Seems to me until we know what Camden have to 'rethink' it's a bit of a toothless petition.

Canary Wharf is no longer docks. In the same way Crossrail will change the whole character of the area. That is what is proposed and needed. http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/tottenham-court-road/ I can't see a petition will change this at all. Hopefully the actual redevelopment of Denmark Street will retain the character of the building's facade. The original buildings were stables, not a purpose built music venue.

No. Only my style. I always just thought a bass was a bass and they all sounded the same. 30years on and I still think that.

I haven't done anything. I'm on iPhone.

Fixed now.

Odd.

All the topics I can see on my iPhone are showing an hour in advance. My iPhone says 20:38, this post says 09:38pm. Which is odd in itself And the post shows edited at-

I used one of these to control my DMX lighting. Normal LED PAR cans etc. It does 16 chanels so would work. A bit complicated to learn but worth the effort. Didn't buy from these guys, just to illustrate. http://www.decks.co.uk/products/Lighting_Controllers/Transcension/operator_2 .

Looking at the KAM manual it's a normal 512-DMX fixture but uses 16 chanels to control it. ie it's not 4 seperate 4 channel LED par cans. http://www.kam.co.uk/media/file/product/manual/Kam%20LED%20Powerbar%20Manual%20v1%2023-03-10_web.pdf So any controller capable of controlling 16 chanels should control it but it won't be straightforward to program each 'light'.

It's all in the fingers.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1414708862' post='2592647'] Does it come with a waistcoat? [/quote] PMSL You can't make a comment like that without a reference! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200307-mystery-bassist-solved/page__fromsearch__1

Funnily enough in consumer law, you should get what you pay for under 'reasonable expectation'. Eg if you buy a washing machine for £150 and it breaks after 2years of weekly use it would be unlikely that you'd be able to argue with the manufacturer. However if you'd spend over £400 on one it would be a different matter. Regardless of any warranties. .

In that case I would ask the owner if he knew that his staff aren't there when he thinks they are. Let him worry about potentially losing business.