TimR

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1372720230' post='2129235'] If you do do a defret, remember to change the nut [/quote] Why is that?

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1372687350' post='2128552'] ... TimR - I'm not surprised most women listen to lyrics moreso than most men. Also, apparently, women are likely to ask where you're from, unlike men who tend to ask what you do. [/quote] Yes. Like most sweeping generalisations you need context. I would probably go further and say that the lyrics of certain songs will probably appeal more to women than men and vice versa. Those sing along songs tend to be pretty basic. 500 miles? Delilah? Even Summer of 69, and Livin' on a Prayer. Very basic story type lyrics. Men can do stories. I'm struggling to think of 'Women' type songs because , huh, I don't really listen to the lyrics. Although if I'm in a melancholy mood I often will and then I start to notice the different meanings some songs can have depending on how you interpret them. Look for an artist who appeals equally to Men and Women and you'll find some pretty straightforward lyrics with some very subtle underlying message...

Lots of studies have been done on this. In general, and this will be no surprise to most people: Women listen to the words. Men listen to the music.

That's a beautiful story mate. Shows what can be achieved with some drive, enthusiasm and a bit of creativity.

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1372368229' post='2125060'] I defretted an old 5 string with a shovel and angle grinder and it sounds lovely You lot must have better ears than mine [/quote] Indeed. I just used a big screwdriver, hammer and mole grips then filled the slots and gouges with Polyfilla. It was unplayable before and now it sounds gorgeous.

There's a thread with naked female bassists in it? How did I miss that?

You still have to meet the minimum payment each month. On £2500 that's going to be around £50. Which would take about 5 years, although the more you pay off the less the minimum payments are and the less you pay and the longer the loan lasts. So set up a DD for that £50 don't just pay the minimum. Then the c3% charge for balance transfer every year. The first year it'll be about £60 which will extend the time it takes to pay back. Essentially doing this after 4 years you end up still owing £500 for a bass that's 4 years old, would it still be worth £500? Are you getting £50 a month worth of pleasure/work out of it?

I've had so many strange things happen at weddings it would fill a book. Usually the Bride or Mother of the Bride try to micro manage everything. Usually they have no idea how long things will take and have completely unrealistic expectations of how everything should slot together seamlessly. Although it's not the band's job, after you've done a few weddings you find yourself steering them in the right direction. Things happen at weddings in a certain order for a reason. Every wedding I've done where they've wanted it done differently has ended in confusion. Mainly from the other guests.

Ask yourself what happens when your singer comes down with flu the day before the gig. 18hours to find a dep singer for a wedding for £125? Or the guitarist realises his wife booked their summer holiday and he won't be around that weekend that you booked 18months ago after all. Or any other of 1000s of other things. Pub gigs are turn up and play, cancel on the day if you want. Wedding gigs you're going to need insurance, pat testing, and a commitment from all the band several months in advance...

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1372159268' post='2122253'] So after reading this.. I have come to the conclusion.. that I won't be getting a wife.. [/quote] I don't even want to start thinking about creating a formula with no limits.

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1372075225' post='2121190'] I've been giving this some serious thought and believe that many very important variables have been missed from this: O = optimum number of basses n = number of basses owned when co-habitation commenced m = time in months of co-habitation a = average cost of desired basses F = amount of disposable income that can be diverted in to a separate account per month without being noticed L = number of levers in the mortice lock on the music room door. ... That is all! [/quote] you're confusing this by using non standard variables and not the standards as defined above. your variables should be as follows: n = optimum number of basses x = number of basses owned when co-habitation commenced M = time in months of co-habitation a = average cost of desired basses F = amount of disposable income that can be diverted in to a separate account per month without being noticed L = number of levers in the mortice lock on the music room door. Thus the part of your equation "((mF)/a) L)" would become ((MF)/a)L) where ((MF)/a)L) = m. So substituting into the original equation we now have: x is number of basses you currently have. n is the number of basses you can have before you lose your house. t is time m is the maximum rate of change. n = mt + x m < n[sup]2[/sup]/t n - 1 < x + 1 or n < x + 2 m = (MF)/a)L

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1372026107' post='2120873'] Please remember, students, that the original question was 'Optimal', not 'Maximum'. I know these are often the same, or similar, but for full mathematical accuracy it would be a shame to confuse the two. I would suggest that the term we need to find be 'O', and that the time scale be limited to 1L, where L = one lifetime. I realise that the solution may verge on the infinite, but I'm hoping there's a 'real' solution without needing to invoke Chaos theory. Of course when 'O' exceeds 'M', then Chaos is the constant which results. Good luck, and tidy up the bottles afterwards, please. [/quote] An interesting postulation. I think for the purposes of this thread we can consider optimal as being just below the point that undesirable results occur. By defining n in terms of m we can safely assume that in some cases m will be very small and other cases (lonley single men with loads of money) infinite. Of course some, like iCastle may use the results to their advantage by finding n and reach it before time t and thus exceed the boundary limits of the equation.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/mar94/headphones.html I think the 'myth' is bought about because people are visualising sound waves as a snapshot of ripples on a pool. They seem to think that they're standing on a peak or in a trough depending in how far away from the speaker they are. This is only true if the sound wave is reflecting off a wall that is a certain factor of the particular wavelength in question away from the speaker. That's a very big oversimplification. Really it's as most posters have said. Beaming, dispersion, room size and boundary effect. Not waves taking time to develop.

I think we're confusing n[sup]2[/sup]/t with m. Probably need to redefine terms and relationships from the start. x is number of basses you currently have. n is the number of basses you can have before you lose your house. t is time m is the maximum rate of change. n = mt + x m < n[sup]2[/sup]/t n - 1 < x + 1 or n < x + 2 we need to find the maximum value of n and the time t that it occurs in terms of m. It's 9 o'clock on Sunday night and I need more wine to solve that.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1371987005' post='2120301'] But this doesn't account for rate of change. If the increase in the number of basses per unit of time exceeds 'N' (Notice factor) then the game's up. For safe operation: n/t<N where n=no. of basses t = time (year, for example, in extreme cases, month) If, by joining Basschat, there is an increase in the rate at which the number of basses increases then we have an n[sup]2[/sup] situation and there is no hope for bass player or partner as n[sup]2[/sup]/t will quickly be larger than almost any reasonable value of N [/quote] Good point so: dx/dt=x - n[sup]2[/sup]/t + 2 for positive integer values.

The bass will sound better in good headphones due to the proximity effect. They don't need to be powerful in the low range like speakers do. If your headphones can produce the low end, and I'm only suggesting there are many that don't produce high volumes at low frequencies, many do, then your brain will fill in the missing bits and the proximity effect will take care of the lower volume.

So it is x+1<n-1 for positive integers. Where n is a constant fixed variable dependant on environmental emotional conditions and x is a variable that can increase and decrease freely dependant on volume and pressure of the GAS.

I love drummers. I spent 5 years trying to tell our drummer he needed new heads and to learn how to tune them (diplomatically) - He just said he needed a new kit. Doh! In the end he bought a new kit, he liked it, well for a few months anyway... Shame really but essentially telling a drummer how his bass drum 'should' sound is like telling a bass player he should be using a fender P bass...

I've got the soundscraft F14? I found setting the low and high at 0 then set the mid at max and adjust the sweep until you get the frequency you want, then pull the mid back to about +3 to + 6 is better on the kick. You'll also have to play with the mic positioning until you hit a sweet spot. If you just boost the bass you'll get tons of bleed from the bass guitar. The kick in the chest is from the mids the issue you have is as mentioned above, lots of instruments will be fighting for space in the mid range. Unfortunately you can't just set it to a guessed frequency without hearing the mix.

Sometimes whole songs have been ghosted after the band have left...

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1371472278' post='2114194'] Headphones certainly do produce the lowest octave, mine do anyway! Sealed circumaural phones go down virtually to dc if you shave your head :-) [/quote] Manufacturers quote silly figures. Sennheiser say their pro 330s go down to 8hz. In reality the 3dB point is closer to 110, which is already half volume at low A. Your brain is very clever at putting in the things you know should be there but you can't detect.

[quote name='markbunney' timestamp='1371287351' post='2112071'] Setlist for this tour is based on the '88 show, largely drawn from Seventh Son. On the train on my way to Donington now and am even more excited than I was yesterday [/quote] I thought that after I posted. Is that for Donington or for the tour. It would make sense to tailor the set to the audience. So if a large group of fans from other bands are there you would play older material. Might try to see them again, Seventh Son and Caught Somewhere in Time were the last of the truly great albums. IMO

Lol. Just limit it to the type of things you know could happen. Not the things that might happen. If that makes sense. So electrically, someone could spill beer over cables or a drum stand spike could go through a cable. Either make sure gear is RCD protected or ban drinks and state no spikes on stands. People can trip over cables, route them away from exists and where you will be playing and gaffa tape lose ones that can't be rerouted. Don't block fire escapes etc. Just basic housekeeping that you would usually do but written down. Really doesn't need to be a 10 page document.

It really depends on what their risk assessment says. Which you will obviously ask to see They will have decided what level of security to provide, probably it is specified in law or by their insurance. Although they've probably sub contracted that to a registered company too.

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1371416776' post='2113735'] Thanks for the help everyone. Gonna use one of the templates and knock one up. Sort of assuming that other than our equipment being safe and PAT tested everything other than our own house keeping on stage, like security to keep the public off, electrical supply etc is going to be he managements part. To be honest I think if I downloaded the NASA space walk risk assessment and sent it to the agent it would just be filed and not read. [/quote] You wrote it, therefor you read it. It's your responsibility now that the actions you have written on it are either carried out by yourself, or where you have noted, by others. If they're not then you don't play. End of. If the sh*t hits the fan, you can bet lots of very important people will read it.