TimR

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359494337' post='1955769'] Yes! I spent way more time than I should have with a couple of assholes who talked the talk but turned out to be bloody time-wasters. A real shame actually, because they were [i]exceptionally [/i]good musicians. I really don't get why you would go to all the trouble to learn to play, buy proper gear, work on material, recruit band members, spend money on transport and rehearsing yet have no intention of gigging whatsoever!! Is it [i]really [/i]just so they can tell their friends they're in a band?? [/quote] We've done this loads of times. There are many Bassplayers here who freely admit that they're happy playing only music they like at rehearsals with friends over a few beers. There are a few who will occasionally venture as far as their local once every few weeks to play a session. I've no problem with that at all. In fact my 'second' band seem quite happy to do that. They've all reached an age where they have busy job or are retired and just can't be bothered with all the hassle gigging brings. I wish they'd been a bit more up front when I joined though. Then I wouldn't be playing in two bands People should be more honest with themselves and their band mates about what they actually want. Although I'm not that sure they do know themselves.

In my experience there are a lot of people who like to be in a band so they can tell their friends they're in a band. So they'll call you to sound you out. If you gig regularly, practice to a high standard then that's not really what they want but they can't join a gigging band that actually gigs, they just want one that practices lots, drinks beer, and talks about doing some gigs at some stage, maybe.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1359489741' post='1955640'] I know a drummer who actuallys owns a kit!! But he has a Mazda mx5 and can`t move the kit around. And he had the kit before the car!! [/quote] They're very scary beasts drummers. I knew one that bought a hatchback to fit the drum kit in. Then bought a subwoofer for the boot...

You see, what you have there is not a drummer, he's a musician. I think we've had this discussion many times. Somewhere there is a thread "Am I a musician or just a bass player?" In the same way there are bass players who can play a functional bass line and there are bass players who can play a bass line and make it sound like music.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1359156588' post='1951068'] I am in 4 bands, two covers and two originals. There is one drummer for three of the bands... so yeah, I think good ones are hard to find! [/quote] Yes, but one bass player for 4 of them. Bass trumps drums.

I know several drummers. They can all play well enough to hold down a gig. One or two of them I wouldn't want to play with very often though, speeding up, random 5 beat fills, double bass drum pedal, failure to listen to the rest of the band. You can live with that for a few gigs but you can't build a solid band on it. The big problem is the bass player/drummer relationship has to be good, it's a two way street.

I'll occasionally make a pint last a set so max 3 pints by the end of 3-1/2 hours or a couple of pints over a 2 set night. I remember once getting on stage having waited for hours to start playing and suddenly realising I'd had three pints on an empty stomach. I think I had sobered up enough to feel normal by the start of the second set but the first set was a bit shaky.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1358842228' post='1945774'] ... I'm a little apprehensive, as apparently the keys is sh*t hot on the bass, and I'm still very much in the early stages of developing my craft. ... [/quote] Don't worry. That's code for can play a million notes in a bar, none of them in time or in keeping with the tune. Just watch he doesn't try to play his 'funky' bass lines on his keyboard and tread all over your tasteful solid playing. Have fun, that's what's important

U2 were not musicians. None of them had even heard of blues or rock music when they got together. I'm not sure I understand how that could happen but according to Bono it did. They just played what they liked. Some of the early stuff only has a few chords and they don't really make musical sense in the way a musician would have written them. The Edge is all about effects. Listen to his lines clean and you'll hear it's very simple. They've never hidden it.

Living Colour.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1358447798' post='1939446'] Something by Jamiriquoi? [/quote] I agree. They're usually strong enough to play without horns and synth if you work on the arrangements.

No. It's fairly simple. To double the perceived volume you need ten times the power. So to double the volume from a 10w amp you need 100w and to double it again you need 1000w. Don't forget power is cheap now due to transistors. Although speakers have become mire efficient. So it's cheaper to have efficient speakers and big amps than it is to have loads of inefficient speakers and small amps. Like they used to do.

The 210 is 100dB 50Hz-16kHz The 410 is 103dB 45Hz-16kHz There are 210s on the market louder than that 410. Look around.

If you think it's funny, quote it in the 'famous quotes' thread in off topic. It's genius.

My friend used to listen to Phil Collins a lot. He drove into a tree. Can't blame him really.

Yes, it will be down to the individual to say if they've got no gigs lined up in the next fortnight to offer the bass to the next in line. You're probably looking at 2-3 weeks per person as it is.

The best way is for Jim to compile a list of names and locations first. Say by the end of Feb. Then somehow work a route. If more join after its started out on its journey it could do two laps and if it's already passed you on the first lap you'll get it on the second.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1358084753' post='1932740'] indeed, one won't be driven as much as the other, but aslong as the 2x10 is on top and you can hear it it should be fine, using your ears and bit of common sense a lot of weird bass rigs are fine. The 210AV's which I have for sale, will be as loud as any other 4x10 out there but will seem louder due to polar response and some science stuff. and they only weigh about 23kgs together, so a really nice alternative to having a hulking 4x10. [/quote] I don't have experience of that particular cab but the right modern 2x10" will more than keep up with a loud drummer.

I like the idea of a signed shirt going round. We found with 'the shirt' a few people weren't 'allowed' to wear it at a gig so just got a photo. My gigs fell through so I just took it out to see Metalica. Mainly people put CDs of their bands in the box and we had a listen. There were a few novelty items. I put my Metallica ticket stub in. It would be really funny if we could get it on some TV shows in a backing band etc, someone must be able to do that. BUT Keep it secret, a kind of insider joke.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1358069741' post='1932462'] ... The shirt and the box are now with a bass player who hasn't answered any correspondence and hasn't passed it on... I'll see if I can find the website. [/quote] Well apparently The shirt lives : http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/1917323/1

Make sure you get good contact details of whoever has the bass next. We did this on another forum only with a shirt. Everyone had to wear the shirt at a gig and put something in a memory box that travelled with the shirt. The contents of the box were kept secret and there was some interesting stuff in it. The shirt and the box are now with a bass player who hasn't answered any correspondence and hasn't passed it on... I'll see if I can find the website.

Have a look on the back of the speaker and see what is written on it. Maybe someone here can dig something out and recommend a cab size. If you're getting the saw out might as well try to get the best sound you can.

If it's a sub I doubt any size can will make it do higher frequencies. It's designed to do bottom and nothing else. Try to google the sub manufacturer and dig out a data sheet. Building a cab is not just a case of building a box, cutting a hole and putting a speaker in. Check out the DIY cab thread.

You'll have to cart your cab around the shops and do some testing. I suspect you'll be fine with anything up to 1000W but there are plenty of 350-500w amps that would be cheaper. But as Mr Foxen says, it depends...

Did you build the cab yourself? Do you have any info on what the driver is? If you can find the Xmax and Thiele-Small data, you can use them in software like WinISD to model different cab sizes and predict what might happen. Also is it a ported/vented cab? The above data might also help in deciding whether the speaker would suit a ported or sealed cab. Gererally (ouch!) you'll lose bass as the size of the cab reduces. Hours of fun ahead