StingRayBoy42

Do exactly what the client/producer asks you to and tune up before every take.

I want one.

Play them! I've got a couple more than I 'need' but they all get played - I rotate them and find myself thinking "This is a lovely Bass, I should play this more often" whenever I play any of them!

I hate Russian Dolls - so full of themselves.

I went for the Markbass Nano 300 - I like MB stuff, there was one on here for a good price and it's louder than I need so it could find a place in a bigger setup somewhere down the line. Cheers for all the input.

I bought Marks Barefaced One10 - good communications, great cab, lovely bloke. Top marks!

Are they any good for upright?

It looks like I'll be getting a Barefaced 110 (because GAS) to replace my Minimark 802 so I'm looking for recommendations for a small head to go with it. I'll be using it for jazz rehearsals/gigs on upright and electric and onstage monitor (with PA support and IEMs) for loud pop/rock stuff on 5 string electric. Is the BF110 loud enough for this? Is it any good for 5 string? I like Markbass stuff, so I'm looking at their heads, just wondering if there's anything else I should know about? Are the TE Elves/Warwick Gnomes any good for upright? I use a Fishman Platinum for upright, should I plug into the FX return? Is the Aguilar Tonehammer as good as I think it is? Half considering getting a TH500, then also getting a bigger Barefaced down the line to replace my MB CMD 121P. All and any input welcome.

If the chorus is on, the note wobulates (technical term) between sharp and flat... VERY confusing if you don't realise!

As Lefty says- depends if you're using the DI out on the HB. If you are, I would go tuner-> octave-> drive-> chorus-> DI. If not, I'd put the HB between the tuner and the octave. That said, the only rule that matters is what sounds best to you, spend an evening experimenting and see what you like. Also, welcome aboard!

The protec Contego is a good bag. I went through several doorways yesterday with mine on without ducking and I'm 6 foot. https://www.thomann.de/gb/protec_contego_bass_case_ctg_233.htm There's one on Marketplace

Do you know why cows wear bells? Because the horns don't work.

Last Night: Bloxwich hockey club's end of season awards/prizegiving/dinner/pissup at Old Wyrley Hall in Walsall (I think?) with Down to the Floor - 5 piece girl-fronted modern popular music beat combo. Britney, Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Arianna Grande, Rhianna, Girls Aloud, Spice Girls, Whitney type stuff. Load in at 5 so we're set up, soundchecked and out of the way before the awards and speeches. The stage is about the size of a postage stamp (a normal one, not one of the big commemorative ones) so there was barely room for my size 12s and the New Improved Enormous Pedalboard (NIEPB). The Bass amp was on the other side of the stage and I had to fold my stand up between sets, it was that small. I had a bit of a mare setting up as the Bass amp (not mine) decided to commit suicide (luckily I had mine with me) AND my midi controller decided it didn't want to play nicely, so I took ages to set up and had to soundcheck without IEMs and hope it would all be fine. Soundcheck done (sort of) and with some time to kill, a couple of us went to the drummer's gaff and watched most of Pretty Woman with his Mrs (Spoiler Alert: Julia Roberts is pretty and also a woman. Richard Gere is also in it (He's not a woman, as far as I am aware. I wouldn't call him 'pretty' either, but I believe he is generally considered to be quite handsome (if you like that sort of thing))). Back to the venue for 9ish, sat around and kicked our heels (and had the singer paint my nails a fetching shade of purple) while the prizegiving and roistering continued, went on about 10:30 to a room full of incredibly excited and heavily refreshed hockey players - imagine rugby players but without the restraint, decorum or dignity. They absolutely loved it, the dancefloor was packed from the first note, we played really well despite being wedged onto a tiny stage - I was so close to the drummer, I could smell his earwax. We had our first choice singer, she's fantastic - she's always nervous about Love on Top (the song), but she smashed it - including the four key changes and the whistle register stuff. Highlights were Toxic, which we nailed (a relief after we totally flubbed it last time) and Crazy in Love/Crazy mashup which is our collective favourite now we've nailed the arrangment (It's easy enough: 6, 4, 2, 8, 8, (4), 8, 10, Crazy, 6, 4, loads, (*4), ending). Two 45 minute sets, finished about half midnight... they would have had us playing til 3 AM, they were loving it that much. The organisers loved us, they want us back next year (again) and have promised a bigger venue (again). Played the 'Ray 5 -> New Improved Enormous Pedalboard (NIEPB) -> MB 802 (with PA support - I'd love to hear the OC-2 and C4 synth bassline on 'How will I know?' through those subs) Foot fans: White DMs with purple laces (to match the white shirt with purple tie and purple fingernails - you think I just throw these outfits together?!) Packed up (the drummer can now officially carry his entire kit including cymbals and hardware in one trip), home about 2 for last nights curry and a Westons reserve (8.2% ABV). Great night.

That's my new drag name.

As many have said, it totally depends on the circumstances. If they left for a good reason, were upfront about it, gave you plenty of notice, did the gigs you had booked and it was all amicable... I'd certainly have them back. If they left halfway through a gig because they had a hissy fit for no good reason, probably not so much.

NICE StingRay!