Marvin

Good grief I think I've got arc-eye NO, NO, NO

I'm watching highlights of the Pixies T in the Park performance. Paz Lenchantin was spot on. Great sound and tone... p bass and an Ampeg stack, lovely.

I don't know why people get so up tight as to how people choose to 'read' music. The constant bemoaning and sneering is nothing short of snobbery and arrogance. I've had the most fun in music I've had in ages over the last 18 months...in the main from dropping this nagging fear that I wasn't a good bass player because I can't read and I don't know x,y and z. Sometimes I'll play something and I've not the faintest idea why it works, but to be honest I really don't care. I'm not going to bother learning to read for a few reasons. No one I'm in bands with reads. The music I play isn't written in standard notation and I don't want to do the gigs that would require me to do so. LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405427542' post='2501780'] When I make a mistake, I don't punish myself over it. That's the current mrs discreet's job. No-one sprang fully-formed from a riven oak one stormy night and was immediately able to play bass flawlessly, all the time. The road to great bass playing is paved with mistakes, self-doubt and lots and lots of practice. Well I assume it is, anyway... [/quote] Nice, very literary...

Gear, guitarists are more catered for so hence easier to find and buy. In a band context, the two guitarists (and all the previous ones) seem to have a huge list of problems re: their sound...that goes for the ones with relatively little gear and conversely the ones who need an articulated wagon to get to gigs they've got so much. Fine example was Saturday evening. I tip up, plug into the other/main band's bass player's rig, I will admit I was apprehensive as it looked a little shoddy...but no problems, didn't even change any of the knobs (oooer). Guitarists turn up, have to use their own gear, pedals and a mass of paraphernalia (although in all fairness the drummer is the same ).

From Saturday. This was the first gig for the covers band I'm in now. We did a support slot in a small pub for a band that will be on Jools Holland next year and, having had to turn down Glastonbury this year will be playing there next. I was chuffed when I found out we'd be doing this gig, the guys in the main band were in the bands I used to go and see locally all the time, great bunch of guys. Anyway, our set, 45mins, went down really well. No major balls ups, a few fluffs but nothing to hang yourself over. We had some very positive comments, got paid and the landlord will book us again...result!! I borrowed the other bass player's rig. My initial apprehension was totally misplaced. He uses a Behringer Ultrabass 450w through the most road worn, scuffed and scared 1x12 (of unknown make) I've seen. I thought it would sound awful and be struggling to make it heard. How wrong was I!! It sounded really tight and my word was it loud enough. The other bass player plays a Squier Affinity P bass...probably the least expensive set up I've seen The main band really rocked, the crowd loved it. Excellent night all round...especially as the Mrs and I won the charity fundraising raffle, a meal for two in the place, it does really good Thai food.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1405339177' post='2500898'] All this for a set of strings..?? [/quote] ...that you can buy on Amazon for about £10.

If I had a roadie, I'd have one

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1405207610' post='2499789'] I've just re-watched the Glastonbury footage. It's definitely Paz. I didn't recognise her. [/quote] Why the ?

There's nothing anywhere else to suggest it's not Paz Lenchantin... and if it's a slim women with dark hair, it's probably Paz

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405029441' post='2498208'] +1. Good customer service is all-important. It's not rocket surgery. [/quote] You are Rich Hall, I claim my £5

Voodoo Six payed the Wolverhampton gig as well. I'd not heard of them before but was mighty impressed. The dogs were the dogs do dahs No Mr Big material but they did play Shy Boy... incredibly fast, it must be said.

I got to the Wolverhampton show, despite the best efforts of my guitarist who drove us there to get lost (a lesson there, never follow a guitarist :/). I thoroughly enjoyed it, a great show. It's the first time I've ever seen Sheehan play. It's one thing to see him on a YouTube clip, something else to see him play in the flesh. Awesome. And Kotzen, what a guy.

The 3D image almost throbs... , I shouldn't have said that.

Anyone going to be at the Wolverhampton gig tomorrow?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404498470' post='2493300'] Don't worry, it's out of date. That graph's from 2005. [/quote] That actually makes it worse , or do I mean

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404497807' post='2493288'] Basschat is just a bit of light relief for me. I get my daily reality hit by planning for a post-oil society. [/quote] Thanks for that, I was having a rare good day

I think a 4ohm 210 from Barefaced will generate a lot of interest, especially at that price.

Have you lot been sneaking a peak at my bands set list

It's more an exercise to gauge the opinion of people who are in bands ( or take music seriously) regards the song.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1404230235' post='2490556'] Doesn't do a lot for me, but then again 99% of the music that gets mentioned on Basschat doesn't do anything for me either. [/quote] I'll count that as a bad

What's Basschat's view on this ditty? I was in my teens when it was released and thought it thoroughly uncool

Cool as

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404220472' post='2490435'] You sure that's not Mrs Marvin's dentures..? [/quote] She usually keeps them in a glass in the bathroom when she's at home

Like Discreet says, try a different room. My amp and cab make a very quiet clicking noise if I plug it in in the dinning room, doesn't do it anywhere else.