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Someone asked about active ear defenders experience. I use Peltor active ear defenders for most noisy environments, and they work very well. They are definitely not just for amplifying speech. I've got hearing loss from a very short period of time playing a starting pistol in a samba band, and I can use the ear defenders as a hearing aid when I need to. I think they would work fine in a rehearsal, but depending on how loud the drums were, it might sound a bit unusual - they cut dangerously loud impacts like gunshots, so you might find the snare sounds muted. Peltor sell (expensive) gel cushions as an extra for them, which are much more comfortable than the standard foam ones. They also let you wear glasses without the legs of the frame digging into your head under the cushions.

Jools Holland in Skegness last week. Great to see people older than me playing for once. Great band and new talents.

Gaz Hughes Trio at the Blue Room in Lincoln on the 22nd June. Not seen them before.

Kiefer Sutherland. Bizarrely, he's coming to The Drill in Lincoln.

Thanks McGiver, I haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a go.

Trying Chord Pulse now - its really simple which I like a lot. Pick a root, pick the type of chord, add more chords until you're happy then press play.

Thanks for all the replies, I've downloaded and installed the trial version of Guitar Pro, and will try the others. I'm a bit reluctant to try an android emulator....I'm the man who breaks checkout machines.

I am looking for something simple that will let me define a chord progression, and then play it back to me while I try without success to play an appropriate bassline. It needs to be completely quiet, so something that works with headphones, and also simple to use. Ireal pro is cheap and I think would work, but I don't have a tablet of any sort so would have to buy one. Hookpad is expensive but would run on my laptop. But surely there is something tailor made for practice?? I have: Laptop with W11, Reaper, Audio interface, wireless headphones. Any suggestions would be appreciated - I need to become completely silent to maintain some domestic harmony. Thanks for any help.

The double shoulder strap version looks a bit more plausible to me - would spread the load a bit more effectively maybe.

I've only just come across Dan Hawkins on Youtube and Bass Lessons Online. He's got a lot of good stuff to say, and I like his commitment to keep some of his lessons free always. Seems like a good guy and a huge bonus is that he's put a syllabus/lesson structure in place, so you can actually work through his stuff with a sense of purpose and plan. I don't know if he's on Basschat, but great job anyway. And he plays some cool basses...

What have you tried driving it with? I've got an old diesel which sounds average without a beefy amp.

Manufacturers describe it variously as waterproof or water resistant, so I wouldn't have expected issues with that on a bass bridge, but certainly there are better adhesives for things you expect to get wet or damp.

So its the durability of the repair that's the issue? Interesting, I've never had an issue with CA durability and have found it great for wicking into small cracks in hardwood like this. It would certainly be harder to get a "proper" wood glue into the split. I tend to use either traditional glues or CA exclusively these days.

I'm not a luthier, but I've mended a lot of wood cracks over the years. Why not low viscosity superglue, and a small clamp?

Has anyone mentioned Remco??

http://guitar-george.co.uk/ George is in Lincoln and I'm pretty sure he's got an electronics background as well, so you could try him and see what he says.

I thought he was singing "In this ever changing world in which we're livin..."

Yes, its a real pain. But its the only thing not to like.

Ariane Cap. Her book is good too.

Or just use an efficient cab with the PF50t.

I can duly report Its really really good for keyboards. Certainly much more obviously impressive than on bass actually. I think with a pokier high resolution amplifier it will be even better. Very happy.

New cable came in the post this morning so I've had a bit of a play with it with an Ampeg PF20 and bass. First thing I noticed is how efficient it is compared to the cabinet I use most, which is an old 1516 diesel cabinet. It goes deafeningly loud with volume about half way up. Second thing I noticed is that there is much less hum coming through than with the other cabinet - Ive always found the Ampeg a bit poor in the hum department, but its much better with the this cab. I don't know why this would be. Maybe I was using a better socket. Next I noticed I needed to file my nails; there is a LOT of high frequency information available if you want it. Its very clear and natural though. Bass was hard to judge, as the room didnt like low frequencies very much. The floor was shaking at quite low volumes. It clearly goes very low if you want it to. It seems to respond very quickly and predictably to tone controls as well - the PF20 is definitely a good match to it. And I really I can't imagine many situations where you'd need more power. High efficiency is a nice and unexpected bonus, I think lots of low powered amps will give you all the volume you need with this cabinet. Impressed so far. I'll try it with an electric piano when my daughter comes in from school - thats what I built it for really

Welcome. I started bass properly when I was 60. Lincolnshire is a great place to live. Lot of opportunities in Lincoln.

Leather corners would be great. The radiuses are pretty tight though as its fairly thin ply, so not sure if it would work - but thats a great suggestion, I was going for the Mesa Boogie basket weave look as I'll be using a D-180 with it. The fabric is going to be this one: https://www.mojotone.com/Cabinets_x/Grillcloth_x/Mojotone-Black-Tan-GrillCloth

Now, much as I like carpet, I do think it would be a lot harder and probably heavier. But Tuffcab in Pistachio would be great. I had a Lotus Elan about 40 years ago and I always dreamed of getting it resprayed Pistachio......