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The upsetting thing is that the Lowden guitars he uses are clearly wasted on him.

Somewhere in America, the hairs on Jeff Berlin's neck stand on end, indicating that someone, somewhere, has suggested that a bassist should be practising with a metronome...

It might be hit and miss, I received a parcel in Yorkshire yesterday that left Shropshire the day before so some services seem to be moving OK.

I purchased an as-new Barefaced Two10S cab from @thebrig and Brian couldn't have made this transaction go any easier. From accepting a deposit to hold the cab while I accumulated funds, to prompt shipment once I'd paid the remainder (it even arrived a day earlier than expected, which was a bonus!). The cab is stunning and exactly as described, and sounds amazing and LOUD. Communication throughout was superb and I'd have no hesitation dealing with Brian again.

Courtesy of @thebrigof this parish, my new toy. Looking forward to trying it out and pissing off the neighbours later

Axesrus also seem to have some available: https://www.axesrus.co.uk/Bass-Machineheads-s/1918.htm

Yeah, I watch the Barefaced Youtube channel and try to understand but it's tricky for a muggle like me! My only real experience of such things is where, in my day job as a highway design engineer, I've done noise assessments to determine if noise barriers are required adjacent to motorways, but that was relatively simplistic (albeit I'm sure the formulae were developed by some serious boffins at TRL who smoked pipes and suchlike) compared to modern acoustic modelling methods.

One of us! One of us!

Thanks for clarifying, and apology accepted. I realise I have a lot to learn about such matters so am keen to soak up as much information about it as I can!

Oh my sweet summer child...

Reverend Black Grape - Black Grape

Something like "even then it's not practicable to do what you're suggesting" would have done, no need to be a Richard about it.

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Bass™. Scott's Bass Lessons is worth checking out (scottsbasslessons.com) and Jeff Berlin has a beginner reading book available (jeffberlinmusicgroup.com).

Tsk, youngsters!

Mine lasted for a good three months of heavy home use (had to learn 21 songs for new band as quickly as possible) before I realised they were going off significantly. Definitely a good investment for me, especially as I bought them from Sweetwater and delivered to my MIL while my wife was in the States over the summer, so a set cost me less than £30

Maid of the River - Levellers

Young At Heart - The Bluebells

Philistines!

I've tried those arguments but as I'm the new boy I was beaten down by the more established members. I did say I already know how to play That Song by That Black Country Band but nothing doing. I think I'm going to try learning Christmas Wrapping this year though just because.

We've had Christmas songs vetoed on the basis that it's not worth learning them just to play them at maybe one or two gigs a year.

OK, so the answer is a resounding "of course not, you utter buffoon". Never mind.

I did acknowledge that it would only be a rough guide and a starting point, not a final definitive answer.

An excellent point!

Legit. My plan is to eventually have to matching cabs so it won't be an issue. For now I'll save my back and just take the one to each gig and hope for the best.

Fair enough - as I say I'm not up to speed with the science behind it, but it seems like something that could be useful if anyone had the inclination and time to look into it.