Conan

[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1494058940' post='3292876'],I have a pair scroeder cabs that I love , but wouldn't take them to some of the rough arsed pubs I've played for fear of damage , [/quote] Get them insured?

I'd forgotten about Savoir Faire. What an awesomely beautiful track! Thanks for the reminder

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1494449628' post='3296159'] Not in Milwaukee. Blue [/quote] C'mon Blue - get with the times man!! We have an emoji for that sort of thing:

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1494461921' post='3296254'] Where does Doctor Who stand then, travelling through time and space in a TARDIS? [/quote] That's OK. But rearrange the letters and we get "sitard"...

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1494409062' post='3295661'] As you say, why naturally assume it is has anything to do with being retarded? [/quote] I've always assumed it to be an attempt at a homonym with "retard". When pronounced the way the Americans would pronounce it, "Geetard" shows clear phonetic similarities. For that reason I tend to avoid the term. In fact, most guitarists I have played with have been pretty nice guys. Singers though...

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1494429713' post='3295917'] I don't know how much they pay, but I do know how much 4 hour US bar gigs pay. [/quote] My experience in the North East is that most pubs pay around £250, and the number of band members is the band's problem not the venue (i.e. they pay no more for larger bands). Clubs tend to pay more but expect a higher standard - but my knowledge there is well out of date... I realise that this may not be particularly helpful to the OP

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1494416996' post='3295750'] "you were a bit out of tune for the whole set". the whole set is on YouTube and he can't bare to watch it. [/quote] Like this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTJWKeGLAY

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1494408176' post='3295652']Like Conan said, it's not that I need to re-tune, it's making sure that I don't need to re-tune at the point when I have the opportunity to do so. After all, it does not harm and it's far better to make sure I'm in tune before we play a song than fixing the fact that I was out of tune afterwards.[/quote] You put it better than I did!

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1494410565' post='3295686']What did all of you guys used to do before we had tuners? [/quote] Tune to the guitar or, even better, keyboard. Difficult to do during a song mind...

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1494404298' post='3295597']Margin of being out of tune is usually tiny. Doesn't matter which bass or what it's made of, nothing ever seems to move much. [/quote] Exactly! But we only know this if we check! I may check at the end of a song if there will be a natural pause before the start of the next one, but nine times out of ten the tuning will still be fine and I don't need to change anything. But at least I [b][i]know[/i][/b] that!

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1494347918' post='3295232'] There has been some interesting discussion on here - but there is some thing that I have noticed on here. You get a lot of hostility for holding an opinion. Take this comment here. That's just downright nasty. Deliberately trying to be confrontational. And that guy called Dad3353 up the page a bit. I've already blocked him for being downright rude in a previous post. This is a great forum, but there is a lot of rudeness going on for no particular reason. I first noticed it when I had some Barefaced gear. I'm happy for people to have opinions, but why be rude? is there something wrong with your own life where you need to project negativity. It's something that constantly crops up, in my opinion, ruining this forum. [/quote] "Good morning Miss Pot" said Mr Kettle. Don't you think, Jenny, that there is the tiniest chance that some of your own comments actually contribute to the rudeness and negativity? I realise that there is a generational thing going on here (after all, I am a secondary school teacher and have three kids myself - so I know how they talk and know that I will always feel differently to them on many things). The demographic of this forum is largely slanted towards middle aged men, and while many of us are very open-minded when it comes to music, some of your comments and threads just come across as trolling. If you don't intend that, maybe be a bit more careful with the wording? This is coming across as patronising, which is not my intention. You have made some very valuable contributions to this forum in the past, and I would like that to continue. Just maybe a bit of give and take, eh? Oh and by the way, I am still at a loss as to why you think my suggestion of Scott Gorham (a very "famous" guitarist) does not convince you?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1494343297' post='3295166'] Will we be privy to any results from this study..? It could be enlightening. [/quote] What if it turns out that we are all Clown-whores?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1494333796' post='3295035'] My impression so far is that the S112 and the Two10 belong to the same 'family of sound'. <snip> then get a second S112. [/quote] The obvious question is: have you tried combining the two manufacturers? I ask mainly because I have run my BF Compact and TKS H115 together and I really like the combination

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494342235' post='3295145'] Maybe I'm just overthinking it... [/quote] I think we all are...

Interesting - but rather repetitive. It also depends on what your own personal playing style is, and which songs you have played. For example, I always thought that the bass intro to Tool's Schism sounded really difficult. Then i sat down and learned it and realised that it was actually pretty straightforward. I used to play quite a lot of slap back in the eighties (when it was cool!), so I found the slap parts to sound OK, but I have never done any two-handed tapping so I thought the Billy Sheehan-type stuff sounded really hard...

Your colours are a bit out! Instead of beige and blue I see red and green! Damn - does this mean I have become colourblind?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1494341331' post='3295128'] So Carole Kaye starting out on guitar & moving to bass is OK but Sting doing the same thing isn't? [/quote] I'm not sure it's worth arguing...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1494322048' post='3294901'] That's what I said, one for stage monitoring is ok... beyond that you would need the extra one. You're right about the greed 'though, although I wasn't acting on it here [/quote] Says the man who used to own [i][b]FOUR[/b][/i] of these cabs!!

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1494325439' post='3294942'] If it was constantly going out of tune I would sell it and get a Status, my Bro has one and tunes it about once a year. [/quote] Yeah -and even then, only when you change strings!

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1494267987' post='3294566'] [indent=1]I'm not convinced by any of the comments so far. Maybe Paul McCartney. Otherwise ...... pfffft![/indent] [/quote] Sorry. You didn't say that you were looking to be "convinced" - just asking for suggestions as you couldn't think of any. Maybe try being a bit more specific in your questioning if you wish for a specific answer. BTW, what [i][b]would[/b][/i] convince you?

[quote name='goingdownslow' timestamp='1494324269' post='3294933'] I have found a lot of these strings are not in tune when you buy them though. [/quote] Shoddy workmanship and the "it's all about me" attitude, which is all too prevalent these days sadly. I blame Brexit and Donald Trump. And immigrants of course.

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1494269158' post='3294585']Whether you can hear a tuning discrepancy or not, checking tuning at regular intervals, when appropriate, is entirely acceptable and professional... providing it's discreet and doesn't interfere with the show.[/quote] Exactly my view. I'd rather not wait until I (or someone else) can hear something wrong...

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1494255253' post='3294377'] Wow not heard that song before. Nice one. Dave [/quote] It is, isn't it?

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1494254270' post='3294358']On an average gig down the dog and duck, I personally do a tuning check after each number. I have a tuner on the floor which is on permanently. A quick step on the mute of another pedal and its all over in 3-5 secs max. If a tune starts with,for example, a long keys intro I will take a bit more time but my aim is to stay in tune as much as possible. New strings or old strings, i treat the tuning the same and constantly check it. [/quote] Me too Depends on the bass though. My J basses can be a bit unstable, but I had a Status series II for years, and I only had to tune it about once a year!!

Scott Gorham played bass on this lovely track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKrYDJ20vfg