Useless Bass, Useless Bassist or Useless Sound Engineer?

[xilddx]

He's also ALL OVER THE PLACE! He must have smoked so much sensi before the show. Monster riddim skillz though! I saw this when it was broadcast and never forgot it.

So, [b]Useless Bass, Useless Bassist or Useless Sound Engineer?[/b] Or a combination?

Edited October 2, 2009 by silddx

[GreeneKing]

I couldn't comment on either the bass or the bassist unless I actually heard them.

So it must at least start with the technician.

[xilddx]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='615382' date='Oct 2 2009, 11:36 PM']I couldn't comment on either the bass or the bassist unless I actually heard them.

So it must at least start with the technician.[/quote]
Ah, but when he hits what I think is G on his D string (assuming he's tuned in fourths) it's really loud, but you can barely hear any other notes, other than one he's playing that's really badly intonated.

[chris_b]

That's why the Precision saved live music!

[thisnameistaken]

On all the BBC's Glastonbury coverage, you never hear the bass on the first few tunes. Towards the ends of peoples' sets they get a good mix, but it's never there at the start. I'm guessing they opened with Guns of Navarone judging by that mix.

Love that tune, it's still the only thing I can play reliably on my trombone, nice to hear Skatalites doing it for a change!

Edited October 3, 2009 by thisnameistaken

[Marvin]

Couldn't here him at all. Perhaps he needs a bigger bass? Rather than the cello he seems to be playing

[Ou7shined]

I thought the saxophonist was going to go into "The Banana Splits" at the start of his solo.... I kinda wish he had.

My vote goes to - bad sound guy/monitoring.
It's like it feedsback when he hits that G on the D and that's about all we hear, so maybe he's struggling with that but there's a couple of bits (like right at the start or when the whole band kicks in at the end) where you can hear what he's playing, albeit indistinctly.