For Some Things, You Can Only Facepalm.

[OPBASSMAN1994]

So I was reminiscing while playing my fretless (which is my first bass, but modded the crap out of ) about my early days as a bassist, and I remembered my Middle School jazz band days.

I was playing the whole time without being able to really hear myself. I was getting aggravated.

Josh must have turned me down! (josh was a good buddy (who still is) that I was in a fight with at the moment)

I had no time to adjust my EQ, and furious, played a solo that no one but myself could even halfway hear. After the concert, I approached Josh and demanded "did you touch my amp!?" to which he, puzzled, answered an honest no. I didn't believe him. I walked off, hating his guts for what he'd done. I was packing my stuff, and as I was unplugging and readying-for-transport my amp, I saw that the "-15 db" switch was on.


Moral of the story: GK SHOULDN'T PUT THAT STUPID SWITCH ON THERE!

[snyderz]

Better moral: Check your gear before you play.

[barebones]

A db cut switch is useful under certain conditions. Be careful not to engage it accidentally when its function is not required/desired.

[GlennW]

Like my daddy used to say, "If all else fails, read the g*ddam*ed instructions".

[DerHoggz]

Originally Posted by OPBASSMAN1994

Moral of the story: OPERATOR ERROR!

Fixed

[lavmonga]

Isn't that so you can switch it for when you're using an active bass?

[BigOldHarry]

The switch is there so a guitarist, desperate for an Ego Moment, can sneak over, smack it, then scheeeel, hoodly-hoo, shred and otherwise draw attention to himself pretending to be a musician without that pesky bass getting in the way...

[OPBASSMAN1994]

Hey Bigoldharry, were you in Bassplayer Mag?

[SlingBass4]

Originally Posted by snyderz

Better moral: Check your gear before you play.

[Nic.]

Originally Posted by SlingBass4

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[Pilgrim]

As an old friend of mine said, equipment works much better when it's plugged in and turned on.

That extends to actually checking the controls.....