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    What song are you listening to right this moment?

    Samantha Fish - Black Wind Howlin'
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    players who are ashamed of having "entry level" brand instruments...

    I'm fortunate enough to have accumulated several nice, vintage, "pro" basses over the years. Rickenbacker, Fender, G&L and Gibson to name a few. But lately, I've been gigging mostly with an Ibanez Mikro and a GoldTone ME (microelectric). They're small, light, portable, and sound good. After the...
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    What's your LEAST POPULAR bass opinion

    Short scales are pure win.
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    Worst bass for metal....

    ROTFL!!! I've used both at metal shows.
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    Who books an opening act - Artist or Venue ?

    It depends. I've opened for several national acts looking for local/regional openers, booked by the venue. In some cases there have been two or more acts on the tour and they wanted someone local to bring in their following.
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    New band...How do I bring up that the drummer is horrible?

    I tried that once. If the dude would have just told us he was epileptic instead of throwing a fit...
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    What to do when the keyboard's bass volume is as loud as your bass?

    Do you guys have rehearsals? Are the parts set, or is the vibe more improvisational?
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    Reasons Why It's Better Not To Grossly Overstuff Your Board

    Used to. Then I sold the talkbox that left the empty space in the pedal board. :roflmao:
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    Budget Electric Basses - Your Thoughts

    I hear you! Been playing and gigging the Ibanez Mikro a lot while my Ric, Gibson and Fender basses basically languish...
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    Why bands get paid so badly and venues are disappearing.

    If nothing else, this threads exposes two things quite clearly. Regional differences The fact that many people don't understand the above
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    Why bands get paid so badly and venues are disappearing.

    ROTFL! The main difference between cover musicians and those who play originals in here in Nashville? The guys with originals get the waiter jobs while the cover musicians get stuck busing tables. :roflmao:
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    Why bands get paid so badly and venues are disappearing.

    East Nashville, aka Hipster Paradise...
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    Anybody else really not care anymore?

    They all have different songs in them. Given the correct tuning and range pretty much any bass can play pretty much any song, but specific basses will bring out things that you and they have inside.
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    Lifespan of digital amps

    In the strictest sense of the meaning of digital (operating in either a fully on or fully off state) the primary operation of a class D pretty much fits. The PWM driving the output is either at (basically) one supply rail or the other.