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Lovely work. Nice to see some film shots too, makes me want to give my RB67 some more attention!

A few from a trip to New York in 2014, Manhattan really is a photographer's dream place! Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul...

Geeky fun at the Farnborough air show a couple of months ago! Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr Untitled by Paul Nichols, on Flickr

Tokyo is an incredible city, I spent a week there at the start of a tour a few years ago and it absolutely blew my mind. Tokyo Tower, Imperial palace and gardens, Shinjuku/Shibuya at night are some things that stick in my mind but it's very much a city you can just wander round and investigate...

I can't imagine I'll ever sell this beauty, she just 'fits'. I'll fire up a photo of my beloved G&L L2500 when she's back from having a bit of TLC, I have no plans to ever part company with her either. :)

Of course it can but that wasn't my point, my point was that realistically in many situations you'll end up in a place dictated by things other than how far away from the wall your backline is. There's nothing wrong with knowing the theory, it just can't really be put into realistic practice in...

Ah, ha! Sorry, I'm distracted by a Musicman StingRay and red wine at the moment! :D

I'll be honest, I've never even heard of sound engineers being tipped! Is this a US thing?

Absolutely 100% with you on that one, the idea of bribing or tipping someone to do their job is utterly insane!

Likewise, my practical advice is to not worry about it too much. There are so many factors that can come into play with stage sound including things like phase/time alignment with the FoH rig, monitors, etc, that worrying about this one small thing makes no real sense. Classroom theory is all...

Indeed not, and that's part of the point I'm making. Far too few people on both sides see the bigger picture.

Indeed, the plain-speaking Yorkshireman in me has made an appearance! I just get a little tired of how one-sided this discussion can get, like all musicians are amazing and the majority of sound engineers are clueless. That really isn't the case, and anyone who thinks it is should try spending...

That's assuming people want to be "schooled", not everyone does. You can advise some people until you're blue in the face and it won't achieve anything other than waste your time. Only last night I was mixing a band where the very quiet lead singer decided to have his guitar (on which he was...

Does this thread mean I can go create another thread on how many utterly clueless 'musicians' I encounter in my working life as a sound engineer? This isn't something exclusive to sound guys, I'm probably only impressed by maybe 5% of the engineers I hear but I'm also probably only impressed by...

I've earned a living for 2 decades from mixing live sound and my number 1 priority on every show is to make the band on stage as comfortable as possible. I'd rather have a backline that's a bit too loud but still have a comfortable, happy band giving the best show they can than kill that energy...