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    Isn't it amazing anyone plays in bands anymore?

    "The music will be the only real reward" -Pat Metheny
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 29, 2022 at 11:17 AM in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Isn't it amazing anyone plays in bands anymore?

    Very true. People I know personally who play music as their sole source of income… well, it seems really hard to make $40K/yr. One of my friends...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 27, 2022 at 12:48 PM in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Isn't it amazing anyone plays in bands anymore?

    Anyone who can earn a living in the arts is somebody in my book. I'm glad that you've made it work. But respectfully, you're on a whole other...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 27, 2022 at 10:47 AM in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Isn't it amazing anyone plays in bands anymore?

    Nearly all the venues are toilets. Seriously. I wouldn't eat or drink inside most of the them. Drift Inn in Yachats offers live music every night....
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 27, 2022 at 10:43 AM in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Isn't it amazing anyone plays in bands anymore?

    I’ve been trying to come up with an apt analogy that non-musicians might understand. Here goes… Tennis. I’m a seriously bad tennis player. No...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 25, 2022 at 11:42 AM in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Anyone else play a bass that's known for its tonal versatility but they mostly use just one setting?

    If I can't do it with a passive P, then I'm probably doing it wrong.
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 19, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    a musician walks into an instrument store (x 2)

    Fender does publish specs like PU height. Yeah, I suppose maybe one or more of the basses wasn’t set up to spec, but that’s probably rare.
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 12, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    One and done…

    The bar scene is a serious downer for me these days. I do enjoy winery gigs. Usually two sets playing to folks who aren't sloppy drunk or on the...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 10, 2022 in forum: Band Management [BG]
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    Hot take - cable spaghetti and other crimes are a no-no

    I was playing bass in this old school R&B band… piano, drums and bass. Piano player was hands down the sloppiest person I’ve ever known. His cords...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Sep 8, 2022 in forum: Effects [BG]
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    I "fixed" an issue on my amp without understanding what happened

    Especially true for NOS tubes.
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 29, 2022 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    I "fixed" an issue on my amp without understanding what happened

    Preamp tubes (v1, v2) normally don’t fail that way unless you have LOTS of hours on them… like 1,000 hours. But power tubes and phase inverters do...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 29, 2022 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    New Bandmate is a little too enamored with my playing ...

    What’s the alternative? Make it even weirder?
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 24, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    New Bandmate is a little too enamored with my playing ...

    For me, learning to say "thank-you" when someone praises my playing was a real point of personal growth. It might work for you as well.
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 23, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Moving - will the movers destroy everything?

    A wardrobe box is useful.
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 21, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Ampeg Rocket Bass Combos

    I also push mids. I love Jimmy Johnson’s tone and approach. For me, pushing mids and rolling off a bit of bass promotes a more percussive style of...
    Post by: ToneMonkey, Aug 21, 2022 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]