Our band has been told we should 'move' more. OK, that's great-but the mics/stands don't move, so...
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My doctor tells me I should move more!
Well, I made our breakfast and my "coffée au lait" this morning, and gave Mrs. Dog a break. Forgot about my vintage collectible TalkBass mug I ordered (on clearance?) so long ago. After this I'll need a good rest. 
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10,000 cycles of stirring with that spoon would be a great daily goal..My doctor tells me I should move more!
Good morning!
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My doctor tells me I should move more!
Good morning!
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My doctor tells me I should religiously walk two miles per day...trouble is, I am not that religious...
Yeah, I tried that. After a week, I hadda catch a cab back home.
My doctor tells me I should move more!
Yeah, I tried that. After a week, I hadda catch a cab back home.
Was it a one-way prescription, Goner?
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14 miles, from my home…
Sounds like a song…
Sounds like a song…
Hey guys, I'm just popping in to share the best settings I've found for using pedals. I have a rumble 800 hd, which apparently has a slightly different natural EQ than other rumbles. So I encourage you guys to try this and post your thoughts. Anyways I use this as my "flat." Engage the contour button then completely cut the bass and treble. Then max out the low and high mids. I know it sounds crazy, but I've totally gotten rid of the harsh clacking noises my OD pedals sometimes spike. Give it a try!
I played a Good Friday service last night with people I’d never met in a place I’d never played. My daisy chained pair of R100s sounded far too bassy at first, but I waited to talk to the sound tech. She knew exactly which frequencies needed to cut and why. Later I realized the Vintage button had accidentally been pressed, but we already had it sounding good so I left it alone. Probably the best sound tech I’ve worked with. Line out into the PA, so I had the volume set for the level she wanted. That meant I only needed a tiny bit of monitor. I walked out front playing during rehearsal and the sound was excellent. Several people told me later they could hear the bass and it sounded great. Huzzah for Rumbles and great sound techs!
Greco Thunderbird -> pedalboard -> 2xR100 -> PA + monitors
Greco Thunderbird -> pedalboard -> 2xR100 -> PA + monitors
Update, for what it's worth to anyone: the piano sounds great through the R100! My p bass already sounds perfect through it for blending with the rest of the band, and the piano still stands out as much as it needs to!
The digital piano I use is a Yamaha P-125, and I just take the instrument cable from my bass and plug it into the L+R out on the keyboard. I don't even change any EQ settings from when I play bass (lows 8:00, low mids 10:00, high mids 14:00, highs 11:00) - nice and easy.
Yeah , we did the same thing at rehearsal the other night at my house. Saved the piano player bringing an amp.
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That was another reason I loved my '64 Fender Bassman. '63 Jazz plugged into the Bass Instrument channel and Farfisa Mini plugging into the Normal channel.
I kinda wish it was more common to have more than one instrument input on an amp... I'm sure most people don't need it, or if they do, they could just get an a/b pedal, but I've found myself wishing I had multiple inputs many times for different circumstances.
I've been asked by the band leader if my bass amp has two inputs so we could amplify the upright player, and it would be so nice to just say "yeah absolutely!" instead of "no, but I have multiple combo amps at home so I can bring another next time"
I've been asked by the band leader if my bass amp has two inputs so we could amplify the upright player, and it would be so nice to just say "yeah absolutely!" instead of "no, but I have multiple combo amps at home so I can bring another next time"
I'll add my experience:
years ago I had a Rumble 500, the recent version, and I loved it, played a lot, but then changed it to a Mark Bass 121H because of the sound.
the Rumble is a bit scooped on the mids, and some basses I had were also scooped, and they didn't match.
two years ago I bought a Rumble 40 that I wanted to use in small gigs, or acoustic sets, just to have an "amp sound" and not only the PA.
during this two years it became my main amp... I use it in pubs, without going to the PA, and it has plenty of volume; I use it in outside gigs or big venues, going through the PA, as my monitor.
the only kind of gig where I can't use it is the "outside without going through the PA", because sometimes they don't have enough channels on the mixer, and the bass needs to be heard from the amp.
considering almost three gig per week, in this two years the Mark Bass went outside only two... and in one I didn't need it, I just overestimated the situation.
years ago I had a Rumble 500, the recent version, and I loved it, played a lot, but then changed it to a Mark Bass 121H because of the sound.
the Rumble is a bit scooped on the mids, and some basses I had were also scooped, and they didn't match.
two years ago I bought a Rumble 40 that I wanted to use in small gigs, or acoustic sets, just to have an "amp sound" and not only the PA.
during this two years it became my main amp... I use it in pubs, without going to the PA, and it has plenty of volume; I use it in outside gigs or big venues, going through the PA, as my monitor.
the only kind of gig where I can't use it is the "outside without going through the PA", because sometimes they don't have enough channels on the mixer, and the bass needs to be heard from the amp.
considering almost three gig per week, in this two years the Mark Bass went outside only two... and in one I didn't need it, I just overestimated the situation.
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4 plus years of rockin' with this R 200c, ...rumblin'on!
4 plus years of rockin' with this R 200c, ...rumblin'on!
Pre-grunge by a few years, and you probably won’t have heard of any of these bands unless you lived in Seattle at the time - maybe the Fastbacks and 10 Minute Warning if you’re a Duff McKagan fan. $5 covered all three venues which were Pioneer Square-adjacent, the closest was Metropolis on 2nd, Graven Image was two blocks east. I snagged this 2’x3’ poster towards the end of the night as we were packing up. Keep meaning to get it framed…
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I love odd band names, especially "Bruce Goose" and "FRED The Nurse".
Hi, all! Here's a pic of my two Rumble 500's (+ Rumble 410 cab). Picked these up last year for an East Coast tour that unfortunately fell through. Absolutely overkill for jamming in my home office, but they're incredible amps! (Dented cone courtesy of my 6-year-old. That's what I get for taking off the speaker grilles!
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