Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[bassmike2010]

Oh, yeah, I'm hip to the leverage thing. Also, this was in 80-82 in a hotel lounge in Miami Beach. The access to the stage was a 4 step stairs thingy by the wall at the edge of the dance floor. And, yes, I had help(grudgingly)getting it up there. No access from behind, only the front. I was running a blue line SVT through it. Total weight, right at 200#, head/cab. I was 35ish, now I'm not! AFA musicians complaining, the hotel went condo-no musicians to complain.

...Feel ya.

 

[GonePlaid]

...Feel ya.

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Yup! Ya know this guy? Not me.<EDIT>When I said"this guy", I meant the little jumping emoji. That Definitely ain't me!

 

[bassmike2010]

Yup! Ya know this guy? Not me.

Was a respected bassist in these parts. Won't ID him out of respect...

 

[GonePlaid]

Was a respected bassist in these parts. Won't ID him out of respect...

With my knees, I'd do that one time(OK, 1/2 time)and I'd be off to the ER.. Most of me doesn't feel 73 but the knees are a few years ahead.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Well, when I get my second SVT210av, I'll have 400 watts to deal with. I have an MB500 and can use that judiciously. A few guys on TB have already mentioned they really like the stacked SVT210's because it brings the top speaker closer to the ears. I like that plus the speakers weigh 26 pounds each. Easy schlep. Now, the Eden EX110's actually sit closer to 2 1/2 feet off the ground when stacked. Not too bad especially since I don't stand right in front of them in the clubs I play. Shoot I love both the SVT210 and the Eden EX110's. Great cabs and lotsa oomph for the size and weight.

 

[beans-on-toast]

...Feel ya.

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Start with a nice shirt, everything else follows.

 

[agedhorse]

40+ years of riding horses 3 or 4 days a week and shoeing has taken its toll as well, but pacing myself has made a world of difference.

 

[BadExample]

MAN UP YOU TWO! I have a 4500 Lb Index Mill and a 2500 Lb lathe I move around the shop with bad disks and joints all over, and that's after all my joint damage.

I'm just teasing you You have to use your brain moving those babies. I use an 8 ft pipe with a rail spike hammered into one end to get them up an inch or so, then slip some 1/2" bits of pipe under and roll them like an Ancient Egyptian.

Rock on brothers. Even if it hurts

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

Right. Been there. hopefully enough musicians complain and they put in a ramp.
But yeah- it's a leverage thing. You roll your cab up to the stage, lean it into the lip
and lift it up onto the stage. If it has casters, roll it to where you want it, flip it on it's side and stack. Same thing for loading it into the back of the van. Bass Player's Burden. To get the same SPL as guitarists, we historically had to deal with heavy Class A heads and huge cabs. In college I had a '77 Blue Line SVT which tested my back even back then. Ran it into a V folded Cerwin Vega.
Still- better that than being a drummer. No thanks. Two trips and I'm done. Drummers.
God help 'em. "Hardware bites" literally. But I'm preaching. This is GOF.
And I'm a sound man, so double GOF.

Edit: "Gof!- Gof!". I made a funny!. not.

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Our B-3 player always said "I should have been a tap dancer" at 2:30 am after every gig...

 

[GonePlaid]

Our B-3 player always said "I should have been a tap dancer" at 2:30 am after every gig...

Since I usually provide the PA for our gigs, plus bass amp, bass(es), stands, etc., it takes 4 trips using a cart/wagon. At the end of the night I wish I'd taken up piccolo(can't dance)

 

[bassmike2010]

Don't know about you guys but I know I have played many of her Tunes in the past. Thank you Aretha.
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[BadExample]

I liked a lot of her music

 

[BassmanPaul]

Aretha will certainly be missed. She was one of the real people who handled fame with dignity and respect for others. Rest in peace my Lady.

 

[beans-on-toast]

40+ years of riding horses 3 or 4 days a week and shoeing has taken its toll as well, but pacing myself has made a world of difference.

Shoeing is a dangerous sport!

Ever tried riding a bull? Maybe not all that different than a bucking bronco in terms of g-force.

 

[agedhorse]

Shoeing is a dangerous sport!

Not too dangerous when you choose the horses you are willing to work on. I won't shoe a horse that I'm not willing to ride...

Ever tried riding a bull? Maybe not all that different than a bucking bronco in terms of g-force.

Only once, never again. Much twistier than a horse, though I don't go out and choose to ride a horse that bucks either

 

[beans-on-toast]

Since I usually provide the PA for our gigs, plus bass amp, bass(es), stands, etc., it takes 4 trips using a cart/wagon. At the end of the night I wish I'd taken up piccolo(can't dance)

For me it’s cartage or nothing, especially my Hammond. My back doesn’t let me lift any heavy gear.

 

[GonePlaid]

For me it’s cartage or nothing, especially my Hammond. My back doesn’t let me lift any heavy gear.

In FL if you ask for cartage, you get laughs. It's why I've downsized almost everything. Rumble 200C amp, JBL EON One PA, Behringer 4 channel passive mixer. What the clubs around here pay is less than I made in '82. We do it mostly for gits and shiggles. That's the live music scene here. As it says by my avatar:"Playing 'til I can't". When I no longer enjoy it, I'm out.

 

[Stumbo]

With my knees, I'd do that one time(OK, 1/2 time)and I'd be off to the ER.. Most of me doesn't feel 73 but the knees are a few years ahead.

83 is the new 73!

Feel for ya brotha! My knees are ahead too.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

R.I.P. Queen of soul Aretha. May your voice grace His heavenly choirs always....

God were we ever that young?????

 

[beans-on-toast]

She was born in the winter of 1942, as was Carole King. They were piano playing musical sisters. Both with curly hair. Maybe that gene helps make some people good musicians.

I pray that some day researchers will come up with a cure for the disease that took her.