BanjoChris

https://www.zoom.co.jp/products/production-recording/audio-interfaces/gce-3-guitar-lab-circuit-emulator I'm the owner of a G3n which I use for guitar & bass recording & practice and was thinking of buying a B3n or an alternative for bass. However the Zoom GCE-3 looks like a brilliant alternative as it can use all the patches from the G3n and the B3n. And it supports DAW usb recording which neither the G3n or B3n do. No good for live use of course as there's no other outputs or working foot switches.

[quote name='great harry' timestamp='1405090221' post='2498777'] Why does it need to be a battery amp? Are you busking? If you were to put it through a proper amp a u bass might do the trick as it has a double bass kind of sound. [/quote] On a nice day like this we like to chuck a couple of cans in a cool bag and head down to the beach for a jam.

Lol. Can anyone recommend a LOUD portable battery bass amp? I think a nice real small scale cheap electric bass like a Squire Mustang matched with said amp may do the trick. It's for my wife anyhow who'll be a beginner, I'll be on 5 string banjo, and she'll never be able to pound out an acoustic loud enough. The kids take care of guitar and mando.

Hi, I'm on the look out for a guitar shaped acoustic bass to be played in a Bluegrass band along with banjo, guitar and mandolin. I played a s/h Fender in Reileys Preston recently and I could hardly hear it whilst playing it alone never mind in contention with three other instruments being plucked/strummed to within an inch of their lives. Can anyone recommend a loud acoustic bass. Can't be expensive, we're talking bluegrass musicians here!

Yes, I thought I might be digging in too much. Strange though, there's players who really dig in (I assume from their tone) like Steve Harris who play very fast and back towards the bridge. Also I was watching the bass player from Metallica during Glastonbury on the tv and he really seemed to be digging in but had no problem with speed That's why I thought I may be missing a trick with strings. Maybe I should go for a lesson with a real live teacher! I'm completely self taught after switching over from guitar for a rock/metal band that I play in. Anyone recommend a teacher in the North West? I live near Blackpool. I'd probably just have a couple of lessons make sure my technique is sound.

Hi, I play a Yamaha BB 614 with DR Neon 105's (green!). I'm learning Hit Me With You Rhythm Stick, that right of passage for all budding bass players. I find that to play at the same speed as the record when it gets to the parts that are around the 5th to 10th frets I have to move my plucking hand away from over the p type pick up to over the end of the neck Geezer Butler style. The slacker tension there seems to help me pluck faster. So I'm wondering are there some strings that are generally lower tension that I should try so I can get my fast plucking without moving away from the p pick up. I almost never go back beyond the j type pick up towards the bridge because there's no give in the strings there and I really slow down. Cheers, Chris.

Here's my 2x10 & 2x12 stack in action, being taller than the guitarist's 4x12. Master set on 5 and ear plugs most certainly required. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7rp1jXlrI

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1381765809' post='2243362'] I love octave pedals but... I doubt it's going to do the trick here. Pedals are great fun, but the sound here is pretty straight forward. With the BB614 bass, I think I'd try to favour the bridge pickup rather than the neck pickup. The Jazz pickup at the bridge is bound to give you some of that growl, and use the onboard EQ to enhance the low end that you lose by moving to the bridge pickup. Bear in mind that a P/J style bass does not sound anything like a Stingray, so you will not nail that type of sound. [/quote] Yes. after the other poster said Octave Pedal I went off and listened to a couple on You Tube and I don't think that's it. I hear no octave down on the lower notes and she plays right down to the low e. So I guess this gives me a good excuse to go and play some Stingray basses in a shop for the hell of it Stingrays get their sound from the placement of a humbucker more than anything else don't they? Makes me think those new Modern player Dimension basses from Fender might do the job. without looking yet I'm guessing a Stringray is muchoo money.

[quote name='JwK94' timestamp='1381760108' post='2243235'] Octave Pedal [/quote] Genius! I hadn't even thought of that. Now, which one should I buy How about those Mooers?

Hi, I'm struggling to get a particular sound from my bass, amp, fingers combination. The sound I'm trying to get is the staccato growly octave sound when this girl is finger picking at 18 or 19 seconds in. When I do it the higher octave note just sounds too clean. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwS4lX0P0-Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwS4lX0P0-Q[/url] My guitar is a Yamaha 614 with active 3 band eq. Amp is a TC BH 500. I don't know whether to cut the mid, boost the mid, cut the treble? The closest I can get is to cut the treble and add some of the tube tone but too much of that makes the lower notes fuzzy which I don't want. Finger picking back towards the bridge seems to help and I have the pickup balance about 60-40 in favour of the p type neck pu. I've tried changing pu height. All sorts, but still lacking the growl on the top two thinnest strings. I have stadium elite round wounds 105. Is it a quality of the humbucking pu's she's using?

Hi, Had my first rehearsal with my new TC Electronic BH500 on Friday. 3 piece + singer 80's metal band, AC/DC etc. Took my 2*10 cab but next time I'll take my 2*12 as well. Was turned up to 6 to be at the right level for the drums and guitar, Marshall 4*10 half stack, one of the 4 channel jobbies in Blue tolex! Need to spend more time with the knobbies next time. Was quite a bit too bright with everything at noon except the tweeter tone, which I brought back to 9 instead of 3. Plus I think I need less of the tube tone. Was at 5 and sounded a little harsh. Trouble was I was facing my amp and the guitarist his amp so we could hear ourselves clearly with the singer in between and I couldn't twiddle my knobbies while playing without the risk of touching her inappropriately. Anyhow it rocked, and the studio manager offered us a gig straight off so can't have sounded too bad through the walls. First rehearsal ever on Bass Loved it but my wrist was aching the next day and it never does that on guitar.

Hi, I just bought a second hand copy of this book but it has no cd. Does anyone have a copy of the cd I could get hold of in some way please? Cheers, Chris.

I got the 210 and 212. The 212 is still sat in the garage in it's box until I get my hands on a couple of extra speakOn connectors. As it is I can't get above 2 on the master for fear of blowing out the windows in my lounge. By the way is it possible to blow out the windows with a bass amp? Can't wait to do my first rehearsal with this. I've just switched from guitar to bass and am loving it. Joining a hair metal band although the only one with much hair seems to be the lead singer. Who is female.

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1377014705' post='2182246'] I think that a lot of it is down to practice. A lot of funk bassists play light/medium gauge stainless steel strings (40-95 or 45-100/105). If you are playing 80s metal in standard tuning, the same set should be fine. Steve Harris generally uses a 50-110 set of flatwounds though, which provide a different sound altogether. Lighter gauge strings have less tension than larger strings tuned to the same pitch. [/quote] Thanks Thodrik. The Elites arrived yesterday, 45-105. The thump has returned and I'm able to do the galloping over the p pick up again as the right spot where the strings are not too loose or too tight has moved back from the neck. I think the other strings must have been a lighter gauge as I'm getting a little more bow in the neck again and I was able to drop the action down again at the saddles. I noticed that the Elites are not polished (shiny) as much as the other strings were and so are a little bit rougher on the fingers but I can get used to that.

Hi all, I'm a relative newcomer to bass from guitar and banjo. I'm going to be playing in an 80's metal cover band plus I'm learning slap bass at the same time for fun. I've just upgraded from my first bass a Yamaha rbx270 to my second a BB614 and the 614 came with Dr Neon green medium gauge strings. The 614 also came with a generic set of roundwounds. I'm playing a couple of Maiden songs including The Trooper and with the Dr Neon stings I found that I couldn't pluck the strings fast enough for the Steve Harris gallop because they felt a bit sticky/slow over the finger tips. However they did have a really nice thump when I slapped which I liked a lot. However the two thinnest strings sounded a little dull. I've put on the roundwounds and now I can get the speed but only when I pluck near to the end of the fretboard where there's less tension. The roundwounds look like a smaller gauge to my eye, no info on the packet, and there's less thump which I miss. Does a lighter gauge mean higher tension? I think maybe I need to get a set of medium gauge roundwounds. The Elites have been recommended to me. Are Rotosound Swings similar? I'm also using a pick for some songs. Any advice much appreciated! Cheers, Chris.