Roo Hobbers

Hi folks. Really appreciate all the comments and advice. We've found a bassist now so the next mission is to prepare the songs to play live. All the best Roo

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1484823608' post='3218728'] Viz Remain Light I think it's good but way behind the far superior Fear of Music [/quote] Remain in light is a favourite... this version gives more clarity to the layers of sound... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHVBaF0HopQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=GHVBaF0HopQ[/url] Have to agree about anything by Muse... doesn't do anything for me.

With just the 2 pedals and tuner, I reckon that's the normal setup. You could try the Chorus through the Amps' effects loop, if the amp has one. Looks like the all valve Ampeg PF50T Head doesn't, might be more a guitar amp thing... No rules though, play around with the sound 'til you find the what you like. This would be more complicated to sort out the order for....[attachment=236132:Reeves Gabrels pedal board.jpg]

If you're still looking, here's a useful guide to the different strat models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3koIElaoTAc As general guide, the cheapest models don't tend to have a skunk stripe. I've owned 2 'standard' Teles. Nice budget guitars and great if you want to customise. Can't really go wrong as you can always sell on a second hand one for pretty much the buying price. Have also owned a Vintage V6 felt a bit too much like a toy guitar for me. If you decided to try a Les Paul type then the Vintage V100's are very solid guitars. Oh and if you decided to stray into humbucker territory the vintage modified HH Jaguar's are awesome!

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1484310915' post='3214561'] Hi Roo Is it your band that are advertising under the name Saluki on JMB? Your posts on join my band personally instantly turn me off because it sounds very restrictive. I'm also a little bit further away (huntingdon) but thats moot. Otherwise, the only thing I would say, is put the link to the demos on JMB - they're pretty good. In terms of finding decent musicians, you need to just get out there, get playing and meet people. Get to the jam sessions, learn different styles - itt will enhance your ability in your main style. At the Jams you will work out who the best musicians are etc and you'll also get to have some idea of their personality too. Regards [/quote] Really appreciate the time you've taken to respond gapiro, and your comments about the music. Yes, the Saluki advert on JMB is ours. I guess if the general requirements for the band are not somebodies 'thing' it will perhaps come across as restrictive. Never did Johnny Marr any harm though- self- imposing restrictions and excelling within them... having explored different 'styles' this is what I'm attempting. I could be wrong but I think it's unlikely that we'll find the right person at a jam night. The few jam nights I've ever attended left me wanting to take up accountancy in a much more real and passionate way.

Hi BigRedX Thanks for your comments and encouragement, much appreciated. Your Bass VI advise rings true too. The Cure seem to add Bass VI for more baritone/ mid range lead melodies like on 'High' which sounds great imho. However when I used my Squier VI for tracking bass, at home admittedly, it did lack the punch/ authority you mention. The same was apparent through an Ampeg SVT in a rehearsal room. It did sound fantastic through my guitar rig with a decent chorus though. We're still looking for a bassist at the moment despite some great responses...

This might be what you're looking for... http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/fender_2_switch_aby_pedal.asp?gclid=CjwKEAiA48fDBRDJ24_imejhwUkSJAAr0M5kFKo54dOBZ3UCnCIBa6RzsXM0zA2xeEWxxUwv8re63BoC_Vjw_wcB

Hey Mike, thanks for the message. I don't know Baldock so well as we rehearse there as a midpoint between all our homes. I agree about the scope thing, wish you lived nearer for a chat and a plate of chips maybe! As a bassist myself who now plays guitar I know the kind of thing I'm after but would want a fellow musician to be creative with the bass parts. Have had a couple of responses so far so fingers crossed. Cheers

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1483784630' post='3210042'] I would say, although the Bass VI is good for some things (I have my second one as I picked it up over christmas cheap), those songs seem like they would more benefit from a solid definition from a real bass. The bass VI is good for sort of shoegaze stuff, but more as a low guitar than a bass, ie, more as well as rather than instead of as in the cure, otherwise it can seem a bit weak in a mix sometimes. I don't read it as trying to get a puppet bass player, more just having an idea what you want. But like all ideas, they are good until you hear something else. Hopefully the bass player you get will have their own ideas that will work as I think you have the basis of something good there. Good luck with your search! [/quote] Really appreciate your comments, you've got exactly what we're aiming at.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1483782151' post='3210015'] So really, a Fender Pawn Shop bass is the requirement. Buy one and do it yourself. That way you can get the sound and playing method etc, you want. There's little point in trying to recruit a puppet bass player. [/quote] No, not a Fender Pawn shop bass. Squier Bass VI's are very good (mine was) and the bass VI idea is suggestion only to give an idea.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1483741883' post='3209857'] A bit of confusion here. Given the interest in chords, I reckon that by Bass VI the OP means a baritone-style bass, as in a 6-string guitar tuned an octave down. In other words, [u][b]not [/b][/u]a 6-string bass as in BEADGC. [/quote] True, assumed with the Cure reference to the post that the Bass VI would be obvious. Bass VI are easier for playing chords and tricky to pick with fingers, probably why most Bass VI players use a pick. The original post has suggestions to give an idea where the bass playing I wrote and recorded on the tracks comes from.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1483734755' post='3209768'] Just a few thoughts: As an alternative to playing with a pick you could find finger picking down over the bridge and using muting to clip the note short could have a similar sound-feel to that you're looking for. Something you could also consider is fretless. It could suit your sound well on some tracks. 6-string bass players are thin on the ground. A 6 string neck is very wide and will only give you 12 more notes than a 4-string. The advantage it gives is it stops the player having to move up and down the neck as much. 5-string players are more common. It sounds like you're quite definite in what you want played. I guess you'd be looking for someone who's a reader as well? If I may be critical. The tracks all sound very similar. Maybe that's because the bass is missing and they're still in development. Maybe it's me. I'm local to you, but I don't play pick or chords and I don't think I'm at your level. Good luck. [/quote] Again, thanks for taking the time to listen and make comment/ critique. All useful stuff. Can I ask about a couple of things? "As an alternative to playing with a pick you could find finger picking down over the bridge and using muting to clip the note short could have a similar sound-feel to that you're looking for." Is it possible to play fast triplets using this method? Does it work for chords? "Something you could also consider is fretless. It could suit your sound well on some tracks." Would love to find a true Fretless player... rarer than hen's teeth! "6-string bass players are thin on the ground. A 6 string neck is very wide and will only give you 12 more notes than a 4-string. The advantage it gives is it stops the player having to move up and down the neck as much. 5-string players are more common. It sounds like you're quite definite in what you want played. I guess you'd be looking for someone who's a reader as well?" From playing experience Bass VI's allow easier chord playing, depending on the needs of the song. 5 string is great for adding the range of the B string or lower. No need to be a reader at all, I don't read music. "If I may be critical. The tracks all sound very similar. Maybe that's because the bass is missing and they're still in development. Maybe it's me." Appreciate the feedback, rarely available from honest fellow musicians. " I don't play pick or chords and I don't think I'm at your level." Not sure what this means. Maybe you'd like to chat, I might be able to change your mind about playing regularly with other musicians... For me it's never been about being in a band, it's always been about the moment of creation of something new with like minded others, magic moments where the atmosphere becomes electric and the hairs on the arms and back of the neck stand up... the rest is just irrelevant crap. Cheers Roo

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1483716027' post='3209504'] Don't be too specific or restrictive. Even here, you've suggested (to a Forum of bass players) how your bass player should play - pick / fingerstyle - and the technique they should use - chords please, and this is the instrument you should probably buy in order to play them! You've asked for advice, so mine would be to invite musicians to tell you how they'd like to play. If they're not good enough to know what's right for the song, then they probably won't be in your band in the first place. [/quote] Hi Happy Jack Really appreciate your response. It's a tricky balance between being open to new ideas and at the same time knowing the sounds and approach that fits. I'm very open to hearing from bassists and their ideas for the songs but if pick playing is not part of their skills/ repertoire it will be difficult to play some of the songs. Further comments are most welcome Roo

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1478781362' post='3171567'] Part of the process of becoming an adult is to learn how to reach an accommodation with those we don't agree with - it applies in music as much as anywhere else. [/quote] Just read through this fascinating thread to try to understand different motivations for playing in a band. As a bassist turned guitarist I have a bit of both views- from the front and back of the stage. Above quote is an excellent reminder!

On a slightly separate note, any info or advice for finding decent musicians would be most welcome. Have been looking on JMB for 6 months and had just dreamers and time wasters respond...