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They're absolute loop-pedal monsters, I didn't realise how much they looped stuff until I saw them kicking their Headrush's on and off all the time. That's where their massive sound comes from.

I saw them in exeter, got talking to them and the drummer put me and my buddy on the guest list for the high on fire gig in bristol. Both gigs were awesome, the exeter one was my favourite of the two because they played a new track which was great to hear after listening to their first (and only) album non-stop for the last year. I've never met such a hard working band and they're incredibly down to earth fellas.

[quote name='King of Loss' post='51063' date='Aug 26 2007, 10:37 PM']Hold on, ignore parts of my above post. They now make a version of ProTools that allows you to use other hardware? I looked on the Digidesign site a while ago, but I got the impression that they still only allowed use of Mbox etc hardware. I;m somewhat of a recording novice, though, so if you could give me some info on this, it would be greatly appreciated.[/quote] M-audio make some hardware that can be used with protools. I bought an M-audio Fast track Pro audio interface because I only really intend on using Logic Pro but if I decide to start using Pro Tools, I'm sorted for that too. www.m-audio.com/

[quote name='bassbloke' post='51537' date='Aug 28 2007, 07:35 AM']Flea played bass on the first Mars Volta album, De-loused in the Comatorium. Great playing and tone and some nice flurries.[/quote] IMO his work on that album is by far the best stuff he's ever done. You can really hear him working with Jon Theodore (drummer) to keep the pace of the album thumping away yet he sits right back in the mix with some very tasteful lines on the mellower tracks. For fans of Flea this album is really worth a listen, it shows the other places that he can go with his playing. Don't expect it to sound anything like his work in the chilli's though, it couldn't really be any different if he tried. [quote name='Rich' post='51540' date='Aug 28 2007, 07:46 AM']Claypool's timing seems OK, but his intonation on fretless absolutely [i]sucks[/i]. I've never understood the fuss about this guy. You want to hear off the wall fretless playing? Go check out some of Mick Karn's work. Sorry, a bit off topic but I had to get that off my chest.[/quote] His intonation is way off what you'd expect to hear, but it's always way off in the same place, almost like he's choosing not to hit it right on the note. I think it just adds to the weird factor in primus. It's often those odd notes that he plays that set him apart from other players because he always plays it with 100% conviction.

[quote name='ahpook' post='50760' date='Aug 26 2007, 12:31 AM']personally, if i were there i'd be more bothered about seeing battles.[/quote] Damn right!!

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='50716' date='Aug 25 2007, 10:54 PM']It's a shame, cos when he holds back, his fills are great.[/quote] I couldn't agree more. I find his widdling really annoying.

I know there are a few people on this forum that are into this kind of instrumental music. These guys are really worth checking out- www.myspace.com/russiancircles It's their first visit to the UK, they've just played a few dates with Tool. I'll be at the Exeter gig.

I'm currently using Logic Pro with a little M-audio interface, it's awesome.

I know a guy that has a 2x15 ashdown cab, which is in an 8x10 casing. He manages to lay the 2x15 across the back seats of his Corsa.

I've met Bernie a few times, he's an absolutely top bloke. He's incredibly passionate about what he does and really knows his stuff.

This might be worth a read to give you a little insight as to what other basschatters use [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2022"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2022[/url]

I've never heard any Curtis Mayfield before but I'm diggin it. I want to buy an album, which one is best to start with?

I'm thinking about giving my Thumb Bolt-On a bit of surgery. It's always played so nicely but I've never really liked the EQ and the lack of a mid control. Has anyone got any suggestions as to which 3-band EQ and pickups might sound decent in this bass? The first setup that sprang to mind, although I really don't know what these would sound like together, are Nordstrand jazz pickups because I've only heard great things about them and an Aguilar OBP-3 pre-amp. Does anyone have any experience with this combination? cheers

check out week 29, that's probably the ugliest thing ever invented.

[quote name='Bidd' post='41687' date='Aug 5 2007, 07:47 PM']Very random game on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis called Toejam & Earl. Some very funky basslines on that.[/quote] +1 for the toejam funk!

I'm sure that if he's gonna bring the prices if the basses up he'll push to make them even better, he's kind of lighting a fire under himself by charging more. Let's hope the price increase has positive benefits for the buyers and the builder(s?).

Anyone ever had a play along to any computer games? I highly recommend giving Sonic 1 a bash on the old bass, I'm having great fun

Les Claypool

I like double thumping for triplets (thump-thump-pop) in slap riffs. For me it's been the hardest bass technique to get my head around and I've still got a long way to go with it, I can't quite get my hand in the right position to thump-thump-pop on the same string, I get a kind of cramp when i try to do that.

I'd like to hear the BVT in an A/B test with an SVT. It is clearly in no way a threat to the sales of all-valve SVT heads, valves are a different ball game. IMO, Behringer are just taking the piss.

[quote name='Rumble' post='36992' date='Jul 25 2007, 07:34 PM']It was a 2003 SS1 5 string. It could transmit some serious bass with a bit of EQ tweeking, but the bite and growl I expected to hear from a Warwick never seemed to materialise. To add to this, the G string was certainly weaker than the other strings and slapping on the D or G was a none starter, you just couldn't hear it. It may be that I had a friday afternoon production, not sure. All that aside, it was the best 'feeling' bass I've ever laid hands on.[/quote] The SS1 5 string sounds considerably different to the SS1 4 string. The P+J combination on the 4 stringer makes the bass much more versatile for different playing styles and the P adds some big thump to the low end of the bass.

Have you checked out the Fulltone Bassdrive? They go for about £200, from what you've said I reckon it'll do what you require.

The current street price of a Stage 1 is £1400-£1500. There's currently a guy on the Warwick forum selling a 1988 streamer stage II for £850, which is dirt cheap.