WalMan

It's a matter of practice. I find when we start a new cover I know the BV line I want, but until I have the bass line sorted I get trown & screw up. Once you're happy with the bassline go for the BV's

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1344900867' post='1770976'] Uploading to YouTube just means other people can see them, wider spectrum of advice from others as well as it saves up a few Mb on the laptop/computer. [/quote]Trouble is the YT comments so often seem to be either incredibly good, or viciously bad with very little helpful stuff in the middle. Also I often wonder quite why some people would want others to see them when many are positively dreadful, unless they have some hopelessly over inflated view of their abilities. They often either get unhelpful "[i]wow that's really good maaaaan[/i]", or vitriolic put down that just leads to a flame war

Interesting to see, but I don't go out of my way to search them out, unless just possibly I'm trying to work something out & another persons view/way of doing something might give a pointer to a bit I can't get (though more often than not I am unconvinced by the example and let it pass me by) Personally I tend to avoid the headless "here's my version of [i]insert song title[/i]" 'cos I recognise that there are othes far better qualified than me. I put full band covers up to the bands YT channel

Get yourself along to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179031-south-east-bass-bash-no6-surrey-saturday-29th-september-2012/"]SE Bass Bash[/url] &/or a Skype sesh with [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179031-south-east-bass-bash-no6-surrey-saturday-29th-september-2012/page__view__findpost__p__1694208"]McGraham[/url] - something I ought to progress, but whilst I can bellow at gigs I fear to inflict a Skype lesson on my family As elsewhere I backed into taking a lead vocal on Saturday night .... and promptly forgot the words Still ought to persevere, though must remember not to record the results!!

So far this afternoon Spocks Beard - Spocks Beard followed by SB - V The Great Nothing .... what an uplifting epic (IMO obviously) and now starting SB - X I bloody love the band, the tone Dave Meros gets and the variety of his basslines.

[quote][size=4][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Never been too cunning, I'm no linguist[/font][/size][/quote] - The Tubes - Tip Of My Tongue

Came upon me unexpectedly. Was singing along to the vocalist/guitarist (who often looks for a rest for his throat) and he looked round & nodded "off you go then" at me. And what happened? The words to All Right Now instantly escaped me How does that happen!? It's not as if I was even playing the bass at the time DOH!!! Still that's the first time out of the way. Onwards & upwards!

Add your name to the list - there will be one at some point I suspect Rock up on the day with whatever gear you want to bring with you Pay on the door

Fair enough

Sounds good. Shame I'm an old fart

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1344531497' post='1766120'] Maybe lol. I'm pretty sure it's not for me though. Shame really, as it would have been nice to have the deal but Im not one for using gear that isn't suited to me. [/quote]The Streamliners are VERY different to the Shuttles so I wouldn't dismiss it without trying

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1344519503' post='1765849'] The only difference between astrology and astronomy is that astrology makes testable predictions [/quote] oh wait....you're winking.

Elixirs here, though I am quite liking the Ernie Ball Cobalts on the Tanglewater and may go for a set on one ot the L2500's to see

Truedat .... oooo look at me down wiv da yoot And worth every penny. A great day out with like minded lowenders and we have mad a few quid for charidee every year with the balance

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1344156054' post='1760388'] i had no idea Nick was still producing albums. He was one of the better acts from the 80's and hugely under-rated outside of the pop scene. Let me know what the album is like Dave [/quote]Will keep you posted. He tends to pop an album out every few years. The last three (15 Minutes, To Be Frank & You've Got To Laugh) are all really good - IMO obviously - but yes very underrated.

The new Nik Kershaw album - 8 - that dropped through my door this morning. Some good stuff on there as ever from Mr K

[quote name='bozzie' timestamp='1343976692' post='1757973'] go try them, where are you based? If you are close to Portsmouth i believe Nevada Music has a small range of Genz gear, but for the best selection try Mark at Bass Direct. [/quote]You'll have to be quick. They are running them down & replacing with TC I was told a few weeks back. From my comparison of the Shuttle & Streamliner into my Barefaced Super12T before I bought the Streamliner 6, the Shuttle is a lot brighter and more clinical than the Streamliner. When I A/B'd them in Nevada I found I needed to roll the tweeter right off or it was cutting my head off when the Shuttle was plugged in. The Streamliner gave me the warmer valvey sound I was looking for for the classic rock / prog / country I am variously involved in.

Can't see any more than track names?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1343815664' post='1755540'] That reminds me... A colleague of mine is a big time physicist/astrologer type and despite knowing that he didn't fulfill the requirements of being an astronaut (he's not a US citizen for starters), he wanted a rejection letter from NASA to frame and put up on the wall.[/quote] You did mean astronomer didn't you!? Seems an odd mix otherwise Of course you could have meant psychic, in which case I suspect NASA's reply might have been a two word email with the second one being "off" and he would probably have had the fluence to that effect

Phil Lynott, Chris Squire, and then I'm reminded of Kasim Sulton seeing the reference to him above. The hours I spent playing Yessongs over & over again to try to cop the lines, that & Foxtrot. All without the luxury of a computer & MP3's, just a cr@ppy Binatone music (cue hollow laugh) centre. But in my earliest formative years it would have been Alan Lancaster in Piledriver era Quo, Jimmy Lea / Noddy Holder on Slade Alive & possibly even Steve Priest in The Sweet Makes me try to think back to my very limited record collection as a boy teaching himself bass. There must have been loads of others by osmosis, just as a result of taking up bass to join a WMC band at 16/17 & really doing what I have ever since ..... busk it.

ROQSOLID nuff said. Top company & you'll have your cover quicker than a very quick thing going double quicktime

I would tend towards persevere, though am going through a bit of a low patch myself at the moment. Allegedly in three bands but nothing much on the horizon, and in a very deep trough of "why bother, I'm / we're clearly cr@p", probably not helped by spending much time mixing and listening back to material recorded in the 80's that I always thought was pretty good, but clearly wasn't as it got nowhere, and remembering back to a happy time when we were productive, happy (there's rose tinted specs for you), and young My low is probably because I am not playing at the mo, and following a r/h that was a bit of a 'mare when I felt that I just could not play, and the two new covers I suggested were pretty much rejected out of hand, I think because of the original artists, whilst completely ignoring the cover versions I was referring to and had shared in the band DropBox. Worked out some keys to go away and learn them up for the next r/h, but I just know that those who already negative thoughts will approach them in that fashion so whatever they will not make it into the set. Another graduate of the Creme Brulee university weeping into his pint here. Demos & showcases, little TV bits that all seemed to be going great guns, then tumbleweed. ANYWAY...onwards & upwards. Keep at it, and avoid the cabaret band, unless that's what you want to do of course.

Elixir Medium - not quite on your list - 45, 65, 85, 105, 130 I am looking to get a set of EB Cobalt which appear to be 45, 65, 80, 100, 130 just can't seem to track them down at the mo

Anyone else for the Tubes tomorrow night - oops actually tonight (Sunday)

[quote name='Mace' timestamp='1342743424' post='1740451'] +1 from me I also love mine, play though a Barefaced Super 12 I read into it alot before buyng from BassDirect and personally agree with alot of TB reviews about the EQ, seemed strange to me to be cutting the bass and boosting the mids as much as now do, but it works for me - I don't care what the knobs end up looking like, it sounds great to me. I prefer the lack of a more sophisticated EQ, simple is good for me. As The Bass Whisperer says in one of his YouTube reviews, it's very hard to get a bad tone out of the amp My DI is quiet but agree that a couple of the pots are a little scratchy, any ideas how I cure this?! It's extremely loud, definitely get some decent ear plugs if you haven't already - I would agree with moonbass too about the amount of power the amp has on tap, I think that the difference in cost makes the 900 worth the extra £££ over the 600, but maybe go for the 600 if you don't need tonnes of volume. The 900 works great for me and I'd strongly recommend one! Hope this helps [/quote]My 600 & Super12T is a great combination. I decided the 900 would be complete & utter overkill for 90% of my gigs, particularly with the BF S12T efficiency. Can't keep the damn thing quiet enough for my lot most of the time