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All of these, purspex sheet seems popular, lighter than wood. But i am still struggling on, Cruisin for a Bluesin we are doing at present five sheets long with a D.S. I have seperated this into a two and a three sheet'er. still a pain. I also mark all key changes and repeats with felt pen - Green and D.S and D.C's in Red. It all helps.
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I don't use Fuzz so can help there but would suggest keep the dry signal high, if it is a boss Octave, try the dry signal 75% (3 o’clock) and the oct 1 at between 12 and 1 o'clock with the second lower octave off. Most of my pedals are sorted but I still occasionally get my Dynamic Wah out of sync with the room. Good luck
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Are you relying heavily on your effects for your basic tone? This may be the issue, although we all suffer from this set up problem. There are similar comments in a multi effects unit v individual pedal thread. Get your tone nailed from your hands to Bass and amp; use the effects as the icing on cake if possible. Keeping the dry signal high. Make sure you get some sound check time. Q. Is this problem via a multi effects unit? If so try not programming loads of different effects to make up each sound, may be a return to the default settings and try that and tweak a little at a time. Take your rig down to your village hall and try things alone.
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Interesting how most hate them. About 20 years ago I got a Yamaha FX500 because our guitarist had one and was impressed, they did bring out a bass unit later the FX500B. But with all these programmable units what you sort out at home sounds S--t on stage. I actually worked out settings for every song we did and logged the step numbers to the set list. That lasted all of one Gig. I then got down to about 5 useful settings for certain songs. But any over or under volume, depth or speed could not be adjusted if it sounded bad in the live situation. Things have moved on but don't like um.. I now have a small pedal board, comp, Oct, chorus, flanger, synth, and bass xciter. I don’t always use them, could get by with just the Chorus and the Octave
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Can I install an active preamp into a passive bass?
deepbass5 replied to megallica's topic in General Discussion
Yep, these make a lot of difference and not too obtrusive. just a bass treble pot by East. -
What new preamp should i put in my Ibanez SR886
deepbass5 replied to petercullenbassist's topic in Repairs and Technical
John East Delux, thats the one with the passive tone pot that runs along side the active, I'm hooked on this in my Shuker although my Schack active takes some beating. -
Pino is also my favourite finger style in the pocket bass players check out Paul Carrack Blue Views album,
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check out [url="http://www.woodland-gmbh.de"]http://www.woodland-gmbh.de[/url] Helps if you speak German, but he makes great basses and supplies loads of the main manufacturers
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So they really are linked to the Sue Ryder homes. Just thought it must be a coincidence
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I have been on this site for about 9 months now, and keep seeing reference to 'Sue Ryder Bass' Put me and I guess others out of our misery and explain cheers
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[quote name='stevie' post='1286899' date='Jun 29 2011, 08:10 PM']Just because you're the world's no. 1 manufacturer doesn't mean you don't produce crap. There isn't a natural relationship between size and quality. Look at General Motors. [/quote] I agree to some extent, what annoys me about some of the leading brands, is when they move away from their flag ship models that got them the recognition and status, then start producing compromised designs for the beginner market and make misleading advertising statements as to their performance. Just to get a piece of that market. Basically build down to a price. So my advice is buy a reputable brand second-hand cab from someone on hear. why bother making something that other people do better. Probably looks better and has a re-sale value. I have read up enough on the subject initially to do the same, but the more I learned the less sure I was about starting. Bill and Alex have said it all on here many times, and they could name a few companies that are happy to compromise their integrity for a share of the most profitable end of the market.
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I did successfully use Aluminium foil But I bought a pie tray from Makro, well had to buy a few actually, gave the rest to the wife who looked puzzled. It worked fine as it was thick enough to solder earths onto. I used ordinary cooking foil to glue to the cover. But I did re- do this a year later when I changed the preamp and purchased the proper copper tape along with my order for Pots and string ferrules. Good luck
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Wish i could sing, wish i could play bass better. The two at the same time would be great. Have a job plucking the same note I'm fretting sometimes. Interesting Alex commented on Reggae, as the only person i can understand how they play and sing at the same time is Sting. Early Police bass lines his vocal style sits in the gaps. So maybe start there at it may get easier ?
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'Nothing Else Matters' Solo Bass Arrangement
deepbass5 replied to Stuart Clayton's topic in Recording
Phew ! But Life's too short. I enjoyed playing this at a wedding, but there were four of us. Even working just the bass part out took me long enough, ended up righting it all out so i could argue with confidence with our guitarist, but you don't have that problem. Well done, no Click track i notice. How often do you reckon on running it through so not to forget it, if you intend to perform it in the future, guess it will need some maintaining. -
Rarely go above the 12th Like Johnston, I only venture beyond fret 12 for Free - Alright Now and the intro to Sweet Child of mine. (oh! Just learned the bass solo to Smooth operator for the hell of it) I am Bass player Damn It Wasn’t it Marcus Millers Dad who reminded him that, what’s played below the 5th fret is where the Bass player earns his money? I used to have a headless Lag with about 29 frets, my others are 24, but since buying Homers Shuker with 21, I prefer it, it feels right like my first P bass. More room on the body to pluck n thumb Go for less Frets
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I thought that a gas torch and set fire to it was the way to go then a rough rub down and use an acid wash on the grain then a thorough rub down followed by a wood stain to the exposed grain then a final rub down re exposing the main body but leaving the darker grain pattern which is now slightly below the surface, untouched. But don't listen to me as if have never tried it. Ash is the only wood I would attempt this on anyway and your axe looks too nice for this Zebra effect treatment. But if you mean enhance rather than bring out the grain, then thats a whole different thing. Try Mr J Shuker he is renowned for his finishing.
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23 Years worth here so don't panic, and they are not all in my head. We pull our sets from these, and will be different each gig depending on the crowd. Would love to play some of your sets above, but the Function band market dictates you need to please them all. happy browsing The Queen Auld Lang Syne Happy Birthday Jolly Good Fellow Anniversary Waltz The Lady’s Song Blue Moon Julie London Fly Me To The Moon Julie London Cry Me a River Julie London Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams The Look of Love Bert Bacharack How Sweet It Is Marvin Gaye Something Stupid Robbie and Nicole Ole Devil Called Love Alison Moyet The Lady Is a Tramp Ella Fitzgerald Moon Dance Van Morrison Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Carol King He’ll Have to Go Jim Reeves Sway Pussycat Dolls Fields Of Athenry Traditional All My Loving Beatles Please Please Me Beatles I Saw Her Standing There Beatles If I Fell Beatles Can’t Buy Me Love Beatles Twist n Shout Beatles Crazy Patsy Cline I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline Angels Robbie Williams Amarillo Tony Christie Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Let’s Twist Again Chubby Checker Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers Baby Come Back The Equals You Send Me Sam Cooke Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Being With You Smokey Robinson Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Top of the World The Carpenters Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyras Brown Sugar Rolling Stones Jumping Jack Flash Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran Oh Boy Buddy Holly Johnny Be Good Chuck Berry Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley Shake Rattle n Roll Bill Haley Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley All Shook Up Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley Do You Wanna Dance Cliff Richard La Bamba Los Lobos Dream Lover Bobby Darin Just One Look The Hollies Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations Pretty Woman Roy Orbison When You Walk In The Room The Searchers Sweets For My Sweet The Searchers Locomotion Little Eva Saturday Night At The Movies The Drifters Let It Be Me The Everley Brothers Love Is All Around The Trogs Out of Time Chris Farlow You Really Got Me The Kinks My Girl The Temptations Dancing in The Street Martha Reeves Wait Till The Midnight Hour Martha Reeves Never Walk Alone Gerry & the Pacemakers Need Your Love So Bad Fleetwood Mac Albatross Fleetwood Mac Let’s Stay Together Al Green Mama Mia Abba Dancing Queen Abba Disco Inferno Tina Turner The Best Tina Turner Raining Men The Weather Girls Hot Stuff Donna Summer Le Freak Chic Car Wash Rose Royce Play that Funky Music Wild Cherry Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons Billy Jean Michael Jackson Shake Your Body Down The Jacksons Going Gets Tough Billy Ocean You To Me Are Everything The Real Thing I’m Your Man Wham Let’s Stick Together Brian Ferry Let’s Work Together Canned Heat Come Up And See Me Cockney Rebel Devil Gate Drive Susie Quatro Tears On My Pillow Kylie Minogue Can’t Get You Out Of My Head Kylie Minogue Tide Is High Blondie Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen Dance The Night Away The Mavericks Walking On Sunshine Katrina & the Waves Summer Of ‘69 Bryan Adams Baby When You’re Gone Bryan Adams The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You Bryan Adams Everything I do Bryan Adams Alright Now Free Dancing On a Saturday Night Barry Blue Every Breath You Take Police Rocking All Over The World Status Quo Kid Pretenders Wicked Game Chris Isaac When You Say Nothing At All Ronan Keating Don’t Know Why Norah Jones Closest Thing To Crazy Katy Melua Better Together Jack Johnson Whistle For The Choir Fratellis Valerie Amy Winehouse Get The Party Started Pink Superstar Jamelia Ruby Kaiser Chiefs 500 miles Proclaimers Smile Lilly Allen You’re Beautiful James Blunt Mysterious Girl Peter Andre No One Needs To Know Shania Twain From This Moment Shania Twain I Feel Like a Woman Shania Twain Vertigo U2 Samba Pa Ti Santana Black Magic Woman Santana Uptown Girl Billy Joel The Last Time Keane Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers Everybody Needs Somebody Blues Brothers Mustang Sally The Commitments Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd When September Ends Green Day Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves Eurythmics Hey Baby DJ Oxy I Feel Good James Brown Stuck In The Middle Stealers wheel Breathless The Corrs Shoop Shoop Cher Hi Ho Silver Lining Jeff Beck Wind Beneath My Wings Bet Midler When a Man Loves a Woman Bet Midler Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper Call The Shots Girls Aloud Hey Jude Beatles Love Is a Losing Game Amy Winehouse Mercy Duffy Moon River Andy Williams Tiger Feet Mud Zoom Fat Larry Wonderful Land Shadows Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Renee Olsted Red Red Wine UB40 Sweet Child Of Mine Guns n Roses Nothing Else Matters Mettalica At Last Etta James Annie’s Song John Denver Use Somebody Kings of Leon Sex on fire Kings of Leon Mama Do Pixie Lott Cry Me Out Pixie Lott Sweet About Me Gabriella Cilmi I Don’t Wanna Talk About It Everything but the girl Iris Goo Goo Dolls Hollywood Michael Buble Mayhem Imelda May Price Tag Jessie J Wooly Bully Dixie Aces I Will always Love You Whitney Houston Pack Up Your Troubles Eliza Doolittle Money For Nothing Dias Straits Mambo No 5 Lou Bega Livin La Vida Loca Ricky Martin Merry Christmas Everybody Slade Have A Merry Little Christmas Pretenders Winter Wonderland Standard White Christmas Bing Crosby Last Christmas Wham I Wish It Could Be Christmas Wizard Rocking Around The Christmas Tree Mel and Kim Lonely This Christmas Mud
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FT BassLab Soul V 5-string, mint, for 5S-fretless or 6-string
deepbass5 replied to Bassandtuba's topic in Basses For Sale
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He probably knows if he puts them on, on the last day they won't be able to resist staying behind to pick up the rubbish.
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Sounds Like a contradiction in terms But my only surprises have been OLP RAY, and a DEAN. And Like the ATK's
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I'm With Mr G String
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I have found getting your cabs off the stage a good thing. You then have a constant sound to work with. We all know there are good and bad sounding stages some really make you sound good others can be awful then you are left trying to sort stage coupling and room acoustics out with you Amps EQ. They could need opposite settings. Plus I do a lot of Hotels on Carpet. My Trolley was made out of 3/4" Hardwood Ply I bought a sheet by mistake Bloody heavy and expensive, But better that than go the other way do not get Shuttering ply left around building sites, it will break up. I was very careful to round all the edges and take the corners off and file everything down, a spot of varnish wouldn't go a miss. [b]The reason the last thing you need is a splinter just before you go on stage. [/b] There are so many advantages. You can run cables under them, Mike and music stand legs can be position under them, and you can spin them round to get to the back of your cab in a hurry. Often set up the PA amps and mixer on one for this reason. Pile amps, monitors and bags on to make fewer trips to the van after the gig.
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Make a Trolley board Best thing i ever did about 10 years ago. A good bit of 3/4" ply you can buy good wheels from the larger BQ stores that take the coach bolts. Larger Dia wheels the better for rough ground This has not only saved my back but also doubles as a cab platform during the gig. I now get a consistant sound wherever i am, solved all the coupling issues and hotel carpets that suck your sound away. Thats the main advantage, under your stack whilst playing, I also carry another truck with fold down handle, them blue grey pressed steel things from Makro for heavier amps n things.
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What would your ideal Class D amp be if you could spec it yourself?
deepbass5 replied to Clarky's topic in Amps and Cabs
A couple of you mentioned the desire for a foot switch mute whilst also indicating your love of the Markbass amp, get an LMK the channel footswitch doubles as a mute for either channel as well as allows you to hit both buttons to jump from channel A to B. -
What would your ideal Class D amp be if you could spec it yourself?
deepbass5 replied to Clarky's topic in Amps and Cabs
I have always wanted a triple amp So basically a stereo amp but with one side split which you could also be bridge if desired. The Larger amp would be 500watt and you would have two 250 watt amps that would form a stereo bi amp top. I would have the large amp for the low end you would use clean you would get an active cross over knob for setting this. My preamp would have a built in top draw stereo chorus and additional patch bay for series /parallel and pre post x over. Probably a built in compressor limiter. What more would you want. Well a custom set of speaker cabs to match I guess. The nearest I got to this was with a Peavey 15x2x8 cab then bought the peavey bright box which was 2x8 with built in amp. I had a Carvin Probass 500 head Bi amp and drove the 15" low end, fed my hi out to a stereo chorus pedal and fed one output to the powered bright box and the other back into my Hi in on the amp that fed the 2x8 of the larger cab. Cooking !!!