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Hi, Some chums of mine are recruiting a new drummer, here's the advert on gumtree: [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/community/drummer-required-for-established-london-based-skapunkfolk-crossover-band/1049044631"]http://www.gumtree.c...band/1049044631[/url] The reason I'm posting is that I was the bassist a couple of years ago, so they come with my full recommendation both musically and personally, I've rarely had so much fun onstage and in rehearsals as I have with these guys. Check out the ad if you're interested, and get in touch with the band directly. If you've got any questions, drop me a PM. Tony

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1392656410' post='2371155'] Marco Minneman and Guthrie Govan play together in the Steven Wilson band, I saw them last year and was extremely impressed with the show, and would love to see this gig. [/quote] I saw that show too - and the one where MM was replaced by Chad Wackerman! MM unavailable due to touring commitments with Joe Satriani - the bassist on that tour was Bryan Beller... tbh they looked a little bit bored in places on the Satch gig!

Will be there tonight at the London show. Caught them last time when they played at The Peel in Kingston, awesome.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1392320633' post='2367424'] its got undo redo, dnt think you can go back to the first loop tho, got mine today plan on having a play next week as im busy all weekend. [/quote] Cool - would be good to hear your thoughts once you've had chance to play.

Looks good! This might replace my Akai Head Rush. Something cool that the Akai does though - you can record your base loop, overdub multiple times, then drop everything except the first base loop. I wonder if the X2 does this?

Hi - My band Velcro Pelmet are playing at the New Cross Inn in south London tonight, Saturday February 8th. Expect songs originally by the likes of Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Billy Cobham and a few similarly-inspired originals. Also appearing: Selectric, Eddie Capone and the Black Rock Warriors, The Young Scientists. Check out the facebook event page for info more details and support act info - [url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1380578678869828"]https://www.facebook.com/events/1380578678869828[/url] (Or just search for Velcro Pelmet on facebook)

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1391844258' post='2361875'] If your envelope filter is sucking bottom end, replace it, unless it's a high pass filter & that's what you're after. If it's a low pass, then it's kinda pointless if you're having to put it in a loop. [/quote] Thanks for the tip. It's still all a work in progress so anything could happen - also I suspect the Sonuus Wahoo, once I've figured it out, will probably kick the Ashdown envelope filter into touch.

(Although I've just learned from the "post your board" thread that the curly lead for feeding back the clean signal to the LS-2's B loop input might be redundant)

I've just checked the manual at http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/LS-2_AD.pdf and I've clocked the top right diagram on the last page. "A+B Mix -> Bypass Mode - You can mix effect and straight sounds to create a new effect", with the B channel empty. I'll give it a go and see what happens!

[quote name='paulpirie8' timestamp='1391778242' post='2361171'] I'm liking the look of that. Just need to get it on a board now! Also, by the looks of it, you have the coiled cable joining up the input and output of your "B" loop. Is that acting as a clean blend for the pedals in Loop "A"? If so, I'm pretty sure you don't need to actually run a cable between them - if you leave them both empty, it does the same job. Unless of course I'm seeing it wrong, in which case carry on! [/quote] Thanks Paul, yes that's exactly the intent of the curly lead - mix in a clean signal with the fuzz (Bushy Bison), wah (105Q) or env filter (the Ashdown). I've not given the LS-2's manual too close a read, but I was totally oblivious to what you've suggested, and if that's the case, then it makes a big difference to the cabling - thanks! I got the idea from a Scott Devine video where he does the same, but the B loop has an octave pedal on it for added low end. I just assumed I could do kind of the same but without the pedal, just a cable from B "out" to B "in".

Still a work in progress, but aren't they all... Out of shot: Diago Power Station, GigMan. To be added: MarkBass Super Synth, Sonuus Wahoo, a few others...

The board is never final! Although havign said that, here's a tip I discovered recently that LS-2 is really good for (looks like you're doing this kind-of anyway). I've got pedals that can suck a bit too much bottom end out the signal (wah, fuzz, env filter) on the A loop of my LS-2. The B loop is just the input routed back to itself. The LS-2 is set to mix A+B, or full bypass. So whenever I'm using those effects, I've always got a bit of dry signal being mixed back in. The from the output of the LS-2 I've got other pedals which don't affect bottom end too much... chorus, desampler, volume. The plan is to get my Super Synth and Wahoo in this part of the path as well. Pre-LS-2 are tuner, compressor and preamp. Here's a pic from a recent rehearsal, so far unboarded:

Interesting reading all round - thanks everyone. And very good timing too, as I need to get two amps, some hifi gear and maybe a PA tested before a venue will let me use my gear rather than their own (at their own vastly inflated money-printing machine price). Can anyone recommend a PAT tester in or around SW London? Or shall I just call up a local electrician?

Well, the chocolate lab is really too cool. Is that a iGig that they've cut up for the prototype? It looks like a good idea, although I'm not sure of the benefits of carrying something really heavy on just one shoulder. The good thing about a backpack style gig bag is that the weight is evenly distributed across your shoulders.

Play an open E. Then, without looking, find the octave on the other strings in all positions. Check against your open E. Repeat for your other open strings. Then repeat with the open E, but look for fifths this time. Find all the Bs all over the neck and check against your open string. Repeat for all strings. Repeat again for major thirds, dominant sevenths etc etc... it'll begin to sound like music eventually.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1391169273' post='2353997'] I or 2, though I've met people who have this odd idea that rehearsal is when you learn the song. [/quote] This happens to me as well. Multiply that by a free rehearsal room where the amps, drum kit and PA are in situ and you can guess what happens.

Two or three, assuming everyone's got mp3s or whatever of the version your'e using for reference. Assuming a two-set gig, one 4-hour rehearsal per set and another for polish, tops and tails etc. But of course Roland Rock is absolutely correct in his first comment above

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1391155249' post='2353786'] I've finally found the Precision Bass I've been looking for [/quote] Cool! Where had you left it?

Holy smoke. Check out Gary Husband's trousers.

George Jones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpKH_xMdHuA

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1390408807' post='2345118'] Recently DH has used Klyde Jones on bass. [/quote] This him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5C6I7j96hE

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1390300541' post='2343653'] I'd just like to say thanks from everyone in a band trying to make a living. [/quote] You're welcome! Seriously, huge love and respect to our brethern who are making good cash doing the wedding ents. But I stand by my comments for my own wedding: typical (Mustang Sally/Brown Eyed Girl/etc) wedding bands are not for me; and I've got other things to spend the cash on that B2B can be overly picky about instead of me. That said, there will be a short musical interlude at my own do starring me. But I'm cheap

Where's your fretting hand thumb? If it's hooked over the top of the neck, getting big stretches in will be really hard. If it's lightly supporting the back of the neck, your four fingers will fan out more naturally. Scott Devine's got a good vid about fretting hand positioning - see http://www.scottsbasslessons.com/technique/right-and-left-hand-positioning.html about 4 minutes in.

Sounds like a software glitch to me. I can't hear it on the version that's on Spotify: [url="http://open.spotify.com/track/6IdlWqJPAayg7ZLGYO95kD"]Allan Holdsworth – The Fifth[/url] - about 2m50s is.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1390178851' post='2342413'] ...I saw him live with David Torn who was again another great musician. [/quote] He still is!