The Dark Lord

Monkeyboymashblues just bought my Warwick Streamer bass from me. Transaction couldn't have been better. It's nice when a bass moves on to someone whom you guess will appreciate it - and it nice when someone commits to buying and then follows through with the dosh quickly and exactly as they said. Good one.

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1340884724' post='1710973'] How does the Boss box know how to do pitch correction? Do you tell it what key you're playing in and it corrects to the nearest note in the scale? Do you have to play at concert pitch for that to work? How does it deal with key changes, accidentals, and blue notes? [/quote] It either sticks you to a particular key (which can be difficult in some songs) - or it keeps you to genuine notes in a chromatic scale. Simples. Works fine for me. Although, I would question if it would be right for really complicated vocals. Also, there is a knob which dials in the amount of the affect from slight to robotic.

Having said that - if you played the wrong notes, the rest of the band would tell you immediately.

Get him to invest in one of these [url="http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1043"]http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1043[/url] Your guitarist wouldn't dream of playing his guitar without the use of effects - so why would a vocalist expect to sing dry. It has reverb, delay, compression, voice doubling (and trebling) and crucially ......... voice correction. I have one which I use mainly for the effects, but also use the voice correction, in very light mode, when I'm singing difficult numbers. Turns a modest performer into a wow sounding pro. Maybe you could even buy it for him as a present.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1340719549' post='1708514'] this has been done a few times, here's one [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/95282-declaring-your-hobby-to-the-taxman/page__st__40"]http://basschat.co.u...an/page__st__40[/url] [/quote] Thank you, I did (honest) search but couldn't find anything. I must be rubbish at searching. Thanks for the link. It's exactly wot I was after.

How many of you provide an invoice to the pub / club / client etc when playing a gig ... and then declare it on your tax return? I always have an invoice in my back pocket ready to present to them if they ask for one - but I have not yet been asked to do so. It's always a case of landlord/barman/barmaid appearing with a whole load of £20 notes and just handing them over. As an owner of a number of businesses for my real job, my income comes from lots of different sources and I have to fill out a tax return every year and I do declare all of my earnings, including the payments I get from playing in a band. I guess I have to do this, as our agent files a tax return every year and that could be traced to me - so I keep it all above board. There is very little tax liability as through offsetting rehearsal room fees, strings, new gear, clothing, travel fees etc I am easily able to erase the profit from the venture . Does everyone else do this? Has anyone on here been investigated / fined / billed for not doing this?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1340706562' post='1708250'] Also it doesn't help that they are still banging out the 2011 models for £899 delivered: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-american-standard-precision-bass-2009-black-maple/19255"]http://www.gak.co.uk...ack-maple/19255[/url] [/quote] Oh no. What did you do that for? Must lie down and not use computer and credit card Must lie down and not use computer and credit card Must lie down and not use computer and credit card Must lie down and not use computer and credit card Must lie down and not use computer and credit card

There you go. £558 is all you need for a seat at the top table of bass playing.

About £500 for a USA standard in a mainstream colour (black, white, sunburst) is very good shopping indeed. It's hard to sell at the moment .... but it is VERY good to buy.

Someone just down the road from me has listed the absolute standard by which all basses should be judged. Interesting to see how much this goes for - as it will be a good reflection of the current state of the market. If one of these doesn't sell for a decent price, then nothing will. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251086655221?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251086655221?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l264[/url][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251086655221?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]9[/url]

The Stranglers' latest exploits have led me to pay a lot more attention to the Mark IV band's output. Especially Norfolk Coast which is a stonking album. Baz Warne has a lot to be thanked for.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1339794827' post='1694654'] Mostly just 15 year old kids who think just because they have learned how to play their favourite Mark King song using just their fingers, [/quote] I would suggest that, if you did a straw pole of 15 year olds, it would take a very, very long time before you find one who knows who Mark King is.

Funny enough, I have just watched Big Country on the TV - at The Isle of Wight Festival and Mr Butler wasn't using his Vintage signature bass. He was playing a Precision with a Fender logo on the headstock.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1339181190' post='1685097'] yeah we had the 10" version which is let down by the horn, It never let us down but just didn't give the vocal clarity i am looking for, if you do get it let us know how you get on. [/quote] Played a pub gig last weekend with my new Laney monitor. It was just fine. Very good. Sound mix on the tiny stage we were using was great. Very good purchase and at £180 is probably the lowest cost serious monitor out there.

Buy yourself a PA for about £2k and lend it to them when they need it.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1340197148' post='1700807'] You've got surprisingly high standards for a bloke who owns four Fenders. [/quote] Get away with you. Bass guitar = Fender Everything else is a poor imitation.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1340146056' post='1700116'] Wow sense of humour by-pass. [/quote] But you're not funny.