Dad3353

Welcome to my world, except that I play drums. When first I came to France, in my mid-twenties, the variety sets were five hours long, non-stop, three or four nights a week; the only one that didn't get a 'number' or two for a break and a drink being... the drummer..! No worries; at the time (and since...) I didn't drink, so a bottle of orange squash by my foot allowed for a quick swig between beats. Fast forward to retirement and modern days, it's all I can do to manage an hour's rehearsal, with 'discussion'' breaks, ten minutes long, every five minutes, it seems..! Oh, the pleasures of getting old..!

Chat about 'em is welcomed, but no pictures of Fakers, nor commerce. They're fine guitars and basses (albeit a bit 'Marmite' for some,or even anathema...); the current ruling stems from threatened (but credible...) pursuit in the courts of law from trademark holders. To avoid all risk, all real or copy Ric stuff is verboten in The Marketplace.

I've ordered stuff from them, sporadically, and have had no issues. I'd use them again.

Good afternoon, UG , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. You should be made aware that this forum is a 'Ric-free' forum, for legal reasons. There may be someone who can help, but it'll have to be by PM (Personal Message...), as trading, buying, selling Ric or Ric copies are out of bounds, and any such posts will be deleted and warnings given. The bassist, Trevor, with one of my first groups, back in the late '60s, played a Shaftesbury Ric copy, and it was darned good, especially for the price back then, so I would agree that they're worthy instruments. Not on this forum, though, will you find such a thing, sorry.

BJ... No experience with your exact system, but, in general, it's a bit of a wild goose chase trying to emulate 'live' sound when recording at home like this. The trick, really, is to get the recorded sound, but not in the 'obvious' manner of simply recording 'live'. I'd suggest recording the bass both with a mic, and direct into the interface, both at once, on two separate tracks. This will enable the mixing of the two signals; typically the 'direct' will be the more 'bassier', and the mic can add a bit of colour over the top.It's not often, and by using specific gear, that the bass is simply miced up in the studio. The principal feed is the DI, the mic, if used, is icing on the cake. You won't get a satisfactory result simply with EQ; that's not the answer. Worth a try..? Hope this helps.

Good afternoon, John, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share (but you knew that already, didn't you..?). The Tone is in the Fingers, as any fool doth know. ...

But none of those beggars went to Hampton Grammar School, you see; that's their error.

Anathema..? Surely not..? It's a very practical solution for many. We have a Smooth Hound system, which performs well, although we play out in public only very rarely, so can't give a 'professional' opinion on it. There are many others, more or less expensive; what's your need and/or budget..?

I remember seeing Genesis there, in 1970 or thereabouts. Happy days. Memories, too, of the RikiTik, Hounslow (pronounced 'Arnsler', with a snarl...), but went more to the Marquee 'up-town'.

I receive a regular newsletter from my old school; this latest issue has a link to this BBC documentary, in which several of the school pupils and ex-pupils feature. Here's the link (BBC iPlayer needed...)... Rock'n'Roll Island: Where Legends Were Born... Disappointed, though; no mention of me in there.

I'm Home Cooking, having substituted some ingredients I didn't even recognise reading the recipe, and I often have trouble with seasoning, rendering the result either tasteless or too salty, or even bitter.

Different spelling, so different pronunciation. No great risk of confusion. Motörhead made more noise, for certain.

Good morning, DG, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Craigster... I rather fear that, with the various posts appearing here (mine included...), you're likely to become more confused. May I suggest (with all due respect to the other posters...) that it may be as well to start from the beginning, and work your way forward, constructing on each step..? To this end, I'd suggest having a look at this site ... MusicTheory.net ... ... where things are explained in sequence, building a solid foundation before going on. It's pretty easy reading; not difficult at all, and, I'd say, a much faster method for understanding all of these notions. Worth a look..?

Good evening, Craigster... An excellent question, and the answers you find will unlock whole swathes of musical knowledge and appreciation. A vast subject, but here's an entry point that might help with your direct query : how are chords built from scales..? Read through this (a couple of times, if need be; take your time to let it sink in...) Introduction to chords ... I'll look up a couple of book/methods easily and cheaply available, and post links to 'em here, too. No get reading...

And get that Composition sorted, too..! ...

Good evening, Winton, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Do it, or get it done by Someone Who Knows, before the data gets lost. After, it's too late. Once the process is set up, it's simple enough (even I manage, so... ).

Good afternoon, RSF, and welcome back ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share (but you knew that anyway, didn't you..? )..

Most folks perform a back-up of their important data regularly, especially after they've previously lost stuff from failed disks, theft, floods or fire (other catastrophes are available...). What form this back-up takes varies; one method is to have an identical hard disk plugged into a USB port, for instance, and have the whole of one's disk contents copied onto this second disk, to make an identical copy (a 'clone'...). There is software to do this, which will depend on what System your information is stored, but the process is the same. Another method is to have a second drive plugged in, and copy by hand all the information needing back-up. I usually define this as being any data which cannot be bought nor replaced. For information such as access codes, license n°s, important serial n°s and such, it's not a daft idea to have them written down (OK, printed out if one is that way inclined...) onto paper, to be stored away in a safe place (and not forgotten about or thrown out..!). It all depends on how much one values the data. Try, as a test, imagining the total loss of the computer (stolen, dropped overboard, burnt to a crisp...), and estimate what would be lost. If the answer is 'Nothing', no need for back-up. If it's uber-important that nothing be lost, consult a specialist and act upon their advice. Hope this helps.

Good evening, FB1, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Well, they were good enough for Jaco, so you're in good company.

Good evening, Richard, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Others will be along shortly; you'll soon have more advice than you can cope with, and all contradictory..!