Dad3353

Well, you see, it's actually a tad more complex than an initial hasty reading of the question could have one believe. There is the knotty question of what, exactly, is meant by 'pro' (I'm not sure that any consensus has ever been reached on this point...), or any time-scale set as, for example, the 5-string option was not really available to those choosing the electric bass from its inception. This, in itself, leads to an awkward decision: does 'bass' in this debate (for debate it certainly is...) mean simply electric bass, or does the erstwhile acoustic double bass figure in the equation, and if not, why not..? No, I fear that there is a great deal more (continued on page 27...)

... or 'No'.

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

... and then some are surprised to find sound engis using compressors and/or brick wall limiters in the bass chain. Hmm...

Let's try to disassemble all that. We'll ignore the ampjack for now; just the Rumble. One should always plug instruments and leads into amps with the volume down to zero. I'll assume that's what you'll be doing from now on. OK then, volume at zero, lead plugged into the Casady, the other end plugged into the amp (to be done in that order. Turn the volume up on the Casady. Now turn the volume up slowly on the amp. Does the bass play..? If so, all is well. If there's an increasing 'buzz', but no sound from the Casady pick-ups, there's a faulty jack socket on the Casady which needs fixing. Fairly simple for those with some soldering experience, an inexpensive operation for an instrument repair shop (recommended, unless already familiar with these things...). As for the Ibanez, the same experiment should be executed, in the same order. If the guitar can be heard, all is well. If there is a buzz, it's the same problem as the Casady. If the guitar plays, but only very, very quietly, it's, again, a job for a repair shop, and could be a number of things (you've already eliminated the possibility of a low battery, so it's not that...). Try all this and report back, please..?

Er... The sound guy can cut anything over 1kHz even if fed from a post-Eq DI. Just sayin'.

No, I'm afraid not, but almost wish I did, if there's tea to be had.

Or tea..? How about tea..? Earl Grey, with a twist of lemon..? That'd work, surely..!

Good afternoon, Sarah, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

... or teetotal..?

Wot, you're still 'ere..? Not got any recording to do..?

I'm going through those topics to update 'em so that the links work again (but not the YouTube embedding...). I'll finish 'em off over the next couple of days, I expect. (All the more praiseworthy as I'm really not a fan of funk in general ...) Edit: Slight correction: One of those links above takes us to a topic of some sixty-five (count 'em..!) pages. I'm beggared if I'm going through that lot, post after post, page after page, so the links will stay broken, I'm afraid. Sorry, 'n all that, but I wouldn't even do that for a Grateful Dead topic, so funk..? No chance.

Well, if you posted less and composed more...

Mmm..! Tea..!

Apologies for butting in, but Guitar Pro have a tab-reading application for iOS or Android. Might be worth a look..? Hope this helps.

Ah. Wistful thinking, eh..?

Isn't a whistlist an inventory of card-game players..?

We can work this out with a little more information. I'll assume that, by 'ampjack', you mean a Vox-type micro amp mounted on a jack plug. Using that assumption, then, we'll try being a bit systematic about this. Taking the following combinations, can you give the result of each, please..? Casady -Lead 1 - Amp = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Casady - Lead 1 - Ampjack = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Casady - Lead 2 - Amp = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Casady - Lead 2 - Ampjack = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Ibanez AE8 - Lead 1 - Amp = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Ibanez AE8 - Lead 1 - Ampjack = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Ibanez AE8 - Lead 2 - Amp = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Ibanez AE8 - Lead 2 - Ampjack = Buzz..? Silence..? Plays OK..? Over to you ...

It might not be appreciated going into this with a 'clever clogs' attitude. Doing 'standards' is what is required, so do 'standards' as best as you can, without trying to 'second guess' what they'll think. Your choices are fine; it's your performance of those choices they'll be listening to, not your 'cleverness' in going for the obscure. Sometimes (often..?) less is more. Just play 'em your best; you can't do much better than that.

In our band, I play drums and the singer/vocalist plays percussion (claves, cowbell...) and vocalises the trombone solo for 'Beds are burning'.

... and the percussion is played by the drummer..!

Not so different to this ... Disclaimer: I couldn't listen to either all the way through...

Snap..! The coloured cord end goes to the console; yellow for Xlr, red for jacks and blue for speaker cable. I've the same PA cables for over fifteen years, thanks to knowing which are mine. I, too, fit thin velcro loops for keeping the cables coiled up neatly. S'easy, really; now even our singer knows how and what to plug in where, and how to tidy 'em up afterwards. Result..!

... or just the two of 'em ...

Hence the sensible choice of playing 6-stringers.