paul_5

Top tip for anyone getting into DAW / computer recording: Get to know your keyboard shortcuts - you'll ultimately spend less time trying to find stuff on the screen and more time playing. I've used Cubase on MAC and PC, and the only real difference as far as I recall (not used a PC for a while) is that Windows used to lose USB drivers pretty regularly, and the Mac seldom did.

Stick some Sleeper tracks in there. I loved them. 'Sale of the Century' is a great one to play. Stick a couple of Björk tracks in there too - 'Army of me' has a neat little groove. Anything by The Cranberries / Alanis Morissette / Cardigans / No Doubt / The Breeders

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1445892938' post='2895184'] Someone's mentioned chorus before. What's the trick to that great sound? [/quote] LOADS of chorus, really deep and slow. Use a pick too…

Played it for the first time this summer as part of the set for a live classic rock karaoke band. We had a lot of fun on that particular occasion.

Charles Mingus & Danny Richmond and Sting & Stewart Copeland. Also Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd - simple lines, but unshakeably solid.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1445625684' post='2892996'] Here goes.... Scoundrel Days by A-ha. It's probably personal, but the first time it I heard it I was in Norway (Bergen). Admittedly a bit twiddly-diddly pop in places but the songs are great with beautiful lyrics. [/quote] I [i]love[/i] A-HA, got their first two albums on cassette somewhere. Bought them when they first came out and have been listening to them ever since, on and off. Good call Sir!

Were you miking the cab at the same time? If so then you might have had a phasing issue between the two signals, which would account for the anaemic tone. I tend to use a 'low end enhancer' plugin with studio work (Waves RBass), which I never need live. Horses for courses.

We generally play loud because it can be fun to spread your wings every once in a while. I play loud to keep up with a guitarist who plays through a JCM800 half-stack.

Not exactly sure about what constitutes a 'Super Band', but Hooky's playing on Joy Division's [i]Unknown Pleasures[/i] is cringeworthy in places.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1445353534' post='2890838'] Just buy the albums Si [/quote] This. They'll sound much better, and you're not reliant on someone else's equipment. Also the artist gets a better cut of the royalty.

Good job.

Can I just add Flea's stellar performance on 'Naked in the rain' into the mix? [url="https://youtu.be/OY1ufFfo3tw"]https://youtu.be/OY1ufFfo3tw[/url] Top marks all round!

I really rate D'Addarios - the .045 to .105 roundwounds do it for me. I rate them over the Rotosounds because of the extra 0.005" on the 'A' string. I play that one a LOT.

'Horse with no name' is Dm - C(6/9)/E, so maybe it's a 2-5-1 without the 5. Our guitarist used to try to play it Dm - Em, but I had to rein him in.

If I'm using the pedalboard I'll use my DHA VT1 DI EQ, but if it's a 'bass only' practice session then I use a cheap Pocket Rock-it plug on thing. I've got a Chord thingy for guitar too (almost identical to the Pocket Rock-it) that doesn't sound as good on the bass, but will do for guitar practice.

I'm in full agreement; more knobs than strings? I'm out.

Never owned one, but I've played a couple. In my opinion they really *do* live up to the hype. Just wish I could afford to buy one. Realistically if I had £3k spare I'd get a new car - unless I had a massive tax bill and needed to make some of it disappear….

Done. I realise I';m probably not your target market, as I make my pedals at home, but hopefully I;ve been able to help.

Depends what it is. If it's old, and with real components (not miniscule surface mount stuff) it could be a great place to start tinkering and modding effects.

I once used my guitarist's volume pedal. I thought it was brilliant - he was less pleased...

Once you've checked for 'furrows' on the board, it's the same as any other bass - check that the neck is straight, and that the truss rod adjustment and bridge saddles work - setup on a fretless is critical if you're after the 'mwah'. Let's face it, who isn't?

Rotosound 55s? https://youtu.be/j9E4K54kV0Y