paul_5

Sort of like 'dogging', but for bassists then. Allegedly.

[quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1428615286' post='2743186'] Good stuff! Tool's No Quarter is on my main playlist at work. [/quote] Mmm, will have to check this out - one of my fave Zep tunes, and anything played by Tool is obviously well worth a listen...

Anthrax's cover of Trust's [i]Antisocial[/i]... https://youtu.be/-t0affoV5rI

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1428583550' post='2742678'] Yeah I did my own opto, it's worked pretty well, I think the problem is most layouts/recommend you use a 3mm LED but the couple I've done with those have never worked properly, for this one I used a spare ultra bright red 5mm and it works a treat. The clari-not is ostensibly a vibrato fuzz, but it's a bit weirder than that, plus I added the switch is to bypass the fuzz. It's cool for weird noises, which are kind of my thing. The layout and demo vids are here if you fancy a snoop: [url="http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/mid-fi-electronics-clarinot.html"]http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/mid-fi-electronics-clarinot.html [/url] [/quote] Yowza! that's a whole box full of WTF?! Love it.

I absolutely LOVE Erasure's Abba-esque EP (1992, Mute Records), but YouTube won't let me play it over here in Blighty. I'm not sure it's [i]better[/i] than the originals, but a great reworking nonetheless.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1415189538' post='2597586'] Got some Harley Benton 45-105 arriving this weekend. We'll let you know. [/quote] On my second set of these (my brother got a couple of packs for me when he bought a guitar from them). Not too shabby - they last at least as long as other nickel strings, and aren't too zingy out of the packet. I think I had a couple of months out of the last set, so looks like a good idea to buy a bulk lot of them and save money in the long term...

I wouldn't worry about comparing your creative output to others; no good can come of it. Occasionally you might hear another player do something that whets your appetite to learn a new technique or alter your approach, and that's fine, and is a sign of a healthy outlook on your playing and musicianship, but to measure yourself against non-existent benchmarks is just asking for trouble. Being a great musician (or any other sort of artist) is a life's work where you'll have great, creative periods, interspersed with seemingly endless months of frustration. This is perfectly normal. Just keep doing the do.

Dagnamit! Combined reading of the 'Russian dating ads' thread, and KiOgon's diode search this morning I went and ordered some more board and high gain NPN trannies - Russian specs muffs here we come - probably going to make three. Just because. The game is afoot!

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1428397521' post='2740791'] I've just got a DHA pre-amp/DI/EQ thing - I'm still messing about with it at home to find all the sounds it's capable of but so far so good! It's always hard to tell the full impact of something when you're just noodling at home so should be able to report back more after rehearsal tomorrow. Anyone got any favorite settings for the DHA they want to share? [/quote] How 'bout this? [attachment=188846:DHA.png] That's how I run mine. My right hand technique is shockingly heavy though, so you might want to run the input and gain controls differently. This is for my Jazz bass, by the way.

Or direct from Ireland... http://www.donberg.ie/catalogue/semiconductors/semiconductors_0-1/1n_5353b.html They sell them in 5's

I'm away at the moment, but I can feel a Russian Muff Clone build coming on when I get home. I don't need one per se, but I just like building, and they're a lovely dirt-box!

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1428175897' post='2738894'] Radio 4. There's something really soothing about the Shipping Forecast and the coastal station reports. [/quote] This. No music, just quiet, calm talky bits.

One long 'un gets files up in my bass case, t'other long 'un gets coiled up and put in my pedalboard. Spares get shoved in the pedalboard too. I'm not too fastidious about leads, to be honest; if I breaks 'em I fixes 'em.

The Orange Terror Bass one on YouTube is a particular favourite of mine. Start off ok, but then just ends up a bit WTF? https://youtu.be/Swwu2AGsgi0

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1428196588' post='2739086'] Good answers here. I don't have one, I just sorta feel it. [/quote] This. Generally I reckon if it feels like it's building to a drum fill, then you're good to go (a bit) mad. Other than than, it's just taking care of business. Occasionally I like to play a harmony under the vocal line, but that's probably because I learned to play bass by jamming along to Rush records. Ultimately it boils down to being sympathetic to the material; if you're not [i]adding[/i] to the piece, then you're spoiling it. So stop it.

I'd second the "Mghty Mite" idea. Lovely necks.

None of the members of Tool passed 'shop class'.

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1427799811' post='2734315'] I run it on half BPM, and hear it on beats 2 and 4 [/quote] This. What's also useful is to set it to click as beats 1, 2, 3 &4, then play semiquavers (so a slow tempo is best) and use the 'click' on the first of the 4 semiquavers, then play with it on the 2, 3 and 4. Bit of a head-melt, but a GREAT technical exercise...

I'm so confused, I don't know what to call the music I like anymore!

"Hallowed Be Thy Name" by Iron Maiden. \m/ \m/

My criteria tend to come down to 3 main criteria: Is the neck Jazz-size? I just can't get on my anything that isn't skinny. But not [i]too[/i] skinny... Does it have a neck AND bridge pickup? Every time I play a P bass I end up sounding like Billy Sheehan. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I want to sound like [i]me[/i] y'know? The deal breaker though is this: Does it have more knobs than strings? If the answer is 'yes' then I would argue it's an oversized, single channel mixing desk, and I don't want that. Basically, I [s]like[/s] love Jazz/Jazz bass derivatives.