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Just been pricing up a set of Roto 55SLD strings. it appears to be cheaper to buy them from the states and pay import than it is to buy a British made string from a British retailer. That can't be right, can it? Admittedly they're a niche string and won't sell as many units as say, Swing bass 66 strings, coupled with the extra rolling process during manufacture, but roughly £29 in the UK, and £19 (plus £6 p&p) from the US just doesn't add up.

Randy Crawford is celibate.

Finding a guitarist is relatively easy, finding ones that you don't regret discovering? That's the real deal... Audition them without them knowing at a Jam night.

[quote name='Jonesthebass' timestamp='1425652020' post='2709414'] Know your parts going in. Use a click track. It makes editing so much easier. Play with the same passion as a live show. If your meek and reserved it will show in the recording sounding flat. Solos need to be thought out. Inspiration and improv has no place in the studio when time is premium. Save the beers for sun nite after its all over. Alcohol affects your ears and your perception of frequencies. Be realistic on what you can achieve with 3 tracks in a weekend. I could spend multiple weekends on one track.... Look after the engineer/producer they can make the session successful or a ball ache. Have fun! [/quote] This. All of it.

Occasionally throw in an F# (which would mean a G harmonic minor) to imply that the key is G minor and that the Dmin is chord 5 (admittedly D7) - it can help to solidify the harmonic framework if the ear is given a leading note to the tonic. Also, Harmonic Minor scales have a unique flavour to them, so it can help to give a springboard for fresh ideas.

Hartke bass attack - there's one on here for sale on here too... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257181-various-effects-for-sale/

Robert Plant [i]hates[/i] gardening.

I feel it's time to confess, and this seems to be the right thread to do it on, that I used to actively avoid the Beatles and any derivative of (apart from a brief dalliance with Ringo's 'Thomas the Tank Engine' period) when I started playing bass (1992) because I though it was old people's music. I confess that I was young and ignorant and stupid.. In my defence I spent my time transcribing loads of great albums, in particular Led Zep 2, Rush's Show of Hands and a pile of old soul/Motown records, so it's not all bad.

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You just don't get this calibre of thread about Kanye West, do you?

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425395518' post='2706891'] Ahh the Beatles would have sounded SO much nicer had they been of equal temperament. [/quote] I thought Ringo was.

We've been a busy bunch this past year, and have managed to secure dates at Eaglefest (Blackpool) on the 25th of May, and main satge at Darwen Live (Darwen) on the 26th of May in addition to our usual schedule. Should be.a good year for Metal!

That's great news. Hope you get sorted with a skin-monkey soon.

Nice thread this, just spent the last hour playing through Beatles songs - just the good ones though, after they got all 'trippy' and sh*t

Can't believe nobody has suggested 'Michelle' - sublime playing. [media]http://youtu.be/GbsfZe8s56M[/media] Looks a bit like this: [attachment=185442:Michelle Bassline.pdf]

Increase the value of the resistor on the LED supply. A resistor in series (which this will be) is used to limit the current, so a bigger value of resistor will dim the offending article. Or you could add another resistor, so that the two add up to a larger impedance. actually, if you were going to get inside it to mess about with the components then the most sensible suggestion would be to rip the 'Flash Burn' LED out and replace it with a sensible one...

Ernie Ball Flats have blue silks too, probably chrome ball end too.

How did you get on tonybassplayer?

It's always a wrench when you leave a band, but if it's not right for you, and doesn't allow you the freedom to do what you want to do then it's the right decision. Best of luck for Sunday.

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I had an Ashdown head for about 2 weeks when the transformer on my Ampeg went on the fritz and needed replacing. The crappy buttons all fell apart and it kept blowing internal fuses even before leaving the house to gig it. On the plus side, the sound was great, and the DI out was really clean. The amp itself (I forget which model) was more than capable of gigging with a loud drummer and a guitarist, but given the issues I'd had prior to taking it out of the house I didn't have any confidence in its ability to withstand the regular pummellings of regular gigging, so I returned it. I really wanted to like it though.

I keep toying with the idea of getting one of these, namely a fretless Jazz. Since playing in a dirty heavy metal band I've not had a fretless for a couple of years, and I really miss it - especially since I've just made a Small Clone chorus pedal with a couple of mods.

I wouldn't sweat a couple of centimes - they are, after all, hundredths of a tone...