paul_5

Next installment: resistors and caps all done, just the transistors and diodes to go now...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1365335647' post='2038114'] If we are talking live show then always pre, give the engineer a nice clean signal to work with, they know the venues foibles better than you or I [/quote] Sage advice. I run straight into a VT1DI/EQ and send that signal to FOH. Then it's the pedalboard and into an SWR head, and a DI or mic from there. It payed dividends this weekend as there was a problem with the pedalboard and it kept making sh*tty noises through my amp - fortunately the sound engineer didn't have that through his system, so I just turned my amp off and repatched it at a suitable time during the set. Turns out a 1/4" socket on my filter had come loose. If he'd taken the DI feed from the amp (post pedals) then I'd probably have made an enemy for life...

Double bass on a bike? Isn't it easier to try it the other way around?

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1365280511' post='2037697'] Me neither. I figure if I can`t remember them, they weren`t worth playing. [/quote] True dat. Memory lapse is my 'acid test' when I'm writing music. Sing it to myself and then leave it, if it keeps coming back to me then it's a keeper. I fnot, then I've not invested any time or effort on a duffer. [i]Then[/i] I'll get Sibelius out and do the 'dots and lines' thing.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1365199145' post='2036784'] They sound great! [/quote] True dat.

Rush. I'd only spoil it though.

I always thought that AC/DC stuff, particularly Bonn Scott's stuff sounded translated well to female vocals.

Get your guitarist to stand further away from his amp and try raising it up closer to ear level.

Rock songs with female vocals? That'll be Janis Joplin then. How about some Skunk Anansie as well? If you want something a bit more up to date (for the young 'uns!) you could try some Paramore.

Revised list - if I'm not using my amp then the absolute minimum I'll take to a gig is: Bass, DHA VT1EQ. Sorted.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1364300123' post='2024490'] I've said this many times, but if they re-released the album with the bass higher in the mix I would buy it again! [/quote] +1. One of the best albums, but the 2nd worst sound-wise - Death Magnetic being marginally worse!

Aiming to start populating the board this weekend - I've also just discovered that I haven't got any 2SK30a trannies, so I'll probabl;y just bung in a pair or 2N5457s and hope for the best... In the meantime, here's a picture of the veroboard with the links and IC sockets on - ready for the actual components... [IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2013-04-05105613_zpsc7ded561.jpg[/IMG]

not tried them, but due to restring soon so I might give them a go. Thanks for the tip.

80 second review? 2 words: "sh*t Sandwich".

ah, the WHS Librarium... Thanks for the heads up fellas I love BC!

No surprises there, given that it's a Radio 2 poll.

Thanks Winter, been playing about with studio devil stuff and it's pretty impressive. Primarily I'm looking for guitar amp sims, as my bass tends to go direct through a VT1EQ DI, and I'm more than happy with that. I was using some of these today http://www.plugandmix.com/california-tone-642/ and they seem be pretty good, bit limited on features, but really economical on CPU.

Ooh, Amplion looks VERY good. Will have a proper play later on tonight...

Spent more than that on the download and it's well worth it. I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I really liked it.

OK, following the results of my recent poll I'm looking at getting the Peavey Revalver amp software http://www.peavey.com/products/revalver/ What swung it for me was the choice of amp/speaker combinations coupled with the low CPU usage. I've used Amplitube, TH1, but not 2 and Peavey Demos, and the Peavey looks to do all of the sounds I need without maxing out my processor. Any others I should look at before I pull the trigger?

yup, both clean presets on an overdriven guitar source.

So anyway, I'm about to bite the bullet and buy some amp modelling software. I've narrowed it down to 2 finalists and would like your opinions. Here are two soundcloud recordings, amp sample 1 and 2 and I'd like to know which one you prefer the sound of. [url="https://soundcloud.com/paul_510/sets/amp-samples"]https://soundcloud.c...ets/amp-samples[/url]

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1364205874' post='2023036'] My current pubby rock band board. Rehearsing at the mo, and trying to fun the right drive sounds! [/quote] Trying to find the right drive sound? Let me get this right, you've got (in no particular order) BBMD, Bass tube screamer, BK3, MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe and a CM2? I reckon it's in there [i]somewhere[/i]...