paul_5

Yup, I use a compressor in my FX loop, and most of the time it does nothing. It's only when I start 'bouncing 'em off the board' that it comes into play - it's a bit over specced for what I use it for, but when it's needed it's [i]really[/i] needed.

Anything from the first 'Rage Against The Machine' album?

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1338140333' post='1670043'] not finished yet, waiting on TL071 chip to replace the LM741, then will shove in the dc socket and trim all to fit [/quote] Good choice of opamp - I'm still using an ancient mixer that is literally falling apart. Sounds incredible though - over the last week I took a peek inside to see if I could resurrect parts of it, and guess which opamps I found? Exclusively TL072s - lovely, lovely sound.

[quote name='ZMech' timestamp='1339271867' post='1686296'] This reminds me of all those times I asked what I thought was a simple question, and regretted it 10 minutes into the answer. [/quote] Erm, this is Basschat, you [i]do [/i]know what we're like, don't you? There are no simple questions on here, just us simple bass players.

Just had a play about with one of these - really flexible little tone circuit, about 20 mins work and it's increased the tonal range of my fretless no end. http://www.muzique.com/lab/tone3.htm It's based on the Big Muff tone stack, so it'll cut your desired frequency band, but doesn't need a battery, so it's free to run. I mounted mine using a dual concentric pot and did a bit of jiggery-pokery to pull the values down on the pots, but sound rally good.

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1339259571' post='1686049'] Right, but apart from the fact that it's junk and they've sawn a bit off... [/quote] Yeah, you'll probably find that the reduced mass of the headstock will alter the tone of the bass (and not in a good way) and could have generated 'deadspots' on the fingerboard. The bridge, tuners and pups might be worth something, but I'd give that whole heap of woodwork practice a [i]very[/i] wide berth.

"The Chicken" from the "Invitation" CD - Jaco-tastic!

Hi All, anyone got a transcription of Jaco's line for this?

Hooray for cheap, awesome effects.

Gotta be a Precision in Punk for me. Nothing else seems right.

I did a case-study on this sort of thing as one of my music business lectures last month - turns out a student had already been taken in by a 'battle of the bands' sort of affair where bands did all of the leg work beforehand. It's really a sh*tty way to operate but young bands fall for it time and time again. Part of the 'X factor / Britain's got talent' mentality unfortunately. It'll all change come the revolution.

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[quote name='topo morto' timestamp='1339182378' post='1685129'] I reckon we're getting there... [/quote] Sold!

variable crossover, with different valve o/d circuits for both, fizzy, cobra-spitting top end and fudgy, fuzzy-felt meets velvet wrapped in kiwi fruit skin bottom end. That's not too much to ask, is it? Actually, probably just a silicon OD for the top end and a Germanium based circuit for the low end, that should pretty much cover it.

Porkpie Hat is simply the most beautiful melody in the world - that is a scientific fact. I absolutely love this tune.

Once you've got the line down, find a key signature that best suits that. Nothing wrong with playing in two different keys at once (it's called Bitonality), some singer songwriters I know can play in one key and sing in another at the same time. Not always intentional though...

He didn't. Note past tense.

Wow, Kudos to Warwick for the FSC rating. I don't play a warwick myself, but it's nice to see a manufacturer with an ecological conscience. Keep up the (very) good work.

Bummer. I suppose if you're not enjoying it then it's time to move on - do bear in m ind though that with keys you're routed to one place unless you've got an awful 'key-tar' or similar, Urgh.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1338803135' post='1679307'] And aids giant poos. [/quote] That's right, 'reet. Less gnawing of woodwork etc...

Try this one, set the 'nome to a fairly slow tempo - you're playing semiquavers here and accuracy is more important than speed. [IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/Metronome.png[/IMG] The idea is to mentally subdivide the crotchet metronome beats into 4 and accent different semiquavers. It's notated as just one bar per subdivision, but that's just for ease of exporting the graphics file. Spend a bit of time on each one to really get this exercise into your head. It's a bit confusing at first, but worth persevering with.

true dat - they're the best mod you can make to a Jazz bass.

"not sold" to the gentleman doctor.

Up for grabs is my Maplin Uz82D analogue multimeter. Really good condition, but I've just upgraded to a fancy one that'll do hfe for transistors and the like. http://www.maplin.co.uk/general-purpose-analoguemultimeter-25414 Yours for a donation to BC. I'll cover P and P too. PM me if you wanna. Useful for checking for breaks in connectivity or it'll do 'ball park' impedance for resistors (as it's analogue it's not the most exact readout) and the like. Paul