paul_5

true dat, but I've got the 'what if' going on in the back of my mind. Cable is supposed to have a 'skin effect' whereby the high frequencies travel on the outside of the conductor, so having a greater diameter would mean (if any of this is even half true) improved top end sparkle and presence. Sounds fine at the moment though.

I've got more pedals than most of the musicians that I play with regularly. I'm always the first one set up. It's just a question of knowing your gear and, more importantly, knowing [i]why[/i] you've got a particular pedal and exactly what it does. Rehearsal is when everyone comes together to integrate what they've been doing in their own time away from band practice, not to 'tinker'.

"can you write some more songs but this time how about they sound a bit more like..." (insert latest media-whore-marketing-trend here). sigh.

ah knackers, here's another band that I'll have to get into and inevitably buy... Why is BC getting soooo expensive?

it'll work, but it might not sound the best. It's safer to do it this way round than to use a bass lead as a speaker lead.

Damnit, I've been using 2.5 out of my 1000W ampeg power amp into my Hartke cab. Now I have cable GAS! somebody tell me this is just 'bad science' and I don't need to upgrade my cable. Please...

awesome line(s) from Lee Perry [media]http://youtu.be/EqzYcY3toVI[/media] 'nuff respec'

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1335356664' post='1629718'] Radio 1 are coming to Torbay next month. I'll be giving them a miss, and will make sure I keep my windows shut so I don't hear Chris Moyles shoot his fat mouth off. [/quote] Shooting Chris Moyles' fat mouth off - not a bad idea.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1335350666' post='1629585'] i don't turn on the radio to hear people talk. [/quote] I do - Radio 4

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1328953182' post='1535148'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJtVi-5H8U[/media] A [/quote] sheer brilliance!

Nothing doing 'round here. it's all guitars, guitars, guitars... "oh, we've got a bass somewhere, you can run it through this [i]stagg[/i] guitar amp".

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1335177414' post='1626636'] And Lamb Of God are sh*t. [/quote] I bought an album of theirs in a sale at HMV recently - it's not church music, is it?

Thanks for that Andy, just spent 20 minutes browsing some of the exercises with bass in hand - thoroughly enjoyed myself.

[quote name='CBbass' timestamp='1335203316' post='1627234'] [/quote] To be fair though, that's his picking hand... [media]http://youtu.be/Mzcgyk62cHU[/media]

. - play the note for its written duration plus a half again e.g. 1/4 note PLUS a 1/8 note .. - play the written note for its written duration plus half, plus half of the 'half' e.g. 1/4 note PLUS a 1/8 note PLUS a 1/16 note hope that clears everything up.

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1335119009' post='1626030'] As a subscriber I can't seem to access the extra content. Am I doing something wrong? [/quote] must be the same thing as me; I can't seem to access it either.

Yeah, practice as much as you can privately, but until you play with a band/other musos it's hard to imagine the dynamics and sensitivity required to play (together) in a band situation. It's like a whole other skill.

"Love Cats" by the Cure should do alright with just drums and bass.

[quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1335008625' post='1624636'] That really hasn't helped the hangover. [/quote] ...caused mine.

I'm still looking for a band that's "_5" ready...

Welcome on board Gauche. Good to have you here.

Quick update. I've had this for the best part of a week now and have fallen head over heels in love with it. It does everything from warm, glassy clean tones up to really filthy overdrive. The EQ is really musical with a wealth of different sounds to dial in. The gain stage is really well designed - an input knob can be used to boost or cut the level of your bass before it hits the main gain stage, so that you can achieve exactly (and I mean Exactly) the right amount of 'crunch/grind/edge' to your sound. The bright switch is really useful to instantly deliver a more 'modern' sound (without this engaged it's got a lovely Ampeg-esque tone) and the boost function is brilliant at driving your amp a little bit harder - it also means that this pedal can be used as a valve pre in its own right. Headphone, 1/4" and DI all have their own independent output levels, so you could conceivably use all 3 at the same time and have the perfect level going to each. It's built like a tank and sound brilliant - what more could you want. Well done Dave!