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Given that all of mine are Bitsa basses mine would have to be a kit-car of some kind, nothing flashy mind, all ‘utility vehicle’ sort of thing.
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Great price for Rotosound Nexus on Amazon
paul_5 replied to shoulderpet's topic in Accessories and Misc
Just got a set for £18.50. looking forward to restringing my fretless... -
What is the collective term for a bunch of bass players?
paul_5 replied to Open E's topic in General Discussion
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Great price for Rotosound Nexus on Amazon
paul_5 replied to shoulderpet's topic in Accessories and Misc
Are they any good for.... ...oh what’s the point!?! Seriously though, how do they sound/feel? -
Family Affair - Sly & TFS
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MoonDance - Bilbo
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Just picked one of these bad boys up as a pre for a home-made speaker cabinet to practice the six-stringer through. Very, very good little box. It’s a clone of a discontinued Sansamp, am excited to see what it sounds like as a direct preamp into Protools...
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Depends on what sound you want from the envelope. I’ve had pedals set up this way to give the octaver a uniform signal to help the pitch detector, and it also gave the envelope filter a fixed input for uniform synth style attack, like I said, depends what you’re trying to achieve - analogue synth tones, or ‘porn bass’!
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There’s a Jam tribute act called ‘Small Weller’ doing the rounds too.
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These guys get my vote for best stage names: Ladies and germs, I give you GWAR Ben Eubanks -Johnny Slutman), Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus), Russ Bahorsky (Mr. Magico) Steve Douglas (Jaws of Death), Chris Bopst (Balsac) Sean Sumner (Hans Sphincter). As of Brockie's death in 2014, Gwar currently features no original members, with a lineup of rhythm guitarist Mike Derks (Balsac the Jaws of Death) drummer Brad Roberts (Jizmak Da Gusha, since 1989) lead guitarist Brent Purgason (Pustulus Maximus, since 2012) lead vocalist Mike Bishop (Blöthar the Berserker, since 2014) bassist Casey Orr (Beefcake the Mighty, most recently since 2019). There have been a few others in between these incarnations of the band...
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Are you a Lebowski? Creedence or Eagles?
paul_5 replied to Chiliwailer's topic in General Discussion
On the subject of The Eagles, I’m firmly in agreement with the Dude. -
When I used a compressor I always put it before the octaver, then the envelope to give them a decent chance at picking up the transient.
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Patience, and something to hold the wires with are recommended too - either pliers or a ‘helping hand’ tool will be good. The wires get hot, and even with bass-player’s callouses it can be painful if you’re holding hot wire! Also, make a note (written diagram and/or photographs) of the original wiring - just in case... Wherever possible (and I speak from experience) do each wire at a time - you don’t want a situation where you’ve got a fistful of different wires, a board full of empty solder pads, and no idea where each wire is supposed to go!
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I can do both, but I find that I remember things better when I work them out by ear - I suppose subconsciously I don’t think I need to remember it if it’s written down somewhere!
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I always thought that was intentional.
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If you’ve had both covid vaccinations then you’re already 5G ready, and just need a receiver- provided you’re not wearing a tinfoil hat...
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Learn your E minor pentatonic scale, and E blues - that’s what almost every track on that album is based off. They’ll probably ask you about this, so be prepared. E minor pentatonic (5 notes) - E, G, A, B, D, E E Blues: E, F#, G, A, A#, B, C, D, E wouldn’t hurt to be able to do these across 2 octaves, and in a couple of different keys too, just in case. Edit: if you’re playing Bombtrack then you can already play an F# blues scale! don’t sweat it, and the best of British to you!
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I decided to spring for an Ms60b, having had one before. I’ve played through a b1-four, but found some of the synths were missing, and it didn’t sound great. I run mine through a blend pedal, so all of my patches are 100% effect and no clean signal at all; and blending and phase problems are sorted out by my looper. It’s perhaps the smallest multi FX on the market, fits well on my board, and sounds good. Prior to this I was experimenting with a line 6 M5, which sounded amazing, but the synths were a bit weak. Everything else about the M5 was great - being able to assign any parameter to the expression pedal and having a dedicated ‘tap tempo’ button is a big plus in my book, but ultimately I was only using about 10% f what it was capable of, and it had a significantly larger footprint than the MS60B.
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then there's always this...
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Nope. Walk away.
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I thought he was quite keen on peace though?
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Thoughts? https://apple.news/AaOVK3q7uRuyRqg12BRXrew
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Pedals for a Small Board (aka your desert island pedals)
paul_5 replied to bassist_lewis's topic in Effects
If you want small, then a couple of Zoom MS60Bs should cover it!