thebrig

I use flats on my P basses which I like, but I'm wondering whether would flats on a short scale would sound a bit dull? 🤔

Thanks for the info, I've just been on the Newtone website and the Axiom Bass VI at £16 a set are the cheapest of all their sets, and much less than what I usually pay for a set of bass strings, so I would be happy to buy them and bin the other two strings. Do you think they would work well on a Mustang? I tried a one a few years ago and whilst I liked it, the low string tension put me off buying it.

Another thread has highlighted the increase in shorties recently and better string quality was mentioned as a possible reason for their growing popularity. So what are the best strings for a short scale bass nowadays? If there are strings out there that have decent tension and won't sound flabby, I could well be tempted to get myself a Mustang. 🤔

Thanks Dad, it worked perfectly! 👍

When I click on the FX button in Reaper the category window is partially hidden behind the main window making it hard to see the category list properly. I've uninstalled and re-installed many times but it still keeps happening, does anyone else experience this problem? I'm running the Reaper 64bit version on a MacBook Pro (2015) High Sierra

You may well be right! 🤐

👍 Thanks again, I might upload a couple more of my efforts in a new thread because I love reading any advice, and criticism, that might help me in the future.

Thanks for the tips Dad, I think you are right about the cymbals being a bit lacking, would it help if I placed the two overhead mics nearer to them, or would they then be too overpowering? 🤔 As for the drum kit? its a DW and it was the first time our drummer had used it after having it specially made and imported from the USA, its a lovely sounding kit.

This is one I mixed some time ago, I'm reasonably happy with it especially because I don't really know what I'm doing, its all trial and error with me, but I would be happy to be advised on how I could make it better, and any constructive criticism of it would be welcome. It was recorded in the rehearsal studio on my Zoom R16, I used four mics on the drums, two overheads (left and right), one kick, and one snare, I took the lead and backing vocals from the PA which only had one out, so all the vocals were on one track, I close mic'd the guitarist's amp, and I DI'd my bass, it was only the second time we had ever played the song, so its "warts and all" I'm afraid. 🙄 We only use the recordings in the hope of getting a few gigs in local pubs, so they don't have to be perfect, but I'm just interested in how I might be able to improve them. 🤔 My Movie 2.mp4

He doesn't strut around as much as Wilko mainly because you couldn't "swing a cat" in most of the pubs we play in, but he does have a deadpan expression when he's playing 😉 Here's a couple of clips of us that were taken on a phone, the audio isn't great but they give you an idea of his stage mannerisms My Movie 1.mov

I've just sold my Genz Benz cab to Dave and the whole transaction was a breeze, great communication, swift payment, and a real pleasure to deal with. A highly recommended and trustworthy BassChatter. 👍

Thanks for the advice Dad, it's much appreciated, I will try some of the things you have mentioned.

Thanks for the advice guys, it looks that I've been doing it right so far, the only panning I do is with the overheads left and right. Maybe I'm overthinking it too much. 🤔

I play in an old-school R&B band covering bands such as Dr Feelgood, The Pirates, The Inmates, Nine Below Zero, etc, and we want to do some recordings of the band to use as demos and to post on our Facebook page, they don't have to be professional studio quality, because we want to try and capture our "live" pub-rock sound if possible. I am a complete novice when it come to recording and mixing, but I do have a reasonable setup for our needs, I have a MacBook Pro with Logic Pro, GarageBand, and Reaper installed, I have a Mackie Onyx 2.2 interface, 2 x KRK Roket 5 G4 monitors, and I also have a Zoom R16 which I use to record the band in rehearsals. I use four mics on the drums, two overheads (left and right), one kick, and one snare, I take the lead and backing vocals from the PA, close mic the guitarist's amp, and DI my bass, and the individual takes are reasonably good. I then try and mix to the best of my limited knowledge but what I want to know is, how do I go about stereo imaging with just guitar? Most of the advice I find online and on YouTube seems to be for bands that have two guitars and suggest splitting the two guitars left and right, bass and vocals in the centre, etc, We don't do any overdubs on guitar because we want to try to be as close to our live sound as possible, so do I put the guitar one side and the bass on the other which I've tried, but it doesn't sound great if I'm honest. As I've said, I'm really just a beginner when it comes to recording, so please go easy on me. 😉

I have three P basses that are keepers and all three have a Northwest bridge fitted 😉