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  1. thebrig
    I always roll my volume back a bit so I have some in reserve for when the guitarist/s start upping his/their volume, I can quickly turn it up until the song has finished, and then I can up the volume on my amp and roll my bass volume back a bit for the next time its needed.
  2. thebrig
    [b]Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass £999 at GuitarGuitar[/b] http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=14061114213832 [b]Fender Troy Sanders Jaguar Bass (Silverburst) £891.00 at GAK[/b] https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-troy-sanders-jaguar-bass-silverburst/87477?gclid=CPr31baZ4M8CFcaVGwodeP8NNA
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    They are now £999 almost everywhere.
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    [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1476612256' post='3155570'] Compared to Clun, Bridgenorth is Bright Lights Big City! Though there is often a bluesy sort of band on a Friday eve in the pub, and I once booked Wilko Johnson to play at our village hall! But otherwise, I've been near "The quietest place on Earth" for 14 years now, and it seems like many just come here to die... If I wasn't so lazy I'd spend more time in Bishops Castle, which even has an Alternative Electronica Festival; no doubt there'd be more like-minded folks there. Still, I'm moving very soon closer to the thriving metropolis of Knighton where there's at least a decent guitar shop - so long as they're not all Clapton-a-likes I'll be OK! [/quote]Been to Clun a few times on CAMRA beer trips, lovely place with some nice pubs, but I have to agree that it does seem to be cut off from the rest of the world somewhat. I've done Bishops Castle a few times as well which also has some decent boozers!
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    [color=#ff0000][b]SOLD! SOLD! SOLD![/b][/color] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5][color=#0000ff][b]ALESIS iO4 Audio Interface for sale.[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]£65 posted![/b][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]This interface really is as new, I purchased it a little while ago and only used it once or twice.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]The reason for not using it is because around the same time, I also purchased a Zoom R16 standalone recorder for recording my band straight into the unit, I then realised that the Zoom can also be used as an interface, so that it what I now use, therefore the Alesis doesn't get used.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]It sells for £129 almost everywhere, so I've listed it at half the retail price which includes posting.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]So grab a bargain, i[/size][/color][color=#0000FF]ts still in the box with the original packaging.[/color][/font] [i][u][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Here are the specs:[/font][/size][/u][/i] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Alesis iO4 Four-Channel, 24-Bit Recording Interface Overview by GAK[/font][/size] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Alesis iO4 is a compact, four-channel, 24-Bit recording audio interface. If you're looking for a portable, affordable device to record audio straight into your computer with ease then look no further. The Alesis iO4 Interface records up to 24-Bit, 48 kHz audio into virtually any software and features high-quality A/D and D/A converters, plus MIDI Input and Output jacks for playing and controlling software with instruments.[/font][/size] [indent=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]FEATURES[/font][/size][/indent][list] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Four-channel computer audio-recording interface[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Record up to 24-bit, 48 kHz audio into virtually any software[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Monitor sessions with balanced studio monitor and headphone outputs[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]High-quality A/D and D/A converters, discrete-design preamps, 48V phantom power[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Inputs for microphones, line-level sources, and instruments including guitars[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tricolor stereo level meter and lighted status indicators for visual monitoring[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]MIDI Input and Output jacks for playing and controlling software with instruments[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]USB bus powered ??? no external power supply needed[/font][/size] [/list] [indent=1][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][/indent][list] [*][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The iO4 packs power and function into a compact package. No matter which recording software you like, how many microphones and preamps you have, or how large your library of plug-ins and VSTs, you need a way to get audio into your computer.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color] [*][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The iO4 is a compact audio-recording interface for home, project and portable studio recording setups. This four-channel USB device for Mac and PC-based systems is highly compact to comfortably fit into a mobile recording rig, laptop bag or backpack, yet contains high-quality components and circuitry suitable for the studio.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color] [/list]
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    [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5][color=#0000ff][b]ALESIS iO4 Audio Interface for sale.[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]£65 posted![/b][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]This interface really is as new, I purchased it a little while ago and only used it once or twice.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]The reason for not using it is because around the same time, I also purchased a Zoom R16 standalone recorder for recording my band straight into the unit, I then realised that the Zoom can also be used as an interface, so that it what I now use, therefore the Alesis doesn't get used.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]It sells for £129 almost everywhere, so I've listed it at half the retail price which includes posting.[/size][/color][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#0000ff][size=4]So grab a bargain, i[/size][/color][color=#0000FF]ts still in the box with the original packaging.[/color][/font] [i][u][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Here are the specs:[/font][/size][/u][/i] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Alesis iO4 Four-Channel, 24-Bit Recording Interface Overview by GAK[/font][/size] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Alesis iO4 is a compact, four-channel, 24-Bit recording audio interface. If you're looking for a portable, affordable device to record audio straight into your computer with ease then look no further. The Alesis iO4 Interface records up to 24-Bit, 48 kHz audio into virtually any software and features high-quality A/D and D/A converters, plus MIDI Input and Output jacks for playing and controlling software with instruments.[/font][/size] [indent=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]FEATURES[/font][/size][/indent][list] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Four-channel computer audio-recording interface[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Record up to 24-bit, 48 kHz audio into virtually any software[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Monitor sessions with balanced studio monitor and headphone outputs[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]High-quality A/D and D/A converters, discrete-design preamps, 48V phantom power[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Inputs for microphones, line-level sources, and instruments including guitars[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tricolor stereo level meter and lighted status indicators for visual monitoring[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]MIDI Input and Output jacks for playing and controlling software with instruments[/font][/size] [*][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]USB bus powered ??? no external power supply needed[/font][/size] [/list] [indent=1][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][/indent][list] [*][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The iO4 packs power and function into a compact package. No matter which recording software you like, how many microphones and preamps you have, or how large your library of plug-ins and VSTs, you need a way to get audio into your computer.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color] [*][color=#333333][font=futura-pt, sans-serif][size=1][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The iO4 is a compact audio-recording interface for home, project and portable studio recording setups. This four-channel USB device for Mac and PC-based systems is highly compact to comfortably fit into a mobile recording rig, laptop bag or backpack, yet contains high-quality components and circuitry suitable for the studio.[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color] [/list]
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  10. thebrig
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I absolutely love playing my bass, but taken from AdamWoodBass's post:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It calms me, inspires me, frustrates me, excites me and drives me crazy all at the same time. [/font][/color]
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    [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1476604003' post='3155466'] I had difficulty finding a band locally... As I only play a couple of times a year with the Weeds (we're spread widely - Languedoc to West of Ireland!) I've been trying to find locals to play funky, rockin', jazzy out-there grooves but can only find folkies or older chaps wanting to do 70s pub rock, both of which would cause me to go postal... I finally found some local jazzy funkers - they want to do standards mainly but are quite happy for these to at least[i] become [/i]unrecognisable - but the guitarist is out of action for 6 months due to hospitalisation! Having a similar population density to Shetland (I'm near the Welsh Border in South Shropshire) means there's not many people around, and those that are musically inclined seem to have been drawn here by the likes of June Tabor who lives just down the road, and the Small Faces farm a few miles north! So I often have to play with myself at home... Who needs a guitar when you've got a bass whammy! [/quote]I'm not a million miles away from you having moved up from Hertfordshire to Bridgnorth a couple of years ago, and I'm pleasantly surprised at the amount of musicians not only in Bridgnorth itself, but also the surrounding areas, admittedly, it took about eighteen months to find the right people, but I think that is always the case wherever you live. For a small town of just 12,000 people, Bridgnorth is a great place for live music with plenty of pubs having live acts on most Fridays and Saturdays, and you do get a few folk evenings and acoustic acts on during the week as well. I will be 65 next month, I just wish I had moved here years ago.
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    [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1476487235' post='3154821'] I use a pair of Yamaha HS7s which are nice. I think the thing to do, is just get to know whatever you buy. When you mix something, listen back to it on a few other set-ups. That way you'll start to know how your monitors are biased. [/quote]Just by chance, I was mooching through the garage a couple of days ago and I came across a pair of Sennheiser HD595 headphones I purchased a few years ago,, I'd forgotten I had them, but I do remember not liking them for normal use because they sounded a bit too thin and did nothing for my favourite music, but having found them again, I did some reading up on them and it turns out that they were highly praised for being transparent with great clarity, so I thought that they might be useful for mixing my recordings, I've read that headphones aren't ideal for mixing, but sometimes its a case of having to. Anyway, I "mixed" (inverted commas because I'm still pretty clueless) a couple of songs I recorded with my band's guitarist using them, and the final result sounded quite good, but what pleased me more was when I played the songs on a cheap music system and then my hi-fi, and then some cheaper earphones and they all sounded pretty good, they were quite dynamic and loud enough without being muddy (sorry I don't know the terminology yet). I think they cost me about £150 the best part of seven or eight years ago, so they certainly aren't budget cans, but they will do a job for now, especially when I want to do some mixing late at night, or the missus is watching a soap or drama.
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    [quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1476486522' post='3154814'] Here is a link to the thread that TenLetters referenced, but in PDF format with random chat removed [url="http://stash.reaper.fm/oldsb/333146/Why%20do%20my%20recordings%20sound%20like%20ASS.pdf"]http://stash.reaper....0like%20ASS.pdf[/url] [/quote]Thanks Subsonic, there's a lot to read there but I will try and give it a read later today.
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    [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1476472136' post='3154705'] What's your remaining question regarding the Pre and PreX..? These are not the most common interfaces to be found in domestic settings, so there's less folks with 'hands on' experience with 'em. We use Motus (Traveller and another I've forgotten the name of...); I can't imagine that interfaces in these ranges are really, really bad. I thought it had come down to 'get stuck in first, then see what you need/want after a while'; is that not the situation..? [/quote]It is, but I love looking and getting a few ideas, having said that, the guitarist from my band came round today and we recorded some tracks, and to be honest, my Zoom R16 worked perfectly, no latency or noise, and the tracks sounded exactly how we put them in, so I might stick with it for a while yet. Trouble with me is I have it in the back of my mind that I might have to pack up gigging soon, or at least cut right back on gigging, so I'm already thinking about clearing a lot of my basses and other gear out which should fetch around £5,000, so I'm now getting gas for things other than basses.
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    [quote name='TenLetters' timestamp='1476456886' post='3154523'] Your best bet is to not sweat it too much over the differing brands at this level, or any level really, from what I can tell. Get some monitors (not hi-fi speakers!) set them up in your room and treat it with some level of acoustic treatment and learn how the speakers sound. This will have a far bigger impact on how well your monitor set up works than the brand you have chosen. If you are just getting started I would Google 'Reaper - why do you recordings sound like ass' and read that thread a couple of times (and the associated acoustic thread for how to treat monitoring room on the cheap) before hitting up any other recording forums etc which will likely tell you to buy x brand of gear or the latest Waves plugin to get good recordings. Then start recording and learn stuff. Hope this doesn't come across as patronising at all, all intended to help [/quote]Not patronising at all TenLetters, it's advice I want and I'm very grateful for it, I will take your views on board, Cheers. Unfortunately, I've noticed that this forum doesn't get many visitors and you have to wait a long time for an answer, I check in here four or five times a day, and quite often I'm the only one here. I actually have another query regarding a Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre which I posted last week, but I'm still waiting for someone more knowledgable than I to come along to advise me about interfaces. I'm sure someone will be along soon.
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    [quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1476341401' post='3153395'] I have severe P-bass GAS at the moment after hearing someone playing an MIM Precision on Tuesday and thinking to myself, "That's it, that's the tone I'm after". The thing is, I've owned countless P-basses in the past, US, MIM, CIJ, Squiers, Vintage, Westfield, the list goes on and every one has been sold or traded, so I'm clearly not happy with something about P-basses. I'm trying to ride it out until the GAS passes but I'm weakening. Does anyone else convince themselves that they need something after having heard someone else using one or am I unique? [/quote]I've always loved the sound/tone of a P bass and had two when I first started about ten years ago, but I sold them on because I just couldn't get on with the necks, I then played Jazzes and Ibanez SR's because of the slim necks, and they were fine in the function band I was in at the time, but when I left to start a rock band something was missing soundwise, so I then went out and got myself an American Standard Precision, and at the next rehearsal, it was there, that tone! But, I still struggled with the neck, but I wanted that P tone so what could I do? then suddenly it hit me, I love the feel of the Jazz neck but not the tone, so I took a chance and purchased a Mighty Mite Jazz neck on eBay, put in on my P and hey! I was there, for me, I had the perfect bass. I know a lot of players love the P neck, but a lot of people don't, so maybe its the neck that's the problem, I've had the neck on my bass for at least seven years now, and it is one of the best necks I've played, and if I do come to sell the bass, all I have to do is put the original neck back on which should help with the sale, because it is a completely unplayed neck with no wear whatsoever, and I can always include the Jazz neck as well.
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    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476272365' post='3152860'] yeah, some may imply that but... that's not what the OP or the vast majority here said [/quote]Exactly! I was a bedroom warrior for [u]forty[/u] years before I started gigging, I've gigged for the last nine or ten years, from the age of 56, and it now looks like there is a very good chance that I might have to go back to being a bedroom warrior again due to health issues, so why would I look down on people for doing exactly what I've been doing myself for most of my life? Like I've said more than once now, I am just interested to know what others do as an alternative to gigging because I could do with some ideas, at the moment, I'm seriously thinking of going into home recording, but I'm also looking for other possibilities as well.
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    [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1476259509' post='3152690'] I was having a very tough week, and I still am, however I also thank you for the understanding and empathy; I do appreciate it Are we heading towards a situation where its all fluffy bunnies and no one can raise a protest of any kind? Some disparaging comments about bedroom warriors do surface from time to time, and I don't like the condescension. Some of us have fewer choices. I deleted my post, so now you don't need to keep coming back to it. #thereyougo @TheBrig, I understand your position a little better now btw [/quote]Geek, I do understand your position and certainly didn't set out to upset anyone, it really was just one of those situations where I was reading through BC threads on Sunday afternoon, and I just happened to notice that quite a few people mentioned that they don't gig, or only gig occasionally, so I thought I would just put it out there to see what those people do instead of gigging, because I could be in a situation myself very soon when I wont be able to gig anymore, it really was just an innocent question. I have to say that when I saw your comment, I was so upset about it that I can honestly say that I was thinking about terminating my membership to BC for fear of upsetting others.
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    [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1476220167' post='3152521'] But it isn't, it's awful. [/quote]It's a great song to a lot of people, but I don't like it, if I had said it's awful like you did, lots of people are going to have a right old go at me! Oh alright then, it's bloody AWFUL!!! There, I've said it now!
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    I've watching Empire Of The Sun on Jools as I write this, and I have to say that the set was very impressive and very unusual for LWJ, but the song did nothing for me I'm afraid.
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    [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1476204990' post='3152320'] A lot of the music I play I would never listed to, and a couple of them I just winged as I really didn't want to listen to them. However, a lot of them are good fun to play, and I like playing live. Moondance, as you say, isn't a great song, but I generaly explore different scales when playing it to see what works, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, noone ever really notices. Pretty sure I have never played it the same twice. There are a few songs that are just dull to play, but enough to make the overall experience good. [/quote]I didn't say that Moondance isn't a great song, I just said I just didn't like it, but I have to agree with you that some songs you don't like, can be fun to play, and the first time we played Moondance, I did actually enjoyed it, even if it took me a fair bit of work to nail it, although once is enough.
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    As someone who is just starting off in the recording game, I'm in need of a pair of studio monitors, I started reading various independent reviews online, and magazine reviews such as Sound On Sound, which I do realise could be a bit biased depending on various factors, but I thought I might go for the KRK Rokit RP5's, but having just read through this thread, I'm back to square one. I started off thinking that dedicated studio monitors would be neutral sounding and with a clarity that doesn't add colour to the sound, but there are so many different opinions with people are saying that certain monitors colour the sound, if this is the case, could I not just use my hi-fi's Tannoys powered by my Yamaha amp which is a minimalist amp with no controls other than volume? The reason I plumped for the Rokits was because being front ported, I thought they would be ideal as they need to be placed against a wall, they also fall into my price range. Edited to say that after further research, the [b]PreSonis Eris E5[/b] seems to be a better option, apparently it is one of the most transparent and most accurate monitor in its price range, and its also front ported which is a bonus.
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    [quote name='Painy' timestamp='1476173904' post='3151885'] Really interesting thread that puts a lot into perspective. I've been feeling a bit concerned recently that I think I may have the start of arthritis in my hands but to hear what some of you guys deal with and still keep going.... My band just had it's 21st anniversary of our first gig this summer. Stopped counting at 1000 gigs about 5 years ago although that number is increasing at a slower rate these days with family commitments so down to around 20-30 gigs a year these days with 153 being our busiest year about 15 years ago. Right now we've got a few weeks off. Our last gig was 10th September and our next is 22nd October and it's driving me absolutely freaking nuts. I honestly found quitting smoking easier than this! [/quote]Regarding the possibility of having arthritis in your hands, if it is, try to keep playing if you can, I have arthritis in both my hands and my left hand which is my fretting hand, is far better than my right hand, and I put this down to the fact that it is usually very active moving around the neck regularly, if I have a break from playing, even for just a few days, my left hand seizes up and hurts like mad, even worse than my right.
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    I get the impression that Jools/producers dictate what the artists can play, for instance, the two songs Blackberry Smoke played were to me, bland and nondescript, I'm not a great Blackberry Smoke fan, but they have much better, and "rockier" songs than the ones they played in their locker.
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    Just log in to BassChat, there is always something interesting to read on here.
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