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usually half a pint before we play, and a pint to be drunk throughout the course of the set is the way to go, never nervous! but I am bricking it for an audition next month. 600 in a crowd - no worries. 1 judge in a chair -

haha, nothing to see in swansea might as well catch a train trip up to cardiff!

[quote name='geilerbass' post='271067' date='Aug 27 2008, 03:15 PM']Ooo... the first bass I genuninely fell in love with was a 3006E. They really are the balls. I was sorely tempted by the one that came up for sale on here recently (with custom pickups), but sadly, didn't have the funds.[/quote] damn straight - I've never instantly liked *everything* about a bass before. I mean when I played stingrays and fenders in the shops, it was just like - 'well [i]this[/i] is awesome! but [b]this[/b] isn't quite what I was hoping.' but with this baby - I couldn't fault it. after trying a model out in cardiff, and seeing one on the classifieds here I knew that I had to get one also been the first 6 string I've ever been able to play - the neck is *just* the right shape and size to make it accessible. As shown in the pics, I wear my bass pretty low and I have comfortable access to all parts of the neck. [quote name='noisedude' post='271071' date='Aug 27 2008, 03:17 PM']I'm struggling to work out your genre ........ funky bass teamed with indie scarf and ska-punk guitar strap ........ ?! Sweet bass though, I'd love a 5-string version of that.[/quote] the low B is killer man, probably the deepest low B I've ever heard. My one criticism is it doesn't have as much clarity as some of the other low B strings out there (especially the ray), but it sure as hell is tight and growly, if that's what you dig and good luck trying to figure out the genre lmao, so am I I play in a jazz trio, I do sessions (musicals, choirs, wind bands etc), I play in a stoner rock outfit, an amateur pop group (check out the myspace if you wanna hear this baby in action - [url="http://www.myspace.com/stereotemple"]http://www.myspace.com/stereotemple[/url] at the beginning of time, I'm doing some widdly stuff on the top 2 strings and I also do some low down grooving on the B if you wanna check it out) and a power metal trio. *ALL WITH THE SAME BASS [[and clothes ]]*

SR3006e just amazing. really. does everything from hard rock to jazz, she's lighter than most of the 4-strings I've ever played, and she's extremely comfortable. the perfect girl

Thanks very very much to take the time in your response BassBomer414... you answered many questions I had going through my head. I also felt we were cluttered a bit at times, that's definitely something we should look in to... and I feared the sax might be surplus at times - our sax player is also the keyboard player, so it's not so much a problem to ease off on the sax. it's a combination of things resulting in a dead drum sound, including the recording equipment, the room, the drumkit, amongst other things. new skins would be a thought for the next time we record, but our drummer is hoping to get a whole new kit soon. good point about the mood of songs - never really given it that much consideration before, but it's something which we should do, because it could really help us get our songs sorted out. and I love coldplay and blondie (of course I know debbie harry! ) - your thoughts here are exactly the thoughts I had too, and it's great to have someone else confirm that!! I'm really grateful! Magenta are an awesome band, and I love how they construct songs - the singer is awesome, and they really flaunt that very well! we will take tips I also love the tone the bass player gets they remind me of what rush might be like if they formed in this day and age, but with less geddy lee very cool! and thanks for the input joe_bass... I think you're right there too, the guitarist was using his tele in that one and I think the single coil bride pickup was too sharp for the job. we know better now

[quote name='ironside1966' post='252251' date='Jul 31 2008, 07:01 PM']...if you focus on the individual tracks they sound ok, but IMNO they do not gel together as they should, it sound like the tracks where treated soloed to get the best individual sound rather then in the context of the mix. ...saturation plugins can do wonders to help sound gel...[/quote] ah, thanks for the heads up! it's difficult to listen to the mix as a whole when you're just recorded something yourself, but I see what you mean now... will look into saturation plugins thanks! [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='252294' date='Jul 31 2008, 07:51 PM']Ummm just for the sake of clarity, when you say "female fronted"... [attachment=11454:comedy_breasts.jpg] ...?[/quote] lol all your questions will be answered if you check out the myspace page my friend

cheers for the kind words, and thanks so much for taking the time to listen and evaluate the tracks!! =] yeah, I thought the vocals were really dry too... more reverb sounds good!! and thanks for the comments on the bass tone, I was kicking myself about spending £20+ on a new set of strings before the recording but it all adds up, and I'm pretty happy with the tone too but yeah, we should look at everything else a bit closer next time. as for the timing - this is the recurring comment we've gotten from everyone... this was our first time recording as a band (I've recorded before with other artists, but none of the others had). I took it for granted that our drummer could play to a click track, but he struggled so much we had to abandon the idea. I'm thinking about asking him to practice to a click track - it'd pay off no end in the long run! We didn't pay anything for these recordings and we have no intention of selling them on or anything... but we didn't want to get a session with someone like peter king and spend £500 on an EP that wasn't a) worth recording in terms of material... or b.) going to reflect the best of our abilities. I wanted to get the practice in to give us something to work with... Thanks very very very much for your input, it's definitely falling on keen ears =]

My band, stereotemple, just recorded a casual EP in my mates living room, just to get some ideas for tracks on record... we need opinions and advice on our music... you would be doing me a *massive* favor in checking out one or two of our tracks and letting us know how can we can improve!! [url="http://www.myspace.com/stereotemple"]http://www.myspace.com/stereotemple[/url] thanks in advance... =]]

welcomeee =] double bassist aye? I've got me one of them. youth orchestra is great fun (I play for south wales county, we're going on tour to italy this summer used to play bass guitar in the schools wind band, and when I saw the old upright in the corner I taught myself... then the double bass teacher caught me and dragged me into county, and I'm finding it a laugh now =] minimum requirement grade 5, but I haven't sat any grades on the DB yet so you're 6 grades better than me but tour should be good, lots of booze and partying I'm sure ) hope things work out for ya though =] if not with them, I'm sure you could do better =]] there are a few youngsters round and about here, and those who are older might aswell be youngsters by the way they act anyway hope you enjoy your time here mat (fellow teenaged DB and BGer from swansea) =]

of spaniards and princesses is awesome... it's like zep meets clutch meets kyuss meets DFA 1979 epic.

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='91209' date='Nov 20 2007, 01:00 AM']Take Darling Dear (Jackson 5) as an example. Apart from the opening few bars, there's virtually no repeating of anything through the rest of the song. Take away the rest of the song, and the bass line on its own is an amazing melody.[/quote] Jamerson is indeed the man =] that is such a pretty bassline. I spent the last few months learning it for one of my A-level performances. everytime I pick up a bass, I can't help but play it - the groove is immense. it's not *technically* that challenging, but I'll be damned if I could hear anyone play it like Jamerson. it's all in the feel... but it's soothing to play =] as for tracks that I could never nail... I'm a massive chilis fan and spent weeks learning all of their classics, but the one bit that always eludes me is the chorus in Right On Time. Just can't get it up to speed =\ also, I do find Jaco tracks very difficult; I can hit the notes, perhaps sloppily, but even then it's not JACO... if you get me? it's just someone playing notes on a bass, I can't make it sing like he can. Billy Sheehan stuff is incredibly tricky. I covered Addicted To That Rush (what a track!) for months, and still couldn't get all of those little licks nailed! hats off to the man, he can play some mean bass. edit: thinking about it, he's a really nice chap too. sent him an e-mail about a year ago and he replied promptly and came across as a very very nice guy indeed =]