Roland Rock

Sounddhism Birthday gig at the Bodega, Nottingham, also on 2nd Aug

I got a Vein Tap "The Noose" true bypass looper made to the format of my choice for a great price. Lovely chap and great pedal: https://www.vein-tap.com/product-category/true-bypass-loopers/

This has been really interesting - each mix has their own merits. 1: This has totally changed the vibe of the song. The original intention was to have a sparse, dubby number with extended trippy guitar outro. With the added keys in the mix, and the way the guitars have been arranged, it really changes the 'bounce' of the song - and I like it! It has been cut down to a more 'poppy' three mins with no extended outro, and that really works with this style. Altogether very creative and skilful. 2: This is probably most in keeping with the original vision of the song. Nice delays on the snare and a great dubby plod all the way through. Love it. There were two bass tracks laid down, one straight to desk, which was brighter and had more of the bass' timbre, and the miked up amp track which had lots of crazy boosted eq, sounding darker and fatter. It sounds like this mix has used the former track, which I would instinctively have thought would be less apt for this style of song, but it sounds great to me in the mix. Also the vocals are lower in the mix than would expect, but again, it seems to work well with the track. 3: To my ears, this is the most stripped-back mix. From the off, the drums are very 'dry' and this gives a different feel to the other versions. I reckon that this mix has used the other bass track (the miked-up amp) and it sounds really big and fat. The combination works quite well. I think that the vocal and guitar levels have been very well considered in this track. I'll not reveal my vote, but rest assured, it wasn't an easy choice. Well done mixers :-)

We are usually playing with non-rock bands such as soul/reggae/hiphop etc and I fun that these players tend to have a lighter touch, so I don't mind sharing. Strangely enough, the only misuse came from a professional act, when Finlay Quaye's percussionist decided to use my power amp as a drinks table. Needless to say he won't be doing that again.

If stretching to drum n bass, this is a great one from Diablo - particularly the bassline that kicks in around 4:45 http://youtu.be/NijbclRGjqw

That OSG thread is a proper backslapping exercise, a tort love-in, a Spitroast.

I love this one from Peshay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vw-FxjmwdI

Lovely! Do you still have the Ampeg and Matamp? Stack pic mandatory! Not on that stool though

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1407500366' post='2521186'] So what short scales would you all add to your collection? [/quote] I have no idea how this plays or what it sounds like, but it just looks sooooo cool

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1407057759' post='2516897'] Might be, Ray, might be [/quote] I'm intreagued - I live in Bulwell. somewhere in Hucknall?

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I've seen a yacht analogy used. The wind speed (power) may remain the same, but if you increase the sail area (coneage), you'll go faster.

Three great, and very different entries! Well done mystery mixers. I'll be listening and enjoying over the next couple of days before making a decision.

So you just got together and didn't actually play anything? ;-)

Not directly answering your question, but when I did manage to get some Grolsch washers, I found them to be disappointingly plasticky and not at all rubbery like they used to be. A quick search in EBay for Home Brew bottle washers, or a trip to a home brew shop should yield more satisfactory results.

I'd imagine that you'd be at it quite a while if you started out with 320. I'd carefully get the majority of the finish off with something like 150/180 then as soon as you get to bare wood, start going up the grades - 240>320 etc. the binding should be fine sanded too.

Dean bought one of my Warwick Rockbag rack bags. Instant payment, good communication and an all-round easy transaction. Top chap

How growly is the Tobias Growler?

OK, next up is the mighty One Love festival near Milton Keynes, 16th Aug at 1pm on the Madiba Stage http://www.onelovefestival.co.uk http://www.onelovefestival.co.uk/artists/ujahm/

Riverbank Intro Festival, Nottingham, yesterday.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1407003266' post='2516624'] Just missed you guys at work the riverbank [/quote] Never mind. It wasn't bad - the sun came out and there were a fair few people there. The Bodega gig was not bad - a great sound, but fewer people than I was imagining. There were some great other acts too - Alex Motormouf and his superb funky beatbox looping was a highlight for me

[quote name='eightbitraptor' timestamp='1407060168' post='2516918'] Awesome! Thanks folks that's exactly what I wanted to hear. What's a class D head though? :$ [/quote] Class D heads are the really lightweight ones, as they do the job with lots of clever pulsing and switching, negating the need for heavy transformers.