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[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1396867535' post='2418063'] It's just 3 or 4. Anything like 5 or 7 I write in 4. You can make nearly anything beyond 3 make sense in 4 apart from 6 which is the same as 3. [/quote] This is how I work it, and I manage to play drums in some pretty weird timings. One of our riffs is 13/4 apparently. It just feels like a bit of a weird 4 for me. My right hand is keeping "half time" but my snare and kick are doing 6, then 7. Every time my right hand has done 13 half time hits it's back round to the start. Makes sense right?!

"noise gate" is a bit misleading really. A gate is the opposite of a limiter. Once your signal falls below a given threshold it will cut to silence. Great for stopping feedback from very high gain pedals, and likewise will get rid of the hiss from high gain pedals in between notes. However, if your pickup hums, it will hum while you play, and a gate won't solve it.

You get a buzz from the neck pickup but not the bridge? Something is wrong there, I'd get your bass looked at before you buy any pedals

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1396114086' post='2410094'] It's also why a real mix takes a good 15 hours graft [/quote] Hmm, sometimes it seems a lot easier! My latest CreepJoint track took about 2 hours in total. It was in 3 seperate sessions, but it's my best mix yet, and definitely the quickest!

I don't think a gramma pad will help. Someone posted some ace plans for making your own bass traps in the recording forum. I think it might have been 5imon. There are lots of plans around, but as far as I know you just get the densest rockwool you can afford, and as much of it as you can, chuck it in a corner and cover it with some fabric A sofa or a matress would probably soak up some bass too

cheers PauBass. Dirty bass sounds are a bit of a speciality for me, but this one is definitely the best I've ever done

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1396520208' post='2414529'] Thanks! I did think it had a kind of Sansamp tone to it. So the distortion comes from the BDI21? Or did you use any other pedal? [/quote] a small bit of dirt from the behringer pedal, yeh. No other pedals. In the verse section the only dirt is coming from the BDI21, but it's not that dirty. In the other heavier sections the extra distortion channel kicks in, and that's an old Cubase plug-in called Quadrafuzz. I've always loved that plug-in as the filters are very useful. Normally I'd have sent the signal out to a chain of pedals and spent hours tweaking them but I decided to try Quadrafuzz and it works really well

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1396519020' post='2414509'] Nice! How did you get it to sound like that? [/quote] Whoever I bgouht it off had upgraded the pickup I think. New strings, Behringer BDI21 driven quite hard, then split into 3 channels, one for big fat lows, one for the horrible nasty clanky highs, and one for distortion which I cut out for the verses. But yeh, it's a squier bronco through a behringer pedal DI'd

I have just nailed the bass sound for my band's latest release. I play the drums, not bass, but I record and mix it. The bass is a squire bronco I bought from someone off here, Neepheid I think? Anyway, I thibnk you'll agree, this is the pinnacle of dirty bass sounds. https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1/creepjoint-bass-invader

I have a set of newtones on one bass, they're over a year old now and still sound great. I don't play it loads, maybe once a week, but that's still pretty damn impressive. Still, it cost more than £50 and I had to wait 4 months to get them I've always used Elites on my other basses and I like them, but they seem a bit less consistent over the strings when compared to the Newtones. This is on 6 string basses. If I had loads of money I'd stick to Newtone, as I don't, I'll be back to Elites

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1395914208' post='2407800'] Or used more than one cab with the same amp. I noticed this particularly when changing from a Barefaced Compact (which, to my ears, has quite a "middly" sound) to a TKS H115, which sounds a lot more "scooped" in comparison. More mid-boost needed from the bass and/or amp and/or graphic pedal. Next cab = Barefaced Big One, which is kind of half way between the two. Hey presto - graphic pedal no longer required. Sound is a funny thing... [/quote] Very funny indeed! Don't chuck away your EQ just yet, you might need it to adjust to specific rooms More than just the room changing, even your mood can change. I remember (back when I used to get to play the bass!) I would leave my amp and pedals all set the same for every practise. Sometimes it would sound amazing, sometimes it would sound rubbish. I guess sometimes you're just in the mood for it?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1395910548' post='2407753'] How would they know? [/quote] If you've ever tried more than one amp without adjusting the EQ you would know

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1395776901' post='2406216'] [attachment=158592:MOMark.jpg] This has no EQ [/quote] Ahhh, I see, in that case I guess it will sound great in a studio, and at a portion of venues. There will be some venues where it doesn't work. Depending on whether or not you have PA support you may or may not need an EQ pedal or the like, to tailor the sound to the room

How do you know if it's "flat"? The manual might say that you've set all the EQ to "zero" or "does nothing" (sometimes anti clockwise, sometimes 12 o'clock) but that doesn't mean the amp isn't colouring the sound of your bass. I generally find the EQ on amps to be pretty useful and would very rarely leave it "flat"

[quote name='Tom Brookes Music' timestamp='1395745776' post='2405664'] Riff Factory in Stoke on Trent is fantastic....and only 20 quid for 3 hours including a good bass amp guitar amp and drum shell setup. Ant Hulme runs it. Top bloke. [/quote] Yeh, he's a very good mate of mine and his studio is excellent. He also struggles with equipment breakages but with good management is staying on top of these costs, so it can be done

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395333558' post='2401286'] Is it [i]your[/i] webcam that Mrs Dingus has been running those huge credit card bills to ? If so then please stop encouraging her. Then maybe she would have enough energy to make me a sausage sandwich, and I would actually have enough money left to buy the sausages. [/quote] Sorry mate, it's my bread and butter (and sausages)

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395329022' post='2401206'] "I can handle it, I know what I am doing" [/quote] When it comes to sausages mate, no-one handles them better

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395326683' post='2401167'] There was a young man with a sticker put 99p on a Ritter So then a young lass Slapped him on the ass, saying "... ..." [/quote] "make us a sarnie love"

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395325498' post='2401145'] You are forcing vegetarian to get out of bed on a morning and stick half a pig's arse between two bits of bread to satisfy your animal appetite and you wonder why she isn't happy? Oh , this relationship needs to get to Relate at the first possible juncture, or you are looking at years of sullen and resentful sandwich- making misery! [/quote] You've got it all wrong! A sausage sandwich is my weekend treat, I have to make it myself. My main complaint was about the horrible sh*te sausages that sandwich shops use, because if they used good ones, I could stop in for a cheeky breakfast on the way to work. However, now I realise how important my physique is to the longevity of my "sandwich of love" I'll think myself lucky that I'm spared such a calorific indulgence.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395324284' post='2401122'] Spoke to a couple of butchers? Have you never heard the phrase "that's like asking a butcher if meat is good for you" , ? Ask Paul McCartney , Chrissie Hynde or Morrissey ( or a pig, for that matter) if sausages are O.K and you will get a very different answer. And if you are getting unsolicited cake in your lunchbox then it is time to start wondering exactly what it is she is feeling guilty about. [/quote] She is a veggie. Perhaps she's been adding extra pig penis to my sausage sandwiches and started feeling guilty about it?

I always keep the lowest slider on my graphic all the way down, just to get rid of mud

If you get a good sausage, you'll notice they're made from prime meat. Many scare stories about the contents of sausages put me off my favorite food for years. I actually looked in to it and spoke to a couple of butchers. I'm pretty confident I'm not just eating the tripe and sawdust off the abatoir floor Anyway, thanks for the advice, I'll make sure to never get married! It reminds me of another related event. I once opened my sandwich bag at work only to find an extra foil packet. Inside was cake! I got the cake for nothing, no extra compliments or shoe funds required.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395248064' post='2400213'] If you are this disappointed by sandwiches that don't deliver what you had hoped for , just wait 'til you get married. And then there is no one to blame or chase for a refund except yourself. [/quote] I am basically married. My girlfriend (8 years) makes me a sandwich for work most days, and she is an excellent sandwich maker [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1395248064' post='2400213'] Also, there is no such thing as a "good" sausage... [/quote] You are so wrong. My local butchers do chilli and leek sausages. If you don't like them you probably need a taste bud transplant.

I once bought a double quarter pounder with cheese but the whole sandwich only weighed half a pound. There was definitely cheese and a bun, they can't have weighed nothing

Why did Tesco stop doing the big chicken and stuffing wedge? It had loads of mayo and the stuffing was some sort of pork, sage, onion etc. It was my post gig snack of choice. I replaced it with a 4 pack of ale. I've considered suing tescos for causing my liver damage but that's probably pushing my luck a bit far. When you buy a pre-packed sandwich with onion, it has spring onion or red onion. When you buy a freshly made sandwich you get big chunky bits of white onion. I want fresh, but I don't want to stink for 2 days! The sausage sandwich is without a doubt the greatest culinary creation ever made, but to really pull it off, you need a good sausage. Why do no sandwich shops use decent sausages?!? There's one locally to me which is next door to a butchers, but she buys massive bags of cheap frozen sausages which basically taste like cardboad.