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Tayste - when I was playing bass i'd gig about two or three times a month. I've never come accross a venue without a DI for bass, and i've never owned a DI box. I've always used the pre-amp output on my amp when a DI box isn't available in the studio. I just run that to the desk. I suppose i'd do the same live. It makes sense to always be prepared though. I'm not criticising, just wondering.

[quote name='Truckstop' post='967707' date='Sep 25 2010, 03:19 PM']Loving the look of the Bongo 6.[/quote] [quote name='Truckstop' post='969655' date='Sep 27 2010, 04:41 PM']but I also find them very ugly indeed[/quote] Lol EDIT: I quite fancy a go on one but no idea where you'd find one. I saw a guy playing a 6 string bongo supporting Karnivool but to be honest I totally forgot about that band after Karnivool blew them away (and their bassist uses a 6 string thumb AFAIK).

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='969599' date='Sep 27 2010, 03:56 PM']No venue I've played has a Radial JDI, if you want quality you better put it in your gig bag [/quote] But can anyone tell the difference when it's going through the PA with everything else? I suppose you can else you wouldn't bother, but it's not as though you're monitoring your DI is it, you have your amp for that.

Why do people take their own DIs to gigs? Most amps have a DI output, or at least a pre-amp output or an effects send. Also, every venue i've ever played have had their own DI boxes....?

[quote name='maxrossell' post='969318' date='Sep 27 2010, 12:07 PM']Again, it's not an assumption I would have made had it been just one of his guitars. It occurs to me I should point out that in the photos I've seen of him he's got long black hair and favours thrash t-shirts. Not again that that absolutely certifies him as being "that" type of player, but you gotta admit it's a pretty easy assumption to make. He didn't make it as far as the audition. I asked him if he had gear, he said "Yeah, I have three Ibanez RGs, won't touch anything else." I asked him if he was joking, he said no, so I "forgot" to invite him to try out.[/quote] It's subjective obviously. He wasn't going to fit in with the asthetic of your band, that's for sure. He might have been the most amazing player though. Most people (I know) do play lots of different styles of music.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='969300' date='Sep 27 2010, 11:47 AM']I have a really open mind. And you're right, to an extent it is an aesthetics thing. But like I said, the judgement call was not based on the fact that he chose to own an RG. The judgement call was based on the fact that he [i]refused to try playing anything else[/i]. No single-coils, no semi-hollows, nothing. That's a degree of close-mindedness the band can't work with, specifically because of the kind of music we make and the way it sounds.[/quote] It seemed more like you were making assumptions about his playing style based on his choice of instrument. If he came to an audition, and you said "please could you try playing it on this other guitar?" and he just refused, I think that's fair enough.

It sounds like you're trying to justify something totally unreasonable with reason. If it was purely on the basis of aesthetics then I totally understand. If you just decided that this guy couldn't get a "vintage" (or whatever is required) tone out of his RG, or if you decided that he couldn't play anything other than technical shredding without even listening to him, you made crazy assumptions IMO. I actually know a couple of guys who like their Ibanezes. One of them plays really trashy punk, the other guy will play jazz, blues, rnb etc very well, and no he doesn't play it through a mesa with the gain on 10. If you just said "I can't really justify it, but i'm not having a guy who only plays RGs in my band" - fair enough, but there's no logical reason to assume all these things about a player you've not heard! I know what you're saying - in your experience, this is just how it's worked out. I suppose i'm trying to get you to open your mind a bit. If I got turned down for a band just because of the bass i'd played I would be well pissed off.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='969130' date='Sep 27 2010, 08:49 AM']Not to me. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the course of action to anyone else, but the music we make is very deliberately stylised "old school". Vintage guitars, old tweed combos, the drummer plays a 70's Premier, we're into kind of heavy-soul-blues-rock with a tad of early 90's grunge thrown in (more Pearl Jam than Mudhoney). A guy glued to a pointy guitar with a Floyd on it just wouldn't work. And I don't like to make generalisations, but guys who collect 80s-style Japanese superstrats don't tend to focus their playing on sloppy first-position chords with a big wooly low-gain sound.[/quote] I think your sweeping generalisation means you're risking missing out on the perfect guitarist. A good guitarist will be able to get loads of sounds out of his chosen gear. If RGs feel like the best guitar to him - who cares? If I was auditioning for a blues band, i'd like to be able to take a 4 string P, but I only have 6 strings, so i'll take them. If the band reject me on the basis of too many strings, then they're stupid, because I can play blues pretty well.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='969086' date='Sep 27 2010, 07:31 AM']I've in the past turned down a rhythm guitar player without even hearing what his playing was like because he said he owned a brace of Ibanez RGs and wouldn't consider using anything else.[/quote] that's crazy IMO

Nice one, i've always fancied trying it but never really understood what it'd sound like.

I bought a cheap project bass from Lawrie. After a couple of weeks of non-communication I asked for help on the board and got a phone number. After a brief phone conversation Lawrie was in touch and apologised, and offered some free bass books as compensation, which was nice. I received the bass in the condition it was described, well packed etc a day later.

Nice one. What sort of sounds are you getting out of the lo-fi pedal?

I listen to music quite loud in the car, or when i'm mixing, but I don't mean club volume levels. As far as bands go - a lot of "musicians" really don't have the first clue when it comes to creating a mix. Sometimes all that takes is experience. When my band started we used to practise in a spare room that was so small, none of us realise how loud we were until neighbours from the top of the road (about 20 houses up) started complaining. I wouldn't knock playing when pissed just for the sake of it - i'm sure some people play better or at least equally well when pissed.

[quote name='ogrimark' post='964207' date='Sep 22 2010, 10:29 AM']Many thanks. but unlike a catholic priest you did not touch me which has left me feeling empty....... [/quote] sorry but you're a bit over my age limit.

Your amp has a minimum impedence rating, it must see at least this much impedence from the cabs. The more cabs you add, the less impedence your amp sees, so be careful! Someone more knowledgable will be in in a sec, but I felt the need to post so that I may forgive you. You're forgiven

I just don't understand this thread. When you buy a dirt pedal, you don't (usually) buy it to leave on for the whole of a set. You're going to want to create some contrast. You need to like your clean sound as well, plus a distortion pedal distorts what goes into it. It will sound different with different basses. I use loads of pedals, does that mean I have to play a sh*t sounding bass? Weird.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='963373' date='Sep 21 2010, 02:57 PM']I've just been looking at the LS2. It looks to me that it has one instrument input and two send/return loops. Manual doesn't show how would that work with two basses. Has anyone actually used it that way?[/quote] You can use it to just switch between different volume levels I think. But, if you wanted to you could plug each bass into a seperate effects return, set the level properly, and leave them plugged in.

I use an echohead on bass, it's ace!

I've been playing drums in a much quietter band recently. It's been very hard to try and adjust to playing quieter. At first I was playing with hot rods and brushes, and I really like the sound of them. However, when I listened back to the recording, the whole thing felt dead - there was no life in the drums. I swapped to some nice light 7As and now it's going really well. I have to say though, I play much better when i'm playing loud - especially my kicking. I realise that's just down to practise (and a sh*t kick drum pedal). Also, it depends on the drums and how you've tuned them. I had a guy with a really nice pearl snare come to record with me once. It should have been really loud (apparently) but this guy tunes it pretty slack. I have this yamaha snare and a "power dot" skin, and as soon as you've tightened it it's louder than anything - never needs micing up.

It looks cool man. However, every time I look at the headstock I think SWASTIKA for a second. Perhaps there's a different way to put E and H together?

in what way is he a dick? I really like his first album.

[quote name='Beedster' post='951719' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:19 PM']PS Tom, I don't need cables to fall over, I'm clumsy enough without them mate, I'm already getting into some quite serious stability-challenging situations, and that's without anyone else in the room [/quote] Heh, I don't enjoy falling over my cables!! I'll be very envious of your studio when it's done.

fiendish! I've got to get me one of those