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Surely if the loops are significant in volume (in relation to dry bass), and the drummer has a sh*t load of bass in his monitor, it shouldn't be a problem if you start the loops with a tapped tempo?

I don't use a looper and this is no use for live work, but an interesting thought on playing to a click... To track drums for my new band, we demo the songs with a drum machine so obviously a constant tempo, and then I play the drums to a guide mix including a drum mix with some fills and everything. It's a lot easier than playing to just a click and perhaps your drummer could benefit from this technique in the studio?

I don't know the brand, I bought them used from 6stringbassist. I love the extra tension. Acoustically they are less bright, but when playing through my pedalboard and bi-amp rig it sounded just as good as my bass with rounds.

I put flats on one of my 6 strings and it seemed to increase the tension in the strings quite a bit (which I love). Is that normal?

[quote name='tombboy' post='344326' date='Dec 3 2008, 04:42 PM']Any advice on acoustics would be most welcome. Although we will mostly be recording digitally including drums (Roland TD20) we may well do some acoustic/analogue (sp?) stuff. The drum/vocal room will measure approximately 2m x 3m, corridor 1m x 2m and the live/mixing room 4m x 4m. There will be an internal double sealed unit window between the vocal booth and the mixing room for visual cues etc. Forgot to add... floating wooden floors throughout, recessed lighting and a stella fridge!![/quote] Cool, the dimensions sound allright, but it would be a bit tight recording a full band in there. I suppose people don't really do that much now. I don't really know that much about acoustics. I think there's a great SOS article about building home studios, you could find it on their website. I think if you make the partition double-walled with some foam or whatever inside, and angle the windows so that the viewing window doesn't form a parallel box, you should be OK. Oh, and double doors for the partition.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='344838' date='Dec 3 2008, 10:01 PM']I think was zoning on too much on the bass rather than the bass In relation to the track.[/quote] This happens to me sometimes, especially when playing the drums. If you're just listening to yourself it's very easy to lose timing.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='344275' date='Dec 3 2008, 04:01 PM']You'll have to buy me a drink first![/quote] For some reason your avatar is stretched vertically. Is it on anyone else's screen? Perhaps you should upload a c*ck shot while you have the opportunity for artificial length enhancement.

I wish I had a building like that! Cool. Have you researched acoustics at all? How are you going to be treating the room(s)? If you section off a control room, will you have enough room in your live room? And will the control room be cramped? I know it's not very proffessional, but sometimes bigger live rooms sound better, and you could get a silent case for your PC, set up your mixing console in the live room, turn the speakers down when you record. It's what I do (not to save space) and it works great!

At my practice studio absolutely everything that plugs in is noisy as f*ck. EG I had a pedal board set up with 25 odd pedals on it, and everyone said "that must be SOOOO noisy" etc, and naturally I just accepted that my board was awfully noisy. However, I noticed that at gigs, it was never noisy at all! Same goes for my amps, the PA, even my computer speakers. I figure it's just the wiring in my practice studio.

I wouldn't really know, but it does say it gets rid of AC hum, and if it's your mains supply that's humming it should work? For the money you could try it and report back!

Interesting! Ta.

[quote name='OldGit' post='342813' date='Dec 2 2008, 11:17 AM']Just to add that my Hiscox shaped case fits sideways in my Passat Estate's boot, but on top of the suspension tower protruberances. It's still under the cover though.[/quote] What year is your passat OG?

[quote name='bremen' post='343103' date='Dec 2 2008, 03:39 PM']Why, has he no nose?[/quote] I think he smells well but receives so much praise and treats he'll never be properly grounded.

Cool! This may be a stupid question but.... Is it hard to get the intonation right on a bass? IE did you have to work out where the bridge goes, and where to cut into the nut etc etc all with complicated forumals? Or do you just stick them on in a straight line and try to set it up after? Perhaps there's a beginner's guide I would be better looking at.

[quote name='Joshbasscana' post='342163' date='Dec 1 2008, 06:05 PM']I need to continue playing the acoustic part when the bass part kicks in - so that would mean the above wouldn't work right? Unless I've misunderstood![/quote] You are right, yeh, but you could do both if you had something like a LS-2 or whatever to run both lines of effects at the same time. It just seems an easier solution to me, but I do like my pedals.

[quote name='The Funk' post='342055' date='Dec 1 2008, 04:37 PM']Chedda will be if he doesn't stop doing [i]that[/i].[/quote] gigitty gigitty ......... goo!!!

Seriously, the AC-3 is a great acoustic simulator. If you played an electric through that through your bass rig, and then when it kicks in just switch from the AC-3 to the OC-2 it's be very easy and probably cheaper (buy used pedals) than any other solution. For a guitar synth pedal, I beleive you need to buy the pick-up to work with it.

[quote name='agoulding' post='342012' date='Dec 1 2008, 04:14 PM']... i did used to ... sing in a death metal band.[/quote]

I would be trying to play bass with your acoustic rather than your feet, or, even easier - get an electric guitar, a BOSS AC-3 and a BOSS OC-2/3 and you're sorted. Anyway, you can get "bass pedals" - chris from Muse uses one on the Hulabulloo tour so if you check on board.muse.mu and search for it, or on the Muse Wiki thingy it will probably tell you the name of that.

It looks really meaty!!

[quote name='uptonmark' post='338947' date='Nov 27 2008, 09:42 PM']just looked at the ux2 what does pad mean (simplification please) cheers mark[/quote] It's a button that engages an input gain reduction when pressed.

[quote name='noelk27' post='337924' date='Nov 27 2008, 12:21 AM']No, it isn't. But this one started as a guitarist before taking up bass. What about the one you know of?[/quote] He's left handed, plays the tuba and piano and all that, and took up guitar as a bit of a hobby and now plays bass in a band in london. I think he's actually taking the bass seriously now, i've not spoken to him in a while though.

Me being angry.

[quote name='noelk27' post='337345' date='Nov 26 2008, 03:10 PM']I know a lefty who plays a right-handed guitar, but doesn't re-string it from righty to lefty. But he also plays bass, and uses a right-handed bass, but this time re-strung from righty to lefty. Which means he plays two stringed instruments, but with reverse fretboard layouts - top to bottom. Is it just me, or does he take the prize for being the weirdest guitarist on the planet?[/quote] Is his name Adam? I know a guy just like that.