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[quote name='alexclaber' post='246789' date='Jul 24 2008, 12:41 PM']You have completely and utterly misunderstood my statement! Read it again! When I come up with new songs it usually happens when I'm messing around on the bass or classical guitar and something just appears and off we go. Inevitably you get those moments when you're thinking, "I want this to go in that direction, I'm heading for that note over there" and when you don't immediately fall into it you go "hmmm, the fifth, is that it, no that doesn't feel right, how about over here, no that's not it, maybe if I do something weird like hold those notes the same and shift the root to that chord there, ah yes, there it is." Listen to my music, then tell me if I'm not a songwriter. They're songs and I wrote them. Alex[/quote] I think that before, when you said that theory can help songwriting if you don't know where it should go next - it sounded as though you were thinking of classic transitions learned from theory i.e theory dictates that this transition is called this, this transition is called that, and you would think of the one you fancy and pick that one. The way you describe your writing process sounds more like trial and error, just the same as anyone who knows nothing about theory, therefore it doesn't do much to back up your point that knowing theory helps song writing. [quote name='The Funk' post='246798' date='Jul 24 2008, 12:52 PM']Here's an idea. We all use theory all the time. Whether it's 'that note sounded bad last time in that place' or 'I don't want a minor 2nd clash on the 1 by playing F when the rest of the band is playing E', we're all figuring out what things work and don't work to help us figure out what we do want to play and what we don't want to play.[/quote] I think it's a fair point, but it's a point about language. We're all using the word theory, and some of us think this describes absolutely everything about music, and some of us think it describes academic study of music with the aid of text and study guides and the like.

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='246738' date='Jul 24 2008, 11:49 AM']Learning scales is gash, imho. Music should be about playing what you feel, how you feel. If it sounds good then cool, you could waste hours learning how to play a 4th-minor-diatonic-pentateuch, when you could in fact be zapping out a killer riff through a couple of pedals, to a cracking rythm. Which would you rather do?[/quote] Fair enough if that works for you. I think we're talking about being able to improvise, and in that sense if you're not used to all the shapes (scales, modes etc) then you might find it hard as you'll be trying to think of what to play, rather than just playing.

Sorry, I thought we were abreviating B2.1U to B2. If anyone has a B2 I would strongly recommend you upgrade to a B2.1U!

I think you'd be better off using just the DI for points already mentioned. I use a DI and mic live, because I get the soundman to roll the top off the DI and use the mic for all the top end, which is voiced nicely through a guitar amp.

I had guitar lessons for a long time, and learned every scale and mode and chord that my teacher knew. It all bored me so much I forgot almost all of the theory I had learned, but I can still play it. I think if I hadn't learned all that theory, it probably would have taken me longer to get as comfortable with playing as I am. [quote name='silddx' post='246476' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:52 PM']It's a point very well raised. My little bro is a world class, championship winning, pro snooker player, and I don't want to put words in his mouth, but it's one hell of a lot more complex than that. It's natural talent, tenacity, competitive personality, immense amounts of practice, knowing your history, sheer love of what you're doing, and above all, belief in yourself and unwillingness to compromise. I'm afraid I am now too old for all that and cannot practically make that amount of dedication. I would lose too much.[/quote] Yeh, but the point is that there is "theory" (physics calculations) behind every snooker shot. They're very complex calculations, but they would aid your practice, and a lot of snooker players' practice and training is probably based upon the physics of the balls. When they go down to play a shot, they are relying on their skill built up in practice, rather than thinking "If I hit this ball on this spot at this velocity, it will accellerate at this rate and hit this ball at this angle........"

The B2 has an XLR DI output so you can have that going to the desk for your DI, while you're plugged into your amp normally, so if your amp fails it wont matter!

It depends! I would: Get a boss LS-2, put a compressor in one loop, put an overdrive in the other loop, blend them how you like them, take the output to a DI box with a link output for your amp.

A 15" wet halibut has an excellent off-axis slapping response, but once you go further than 45 degrees the impact tends to lessen to a kind of scaley stroke.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='242927' date='Jul 18 2008, 05:42 PM']iv got a thumb pic, but its too small for my thumb! i guess they come in different sizes?? i definatly intend on tryin to master picking...il make it cool [/quote] If you get the large dunlop ones, they feel very tight but will loosen up after 30 mins or so of playing. You might notice a slight lack of circulation in the end of your thumb, but it wont hurt.

[quote name='stevie' post='245993' date='Jul 23 2008, 12:14 PM']And you shall have it, sir. :-)[/quote] Sorry, your brand of highly intelligent ironic humour is lost on me!

Lol, no I want the last word!!!

I ran my peavey tnt combo at 2 ohms for ages until a cab broke down.

[quote name='coasterbass' post='245235' date='Jul 22 2008, 11:44 AM']Last saturday, as I cross the dance floor having finished our set.... Fit Girl: "Are you the drummer?" Me: "No, I'm the bass player" Fit Girl: "Oh, doesn't matter then" [looks disappointed] Me: [look uncomfortable and walk off] [/quote] Heh, she might as well have stuck up a big novelty middle finger!

[quote name='Wooks' post='245218' date='Jul 22 2008, 11:27 AM'] Oh boy Tom I look forward to you witty comments, you really keep me amused mate[/quote] Honestly, you bassist's and your toilet humour. I'll have you know I worked as a high class rent boy for quite some time in the late 80s and met bros on more than one occasion.

[quote name='woodster' post='245213' date='Jul 22 2008, 11:22 AM']Define 'decent'.... lol[/quote] Recently irrigated colon!

[quote name='woodster' post='245210' date='Jul 22 2008, 11:20 AM']Isn't that how 80's pretty boys 'Bros' got ripped off.....?[/quote] Heh, no - you wouldn't beleive the price of a decent rent-boy in London!

He invested £75k for 30% of their entire back catalogue and future earnings. The program gives them more publicity than most bands, they already have some album sales under their belt, Peter Jones knows a load of top guys at Sony - it's a no brainer?

I find that very strange. Maybe time for a format!

Doesn't the zoom have it's own ASIO driver? For 0 latency you need to monitor through the pedal. I have no other ideas thugh sorry.

Yeh, time is deffinitely an important factor. I suppose that's the same in every studio not mater who or what is in it. Don't get me wrong, Magic Garden sounded great - much better than the most popular, and quite expensive studio in Stoke. The (probably not 10) layers of guitar were the producer's decision, but then I don't think he was that bothered about time - our manager was talking about booking more days to mix but never did. The rough mix was worse than rough though IMO for a studio and producer of that caliber. Maybe he just knew that our manager wasn't going to follow through so he coulodn't be arsed. You're spot on about monitors. To be fair, at magic garden he had a pair of NS10s, but they didn't sound like NS10s because he had some fiend modify them and they're running off some amazing custom amp. It just seems silly sometimes - the amount of money spent on stuff that might sound a bit better in the studio, but you can't tell the difference over the radio or on CD. Do you work at a studio then? Which/where? I think i'm going to do a few sample tracks to try and showcase what I can do, and then ask people's opinions (like you!). I want to be sure i'm as good as I think I am before I start charging people money. I'm busy with the girlfriend this weekend apparently so I probably wont get any samples uploaded.

Have you tried a thumb pick kev? Oh, yeh, it's so important for your playing technique to make you look cool!

Well, I think that's half my point. Some bands do like a low-fi sound, and that can still be a "top notch" sound. I'm not necessarily talking about "fidelity", i'm talking about the impression the finished product gives the listener. I went to record in "magic garden studios" which is a pretty high end studio - he has an amazing variety of very expensive gear and god knows how many custom built tube pre-amps, and to be honest, when you were in there it made all the difference. There were all these subtleties to the cymbals etc, his room sounded amazing with it's wooden stage for drums. As soon as he wacked 10 layers of guitar on there it just sounded like any old mix that I could have done in my bedroom - all of those details were lost in the quest for a "wall of sound". Also, his monitors made ANYTHING sound amazing. When I played the mix he gave me in the car on the way home, I was gutted about how crap it sounded compared to how it had sounded in the studio. Horses for courses, obviously, I just don't like this idea that "more expensive = better" is a fact, because I think you can do a lot with a lot less money. If you do fancy listening to some tracks, I would most appreciate feedback from a pro. I need to learn from my mistakes, but I don't have anyone around to point them out!

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='242871' date='Jul 18 2008, 04:34 PM']I refuse to engage in this debate as it is, by its very nature, sexist. A players gender is of no relevance to his or her playing. You'll be asking who is the best gay bass player next. The best Muslim player? The best Socialist player? The best player over 65? Nonsense.[/quote] Who knew hermaphrodites were so easily offended!

You could use your B2.1U for 0 latency recording via usb