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[quote name='tayste_2000' post='172082' date='Apr 8 2008, 10:41 AM']Well I've got my own practice room so whenever anyone wants to meet up. just outside Manchester in Stockport So same applies[/quote] ahhhh, that'd be nicer. Our room is dingey as f*ck.

I rent a large room on an industrial estate in the stoke area - 1 hr from brum or manchester. We could dwell there on a sunday and play as loud as we want! I can supply around 35 different pedals and 1 average rig. If a few people are up for it, this might be fun! There's also a drum kit and guitar amp+cab so we could jam on whatever instruments we like. Oh, and I have a recording set up there so we can tape some samples/jams. This isn't a firm offer - I always say things like this and then never find the time - but if people are really up for it and keep me reminded it could happen!

[quote name='Buzz' post='171599' date='Apr 7 2008, 05:02 PM']If you know the owners, you could modifiy a sponge so to speak.[/quote] Sorry if this is stupid, but what does that mean?

I've heard about these systems that cut the stage power and such when the level gets too loud. That seems like an obviously stupid idea to me. Couldn't they just have a warning light? How could this possibly work on average level rather than peak? I want venues to play music quieter, but I don't want a band to be cut off mid song. Incidentally I wouldn't mind if they cut short "panic at the disco" or whatever sh*t they're playing at my local "rock" club (which is not really a rock club at all )

is it 85dB strict limit, or 85db average or what? You'd think 90 would be ok for gigs? Maybe not. Still, I am sick of going to see bands play and having to put ear plugs in. What's the point in having it that loud? And going to clubs where you have to point at your drinks, you can't talk to anyone, and as soon as you step outside you're deafened by the ringing in your ears.

sensible? THIS IS POLITICAL CORRCTNESS GONE MAD! IT'S ALL BRUSSELS FAULT!!!! Does this legislation effect bands venues, pubs and clubs? If so, when the f*ck will they turn their music down so that I can order a drink, or god forbid have a conversation!

[quote name='cetera' post='171461' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:25 PM']Aye, I don't mind the odd bit of U2 but Oasis are IMHO quite dreadful....[/quote] [quote name='Liam Gallagher' post='171461' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:25 PM']Yo can stick your opinion where the sun downt shyyyyiiiiiiiiiiine.[/quote]

[quote name='gusto' post='171238' date='Apr 7 2008, 11:01 AM']......I'm sure that when Robbie has finished with her she will be able to handle me and my limited skills......[/quote] I see you're continuing the general theme of this thread with gusto!

I've seen a few bands in my time that basically sounded exactly like thier CD, and I find this utterly boring. I'm not sure what the cause of this is though. Too much sound processing, too much rehearsal, too apprehensive to improvise a bit? I don't know.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='170288' date='Apr 5 2008, 03:21 PM']With regard to inputs, was thinking 1 bass, 1 guitar, 1 keyboards, 1 vocals, 1 bass drum, 1 snare, 2 ambient for cymbals/toms[/quote] That sounds good, so you only need 8 pre-amps and an interface that can accept 8 analogue ins. Or you could get a rack of pres with ADAT out, and get an interface with ADAT in. For cheap pre-amps you could look for a used mixer with inserts on each channel. For a cheap interface, I really love my Maudio Delta 10/10 Lt. For mics, get a large diaphram dynamic mic for the kick, a sm57 for the snare, 57 for guitar, DI bass, DI keys, Pop shield and 57/58/some cheap large diaphram condenser for vox, and then for your two room mics I like sm58s, but I don't know if anyone would agree with me. If you get them in the right position, they don't pick up much bleed, and they seem to cover the frequency range of the drum kit. I get a nice stereo image/sound with a pair of 58s (cheap copies though).

Well, I realise that i'm in the minority, but.... A small bit of overdrive will give you the limiting you need when slapping. It'll also give your treble a boost (opposite to most compressors) which means it'll cut through more. I tend to find that some people's slap tone is either really biting - too harsh on the ears, or it's too "squelchy" or just plain thin. If you listen to old funksters they're all using valve amps that are adding just a bit of overdrive. Anyway, just my humble opinion!

I'm ashamed to say that i've not listened to much of in rainbows yet. I loved them on johnathon ross. I've loved Radiohead since OK computer - my mates all loved Pablo Honey and The Bends but they're a bit stale for me - even though there's some great songs on there. Hail to the Theif, Amnesiac, Kid A, and OK computer are all my favorite albums (I don't have a "favorites chart", but I listen to these a lot).

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='171221' date='Apr 7 2008, 10:42 AM']I agree that American musicianship is as a general rule tighter and more technically proficient than UK equivalent.[/quote] I wouldn't know about that - I doubt it. The American bands we see on TV are a tiny percentage of the actual number of American bands. It's a much bigger country. Proportionally, there are probably just as many tight bands in America as in Britain. Anyway, I know you're not necessarily saying this, but an important point is that being "tighter and more technically proficient" is not necessarily a good thing. Some people want sloppiness. Some of the best musicians will purposely play something "sloppily" to give it a different feel.

Overdrive is the key to a good slap tone!

Can't you do some sort of practical project, and then basically talk it through - like recorda song, play them a minute of it, and then tell then how oyu recorded each bit and how you mixed it etc etc. I'd find it way easier to basically narrate something i'd done.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='170624' date='Apr 6 2008, 11:32 AM']I have giant EHX pedal footprints eating all of my board, and babysitting them with loopers just makes things worse.[/quote] You could get red onion to make you the exact looper you need, buy a bit of plywood, and build your own nice and compact pete cornish style board, with your pedals hidden and just your footswitches on a box.

[quote name='Zach' post='170710' date='Apr 6 2008, 02:25 PM']Perhaps you just have bigger hands[/quote] Maybe - I play a 6 string. I don't think my hands are any bigger than average though. I think I do I use my right hand fingers to mute strings when i'm playing fingerstyle, but I like to strum all the strings with some of them muted for a percussive effect, and obviously you can't do that with your right hand.

This all seems a bit weird to me, I always mute everything with my left hand, thumb over the top for the lower strings. Is this weird and/or innefective?

[quote name='lwtait' post='169892' date='Apr 4 2008, 04:35 PM']seriously though, if you've never heard jaco, listen to him. his music's not the kind of thing i'd listen to, but he's still a great bassist.[/quote] Don't you think that sounds a bit silly? You should seriously listen to this crap that I don't really like! I have 2 Jaco albums, and they're both a bit crap, with one or two excellent peices on each. I think they're compilations. I remember as a youngster I loved my Mum's "weather Report" Lp.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='169366' date='Apr 3 2008, 07:33 PM']all important bass switch changes everythin [/quote] Everything or just the low end responce? I met a guitarist who had an original. He said that it was a special edition and that ZZ Top had the other 3 of 4. I don't know whether to beleive it though. Ta for the review Kev.