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Still the same in Stoke-on-Trent, pretty good

I'm always looking for effects pedals and microphones. I'm pretty sure I can justify that and it's nothing to do with GAS The only times I've really suffered are when I've absolutely "fallen for" a bass and I just have to have it. The last one was about 6 years ago. I looked at this bass and the price drops on here for about 6 months before I finally bought it. So yeh, I think I'm GAS free, but it's probably more to do with my available funds than self control

I guess the tone of bass is too bassy, so on any system lacking bass you can't really hear it, and on any system with plenty of bass you just get the boominess. More mids might help. For the drums, some compression, and then maybe a boost at 5KHz or so for more presence. I always like a cut somewhere between 500 and 900Hz on the full kit

ace! Can't wait to hear the full version

Good tips from Dad there. The bass is almost inaudible and the drums are quite muffled, so if you get them right first you'll be on the right track. The whole thing just needs a bit more "space". I'd cut the guitar out or way down for sections. Even if the guitar amp is bleeding on the drum mics it'll still sound better.

Musician! I played guitar for years, then I started on bass. After a few years playing bass in bands I became a musician.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1455795753' post='2982467'] Blue you really do make me laugh... [/quote] I don't see any need to take Blue's comment so seriously. I don't think he meant that if you don't want to gig in pubs then you should give up bass. I think he meant that if you don't want to gig in pubs, you should give up gigging in pubs

I think if we were all trying to scrape a living from gigging, then we'd put up with an awful lot of crap for a paying gig.

I always use IEMs but I still won't play the gig with DB monitors - I need them to hear the match over my IEMs

I use a whammy, but I think the EHX POG pedals have better tracking

I've played some rowdy gigs but never seen a fight while I'm playing. In fact the only time I've seen fights is with young kids watching "hardcore" or whatever the genre of metal is. They swing their arms around and then act all surprised when they "accidentally" hit a lady in the face, and then obviously every loses it and people get chucked out.

Playing the same covers every week in pubs would definitely get me down. I like to play originals in "venues". If I was the OP I'd quit the bands and start writing my solo album

I use a lot of digital effects. I have 3 PSUs adding up to about 5A and sometimes I need them all! I can't imagine being able to cope with 500mA

is that the end? Fin?

great sounds! Please feel free to ignore me, but... When it builds up to the point of distortion, the distortion isn't very nice. It might be worth putting a nicer dirt pedal or amp sim at the end of the chain, or if you wanted it clean then a limiter. I would love to have a go on your pedal board inside a feedback loop!

A gate will mute the whole signal when it drops below a threshold, so if your low E is ringing while you slap other notes, it won't help, as it either cuts out everything or nothing. There's no pedal which could mute a single note for you.

I find it's not so much slow songs that kill the energy, but quiet songs. I'd say one quiet one in the middle is enough, but I'm mainly playing 45 minute sets, if it's a longer set you might spread a few more throughout the set. On a recent thread it was suggested that 3 up-tempo/dance tracks together is the limit, and that you should have something a bit more chilled after each group of 3 energetic songs.

what a beastly bass sound on the start of Crackerjack! Nice

great singer!

on "let's dance" you can clearly hear the bass drum pushing ahead at the start, where as the bass is desperately trying to settle into the groove. Very obvious again after the first chorus. I don't know the song very well but it also feels like there's a bass drum beat missing. In the 2nd bar of the main beat, shouldn't there be a kick on the first off beat? (my theory is crap sorry, but that's how I'd play this beat)

ace music! I love this!! The bass is just fiendish I would have gone for a different drum sound but the bass and guitar sounds are perfect IMO

RE "Follow you down" - that's a big fat bass sound! It sounds as though you have some sort of stereo doubling going on which cuts in and out at the end. It's quite jarring on the ears, but I guess that was done for effect? Cool song anyway! If you wanted tips on the mix... the snare sound could be bigger, maybe longer reverb, maybe just some more top end. The cymbals don't sound particularly natural but I guess you're restricted to your sounds. The synths don't seem to fit that well. Some of it sounds like pretty cheap string sounds. There's a hammond type sound at the end which does fit the music pretty well, so maybe try the other parts with this sound? Also I would copy your vocal track, distort the hell out of it, and then bring this in and out with the loud and quiet sections.

very nice, great guitar sound too!

haha, this is ace! I do hate the cheesy artificial percussion sounds though. Is that done for effect?

Well, I hardly ever get chance to listen to stuff in here. The only time is during my 9-5 when I remember to bring my headphones and actually have some free time in the office! Anyway, excuses a-side... It sounds to me like the "feel" of the bass is about right, but it doesn't sound "tight" because the kick drum isn't solid enough. More often than not the only solution is for you to stare at the drummer's kick drum and fit in with their timing, even if it is "wrong" IE I prefer your timing to the drummer's but that doesn't matter, you both have to be together