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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1424185698' post='2693579'] fixed, and only when it's a modern metal band [/quote] Honestly, I've seen this at loads of gigs. The kick drum is very scooped, leaving plenty of room for bass guitar, but for whatever reason, you still can't hear the bass guitar.

[quote name='Mook' timestamp='1424179733' post='2693494'] Ahh yeh I am just being an old grump, things were better in my day, type thing........Just pointing out how lazy it has made me regarding learning songs......and laziness can't be a good thing if you were looking to progress your playing. Not saying it's only way to progress but surely being able learn a song by ear has to be a big advantage in a lot of musical situations. [/quote] Is it lazy? Or is it more efficient? If you acheive the same result in less time, I fail to see anything negative about this

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1424183908' post='2693560'] been getting on my tits for a while now, there's a current fashion for having the bass drum loud in the mix, usually quite clicky which is the frequency the bass sits in, so to give the sound bottom end they EQ the bass right down the result being it's a muddy mess... [/quote] To get a clicky "modern metal" bass drum, you need to cut all the mids out, which would leave plenty of room for bass guitar IME the kick drum sound they go for is to cut everything between 200Hz and 5KHz, then boost sharply at 10KHz This isn't necessarily a bad approach, as it should leave plenty of room for bass. I've definitely experienced the phenomena, and we had another quite lengthy thread on the subject only a few weeks ago. What causes it is way beyond me!

a matching cab would be more efficient. Personally, I always try to make do with what I have. If I had two 15" combos, I would have thought running them both together would be beastly! Try effects send into the front end of the Laney Failing that, if you have a pedal with two outputs (lots of tuners, delays, reverbs etc have them) you could use both amps as usual

I would have expected a significant boost in volume from your "slave" set-up. It sounds like something has gone wrong. Is the Laney on it's own fairly loud? And working? And you plugged the effects send from the ashdown into the effects return on the laney? I would try plugging the effects send from the ashdown into the front end of the laney. Yes, you have two pre-amps working, but maybe the effects send from the ashdown isn't hot enough to drive the laney

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1423610161' post='2687123'] There will be photos and lots of them whether I'm on tour or not. Blue [/quote] I like this one, it looks like you're "in the zone" (or maybe high?)

I listen to all sorts, but one kind of music I hardly ever listen to is folk-rock, or folk-pop, or whatever you call it. Anyway, I play in a band that's frequently compared to the levelers but I've never liked a levelers track. I just like playing with these guys, it's good fun, and doesn't cost me anything I also have a few other bands which are much more my kind of music

I think obbm is the guy to answer that. If your two signals are out of phase that would certainly weaken the signal

[quote name='1976fenderhead' timestamp='1423571095' post='2686386'] Hmmm but the Fender pedal above and for example the common Morley ABY advertise combining two signals into 1... Not advisable? [/quote] It's not that it's not advisable, I'd just guess that the results would be unpredictable, but more importantly uncontrollable. However, if your two signals are coming from pedals with volume controls, you can use these as your mixer controls EDIT: I used to use one of these for this, using two chains of pedals, each with an "always on" at the end of the chain

ABY is usually used to send one signal to two outputs, rather than the other way around. If you're using it the other way around you may as well solder two jack leads to one jack. I think you'd probably have some issues trying to level out the two signals, but if both signals are coming from buffered pedals with volume controls on them, you should be OK. It's worth a try

I've used it in this fashion and not noticed any "tone suck". It is buffered, and some people seem to have a problem with Boss buffers, but I doubt you'll have any problems I have the SFX loop logic too and wouldn't say it sounds "cleaner"

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1423560817' post='2686213'] Drugs and a Kardashian. [/quote] I wonder if the drugs make the kardashian attractive? If so it sounds like a good life

it's more about moving round isn't it? I could go and play 7 nights in london in the same venue, but it wouldn't be a tour But yeh, Blue, next time you do a "tour" make sure to get plenty of tour photos

oh well! Poor Kanye, what will he do without my approval?

I thought the backing track for "gold digger" was funky as balls. Is it a sample? If not there's something good he's done

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1423493526' post='2685456'] So am I Ched, but how do you know it's 'new'? It's only new to [i]you[/i], right?... [/quote] Yeh... define "original". I don't really want to get into that debate. I got into quite a few debates about Jean Baudrillard and simulacra and all that bollocks with my bands mates. I find it incredibly frustrating and cannot accept the notion that no art will ever be "original". Not that it's not a valid debate, just I'm so tired of it! My personal approach is to try and write what I "feel" or what's in my imagination. Then if it turns out to be a fairly straight up rock/pop song I get rid. If it turns out to be a bit weird I play it to my girlfriend and she says "It sounds like martin grech but heavier", which is a great compliment (to me) but obviously compares it to someone else... Arrgh!!!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1423492431' post='2685437'] Not sure originality is high on my want-list for likeable music. I think originality is highly overrated. [/quote] Although I'm sure you're right in terms of "likeable music", I personally love it when I'm surprised by something new, and I always strive to be at least a little weird when I'm writing music Anyway, I wasn't commenting on whether Beyonce or Beck deserved the award. God knows what criteria the judges use

Beck is infinitely more original than Beyonce. I'm not sure the Grammys are too concerned with originality though?

ace thread!

take loads of videos of vaguely amusing bullshit to post on facebook etc. This is what all the cool bands are doing

Have you tried recording the di from your amp, rather than straight in to the box?

that's very cool, thanks!

repetition is what gets me. I can play bass all day long if I'm playing what I want. I play drums in a reggae band, and the bassist plays extremely repetitive lines. I tried it one time and my hands were killing me! The same bassline over and over for 5 minutes just seems to cramp my left hand

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1422969588' post='2678951'] I play bass in two different bands that only have one guitarist, and I actually find that I prefer *not* to deliberately change the sound to fill out the space (not often, anyway). One of the best things about having fewer players is that there is more contrast in the sound of the band across different sections. The "light and shade" really adds something that is often missing in traditional four piece lineups where its easy to just end up with a relentless wall of noise. [/quote] You need "space" in sections, certainly, but a guitar solo often comes after a big chorus, or riff, and it's supposed to add energy, rather than drop down a bit. I love the sound of just bass and drums to take a verse, then guitar kicks in with the chorus and it's huge! That contrast really works. But, yeh, sometimes it can sound really empty going from a big chorus into a solo. You don't necessarily need to fill it out on bass. The drummer could switch from his ride to his crash, or open hats

I learned my lesson on that. Boss DS-1 - could not find a use for it, absolutely awful sounds on every guitar, bass, every setting etc. I gave it away. Then some dude came into my studio with a rickenfaker and a DS-1 and the sound it produced was pure filth! I had to eat my words