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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403615073' post='2484495'] PS: What are all these drummers doing on a bass forum, anyway?? [/quote] I'm better at bass, but good bassists are ten a penny

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1403613074' post='2484449'] I'd rather that a drummer got everything right before we start playing. IMO there's nothing more unprofessional looking that musicians adjusting their kit during the set. Plus it can ruin the flow of the songs, which is what the audience really wants. [/quote] It depends on the gig. For my folk gig there's a lot of talking between songs so I have time to raise my snare a mm or two. For my reggae gig the DJ spends more time switching vinyl records than I do tweaking. For my rock gig, if the songs flow into one another, I wouldn't dream of stopping a transition just to adjust my snare, but as soon as I get the chance I will do. I don't think it looks unprofessional. I think it could be compared to tuning in between songs. Not something that every bassist does, but you should probably check your tuning (on mute) every few songs or so. Especially the guitarist. Is it unprofessional for a guitarist to tune in between songs? I don't think so, but maybe your set is all worked out to flow seamlessly with no gaps?

Well, first off, it is a bastard being a drummer. Imagine each time you come to play your bass you have to fit the neck, set the truss rod, string it, file the nut, intonate the bridge etc. This is honestly what it feels like some times, so a degree of understanding must be afforded Having said that, I regularly set up a similar kit in 10 minutes. I have to keep tweaking the height of the snare and other stuff in between songs as it's never right first time. He obviously wants to get it 100% right before he starts playing, which is fair enough, if you have that luxury. I'd rather put up with the frustration of tweaking during the set than I would put everyone through a 45 minute set-up

I have a custom heavy set on my 6 string. They took ages to come, although no longer than quoted. Anyway, when I got them the high C snapped straight away. I emailed them about it and they were dead nice and sent me a new one within a couple of days - well impressed!

Adam and Eve in Brum. It was very definitely a punk gig, and we are definitely a folk band. I could hear about 4 people clapping in between songs, but at the end 8 people bought albums. WTF?

I use a similar balloon array for excellent bass projection.

Depends on the band. CreepJoint had an intro tape once, which was ace. Not sure how to embed a YT video but here's the link: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFJZP755TkA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFJZP755TkA[/url]

it'd be nice if you could get VSTs which are good enough! I keep trying to get a decent string sound but it seems impossible

I find doing it properly can sometimes slow down the creative process. When I'm writing I'm normally in a mad dash to get the thing down before the sounds in my imagination are lost forever!!

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1403108213' post='2479893'] Perhaps the OPs problem all along has been too much deep lows rather than too little [/quote] Yeh, could be right, good thinking batman!

you should be able to get a decent tone out of the zoom. I'm pretty sure it's got an SVT model, use that for the amp, then try the overdrives as well. I've not used mine in ages but I think I was using the SVT amp model and the Tube Screamer distortion model.

a mic more suited to low end might be better, but if it sounds good to you, trust your ears! Most importantly, test it in a gig situation before you decide you've solved it

Hi Dan, I like to think I'm pretty good, lots of examples here: https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1 and I'm cheap as I've not been set up long Happy to do you a free "tester" track

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1403016107' post='2478865'] ...And I work with software, not hardware... [/quote] Ahhh, now it makes sense! Yes, when using my DAW I load up a chain of compressors. When I'm playing bass through some pedals, I use a limiter. I just keep bringing the threshold down until I can hear it, then push it back a little. It seems to work well for me. I use the Boss one with the ratio set to the max. I never, ever use the "enhance" feature which should be labelled "detract"

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1403012659' post='2478831'] I wouldn't recommend a limiter - they're fairly brutal devices and can pummel any sense of human 'dynamics' out of your sound. [/quote] Only if you set the threshold too low!

"clank" is generally high or high-mid frequencies. The attack portion of your note will generally have more high end, especially if you play hard and so that the strings hit the frets. If you want to get rid of this "clank" you'd use EQ A limiter would stop any transient peaks, the very first few milliseconds of your note. It may "smooth" out your sound somewhat. It may get you more headroom out of your amp. I reckon you might be playing so hard that the strings are hitting the actual pickup poles, which creates a horrible pop?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1402999281' post='2478624'] I have once again edited myself but I've already been quoted a few times. Whoops. This might be my last post here so I should add that I love you all like my own children, although I don't have any children, and I will miss every one of you, or at least some. [/quote] If you're going can I have your username?

not in my experience, no, but I'm always using some dirt which would compress it. It's worth a try anyway, I suppose you never really know what it'll do with any given pedal chain until you try

Agree with Bruce Also as I was saying in another thread, a feedback loop can turn your whole pedalboard in to a new instrument

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1402925346' post='2477914'] Feedback loop is perhaps worth considering but I guess I'd need a limiter too and I don't have room for two things. :-\ [/quote] Why would you need a limiter? There's a barge concepts loop pedal in the for sale section at the moment, great pedal and the price is good Honestly my feedback loop has given me hours of fun. It means I can "play" the pedalboard without any instrument

cool! Any effects built in?

I would have thought the pre-amp would go best at the end of the chain, try it!

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1402909497' post='2477671'] Hi number 6 and Cheddatom. Going thru the Pa would be ideal, but unfortunately the pa the band owns is a bit of a cheapo, and we have not got a dedicated sound man... The guitar player sets it up, and has to tweek it as the set progresses. Its the same old story.. A good pa would solve all the problems, but the one we have is pretty poor, and as soon as the bass is added, it really cant cope. Trying to get other band members to put money in to by a new pa is like pulling teeth. If we were working a lot more we could probably do this, but not at the moment. I have tried the option of using my gear without going via the pa to carry thru venue, (which it can do,) but the on stage volume climbs as other band members turn up. The Orange cabs I use are both rated at 600 watts each, and are driven by the terror amp rated at 500 watts @ 4ohms. Thanks for the advice...and keep it coming. [/quote] You could maybe add a powered sub to the PA so that it could handle the bass? I think powered bass cabs are generally for rigs without an amp, so you could use just a pre-amp and plug straight into the powered cab

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1402916417' post='2477766'] that's me on the right of the shot with my band (links in my sig) playing our first gig together this Friday (13th June), superb night and we went down really well! Is it normal for the promoter to demand you give an encore on your first gig (the other band didn't get one)... [/quote] Is this some sort of home made Mattocaster on the left?

(on drums again) Middlewitch folk and boat festival on Saturday night. It was ace! Again more bands turning up without kit so they used my kit for the whole night. I was slightly miffed at being asked but didn't want to say no as they would have been very stuck. Anyway, I got to see The Moulettes who were just amazing. Listened to some recorded stuff since and it's nothing compared to their live show. It sounds to me as though they've fallen in to the same trap as many others in that they went into the studio with some ideas, created something which is impossible to play without backing tracks, then used awesome musicians to re-create it live in some very interesting ways. I just wish they'd re-record the album with the line up they had at the gig! At one point the drummer was making beat-box style noises down a mic, playing kick and hi-hat with his feet, and acoustic guitar with his hands!