nottswarwick

good read. i have a gig tonight, and was going to use my combo with an extension cab. whay? no idea, as last time at the venue i had to turn my combo alone down. so tonight the combo will go solo again. it will simply be my monitor, with yhe pa doing the rest. alex, out of interest, what cabs fit the description of true deep bass and low sensitivity. i would like one i think.

firts post updated to reflectatest date tomorrow 18th may. be cool to see you. quite a boomy stage are from memory of the last gig, so will be usign the sr4 to keep things clear, instead of the depth of the gandl. that is what i love about the stingrays, in muddy venues you know you will be ok! cheers chris

good point mark, i have found exactly this and mainly use two,as in the clip. the third comes out for the odd reach over to a higher string. ultimately i am aiming for a consistent technique applicable to all situations. guven the time, this would get a couple of hours work a day, but i am lucky to get a couple of hours a week to practice, such is life

posted this in floating thumb and realised I should put it here. This is my "fun" band. Filed doing one of our more predictable numbers. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd7ijoPye0k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd7ijoPye0k[/url] Still any comments welcome, we have broad shoulders. Also www.myspace.com/splinterbandnottingham [url="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11103361726"]http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11103361726[/url] and for any nottingham types [url="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28745281672"]http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28745281672[/url] thanks Chris

[quote name='mcgraham' post='199059' date='May 14 2008, 09:16 PM']I don't think that octaves with floating thumb are any more difficult than using an anchor, movable or otherwise. It's just the difficulty inherent in playing two non-adjacent strings with digits that are right next to each other (i.e. standard IM alternation, with or without raking), unlike using hybrid picking to pluck octaves on guitar. Erring slightly off-topic here, whilst I would agree that there's no reason that you [i]have[/i] to use index-middle to pluck octaves, and that thumb and another digit make it easy, by all means use it, but I would encourage people to develop their technique to a level such that you don't get impeded by things like this. To switch from two finger to thumb and index (say) and back again, no matter fluid, will never be as quick as not switching at all and being able to do said octave licks (string skipping et al). Mark[/quote] exactly. I am working to not have to switch technique. It is coming quickly, as I am a grade 8 classical guitarist, so am using all 3 fingers, which makes it fine. A bass is a lot bigger and more physical to play, hence the practice needed. I am using floating thumb in this video clip [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd7ijoPye0k"]live clip - floating thumb[/url] if anyone is interested. Feedback welcome

cool I do floating thumb, non anchored, and find it fine, except for octave licks, where I seem to be better anchoring fully. Working on keeping floating, but feels a bit awkward.

so, in essence, without basslines a hell of a lot of tunes would not be the songs they are. so, bass rules.....but we all know our power to shape harmony, feel, groove etc etc love it - always sing the bass lines....well, i do anyway lol cheers from the pub chris

possibly not this, but if the sample rate is not set right, it will change the speed?

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='180132' date='Apr 18 2008, 08:44 PM']hi my offshoot band from the big function band is playing at home lounge bar in arnold, nottingham this sunday 20th april www.myspace.com/splinterbandnottingham will be a great night. you can just turn up, as it is free, or i can put you on the guestlist as it will be pretty busy, to guarantee entry. if you want adding let me know i will be the one on bass, and doing pa on an unfamiliar desk...joy. cheers chris[/quote] bump. gonna be goog. we do anything from eagles, bryan adams, kaisers, del amitri etc etc. would be great if anyone could slip over.

hi splinter is playing at home lounge bar in arnold, nottingham this sunday 18th may www.myspace.com/splinterbandnottingham will be a great night. you can just turn up, as it is free, i will be the one on bass, and doing pa on an unfamiliar desk...joy. cheers chris

I am getting on fine with the SR4 Simon - it is a good bass, and I love the finish. I prefer it to my old maple necked one which I sold a couple of years back. How is the cab going? I owuld be keen to try the $$

I can bring my SR5, GandL 2500 and SR4. And my Mrkbass stuff if necessary/andyone wants to check it out?

the car park is not huge, but there is one, with probably 20-30 spaces I think? The area is fairly residential though, so you should be able to drop gear off and then park up 5 mins away if necessary I would think.