nige1968

The Friends and Family thing is a pain. I've asked for it as a seller, not because I can't be bothered to work out the fees (though it's a pain) but because otherwise one is vulnerable to malicious chargebacks by scammers. PayPal doesn't have a great reputation for fixing things sensibly. Mind you, I've never asked for dollars or anything else weird.

Point is, you need to establish trust before buying anything on teh internetz, and it's a good idea to take time doing that. Better to miss out on a possible deal than to lose a bunch of cash or an expensive bass.

Thanks for this. I'm guessing with the high pass settings really, so could use some knowledgeable advice. Doesn't help that I somehow transposed the frequencies, thanks for pointing that out.

I'm a one-man band atm and trying to cut any damaging frequencies out of the "guitar" portion of the set-up. So the low end goes to the bass amp and the higher frequencies to the guitar amp. Sounds lovely at low volume, I'm just not clear whether I can use filtering or crossover (same thing in a different wrapper?) to safeguard the guitar amp speaker at higher levels, and if so what settings to use. 

Obviously I could run the amp to an external bass cab but I'm probably going to lose the guitary top end, or at least adversely colour it.

Bi-amping question for those that know about speakers.

Bass guitar (lowest string tuned to E, 41.2hz) -> splitter --> separate amps:

• Guitar amp (40w combo with 1x12). High pass filter at 82.4Hz.
• Bass amp (200w combo with 1x15). High pass filter at 41.2Hz.

I would like to crank the guitar amp. Should I? If not, is there a solution using the HPF?

Thank you.

Sue Lawley by the Police

“Feel Parker Knoll” in Moby’s Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

Anyone wants to discuss postage, do drop me a PM

Against my better judgment I’m dropping this to £550. Any interest?

All music is just patterns made (in our neck of the woods) from the same 12 notes. Scales just miss some of them out.
 

The names came afterwards and are for musicians’ convenience.
 

All I can say is that if you try playing F# minor over A major it will probably sound different, even though it’s the same notes. That’s the bit you can use, however you describe it.

I stopped taking my expensive bass to gigs some years ago and loaded up on a couple of cheapies that I could afford to have damaged or stolen.

Think I recall reading that the sainted Jaco used to practice on a bass with a fretted P-bass neck, figuring that the 'speed bumps' and wider board would make things feel easier when he played gigs on his 'regular' Jazz.

6 hours ago, ASW said:

 

I'm not quite sure what's meant by the Dorian mode in A Major would be B Dorian. B Dorian does share the same notes as A Major/Ionian (as does C Phrygian, D Lydian, E Mixolydian etc.) but if you're using the notes from B Dorian over something in the key of A Major, you're not playing a Dorian scale at all. You're still playing a major/Ionian scale. As I understand it, the scale that is played is dictated by the tonal centre of the music.

 

I'm not sure what stands to be gained by calling a scale something which is not, but which uses the same notes. Other commenters appear to understand though so I think it may just be me!

 

It would be interesting to see the video if you can find and share the link!

Simply that starting in a different place, and using different hand shapes / positions, tends to make you reach for different notes. Same as playing in C major over a song in A minor -- the notes are the same but you wouldn't necessarily call them the same thing.

On 28/04/2023 at 06:38, Gasman said:

I wonder where the Mascara Snake is now?

Gone to join the Captain, alas ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mascara_Snake

Here's one that once translated still makes no sense:

16 hours ago, Smanth said:

Nice one!  How are you using it in your pedalboard?

Worth checking out the MOD forum (If you haven't already)

S'manth x

Still experimenting and have taken non-virtual pedalboards out of the equation for now. Some of the bundled effects are pretty great, just working out which ones I like. But so far it beats the pants off any multi-effects board I've tried up to now (disclaimer: I haven't tried Helix or Kemper). And I have an electronic noise issue to work on that is probably to do with gain staging, whatever that is.

Just butting in but I finally got my Dwarf and OMFG it's fuuuuuun.

As you were.

Swap the nut and bridge to make a wide-neck 4?

I guess if you omit the G you'll have plenty of space to bend the D.

And while you did ask for relevance, I feel the need to post this:

14 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Looks a bit heavy and no body contours....

Short scale, though. Very now.

Bank holiday price drop to just £599, anyone ... ?

10 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

 

It is *always* time for this picture.

Nothing to add to the general knowledge pool about guitarists, but would like to give kudos to the thread title. Made me smile, and there's not enough of that around.

Covid / market forces? They have slimmed their range an awful lot but left the door open to bringing them back at some unspecified time.

This forum might be the place to ask: https://forums.ernieball.com/threads/can-we-get-some-fretless-options-again.73076/

Is this the Stop Posting Without Reading thread?

20 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Pencil and a thick elastic band.. 

Got pics?

Anyone found a proper wide capo for 6-string bass guitar?

Thumbs-up from me. George bought my Fender Jazz and was thoroughly pleasant and reasonable to deal with throughout.

36 minutes ago, Ralf1e said:

I have most of a box of instant Chinese noodles (shrimp flavour) out of date by a few months so already vintage.

I will swap them for a good Precision. Preferably fretless

Love a good noodle me -- I'm in. Any interest in trades for a Cleartone Conversions 7-to-6string "Big Hander"? Cost £600 back in the day.

7 minutes ago, LewisK1975 said:

EDIT:  This is great if you're selling, mind.

I got a couple of cans of Heinz tomato soup going if anyone's interested. £150 a tin? After all, in a few years it will be vintage.

I know everyone has their own playing style and that, but I think what you’re describing sounds more like an injury than any kind of “building stamina” thing. If twere me I’d be listening to my body and working on a less abrasive technique. “Burning” doesn’t sound normal to me.