Bilbo

I was listening to Yes' first LP yesterday (on ipod shuffle) and remember thinking that Banks was a arguably a better guitar player than Howe. Much underated in the history of Prog and one who I will certainly miss.

All of these techniques are equally legitimate. Whatever lets you make the noise you want...

Look up Jim Hall and Ron Carter on Alone Together, Live at Village West, Telephone and Telepathy. Some vids of John McLaughlin and Jonas Hellborg are out there, also Lenny Breau and Dave Young and Ed Bickert and Don Thompson.Will have a think.

That was where I got the idea from!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1362592519' post='2001858'] That's not a million miles away from the actual Angry Birds theme! [/quote] Just listened to it. The real one is a lot more sophisticated than mine. I was thinking of the original Super Mario Brothers era games (the last one I played) which were really low-tech. Things have moved on, it seems!

No - Edirol Orchestral. Interestingly, the sounds from MP were too convincing and I needed it to be slightly less rich in overtones etc. It had to stink of cheese to work! It was an interesting part of the exercise. I wrote the piece in Sibelius (with drums) and then created a midi file which I exported to Cubase. When I was looking for sounds to play with the midi file, I struggled to find the 'cheap' sounds I wanted. The ones in Sibelius were perfect but they aren't available when I open Cubase. I have never actually wanted them to be before so that's a new thing. Goes to show you never can tell....

[quote name='wriggers' timestamp='1362580248' post='2001608'] Sorry Bilbo but I had to stop it before I killed. [/quote] I did warn you Thanks for the feedback on my other stuff, Paul.

ipad and ireal book, probably.

PS don't sing it all day. It will drive you mental.

My March entry. I was thinking running computer games, irritating 'ear worm' melody, low tech sound sources and endless, irritating repetition.... frankly, I think I have nailed it!! I dare you not to hate it by the end..... [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/angry-basschatters"]https://soundcloud.c...ry-basschatters[/url]

My March entry..... can't find a thread for it? I was thinking running computer games, irritating 'ear worm' melody, low grade sound sources and endless repetition.... frankly, I think I have nailed it!! I dare you not to hate it..... [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/angry-basschatters"]https://soundcloud.c...ry-basschatters[/url]

I posted an 11 minute solo double bass performance of Moondance on here once. It was s***!

I just did another rehearsal with my Gedo and it sounded great. Enjoy.

Here is mine This is just a sketch. I got distracted by technology and trying to set up some new Miroslav Philharmonik VST software. This is as far as I got. I am not bothering to work on it any more as it is not worth it but I wanted to show that I was trying https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/aurora

10 hours a year..... Seriously, it varies. I practice a lot less than I need to because I spend time composing instead. I have more technique than I know what to do with, anyway, so no harm done but I do feel sluggish sometimes when I gig.

Oh - my signal chain last night was Bass - K&K pick-up - Fishman Plat Pro - Acoustic Image Clarus/Ten2 Ex all joined together with a couple of our own obbm's much-lauded cables. The signal was pure as the driven snow and silent as the grave. Exquisite!

I did a rehearsal with my trio last night and covered 4 more of my tunes. They sounded great and I am really excited. My bass sounded great, also, which was a major bonus!!!

Seriously, solo guitar or piano are different disciplines than playing in a band. The general rule is more players, play less. Don't get in other people's way.

Hooky?

I have the Finale French carbon fibre bow which I like. It cost a lot less than£300.

I refuse to play songs all of the time. If I know it is going to be a train wreck.....

I have made progress on making my Miroslav Philharmonik work. Now I only have to download the instruments. There are 9 files, each taking about a half hour to download so, as I can't just sit in front of my computer for 5 hours, I have to download one every now and then. It is taking forever and I still need to learn how to use it. I think I may get my February composition up in time for November. 2014.

Eeeewwww......

I saw the original GW video and have to say, I was attracted to the technique but found it cumbersome. What has actually happened over the years is that I have adopted elements of that technique for certain passages and have incorporated it into my arsenal of available options. I have done similar with Anthony Jackson's muting techniques, for instance. What I have as a result is a mixture of several different techniques I can employ at will. I find that GW's technique is very good for a certain kind of fusion/funk sensibility but it sounds overly contrived in, say, a jazz context (his 'standards' cd with Allan Holdsworth is horrible, for instance). I certainly find his sound lacking in something because he doesn't 'dig in' and his concept of swing is not one I would share. A great player, unquestionably, but not a favourite.