MichaelDean
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It's got to have form and function to me. If it doesn't excite me visually or aurally, I won't pick it up to play it. I've sold all of the things I don't like the look of or don't sound good to me. I've also been swayed on the visuals of some basses based on how they play. I've never really liked the Spector/Warwick look, but I played a multiscale Spector the other day out of curiosity and it's really converted me. It was really well put together and I'd have one in a heartbeat. I'm totally sold on multiscale though as a thing I want in any new bass I buy. I can play more intricate bass lines more accurately and more easily on multiscale than I can on straight frets. It can be a bit of a stretch on the money end, depending on the part and especially on a 37" string, but it's a compromise I'm willing to accept.
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@SteveXFR if you count my Dingwall as a "metal" bass, I'm planning on taking it to the South West Bass Bash later this year, or if you find yourself in South Bristol and fancy a play, drop me a message. I might also be getting a multiscale Spector this week too 😅
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It's such a pain getting the right inner tubes for a penny farthing...
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Grrr! What do you hate about gear you love?
MichaelDean replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
I love my Boss GX-100. It does so many things really well. Still 100% pleased with it and it handles everything I need it to. My issue with it is, why can't they programme a good pitch shifter for it? It's bad on bass and guitar - can't track either well. Or is it tracking too well, detecting tiny pitch changes, and that's what's getting reproduced? I don't need to shift my pitch often and when I do, it's me messing around, but it's really annoying that they just kinda gave up when they got to that. It'd almost be better that they just didn't include that option rather than tease you. -
Yeah, the GAS struggle is real. I played a multiscale 4 string Spector on my lunch break. That was nice... Good job i didn't succumb else I'd have a very angry wife about now 😅
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There's also the argument that you may want the one you've played. Say you've been trying out all of the P basses, spending hours looking for "the one", and by jove, you find it! It speaks to you unlike any other and the neck fits your hand perfectly, despite it being the 7th Player range bass you've tried and they should all supposedly be the same. Then they say, "Sorry, no, that's a display model only. Here's one fresh from the box". You'd be peeved, right?
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What are you listening to right now?
MichaelDean replied to Sarah5string's topic in General Discussion
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I like lots of reverb and delay for ambient swells. And lots of reverb can be fun for filling stuff out when you've also got mountains of distortion/fuzz on and you want it to be a mushy wall of noise. The level of reverb I've got on at times would be ludicrous for most things 😅
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To keep them feeling normal, you've just got to keep the 4s in rotation for noodling about at home. I played my Mustang almost exclusively for years. I convinced myself I couldn't do the reaches on a normal scale anymore. Then I joined a new band, needed a 5 string and I adapted back to 34" with the extra string without too much pain. My Mustang suddenly felt a bit like a toy. It took a while to get used to them all again, but these days, my main three are my Dingwall, my 'stang and a p style bass. If I'm not practicing band stuff (for which the Dingwall is the only one set up in drop C), I'll just pick whichever I fancy in the moment. It may even be my tele. I really like having different things to suit my whim.
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Hmmmm, it depends on that band I'm in at the time. I think at the moment, it would be a 2 pickup combustion (available in 4 and 5 strings), with the pickups in the NG position, but still with an ash body and EMG preamp. Matt purple metallic finish, matt black pickguard, full wenge neck, luminlay side dots, pearl fretboard dots. Black hardware. The 4 string might need to be 37"-34.75" instead of the standard 36.25"-34". I'm ready to talk Sheldon!
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Hah! I think I saw the same video a few years ago and have the paints in my Amazon wish list (purple is also my jam). Still never got round to ordering it all! I wish you luck and I hope your success brings me closer to doing it myself!
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The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread
MichaelDean replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories and Misc
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I've been in a couple of bands that I wasn't very keen on. I was too polite to say that I didn't want to join and it wasn't said that they didn't want me. So I kept turning up. In hindsight, I should have bailed on those long before I did. I've also been in a few bands of varying genres that I hadn't really explored before, but I found myself really enjoying both the band and the related music. Have you tried starting a band you would enjoy more and could play in with your wife? Or, is it worth getting some recommendations from the rest of the band on what other metal you might like? See if you can get into it a bit. It's a pretty wide genre. Some stoner rock touches a bit on doom metal. Could be a gateway?
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I did try that. It was better, but still not enough to make me want to listen to more than about 3 songs. And those 3 songs will happily do me for the next few years. The Smiths, Morrisey, and Van Morrison are the only three artists I've blocked from playing on my Spotify account. Van Morrison just doesn't sit right with me. I had to study Tupelo Honey as one of a few pieces that might come up in the exam for my A level in music and explain how it was nice and made you calm because of chord structures, etc. It didn't though. It made me irrationally annoyed. Like the whole song was disengenuous. Thankfully I didn't have to lie about it, as it wasn't one of the pieces chosen. Apparently the exam board don't care that music is subjective!
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I used to use them loads in an old band where I had to switch from fingers to pick almost instantaneously. It was fine while I was in that band, but now I find it very awkward trying it again. It's not in the most natural playing position for me. And they don't make the thumb loops big enough for me. I have to heat them in a cup of hot water to bend them out a bit else the tip of my thumb can go a bit purple 😅
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I know the Gnome has a few fans on here and I hadn't seen a thread on it so thought I'd share. Looks like they've launched a 600W version with all of the bells and whistles of their top of the range, lower wattage Gnome. Available as a pre-order, £345 at Thomann at the moment. Seems like a very decent price for that much power! https://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_gnome_i_pro_600w.htm
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I did a degree in music tech. In our first studio session, we were shown how to do A and that was the expectation of the studio. The beauty of it is when you've got long runs. You can pretty much hold on to one end, throw the lead and it shoots out in a straight line to your destination. Or you can uncoil half and leave it there tidily next to a mic stand rather than have excess leads going everywhere.
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Seems to be that way on my android phone. The audio bluetooth connection links straight away, but I have to connect the unit for patch editing. It does remember what you were last on if you'll be sticking with one main patch and just turning it on and off for practice.
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This just came to mind when you I read cold meats and olives...
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As per the link and poster, the food vans are all run on bio fuels and electricity. The MASSIVE wind turbine was powering most of them. Seriously, the hum of generators was much less than in previous years. It was really noticeable. The spider is stupid. No defense of that.
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@SteveXFR they actually used 100% renewable energy sources this year, which is probably more than just about any other festival. At least they're trying. Like Coachella, that has about 40k more attendees at 250,000. I had a quick peruse on their website. No mention on how they power anything, no mission statement to ban single use plastic or list of banned items due to environmental grounds. I also don't know how you logistically get 210,000 people (roughly the population of the entire urban area of Norwich) to a site only accessible by A roads for a few days without letting them drive. I've also done the coach from Leeds once - it was a horrible experience and I can see why most people drive. Mind you, all of the coach tickets still sell out. I do agree that helicopter usage is disgusting though. There is no need for it for anyone. It's a tough industry to be in and try to have any green credentials. Glastonbury are probably leading the pack.
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In person, Elton's set was good, but the special guests didn't feel special. My wife and I both felt that it would have been better with no special guests than the ones he brough out. Really shitty of Dua Lipa to pull out too. He had all of the graphics done and she can't make it. Must have had a good reason, but still, can't have been a very nice feeling for Elton. I was pleasantly surprised by The (formerly Dixie) Chicks. My wife wanted to see them and they were really good, even had a bit of a proggy breakdown at one point. Yusuf was also great. Got home about 1am, showered, bed. Still knackered today, but it was worth the trduge back to the car late last night. Your feet take such a beating and my own bed is so much better!
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Sod being his guitar tech!
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New drinking game: shot every time Slash changes guitar. I've seen three so far.
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Who's that then?
