BassTractor

Happy Birthday!

Through the years, my bands have found themselves tolerated in: - Living rooms, but only the last few days before something important. It was about using every minute. - School/college stages. Predominantly the last few weeks before a gig, and we'd be allowed to let the gear stand there. - School/college rehearsal rooms. Some places, this meant the whole rig could just stand there, or a rig was available. - Churches. Sometimes this meant the rig could stand there. - A private holiday cabin (I'm sure this is not English) close to a band member's house. Meaning all the gear could just stand there for most of the year. - A double garage changed into a music and rehearsal room. Perfec.

Hey Mike, Welcome! You're quite the modest bloke, yes? Not starting your own thread 'n' all? Anyway, enjoy BC as I presume you enjoy your (awesome) gear. best, bert

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1378448307' post='2200332'] [i]British fora....[/i] [/quote] No, that one was for the oxymoron thread. Keep your head collected, man.

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1378468922' post='2200755'] what a coincidence [/quote] Unbelievable, innit? So it WAS you lot that were peeing up me van after I'd complained about the terrible racket!!!?!!!?!!! Demm! I'll never land in Gaerwen again! BTW, FWIW, FYI, AWN, when the English songs were playing, my brain's response was: "I'd buy this!". You guys do Bandcamp? Hardware CDs that are physical and can be touched?

South Stack?????? Have you forgotten everything, man? Surely you remember that a slight gale took me, and the van finally landed in a place where they can't explain me where I am. Or rather: I naively assume they can explain, but I can't ask the question. Here it is: [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/SouthStacknomore_zps3dd13ec9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/SouthStacknomore_zps3dd13ec9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As to the album, I've now heard it twice. All IMHO etc etc of course. Remember: I'm a harsh mistress - but just in order to try and help you. I don't believe in honeypotting too much. The style: it seems well integrated, and is sympathetic to my ears The atmosphere: tempos, rhythmic content, arrangements, orchestration ... they all make for a pleasant listening. The main vocal: with this special voice, I think it should be more integrated in the arrangement, and less to the front with a soft backing. I think his voice works a lot better in English. In Welsh, with its specific sounds, some filtering and other studio work might be in order. I got the idea he'd do a lot better live, and your post above confirms this. Now playing is "Revolution". Here the vocal works rather wonderfully. Then again, it's way more integrated here. Also, I guess the recording session for the Welsh album offered him less than ideal circumstances. To me he doesn't sound totally at ease, and he does seem to hold back, making for a somewhat unbalanced vocal track. However, there is one problem for me, and a huge one at that: the melodies. Their range, the intervals (or lack thereof) and the sometimes incessant repetition do not work very well with the upfront voice and Welsh sounds. The English songs work a lot better there. "Politician" for example. The keyboardist seems most at ease when being allowed to go for it, like in the solo of "Tywydd Mawr" or for example in the electric piano part in Scrap Hap. When having to just put down a rhythmic pattern, he seems to not blend well with the rest of the band, or to be disjointed from it. I wonder if one and one track were recorded. At any rate, softer attacks and less trebly sounds would possibly help here. Overall, the dirty Hammond sound without sharp attack seems to work best. Some trouble with the eternal flute tuning problem. I suppose it's rather undoable to avoid this with what basically are amateurs. Having played the damn thing for a decade, I can relate. The rest seems to just work well. The band are supporting the song and the style, and it comes across as a well working unit with a great atmosphere. What I notice in my own response to the music is that the band as a whole are memorable, and the style is memorable, but sadly the individual songs are less so. That said, I'd love to see you guys live, and would really look forward to the performance.

[quote name='blablas' timestamp='1378460223' post='2200523'] I used toothpicks for them [/quote] Somehow, I feel this bass is not gonna be any good for metal. Thanks for posting! It's awesome.

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1378416851' post='2200149'] It's in Welsh. [/quote] Ah! That saved some time! The album is fantastic! Will try and find time tomorrow.

"Portrait of Tracy" - Jaco Pastorius. or at least I hope to... (Actually: "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel)

Benvenotu from a traitor with rightie gear! Enjoy the talk. best, bert

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1378329082' post='2198837'] Nonsense! It is a one bit digital process. [/quote] Hm. At face value, you sound a lot more serious than I was in the post you respond to. Whatever the case may be, I'm not able to have a serious talk about the degree to which certain elements in processes and concepts are this or that - in a language that is not my own. Nor am I willing to on this forum.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1378321499' post='2198660'] its still fundamentally (IMO) an analogue process [/quote] Nonsense! It IS an analogue process. Keep your IMOs to yourself, sir. BTW, made me remember how some people would never get that a Compact Disc is an analogue medium (admittedly for digitally encoded info).

Hey Hazel, Some kind of welcome to this part of the surface then, seeing as you've been here twice as long as I have, and we've spoken before. Keep posting and enjoy! best, bert

[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1378288171' post='2198082'] Welcome! I was born and raised in Salisbuyr. [/quote] Fixed that for you.

Hey Sunhound, Welcome! Yup, Squier can be very good indeed, but don't underestimate all old Squiers. Some were exquisite. Out of curiosity, was that M4G amp a White Knight maybe? Enjoy the site, and partake in the banter! best, bert

Hey Marty, Welcome! Have you been reading here? South Wales is filled to the rim with bassists, and they're all here. Not only that, but we also have some people with Jazz basses, and one guy on here owns an Ashdown. True story. Enjoy! best, bert

Thanks, Cat! A very informative post that was. Oh, and congrats with a steal! I gather new stock goes for near 300 quid, so this sounds like a very low price also in that respect. Thanks for the heads up as to GAK as well. "Very interesting", said the man - checking the thickness of his wallet as he spake. Wow! Thick! Lemme... COINS!!!!

Hey GraySilva, Welcome! Yup, Nottswarwick spaketh truth. Your cluelessness makes you'll very much go under the radar here, and over our heads. You'll be OK. Enjoy! best, bert

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1378140247' post='2196196'] Hello! Welcome to the nut house. [/quote] Yup, and the nuts are complimentary! (Just post a vid of your playing, and you'll see.)

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1378142177' post='2196234'] すごい！ [/quote]

My personal answer to the topic title: Bongo 6-HHp - with two humbuckers, and a piezo in the bridge. Not that I own one. Reading the OP though, the answer becomes a different one. I don't know that anwer.

Fantastisch! Geabonneerd.

Hm. I see very few people had the good sense back then to carry with them: - two 300W Electrocompaniet Hi-Fi stereo amps - four Bowers & Wilkins 802 Matrix speakers

[quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1378132845' post='2196091'] I hope to be in a situation where I can re-quote that effectively . :-) LOL [/quote] Huh? You want to be in the centre of Cardiff on a Saturday night and say that to the girls there? Tsk tsk.

If I've understood it correctly, it's not so that EB have no lists whatsoever about Pre EB stuff, so they might still be able to help with a late one like that. Sorry if I misunderstood. BTW, it's B 022229, but you've understood that.