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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413545031' post='2579329'] Have a look at how chords are formed (stacking thirds..?) and chord sequences (Be warned: could lead to some understanding of 'jazz'. There, I've said it. Damned..! I'd wanted to avoid putting you off. Oh well...). Ask away with the questions, too, that 's a very good way of getting answers (some of which may be correct...). [/quote] No idea how chords, or chord sequences, are formed, even though I'm basically a guitarist disguised as a bass playing rabbit. Chord sequences/progressions would be VERY helpful for me to learn, which would then lead into the chord tone stuff I imagine.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1413544824' post='2579321'] This is referring to the order in which the notes of a given scale are played. For example if the song is in Cmajor, then "V - VII -IV" would be G (5th note in Cmajor scale) - B (7th note in CMajor) - F (4th in C Major) Hope that makes sense [/quote] No doesn't make sense, but maybe this is another thread…?!

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[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1413544355' post='2579313'] I'd at least be familiar with the major scale because it makes it easier to talk about chord tones. Basic chord tones are made from the first, third and fifth notes of the scale, so in C the chord tones are C,E,G. A minor chord will have a flattened third, so C minor will be C,Eb,G. If you then move on to 7 chords, these made from the same basic chord but with the seventh note of the scale added.So taking C again, a C major7 chord will be C,E,G,B. For a minor chord,take the basic minor chord and add a flattened seventh, so C minor is C,Eb,G,Bb. The next chord is slightly different and is known as a Dominant 7 (written as C7). A dominant 7 chord is basically a major chord with a flattened seventh, so a C7 will be C,E,G,Bb. This is a basic way of explaining chord tones as there are many variations and it can all get pretty deep. Start with basic major/minor chords and progress from there. Feel free to ask questions-I've got loads of chord tone exercises. [/quote] Thanks, very helpful. When you say it would be 'good to be familiar with the major scale' do you mean learn root, 3rd & 5th in the 11 roots? A, A#, B, C etc

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1413542285' post='2579279'] Janek Gwizdala did a useful series of free videos about harmony late last year. They were a preview for his twelve week course on the subject. Worth a look. [/quote] Thanks looks good

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413541105' post='2579261'] Good afternoon, Ted... Do you know what notes make up a major chord..? Root, 3rd, 5th..? Is that foreign to you, or not..? [/quote] Hi Dad This just about sums up the entire contents of my theory brain cells: Major Chord - root, 3rd, 5th, octave Minor Chord - root, flat 3rd, 5th octave I get the idea of chromatically going up or down to hit for example the the root or 5th. Scales: Pentatonic Minor scale Pentatonic Major scale Major Scale Major Scale with the flat 7 I'm not very fluent with these - i.e. i know the 'finger moves' rather than the notes, and i usually have to 'start' on the E or A string When you say 'name the notes aloud', do you mean say 'root, 3rd, 5th' or 'A, C, E' ? What are the notes (root, 3rd etc) in Minor 7 and Major 7 chords? I reckon Major, Minor, Min7 and Maj7 would do me for the meantime. Cheers! ted p.s. is the V - VII - IV thing relevant to chord this? sorry if that sounds daft, I never learned what those were...

Chord Tones - my fave bass player Carol Kaye says forget your scales, you need your chord tones so she must be right!? I've got pretty good technique but terrible theory… Can you point me in the right direction of a good book/online course/ video etc for learning & applying chord tones - keeping it simple is the goal!

Just bought a bass from King Tut, also known as Colin. Excellent deal, easy communication, and very nice guy. We exchanged the bass and hard cash while standing in the backstage gig toilet in true rock and roll style

[quote name='mingsta' timestamp='1412174010' post='2566451'] If you're going to get a power supply, I can recommend the Harley Benton Powerplant Junior from Thomann. Its ~£30 posted and gives you five isolated 9v power outputs. This is meant to be less susceptible to noise/hum than daisychaining a single power supply. [/quote] good tip thanks

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1412157465' post='2566158'] Yep, the pedal's busy distorting/delaying/chorusing even when the effects not engaged. The sound of flanged silence ! [/quote] I see, that makes sense. Thanks for all the replies I do actually have a decent 9v power supply that gets shared around, but I need to get a daisy chain thing!

Sorry, this is one of those 'why don't polar bears get cold feet' type questions. Can someone please put me out of my misery? Q: Why do effects pedals drain the battery when bypassed? So to be clear, I have left my lead plugged overnight into the 'in' socket of a Maxon OD9 Pro+ (true bypass apparently), and even though the pedal is 'off' the battery is dead the following morning. I have killed loads of 9v batteries like this. One of these days I'll get one of those power brick things...

I had one of these, must have weighed in at about 18lbs…! (felt like it anyway)

You'll need Logic X from the app store - £140. Don't buy any other plugins to go with it. It will run on any reasonably modern Mac, so you and he need to decide if you need a laptop for portability , or if it can be desktop based. I would have thought a laptop would be the way to go for a student. Any of the laptops will run Logic, including the 'Air' laptops, but the 11 inch laptop has a rather small screen. You get educational discount as a student on new Apple hardware but I think it might only be 5%… Apple hardware is not cheap If you can afford it I would buy new and get extended applecare (which is essentially an extended guarantee for 3yrs and phone helpline support). You might also consider insurance, I have insurance on my house contents which includes the laptop out and about. Secondhand is a perfectly good option but more tricky if you have no experience of macs. If the intention is to duplicate the setup at college than I wouldn't get an iPad. Audio interfaces are a whole kettle of fish, as are microphones etc. Maybe he could record in college and just do the mixing/learning Logic bit at home? A home recording setup is going to require midi keyboard, audio interface, microphone(s), monitors etc, so will be pricey.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1411648389' post='2561512'] I think that's what's known as a 'Dutch auction'. Just sayin' [/quote] I have learn't something new today I stumbled across a terrible shopping channel that used this method - Price Drop TV? It was truly awful…

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1411655298' post='2561609'] Remember that well Ted. But since the sound of Roto flats is virtually the same as dead Roto rounds, I may just well get away with it. [/quote] let us know how you get on!

The advantage of ebay is that it is auction based, so there is a deadline on the buyer's side to put a bid in, and from the seller's side there is an encouragement to start the bidding low in order to reap the rewards of a bidding war!! Basschat market place is great and I have bought and sold a lot of items, but it can definitely be a harder sell as it works the other way round - as a seller you want to get a decent price so you start high and drop it until it reaches its saleable price. Lots of items I see start much too high (almost rrp) so I'm not surprised there are lots of price drops. There are some good prices to be had though, luckilly for me my GAS seems to have evaporated over the past 6 months...

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1411577584' post='2560872'] Interestingly I tried my backup bass at rehearsal last night, which is strung with Roto flats, rather than my regular bass, strung with (old) Roto rounds. Took a bit of tweaking on the VT DI, but turns out I can get the same sound. In a bit of a quandry now - do I stick with the rounds, which I`ve used for years, but do have to replace evry 6 months or so, or get flats, put them on and leave them on? No fussed about the slight extra tension, and think for depping gigs the flats are easier to tame, so much thought is going to be needed. [/quote] Hi Lozz I remembered your advert from last year because I nearly bought the flats: [i]One set of GHS Precision Flats up for grabs [/i] [i]Bought last week, keep doing this, buying flats then selling them as I just prefer rounds. When will I learn?[/i]

oh yes, seeing the waveform should make it much easier. have fun

i'm not clear what you're asking. seems like you need to make a clear visual + audio sync point.

[quote name='Chownybass' timestamp='1411544517' post='2560442'] I'm recording audio in Amplitube3. Video is being pulled into iMovie. Stripping the sound off the video, and then importing the AIFF audio file. [/quote] i don't know imovie very well but you can move the audio in small increments as far as i can remember. what's making it tricky? have you done the clapperboard (or similar) to make a sync point?

what software are you using?

I like the idea of putting things to tape at the end as part of the mastering process, but as part of the multitrack process I simply couldn't work these days.