JapanAxe

Jesus of Suburbia is a suite of songs (imo). Other candidates might be Highway Star (Deep Purple), Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Elton John), Bat Out Of Hell (Meatloaf), and of course Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen).

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1437767300' post='2828975'] ....maybe it's going to blow up in 6 months and it's a dastardly plot to take over the (bass) world [/quote] Is it really Skynet?

[quote name='Hector' timestamp='1437762128' post='2828922'] Ah this sounds great! I'm starting a new job in a new city in a month or so - depending on how my life is looking I'd love to come. Will commit a bit more firmly when the future becomes less hazy. I'll happily bring my DeGier Bebop 5 and my Limelight 63P (as long as any fender purists promise to keep all blows above the belt!). Could also bring my Tone Hammer pre, if anyone fancies a try. [/quote] Ooh I'd love to try a Limelight. But we don't need one do we Precious?

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1437735427' post='2828594'] Here you go. [/quote] Perfect, cheers!

Dan Lakin still produces basses under the [url="http://dlakinbasses.com/"]D. Lakin[/url] brand - designed in Chicago, crafted in Korea.

[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]Unless I get a gig that makes this impossible, then count me in:[/font][/size] [size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]'73 Precision, Sandberg California VM4, G&L L1505, Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, Demeter VTBP-M-800D, Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Barefaced Compact & Midget[/font][/size]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1437724686' post='2828457'] ... any funk numbers we played had all the funk bashed out and just turned to rock anyway. [/quote] I think we've all been there!

I'll be watching this thread, because if I ever get another Jazz, that's exactly what I will want to do!

And although they look weird, they don't feel weird to play. In fact the opposite to weird, whatever that might be.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1437687528' post='2828314'] Is this useful: [url="http://www.iguitarmag.com/magazine-editions/guitar-interactive-issue-30/reviews/ibanez-srf-700bbf-fretless-bass/"]http://www.iguitarma...-fretless-bass/[/url] [/quote] Not to the OP - he's already bought one! But yes, you've got me thinking now...

Just checked out the price online - about half what I was expecting to see! Good score.

Wow! Pity about the thumb rest strip though, I would never use it and it may well get in the way.

[quote name='JJJack' timestamp='1437602175' post='2827581']. He just asked me about Laney amps (HC50), are they any good? [/quote] In a recent-ish thread, Laney 100W combos were routinely reviled as the worst starter amps people had owned! [quote name='JJJack' timestamp='1437604661' post='2827596'] Someone told me that the Rolands have tiny surface mount components so if they go wrong they can't be repaired. Mid you that might be the case for most new amps. [/quote] It is, for many new amps anyway.

Try to blag your way into a rehearsal band, i.e. a dance band working from written parts. The more you do, the better you get.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1437592244' post='2827437'] Don't you hate it when your question is so common they made a whole page about it! [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1437592681' post='2827442'] Yes. [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo

The easiest way to visualise Class D is to think of it like a FM radio transmitter. Your audio signal is modulating a much higher frequency carrier. I realise I may have lost a lot of people already... It seems to be widely accepted that a lot of Class D power amps are somewhat optimistically spec'd. The infamous [url="http://cdn-downloads.tcelectronic.com/media/914735/tc_electronic_bass_amp_power_rating___active_power_management.pdf"]TC active power management article[/url] is actually quite illuminating in this respect, in that it it gives a good example of a real world Class D solution, where the initial note attack is sacrificed in order to reproduce the rest of the note, in a way that sounds subjectively 'as loud as' a much more powerful amp. One person's 'loud' is another person's 'baked-in compression'.

Unless the listing specifies an earliest dispatch date, I think it's reasonable to expect items to be sent within 48 hours. I once bought a DAW and had to wait 10 days while the seller found a box for it. I was not best pleased, but this was in the days of buyer feedback, so I didn't rock the boat.

Some other approaches when guitarist starts loud noodling: 1. Bassist and drummer step away from their instruments and place hands over their ears. Advantage: conveys how you feel. Disadvantage: not convinced this will get through! 2. Bassist plays something loud and random in Eb (guaranteed to clash badly with noodling), drummer 'builds a shed'. Advantages: feels good. Disadvantages: you have sunk to the guitarist's level.

I immediately downloaded Kid Charlemagne - I love Steely Dan, especially where Chuck Rainey is playing. This is one I haven't attempted to transcribe myself, but I think I would have written the breakdown in bars 73 to 76 as 8va - as it is I will be counting up ledger lines and writing on the note names! Well done though

Don't you mean, 'Discreet, are you a bass knob'?

I tried the MXR Bass Comp at Anderton's recently. The one example they had in stock didn't work - no audible compression, and no lights on the LED ladder, no matter how I set the controls. And I do understand how to use a compressor! They have crammed a lot into a tiny box, especially when you consider it is a similar concept to the Cali76 (which I own) e.g. same control set. If you're wondering why I tried the MXR when I have a Cali76, I was looking for something smaller for my 'big' guitar pedalboard. I got the Xotic SP in the end btw.

[quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1437422845' post='2825918'] And Mr Brightside is actually quite difficult to play on guitar. [/quote] In fact it's a biatch!