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Pretty much that. Whenever you cover a song, even if it's totally redone, what one gives you & the band the most fun & enjoyment? In my last band, we always had fun messing about with Use Me (Bill Withers). Also had fun playing Sir Duke & in a previous band we did Shy Boy (Talas) which has one of the most fun solos to play (though easy to mess up too). What's yours?

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1385678977' post='2291183'] the very, very, deepest Bill Laswell dub that i know of lies herein, and it sounds to me like a mix of octave down and an LPF (like the IE Xerograph or Moog LPF) the octaver sounds like it's glitching, but still, frickin' awesome. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hE6JJxuvHM[/media] [/quote] I've not heard the Xerograph, but it does sound like the Moog with the cutoff pretty low, the envelope follower amount about 1/2 way & maybe even taking a patch from the "env out" to the "resonance in" with the resonance being set down about 2 to start with (so you get a very bassy sound when played lightly & the resonance opening with the filter on the harder notes).

If he's busted it, I'd be asking him to pay for the repairs as my first port of call. He borrowed, he broke, he pays. If you decide to let someone borrow your gear again, I would make them aware that they're physically & financially responsible for it being in the same condition that it was when they borrowed it.

What Ω is the driver in the Rumble? I'd go with the same Ω.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1385972376' post='2294105'] Could be a long wait, given the circumstances ... [/quote] Well it would be cease & desist.

Unless Ally Mcbeal has a famous shop called Mcbeals, I'd have ignored it completely. McDonalds tried to trademark the name Ronald Mcdonald & failed when a real Ronald Mcdonald pulled them up. You can't trademark an everyday name & tell folk that they can't use it! I'm waiting for Malcolm Mclaren hearing from Mclaren motors.

I use a laptop case too. Leads go in the main compartment, the rest arranged in to the zippy bits to suit.

Or get your drummer to play with chop sticks

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1385659850' post='2290848'] Is this what you're looking for in the bub sound? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_nbYWMZRXU[/media] ... but I may be wrong [/quote] Sounds like filter & chorus (moderately fast to give that wobble)

I wouldn't entertain the TE 4x10 combo. I had one & it struggles to sound good, let alone get loud. Like Pete says, the Genz Benz combos are a steal at the mo.

Music sounds a bit like Bjork or Jo Hamilton, but with a guy singing. I like that. If this is still running after Xmas, I'll be having a blast. I've just read that the deadline is 31/01... I'll be having a good blast!

C'mon Phil!!!! Everyone knows he needs 2 Ampeg SVTs & 4 8x10 cabs. Like Phil says, it depends on how loud your band is. I've gigged with a 30 watt 1x12 combo to @ 100 people & I've done the same gig with a 350w 2x10 combo. Both did what I wanted. I now only use the 350w 2x10 combo in a rather loud band & have no probs with being heard, but my hearing can be shot afterwards (damn geetardz!).

Every time we go to rehearsals, the first thing I do is turn the bass down on the 2 (in house) guitar amps. It's got that way that one of the guitarists now does it if I don't. Get your guitarists to turn down a bit too (good luck with that, they'll probably turn down & then 1st chorus, back up).

That might be my problem. The rest of the band don't seem to have much "band" experience. One of the guitarists was in a local blues rock band (that are decidedly average), the other 3 I don't think have any gigging experience (one thinking every 2nd song should be a cover in an "originals" band). They're good guys though & it's taken me long enough to find some musicians, so I'm sure they'll all get there soon. Just need perseverance.

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1385484847' post='2288815'] ................ and no gang culture references in those days either! I wonder what they'd say about todays black artists [/quote] Probably something like "Yo, wannabe mu********** gangsta ******* Bit**, I'll shoot yo scrawny little mu*********** a*** in the face!", but in a more eligible way like "Why do you bother".

Jamhub sounds like an ideal solution, but I think we need to wait until gig money can pay for it.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1385424229' post='2288251'] Is a 'yok' a measure of time, or a word Pino uses to describe his target audience? ...I'll get me cot. [/quote] Got me wondering what Pino's 'yok' is now!

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1385421409' post='2288200'] But music today is just noise! FACT! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RO47HZ14nc[/media] [/quote] That's some good noise. Try these out for size... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8xYvKwzNA

Many bassists consider many of todays great players as solo players, forgetting that many of them are actually in bands. Victor Wooten is an excellent player in The Flecktones. John Davis is in Nerve (& so was Janek Gwizdala). Pino Palladino still plays some awesome grooves (as he has for many yoks now). I think there's many awesome bassists from this decade that deliver some class lines & can play to a high standard. There's also a lot of pants root note plodders, just like there has been since the bass was invented.

You could do a lot worse than pick up a Vox Venue 30 bass for @ £40-50. Will even do your small gigs.

Paul, you should have a wee look at this Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/organicbasswobble/ CJ, Shep & Myself are members & it's pretty much dedicated to making the bass go wub. As you probably know, Shep has his own record label called Bitnormal, which incidentally, is releasing the Code: Marla EP.

As we're taking our own combos, I'll try sticking them all up beside the drummer. Would stacking them in a vertical column work, or would it be better to stick a guitar amp either side of the drummer? I'm not worried about having "stereo" guitars.

How do you find using software based FX in a live situation? Do you have much latency to contend with? I'd considered going this route in the past more than once.

I'm another who talked to him on here, but never met him. Was a great chap on here with excellent advice & I was shocked when the news broke on here. I'd have liked to help you Wayne, but I'm tied at the mo.

The "amps in a circle" thing is just providing squeals & poor sound. I've no idea why there's subs in the room. I've put my bass through it a couple of times to save me bringing my rig (when I've been pressed for time). One of the guitarists often gets a bit loud, but he gets the hint when the band stops playing. This week's rehearsal is mostly going to be about getting the levels right, so everyone's fetching their own amps (both guitarists have combos, so easy to put somewhere sensible).