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I'm looking forward to lunchtime so I can have a listen to these.

When I started my band I specifically said that I didn't want to play indie/pop rock type stuff (Stereophonics, Oasis, the View & so on). Nothing wrong with that genre, I like to listen to it, but I really don't want to play it as I find the plodding basslines a bit mind numbing. So we have a new singer & I said to him on the band's Facebook convo "any songs you want to sing between writing", so we can play something between writing. He suggested Superstition (Stevie Wonder). Good song, but the 2 guitarists then said it's a keys song, it'll sound rubbish on guitar & then one suggested Local Boy (Stereophonics). I explained that I really don't want to be in an indie band & play that sort of stuff unless we can rework it into our own style (which is more a mix of rock, funk, house & fusion. So completely different from the plod of indie). The drummer then chiped in saying that we shouldn't cover a song the same as the original & we should put our own style on it, which I agree with. We're gonna do both songs. So what I'm asking here is if anyone has changed a song's style completely?

Boss OC3 in poly mode would let you play chords up the dusty end & it would add a single note 1 octave lower. Add a little dirt & you're sorted.

It's less than 6 months old, ask for a replacement & not a repair (which they'll probably do anyway & send the popped one to MarkBass). They are good amps.

There was a couple of similar instances with the LMII, so Markbass have an emergency head available for gigging. I've had mine since 2008 & had no issues whatsoever.

Only you can decide that, so it's a case of "suck it & see", I'm afraid. It's like having 1/2 a cup of your fave coffee & wanting more, but have your fave tea available.

Learning Superstition (Stevie Wonder) & Feeling Good (Muse version) for next week to give the singer something to sing whilst we're writing songs. One of the band members suggested Local Boy (Stereophonics), but no one answered him. I like the song, but I couldn't think of a much more mind numbing song to play.

[quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1384789657' post='2280723'] No-that was a bit of humor. I would let the poplar grow and cut down birch. Fender changed that bass to alder. [/quote] Is alder better for bracing? . . . . Or would you be better off just playing the bass?

[quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1384788102' post='2280698'] Would/could you guys enforce this with originals? Tough break though, honesty is the best! [/quote] To a small degree I do. With originals I still expect a little homework to be done, though only once we've got the basics down.

[quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1384783549' post='2280623'] I am all for bracing and thick Baltic birch plywood. Poplar is not popular, although I have a Mexican fretless Jazz Bass that has a poplar body. I wonder, is 3/4" the limit? Could two pieces be glued together to make a thick sandwich? An inch and a half would be better, at least for the baffle board.A SVT or Ashdown ABM 610 or 810 have plenty of bracing ( each pair of speakers) . They sound great. [/quote] Are you planning on using your bass to brace your cab?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1384715211' post='2279885'] Only if your time isn't actually worth anything. I worked it out once comparing the price I paid for mine and taking into account the 10 minutes of web surfing it took to find the best price and order it, against finding all the materials individually, ordering them and then estimating how long it would take me to put it all together and calculated out that I would save about £15 at very the most, but I would have spent at least 90 minutes more doing it that way, which could either have been spent working to earn the money or doing something more useful like writing another song. The actual device whether you buy the Auralex version or make your own is one of those things that you don't notice doing anything if it's doing its job properly but you will notice the first (and only) time you forget to bring it and end up spending the gig trying to control the bass boom that it normally eliminates. [/quote] The amount of time you used to calculate that could have been put to good use making one! I only had one venue that was an issue, so I got a single strip of Auralex drum riser foam for £8 & chopped it in 1/2. Did the job fine.

I've got one of those users following me too. I'm off to dig out some ND for a listen.

There's a lot of choice out there. Try as many out as you can. As well as the TC that Lozz suggests, try Markbass & Genz Benz (GB are going cheap just now) & as many others that you can.

Done & shall share on FB.

The TE 4x10 combo I had was not much better than a Carlsbro. I'd suggest MarkBass for sound quality & volume.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1384537165' post='2277938'] Quite. [old bloke alert] And is not metal aimed at a certain, ah... age group? Or at least a certain, er... 'youthful' mentality? I've thought for a long time that the whole death/blood/grim reaper/disaster and general dark, depressing subject matter and imagery of the genre (to me at least) entirely spurious. Why make all that stuff up when there is so much genuine death and horror happening in the world? What is it with the masculine, aggressive stance of it all that appeals so much to young men? Seems to me that metal is produced and consumed by people who are lucky enough to live in a relatively worry-free society that gives them time, freedom and leisure to such a degree that they are able to contemplate the whole death/blood/disaster thing as a form of entertainment. Which (again, for me) puts it in the same category as horror films. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course. So there you have it. Metal is middle-class and is big in Tunbridge Wells and Milton Keynes. [/old bloke alert] Nomex suit ON. [/quote] Lol. I did ask a while ago if metal was really pop music. If you go to a school or college/uni & ask the boys (& many of the girls too), I'm pretty sure the majority will name a metal band as their fave.

Good shout. I'll pop over for a lookski.

Not all, but a lot of metal bands do seem to have bassists whom just follow the root note of whatever a rhythm guitar is playing (& that guitar is usually downtuned & bass filled). If the producer is having problems with his mixing, then it might be wise for him to get some tips from the recording section on here.

My previous band wasn't as hard. There was me & the singer & we wrote the songs & got another couple of musicians to play. Was gigging not long after. I started the new band last September & hopefully now we are the full line up (new singer tonight). Then we can get some stuff down & get gigging.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1384358833' post='2275669'] That's funny because the conversation was actually about when music becomes maths and specifically a [color=#4E5665]Dominant 9+11(b5).[/color] He plays the guitar so nicely but has little to no knowledge of why or how it sounds good. [/quote] Theory knowledge is a good thing to have, but it isn't always as important that someone knows why it works, but how to make it work.

It's hard work getting a decent band together. I've had 3 drummers & 4 singers so far in the current band. Starting to write our own stuff, but man, it moves slow. Despite me already having a good number of completed songs, getting them to learn & play can take some effort. But we're getting there. The first couple of singers just wanted to do covers of pop rock, even though I advertised for Acid Jazz/breakbeat.

That's a musician that's wrote that, not a guitarist. There is probably too many people whom claim to be guitarists who just strum chords & don't actually think about what they can play to make the song.

I was just thinking "where's this mumph's mix comp", opened BC & the first post I saw was Milty's here.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1384252390' post='2274386'] The extra speaker will ensure that any 2 x 112 rig will sound better than a 1 x 112 rig. My 2p is that, with modern speaker design 2 good 112 cabs (or equivalent 212) paired up with a good 500 watt amp are the perfect semi pro bass rig. [/quote] I get the 2x12 as there's a good mass coverage, but why a 500w amp?

Ah, I see what you mean. Makes sense.