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Ahhh, but is it fuzz or gated fuzz? I can't listen to the clip just now.

Some companies will try & resist helping you, some even wait until you threaten them with court action.

Yes. Although Overdrive & Fuzz are both variations of distortion. I have a distortion pedal on my board that never gets the gain past the 9 o'clock mark as it's just too high gain scratchy (my guitarist would love it). I also have the drive knob turned up a little on my Bass Murf to get the warm fuzz that you're talking about.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1371663173' post='2116802'] What about the EU directive, overridden by the SoGA? I suppose the SoGA will be difficult to invoke should it be needed after the guarantee period [/quote] I think whichever you need, you can use. I've used the SoGA a couple of times & had results. Though Game tried to tell me that the SoGA didn't apply to them (by letter too), so I forwarded the letter to Trading Standards & got a replacement Xbox.

The warranty is two. The SoGA is 5. It means that the item must be fit for the purpose it was made to do & be free from any defects.

All the tracks are the same. 7 stems & how I wanted to give the guy recording us a slap! We recorded 12 songs that day & got 4 tracks back. He said he couldn't get the others off the recorder.

I didn't expect everyone to like that song. People have different tastes & I don't take it personal. It was written as a tongue in cheek change to our usual rock stuff. We wasn't a Reggae or Ska band. There was a few folk didn't like last month's choice, but I personally thought it was really good. Reminded me of Steve Earle (& also Take it easy by Eagles).

Cheers. I've browsed the ACG website & just drooled all over my keyboard. That ACG Jazz is rather nice, though I wouldn't have it in black (had my share of black basses over the years).

We had Handel Concerto Grosso op 12 no 6 pt 3 Aria Larghetto... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rCjqJvSeYM & then once we said our vows this was played... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGWBx51eda8

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1371589721' post='2116013'] "GENZ BENZ warrants all products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of 2 years (tubes come with a 90 day warranty) from the date of purchase... You need to have registered within 10 days of purchase. [/quote] Regardless of warranty, in the UK you're covered for 5 years against the above under your statutory rights.

Here's a money saving tip for one bunch of musicians.... Make a duplicate of this forum & just add an "r" to make Brasschat. Saves a fortune on all the individual blowers too. Though you might find the in demand players needing things like Tubachat or Hornchat (though that one might get a lot of visitors expecting something else).

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1371577663' post='2115818'] I have them panned hard left and right. There are gaps in either one so it sounds good when used together, it's unfortunate though that only one track has effects [/quote] Why not try just a slight pan or putting one in mono & putting the other on a wide stereo spread? Might be too phat a bass sound (though I don't think there's such a thing as too phat).

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1371574316' post='2115751'] There's also a lovely contrast between the 2 bass tracks. [/quote] The original just had a clean bass. I recorded one with effects that's never been used. Never thought about using the 2 together though!

As long as you don't do to me what they're doing to the poor drummer! He's getting replaced by a frikkin drum machine!!! Edited to put the smiley in so no one thinks that I was being serious.

I've never been happy with my playing on this track. Playing it at a jam or a gig & it's been fine, but every time that I've recorded it, it's been one thing after another (from an itchy nose 1/2 way through, to just getting fat fingers).

In the mix that I did, I used a couple of duplicate drum patterns to do just what Dad asked. I didn't know about that what 51m0n has shown was possible. I had thought that something that could do it would be cool, but expected it to cost a bit. Cheers for that!

The GK is on page 3 of the amps & cabs for sale section (I just checked it was still there). Mudpup's looking for £225. There's also a TC BH250 for £180 on the same page. If you can push your budget, then there's a few Markbass amps on the first 3 pages for @ the £300 area.

There's a GK 2x12 going for sale on here that would do the job & is a very inexpensive cab. But the question is.... What's your budget? Are you looking to replace the combo too? I would, there's plenty of good inexpensive heads to be had too!

The drums was originally all mic'd up, but the guy recording us accidentally turned them all off & we only got the overheads & the kick. I've re recorded my bass for this one & there's 2 versions to choose from; a clean bass line & one with some funky wah. The "finished" version that I did also has quite a bit of editing & bits chopped out, but that was for a demo for getting gigs. Frigorifico are sadly no more. But they was fun for the 5-6 years they was together.

It depends really on what sort of music you play & what sort of sound you're after. It's a bit like asking "what sort of car should I get". My most useful pedal is the Moog Low Pass Filter. It's the only pedal that I rarely turn off & does so much for "just" a filter pedal.

Cheers guys, I'll go & have a listen just now.

Trying to get a couple of rock guitards to play something different (despite them saying "yes, we wanna try something new") & so far I'm having about as much luck as a homeless guy. So with that, can anyone suggest some good songs that have 2 guitars, keys, drums & bass that don't sound like guitar band songs (rock, indie, punk & so on)?

My day yesterday was an interesting one. Had the day off, so a little bass playing in the morning that I enjoyed, then band practice was in the evening from 8-11. We normally only have a 2 hr sesh, but the rooms was offering an extra hour for £1. I'd sent a couple of song ideas to the band for them to work on & had suggested we us some of the time to discuss things & work on writing a song (maybe a get a 2nd started too). I'd also suggested we play a couple of jam songs to get us warmed up, that was a bad idea! The one thing I asked for from the start when forming the band is that we're not a rock/indie band. I want to do something different & asked for musicians that also want to do something different. So lst night started with Come Together, which was ok. A bit rockier than usual. Then we did Crazy (the Gnarles Barkley version) & it sounded like a punk version. Then proceeded to play a handful of other songs & they all rocked (despite me trying to put as funky a bassline as I could). After an hour & a half if this crap one of the guitarists turns round & says "I don't think I can do this much longer, I might go home at 10:30". So I suggested we work on one of the song ideas that I'd sent. That went as well as a train crash! None of them knew the chords, the melody or the rhythm of the song & they just played standard rock versions of the chords with plenty of distortion on everything. We lasted 5 mins doing that & then it was back to playing melancholy guff. I'm gonna suggest we write the songs at home via web with one another & if that doesn't work, then I'm gonna leave the band that I've started. So my day as a bassist started good & turned crap. I wa really looking forward to getting writing too.

Alternatively, you could superglue some perspex to the top & bottom of the amp (once it's removed of course), allowing you to see the inside whilst you're playing (something to do whilst the guitarist is doing another solo).

I don't know that I was born a bassist, but I've been a musician since I was a kid. I'll play any instrument that I can get my hands on, so just now that's bass, guitar, ukulele, tin whistle, keys & also a spot of drumming tonight too! I'd probably say I'm more of a keys player who loves the low end & bought a bass.