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Regardless of paint, I'd imagine it would soon wear off. Get clear Perspex & paint the back of it. You can then put something over the painted surface so it's not directly against your bass.

I'm liking this month's pic & have started something already. Might try & lay a bassline down one day this week (but more likely to be the following). Just had a look at Logic 9 & it's massively cheaper than the last time I looked! Does it still come with the VSTis?

Learn the basic 12 bar blues progressions. I started learning them in F when I first took up bass (chord sequence is F/////// Bb/// F/// C/ Bb/ F//C (I've 1/2d things to save typing)). & remember, the secret to a good blues bass line it to play like someone nicked your Schecter bass & left you with a Fender!

Brightonion & [sfx] both make things like this. I made my own 2 channel mixer. I split my signal with a Bass Murf, send the 110hz & lower clean to one channel & the other goes through the fx.

I mainly write instrumentals as I'm not much of a singer, though I will write melodies for lyrics to be put to. I'll write the occasional set of lyrics & prefer playing my own compositions to playing a cover.

First Q, what's your budget? You'll get an amp at any budget that'll do what you're looking for just now, including small gigs. The "For Sale" section on here is a good place to buy. Get to a shop that has a good selection & try some out to see what you like the sound of.

The nearest I can think of is these two... Led Zeppelin - II Miloopa - Unicode But it's not entirely accurate as I could just as easily say LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards & Kurt Elling - Man In The Air.

That sounds quality, makes me want to get a delay! Now a filter in there would do the job nicely.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1359905562' post='1961842'] Which is why I never ever play sitting down. My biggest bugbear about this is rock guitarists who sit down to record their parts in the studio. You don't sit down on stage, so why when you are recording? It saps all the energy out of the performance. If you can't play the part standing up well enough to pass studio scrutiny then IMO you need to practice more. [/quote] I prefer standing, but quite often in the house I just grab my bass & sit down just to practice building speed & stamina. I'd like to agree with the standing theory, but it does depend on the music. This for example... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE

I have mine dropped slightly lower than what it would be when I'm sitting. I've tried loads of positions & tried to have it the same as when sitting, but it's more comfortable to play for me if it drops @ 2" when I'm standing.

I have one chap to try out. If this doesn't work out, then I'll make sure the ad is more specific & will also be trying out open mic nights.

I have a 3.5mm stereo jack that has a long cable which is 2 mono cables stuck together & has a mono 1/4 jack on each one. Turn your volumes down (important bit). Plug a 1/4 jack into either your bass or line out/effects send on the amp & plug the 3.5mm jack into your iMac. Put the other jack safe so it doesn't short. Open your DAW & create an audio track, turn your volume up a little on the bass/amp & on the DAW's input selection, just select the channel that has audio coming through it. I made a comparison with me playing this way & then using a USB interface, posted it on here & everyone preferred the non USB sound.

I'm hoping he got something last year.

Great pic Paul! As soon as I opened it, sounds & melodies started coming into my head! Gonna jot some stuff down whilst they're fresh.

It will have a different effect on different effects when put in different positions. Playing about is the best order.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359744952' post='1959852'] Well, [i]some [/i]people need effects! Actually I only posted that reply to be deliberately irritating, sorry. [/quote] 'tis cool. It actually made me laugh. My sense of humour.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359743314' post='1959816'] Oooh, you don't need any effects! [/quote] You've not heard me play!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1359739836' post='1959740'] For me it's exactly the same as the fingers or pick argument. You use the one that gives you the right sound and feel for the music. Easy. [/quote] I couldn't agree more. A bit like those who say "Oooh, you don't need any effects".

[quote name='tayste_2000' timestamp='1359727715' post='1959472'] Just preference and I tune a minor 3rd below Low B so a nice big speaker would be a plus [/quote] I use an octaver & go down to Ab without any trouble (it doesn't track too well any lower). Like the chap above says, diameter doesn't equate to bass (look at those PJB combos with the 21 5" drivers).

Why not a 2x10? Depending on your budget, Markbass combos are worth a try. I have the 2x10 & it's probably the best combo I've ever tried (& I tried some nice rigs before buying it).

I have TI flats which I got 2 years ago & love them. They was @ £35, but considering I replaced the rounds every 6 or less months at @ £20 a set, I consider that a bargain. Whomever did say that flats lack top end had maybe been playing with rubber strings. I don't miss the zing from rounds & the flats don't lack clarity when going up into the double figure frets.

Congrats Paul. And to the rest for all the good tracks too. Hope to enter this months, though it's the final month of kitchen work, so it might be something composed on the iPad.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1359673703' post='1958791'] I always presumed that that was because string makers will make less money off of flats as they will get replaced less regularly! [/quote] Good point. It might well be a mix of both. Stick a cheapish set of rounds on in the factory & the player will bond with that type of string & have a fear of trying flats as the MD can tell everyone that they're very dull sounding & have no top end, which some folk take as being "you can't hear anything above the 7th fret"!

I think one of the main factors rounds became more popular is that they're @ 1/2 the price of flatwounds. If they were both about the same, then I think you'd see a lot more flatwound players (when was the last time you tried a bass in a shop that came with flats?).

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359616554' post='1957482'] Björk. [/quote] The first person who came into my head when I read the title. Not just to play bass, but any instrument. & some of the time signatures & changes make Jazz seem as complex as 90s happy hardcore!