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Hey Al, could I ask for your assistance? I popped into Maplin today (just in the passing, not planned) & bought a couple of orange LEDs & a couple of resistors. I told him what they was for & that it needed to run on 9v & showed him the schematic that has a 2k-5k 1/4 watt resistor. On checking now I'm home I'm not sure if what he's given me will do the job? Could you help? Please??? Here's what I have: http://www.maplin.co.uk/5mm-super-bright-orange-leds-35754 http://www.maplin.co.uk/1kandohm-to-3kandohm-metal-film-0.6w-resistors-341607

Been ages since I actually wrote a full bassline start to finish for one of our songs. This is possibly the most recent & still a work in progress & need to sort out the mandolinist's timing. http://soundcloud.com/bassg/my-old-friends

What might be a good idea for the Ric is to put the 2 different pickups through different fx. Maybe put the neck p/u through something like an overdrive with all the top rolled off (maybe an EQ or LPF) & have the bridge p/u clean & then mix the 2 channels together & back into the 1 amp? Just an alternative idea for the dual outs.

I used to use one when I was a kid, would use it to jump things on my BMX. Not sure what it's used for on a bass though.

[quote name='umph' timestamp='1330002401' post='1551128'] get a guitar amp for the bridge, put it on full [/quote] And point it at the guitarist?

I didn't bother voting as it's up to you. If you like the sound of your 15, then get another. If you don't then go & try some cabs. Mixing cabs (as you probably have found out) can give unpredictable results, sometimes good & sometimes not so good.

I believe they're [url="http://www.georgelsstore.com/"]these[/url], as is on the board above it but with caps.

Nobody?

Out of all Muse's albums, the only ones on my iPod are Absolution, Origins of Symmetry & Black Holes. I'd suggest either Absolution or OOS as a starter.

High gain distortion should do what you want. My distortion is a high gain & I never have it above 1(out of 10) as it's too much for my folk band. On that recording I had it at 1. You could probably pick up a distortion pedal for peanuts.

Managed to get a quick recording just now using a field mic plugged into iMac as I haven't got a lead to connect to iMac just now, so excuse the hiss, crackle & lack of lower frequencies. But it gives you an idea. The basic sound is distortion, chorus & low pass filter (with an expression pedal) & then I add the octaver with 50% clean & 100% -1 octave. This should give you an idea of what this combination of effects can sound like & you could probably get very similar with a decent multi fx unit. I'm actually splitting things in the Bass Murf & only have distortion, chorus & LPF on the higher frequencies (Probably from @ 200 Hz) & using a bit of extra drive from the Murf on everything. The octaver is before everything & I did a couple of runs to show you the tracking issues (it tracks everything fine, right down to my messy mistakes ). Anyway, here it is... http://soundcloud.com/bassg/fears Add this to banjo & tin whistle & your audience are gonna be petrified!

I think I'll give it a go. Do you have resistors on each LED?

With my right ear I can hear all to 15k ok. 16 &17k are barely there (I hear the click at the start). With my left ear I can only hear 10k. None of the other's are audible, not even the 8k.

[quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1329774988' post='1547266'] Fair point, I was kinda sold on the proton but have recently being playing with a cover band covering the likes of lady gaga etc. so it made me ponder the use of the additional features on the soundblox although I do have a line 6 m5 for some wacky sounds. The size of that BEF is crazy. [/quote] But the Hot Hand is the big selling point for it.

+1 for what Johnston said! That is coooool! I'm gonna try that with my plastic box. Watch me fail!

The question should be "which is best for (insert musical genre here)?". If you want funk then maybe the Proton, if you want to control the bass like a synth then the BEF. I'd love to add a BEF before my MF101 in the signal chain.

It really does depend on what your style(s) are. If you're a straight out rock band, then have a couple of songs that start with bass & drums & just extend the intro, play a short solo piece or let the drummer do a solo & add incidentals in (if you practice together, then you could have certain parts where you play along just a couple of notes). In my old rock band, our drummer would play something completely random (usually jazz based) & we'd just jam an unusual version of a cover, usually so it wasn't known to start with & then once everyone was ready we would break into the song (quite often it was Use Me, by Bill Withers as the chords are just E & A so the band recognised it). If you can get away with it, have a listen to some DnB. [url="http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/"]Our chap here has some good stuff that's just Drums & Bass...[/url]

Good job you never said "Big Muff"

Lovely job. I've been contemplating doing something like this for some time now. Need to check funds first & maybe buy a bit at a time.

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It's my dad's 70th birthday on the 9th of April & I'm looking for a good Rock n Roll band (50s & 60s stuff) to play at it. Sooo, I thought I'd ask on here first of all & see if there's any BCers bands up for the task (paid gig of course) before I start looking around. It's in Glasgow & an evening affair to @ 200 folk, so PM me if you're interested. Graeme

I'm a 24 fret guy & a few of our songs actually need it, though I could use the 5th fret harmonic.

If you're off out to play, then check what sort of stuff you want to play & if you need more to be heard above the drummer (if there's one). I've gigged with a 30w 1x12 combo & no PA (although it wasn't a deafening gig & the combo was giving it yeehah).

I think if I was replaced in my folk band 1/2 the songs would change completely & 1/2 would just get lost/replaced & it would then become a different band. Me & the singer do the majority of the songwriting & each person writes their own parts. If I left BigRoom & joined/started another band I'd probably take a few of the songs & basslines with me (do covers of them as such).

I use all mine, though I only have 5. LPF is always on, though it's not used as an envelope filter for funk wah type sounds all that often. I now wouldn't be without the 5 that I have (Octaver, Bass Murf, Distortion, Chorus & LPF with exp pedal). It does depend on the type of music you play. For a rock band, you could get away with just 1 or 2 fx at most, but if you play electronica type stuff (such as DnB, Dubstep, House & so on) you'll find that effects become a staple part of your sound. I play in a folk band.