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If you have spare time, why not start your own side project (maybe with the drummer & one other musician). This will let you release your musical frustration & get to play with your fx that you haven't even been allowed to mention Works for me & the side project is now the main band!

I use either an Alesis iMultimix 8 or just plug directly into the line in on the mac & it has an iPod dock so I can record to the iPhone if I have an idea & the mac's being used by the Mrs. [url="http://www.bestdigitalmarket.com/view/index/product/Alesis-iMultiMix-8-USB-Professional-Mixer-p-620/source/FROOGLE/kwd/Alesis+iMultiMix+8+USB+Professional+Mixer"]like this one here.[/url] They no longer make it with the dock but they do it without the iPod dock like [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/5407-alesis-multimix-8-usb.html"]this[/url]

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='989762' date='Oct 15 2010, 10:43 PM']Yes, less can definately be more. When I discussed this with a keyboard player, they asked "What do I do with my left hand then" ?[/quote] Tell them they could use it twice a song to turn the guitarist back down. An idea would be to use the transpose function on their piano/keyboard & have them play along with guitars & hihats.

Sweet. It's good to have an encouraging band to play in. My country/folk band encourage me to use my pedals too.

I use my MB combo for everything. DI out to record, take to rehearsals & use it live & can DI to PA & use as a monitor.

yeah, melody. You know how your voice goes when you try & talk after one too many drinks? Like that.

I saw some of your posts earlier. Welcome aboard.

Excellent stuff, hope you find bass as rewarding as I have.

Welcome aboard. We'll soon run you outta town (only messin)

Welcome. You'll get plenty of helpful advice in the Amps section to get you in the right direction. Give a budget & it'll be all but bought!

My Favourite vocalist of all time does some of the best laid back night time music known to man(or woman)kind. Enjoy

I wouldn't show any anger or frustration to the band but instead, jest about it. It may well be the website hasn't been updated. Like Lowdown says, they might be wondering why you're looking for another band. You could say to one of the band "I've got bad news, I've had an email to join a band that fit with my style. Good news is tho, it's this band!", then you can see what sort of response you get & if there's anything that would hint towards looking for another bassist.

Well I finally got a chance to record a bit of bass like I said I would. First I plugged directly from bass to line in & then I went thru the USB mixer. Both the same bassline with the exact same settings. I recorded it straight into GarageBand & the change is at the Harmonic stop. Uploaded to Reverbnation, here's the link, spot the difference. [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_5605705"]http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_5605705[/url]

I try & record things on the fly on my phone to start with. Failing that, memory.

In each of my bands, we usually write our own parts after one of us has turned up with the original idea. Most of our songs start with either me bringing a bassline, melody & basic chord structure or the singer (guitarist/banjoist) bringing lyrics, melody & chord structure & then each of us writing our own parts for the song & all contributing to the flow (structure). On rare occasions another band member does something like this! Sometimes it's started from a jam where one of us starts a wee riff or idea & then it grows & on rare occasions one of us brings an entire song & then it gets stripped down & chopped & shuffled until we're all happy with it (& then play it differently at every gig).

Sweat Pea by Manfred Mann! Hold music to the insurance underwriters & it's pants!!!!

You should reword the title to "After some pinions". I've heard those Peavey cabs are a bit wieghty! Sorry, I'm bored at work so looking to make folk laugh with my silly comments.

+1 for getting Reaper. I use it more than any other audio software I have. Oh, & you can get better than some Bellender usb interface from Maplins for @ the same money. Infact, for not a lot more you could get a USB mixer (such as Alesis)

Markbass do a gig bag too that holds 2 basses and has several pockets... [url="http://www.bassmerchant.com/item_detail.php?product_id=1012#"]http://www.bassmerchant.com/item_detail.php?product_id=1012#[/url] But at £349 it is a bit on the pricey side!

[quote name='lojo' post='987713' date='Oct 14 2010, 09:13 AM']Ha, Ive been playing bass at some contemporary christian services (aimed at people half my age ) and im the only one who cant read the notes, only the chords So yes, I get to make my own fills and licks, strangely though I am starting to see pattens and anticipate things from the music I do still feel like a lemon though, wish id learn to read[/quote] Going by the age of you in your pic, that's a mighty young congregation! You're never too young/old to learn to read music & the basics aren't as hard as you might think (they're quite easy actually).

I'd go with Mr Hunt's suggestion. 2 2x10s vertically offer a better dispersion & easier to carry than any of the other options.

or just the one 8 ohm if you wish.

You wont be able to use both cabs at once as your amp runs a min lead of 4 ohm & the 2x15 is a 4 ohm cab (tho you could rewire it to 8 ohm). 2 8 ohm cabs run at 4 ohm.

Both bands all originals but with the odd cover or two thrown into the set & rewritten to how it would be had we written it (bar the lyrics of course). I'd like to join a covers band but don't have any time to commit to another band.