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That's my days of playing in a CCW team done. I told the WL that I was stepping back a couple of months ago, but remained in the Team chat. I've not been to church since, & during that time no one from the church has been in touch to see how I'm doing (One person got in touch to ask how the renovations are going, but that's only because we're both bassists & regularly talk. We didn't talk about church at all). So last week, I decided to leave the worship team's WhatsApp group. 4 days later the pastor's eldest daughter (who was the WL until about 4 months ago) got in touch and just said "Hi, hope you're okay. Saw you came out of the team chat. You're missed this season & hope it's just temporary". It leaves me feeling only valued for my bass playing & not actually valued as a person. So on that, I think I'm done with organised religion. I do still believe in God, just not this cliquey false compassionate organisation that claim to represent God.
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Got mine finished & it's went a very different direction from what I thought it would. Starts off with a heavily processed hi hat to make the swooshing portal loop sound. Guitar part is me on bass playing up the dusty end. The rest is a mix of NI Komplete & Roli Equator2. Just got some unexpected time, so I've added the horn solo that I wanted. Played it on the Roli Rise.
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You can always upgrade the pickups then the electronics at a later date.
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Oktoberfest ... voting for compositional excellence
xgsjx replied to lurksalot's topic in General Discussion
Ooh, that's a nice surprise. Thanks guys. A 3 way tie is sweet. I'll get back with a photo very shortly! -
UK towns with a healthy live music scene?
xgsjx replied to Sparky Mark's topic in General Discussion
It's got a college that has a music department. The music scene from 4 years + ago was meh. There's the Twa Tams, which is probably the only actual music venue. The Green Room is advertised as a music venue, but it's been pretty dead whenever I went. Dundee on the other hand, seems to have a great music scene. -
UK towns with a healthy live music scene?
xgsjx replied to Sparky Mark's topic in General Discussion
Falkirk seems to be pretty decent. A big contrast to Perth, where just about everybody that says they're a musician is a lekky guitar player. I think there's about 2-3 okay singers there & I never met any of them. -
Critique my playing. Please. Headphones are a must.
xgsjx replied to bubinga5's topic in General Discussion
I enjoyed that. It's a fun song to play & you did a splendid job, very nice playing. My only criticism, & it's more of a personal preference, is the 2 note slide chord did nothing for me & I found it distracting. But apart from that, it grooved nicely. I especially liked your take on the 2nd part (The "I don't ask for much" section), with some cool grooves in there. Keep up the good work. "Skate" is a great fun track to play too. 😎 -
I’d love to, but alas I don’t have a Fodera. So both the album & the donation shall remain in your dreams for now.
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I'd never associated Dingwall basses exclusively with any type of metal, let alone clangy. I was tempted to get one back in 2006 when I was in a funk rock band.
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I've got a Sub Stingray 5 & used a Behringer BDi21 as a drive pedal. Sounded fine. My Ibby used to be active & using various dirt pedals on it was never an issue. Have you tried putting your fx through the fx loop on your amp? It can yield very different results.
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Did Father Jack make that one?
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I've got an entry this month. Bass is my Ibby through the Plugin Alliance Ampeg B-50N. Drums & vocals by Logic (just had fun chopping things up). Lyrics are: Baby baby, Baby baby (x several), Alright.
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3 music related companies come to mind that have been above & beyond in their after service. Hercules. I had a stand that was a couple of years old & the plastic bits went sticky, so I emailed to ask if they knew how to remove the sticky residue. They asked for my details & sent me a new stand. Roli. My Rise25 which was about 3 years old, developed a charging fault & wouldn’t charge over USB. I asked them if they knew how I could fix it or what it would cost. They sent me a returns label (paid for shipping) & fixed it free of charge. Cambridge Audio. I got a pair of Melomania 1+ earbuds last Xmas. A couple of months ago they wouldn’t turn on & had no lights on them. I emailed them & they tried some diagnostic things over email, but still wouldn’t work. They sent me a returns email & it was collected that morning & the new pair arrived the following morning. I’d happily buy from these companies again.
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For me, it’s the laid back simplicity that I like about them. The groove, the open sunny day sound & the way the guitarist is not like 100000000 other guitarists. But yes, they’re not for everyone.
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Nah. The more I listen to them, the more I like them.
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Laura Lee has a fantastic sound & sublime grooves.
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See if you can get your tone with either just the 2x10 or the 1x15 (if the 2x10 can be disconnected, that is). If so, then you know what cab you need. If not, then it’s either your bass or try a different amp. Can you get the sound you want from your bass without that rig (e.g. through your computer)?
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That’s the same 2 as I got. The GK is the more versatile of the 2. I’m gonna stick them on my laptop & try them at band jam tonight.
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Ruin a band / artist by removing one letter from their name
xgsjx replied to Earbrass's topic in General Discussion
FKA wigs Tam Impala -
Ruin a band / artist by removing one letter from their name
xgsjx replied to Earbrass's topic in General Discussion
Pear Jam 2 EM -
Ruin a band / artist by removing one letter from their name
xgsjx replied to Earbrass's topic in General Discussion
Some funk & soul ones. Sik Sonic The Comodoes Price Came The O’ays The Inernet The Cue -
I don’t actually know that it’s good for anything. 🤣
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I’ve got Chromes on my Ibby, been on for about 8 years now. Great sounding & feel good too, but now finding the tension a little too tight for the style of music I’m doing. So now I’m looking for a lower tension.
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This Alibaba ad popped up on my Facebook & made me chuckle. I’d love to see someone play this thing.