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I've just not long sold my CMD102p to a fellow BC member. The only reason I sold it was because I no longer play. If I do, I'd more than likely buy the same combo again. It's very much a "what you put in, comes out louder" combo. The filters are very useable & it's probably the loudest 2x10 I've ever played through (the B&C drivers have a fair bit of excursion & being yellow, you get to see them move). I never needed an extension cab for any of the gigs that I did & it never felt pushed. Also at 19kg, it's an easy 1 hand carry.

Thanks Dad. I know this style of stuff isn't to everyone's cuppa, so your feedback is most welcome. I've always been one for making things a bit too long or repetitive (or both). I'll take your advice & see if I can apply it in the next composition.

That's me finally gotten through them all & there's some truly fantastic tracks here. I'm glad it's "choose 3" as It would be really hard to choose just one (it was hard enough picking 3!). Nice work all. I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for next month now. This month's pic would have been a good entry for the Feb photo comp. The train has a smiley:)

Same here. I've never had a chance to read these before, but this makes me want to listen to the tracks (which I was going to do later today & tomorrow. Nice one Dad!

Oooh. I'm looking forward to listening to this month's entries & also intrigued to see what the voting system is.

I wasn't happy with mine, the bassline and the outro got too boring. Happier now, but I wish I could sing. How much better it would be with some vocals. https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/ivor-revisited

[quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1423945303' post='2690795'] This looks like something I need to read, thanks. I mean, I can't think of anything else I should be doing on 14th February! [/quote] A chap once said "these women are all very well, but you can't beat the real thing". I need to go. The Mrs is giving me funny looks. :s

It might be worth your while going for a read at Shep's blog (a fellow BCer). http://sheponbass.co.uk/blog/?category=Signal+Chain+BASSics Start from the bottom. He goes over just about every type of effect there is (The Moog Bass Murf isn't there, but if you want one of those, you'll know what it does). Have fun.

That's the funny thing about music. Different people like different stuff. As a musician, I try to listen to as wide a range of genres as possible. I could easily have chosen something from Holst, Miles Davis, Jean Michel Jarre or Technotrax. Some of you lot do like some crap, mind. Only kidding, I couldn't resist.

Oi! NO. If you choose more than 1, then it's gonna take forever to get through the list!!! Ok then, here's another from me that you really need to listen to. When I started listening to each song, I thought "this is guff". But as with every single song on the album, at the end of each one I thought "that songwriting is pure genius! So get your Deezer or Spotify opened & put on Talking Heads 77.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1423772937' post='2688962'] Just too many to choose a favourite but one album I absolutely love from my teens is Disintegration by The Cure, perfection in every way. [/quote] That's another album I was listening to just a few nights ago. Some of the basslines are just so much fun to play. Fascination Street being a prime example.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1423695886' post='2688147'] Good thread! And great suggestions already Does 1992 count as bygone? If so mine would be the unimaginatively entitled 'Selected Ambient Works' by Aphex Twin. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_Ambient_Works_85–92 Not to everyone's taste for sure. But an important album for me and one that triggers a whole bunch of memories whenever I put it on. I wore out my original vinyl copy and bought it again quite recently at a much inflated price. [/quote] I actually listened to that album 2 weeks ago, for the 1st time too!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1423695573' post='2688144'] The beginning of ambient music - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG03l_fMI70"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG03l_fMI70[/url] Eno was in bed recovering from a motor accident. A friend had given him an album of harp music as a gift which he struggled out of bed to play. He got back into bed to listen to the record, only to find that the volume on the record player was turned right down. Lacking the energy to get back out of bed, he was forced to lie there and listen to the barely audible music. This was a revelation to him, a new way of hearing music - as part of the ambience of the environment. [/quote] I've been listening to Apollo in bed this past few months (falling asleep to it). Gonna give that album a turn.

Having listened to a couple of classic albums from my childhood that haven't been listened to for well over a decade, I thought I'd start a thread to uncover things we should all hear from our past. Simple rules. Post One of the albums that you loved from bygone. Doesn't matter if that's from 5 or 50 years ago. Something that we should listen to from start to finish, even if we've heard it before. Do it again & appreciate it. Mine's an album that I loved from the days of cassettes and records. So after much humming & haaing, I give you New Gold Dream by Simple Minds Mr Forbes was (& still is) a cracking bassist & there's even an appearance from Herbie Hancock.

Here's my entry. Made entirely on the iPad using Korg Gadget. https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/ivor

Just been having a listen to the entries. Good interpretations of the picture. All different from what I envisioned, but that's the beauty of music. Mine's almost done, it's just getting time to do a little her & there & get the iPad off the Mrs. I'm gonna get back to it just now.

Hysteria always got me when going back to the A & then repeating the riff. One that I really enjoy playing, but not well enough to play thoroughly, is Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. The main riff is one that puts a smile on my face.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1423349469' post='2683908'] Now you're stretching the bounds of incredulilty. [/quote] I was believing everything he said until he mentioned the drummer!

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1423238852' post='2682671'] Bach's Cello Suite No.1 In the original key, in the original octave [/quote] In G major? I transposed it to C to play it on 4 string bass. Another you might enjoy playing is Fur Elise. Again in the original key.

The hardest bassline that I managed to get to gig standard was Shy Boy by Talas. Took me a damn long time, but I got there. I didn't try rhythm stick until a few years back as I never thought I'd be able to play it & then surprised myself that I could. Sir Duke, I can play most of, but where the bass starts to get more technical, I get my thumbs in knots.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1423172912' post='2681910'] It can make a major difference, with guitar as well. The more dense the wood the brighter the tone, and the longer the sustain. [/quote] I know it's been a commonly debated subject. I know that in an acoustic instrument there is a noticeable difference, but for electric, the debates have mostly said it's minimal. The string rests on the bridge & nut (another 2 parts that are contested to whether they affect tone) & the sound is picked up from the electrics. From my understanding, the density could impact how the vibrations travel, leading to < or > sustain, but not play that big a part on the actual tone, hence different body materials still sounding similar to ones made of wood. Is it more to do with the density of the material & not whether it is wood? Meaning that if a bass is made from a hard alloy, it would have similar characteristics as a hard wood of similar density? I've not got the means to test & it's hard to trust a manufacturer, as they're gonna say what is going to sell more.

[quote name='monsterthompson' timestamp='1423158878' post='2681612'] fair enough. however an unplugged acoustic instrument may be a better analogy. the string/driver choice will have an impact on the nature/quality of the tone output, but the body/cab will be more influential on how it projects to the listener. [/quote] That would be a good analogy. However, your analogy using the electric instrument might be a valid one too. I believe that I'm right, that the bodymaterial of an electric bass doesn't have much baring on tone, but I can't guarantee it.

[quote name='monsterthompson' timestamp='1422994530' post='2679333'] in bass guitar terms, it sounds like the driver is like a string and the enclosure is like the body. a type of string (flat, round, hex core, steel, etc.) will have a characteristic, but the body will be more influential on the overall tone. [/quote] There's a whole new debate (old & done several times). Does the body have any bearing on how an electric instrument actually sounds? Does the Ampeg plexiglass thing sound plasticy? Are Gus basses only good for metal, or do they sound plasticy too? I think the body & neck material has very little to do with the sound & it's all about the stings & electrics (pickups, etc) & the scale of the instrument.