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Just bought James's Zon Sonus. A great easy deal, he very kindly held it for me until my student loan came through.

[quote name='andyonbass' timestamp='1411980720' post='2564434'] SLB100 on ebay at the moment [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-SLB-100-Silent-Bass-/221557909038?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item3395e1662e"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3395e1662e[/url] [/quote] That's an SLB100, it's not semi hollow, it's the SLB200 that has the cavity. I can testify about the weight, that's partly why I'm selling mine.

I had to do this for one semester in my first year at uni. I was dreadful at it, not helped by the fact that I can't sing ! I found that I had to 'switch off', if I though about one or the other things, then it all went wrong. You need to really know the bass part, and the vocal part, and basically just do it on auto pilot.

I use Logic, mainly because of my university work, but I find it easy and reliable too. I bought a MacBook Pro last year, and I got a pretty good discount from the Apple shop, you just need to prove that it's for your studies. I'm doing music, so your son doing music tech will have no problem. I can't remember my discount, but I think it was about 15%, so it's a pretty good one. I took out Apple care too, that's the insurance warranty thing. The discount on that was even better. I think I paid a total of about £900 for both. Logic Pro X, is available from the app store, check though, my university is still using Logic Pro 9. I use a Focusrite Scarlett interface which is pretty amazing (and the same as at uni too), they're available for about £90 (I think).

I have this post from earlier today [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/246090-multi-effects/page__pid__2563138#entry2563138"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/246090-multi-effects/page__pid__2563138#entry2563138[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So, I'm guessing I can maybe just use the effects in MainStage/Logic Pro, and my interface (Focusrite Scarlett 2i2) into my amp ?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I have a Softstep midi pedal that I [/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]could use to control the things in MainStage.[/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]My gigs fall into 2 categories -[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1) Normal gigs, no effects and a real amp.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2) I'm starting to do some ambient type gigs, and have a few very interesting projects in the pipeline. These are quite small affairs, and I'll just plug whatever into my amp. [/font][/color]

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1411828029' post='2563121'] If it's portability & sound quality that you need, then going down this route might be a more suitable option... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230948-ios-for-the-gigging-bassist/"]http://basschat.co.u...igging-bassist/[/url] [/quote] You know that's something that occurred to me earlier I've just got back from Bristol, my entire journey there and back was spent mulling over whether and how to use my macbook instead of effects. My gigs fall into 2 categories. 1) Normal gigs, no effects and a real amp. 2) I'm starting to do some ambient type gigs, and have a few very interesting projects in the pipeline. These are quite small affairs, and I'll just plug whatever into my amp. So, I'm guessing I can maybe just use the effects in MainStage/Logic Pro, and my interface ? I have a Softstep midi pedal.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1411817291' post='2563037'] I just bought a Zoom B3...to take over from a nice Lexicon MPXG2. The Lexicon is a great unit but doesn't fit in my gig bag like the Zoom does. [/quote] Thanks for the reply 😊 the G2 in a smaller package would be my dream effects 😊 Does it get anywhere neat ?

I'm after a multi effects, can anyone recommend a good one ? Over the summer I put together a bit of a pedal board with some nice effects, but it got a bit silly, and heavy. So I sold them and bought a Boss GT10, this was amazing, but extremely heavy. I travel by train and tube, so it needs to be fairly compact and light. It's specifically reverbs, delays, chorus and some filter sounds that I need, and I want to be able to control the parameters, and combine them. This is what I managed with my GT10 [url="https://ambient-bassist.bandcamp.com/track/after-all"]https://ambient-bassist.bandcamp.com/track/after-all[/url] It has to be able to do something like this. Your opinions would be much appreciated.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mark-Bass-Amp-121-P-/261604679882?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3ce8daa0ca"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mark-Bass-Amp-121-P-/261604679882?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3ce8daa0ca[/url] I think he's maybe a little optimistic ! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/markbass_mini_cmd_121p_lm3.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/markbass_mini_cmd_121p_lm3.htm[/url]

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[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1409822240' post='2543595'] Transcribe, although I'm not entirely sure you can run it on a mac! [/quote] Transcribe works fine on Mac's, I use it exactly for the purpose mentioned by the OP. You can also use Logic or Garageband for the same purpose, just import the song you're learning as an audio file.

For me at least, music is a language. You wouldn't just learn a few French or Italian phrases parrot fashion, without knowing how and where to use them, may be a bit embarrassing asking a priest for directions, and actually telling him you fancy his sister Music is the same, if you take a bit of time to learn a few simple things, it'll pay you back a hundred fold. Just my opinion.

A couple of the guys I'm teaching at the moment are total, or were total novices. They just accept that I'm teaching them scales, how scales are constructed, how chords are derived from scales, and dare I say........sight reading

It's kind of like buying a really great book, and just reading the last chapter.

[quote name='funkpower' timestamp='1411344469' post='2558660'] It's awesome that you did it with bass only... Great ambience. I really like it. [/quote] Thanks ! Seriously pleased that you like it !

I can't say that I blame him. My sister-in-law sold stuff on eBay for years. Then she sold an unwanted wedding present, the buyer said it was faulty (which it wasn't, it was brand new and in full working order). She said return it then, thinking she'd just get the receipt from whoever gave it her, and take it back to the shop. She got back an empty box ! And the buyer gave her negative feedback !

Some nice, soothing and reflective music. Quite a bit shorter than a lot of my recent tracks. [url="https://ambient-bassist.bandcamp.com/track/on-waking"]https://ambient-bassist.bandcamp.com/track/on-waking[/url] Comments are welcomed