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    [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1410129042' post='2546495'] sorry i should have said multiple colours/chords ,of course you can play clolours/chords on the bass, but you can't mix two octaves of chords together with the two hands like you can on the piano. and yes colours is a snotty word for chords. [/quote] You can in looping, that's what I find so cool about it. It's really great with an eBow, you can use some really widely voiced chords even across 3 octaves, and using effects on them you get some really nice colours of sound.
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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]A selection of books, I have way too many, and anticipate that I'll be getting more once my Semester kicks off at uni later this month.[/font][/color] [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]All are in like new condition, and include CD's where appropriate.[/font][/color][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pricers are listed separately and include postage, but we can come to an arrangement if you want more than one.[/font][/color] 60 Melodic etudes for acoustic or electric bass - John Patitucci - £10 Concepts for bass soloing - Chuck Sher and Marc Johnson - £15 The improvisors bass method - Chuck Sher - £15 A chromatic approach to jazz harmony and melody - David Liebman - £20 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]How to improvise - Hal Crook - £25[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The Tony Grey Bass academy - £15[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Marcus Miller - £10[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]All in excellent condition, and include CD's where applicable.[/font][/color] [attachment=171180:P1010056.JPG]
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    [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1410074186' post='2545772'] We only get £300 for a pub gig but there's a band who have started undercutting everyone else and playing for £150 which is annoying every other band who have always had an unwritten rule to charge similarly. I suppose it's up to them but we feel that it's kind if cheating to get more gigs [/quote] I'm puzzled as to why a band would do that ? They're basically saying, well that's all we're worth. They're cheapening what they and everyone else does. It's not just the time you're giving up for that gig, it's the time spent learning to play, learning the set, earning the money to buy the gear, fuel to get to rehearsals and to the gig. Stupid !
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    For practicing and everything else I tend to plug into my Focusrite interface into Logic Pro and either monitor through headphones if it's really late, or through my monitors in the daytime. I have a project in Logic entitled 'practicing', it's just a DI simulator. You can import audio onto a track or tracks, so if I'm working on a set for someone, I'll just import all their songs and I can play along to them, repeating sections if I need to. I also have Transcribe software on my laptop, so this set up is great, if I'm transcribing something.
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    SOld.

    ambient replied to ambient's topic in Effects For Sale

    Bumpity bump.
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    It's been ages since I played in a pub. Personally I wouldn't expect to play for more than 45 minutes first set and maybe an hour in total second set. Most pub gigs don't exactly pay well do they ? 😊
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    Maybe disappear your neighbours, shallow grave, new patio ?
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    These are amazing basses
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    [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1410027074' post='2545541'] I regret starting this thread now [/quote] They always turn out the same The last similar thread was about a month ago.
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    Nickels are quite a bit warmer than stainless steels. I use D'Addario EXL's.
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    Organised by these guys here [url="http://www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/AlbumInADay/Vol9/"]http://www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/AlbumInADay/Vol9/[/url] A pretty cool idea, mostly ambient and shoe gaze type stuff, but good exposure and fun to take part in. Here's a rough mix of mine. I started it about 3 o'clock this morning and recorded until about 5 then went to bed. [url="http://www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/AlbumInADay/Vol9/"]http://www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/AlbumInADay/Vol9/[/url] I'm taking a rest from it now, I have some stuff to practice for some things next week. I'll finish mixing it later, and then submit it. Feedback from my fellow basschat members is most welcome Not real bass playing I know It's all just my Modulus Q6, an eBow and my Boss GT10 into Logic, no keyboards or anything, and samples aren't allowed. It's not too late either, if anyone else fancies a go.
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    [quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1409995147' post='2545202'] I can manage the rhythm no problem at all, it's the notes I struggle with. I think what I need to do it pull my finger out and push through it. Keep reading new music until it comes quicker and easier. [/quote] Most people would agree that the notated rhythm is the difficult part, mainly because there are so many variations. So you can do the hard part already 😊
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    That's one sexy looking beast !
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    Circle K do all gauges, and there's a chart on the website that tells you the string tension.
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    I've played both and the Japanese one was better constructed than the USA one 😊.
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    [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1409867053' post='2544239'] I will always be a bassist, but for now I'm finding the Piano more interesting. i know why, and its because i can discover more music than i can on the bass. I'm aware it depends on how you look at it, and how you approach the instrument. but i can create colours on the piano, i can't do that on the bass. [/quote] I used to find that too, I even bought a piano I'm now deeply into looping and effects, I love what I'm doing, even though it about as far away from 'bass playing' as you can get.
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    [quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1409835865' post='2543788'] I bought a set of used Animas for £70 and had them on my bass for nearly 3 years! Considering they are near £300 new, it was a pretty good outcome. [/quote] Yeah, I paid £70 for my Spirocores, they should be £170 new
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    [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1409830784' post='2543699'] Sorry jumped in a bit quick there, didn't realise we were in the Double basses forum [/quote] No problem, thanks anyway [quote name='hubrad' timestamp='1409831714' post='2543718'] Plenty on here have bought and sold DB strings.. so long as the price feels ok reflecting the age and condition it allows you to try different sets without quite such a major financial commitment, or at least have a keep-you-going spare set for gigging. I certainly benefitted from this in the past. If it's of interest, I have a couple of sets of unused Innovation Braided, one still in the box, as I'm switching to the new Innovation set as it comes on line. [/quote] Yeah, I bought a set of 'slightly used' flex cores from eBay for £70, they seem fine, certainly much better than the strings that my db came with. I now need a set for my Yamaha Silent bass, the strings on it are a mix of blue and red silk windings, and have certainly seen better days
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    Is there any point ? Or is it a false economy ? I'm looking for a set for my silent bass, there's a set for sale 4 years old but with minimal use. Thanks ! 😊
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    That looks cool 😊 I've got a body like that in the loft, came off a Mexican P bass and a friend of my dads sprayed it with fiesta red nitro. 😊
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    SOld.

    ambient replied to ambient's topic in Effects For Sale

    Bumped.
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    [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1409687096' post='2542284'] Have checked those out!!! Blimey, they are funky!! You are now both my official music recommenders, I have loved everything you have suggested (and have downloaded a few albums with a £25 lottery win I had on Saturday!) [/quote] Not wanting to cost you any more money , but there's an excellent version of Jacobs Ladder on the live at the O2 album. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LyubCJNvls"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LyubCJNvls[/url]
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    P basses never seem to work for me somehow. A guy I know has a P with a Jazz pickup fitted, sounds nice and is very versatile, he plays pretty much everything with it.
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    You have a fantastic collection of basses !
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    I look on ERBs as being a separate instrument to regular bass 😊
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