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I’ve got a transcription of what is hip if you want it. It was an exam piece at uni.

Bits of this are about 3 years old, other bits were done in the last few weeks. An earlier version was released by a brilliant new cassette only label called RTR earlier in the year, they release some beautiful music; this, or rather the earlier version was just on a sampler that they issued: https://rustedtonerecordings.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/user-987830578/abstract

It all depends on your requirements. A 5 has always made more sense to me than a 4 string, not just because of the extra low notes, more so the positioning thing, especially on reading gigs where you can pretty much stay in one position on the neck and concentrate on the part. A 6 string is fantastic for soloing and chordal stuff; I personally love the chord voicing possibilities that a 6 allows.

It’s easier if you play notes rather than frets or string numbers.

It’s a publicity thing. I saw at least 8 or 9 people sharing this on Facebook last night.

Can you check them out in advance, just to see you’re not wasting your time? Ask if they’ve got YouTube videos or whatever.

It’s entirely up to you. I do occasional solo bass gigs using an apogee one into a MacBook into the PA. It sounds great. If you’re using a Mac then you’ll at least have GarageBand, that has some great amp sims.

Nothing wrong at all using studio monitors instead of an amp/combo. Some Apogee gear only works with Apple so you need to check that it's OK for whatever computer you're using. I use an Apogee One which is cheaper than a Duet, if it's just you then a One is perfect. I use Adam monitors which are amazing and didn't cost the earth.

Something else from recent times. https://soundcloud.com/user-987830578/piano-and-string-thing-in-34

Nice track! I'm tempted to get a Status S2. I used to own a Modulus Q6 that I foolishly sold a few years ago, I doubt I'll easily find another like it. I like the sound and feel of graphite, and the Status basses look very, very nice.

Maybe they’ve had a breakdown or something, so your booking is unavailable?

Thank you .

I mean the end bits where they attach to the bass.

Are they leather?

I don’t do inches. I like the comfort strap; so however wide that is.

The original track here was an exam piece for my MA. It was later used by Birmingham's Barber Institute of Fine Arts to accompany a painting of the crucifixion by Odilon Redon in their 'Sounding Images' exhibition. Here's it's been reworked slightly. There's absolutely no real bass here; I do realise it's a bass players forum. There is however ebowed high F on a 7 string bass in places. A vibrating string produces a sound that just can't be replicated any other way. https://quietestrecords.bandcamp.com/track/a-further-work-in-red

Do you know someone who’s a student? Apple offer great student discounts, I think I got 40% off mine.

I've got a MacBook Pro, late 2012 model that I've had from new. It was fitted with a new SSD early last year. I use it for Logic Pro X for hours each day, it copes fine. If anything happened to it I would certainly buy another. I use iCloud as a backup, it also means I can access my files from any device anywhere which is brilliant. I've only got the standard 4gb of RAM and have never really had a problem, it depends I guess what you're going to be doing with it, I run some quite processor-hungry plugins in Logic sometimes without a problem.

It's about Queen, so I'm guessing if they bought out 12 films, you might find 5 minutes in each one that might be OK; a little like their albums .

I've got a parcel being delivered by DPD later. I had a text first thing this morning telling me to expect the delivery between 13.36 and 14.36, the driver's name is Raj. I've had quite a few things delivered by them, they're usually pretty good.

I played a solo set at a wonderful event in Amsterdam two weekends ago. It was organised by a fantastic label that has been releasing my stuff for a few years now, they release some amazing music, please check them out: http://championversion.com These two tracks were recorded direct into Logic Pro, one is quite long the other not so long but is slightly more experimental featuring manipulated recordings taken from a transistor radio, I love the sounds that you can find in-between the stations. The longer piece is a live improvised interpretation of a track that was released on cassette on my own label, there are a just two copies still available from my Bandcamp page in my signature. https://soundcloud.com/user-987830578/de-ruimte-amsterdam-sunday-21st-october-2018 https://soundcloud.com/user-987830578/piece-2-de-ruimte-amsterdam-sunday-21st-october-2018

A very good for the price small recorder is the Zoom H2n. It does a great job for this kind of thing, you can also use it as a USB microphone for Logic Pro or GarageBand etc. I used it the other week for field recording in Amsterdam, I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. I did some really lovely and unobtrusive recording in Stedelijk Museum, it picked up the natural reverb in the halls and staircases really well. I wouldn't use it for quiet recording, but for what you want it's ideal.