DanOwens

As a bass player I get a lot of band dep gigs ('Jesus in India' and 'Aristocrash' recently). My brother is drummer and gets similar work. Neither of us ets paid particularly well (£30-£70 a gig and maybe half for a rehearsal) but both of us can play and love a challenge. I say get a dep!!! Dan

Dr. Funk: The Axon's tracking is generally good. Oddly enough it's far better with the MicroKorg than the Supernova (which doesn't make any sense midi-wise). I occasionally get problems with double triggering (Notes cut short by two 'note-on' messages) but its not much of a problem. I use the foot controller's 10 buttons to mute and un-mute the 8 patches in 'performance' mode. This essentially means I can have any combination of 8 sounds (1 sub, 2 leads, 2 monophonic synths, 2 pads, and 1 just noise) that I layer up to create a vibe (very important as I use it a lot when improvising and a single synth patch is too rigid). I also assign the two expression pedals to control mod wheel and portamento or lfo rate or whatever to really alter the sounds as I play. Ped: It really is as simple as getting a few bits of gear together then figuring how the hell you make it do what you need it to!!!! Dan

My setup is a little more complicated than you've detailed, Tony, but the principle is exactly the same (I run one bass with audio and midi signals). There are a number of complex problems, but if you've got midi experience you should be able to sort it. It obviously goes without saying that the more complicated you get, the more problems arise. My setup is: Midi: Bass (GK3b) => axon ax100 => fcb1010 => Novation Supernova => Korg Microkorg > (audio) LS2. Audio: Bass => Bass POD => EHX Bass MicroSynth => ZVex Woolly Mammoth => MoogerFooger Lowpass => DL4 => LS2 But with some complicated wiring. My tone sucks ass, but my sounds can destroy buildings. Dan

I'd bring my MIDI setup and synthy stuff. Also, I'm a drummer with access to kits if that helps any? I'm in Didsbury, Sounth Manc. Dan

Hey Bassassin, My 'Custom' Precision has a custom cut scratchplate. I sent the whole bass in with an uncut piece of pickguard from a supplier and my luthier (Richie Thomson, Wigan) cut the new scratchplate by tracing the old one. It was very cheap and its great quality: You can get pickguard blanks from allsorts of places: Basspartsresource: [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/pickguard_material.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/pickguard_material.htm[/url] Thomann: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/misc_guitar_pickguards_acc.html"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/misc_guitar_pickguards_acc.html[/url] And more... Get them to trace your glued guard, bevel the edges and drill the correctly counter-sunk screw holes. I just realised I'm nailed and its late. Goodnight.

I'm after doing a similar project. I'm assuming that once something like the epoxy or the Rustins has been applied, a radius block and some sandpaper is the way you get it playable? Or do you do it by hand/eye?

SteveK are you sure about suggesting he play a minor 3rd scale (blues pentatonic) over a major 3rd chord (C7)? Also, isn't the alternating half-whole-step scale the octatonic scale? With the true diminished being stacked minor 3rds? That's how I was taught it anyhow! Dan

JoJo is ACE but for DnB it can get a bit technical. Also the MCs are a bit cliched. I can't believe I'm just dissing it though. It is really good to listen to! Dan

Love the song!!! Dan

That classic jazz look AMAZING. Defo more my colour scheme than the natural one, with that new bridge too!!! I know which one I'd go for ... and I'm a precision guy!! Dan

A student of mine boughtan Ampeg head but couldn't carry it home. He left it and said "I'll be back tomorrow to pick it up." This was the day before it shut. His head is in the shop but he can't get it. Has he lost it? And is money? Dan

WTF!?!?!?!

Passive precisions every time. How boring am I???

Pix please

Mottlefeeder: It's a great suggestion, and I hadn't thought about utilising the front of the cab but the Tech cab has a curved front so there'd be protruding corners. Not that I'm a Health & Safety nut, but I'd fear for my fragile ickle fingers!! Andyonbass: Good idea! The permanace of velcro as putting me off,and this resovles that issue!!! Off to Maplins!!! Dan

I got past this by making sure the opening of the case is facing up, and fishing inside with a watchmaker's screwdriver so the nut's aligned. Then the nut won't drop. Dan

Hey guys, Following AlexClaber's advice, I mounted my 1x15 Tech cab onto an angled stand, pointing directly at my ears to get the full range. Problem is, where do I put my LMK250? It's on the floor at the mo and totally unaccessible!! I could put some velcro hook to the bottom of the amp, but has anyone done this? Will it ruin the cab's cover? There's nothing at the back to stop it sliding back when I put it on top, and I can't put something there (like a piece of ply) as it'll block the speakon inputs on the cab and the amp. Post your solutions please gents!!! Dan

Sorry I'm late guys but my Warwick Rockbag has an unusual system that would really solve this problem. The nuts for the items are in runners up each end of the case, thereby allowing you to dictate where the screws go. The tension between the nut and runner caused by the tightening of a screw keeps all the gear in place, and allows you to bypass any unusual hole-configurations. Dan

Aha!! [i][b]On the stomp-box modelers, how do I turn on the alternate (delay trails) bypass and what does it do?[/b] Alternate Bypass will allow the delay to remain in the signal (fade off into the distance) when the pedal is turned off, where True Bypass will stop the delay as soon as the pedal is turned off. Alternate bypass mode should prevent any drop in volume level when the pedal is engaged. In addition, it will not cut off delay trails in a long delay setting. To switch between true bypass and alternate bypass mode, you will need to hold down the a and c buttons at the same time for at least three seconds while inserting the left mono input(which will turn on the unit) to initialize alternate bypass. It will remember the selected bypass mode. Since it's a simple toggle, if you want to switch back, just repeat the process.[/i] Dan