CamdenRob

This thread has prompted me to look at Foderas standard range in greater detail... wish I hadn't as now I'm gassing for an Emperor 5 Standard Fretless.

also no farts in the control room...

I've got some Urbanears ones, they we're about £50 and do a great job. I call them my "idiot blockers" as their sole purpose is to block out people shouting at each other about Arsenal on the bus...

Wow you've got it back Really pleased for you, just hang on to it this time! What a lovely colour.

There is a difference between lowballing and being offered what your selling is actually worth.... Someone in the effects section is selling a pedal I'm quite interested in, but I can spend an extra £3 and get it brand new from Thomann. I suspect he would call my realistic offer a lowballer.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1429865518' post='2755648'] ...but will you be in any way anxious about gigging a bass of such value? [/quote] When my new Wal arrives I'm taking an angry looking dog to gigs to protect it when I'm not looking...

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1429862318' post='2755589'] It does give extra damping possibilities however. [/quote] Thinking about it I do this when playing guitar... when playing chords on the top 5 strings (A or C etc) I often bring my thumb over as an extra line of defence against over zelous strumming...

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1429862941' post='2755599'] I don't 'know' the answer but I woudl approach it with the view that the purpose of the key signature is to reduce the need for cluttering up the stave with accidentals so, using the principle of enabling reading as opposed to being 'correct', if you are in Em as you say, then a key signature of C would mean the only accidentals would be the G#. I would therefore use C sa the key signature. Jazz musicians often transcribe solos with a C signature because the nature of the lines means that every bar has as many accidentals as notes in the key signature so it becomes all but academic. It always surprises me how rarely I see a key signature on a chart. [/quote] Thanks Bilbo... Was just trying to do things the right way, I'm new to writing music down and didn't want to get into any bad habits. I find key signatures very useful further down the line if I want to add more instruments to a piece as know where I'm anchored melodically. Without knowing where I am I just end up playing roots and fifths to match the chord sequence!

The neck on my Wal is so wide and flat that bringing my thumb over the top isn't really possible... feels very comfortable though

Always good to see someone else find a bass thats everything they've been looking for. Congratulations

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1429794998' post='2755041'] Call me old fashioned, but if the aim is to put a band together why not put the band together and then work on parts together and record that?? [/quote] The thing is, hardcore is a niche genre within a niche genre. it's about as far removed from other types of music refered to as metal (iron maiden, black sabbath, metallica etc.) as it is from boyzone... I want to put together some example tracks to avoid wasting anyones time. Looks like I'm not alone with using online session drummers though I'm going to give it a go with a guy I've found who has worked with similar bands in the past. Just a couple of tracks to see how it goes. I shall post the evidence when it's all come together... good or bad...

Morning all. Looking for a bit of advice regarding key signatures. I've been putting together some material for a new band and I've been using modes of the harmonic minor quite a bit. I am also writing everything down in proper notation as I've written stuff in the past only to forget it entirly a couple of weeks down the line and have to spend ages working it out again by ear from recordings... So if I'm playing (for arguments sake) a riff in E Phrygian #3 as a mode of the harmonic minor, which key signature do I put that in? Do I put it in C (same as the regular E Phrygian) and every time I play the G# just note it as an accidental? The answer may well be obvious but my theory is self taught so I have some gaps Thanks folks.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1429696552' post='2753978'] 'things could be worse... I could still be the owner of a R***en****er!' [/quote] Well yes thats true, you have to put these things in perspective obviously...

Welcome indeed

I think the gallery only has leftys at the moment... although they might still have Pinos midi MKI. As mentioned above a BC bash would probably be your best bet.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1429701071' post='2754037'] Listen to it, work out what the notes are & play them in that order. [/quote] Sound advice...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1429697923' post='2753994'] We got drummers on here who I'm sure could advise on patterns. I would suggest you do what you can, post to Soundcloud (or whatever) then see what the drummers reckon. [/quote] Not a bad Idea that.. In fact a very generous BCer has already offered his help .. gotta love this place. I'm in conversation with the original guy I contacted with regards to how it's going to work, so i'd like to see how things pan out there as he's already put some effort in listening to some example material etc.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1429693702' post='2753924'] if it was just for recruiting, I think I'd settle on loops as anything else, I'd think of as overkill... [/quote] Yeah i guess I should just go with loops.. trouble is I'm not really up to speed with drums and my attempts are ruining otherwise reasonable sounding tracks.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1429690529' post='2753886'] How much..? And how much about his playing do you know? [/quote] It's looking like about £80 a track. I only know as much about him as his website and the demos on it. Happy to hear of any recomendations?

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1429688549' post='2753861'] I was just going to say - try EZ Drummer, it sounds ace [/quote] I havent seen that before... looks pretty good. I'd still be limited to my ideas of drum patterns though, I would ideally like someone who knows what there doing!

In my continuing quest to put a new metal band together, I've recorded some basic demos of guitar and bass parts but tapping out electronic drums really does sound sh*t... I kinda need these demos to be as good as possible as I'm looking to use them to recruit interest parties. I've been thinking of using one of those online guys where you send them your track and they record real drums for you. I've found a guy who looks ideal with decent experience of the genre who seems to have a pretty extensive list of people who have been pleased with previous sessions work he's done. Anyone here done this sort of thing before? Looks good to me and seems a small price to pay for getting a couple of decent demos tracks together. Any pitfalls to be wary of?

I'd go the other way... an 8" super light weight cab that actually allows a bass guitar to sound like a bass at passable volume would be a winner

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1429600416' post='2752928'] Ahh, so that's you, is it? Stop it at once! [/quote] My bass demoing technique is nothing compared to my guitar try out routine...I clear a space in the shop by moving the other guitars to one side and play bendy rock solos on my knees with the amp on max volume and cathedral reverb setting... sometimes I cry through the sheer beauty of what I'm playing and let the tears roll down my face...

If you weren't so far away I'd say pop round and I'll give you an introduction. It's quite a complicated thing to explain over a messageboard but it's beautifully simple when someone explains it in person. Perhaps a single hour in a lesson would tell you more than days of forum browsing

When trying out basses I generally just slap the crap out of it as fast as I can... maybe a bit of tapping too.