Bobthedog

I went to order my new car today and took along the papers to put on my, currently on retention, BA55 MBC plate. Comment from the dealer: "So your a fisherman then" Hey ho, if I take up course fishing, at least I will not need to spend money on a new plate.

[quote name='nosnowking' timestamp='1471080811' post='3110372'] Wow, I forgot you played bass Bobthedog. Nice to see/meet (whatever it is on a forum) you again [/quote] I prefer to think of myself as a man who owns some bass equipment! Anyhoo, you should fit in well here, a great place for technical info or just hooning about with a good sense of humour!

Hey Chris and welcome to BC. You will know me from another (now defunct) place as Baloo! ;-).

Just ordered the "passive" version. I hope it is good for metal.

[quote name='GarfyBass' timestamp='1470558446' post='3106648'] Seriously considering a BF 2x10 with my newly acquired Little Bastard. I absolutely love the tones from it my old Klystron 2x10 but hate the weight (well my back does). Not sure whether a 2x10 or super compact...tried a 2x10 at the gallery but they didn't have the SC in to try... [/quote] As Chris says, give Alex a call and discuss with him what you want. As long as you do that, he does a great free 30 day trial. If you do not like it, you just have nothing but a little bit of hassle to get it back to him. I did that for my BFT2 but did not have to return it as I love it. Per one of my threads, and for the first time, I no longer have any GAS.

Re compressors, I would look at the TC Electronic Spectracomp or perhaps the Hypergravity. I have the former and am very happy with it.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1470048200' post='3102852'] Presumably the Dragons make an offer based on the pitch. If something comes to light that wasn't in the pitch they have a get out. I suspect they have a lot of crossing of T's and dotting of I's to do after the pitch and offer. [/quote] This is what happens. Further, some people do not really want investment but use the show as free publicity. A old mate of mine was going to do just that with a clever bicycle mirror.

Gosh, is it that time of the year already. Hopefully this thread will end better than one of the previous ones.

Having read this thread through thinking I could chime in with some suggestions I noticed some good posts were ignored by the OP yet others carefully chosen to respond to as if to get a rise. I sadly too came to the trolling conclusion.

Stand all the time. Although my strap means there is no height difference when I sit down, something changes (angle, position across the body?). I don't really know other than I have to really think where the frets / strings are sitting down. Weird.

[quote name='woodenshirt' timestamp='1469395645' post='3098017'] +1 By the way my Reg. is: BA55 FAN Mart [/quote] Mine is BA55 MBC, the latter letters being my initials

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1469096085' post='3095644'] Not sure I'd agree with that one as it happens. However... you presumably would see the difference between spending, say, £1000 on a private plate and spending a roughly similar amount on, say, a decent climate control system or whatever it might be (which is the point I'm making)? [/quote] Why not have both? They are not mutually exclusive. There is no automatic rule that says something has to be given up to allow for the reg plate. And per you earlier point, I am not intending to fall out with anyone. Like all of us, just voicing my personal views.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1469082386' post='3095541'] Any number plate that you've paid extra for is by definition a vanity item. I had a chance to buy the plate BX15 GTS for my car. On one level it looks like a normal plate, but it would have cost me around £400 from a company that sells such plates. How many other people notice it is not really the point. If it's just the next plate out of the box, then fine. But it isn't. To reiterate though, I don't have a problem with people spending their disposable on such things. It just seems odd after going to the trouble of getting the best deal for your new car is all. At least with a £400 bass you have the chance to get some use out of it... [/quote] To me vanity is an excessive pride in one's appearance. I do not see that here. Is it any different to paying extra for a specific colour on a car because one likes that colour (not all choices are for resale value)? Re useage, I think there also is a big difference between intrinsic and aesthetic value. Some people get "use" of an item by the visual pleasure it brings them rather than the practicality or monetary value. I do agree re vanity and plates that spell someone's name like the Colin example above, that is self promotion and in my view; vain or at least conceited.

I am not convinced a number plate such as the OP's can be classed as vanity. Unless you know the person and their initials, it just looks like a 55 plate registration to the public eye. I have a similar plate and it is purely a bit of fun for me. It is not an investment but then neither is the cost a life limiting amount of money. Disposable income is exactly what it means. Sometimes people do things that cost money just for fun and no more. There is no need to read more into it.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1468927786' post='3094351'] Indeed, but (from the OED...)... To peddle 1 - Try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place: [i]He peddled printing materials around the country[/i] 1.1 - Sell (an illegal drug or stolen item): [i](as noun peddling) Youths involved in drug peddling[/i] 1.2 - Promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely: [i]The giant con that has been peddled in the Conservative press[/i] [i] [/i] [/quote] Aha! I now see the issue.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1468881682' post='3094088'] Allow me to doubt that, unless they're taking it in turns to distribution their dope..? [/quote] From Wikipedia and my experience as a former racing cyclist: In cycling, cadence (or pedalling rate) is the number of revolutions of the crank per minute; roughly speaking, this is the rate at which a cyclist is pedalling/turning the pedals. Cadence is related to wheel speed, but is a distinct measurement.

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1468793672' post='3093416'] Might be worth buying Eric Taylor's books, the 'AB Guide to Theory' volumes I and II. These are small books and cover the theory needed for the ABRSM up to grade 5. They used to be about a fiver each (OK [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AB-Guide-Music-Theory-Vol/dp/1854724460"]here's[/url] link). Good explanation above. Once a tonal centre has been extablished (e.g. C major) then the tonic is the 'home' and is where the music wants to return to and settle and ultimately finish. Certain chords built on other degrees of the scale, such as V - which would be G in the case of C, have a strong pull back to the tonic. The sequence of chords that lead to a close is called a 'cadence' and comes from the Italian word meaning 'to fall' and that is because the bass note in the chords in a cadence usually 'falls' to the tonic. So, in the case of a 'full close' we have chord V => chord I which is G to C and the bass would fall from the G above down to C. There are various types of 'close' (cadence) and chord V to I is one of the most common ways of ending a section or an entire piece of music. There are others. [/quote] At this rate I could become quite the expert. Thank you. Interestingly (or not) cadence is the term cyclists use to talk about peddle rotation speed

[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1468678204' post='3092595'] Have a listen to this IV-V-I cadence in C major: [url="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/IV-V-I_in_C.mid"]https://upload.wikim...IV-V-I_in_C.mid[/url] It consists of an F major triad (chord IV), a G major triad (chord V) and a C major triad (chord I); can you hear how progression points towards the last chord, and how things feel 'at rest' and complete when it reaches it? This is because the I chord is the [b]tonic [/b]chord. If the progression ended on chord V instead, for example, it would feel unfinished. [b]Pitch Hierarchy[/b] Using C major as our example again, the key of C major contains the same notes as a C major scale, i.e. C, D, E F, G, A and B. You need to understand that not all of these pitches are of equal importance. The 'primary' pitches are the tonic, the fifth and the third[b]:[/b][list] [*][b]Tonic[/b]: this is the 'home' pitch, where everything points back to. In C major this would be the note C. [*][b]Dominant[/b]: this pitch is a perfect fifth (i.e. seven semi-tones) above the tonic, it [i]very strongly[/i] points towards the tonic. In C major this would be the note G. [*][b]Mediant[/b]: this is the third degree and determines whether the tonality is major or minor, in C major this note is E (in C [i]minor[/i] it would be Eb). [/list] The 'secondary' pitches are the second, fourth, sixth and seventh degrees. They are defined by their relationship to the three notes above:[list] [*][b]Supertonic[/b]: the second degree, which in C major is D, it points back down towards the tonic. [*][b]Subdominant[/b]: the fourth degree, named the [i]sub[/i]dominant because it is a fifth [i]below[/i] the tonic. In C major this would be F. [*][b]Submediant[/b]: the sixth degree, named the [i]sub[/i]mediant because it is a third [i]below[/i] the tonic (remember the mediant is a third [i]above[/i]). In C major this would be A. [*][b]Leading Tone[/b]: the seventh degree, a half step below the tonic to which it strongly wants to resolve, which in C major this would be B. [/list] Therefore, in C major: C = Tonic D = Supertonic E = Mediant F = Subdominant G = Dominant A = Submediant B = Leading Tone [/quote] Wowser, thank you too. It will take me some time to take all that in, but evidently a true comprehensive explanation. Will print off to read through tonight.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1468670615' post='3092527'] That's 'tonic' as in 'sets the tone'; it might help if mentally pronounced that way (the 'ton..' part pronounced like 'tone', not as in 'gin and tonic'...). A 'C' scale has its tone set by the tonic note, ie: the 'C'... It is, effectively, the tone by which the other notes in a musical piece are, mentally, referenced, or judged, by the listener. A piece comes to resolution (and therefore sounds comfortable...) when it returns to the tonic sound, and comes to rest. Very many (not all, but very many...) pieces of music finish on the tonic note or chord. Think of major orchestral stuff, at the end going, apparently endlessly, through those repeated big orchestral 'hits' until, finally, settling on 'Ta-Dahhhhhhhh', followed by applause. That's the tonic (as in 'tone', not gin and tonic...) of the piece performing its role as resolution. [/quote] Very easy when explained that way! Thank you.

Wow! guys thank you and the responses are really appreciated. Very kindly someone has stepped in locally but will come back should I prove too stupid to understand them too! First simple question revolved around tonic chords. Even the intwerweb has not helped on that: [font=arial, sans-serif][size=4]"In music, the [/size][/font][b]tonic[/b][font=arial, sans-serif][size=4] is the first scale degree of a diatonic scale and the tonal center or final resolution tone. The triad formed on the [/size][/font][b]tonic[/b][font=arial, sans-serif][size=4] note, the [/size][/font][b]tonic chord[/b][font=arial, sans-serif][size=4], is thus the most significant [/size][/font][b]chord[/b][font=arial, sans-serif][size=4]. More generally, the [/size][/font][b]tonic[/b][font=arial, sans-serif][size=4] is the pitch upon which all other pitches of a piece are hierarchically referenced." wtf?[/size][/font]

I need some help with some theory for my next Rockschool grade please. Is anyone with good theory prepared to give me an hour of their time to run through the two apparently simple questions I am struggling with? I have a tutor but do not really understand his explanations, from a practical angle he is great. I would prefer to drive over to you (max an hour from Buckingham) for face time. Happy to pay for your time if that helps the interest.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1467815061' post='3086482'] I have the Blue Rock and it is superb. I can't see a situation where I would ever change it. Highly recommended. [/quote] This. In fact it is good enough that I cannot see my GAS being reactivated in the long term future. Very happy from metal to jazz to blues.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1467711769' post='3085495'] A bit more than 100 notes but well worth the money, and Chris the boss is quite active on here too. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smooth-Hound-Innovations-K1100_K2100-Wireless/dp/B010FK9MMG [/quote] If you can stretch to this, highly recommended. I have one and love it. The service from Smooth-Hound is first class too.

I would say 13 days out of 14 I play for at least 30 mins a day. I would love to do much more but weekdays is very time compressed.