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    I've just got my first Mac, a diddy little Mabook air, after moving over from Windows and would like to know if there is any software that people can recommend to use to help with learning songs. The main features that I'm after are the ability to loop a specific section of music and to change the pitch and tempo of the section being played. I used to use Best Practice on the PC, which although a bit dated, did the job brilliantly. So I'm after a Mac equivalent, if such a thing should exist - and is not stupidly expensive. I've trawled the app store and can't find anything that appears to meet all of my needs. Can anyone suggest something suitable?
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    Just received a new Fender neoprene strap from Dave. The strap was new and sealed as he'd described it and arrived quickly. He was prompt and courteous in his communications too. I'd happily deal with him again.
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    Jez recently bought a gig bag from me. He was an absolutely top bloke to deal with, he paid quickly and his communication was fast and friendly too. What more can you ask for? Hope the bag serves you well
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    Sorry folks, this has now sold.
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    Yet another comment in praise of Paul. I've dealt with the guy a number of times and cannot praise him enough. He recently purchased a Warwick gig bag from me, and as usual he was prompt and courteous in his dealings, didn't haggle over the price and simply did what he said he'd do, when he said he'd do it! No tyre kicking, no dithering, just a quick and easy - and above all friendly - transaction. Paul also gave up a couple of hours of his time to help diagnose and fix an issue on a bass of mine several months ago. And if that wasn't enough, he refused any sort of payment! He's an absolutely top bloke in every way!
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    Some interesting responses here folks. I think it's fair to say that my issue tends to be when playing material that I am already familiar with. I think I tend to get a bit complacent probably because I know that I know the song inside out, so my brain goes on walkabout. It's not that I'm not listening, it's just that my mind goes elsewhere. So in that respect, I'm probably listening, but not listening 100% - if that makes sense? Like a couple of you have commented, when playing dep gigs (which is something I only do infrequently) I tend to be a lot more focused. This, I suspect, is being down to the fact that I am not as familiar, and therefore comfortable, with the material being played and am more conscious of what's going on. I'm in now way a flash player and I firmly believe in playing what the song needs instead of trying to be clever for the sake of it. So I'm not thinking 'what [i]can [/i]I play here' but rather 'what [i]should [/i]I play here'. Usually muscle memory or my in-built auto-pilot saves me, but rarely in time to avoid a bum note!
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    Is it just me, or do any of you people sometimes over think when you're playing, and then end up suffering as a result? By that I mean thinking too much about what you need to play on the next verse/chorus/song/whatever to the point where you almost forget what you are actually supposed to be playing [i]now [/i]and then end up having a blank (aka a 'WTF do I play here' moment)? I'm not one to get nervous before a gig and have been know to have a moment like this even with songs that I've played hundreds of times over the years. Is it an age thing (I'm in my early 40's so in my mind I'm not [i]that [/i]ancient)? Or maybe past indulgences catching up with me ? Anyone else have 'suffer' from this or something similar?
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    Now sold.
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    [b]Now sold. [/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Up for sale, a used Warwick branded padded gig bag with removable back pack. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bag has been used but is in good condition.[/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828] It has no rips or tears but there are a few scrapes or other cosmetic marks here and there. [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Padding is approximately 20-30 mm. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bag has chunky zips, all of which are in good working order. [/font][/color] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]It features a zipped pocket on the front at the head end of the bag plus a removable back pack for all your various bits and bobs. The back pack has a large main compartment that will fit an A4 folder or small light weight amp head, a smaller pocket with internal organisers for cables etc. plus a mesh pocket on the front. The back pack attaches to the bag with a chunky zip plus 4 quick release clips (all intact). [/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Other features include 2 adjustable shoulder straps, a side mounted carrying handle, front and back grab handles, and a textured plastic bass with 4 metal feet on the bottom[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'm asking £20 delivered, or £15 cash on collection (Wellingborough area) please.[/font][/color]
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    Up for sale, an immaculate Sandberg branded padded gig bag. The only action the bag has seen was to bring a new bass back home. The bass itself now lives in a hard case. The bag is in mint condition, it has no rips, tears, scrapes or other cosmetic marks. Padding is approximately 20-30 mm. All zips are in good working order. It features 2 zipped pockets on the front; one larger one that will fit an A4 folder or small light weight amp head, plus a smaller pocket for cables or other odds and sods. The smaller pocket has the Sandberg logo and tagline embroidered onto it. There's also 2 adjustable shoulder straps and 2 side mounted carrying handles with a handy velcro retainer. I'm asking £30 delivered, or £25 cash on collection (Wellingborough area) please.
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    It looks like the problem has been diagnosed and all but cured - all that was required was 2 grown men, a selection of hand held tools, some Vaseline and a length of bicycle inner tube. After some assistance from the very helpful Thunderbird, it appears that the hole through the headstock that the machine head shaft (not sure if there's a technical name for it?) passes through was fractionally too large - we're talking a faction of next to nothing here. The upshot of it was that when the string was plucked, the machine head shaft was effectively rattling about in the hole and causing the annoying clicking sound. After some experiments that involved wrapping the shaft in PTFE tape there was a noticeable improvement, not an outright cure but enough of a difference to warrant further investigation. A small section of inner tube was used to replace the PTFE tape to effectively pack out the greased-up hole and act as a shock absorber. The result is a massive improvement - the click is still there slightly when you really dig in but it's nowhere near as pronounced as it was. When plucking the string with my usual degree of attack there's no more annoying click! Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions and special thanks to Paul for diagnosing the issue and suggesting the way to resolve it. .
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    Having taken another look at the bass, here's the latest update; I've eliminated the possibility of it being the A string that makes the noise when my plucking finger touches it after striking the D. I even went as far as removing the A string but the annoying sound persisted! Thanks for the suggestion ikay, it wasn't something I'd have thought of. Like you Johnny frog, I tend to [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]pluck down through the string slightly striking it towards the body. OK, so this is probably poor technique on my part, but until now it has never been a problem![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Howie, thanks for the suggestion chap, but I've already checked and changed the bridge saddles so I'm as sure as I can be that they are not the cause. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Paul, you're more than welcome to take a look at the bass, I'll drop you a line and arrange something. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks for the offer OldG, I'm not a million miles from Rushden so if Paul (Thunderbird) has no luck with the bass I'll likely take you up on the offer, cheers![/font][/color]
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    Cheers Johnny, but I've Already tried raising the bridge saddle, even to the point where is was unplayable because the string was so high, but alas, it didn't stop the click! Paul, by all means you are welcome to have a look and see if you can figure out what's wrong. Pilot error perhaps??? Grangur - http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/government-issues-guidelines-for-encounters-with-white-bmws-2014020483225 I rest my case
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    Thanks for the additional thoughts on this, people. ikay - your suggestion of the string below being the culprit is worth investigating, I'll take a look. iconic - there's no string retainer, so unfortunately that can't be the problem (the headstock angles back from the neck and body slightly to pull the strings down tight over the nut) hamfist - yes my fingers do strike the pup when playing but I still get the noise even if I change my right hand position i.e. near the bridge or at the end of the neck. chris b - my string attack is probably somewhere in the middle, I neither hammer nor tickle the strings! Obviously the harder I play the more pronounced the click, but it's still apparent even with a fairly soft pluck. Grangur - Thanks for the recommendation of Si600, It could well be worth arranging something for him to take a look. I don't know the guy, do you think he'd mind if I message him? Paul - the string clicks even when the bass isn't plugged into anything so I suspect that the string being too close to the pup isn't the issue. So thanks again everyone for the suggestions, I'll take another look at it but I might just have to bite the bullet and get someone else to probe its darkest recesses .... It may not be the end of the world, but it's bloody annoying
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    Thanks for the advice folks, I've been through and tightened everything up on the machine heads and the bridge (plus pretty much everything else) but still the annoying sound persists. I even swapped the D & G machine heads over but that hasn't made any difference either Paul - I've tried other strings and replaced the bridge saddles, but that hasn't helped! hamfist - The string has good clearance over the pup (Yes, it's a P style!) and is definitely not hitting it when the string is plucked. As the bass was only cheap I'm loathed to take it to a 'pro' to be fixed as it could potentially end up costing more than the bass is worth! And whatever the fault is could hopefully be something that I could easily rectify - if only I knew what the problem is!!! Anyone else have any suggestions?
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    Hi all, Having just completed reassembling a cheap project bass (an old Ibanez Soundgear) I've found that there is what I can only describe as a weird clicking type sound along the whole of the D string. It happens when playing the string open and across every one of the 24 frets. The sound appears to be coming from the head end of the neck as far as I can tell. And just to confuse things, it only seems to happen when playing finger style, using a pick or playing down strokes with my thumb sound fine. This weird sound doesn't appear to be being transmitted through the amp but is quite loud and very noticeable when playing acoustically or at in-house volumes. It's a bass that I'm hoping to use to teach my young son so would like to get it sorted so that it doesn't serve as a distraction to him as he's learning. I've tried a number of things already to diagnose the problem, none of which have resolved the issue;[list] [*]The truss rod has been adjusted to the required relief, [*]The fret levels checked (none need to be reseated), [*]The bridge saddle has been raised to it's maximum height, [*]I packed the nut slot out with a length of matchstick to raise the string from the fingerboard, [*]I've tried different strings [/list] The fact that this problem only affects the D string leads me to suspect that it's a problem with either the bridge, or more likely the nut as the clicking seems to be coming from that end of the neck. Can anyone shed any light on this, please? Sid.
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    Kevin offered up a Wizard Trad Precision pickup in response to a wanted ad that I had posted - and at a very reasonable price too. Very friendly chap to deal with and very knowledgeable about all things bass too.
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    Thanks for the word for wisdom people. I've just finished wiring the bass up - direct from the volume pot to the output with no [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]resistor/capacitor[/font][/color] - and all sounds great through my little 30 watt practice amp. Not tried it through my gig rig yet but if things do sound a bit too bright for my tastes then I'll try wiring a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]resistor [/font][/color]into the circuit. Cheers, Sid.
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    Cheers for the clarification, John. I'll get my welding torch out at the weekend and see what happens ......
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    Thanks for the help, guys. John, a couple of further questions if I may;[list] [*]The hot wire from the pickup is presumably the white one??? [*]Shouldn't there also be an earth wire somewhere (the one that connects to the underside of the bridge?) If so, where does the other end of it go? [/list] Cheers, Sid.
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    Hi folks, I’m after some advice, please. I’m currently renovating an old Ibanez bass and have removed the original P/J pickups and pre-amp and plan to replace them with just a passive P pickup to keep things simple. What I would like to do, if possible, is wire the pup to a volume pot and then straight to the output. (I don’t tend to use passive tone controls as I prefer to make tonal changes via the amp or by adjusting my technique). [indent=1]o Is it even possible to do this?[/indent] [indent=1]o Do I need to have a tone control in the circuit?[/indent] [indent=1]o Presumably this will give the full range signal from the pickup? i.e. as if the tone pot was wide open?[/indent] [indent=1]o Would I need a capacitor or resistor in the circuit or can that be omitted too?[/indent] [indent=1]o Would doing so have any adverse effect on the tone?[/indent] Assuming that the above is feasible does anyone have (or can they point me in the direction of) an appropriate wiring diagram, please? Any advice, guidance, words of wisdom much appreciated, Cheers, Sid.
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    Just bought an old ibanez bass from Mark as a work-in-progress project. He was honest, quick and courteous in response to my queries and posted the bass off very quickly too. All in all he was a great guy to deal with.
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    Sorry for not responding to this sooner , all magazines have now found their way to new homes, many thanks to everyone for their interest.
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    Paul (aka Thunderbird) is a friendly and genuine guy to deal with - what more can I say???
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    Hi all, Having a clear-out as we're moving house soon, and need to re-home loads of old Loads of Bassist & Bass guitar magazines. Haven't been through them all methodically but there's loads, maybe or 100 or so in total, going back at least as far as 1997 right up to about 3 or 4 years ago. Free to a good home (or a donation to the basschat site if you're feeling charitable ) - otherwise they'll end up in the recycling bin . Collection from Wellingborough, Northants preferred, however I'm willing to arrange postage at the 'collectors' expense, but please be aware that this is unlikely to be cheap due to the weight and number of them! Ta, Sid.
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