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Everything posted by Owen
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I am not technically sure what I use, I'm guessing the Rabbath is closest to it but I have never looked at it so am not sure. My teacher studied with Garry Karr and I use 1 finger per semitone. There is a very slight pivot going on, but if I want to I can do F to G sharp on the E string (one of the Enigma variations - I cannot remember which one, it has been a long time!) without pivoting. I got some very odd looks from other bass tutors when I went to youth orchestras outside my county, but my intonation has always been rock solid. I must admit I feel that it is more about knowing the fingerboard than a set finger pattern. When I am feeling lazy or my chops are down I will do octaves and 5ths using fingers 1- 4, but if I am doing stuff that is fast and tricky then it is 1234 all the way. The lack of shifting always struck me as being a more stable way of playing. Having said that, Simandl is used very widely and everyone seems to be very happy with what they are doing. For me it is more about knowing where the note is and which finger is closest.
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How do you insure your basses against loss or theft?
Owen replied to Grand Wazoo's topic in Bass Guitars
If you go with house insurance and it gets stolen on a paying gig the insurance company will not pay up. For real. -
We live in the golden age of bass lutherie. These basses are just superb and dirt cheap. -
I think foam and felt give a very different vibe. Here is some vid of felt ones. Very nice indeed. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYoi9G67DU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYoi9G67DU...feature=related[/url]
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If you have a Macbook then there will be a bunch of stuff in Garageband. For live stuff I'm sure they will be fine and dandy
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REVIEW = SWR 6x10 & M.B Little Mark II (An Odd looking Rig??)
Owen replied to BIG.J's topic in Amps and Cabs
[quote name='BIG.J' post='1135939' date='Feb 21 2011, 06:29 PM']Welsh Breed[/quote] Hwre! Watch out Italy, we are coming for you! -
Find Paula Gardiner on Facebook. She will know.
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Can anyone who has a Stingray 4 measure the scratchplate for me? Length ways and width ways? Also a measurement on the control plate? TIA
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[quote name='sime17' post='1134947' date='Feb 20 2011, 11:23 PM']It was a girl btw!!![/quote] Steepest learning curve of ALL coming at you! But congratulations
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[quote name='Mikey R' post='1134850' date='Feb 20 2011, 09:31 PM']Where do you get hold of the strings for these? Are they in regular music shops?[/quote] Purple Turtle music for the 4 string set. I am nit sure if they stock the B. Roadtoad from the US for the B
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I have been messing with it for chunks of the day and it is pretty intuative and really quick. Sounds good and really easy to balance levels etc etc. I think it could be the future.
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Anyone using it for the filterage/distortion in their lives? It seems like an obvious thing to do if you already have the hardware.
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1st Pretenders album. One of the truly great albums.
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I bought this from whynot last week because I have to try everything that is out there - gotta catch em all - you know how it is. It is a great unit, you can programme it using free software from Markbass via USB, no other interfaces or stuff like that. The Super Synth has been an eye opener in terms of programability. Why am I selling if it is all that? I have a Korg G5 and an Octavius Squeezer which are scratching all my synth itches . The set up I have covers what I need, but if I did not have them I would keep a hold of the MB. I can do pics if you want, but it is as new. [b][color="#FF0000"]This is now sold Thanks for all the interest.[/color][/b] -
I bet the Universal Audio sounds lovely with a bass. Sadly I cannot justify having it
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Ooooof! £1575. Well done that man!
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Rob Allen! Rob Allen! Rob Allen!
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£300 inc Piezo bridge
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I bought this off ebay in a fit of excitement. Do I need another Distortion in my life? No. It is as it came out of the box. I already have 2 distortion sources. Why would I want another. Yours for £40 all in. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180618116602&ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...STRK:MEBOFFX:IT[/url]
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When you are in a pit and you go into a scene change and all the stage lights go off they TOTALLY rock.
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I have one of these. I always pipe up when they come up for sale. It is hands down the most comfortable bass I have owned. It is light. The MTD neck is asymetric and totally lush. With the powerful EQ on board there is nothing that would touch this bass for another £500 franlky. These basses are totally bargainous. No. Really. -
There are so many options and I have so little clue. Is Watford valves the place to go? I fancy trying a 5751 in my Demeter.
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As someone else said on here - no pain, no pain. That is good.
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What I like about here is that the 2nd hand stuff has a reasonably stable price range. I can pick something up for a good price, try it out (the Markbass Super synth which arrived today) and if it is not my flavour then I can just toss it back in to the pool and someone else will take it. If you live in gear deserts then this is incredibly useful.
