mikel

Cheers, its what I hoped to hear. I am more concerned with recording the instruments and vocals with minimal processing.

In Mark's defense he was quoting a conversation overheard in a Redneck bar in the US. Guys were bad mouthing musicians on MTV. He was highlighting their ignorance. Context is all.

Well, I can understand, to a degree, but anyone who is into The Blues will know the song and understand you are not speaking from a personal point of view but merely covering an old classic. I am a married man, so should I avoid covering any song that mentions attraction to a woman who is patently not my wife? I think things can be taken too far. It didnt stop old blue eyes singing "Something stupid" as a duet with his own daughter. Its a love song by the way.

Genius. I have a mate who is a long time cycling nut. He currently has 14 bicycles, all of them black. If his wife should ask "Is that a new bike?" he answers "This? nah, had it for ages.

I dont think it matters. If you begin to learn something from a base of zero the hand that has to become dominant, in the end, will be dominant. New muscle memory. I came to bass from drumming and as mentioned above, using all 4 limbs in a differing patterns would be mind bending if thought about too much.

He studied at Berklee so he must be wonderful.

I am aware of that, I simply feel it is more important to enjoy your music than over analyse and stress over the piece you play. If the individual feels the stress and worry of playing something alien to them and pondering even the key to play in, rather than playing a piece they like, the way they want to play it, then I have no problem with that. I was suggesting they may play better if they chose a piece the love and can give it the emotion it deserves.

Its music, just pick a song and play it. Play what you enjoy, that's what playing music is supposed to be about. If it matters more to have a Phd in music than love what you play then that is a whole different ball game.

Drum rug first. All the kit fits on the rug so we position it first, giving the other gear the room it needs, then we go with the amps and cabs whil the drummer sets up his kit. PA and monitors, if needed, last.

Cheers, I will do that.

What? Even in***t and morris dancing?????

Well quite, but as I said "Who cares?" I love it so it hits the mark. Lots of technical and difficult solos out there but that is no measure of the musicality of what is being played.

Who cares? Look on credits of most albums and if it lists it, it will say "Vocalist" not singer or singist.

Very good luck, but why should the fact you are 53 be of any significance?

This. It has the great distinction of being musical, as a good solo should be. Technical or difficult? Who cares, its music, you listen to it and either like it, or not.

The early Beatles stuff was not true stereo, it was simply panned hard left and hard right. Faux stereo with no instrument placement in the soundstage. They have all been re mastered in stereo, but still sound better in mono.

I love a start up band. Its a step into the unknown. I love the challenge of meeting new musicians and kicking ideas about till we decide on a genre of music to play. Working up the set list and practicing the songs at home till I can play them in the dark, cos we all want to be the one who can say "Nah mate, thats not right, its a G#M there". Being a real part of a band means being in it from inception to first gig. Also, I would always rather be in a band that simply breaks even, but I love the music and enjoy the company of the other musicians, than an average band where I go through the motions but make money. To have both would be nice but not that important, I have a job that pays well and isnt too bad.

For me, no. The original mix is what was intended at the time, during the initial creative process. I remember some of the Beatles stuff being re released in "Stereo" Meaning backing vocals and probably lead guitar panned to one speaker and the rest to the other speaker, so depending on the balance of the system or where you were in the room you got a strange version of the original song.

Most of the music I love and would go back too again and again is not about the bass. Its always about the overall sound and the quality of the song for me, I am also a sucker for a good harmony, but melody and interest make the music. I love both the bass and the drums but I prefer them both as accompaniment instruments.

Yep. Its the best way to appreciate the space in music, and the difference playing on the beat, behind the beat and in front of the beat makes to a song. Those micro differences are what makes a song either groove, or not.

Sounds odd, its usually only desperate wannabees who queue round the block to get a chance to shout and yodel at Cowell and co.

Its an easy transition. Mesh pads can be tensioned to feel similar to the traditional drum sizes. If you set up the e-kit with the pads the same heights and distances apart as you would an acoustic kit then the muscle memory is the same. I live in a terrace so I practice on my e-kit every day, the acoustic kit only comes out for band practice and gigs.

I am hoping the Zoom works like the old portastudio and is pretty much self contained.

I play both. I started as a drummer then took up playing bass. It gives me a great insight into the other half of the standard band rhythm section. I love doing both and it helps me understand how it all fits, or not. I also realised, when I took up bass, that some of my earlier drumming left little room for the bassist and forced him to play in a certain way. I think it has improved my drumming in that respect.