Rexel Matador

Just the kind of thing I like to have in my ears when I go for a walk so familiar places suddenly look strange and scary. Love it!

AWESOME!!!! So filthy and uncompromising. So much music these days, heavy or otherwise, just has no edge, but you bring it in spades. I'd definitely come and see you you if you toured in England.

Thanks!🙂 Probably could have googled it myself, couldn't I? But it's always nicer to engage with an actual human if possible. While they look lovely, the idea of a plectrum being something I wouldn't be ok with losing doesn't really sit well with me, because I *will* lose them!

I'm surprised I've never heard it before. Maybe the rest of the band already know and we'll all live happily ever after!

Push - I like that, thanks! I'll try and make it catch on in the band.

I was wondering, is there a commonly understood term for when a chord change or riff starts just before the first beat of the bar - like when the main riff to Enter Sandman kicks in, for example? I'm playing in a rock band with a drummer who is a bit too, shall we say, "relaxed" about such things, and as it happens a lot in the songs that we're playing, I want to be able to communicate effectively with the other members of the band and make sure we're all locked in. At the moment it sometimes sounds like we're not even playing the same song! Anyway, as it happens a lot in rock music, I thought maybe it has a name. Thoughts?

I love tele shaped guitars but always thought it didn't really work for basses, for some reason. But then this started calling out to me and I'm well and truly under its spell:

[quote name='josie' timestamp='1479425092' post='3176530'] Should I tell you about TimberTones or do you already know? [/quote] I do not, so you probably should.

Hi everyone, I took up bass about 6 months ago after many years of playing guitar. Just did it on a whim to spice things up and now I'm obsessed - should have done it years ago! I've thrown myself in the deep end and joined a hard rock band. I must be doing something right because they're a very talented bunch and they took me on. But I have an awful lot to learn and hope to evolve beyond the point of "guitarist who switched to bass because the band needed a bass player". You can take my plectrum when you pry it from my cold dead hands though - I like the sound and the speed of it. Ironically, I mostly played guitar without one. I play a white Ibanez SR300E but now spend 24 hours a day coveting various more expensive instruments. My first upgrade will probably be a Fender precision, though I'm a little daunted by the great big necks they seem to have. I assume I'll get used to it - millions before me did. I have a Hartke LH1000 head and Hydrive 810 cab. Yes, it's a bit much for a beginner but it was an absolute steal and let's not forget that I have two Marshall stacks to contend with... I mean... complement. Players I dig: Matt Freeman, Geddy Lee, John Entwistle, Fat Mike, Cliff Burton, Eric Wilson. That ended up being quite long - how terrible self-indulgent of me. Thanks for having me, anyway. Looking forward to picking some brains.