Baxlin
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Has Brian May only ever used one guitar?
Baxlin replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
IIRC there’s a YouTube vid by Brian May’s guitar tech showing all the guitars he could use during a concert. Live Aid 1985, he starts Crazy Little thing on what looks like an Ovation, and switches to a Telecaster during the song. (Freddie also playing aTele?) staying with Teles, there’s also Rossi and Parfitt, maybe? -
Learn Two Simple Rhymes To Read Any Note In Bass Clef
Baxlin replied to greghagger's topic in Theory and Technique
I agree, I find/found it hard to progress from the mnemonics to actually knowing the notes automatically. I still can’t go straight from the dot to the fret, without going via the Alphabet. Working on it though.- 32 replies
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It’s even worse if you watch the video...........
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Not a patch on the Hilda Baker/Arthur Mullard version of You’re the One that I Want’, I’m afraid.....
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Very nice. And at Easter they can do ‘There is a green hill’ to the same tune!
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A bottle of Pimms No 1, with all the trimmings.....
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From the thread title I thought it was about wearing a tux and meeting the Queen......
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^^^^. Terror and relief is right! It’s not like being in the band, playing live, it’s much more intense, IMO. How many ‘takes’ for each track? I’ve decided that directly facing the screen isn’t the most comfortable I’ve ever been, so for future vids I’m going more side-on. Hopefully it’ll be easier to forget the camera.
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Go faster stripes on your bass
Baxlin replied to Richard Jinman's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
TBH, I rather liked it, until I got to the close-ups...... -
We’ve found this as well, but for us it was simply the phone and tablet speakers. Play through an amp via the headphone socket and the bass track previously conspicuous by its absence magically returns.........
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No offence, but UNfortunately?? 😎
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Any chance of us rehearsing for a while is very unlikely as our lead guitarist is waiting to start Chemo - he’s one of the unfortunate patients who is having to be patient. We wish him well, obviously. But I have played in a virtual band for our church services, each of us recording at home then it’s mixed, but it’s not the same, obviously
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Ok, but you did say c. 1965 ie approx.......😇
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Surprised nobody’s mentioned Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale. Was it Matthew Fisher playing the Hammond? Not so much a solo though, more throughout the song!
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Seems the longest owned so far.....
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Although I bought and sold various basses until I found three I’m happy with, I still have the Hawk 12-string acoustic guitar I bought new in May 1968 from Papworths (The Music Inn as it became) on Alfreton Road in Nottingham. I subsequently hardwired a pickup, tone and volume knobs and jack socket - I took a brave pill before I got the electric drill out - but apart from that and the occasional new set of strings it’s still original. I'm sure among the more senior citizens on here there must be guitars or basses owned for longer, care to share details?
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You beat me to it! I’ve seen Alan Price live many times, always a good show
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Re the bass being inaudible, I've just used my iPad’s headphone socket and played the clip through an amp, and the bass sounds good. I’ve done some ‘spare bedroom’ recordings (bass amp’d) on my phone/iPad, and the bass is inaudible if played back just on the phone. But played back through the amp, it’s fine. I suppose it’s because the phone/iPad speakers don’t ‘do’ bass.
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Well, I started with just one, and sold it on as I bought another, as I didn’t NEED more than one. But I wanted a semi acoustic 335 style, then I saw a PJ going for a song....... I suppose I could manage with just one, but during lockdown I’ve had one in my ‘den in the loft’, one behind the sofa to reach for anytime, the other is where I left it last time I picked it up. So no, I want all 3! (plus various guitars ‘to hand’)
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Phew, it turned out to be in the transport options, but if it was in sync, it would be good to hear what I’m recording. Perhaps I’ll explore that too in due course. Thanks again. Malcolm
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Thanks both, I check and report back
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I’ve somehow changed settings on Audacity, and now, when recording, I can hear myself playing, but with a slight delay. It’s OK for the first track, I just turn the speaker down. But if I do that for subsequent tracks, I’ve nothing to sync with! Can anyone tell me how to remove the volume on the track I’m recording, please, but keep the playback on previous tracks? Many thanks in advance.....
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And Tristan Fry from Sky on percussion?
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Some advice/help please, I’m taking part in ‘distance recording’ later this week, but I’ve been told the acoustic piano being used is very slightly flat, “30 cent”. I need therefore to detune my bass accordingly. My tuner has a pitch button, normally it’s set at 440 (440 what I have no idea!!), and it can be adjusted in the range 435 to 445. Is this how I retune, and if so, to what pitch? Or if not???? Thanks in advance malcolm
