Spoombung

I had the 64 in the treble position on a PJ. I didn't think much of it, unfortunately, despite all the good reviews. A bit thin and lifeless. I ended up replacing it with a Bart humbucker in the end as I didn't think the alternatives would have suited me. As others have pointed out, the boss at the company is very helpful, though.

Yep I drive one too. At last: a club I can join.

My eyesight is bloody terrible these days... I've never needed anything more than a set list to jog my memory before a gig.

[quote name='Myke' timestamp='1365374006' post='2038842'] Why don't you do what you do with the tab and stuff and then in your own time (If you have any spare) write it in notation? Means you get best of both worlds [/quote] Yes, that's a good idea that I should get around to at some point.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1365330033' post='2038024'] Trouble is, most of Spoombung's stuff won't translate into staff notation. [/quote] Ah, there's the rub! A large proportion of my output as a musician has been about texture and ambiguous pitch so it never seemed appropriate to learn it - especially the electronic stuff. It is slightly more appropriate now but I fear I'll never get up to speed. I do agree with everyone who has said standard notation is the easiest way and it's just a matter of learning how to do, however, as I've said before, I'm [i]far too slow[/i] at reading it and (writing it) and have to resort to the pictures and shorthand above. By the time I've sketched all that out I've got it in my head anyway and only need to refer back to it if I haven't played it for a while. Our keyboard player (a very skillful and versatile musician) plays in about 5 bands (Scritti Politti is one of them) but only uses a crib sheet with my band (Prescott) because he says he hasn't been able to memorize the parts in the same way as he usually does because they don't follow convention. The moral of the story is you are a much more [i]versatile[/i] musician if you can read music. You can play different styles instantly. Versatility's not where I'm at, unfortunately.

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1365275972' post='2037622'] Reading music is an essential skill to have, sure, but I can't help but feel that people who dismiss tab and other forms of notation entirely are just elitists. Proper music notation is extremely cumbersome for jotting down quick ideas. If I just want to jot down a riff so I remember it, I either jot down the tab or the notes, tab is usually quicker. How exactly do I jot down music notation? Assuming you don't carry staff paper around (not an unreasonable assumption), you have to draw a staff and then draw the dots, it's not very quick or convenient. Don't get me wrong, reading and writing music notation is a very important skill to have, but you can use alternatives without being a dunderheaded ignormaus. [/quote] I can assure you I wasn't trying to advertise myself as a 'dunderheaded ignoramus'

Well it looks like everyone either notates or can remember everything with no problem! Must be just me then

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1365275359' post='2037610'] Sorry. Never meant to be cheeky. That "Bass Clef" game that keeps popping up on here is a good way to learn where the notes are & everything else about writing score isn't hard. I learned mainly from manuscripts as they usually have everything written either in the front or back page (I started out a keys player). [/quote] Yeah, I've got that game. I can identify notes on the clef but far too slowly. I wish I'd learned to read music when I was younger bit I didn't really want this thread to be about that- we've had a lot of those- rather people's shorthand or quirks instead. I do agree it is clumsy but as I don't play anybody else's music and write the stuff myself I just need something to jog my memory. Chord charts are useless as the keyboard parts are chromatic and feature unison parts a tone or semitone apart that fit with the bass so this method seems to work for me.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1365273554' post='2037580'] Learn to read music. It's not hard & you could fit all that on 1/10th of what you have there. It's the difference between writing a sentence or drawing pictures of what you're trying to say. Most of my rough ideas I record on my phone/mac. Songs are by memory. Meant to say, cool tune. [/quote] Well that told me!

I'm curious how you guys write down your bass parts. I guess a small percentage of you will [i]actually notate[/i] (people like Bilbo) but I'm curious as to how the 'rest of us' do it. Here is an example of how I do it: It might look a mess but you can see it's a mix of chord shapes and tab. I 'sync' up the two elements with a simple line. You can hear what this track sounds like here: [url="https://soundcloud.com/spoombung/riff23-halved"]https://soundcloud.c...g/riff23-halved[/url] Here is a version with just bass and drums: [url="https://soundcloud.com/spoombung/riff23-just-bass-drums"]https://soundcloud.com/spoombung/riff23-just-bass-drums[/url] The way I write presents certain challenges; mainly sudden leaps from the low notes to the upper notes so I have to find some way of writing it down so I can learn it. This method seems to work but I'm also interested in any other examples. Kev

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1364821816' post='2031232'] Yeah, I'm not sure what is being discussed. Title of thread: [b]UK music scene[/b] Content of initial post: [b]Danish music scene[/b] [/quote] My thoughts too. Where the hell are we talking about?

They has a honeymoon period of about three years ( that i like)but everything after that - the stuff they did in the eighties, sounds DIRE : gated snares, trebly production, cliched chords in which Edwards bass playing was lost. Its unlistenable. No, I don't miss them...and actually I don't think anybody else does.

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1364329892' post='2025039'] I totally agree with the points you made. It's always the same with your posts, Spoom [/quote] Tee - hee! :-D

I typed an answer then deleted it. It's always the same with your questions, Silddx

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[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1363953546' post='2020016'] Free download of 'Discipline' isolated Chapman Stick and drum track: [url="http://www.dgmlive.com/archive.htm?artist=6&show=1886"]http://www.dgmlive.c...ist=6&show=1886[/url] [/quote] Requires a Log in unfortunately.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1363879100' post='2018821'] Well pardon us for daring to have an opinion on something! [/quote] Tee-hee!

Dozens of threads on this woman every year, on all the bass forums, with all the participants making more or less the same comments every time and everyone doing their best to point out the bleeding obvious.

Based on years of research in my lab I would say: 1. Pickups and pickup position = 80% of the sound 2. Neck/body joint and dimensions =15% of the sound 3. Wood selection = 5% of the sound. Professor Spoombung.

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363726531' post='2016723'] That stage looks very tidy! Where's the usual rat's nest of dangerous spaghetti..? [/quote] Not required, old chap!

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