EdwardHimself

I've not really played the bass of late but the last song I learned on the bass was a fictional dramatisation of real events. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN1rE5m8Atg[/media] Can't wait until I get my tank licence

maybe they've just hired a load of left handed reviewers?

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1321728448' post='1442534'] I realise it's the weekend, and everyone's real busy [/quote] speak for yourself. Vote added. I quite like the reputation system but if everyone votes to get rid of it then I can't exactly argue can I?

This used to happen to me with the pots on my guitar. I found that sorting out some shielding for it solved the problem. At any rate, I don't think it's the amp that's the issue.

sounds cool but I would hate to make a bass out of one, since it stinks when you work on it!

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1321633572' post='1441495'] Valid point. I think a lot of it is my ego. A lot of it is also the fact that I'm not sure if i would enjoy starting over again with a pick. Literally haven't used one since my first few yrs playing over 30yrs ago so its a major undertaking to relearn and not sure i would be as competent or comfortable. Might give it a try though and put my ego to one side. Dave [/quote] good idea. Being in a band IMO is all about the band sound as a whole, so it's always good to listen to suggestions from other members of the band even if it's not something you'd do normally. If you and the band think it sounds better then good, if not then it doesn't really matter, at least you gave it a go

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1321558316' post='1440703'] Ask the cat if you should buy any more basses: http://youtu.be/LRT4IQ9TmRw [/quote] Love that. Talk about a fat cat though, that one puts the RBS directors to shame lol.

TBH if I wanted to nick the audio off a youtube file then just use audacity or similar and set it to record the monitor or PC audio channel or something like that.

here is another really important chart that you should memorise:

Very envious! Wish I had a Vernier Caliper. Seriously if I had one of those I would literally just measure small lengths all day...

This is my personal favourite:

I know it's more of a guitar thing but don't be fooled into thinking that because the gibson style 3 way "skeleton" switches are more expensive, it means they're more reliable/hard-wearing because they're not. You're better off going for a boggo box style one.

I agree. Get a new cab, having slightly more watts is not going to make a lot of difference to the volume. It's not just about the power- it's about how it puts that power down on the road.

[quote name='johnny_frog' timestamp='1321298067' post='1437519'] it's ok... am in 2 (maybe 3 after a discussion I was having on saturday night) others... they kinda run out of phase so as one goes phut another picks up. just annoying tis all. [/quote] The number of people I would have murdered to be in 2 or 3 bands at once! Lol jk but you get the idea.

Can be annoying yep. That's just life though, move onto the next one.

good idea. A small van is a good idea if you want to save money on fuel.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1321126550' post='1435708'] It's got nothing to do with meanness. I work in graphic design we scale images unproportionally all the time so that they look "good" in the space available. Accuracy of scale doesn't come into it. Speaking from experience I would never trust "accurate" measurements of any photograph, there's simply too many variables that can add distortion. [/quote] true. What you need is an AutoCAD drawing although I don't think they had them back in the 1960s. Apparently they used to use this thing called "paper" or something...

I'm guessing he's asking if the bridge in the pictured bass is the same as the bridge on yours?

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1321021513' post='1434462'] Sorry I'm young what is this ' that you speak of [/quote] ' is an apostrophe, a punctuation mark that is usually used within writing when words or phrases are shortened or to indicate pluralisation of ownership. ′ on the other hand, is used as a unit label for the foot. The 2 cables I have at the moment are 6 m and 3 m. I think 6 m is about ideal for me. I found 9 to 10 m cables to be unwieldy whereas a 3 m one is a bit short if I'm playing standing up.

I can do both, but not massively well lol.

[quote name='Fitz666' timestamp='1320942659' post='1433539'][IMG]http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z193/fitzhugh666/cannon350D143.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] Clever bit of self-censoring there on part of the guitarist Here is me looking a bit more buff than I am in real life lol This was done as part of the formula student photoshoot we had this week. Shame I'm going to quit formula student

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1320420967' post='1426720'] By the time my dissertation came around I knew exactly what I wanted to do just because i'd theorised about it so many times already. I kinda assumed this was normal but my gf is in a similar position to you with no idea what to do either. I find it hard to understand tbh. Hopefully you'll find something that sparks your interest though! [/quote] gd 4 u

mine was sh*t. Bands? forget it mate. [quote name='4000' timestamp='1320759324' post='1430898']So, 2011, good year? No. 2010? No. 2009? No. 2008? No. Get me back to'88 and you're talking... [/quote] +1. Well, sort of. For me, every year has been pretty much downhill since the turn of the century...

[quote name='MuckedUpFunkies' timestamp='1320342709' post='1425675']I'm applying for university this year in a Music degree and have just started getting offers back. Problem is most want an audition first and I dont really have a clue what to play! At the moment I'm thinking a portrait of tracy and Fusion (Grade8piece) but I need at least 3-4 to be getting on with. I was thinking along the Tower of Power/Stevie Wonder line such as Soul with a Capital S or Sir Duke but i dont think either are really complicated enough. So any ideas? Many thanks Dan P.S My top 2 choices are Leeds College of Music and LIPA if this helps![/quote] I know exactly how you feel. I've still not decided what I should do for my final year engineering project and I've got to hand a preliminary report and literature survey in by the end of the year :/

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1320419040' post='1426678'] I agree in part. Times have certainly changed. When I was that guy's age, while we were no angels, neither I nor my peers would dream of reacting in such a hostile way.....teenage hormones or otherwise.[/quote] you probably didn't have a computer to hide behind. Whilst I'm sure this lad wouldn't dream of calling a middle aged 100 kilo man a **** to his face, because he is tucked up safely in his room far away then he doesn't have to worry about the repercussions of his actions.