Baloney Balderdash

Mosky Black Rat in Turbo RAT mode!

13 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

Interestingly just spotted that they're no longer fitting the premium Gotoh hardware mine came with, even though the price is the same.

I assume that is to cover the extra production expenses for installing a pickup switch, including extra routing, unlike the first version that had both pickups full on in parallel permanently all the time.

Nobody knows your personal preferences better than you!

2 hours ago, Supernaut said:

SS under £500. What are the best options out there currently? 

Squire Paranormal Rascal Bass!

6 minutes ago, 2pods said:

If I could get a SS Sterling Stingray in white, with white scratchplate, and rosewood fingerboard with a LOW action and good setup,

I would pounce on it.

 

I had a SH one from Bass Direct that I moved on here that I couldn't get to go low enough, otherwise I would have kept it.

Even Mrs 2pods loved the look of it.

Why didn't you just shim the neck?

Or was it a fret work issue?

Get a tube preamp that can approximate the tone you get through your tube amp.

Who was the best bass player ever?

Did they take drugs frequently?

There you got your answer! 

Bob Dylan couldn't sing, and nobody ever heard from him since...

You don't have to have wide tonal range, or be able to sing powerful, heck you almost doesn't even have to be able to sing in tune, all it requires to be a great singer is dedication, given in and staying true to the lyrics material.

Letting your voice be/live the lyrics...

When I joined my first band non of us had the faintest idea of how to play our respective instruments, and never had single lesson, not even from a book.

Best way to learn how to play your instrument is playing in a band.

You don't learn how to play with other people from sitting alone at home and playing with yourself. 

Find the right band for you and join it!

I really should stop spamming posts about the same two basses, each time I've made a slight visual modification to it, but just this last time, my Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass, and it's most recent incarnation:

I really should stop spamming posts about the same two basses, each time I've made a slight visual modification to them, but just this last time, my Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass, and it's most recent incarnation:

Paranoid Chant - Minutemen

Anyone ever made a cabinet of clay, like a ceramic cabinet?

Beside the obvious disadvantages, I wonder how that would sound.

I mean apparently, according to Phil Starr, lead cabinets exists, so why not?

Forbidden Beat - Bad Religion

I've read up on it a bit, and allegedly it is based on a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal, but heavily modded.

I however didn't find any mention of EQ or dip switches under the hood, or clean blend.

So you can actually blend in clean sound, or is there always a fixed amount of cleans bended in, that you then can adjust the EQ of, under the hood, or?

I assume there would be some kind of overall master level control under the hood too?

What you describe is exactly what happens when the hot wire/circuit is touching the ground/shield somewhere.

Look again.

Mary Bell - Stina Nordenstam

Perhaps the Gemini Pickups Mountain Lightning J pickup?

https://www.geminipickups.co.uk/bass/jazz-bass/mountain-lightning

On 27/07/2024 at 15:04, greghagger said:

There are two aspects to bass playing that all top bassists use to great effect. Using these will set you apart from the average player and add to your musicianship. But I often find that bassists just focus on the notes and don't really think about all the extra areas that can really elevate their playing.

 

These two aspects create space in your playing and also help to lay down the rhythm, which in turn really drives the song. If you aren't using these two things, then your bass lines will most likely be sounding uninspiring and most definitely not crisp and punchy.

 

I reveal all in my latest video lesson which you can view by clicking the image below. 

 
https://youtu.be/T8Zvol43mfE?si=Qk4Npt678ZpKJnjm

That is all fine and dandy, but you forget to tell them about the 3rd one!

I feel obliged to let you all know then that the 3rd one in particular will elevate your bass playing into outer alternate sub space, and leave you flabbergasted with transcendent and meta crispy interdimensional swag.  

Please record yourself doing a double backflip, and send the video to me, then I will reveal The 3rd Secret™ to you! (for a minor fee)

17 hours ago, ezbass said:

Nothing wrong with using a pick but, if you’d rather not, try 3 finger trills, I go: ring, middle, index, repeat.

This!

Galopping is really hard both with 2 finger plucking and using a pick, it is however really easy when utilizing 3 fingers, that is index, middle and ring finger.

Try practice that.

For me personally I found it really hard with 2 finger plucking technique, and even harder using a pick (and mind I am rather proficient with pick playing), but came easy, almost naturally, when using 3 fingers.

5 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

I think we will just leave it at agree to disagree 😳😉😂

Drive after reverb and delay after reverb can sound freaking damn astonishing, it depends on the application and context though.

And personally I prefer chorus and other modulation before drive.

But you disagree with my taste, while your taste is the universal truth? 

What the f***... 

46 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

No it’s not a “ law” it’s just a more recognisable way of a starting point instead of everything in the front end !

Placement of fx pedals is a personal choice but there are well known reasons that delay or time based fx sound better after drive but you can place them however you see fit ! 😉

And yet you go right on and claim they sound universally better that way. 

Again...

It's like you only read the last 4 words of my post.

As I already said it entirely depends on personal taste and specific application/context.

Drive after reverb and delay after reverb can sound freaking damn astonishing, it depends on the application and context though.

And personally I prefer chorus and other modulation before drive.

23 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

time based fx like chorus delay or reverb sound better in the fx loop 

Drive and compressor in front of amp

That's a matter of taste and specific application/context, it isn't a universal law.