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3 seems sensible and realistic to learn in a week if you are supposed to be able to play them properly and have proper time to work on them together, make them work as a band, at rehearsal. And most certainly if you got a full time work and family to take care of on the sideline. 10 is way too much on any level that can be taken serious, both when it comes to the individual band members learning their individual parts in just one week but also when it comes to playing through the songs together for the first time, making them work as a band, in one rehearsal session. The persons in this thread who ask whether the vocalist is actually going to practice the songs, memorize all the lyrics, and sing them spot on, or if he is just going to show up with the lyrics printed and wing 10 songs he already know, reading the lyrics as he signs and as he remembers the songs from previous casual listening, certainly put things in perspective. If you all intend for this band to work properly and stick together for a longer period of time, without constantly firing and hiring new people that never stay long enough to learn each other well enough as musicians to play properly together, and to the point where there are no original members left in a year, you all need to agree on a tempo and form you are all happy and can agree with, and not least will actually realistically work in order to get anywhere.

When I read noisy music I immediately thought of this official Low music video:

Unrelated, afraid I can't help you with your issue, but a credit card thick relief is a lot, it ought to be closer to just a business card thick relief.

Uninstall the pickguard and every thing mounted to it, clean the surface on each side of the crack with some ethanol, then glue it together with thin super glue (you'd only want a thin layer just covering the surface on one side of the crack, and be careful to put it right together the first time), pressing the surfaces together for a minute or so before leaving it to letting it cure for 24 hours on a flat surface (yes super glue cures in a matter of a few minutes but it takes up to 24 hours to bind fully at maximum strength).

I need one of these! Indeed a very manageable price. About the same price as a lower mid priced effect pedal.

Can it measure how well you groove and swing too?

I would dare claim that being inspired musically by someone's playing in general, without necessarily having a direct influence on how you play your instrument, is still an influence. The other way around though isn't necessarily true. So while not being 1:1 related, they are definitely still related, and not completely different questions.

As someone who ever only played in original bands/projects this is my experience too. Also people I have played with have always been into music to an extend that they actually knew who the band members, including the bass player, was in the bands they'd listen to, and actually did care for bass too. And suggesting/introducing new artists to each other has been part of the regular conversation band members between.

Demon Sweat - Ween

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Thank for clarifying that. Also I am bit confused why the USB dongle would go into the power supply, isn't it supposed to sit in the USB plug of the Zoom? So you can't just use an USB cable going from the USB port in the M-Vave to the USB port of the Zoom?

Thanks a lot, this is great. Makes the Zoom multi stomp so much more useful. Can you scroll both up and down the patches though, or only forward? Also I am bit confused why the USB dongle would go into the power supply, isn't it supposed to sit in the USB plug of the Zoom? So you can't just use an USB cable going from the USB port in the M-Vave to the USB port of the Zoom?

How does that work, controlling the Zoom with that footswitch? You just plug it into the USB port and it works, or how? I got an Zoom MS-CDR70 that I would love being able to swap patches on up and down.

This is a pretty cool alternative/indie/noise rock band from Mexico that I just discovered. Would have loved it when I was a teenager, back in the 90's, where I played bass in a band that did something quite similar to this.

A bigger cab with more speakers or a bigger speaker might be the solution, as that will move more air and therefor sound louder. If getting a bigger amp I would suggest a 500W one, as, as I already mentioned, a 300W amp is only going to be about 1.5dB louder.

You can, but EMG pickups are generally known for being pretty Hi-Fi sounding as well.

Yes, all people can be put into two, and only two, categories: Us or Them ! They are the worst kind of people, obviously, whereas We are the sensible good people.

Nope, but I do every once in a while check out various online magazines, like this for instance: https://www.notreble.com/

Madeleine Peyroux - "Between the Bars" (Elliott Smith cover)

The hit lists has always consisted of absolutely horrendous music without any substance, this is not just a modern phenomena! Exhibit A :

Shoehorn With Teeth - They Might Be Giants

Amazing bass and drums duo from Japan:

I mostly use my fingers nowadays, all sort of finger picking techniques combined, regular traditional 1, 2 and 3 finger plucking technique, depending, classical acoustic guitar style finger picking technique, flamenco guitar style middle and/or index finger flicking technique, as well as double thumbing. When I do use a pick it is either a Dunlop Tortex .60mm (for an aggressive snappy attack), one of the round corners of a Dunlop Tortex .50mm (for a more clicky attack) or a Dunlop Max Grip Nylon .60mm (for a somewhat softer snappy attack), but my most favorite pick is a Wedgie Soft 3.1mm rubber pick (for a softer pick attack, somewhere between pick and finger plucking), sometimes it even happens that I use a Wedgie Soft 5mm rubber pick (for an even softer warmer subdued attack). On occasions I also use a ceramic slide, and sometimes a rubber covered plastic stick for a hammered dulcimer effect. All depending on the musical context.

You don't need that big a motion with your fingers, you'll waste energy and speed by pulling your fingers so far back after actually stroking the strings. That and loosing accuracy as well. Practice using smaller more delicate motions. You can still play aggressively, just doing so with much more efficiency and accuracy, without loosing more energy or straining more than actually strictly needed.