Nail Soup

You don't want to come up in front of this guy......

They come up on my Youtube feed now and then..... pretty good, and nice to have mum at the back! Yeah, a little cheesy, but not too much!

Reporting for duty. In this case the perp has shown genuine remorse, so we'll take the matter no further😃

Ok, I had a listen... a lot better than I thought it would be, and made me smile a couple of times! Sounded like what Benny Hill would have made as a theme tune if he had the required bass chops.

Seems like Dub FXis/are using their gear to make some new music rather than dub u pan existing track..... but I could (as ever) be wrong......

Max Romeo / The Upsetters - Chase The Devil More great stuff from the Lee Perry camp.

Excuse me Sir, I think you'll find that this was already posted on page 4 (ahem, by you!) - The Reggae Thread Police Only joking - I was looking back to see if my next post was a duplicate and noticed this one! You can get your own back if my next one is actually a dupe!! Great song though, love it..... a bit outside my vocal range mind you!

I fall into that category I'm afraid ........ and found the "thumb and face" combo (see highlighted pic below) a bit of a warning sign ! However, with an open mind, I will listen to it tonight and let you know how I found it! (Can't listen now - post lockdown we have a "no streaming during working hours" rule in effect)

Not so much a tip as a listening suggestion........ try a "best of" by Slim Harpo. Great harp player, even got it in his name!

Listening to the Best of Slim Harpo.......

@prowla so it's been a while.............how it going playabiltiy and sound wise?

Has the skip button been un-invented? Thought not, on that basis I'm out.

Yeah, his bass contribution is (rightly) well recognized, but his backing vox were great too. This song is pretty good, prefer it to the vast majority of Weller solo material

If you want some opinions about the pros and cons of Tab versus Sheet music, then I've seen a couple of, ahem, enthusiastic threads about this in General Discussion.

I guess if it seems obvious now then it means you've learned how to do it! Unless I missed a joke.... in which case ignore my comment above !

I'm not really a gear enthusiast , only own budget gear, and don't have an upgrade path in mind. So off the top of my head and within the rules: Bass: I'd get a top of the range Fender Precision Amp: I'd get an easy to carry Markbass combo or somesuch. In real life, as some others have said, I would prioritise aquiring a sound-proof music making space of my own. Then fill it with my existing gear plus some budget stuff to fill the gaps ........... drum kit (acoustic if the soundproofing is good enough, other wise mesh electronic), Lap top,a few mics, small budget valve guitar combo - all aimed at home recording, or having people round for a jam. But probably would not care much about getting any top of the range stuff (at least that what's I think now.... but once the money is burning a hole in my pocket, who knows?!)

Seriously though @stewblack , great idea!

I guess it racks up a bit if you wanted a set of say seven for different keys. Then again, as you say, it's similar in total to what is often paid for a bass etc

Just googled that. Wow seems like prices go up pretty steep for a low register harp...... and really up for a bass harp!

Pile Driver ?

I've been getting this in my FB feed last couple of days......... It's some software plus a hardware controller to make dub mixes from any final mix.... no stems or individual tracks needed. cost is about £250 https://reggaepreamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR2gfmCPD-Qm44wJOt59bpU2o_UnL7JsnEtQAgU_udQD93H5eFYXtrQg4tk Seems to work mainly by using EQ to isolate narrow bands and applying dubby effects.

The marketing tagline could include "putting the A$$ into BASS" "something for your bottom end" "putting your roots through your glutes" Bass Cleft?

Yeah, fell in love with the looks.... but it sounds and plays great too!

I don't play harmonica as such.... but I went to a workshop once with good results and I play it on my cover band's two Dr Feelgood songs. And I carried one around for a few weeks playing in hidden areas and got reasonably good... until I lost it. The two harps I use in the band stay in my band kit bag and I don't use them..... I need to buy a replacement for carrying around. The tips I'd give are mainly covered already.... Learn to bend notes via tongue shaping Cross harp for certain styles e.g blues(a D harp for playing in A) Force the air from the diaphragm not the mouth/cheeks.

So it's been a few days........... do you have another snippet from Rusty to share?