SteveXFR

Excellent session last night with my stoner metal band. I made a switch from my Spector to my 80's Yamaha BB1100S and it was the right choice. 

Really fun and productive session and we're definitely getting closer to being gig ready. Me and the drummer are starting to understand each others playing better. He at least knows a look of panic from me means "slow down ya bastard!"

Ill just run this up the flag pole so we can all take a top down view and see what actions drop out of it.

People who use management speak are generally people with no interests outside of work (golf doesn't count). They're not blue sky thinking and onboarding all day and then going rock climbing, car racing, dogging or bass playing. They go home to their life partner who is exactly the same and spend all evening working. Weekends, they might go to a cafe to work, or just for a treat, go golfing with the head of global PR and talk about marketing strategies. They've never pretended to be a rock star in front of five disinterested people like we do. 

21 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Do yourself a favour - do NOT watch the episode with the "restoration" of a vintage Fender Jazz.

Well now im going to have to. I assume they butcher it.

2 hours ago, Osiris said:

I'll be obliged to give you a damn good fisting. 

This is the wrong forum for that sort of threat. Please keep that sort of filth for mumsnet 

4 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

You may be watching the wrong programme. If you want your tat fixed, you have to go to Tattoo Fixers, where your 2cm x 4cm tattoo saying "BOB" (your ex-husband) will be transformed into a giant peacock covering your entire arm, or your rather unfunny tiny little picture of a man weeing somewhere a few centimetres north of your penis will be turned into a Cthulhu covering your entire torso. That is one programme where the punishment in no way fits the crime.

I had a tattoo by Sketch from Tattoo Fixers, back before the show started. Its since been covered up because it was a bit wonky. 

And anovver fing. That TV show, The Repair Shop. Why are they all so nice? They're definitely up to something. And why does everyone who goes on to get their tat fixed have to have a cry? Why won't they fix things for people whose parents are alive and healthy? Why do they insist the parents must be dead? 

"Can you fix my mums old egg whisk?"

"Is she dead"

"No, she's alright. I dropped her off at Ethels on my way here"

"Im afraid we can't fix it if she's alive"

"Thats a shame, I wanted it fixed"

"Then the old bat has to go. We can deal with her if you're not up to it"

41 minutes ago, prowla said:

 

I'm not sure I'm onboard with that!

Let me run it up the flag pole again and see if you salute it.

Anyone using the word "onboarding" deserves to be stabbed in the ear.

12 hours ago, Russ said:

EBMM are coming out with a new line of Stingrays that sit above the Sterling ones but below the regular US-made range a bit later this year, not a million miles away from what they did with the SUB basses back in the day, but without the Hammerite finishes.  They're supposed to be somewhat cheaper than the regular US-built range. 

Given that a Sterling Ray 34 is £900 now, a budget EBMM Stingray is likely to be £1200+ so still not exactly cheap. 

Ive had a couple Sterling Ray 34's and 35's and they are really good. 

Used EBMM Stingrays on Reverb vary from £1265 - £4069. It looks like a budget of £1800 gets you a decent choice. 

21 minutes ago, tauzero said:

"Dimed". Just say "full" or "maximum", we're British [1], not bloody Yanks.

 

[1] Most of us, anyway

Mike Starr tone thread? Im with you on this one. Absolutely unacceptable. 

Would? Is one of those really simple but extremely effective bass parts. Really fun to play with a band.

2 minutes ago, christhammer666 said:

slaughter to prevail at brixton.

they was ok but i really went to see Dying fetus who albeit having terrible sound, were very good

Slaughter To Prevail confuse me just because everyone refers to them as STP and for anyone of my age, STP will always be Stone Temple Pilots. 

I have seen Dying Fetus in Bristol years ago and they were excellent. The mosh pit was pretty much the entire room!

9 hours ago, ead said:

 

Is that with the string pressed down at the highest fret or unfretted?  If the latter it's probs too close.  If the former then that's about right.

That was unfretted. Ill try it fretted and see where it is

Beaten to it

Hi everyone. Ive had my BB1100 for a little while and it plays really nicely but I can't seem to get pickup height right. I do tend to dig in quite hard whether playing with a pick or fingers and im getting pops and cracks as if the strings are touching the pickup poles. Is it normal to need to set the pickups quite low? Ive got about 3mm between strings and pickups at the moment.

3 minutes ago, Matt_gtr76 said:

I’ve heard of Gnome and most definitely heard of Nomad Lizard as I mixed them at a metal night in Taunton back in November i think. They had a serious groove about them 🤘🏻

 

They're a good bunch of lads. Their songs suggest they have a keen interest in wild mushrooms commonly found on the Quantock hills (so i hear). Are you in a local metal band as well. 

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

Neds Atomic Dustbin! I'm having an early '90's flashback!  At the time I used to share a house with a girl who was one of their friends from Stourbridge. So I got more than my fair share of Neds Atomic Dustbin.

 

Two bass players, one with a Rickenbacker playing the high parts, one with a Stingray holding it down. On paper a really interesting idea, but unfortunately in reality it just sounded like the typical indie-dirge-by-numbers that was so prevalent in those days.

 

I can't remember any of the songs nowadays but I do remember they sold an awful lot of t shirts to students.

I quite like Neds. They had some great songs. Grey Cells Green was a classic. My daughter played a gig recently and the bassist of the support band was the daughter of Neds drummer. She played really well and her band were great. Her dad was in the audience and was recognised by a few people and seemed like a friendly bloke. Neds are still very active touring regularly 

2 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Very wide influences for young folk there 

 

I was in Lidl and sometimes talk to the young lad on the till. Pleasant young man (for a guitard) so obviously I have to speak more slowly and not use big words. he’s a bright guitard because he can actually use a till. 

He says he’s joined a band doing 80s funk. Seriously his mum must have been a toddler when that stuff first came out 

 

I did resist the urge to ask if his guitar was any good for metal. 

Young musicians seem to quite commonly have an interest in music from long before they were born. 80's funk an disco is making a comeback and 90's grunge, shoegaze and electronica are huge. Nu metal is making a comeback as well but hopefully that won't last.

17 minutes ago, pete.young said:

That's very enjoyable Steve. Something of the early Pretenders vibe about them.

Thanks. I think this song is mostly influenced by My Chemical Romance,  Ash and Jimmy Eat World. It doesn't really show up in this song but their biggest influence by far is Muse. Im sure they've listened to Pretenders as well. They have quite a broad range of musical tastes between them from classical and jazz to Queen and Muse to progressive death metal. 

Next up for me is Belgian stoner metal band, Gnome. 

Heavy riffs and pointy hats. Local band Nomad Lizard are supporting, Ive seen them before and they've got serious groove and songs about wizards with mushrooms. 

Holy thread resurrection!

I started this back in 2021 when I was looking for songs me and my daughter could play together. She's now at uni studying music and one of her bands is an alt rock band with two basses. The two bassists alternate leads and play stuff well beyond my pathetic skill level. They get some pretty decent audiences in Bristol and Bath.

New video by my young'uns band. 

Another single coming in a couple weeks and loads of gigs booked. 

You'll struggle to match the tone but you'll get reasonably near. You have PJ pickups so you're part way there. A little drive and just a hint of chorus. Both pickups on full and boost the mids a bit. Something like a Sansamp will get you the right sort of over drive to emulate Mike's Ampeg SVT amp.

Mike Starr played a Spector bass and they have a really distinctive tone with quite a growl to it. Spector make a budget range which you can find for around £300 used and they're not all that far off. They're not as punchy or big sounding but not bad.

6 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

I bet that was a great gig!

It always is. We're lucky that Airbourne always play our local as a warmup when they tour the UK. Ive seen them several times. 

I don't really listen to their records much but theyre such a great live band. 

Airbourne in Frome tonight. An hour and a half of big dumb riffs and rock & roll stupidity and a really great crowd. Even Thatcher couldn't shut down that pit! Im battered. 

Superb