SteveXFR

12 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

Not even 'Punk Jazz'?

 

 

Nope. Too much jazz, not enough punk

Don't tell anyone else here but I don't like the sound of fretless. It sounds like a mental kazoo to me.

Did Jaco play doom? I can't be listening to that jazz nonsense but if he made a doom record, I should have a listen. 

Owlwood - Cult Of Luna

Be quiet and drive (far away) - Deftones 

8 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Is this a confession?

Forgive me father for i have sinned

Posted in error

DR Dragonskin strings for my Spector. Nice bright, zingy tone and they feel nice.

Boss CEB3 Chorus pedal. Put infront of my Two Notes Revolt, a bit of chorus with the dirt channel engaged on the preamp, absolutely disgusting tone. It really makes the distortion stand out and adds a nice bit of bottom end.

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Thinking about it I could probably take the A ,D and G string off and still be ok 😁

You may as well take the mid and treble knobs off your amp while you're at it.

Im getting lots of emails telling me my X account has been hacked. Ive never had an X/twitter account so it can't have been hacked. Oddly the emails appear to have actually come from X. I guess its all AI operated and like most AI, it's got it wrong. 

15 hours ago, super al said:

I play 5 string basses mainly and used all the strings when playing in a function band (I resisted 5 string basses until the keyboard player said "you wouldn't need to change bass mid set if you had a 5" lightbulb moment 😄).

 

Now I'm in a rock band I think in 2 songs I use the B string and never use the G string at all. I could go back to a 4 string and occasionally do in rehearsals but I'm scared I'd have to sell my lovely 5s. 

 

Could you use the G string for your other passion @SteveXFR ? Are G strings any good as brake/gear cables? 😄

 

 

Not for hydraulic brakes!

6 minutes ago, itu said:

I have my Status MM4 neck that Rob built to BEAD tuning. I use it now with EADG tuning and obviously thinner strings. Works like a dream. No need to modify anything. 

Id need to file the nut and bridge to accept the thicker stings. I can only just get a .110 string in the E string slot in the bridge. 

57 minutes ago, mr4stringz said:

Given that’s the case and with you being in metal bands I’d be tempted to go BEAD. Loved my time playing in that tuning for a few years.

I have done that in the past. The only thing that puts me off now is the thought of modifying the expensive bridge and brass nut on my Spector to accept the heavier strings and the cost of putting it back to original. Maybe I should trade it for a 5 string.

I realised that I don't touch my G string (the one on my bass) while playing with either of my metal bands or while playing any of my favourite covers at home. Is this unusual?

I play notes that exist on the G but find they sound better on the D or A string. I have quite a bright tone with quite a lot of high mids so maybe Ive made it unusable. Whatever the reason, I replaced a probably unused G with the rest of my strings earlier. 

5 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

As a few of my favourites have already been listed I’ll go for Bloodsugarsexmagic by RHCP.

 

phenomenal playing by flea throughout!

RHCP at their absolute best. Funky, great songs, interesting, original, utterly meaningless lyrics. The only similarity in their later stuff is the lyrics. 

12 hours ago, binky_bass said:

I'm not your wife...

Jaco didn't need more than 4 strings but then Jaco didn't play technical death metal. Maybe if he'd lived longer and played other styles he'd have used an extended range instrument.

Im Jaco and so is my wife

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

This is an absolutely dreadful song. Seriously bad. Go and listen to it but make sure there no sharp implements or rope nearby.

And out come the wolves by Rancid

Matt Freemans bass is what takes the songs from good to amazing. 

Savages. My favourite post punk band.

9 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

 

Stairway To Heaven (#2)
Freebird (#5)
Smoke on the Water (#13)
Whole Lotta Rosie (#10)
Sweet Child of Mine (#9)
Bohemian Rhapsody (#1)
Alright Now (#30)
Enter Sandman (#14)
Ace of Spades (#22)

 

Like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

Amazingly, only two songs from this effing century in the top 50.  Says a lot about Planet Rock and the listenership.

 

There's certainly nothing wrong with modern music, bands now are as good as they've ever been.

Its the dinosaurs who listen to Planet Rock who just won't listen to bands they don't know. Its their loss, there's a whole heap of new music they'd probably love if they were more open minded.

Discovering new bands is something I love, finding they have a couple albums for me to check out and enjoy and hear new, good stuff. I love Sabbath, they've probably influenced every band I love but Id probably only put one of their songs in my top 10.

Free community music festival in Komedia in Bath last night. There were a lot of musicians who made me feel very inadequate. Crooked Snout, Mute TV and Kill Mirror Image were all amazing. The headliner, Meryl Streek is an Irish solo punk vocalist. Its just him and a backing track but he really puts on a hell of a performance. Very angry and tells stories with his songs. He's starting to get some decent success and last night was the start of his British tour. We chatted with him after the show, top bloke, loves what he does.

13 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Don't worry, Steve saying "X is Y for people who don't like Y" is his standard formula for saying "I don't like X and I don't think anyone else should either".

Not at all. There are people who enjoy Five Finger Death Punch and they are generally not metal fans. Ive never known a metal fan who does like them. They've got riffs and distorted guitars but they're missing anything original or interesting. 

14 minutes ago, Maude said:

Sleep Token should be in the top ten. 

 

 

 

 

Ghost and Sleep Token in first and second place.

I don't get the hate for them. I find them fairly inoffensive. The main criticism I hear is "they're not real metal" and they're not BUT they've never described themselves as metal. 

1 hour ago, cetera said:

with an absolute tw@t of a guitarist.... (spoken from experience)

They have a reputation for being terrible people. Even worse than Nickelback.