SteveXFR

Scurvy dog Ulrich should walk the plank.

I've been listening to a lot of 90's shoegaze bands this week (Swervedriver, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine etc) but I'm not finding any new shoegaze bands. Do they exist?

I'd like to go to pirate metal gigs but I get sea sick

Got it. I loaded the track in to Reaper, set up a loop on the riff and slowed it to 75% and stuck with it.

The rest of the song was a doddle after that. I still don't get why that was the bit that tripped me up. Great song though and really fun to play. Makes me want to start a stoner metal covers band but that seems like a band no one would ever book!

I'm enjoying Slift this morning. A French prog band with some really awesome bass.

30 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

It turns inside out in the middle.

 

I imagine the double top E is where you stumble?

 

Yep, that's exactly where I trip up

28 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

That's a great song - you'll nail it.  Will you be playing it live?

Unlikely, I'm not in a band at the moment. I'd like to though

6 minutes ago, nige1968 said:

Overthinking? 

I don't think so. I play riffs like this all the time but this one is causing me trouble it shouldn't. 

I really don't understand why I can't get this riff right. It should be dead simple. I'm even messing it up at half speed. I'll keep at it until I get it but is there something tricky? There can't be surely. 

it's from Freya by The Sword and played in C standard tuning 

Ross Kemp on gang bangs - Raised By Owls

American Warewolf in Bognor Regis - Raised By Owls

Mrs Robinson - The Lemonheads

The Polyphony of Animals - Earthtone9

Secret Canine Agent - Viagra Boys

2 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Btw are you equating nerdiness to one's technical proficiency?

Yes, absolutely. To become that good requires a certain level of nerdyness to put in the thousands of hours of practice. 

15 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

Nerdy has to be any Multiscale. Who are you trying to kid, it’s bass for centuries through double bass and bass guitar the same length strings have worked so having them of different lengths is nerdy!

I rest my case.

I played a multiscale. Not sure I'm good enough to be nerdy but the prog metal bassists who normally play them definitely are.

I'd recommend trying one though, utterly pointless unless you use the low B string a lot, then it really makes sense

Anything to change tone is not an upgrade. There is no better or worse tone, only different tone. We all have different tonal requirements to fit with our band and the genre we play.

A funk bassist would hate my super bright sounding strings and high output pickups but for me, they're great.

I almost forgot, I bought my daughter a MIN Jazz bass for Christmas. As a music student she should be nerdy BUT she doesn't even like prog or jazz. She's in alt rock, shoegaze and punk bands but I think only uses the jazz bass for the shoegaze band and that's definitely neither cool or nerdy.

14 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

Let us know how you get on with it? 😂

I wouldn't touch that thing! Surprisingly, it's been for sale for a long time.

Is now a good time to bring this up?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194368628626?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=CkguqlEPQQ6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=9V8HKDKxT8C&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 

Red red wine - UB40

Has this done ever been played outside of a wedding party?

7 hours ago, Count Bassy said:

Better than a tight G-String.

Better a tight G string than a saggy one.

16 minutes ago, Grooverjr said:

Nice people, maybe, but I have never been anywhere near a fight since I stopped hanging around with them. Must be all that testosterone 🤣

Really? Most of my friends have been metal heads since I left school nearly 30 years ago and I've never got in a fight. The one time it got close, some idiot wouldn't stop bothering my girlfriend (now wife). In the end, me and my mates dragged him behind the pub and stole his clothes instead of beating him up. 

4 minutes ago, Grooverjr said:

I'd say possibly for a little bit in early 90s with Metallica and the tail end of GnR, but largely true. In Latin America rock and the whole long hair and leather thing was very cool for a very long time, mind. 

I'd say even then, over here at least metal was uncool. 

Metal heads are the nicest, best people though.

20 minutes ago, Mrbigstuff said:

The days of any metal style being cool are long gone!

When was metal ever cool? Metal has always been for misfits and outcasts.

I love metal but I'll be the first to admit it's not cool.