Twigman

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340186777' post='1700515'] And BTW do you know what proportion of your free publicity comes from legitimate sources and what comes form those not so legal? [/quote] Very little comes from legitimate sources. Only 3 videos on youtube have been sanctioned by the band -i just did a search which came back with 512 results. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sad+lovers+and+giants&oq=sad+lovers+and+giants&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=youtube.1.0.0l10.216.3845.0.5184.21.8.0.13.13.0.119.499.7j1.8.0...0.0.IC7CyKbSC5c The only legitimate sources we have afaik is iTunes (which is not free) and Amazon (which is not free) and what little is available on Spotify. We also have 1 track on Reverbnation. Everything else is technically illegal. Even with new bands then I still view the illegal networks as excellent marketing. Getting air time on legitimate radio can be an expensive exercise. Traditional marketing is just no longer cost effective. Exploiting the interweb is the way to get heard be it through legal or illegal distribution.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1340185714' post='1700490'] fixed. [/quote] You don't get it do you? The illegal distributor may/may not have bought the track. The illegal downloader has not paid for the track and probably would not ver have paid for the track anyway. The illegal downloader may not even have ever heard the track without the illegal distributor making it available. Of those that are exposed to the music via the illegal distributor, some WILL go on to buy product. Without the illegal distributor those purchases would never have been made. I know this happens - we get fans contacting us all the time who say they discovered us through this illegal channel or that illegal channel. it's excellent FREE marketing

I view music piracy as a superb FREE marketing tool. Those that habitually download 1000s of tracks to their iPod would be unlikely to have paid for those tracks even if downloading was impossible. Many of those tracks would probably have never been heard by the downloader. The downloader plays those tracks, others hear those tracks, get curious and investigate further. Some people will dip into their pockets and buy stuff. these people may not ever have known about the music without the illegal distribution network. And how much has this promo cost the artist/record company? Nothing - it's free marketing.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340183621' post='1700410'] IMO you are confusing piracy with some music being given away for free out of choice. It's up to each band and/or record company to decide whether or not that they give (some of) their music away for free or charge for it. [/quote] Neither us nor our record company(which had died) ever gave permission for any of our stuff to be loaded up to Spotify (our current record company still have not afaik allowed some of our catalogue to Spotify) or Youtube or anywhere. Almost everyone who heard us for the first time in the years 2003 to 2009 will have done so via an 'illegally' distributed source. I thank the 'distributors' whole heartedly for keeping the music alive.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1340182314' post='1700361'] I can't believe people defend it. I don't give a sh*t what someone wants to call it, but if some music has a price, and some f***er takes it without paying for it, then that is depriving the people who created the music of some income. In my book, it is called being a c*nt. [/quote] If nobody would ever hear it without 'illegal' distribution then nobody would buy it. Even if 10% of downloaders go on to buy something then 10% of something is more than 100% of nothing. My band only rarely got played on the radio. There were not many copies of our vinyls or CDs in circulation anyway. The original audience had grown up so their mates are hardly going to wnat to listen to us. But tens of thousands of plays on youtube among other things got us exposure and now we sell everything we can press.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1340177126' post='1700242'] The only reason my band is still going today is because of illegal downloading and file sharing. The existence of the internet and this form of distribution has revived my band. Our original record company went bust in 1993, we released some stuff ourselves in 2002 but the back catalogue was no longer officially available. Interest grew due to file sharing, so much so that we reformed and our back catalogue was rereleased from 2009 and sells out of every run. If it was not for illegal streaming and downloading the band would no longer be working. [/quote] Sometimes I feel I am in a minority of one round here....

The only reason my band is still going today is because of illegal downloading and file sharing. The existence of the internet and this form of distribution has revived my band. Our original record company went bust in 1993, we released some stuff ourselves in 2002 but the back catalogue was no longer officially available. Interest grew due to file sharing, so much so that we reformed and our back catalogue was rereleased from 2009 and sells out of every run. If it was not for illegal streaming and downloading the band would no longer be working.

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1340154604' post='1700177'] [/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4]Hilarious.[/size][/font] [/quote] LOL Didn't Corona open in 85?

[quote name='BOD2' timestamp='1340115266' post='1699315'] 1. Plug it into your PC, if that's a workable option. You'd probably need an adaptor cable or something to take your standard quarter inch jack cable down to the 3.5mm jack input on your PC, but that should work. The PC will have a sound mixer somewhere to set the levels. [/quote] Unless your PC soundcard has XLR inputs like mine. [RME HDSP9632 c/w XLR breakout cable} I plug bass via amp XLR DI out into the mixer which is permanently connected via balanced XLR cables to the soundcard inputs

HURRAH!!!!!

Know my bass's what? Apostrophe abuse: I HATE IT

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1340114825' post='1699308'] It is comprehensible if you've never heard of shimming. "I need to lower the action. I can do that by tipping the neck angle backwards. Therefore I need to remove a shallow wedge of wood from the outer edge of the neck pocket." Shame he didn't actually ask someone with some experience or some sense of it as an instrument. [/quote] far easier to just insert a slice of business card at the heel end of the pocket

I have 3: Squier JV-P Warmoth PJ with a Jazz neck Warmoth active P with a Jazz neck The Squier JV-P I have had from new. It hardly ever gets played anymore as I find Jazz necks so much more comfortable, but it will never get sold. The 2 Warmoths are recent builds. The active is most recent and is likely to get the #1 spot with the passive PJ as a spare for when the #1 fails at a gig.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340063923' post='1698697'] Yeah, that ProcrastinationChat was a complete waste of time. [/quote] I think I'll sign up tomorrow

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1339763964' post='1693933'] You know what I miss with the john east preamps? An old fashioned tone control. Turning down the treble on the preamp just isn't the same somehow? By the way nice bass. [/quote] On the P-retro there is still an old fashioned tone control. The passive tone knob still works even when the P-retro is switched in.....so you can still roll of some top end even with the active circuitry active. The active side of a P-retro can either work as a notch filter or a band pass filter depending on which way you turn the knobs - it also has a switchable bass boost (it seems like I'm going to destroy my amp/cab when i switch this in)....the master tone still rolls off the top end.

[quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1340016545' post='1697552'] Where did you find the Gotohs by the way? I've been looking at trying to find some reverse-gear tuners for my Jazz. [/quote] Frightfully expensively at Allparts

and here it is being played last night at the rehearsal come gig....: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncmn-JBrfzk[/media] you might notice the Eq on the amp is flat....i was learning to control the tone with the P-retro...

Fender Jazz

'Gigged' it for the first time tonight. I say gigged but it was an open rehearsal with about 30 odd (and I mean odd) folk in the room with us. It worked beautifully. Hooky6stringbass from here was there...he had a go on this bass too. Good to meet you again Sir.

the blob fixed it. Everything bedding in nicely.

is that a badger theremin???

[quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1339685571' post='1692689']Interests: Extreme taxidermy [/quote] Seems right up your street!

I promise to post pictures!!

So has anyone got a REALLY CHEAP p-bass body I can do this to? Please