Twigman

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1339681124' post='1692588'] You want your bass to look like a [i]giraffe?? [/i][i] [/i] [/quote] and feel like a giraffe too

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1339680308' post='1692562'] cloth would get worn away easily if you do a lot of playing sat down. [/quote] not planning on actually playing it more than maybe one rehearsal and maybe a gig if the rest of the band let me... LOL

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1339679177' post='1692539'] BUT - you'd have to seal it somehow so that any spilt drinks or sweat didn't stain it, which would make me more inclined into seeing if it's possible to get S/A vinyl with a giraffe print on it, kinda like the skins that Rick Parfitt was doing. [/quote] Sealing it would spoil the touchy feely effect of it.....Unsealed would allow it to get soiled which ain't no bad thing..... Liking the idea of locking in with piping in a groove...HMMMM food for thought

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1339664722' post='1692094'] Personally I'd move the compressor to the end sonit levels and limits all channels the same and irons out any volume mis-matching between the loops. [/quote] +1 Always stick compression at the end of your chain...

Specifically I'd like to use this: [url="http://www.fabric-online.co.uk/content/e018_littlegiraffe"]http://www.fabric-online.co.uk/content/e018_littlegiraffe[/url]

I know it's a silly Q and most of you will cringe at the thought but I want to cover a bass body with fabric (perhaps upholstery fabric). How would I go about it? Does anyone know any online instructions on how this might be done? Anyone got an old p-bass body that they don't want that i can do this to?

Teething trouble at rehearsal last night. Bizarrely the A/E side of the pickup cut out a few times. Got home, opened it up. The earth wire from the A/E coil did not look securely soldered to the shield plate although when I opened the bass the A/E coil was working and the wire was 'stuck' to the solder blob. I blobbed another dollop of solder on it and we'll see how it goes tonight (another rehearsal!!).. Strange coz that was originally soldered by Fender, not me. Will take 2 basses to rehearsal tonight just in case.

puts my skillz to shame

And here is a pic of the whole thing Full spec Warmoth Alder P-bass body finished in Graffiti Yellow weighing in at 4ilbs 9oz Warmoth Jazz neck Birdseye maple/rosewood/20frets/6150wire/M-o-P dots/white TUSQ nut/Vintage tint satin nitro finish Fender RI tort plate Fender Original precision pickup Fender scratchplate screws Babicz bridge Gotoh Res-O-Lite GBR640 tuners Hipshot 3 string retainer Fender neck plate and neck screws with plastic pad Fender strap buttons Allparts strap button felts John East P-Retro pre-amp c/w vintage stacked knobs D'Addario XL chromes 45-100 strings How nmuch did it cost? TOO MUCH How does it play? It feels lovely to play How does it sound? At home it sounds sweet with great tonal range from the P-retro....waiting for the strings to settle a bit though (very zingy atm) It debut's in a band situation tonight...so we'll wait to see how that goes.....

So it is finished.......... Here is a pic of the P-Retro stacked knobs.

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i think i just did a little sex wee in my pants...

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[quote name='AndThenSome1' timestamp='1339172075' post='1684906'] Are there any topics out there recommending good monitors if you're a first time buyer? Looking to further my home studio set-up but i'm not really sure of what i should be looking for/looking to spend you see. [/quote] Can't go wrong with a set of Rokit RP6 G2 [url="http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/krk-rokit-rp6-g2-active-studio-monitors-pair--68122"]http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/krk-rokit-rp6-g2-active-studio-monitors-pair--68122[/url]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1339171560' post='1684893'] If it's A, play the second thickest wire. That's what the pros do. [/quote] Unless it's a 5 string

I use it as a plug in in Sonar X1 and program my own patterns in the piano roll using a drum map. I then tweak velocities (by drawing - rather than typing in numbers) and microtiming to add 'feel', accents, ghost notes etc.

I have a pair of Rokit RP6 G2.....and they are more than loud enough.... if you are not using a mixer on the output side I can highly recommend one of these [url="http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/tc-electronic-level-pilot-monitor-volume-controller--60711"]http://www.dv247.com...ntroller--60711[/url] to sit between the soundcard and your monitors. It allows you to leave your monitors at 0db and control volume analogue. If you control volume from your software it generally does it by cutting the bit depth (among other things) thus losing quality.

Someone suggested it might be a Kay ^^^up there somewhere. It's not a Kay. What's that other hole in the heel of the neck?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1339094877' post='1683632'] Our drummer is in control of his volume. This is in part by using a variety of sticks, beaters, brushes, hot rods, etc., but mostly by only hitting the drums and cymbals as hard as is needed for the song and the gig. [/quote] What he said. It's the only solution.

I'd have a Bass guitar!!! No really if you are talking the 6/12 string short things I'd have a Semi Acoustic Epiphone or the like. Currently my guitar is this: [url="http://www.orangetreesamples.com/strawberry-electric-guitar"]http://www.orangetreesamples.com/strawberry-electric-guitar[/url] and this:[url="http://www.orangetreesamples.com/evolution-acoustic-guitar-steel-strings"] http://www.orangetreesamples.com/evolution-acoustic-guitar-steel-strings[/url]