Sibob

[quote name='BassBus' post='477761' date='May 2 2009, 03:54 PM']Sibob doesn't make girlfriends, but if he did they'd probably be the best girlfriends in the world. [/quote] Haha, genius! As a result of that comment she said that I should post a pic of her holding the bass when it comes through lol Si

It hasn't arrived yet (or even dispatched) It was bought from a Basschat member in the FS section. It is white It is a five string (shock horror!!....guess who's had enough of transposing dep gigs on the fly with 4's) It's nothing fancy, and a bargain/cheap, but looks pimp and solid and I expect it to do the job I'm buying it for admirably! More news when it arrives Si p.s. My gf knew of the potential purchase, and when I told her that I'd paid for it she said "yeah you do, I love it when you buy basses".......genuinely as well, not sarky! lol. Get in.

[quote name='lozbass' post='477026' date='May 1 2009, 02:07 PM']Just one thing - and I'm sure it's an optical illusion - is the bridge on straight?[/quote] I know what you mean, you can see the strings bending to the left slightly at the bridge!? Beautiful other than that, I'd be scared to gig it lol, but brilliant craftsmanship! I love the Thompson-esque red-wood binding Si

LONDON CAMDEN BARFLY TONIGHT!! Si

LAST MINUTE FSOF SHOW ADDED @ Camden Barfly With Spycatchers (Gallows sideproject) Cheers Si

£50 an hour?? Nice to see he's giving back to the bass playing community........at Berklee Prices!! I kinda like what she's doing, amazing technique, and some parts of the song were pretty cool (I like some plinky plonky noise). But am definitly getting the 'Berklee' vibe from the others. I think its the law that all Berklee bass players play Fodera or Sadowsky isn't it? lol The most interesting thing he does, to my ears, is from 6:40 - 8:00, but thats just because the bass sound is cool! It just sounds like million miles an hour solo'ing, with the only really nice melody from him at 2:54 or so through to 3:00!. But then i'm not a massive fusion-fast-as-f*ck-unison-lines, he grooves well, but then so do a lot of people. Plays in ways that I will only dream of playing, but then, it doesn't do anything for me But I do like her, she's a bit wacky Si

First Signs Of Frost are headlining the Blues Loft (upstairs @ Nags Head, London Road, opposite The Rye) tonight! 4 bands, £5, Doors @ 7pm See poster above!! ALSO FSOF main support to SENSES FAIL @ ISLINGTON ACADEMY this monday, 20th April. £7 on-the-door guestlist (normal ticket price around £14) PM with your name! Cheers Si

Glad someone on here is liking it lol Cheers dude! Si

Nice one mate! Great to hear a success story What gear were you using? Si

Hurrow! We thought that before we released the album at the undetermined time we're going to release it (!?!?), we'd let everyone have a sneak-peak of what we've been upto! WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FIRSTSIGNSOFFROST This Track (By Virtue) will be featured on the upcoming debut album and was part of the 'FSOF Recording Sessions' Diary that I kept on this forum: [topic="24941"]READ HERE[/topic] Obviously the quality isn't great, streamed on myspace and all that, but pump it out on some good speakers/headphones etc and you'll get the idea! Cheers all! Si

Loads of gigs added, both for FSOF & covers! Also here's a poster for FSOF's upcoming Headline Wycombe show. [url="http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=posterakp.jpg"][/url] Cheers Si

Yeah I got a lot of time for that! Although the guy from the Netherland's voice started to grate toward the end lol Si

Looks nice, who are you thinking of having it built by, it looks like a Shuker but with a longer bottom horn! I really don't like the bass-clef inlays and ramp decal, way too (IMO) geeky and obvious for my liking! And realistically I don't think that headstock is big enough for 4 tuners, let alone 5 or 6 lol But all these things start a little rough around the edges, if it gets made, it will no doubt be a monster! Keep us informed Si

See I kinda like the challenge of playing things on a 4, I think i'm part of the Jeff Berlin school when it comes to that! Plus I feel that I can lay into them a bit more, easier to throw about to my mind. Having said that, I definitly see the application of 5 strings, I've used them (and am probably going to buy one) just for dep gigs whereby the singer turns up 10mins before a gig and changes all the keys, i'm an alright player but transposing on the fly stresses me out lol. So I think my conclusion is, 4 strings are where I'm at, they're on the same wave-length as me, I love playing 4's and I have more fun doing so. 5's are a tool to me, they are there to do a job. I know that seems like an odd conclusion, and I can't really explain it, but hey, that's the human brain huh! Si

Yeah I'm still trying to decide! Finnbass might get some new members if not haha! Si

Oh I really do hope it's a joke! Either that or the purchasers in question know whats good for them and leave the forum as it is! Si

I think playing tunes in a different position on a five string just for the sake of it is kind of missing the point! Yes it does allow you to open up the fretboard somewhat, but a low G on the B string will sound a lot different to a G on the E string. Much the same as on a 4 string, if I want a 'dubbier' sounding 'D' for example as opposed to a D with more clarity, I'll play it on the E string rather than the A, depends what the song needs! A 5 string (and any ERB) allows you more sonic options with regards to timbre of notes, not just positions and number of notes. Si

Regarding the 'Thud', Is it actually that whilst resting your thumb on a string, you're pushing it down so it makes contact on the pole-pieces of the pickup. Obviously one being a magnet and one being metal gives you a fairly noticeable thud through your amp! Si

FSOF / Senses Fail show added @ Islington Academy Si

So...I know this hasn't been updated in a while! But yesterday, the 5th of March 2009, we finished Mastering the album! It sounds PHAAAAAAT, and i'm happy to say we didn't smack it too hard, it's definitly no Death Magnetic lol. A beautiful line trodden between volume and dynamic, and as a band we LOOOVE dynamics . We mastered with Justin Hill of WellerHill (ex Sikth) who really knows what he's doing and is safe as fudge. Here's a final track listing in order: 1- Through The Exterior 2- Siberia (interlude piece) 3- Day Of The Collapse 4- Wire Forms 5- This Is A Fraud 6- Crosses 7- The Saviour 8- Expert In Trickery 9- Atlantic 10- Sing Sing Ain't My Style 11- 444 (interlude piece) 12- By Virtue Run time: 41:25 A couple of labels are interested so everyone keep their fingers crossed. Now we have to get on with the artwork......any budding artists want a go?? Si

Thanks for your input (no pun intended) guys! Think it just turned out to be a dodgy phono cable between the Focusrite and the computer! Seems ok now! Si

Yeah I already tried opening up an older project that worked!! What is bizarre is that the project that I had open was working, messing about with some guitar amp plugins, but then Cubase suddenly didn't want to know. Grrr Si