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    The full monty bass recording (YouTube: ''Brixton - Closer'')

    in Recording

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    Not the sort of music I listen to but I liked the bass sound on that. Nice and growly and suited the mix.
    I usually record with a precision through a Samsamp BDDI set with a bit of drive and not much else.
    Last session I went through the producer/engineer got a free hand and stuck me through some expensive ancient valve DI into a reel to reel with all sorts of plugins and the end result sounded like someone else and a bit bland to my ears. So I think I know where you're coming from.
    If you're Warwick is active it's already got something going on between the pickups and desk so you don't need to add all those bits just because they're there if you're happy with your sound.

    Octaves - Disco style

    in Theory and Technique

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    I do them with a pick. It's about the only semi impressive thing I do on bass. I just fancied having a disco middle 8 in a rock song I wrote so I perservered slowly with a patient drummer building up the speed using the 'bum di' technoique as above first until I got it. It feels comfortable now and I just have to remember not to over use it.

    How high do you crank your amp?

    in Amps and Cabs

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    I've used 5 different amps with the same (fairly loud) drummer over the past few years.

    Master volume out of 10 for each to match the mix with the rest odf the band would be about:

    Ashdown Mag 300 = 6 or 7/10

    Trace Elliot 715X = 4/10

    Orange Terror 500 = 2/10

    Mark Bass LM 250 = 8/10

    TC Electronic Classic = 3/10

    The last three all through the same TC cabs.

    Support bands and bad sound.

    in General Discussion

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    Whenever I've been in a supporting band it always seems to go 1 of 2 ways.

    1. The headliners are complete gents and are checked in very little time leaving you enough for a decent go yourselves resulting in a good on and off stage mix for both bands.

    2. The headliners turn up late. They spend hours on one of the toms as 'it's alway too boomy' doing .5mm turns on the adjuster after they've spent ten minutes looking for the key in the drummers bag. They decide to do a complete valve swap on stage on some old guitar amp that's ready for the scrap yard. They play one song 14 times to get the level of the stylophone right (they don't end up playing this on the night as they change the set at the last minute), The singer wanders aimlessly around the stage on his phone telling the soundman the guitarist is 'Nearly her, literally just around the corner. Just needs to find somewhere to park' None of the band go and help him unload his gear letting him do 3 trips from the car park solo that's about half a mile away.
    You then get a sub 2 minute line check and hope for the best and end up sounding like your playing through a tin can and foam filter.

    Band 1 have been around the block and are normally quite well known.

    Band 2 think they have and normally aren't.

    Should I stay or should I go now

    in General Discussion

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    Perversely I'm thinking that I might quite like to be in a band of awkward ****ers who just say what they think and only really concentrate on the music. Work hard, have a bit of a shout up and not worry about tea and biscuits. Have a bit of an edge to the band.
    Maybe it's because I'm a bit of an awkward sod myself?

    New Fender American Professional Series....

    in Bass Guitars

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    [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1480981276' post='3188799']
    @thegummy

    Just ignore me Brother. I spend too much time on TB winding up Americans :lol:
    [/quote]

    Too much is never enough time to wind up some of the po faced/insane TB lot.

    Back to topic. It's the little things here and there that make a big difference for me. Admittedly it was nearly 10 years ago but when I bought my US Fender new I tried about a dozen before pulling the trigger. A couple felt not quite right the rest were pretty good and I settled on the one that was lightest with the nicest feel. Sadly it was in 3TSB but I'm learning to live with it. I've played some nice Mexican made and Squiers too and also a couple of not so nice ones.
    I know they're mostly made by CNC but they do seem to vary to a noticeable extent.
    Got to try before you buy at new Fender silly prices.

    SHORT SCALE AND MEDIUM SCALE.

    in Bass Guitars

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    I've been playing 34", mostly Precisions forever. Since September I've switched to a very nice 32" Warwick Rockbass Starbass. It took very little time to adjust and feels very comfortable. I picked up the P Bass for the first time since then last night and was having a little trouble adjusting which I found surprising.
    I don't get the deadspot thing particularly. I don't notice them on any of my long scales. Maybe I've just nbeen lucky or that they're all atpast the 12th fret where I never venture anyway. The medium scale seams more even in volume across the strings maybe but the long scales do feel like they have a bit more oomph. Hard to tell with different pickups, etc. I do find I have to take more care EQ'ing the shorter bass to fit in the band mix.
    I might even have a go at a proper 30" short scale if I see something interesting and cheap.

    Guitarist wanted for the Field Marshalls

    in Other Musicians

    Posted

    The Field Marshalls are based around West/South West London. We rehearse Thursdays in Hampton. We are a new band and have a sets worth of original songs ready. Age wise we are, ahem, experienced but with a youthful outlook. Late 40s and a bit...
    We are looking for somebody who will be happy contributing to songwriting and working out there own guitar parts. Nobody gets told what or how to do it in this band but feedback is of course given and received.
    The sound at the moment is a bit like Blondie meets the Stranglers by way of the Buzzcocks with a bit of dubby goodness. That could of course change with the dynamic of a new member. That's the fun part.
    The goal is writing great songs then gigging and recording them. We have loads of experience. A fair few contacts and are a friendly bunch. A couple of gigs offers already and recording lined up.

    The band are:
    Annalisa - Vocals - ex Plastic Letters
    Dave - Drums - ex the Jetsonics
    Rog - Keys - 111, the Transistors, the Tuesday Club
    Ad - Bass - ex the Jetsonics.

    PM me if you're interested

    Moving whilst grooving.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    In answer to the OP. Having some moves that look natural to you and fit in with the context of the band are a huge plus. But if the person/s doing the video shoot know what they're doing they'll move the camera around and give you direction on what to do. No point bouncing around like a mentalist if they're trying to get an arty shot and vice-versa.

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