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[quote name='SteveK' post='1209894' date='Apr 24 2011, 11:19 AM']I know there are many X Factor detractors here (myself included). To those, a question: If asked to do the winners tour, would you?[/quote] Probably not, I don't like Butlins.

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='1207999' date='Apr 22 2011, 10:04 AM']Do you have the keys doing the stabs ? (or is that you stabbing the guitarist ?)[/quote] No keys, just me and the guitarist I downloaded a piano transcript, [url="http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/47217/Product.aspx"]here[/url] (proper notation, no tab , topical) and basically took the bass part of the keys to play. The guitarist has worked it out by ear. However, there are parts, specifically the end of the verses and the bridge in particular where we 'part company'. The line I use works against the original recording, but the guitarist swears blind that he's playing the right thing. I did email him my copy of the transcript that has the guitar chords on it but he seems to have put them to one side in preference to the ones he worked out by ear Just wondered how others 'attacked' it. really. I may just have to pop around his place and we work on it together.

We're trying this one out at rehearsal. However, myself and the guitarist seem to be playing different things. Anyone got the chords for this one? Please Thanks.

I'll stop using it, as simple as that. I'm certainly not paying £4.99 a month. I don't spend £60 on music in a year anyway, so I'm certainly not paying for a service that, at the moment, I rarely use. It would seem that another potential 'model' for the music industry has disappeared. What next?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1199624' date='Apr 14 2011, 05:09 PM']I suppose it's only fair that Mr Higginbotham protect his investment, however he may have erred on this occasion. For example, here's a tune supposedly penned by that notorous magpie Mr Noel Gallagher. I wonder whence he drew inspiration?[/quote] I hope you're not showing disrespect to Mr Gallagher. He is well thought of and a leading member of the Musical Green Movement and in this capacity done his best for recycling.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1198554' date='Apr 13 2011, 07:04 PM']I love BSSM. Flea is an awesome player.[/quote] He's not as good as Mark King though Oowwwww! Who threw that?

Absolutely cracking Clarky. Really pleased for you mate. All the best.

Wear the right shoes? Perhaps the Picturehouse has gone very upmarket.

[quote name='stevie' post='1190426' date='Apr 6 2011, 12:57 PM']Pull yourself together man! [/quote] Just have a heart. This is a distressing time.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1174309' date='Mar 24 2011, 10:58 AM']Excellent, balaclava bass, I should try that, better than "Shiny Suit and Tie and big 80s slappy thumb" bass, which I am heartily sick of. Oh, and Northam, saturday night, in the Kingsley if you're interested Rich.[/quote] Nuts, I missed your post. Too late now, obviously All the best in Exeter with the new project.

Personally I've always thought this thread should be pinned, simply for post 37

We need silddx, he's the authority on gloves 'round 'ere.

14 years earlier I could have stayed with my brother when he was at Redcatch Rd, a hop skip and a jump across Victoria Park and would have virtually been there. Back then he used to like to take breakfast at the Mud Dock Cycleworks. Have a good'n', work gets in the way again unfortunately. Cheers

I like many are a faker, a big faker. I've little theory knowledge and as for reading it would take me ages to decipher a single page. I use tabs (mainly guitar pro transcripts) and fit them to the song I'm been tasked to learn. I've not the time to train my ear or learn more theory or read music. But then my aims are to simply gig around locally for fun and I'm currently having fun getting ready for those gigs. I regard my playing as very weak, there is a lot I can't do. Probably only really been playing properly for 12months however at the last practice my guitarist, a guy who's been in bands of one form or another for 30+years turned and said he really did like the way I played Ordinary World (rather ironic as I don't like Duran Duran ). There are simply masses of fakers out there all doing the same thing. Going back to basics may work. However, when I was not in a band I found it very difficult to motivate myself to learn for example more theory. The irony being that now I could do with it I've not got the time For me I suppose it's all about having something to aim for that has meaning and relevance to where I am.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='1185508' date='Apr 2 2011, 03:44 AM']Before considering an 8x10 consider how you'll get it to the gig. 300 watts is plenty, and a pair of 2x10 cabs makes for an easy to transport scalable rig.[/quote] Having spent hours myself researching heads and cabs I'd go with what Bill says, he does afterall make his living out of this area. If I remember correctly Bill would suggest stacking the 2x10's on top each other rather than side by side to give better dispersion. As an aside, has the suggested min head gone up on BC recently? When I first joined the forum, and as Bill has suggested an adequate amp was 300w. It now seems to be 500w. Is there a reason for this?

[quote name='icastle' post='1181286' date='Mar 29 2011, 08:04 PM']Beware of the trapdoor... [/quote] Under the stage, even better

I'll tell the OP after we've done a gig

Generally if there is a stage, just best to stand on it somewhere.

[quote name='silddx' post='1179546' date='Mar 28 2011, 02:28 PM']Cheers for that mate! They were so good, really looking forward to this. I get to play with a drummer I've always wanted to play with at this gig, Jim Chase. He's fantastic, he really and truly has a voice on the kit.[/quote] On many other forums to say you always wanted to [b]play [/b]with someone would raise some eyebrows All the best mate, have a good'n.

Um.............don't know, so probably not.

[quote name='discreet' post='1177217' date='Mar 26 2011, 01:54 PM']Last call! Soundcheck 16:00. Doors 19:00. On stage 21:00. I have my bass, some sandwiches and[b] a spare pair of underpants.[/b][/quote] Are they not providing you with any sandwiches at the venue? Teh! All the best.

Another consideration is whether to learn metric or imperial scales. This has caused me great confusion when I get them mixed up.