ARGH

I also think..though I have no proof..That to pass a popular musical 'course' is laughably easy financial transaction with somewhat small musical value.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='448259' date='Mar 28 2009, 06:12 PM']I disagree! I'm doing a music tech course now, and no amount of fiddling will make a bad mic placement sound like a good one! The only exception to that is probably reverb/ambient mics, and they don't even sound the same.[/quote] Sorry,I disagree.....when you have a lad that clicks a mouse button to add room ambience,over simply moving the Mic,you have a problem,Ive not met that many under 21s that can mic up a drum kit properly,or younger soundguys cope without triggers.....Hell its not hard to mic a kick,Ive watched some utterly botch it. Tuning drums,It shocks me that so few actually tune a kit correctly...even ryth sections in music are dying off,producers are having to teach younger bands how to actually interact 'sonically'....to actually write Bass lines. I still see a ton of young lads/lasses buying stuff thats great in the bedroom and rehearsal room but wails like a banshee onstage...the beginner gear is WAAAYYY better than I had in my day,but the opposite of that is you dont get kids 'looking' for the best tone out of the instrument. Or what to modify to make better. a flip of this is/are rich kids...parents buy the flash gear,and they have no clue...There will always be a bullsh*tt*r in a music shop,and some dont even set up their instruments anymore,or understand how small things make great effect in tone..heavier strings,less distortion more volume....little things...

[quote name='Buzz' post='448271' date='Mar 28 2009, 06:23 PM']Can you make a new thread on the questions you get (if any) Argh? I'd be quite interesting to read them, I presume they're all budding musicians?[/quote] As...well..from what Im told...Ive an hour..Ive a gig first, in front of 250 of them....and Ive been assured they will go nuts,in the lunch hour... Ive planned to split the hour afterwards into 20min sections. Im gonna start with Motivation.....then the need for correct technique and knowledge of fretboard and theory...and finally a bit on....and I find this a LOT on beginners instruments correct ....installation of strings.

There will always be Musical instrument 'owners'......

One thing that is really good,in the modern age...its that you can approach or email musicians you admire,AND get a reply.

Silly question really.....

Grunge,stopped a lot of effort in music...being slack became the norm,and so we had a generation growing up,that didnt have the nous to make the effort in learning how to play or even attempt to know how to make a living on the instrument of choice... Protools has destroyed microphone technique...joke music schools run courses on how to succeed at 'X' factor style auditions....Song writing as an original form is pretty much run by older 30-40 somethings,and a lot of what is on the radio ,its influence is obvious to the point of rip off. At least Punks in the 70s wanted to know how the machine 'worked' so they would try something new.....Not many want to make the effort at academia,and study. If you cant read,its probably a hobby...maybe a hobby that got out of control,I pretty much say you need to know chord charts,but if you cant at least know what notes are where and in relation to what...good luck...dont expect to make a living from it. All those metal shredders are still working....still writing,and teaching...and they were always far more versatile than people gave them credit for..... There are always one or two exceptions..The kid that will watch,sit,listen and work at it....They make it. Ive to do a talk on Friday..to a handful of 13-16 year olds....I wonder what sort of questions Im going to get?

Yeah,DiMarzio is the way to go...it compliments the Model one perfectly....SD's aint that punchy to me..loud yes..but not as gutkicking as a Dimarzio P.

Boiling will give you a little zing,for another 20mins maybe half and hour onstage..but it will never be better than a fresh set!

MANSONS Exeter...

Me late last year.....Hair's longer now.

Nice shaped necks....But Ive never quite found the earth-shaking tone I crave...Ive tried Steinys...and Status beat them,great Basses for cleanotone stuff,but the neck will take a tad getting used to,as its not wood... Looks are a bit of a love or hate,but you buy to play not to oogle... You can pick up a good one 2nd hand for not super mental WAL cash...Buying new wont break the bank... Or you could wander to Ripon and get Jim Fleeting to make you a Headless like mine.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='446608' date='Mar 26 2009, 10:28 PM']I run 2 amps, its hassle. Hassle is Doom. Uber mud low end from one and some sort of punch and definition from the other. Plus loads of distortion without dropping the lows, and being able to move from in front of one to the other for low feedback and high feedback. Its dynamic. In practice I use an office chair to scoot between them.[/quote] Funeral Doom..... You have just gotta love Winter.

Im looking for another Tech 21 Landmark OG...sorry

More amps...More cabs..or is it really worth it in a small club..large pub? How do you arrange the set up for maximum effect..?

SansAmp....Smidge of chorus... I dont like Rex's tone though...Todd Stranges was better to my ears with Down.

Play the tune a halftone lower....

Tappings been around since the 50s

Piss on your hands...seriously..then just sit there with them to drip dry... Then wash them in surgical spirit,dry them...then wash them with soap..then wash them in spirit AGAIN....

[quote name='AM1' post='444043' date='Mar 24 2009, 06:12 PM']We already discussed action though so I wondered if the relief had some specific influence on whether its harder to play or not.[/quote] Action meaning the distance between fingerboard and strings to press down upon...relief is the a more maker/luthier term for the bow of the neck...kinda the same thing...in terms of adjustment...this also includes bridge adjustment...height,spacing etc... High action in an unnatural...bowing of the neck,adjust the truss rod,and the 'relief' lowers the action... we now walk into terms of preferance..Low action accommodates taping styles and fast playing,but isnt to hot if you want to dig in and really give a real dig in,tone....bassier,thicker..phatter.. Think of the difference between Cliff Williams of AC/DC and say...Brian Bromberg or Michael Manring.. though this isnt exclusive.....its really a person to person thing... If you wander over to the Upright section and check out the bridges on the basses.....tell me what you see,take a pic.