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[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1436769155' post='2820480'] First Aid Kit. [/quote] Great band, and probably very nice to stand behind!

Fleet foxes. Just to hear that guy sing!

Shocking film, backed up by a few anecdotes I've heard from people who've met him. Normally I think john Lydon is pretty spot with his surmises (honestly I do!) but this time I thought he was way off. I agree more with Clark terry, who there's another documentary about on Netflix who says someone plays like their personality.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1436214076' post='2816120'] I dont see what the big deal is about them TBH, the only difference between this and any other modeller is that it models your personal amp rather than a random one used to get the preset profile for say a line 6. OK maybe if youve got some ultra rare amp but does it really make any odds to get a modeller sound to like the stock fender twin you personally own vs the one used in the R&D lab by line 6. [/quote] One guitarist I work with uses one. Ok he has some nice amps to model but he also has downloaded loads, for instance the model of the hiwatt used on dark side of the moon. When he's in a situation where there's a good amp lying around, out comes the kemper and 10 minutes later he's got a profile done. He even did my rig, although it's not quite as successful with bass amp sounds. Line 6 do great models but when I was with Paul he modelled a 58 bass man with his mic choice, his mic placement, neve pres and has the satisfaction of knowing that's about as good as it's going to get, anywhere in the world regardless of the gig.

Play as little as possible in time and in tune!

Mr skrillex?

On the evidence of TV performances/ live coverage it seems to me Florence can't sing. Shouting and over emphasising weak syllables is not musical and not singing. I don't mind people carving out new musical niches but seeing as flossie is trying to be a plasticised digital age Stevie nicks a bit of basic old school 'talent' wouldn't go amiss.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1435136372' post='2805735'] Nice! Although I can't help being the geek sorry - it's in 15/8. Good find! 👍 [/quote] You know what it is. I was counting three four plus 5 and a half four (that's how I perceive the phrasing!) and failed to add my quavers.....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gAacdHxJW6s Just discovered this morning, (man I love it when that happens) Eska- Shades of Blue. Never heard of her, tiny number of views and clueless to who's on fat strings duties but this must be one of the grooviest 17/8 tunes you'll ever hear!

[quote name='ian23' timestamp='1435065212' post='2805045'] Loads of lovely basslines out there but for sheer beauty its this one for me. Jammerson on Darling Dear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0&list=RDND-iW51idC0#t=16 [/quote] Only a matter of time before this one came up. The last 16 bars in particular are a work of art, could waffle on pretentiously for pages about them!

Many moons ago I saw the Black Crowes at Wolverhampton Civic, they swapped guitars all the time and it was a guitar geeks wet dream. I particularly remember a non reverse firebird and Marc Ford playing a P90 loaded les Paul, through 3 full matchless stacks at full tilt. Righteous!

Wilson Pickett's I'm a Midnight Mover contains a belter from Tommy Cogbill. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=422G-2yUw-I

Bernard Herrmann's Taxi Driver. Class from start to finish. A very muso choice too so I'll blot my copy book majorly for my TV choice. masterchef.

If I'm gigging in London then I do whatever I can to avoid the house rig but as said above, parking and loading can be a nightmare. We played in shoreditch a while back and the bouncer had a go at the drummer for parking outside the venue in the other side of the road! No need! I don't fully understand why it is recommended drummers use their own breakables by sound engineers but bassists have to use the provided rig because of time constraints. Again, we played a festival and looked at the provided gk rig, thought I don't even know how to turn that on. I told the stroppy stage hand I'd use my own, she went off in a huff. In the time the drummer had swopped pedals I'd set up my rig onstage and plugged in the di. Quick line check I get a resounding thumbs up from the engineer and we're good to go. It does seem like we get short changed as a breed.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1434637637' post='2801426'] I used to go to music festivals when I was single. [/quote] +1!

http://genius.com/The-rolling-stones-brown-sugar-lyrics

As Bill says above, your ears adjust at high volume, to protect themselves, called temporary threshold shift. Which means you're too loud. No one wants to admit it, but if people are having to shout in each other's ears to place an order at the bar or decide to go for a fag then you've become too loud.

No need for a spreadsheet, one bass since 2000, G&L ASAT.

You should practice without the drummer as a matter of course. Everybody in the band should be able to keep time, moreover be able to groove and get the song going without one. No machines, no shortcuts. Makes a huge difference to how tight your band is.

Some fruit and veg?

15/15 for me, although I should have seeing as I teach music.... I'll admit to having a head start on the intervals between clefs too as the music department I went to used a similar exercise to work out the code for the keypad to enter!

Performers will get ppl if they've signed up for it. Can't remember what ppl stands for. I'm owed about £5 for a small thing that got used on television but there was a £80 admin fee for signing up. Doh!