Andyjr1515 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 Sounds great @ped! Excellent band to use for the track too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 sounds great, you and the instrument 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Thanks 😊 I definitely cringe at some of the mistakes but I’ve now found an awesome way to record using the Moises app to remove bass from the source track and use my work laptop for the video, then sync in GarageBand (which I didn’t realise let you add video!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 29 minutes ago, ped said: then sync in GarageBand (which I didn’t realise let you add video!) Really? Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, ezbass said: Really? Interesting! Yeah I used to export the audio and sync in iMovie which was a real pain. But I tried dragging the video into GarageBand and it worked!! Syncing is much easier as you’re able to drag more accurately. Then you export as a video. I looked it up and it’s for adding soundtracks to films so it makes sense. Mine is an old version of GarageBand too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 minute ago, ped said: Yeah I used to export the audio and sync in iMovie which was a real pain. But I tried dragging the video into GarageBand and it worked!! Syncing is much easier as you’re able to drag more accurately. Then you export as a video. I looked it up and it’s for adding soundtracks to films so it makes sense. Mine is an old version of GarageBand too. Excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Just adding these pics to keep the story going. Just playing ahead of us now 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Check out that, er, checking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Fantastic. Great work by Andy there. Nice playing and it's sounds great! Only thing is, i would of liked to of heard the bass in isolation, maybe before and after the work too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 10 hours ago, Twincam said: Fantastic. Great work by Andy there. Nice playing and it's sounds great! Only thing is, i would of liked to of heard the bass in isolation, maybe before and after the work too. He's good isn't he? (Andy, not referring to myself in third person!) I do have a claim of it before somewhere, it sounded very similar to be honest - the aim was to keep the 'mini P' character and I found the thunderbird pickup with one hot coil was a great mimic for the P sound whilst also filling the existing cavity/cutout. Now I've had time to get properly cork sniffer with the pickups I'm hearing a really nice almost stingray like top end from the pickup which adds a lot of definition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 22/11/2022 at 16:19, ezbass said: So how can you play that nice interesting Jazzy style when wearing a Rolling Stones T-Shirt? 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ralf1e said: So how can you play that nice interesting Jazzy style when wearing a Rolling Stones T-Shirt? 🤣 Just like that. I play a Mustang while wearing a Precision T Shirt sometimes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 23/11/2022 at 13:34, Andyjr1515 said: For plugging the drill holes that I'm just about to make for the new bridge screw holes, dowelling is no good. Why? Because the grain runs along the length of a dowel and the circular bit is therefore end grain - which has insufficient screw-pull-out resistance. And so I use a plug cutter on some similar strength/softness wood to the body. For this one, I'm using mahogany which is closer in hardness to what is probably an alder body than, say, using maple. With a following saw cut, it releases the 'across the grain' dowels: And the plugs are in waiting for the wood glue to fully set. All being well, tomorrow I will be able to drill to refit the bridge in its straightened position and then I can string it up with a couple of spare strings so that the pickup positions can be accurately marked I have plug cutters but never thought about using dowels cut across instead of with the grain unless to match an existing grain in a body someone fd up. Thanks for sharing this priceless tip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 7 hours ago, ezbass said: Just like that. I play a Mustang while wearing a Precision T Shirt sometimes. Anarchist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: Anarchist Living life on the edge me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vates Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 What a wonderful thread! Thanks for sharing! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Here's a sample of the bass in context - a snippet of one of my band's songs. Only recorded at home on GarageBand along with a less than perfect backing track but it gives you an idea I have gigged this bass a fair bit now and it sounds great every time. blue horizon - 04:11:2024, 4.34 pm.mp3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Short scales seem to fit into a mix so easily; sounds great. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 2 hours ago, ped said: Here's a sample of the bass in context - a snippet of one of my band's songs. Only recorded at home on GarageBand along with a less than perfect backing track but it gives you an idea I have gigged this bass a fair bit now and it sounds great every time. blue horizon - 04:11:2024, 4.34 pm.mp3 1.37 MB · 48 downloads Splendid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 16 hours ago, ezbass said: Short scales seem to fit into a mix so easily; sounds great. Yes, I'm coming around to thinking this more & more lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Yeah it does really sit nicely between the keyboards and guitars. Some of our songs have quite bass heavy keys which gives me some freedom to do little chords and fills which sound really meaty even up the neck. I did some videos which I posted on another thread but I'll put them here to keep this 'master' thread up to date, because it tells the story from the start, all through @Andyjr1515 's excellent work, what an exciting time that was. Nearly 2 years ago! Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock ..and the vids: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 1 hour ago, ped said: Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock Hmm, a Gene Simmons signature bass, with an NS EUB headstock; interesting. However, he's captured you nicely and the Mustang's 2 thumb rests too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 13 minutes ago, ezbass said: ...he's captured you nicely and the Mustang's 2 thumb rests too. Yes I only noticed that now, good attention to detail 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 2 hours ago, ped said: Yeah it does really sit nicely between the keyboards and guitars. Some of our songs have quite bass heavy keys which gives me some freedom to do little chords and fills which sound really meaty even up the neck. I did some videos which I posted on another thread but I'll put them here to keep this 'master' thread up to date, because it tells the story from the start, all through @Andyjr1515 's excellent work, what an exciting time that was. Nearly 2 years ago! Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock ..and the vids: Awesome, I absolutely love everything about that. The bass sounds incredible. 👏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 5 Author Share Posted November 5 Bass sounds great! Some nice playing there too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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