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Just goes to show that genius isn't always cleanius (or something).

I counted twice as fast as Chris for starters so everything is going to sit differently. The first thing to remember is that a transcription is NOT the recording. Chris is hearing 73 bpm. I am hearing 146. I will have a closer look at Chris's transcription tomorrow to see whether that is the only difference. I am as interested as you are.

They're definitely learning that a big PA is very different to a club PA and it shows up things that just weren't a problem before like the occasional string touching a pickup is barely audible on a small PA but its like a punch in the face on a big PA. Fortunately, they're quite mature for teenagers and learning quickly and keen to adapt. They played another festival today and went down really well, the organisers want them back next year.

“When they go low, we go high”

Missed this thread previously - fretted & fretless - my main two basses for the last twenty years!

Done a mockup of the pickup template in Inkscape - printed it out and it works - on paper. The hole's big enough to accept the pickup and not so big that it shows past the pickup ring. (snapshot - not to scale) Seeing as it's simply the union of two rectangles, I'll probably just draw it directly onto a piece of MDF then cut it out.

House of herpes

More pictures here.

Last November, I couldn’t believe my luck to find a Classic Sterling this side of the pond: In May, I found another one - and with a maple fingerboard, to boot: A plan took shape, a deal was made, a beautiful bass received - and two necks were swapped: Such cool basses.

Sounds like they called Flea and Navarro in and only gave them the vocal stems, and they did a one take hit and run. RHCP track live, and for a reason. They're not going to be spending all day finessing individual bars and timing. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer

As a teenager, figuring out where bass fits with other instruments, the Queen back catalogue offered a great deal of insight. I learned to play unison with that piano left hand, move out of its way or make room for striding lines. In later life playing in prog bands, it was noticed and some of the fattest riffs came not from distorted guitars but rock solid piano and bass

By 'key's' I mean synth mostly. Those low Feqs can knock buildings down 🤣

Piano is a full range solo instrument capable of being the only accompaniment required. My dad has been playing piano for 75 years. When he calls me for backup, he says, its great to have a good bass player who understands chord structure, I can't be doing that driving left hand stuff all night. 🤣

Yes. It's really 'noisy'. They're all 'youngsters' and clearly having fun. I'd say when you have big powerful PA behind you, you can afford not to smash your instruments hard and reign in the passion a little bit. It may be that the arrangements aren't that far off, its the loudness wars and exuberance that may be pushing the envelope. The drummer is also hitting lots of open cymbals. There's a balance between musicality and full out punk. Love the violin, but that also needs to be arranged around so everything else doesn't crowd it out. Make it a feature, everyone else doesnt need to be louder than the violin. Hopefully this is positive criticism. Its about having a mature outlook to what is the feature instrument, or vocal, at any point, and what are backing instruments.