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I felt this just warranted its own thread.

So, you want to learn to play 'Rocket Man' on this ?.......... By Thursday?

It's in a queue Fixed it for you Al Have you been banned form comp chat? You should start a new compressor related forum with a .comp web address

Perfectly understandable. We're all different. I understand how gigging a lot can work for some and not others. I answer to no one and can sleep as late as I want. I'm single by design, as a matter of fact, I broke up with the last woman I dated because I knew she didn't get rock & roll or gigging. Our guitarists wife comes to every single gig with him, she's never missed a show in the 7 years I've been with the band. I asked her why; "Because I love watching my husband do something he loves" That's the kind of lady I need to meet. No woman is ever going to give me any type of grief about gigging. The money I earn from gigging means so much more to me than the salary I drew when I was a part of the traditional workforce. And I had a great paying career. I still feel that getting paid to have fun and do something you love is, well you can't beat it. Sure there's little inconveniences and every gig won't be great, but I still wouldn't trade away gigging for anything. I'm not important enough to hate any genre of music as long as it's professional and played well and I get paid to do it. I truly love this business and I love playing. BTW, sorry about the rant. Blue

In October of 1978 I saw Slade play the first night of six in a nightclub chain. Very little advertising and the bouncers were turning away fans who weren't dressed "smart but casual". Slade played to 19 punters in a 1000 capacity venue; the smallest crowd in their professional career. they still talk about it yet. When they came on Noddy Holder said "Jeeesus, did you all come on the same bus?"

... and done (all except the 'Smilies'; I'll do them later, one by one...). Enjoy.

Sounds like a good reason to take up double thumbing.

Ableton is fine for programming drums, however it's arguably not the best DAW for 'band/instrument' recording, it's way more geared towards electronic music (which it's amazing at). As such you may want to look at Garageband, or Logic (running in it's simplified mode......allows you to get more advanced when you're ready), as mentioned above, they both have very useable drum sequencers. Fun fact, although Logic's drum tracks appear as an audio wave at first, you can simply drag the part onto a spare soft-instrument track and it will show you the midi score......you could then apply any drum sounds soft-instrument (DFH, Tooktrak etc) on that track. Allows you to pull together drum grooves very easily, then apply your own preferred sounds to that groove. Si

I don't hate anyone I've never met nor got to know personally.

I dunno, you buy one little Ferrari and EVERYONE hates you. That's England for you.

I find them an exceptional band. I know a lot of folk don't like JK, but he's a great front man & a great vocalist too. The bassline in this is fantabulous...

Courier service

It might be better to accept that than spend hours digging through the box mountain in the loft to find the certificate, and then when I've found it, some clever so-and-so will say I photoshopped it!

You get my not whining about a challenge and doing something about it award. Well done!

Generally if you have to ask...

If you're going to patronise people (that means "talk down to" for all you thickies out there ) then at least learn to spell pigeon.

I would look at the Pedaltrain Nano/Metro series. They have a planner app on their site to help your work out which model will be the right fit. Then if you want a flexible power supply that will fit underneath then you'll be after a Cioks DC5 (sold by HotRox) or a Onespot CS6 (Andertons currently cheapest). For cables I would recommend a solderless kit like Evidence Audio SIS or Tightrope for their ultra low profile plugs and the ability to change lengths as your board evolves.

The spark between musicians is where the magic lives. Playing without it is like being in a loveless marriage.

glad i'm not the only one who thinks that

After SAHB broke up, they got a Tubes member (Leroi Jones ) in as singer when they became The Zal Band.

We like to collect stuff in pursuit of happiness; to fill voids in our lives; to recapture our childhoods; to construct the illusion of stability and security in an uncertain world and more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_collecting We dress it up in other ways, sure. But ultimately, we're all just a little bit insecure and afraid. Freud also thought it has something to do with potty training and pooing. I'm mentioning that purely for Mark's benefit

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I saw this today. Enjoy, fellow StingRay enthusiasts.

I recently jacked in doing any theatre depping. There are a few ‘go to’ players around here that, as well as being superior players to me, are also in the ‘clique’. So when I get the call to play, I know it’s because they have no other option. It’s not nice knowing that you are 2nd, 3rd or even 4th choice on the list, knowing that the other musicians also know this and knowing that your playing will be compared to the regular bass players. In the end the pressure and unfriendliness was just too much and I simply didn’t enjoy it any more. Do what makes you happy.

I don't think it's out of control patrons; it's poorly managed venues. Pubs have drunk people in them - it kind of goes without saying. There are, however, pubs where I can almost guarantee no bother and others were I can pretty much guarantee there will be. The difference is the quality of the management. Good staff will not put up with idiots. I've seen some members of bands I've been in seriously verbally abused (and visually on one occasion - don't ask) and the staff did nothing. It's not on. Mind you a good Blues Brothers style bar fight is always entertaining :-D

I listen to music all the time apart from when I'm in the car. As a sales rep im in my car for 8 hours a day and only ever listen to spoken radio like LBC, 5live and Radio 4. Music stations are just too repetitive

I got a great dub tone out of a Stingray due to the active EQ, I imagine one of the double pickup versions of the Stingray, Sterling, Sabre or Bongo would be even better.

Our singer Tony has an entertainment agency with lots of different acts from Laptop Johnny DJs and solo tribute acts to 8 piece function bands. He lives in Wythenshawe so most of his acts and music venues are based around Stockport and South Manchester. His agency has a few blues bands and he is often looking for dep musicians or permanent replacements. I'll ask him if he knows of anybody needing a bass player if you like?

You've got a real proud dad look going on there! Lovely photo

Cheers bud, its nearly finished,I’ll put some pics up when it’s done

Probabaly a personal thing for me BigRedX as I was never that into pop. First LP I bought was Close to the Edge and then spiraled into deepest prog.

surely that's more of an impossibility than a mere oxymoron? ** ** everyone knows guitards cannot string such a coherent sentence together

I'd need to spend a load more on liposuction and lycra.

How about a logo with a play on words of some sort? Maybe based on your name or something? Looks blimmin marvelous by the way.

I remember being in school and my fellow pupils asking if you’d seen TOTP the previous night and then discussing it; good times.

I've no time for that bandy legged, aren't I hard, Poundland Stevie Wonder-U-Like dwarf... but my God he always got lucky with rhythm sections.

Dad's been recruiting no doubt. C'est bon.

This one will get you started, for free (it's not bad at all...) MT Power Drum Kit Vst ... ... until you've saved up enough for Superior Drummer 3, which is excellent, but costs more (just under £300...). There are many others, of course, but you'd need to specify your project needs to go into more detail. Hope this helps.

Just sold a Yamaha BB300 to Jamie in what was such an easy and hassle-free deal! Jamie's comms are excellent and that always makes such a big difference when buying and selling on here IMO. So, very highly recommended to one and all here on Basschat! Thanks Jamie - hope you enjoy the bass.. 😊

Just bought a Barefaced BB2 cab from Jamie. Top man to deal with. Buy/Sell with confidence. Thanks again Jamie

I've just bought a Musicman Stingray Classic from Jamie. As was the case when I bought a MoMark amp from him a couple of years ago, the deal was straightforward with good communications throughout. The bass arrived promptly, was well packaged and exactly as described. Jamie is a great guy to deal with, as my experiences and previous posts in this thread show. Highly recommended!

Purchased a Clover bass off Jamie over the Xmas period, the bass arrived in great condition and the whole process was a breeze many thanks again

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1473601536' post='3131515'] I'd hire a student or pro, most folks have no clue on how to take even marginal footage of a band in a live setting. Blue [/quote] Nonsense. All you need is a mic / recorder that can handle the SPL and a tripod. It doesn't take a student or a pro to get something useful - just common sense.

This was my first transaction on Basschat and I bought a couple of GK cabs off of Jay. Great, timely and friendly comms. Items as described and a super chap to deal with. Recommended and buy with confidence people. Cheers Jay

Just traded my MIA 75 RI Jazz for Jamie's natural USA MM Sterling. This was a postal trade and everything went very well. Excellent communication from Jamie throughout and the Sterling was exactly as described. A trustable and honest BCer and nice all round bloke. Do business with complete confidence.

Shielded the controls cavity. This should be enough, the pickups are fully shielded constructed and will be connected with a shielded cable.