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If Michael Jackson had to say anything about this app he would have said: "THIS IS IT!" I can't even remember how I practiced and transcribed bass lines before I had this puppy. BassTheWorld is giving away £7 worth of Anytune In-Apps in their Anytune BassTheWorld Edition. If you have an iPhone or iPad don't miss it. How to get the free BassTheWorld Edition is explained at the end of the video https://youtu.be/PY7yqqIDaHc3 points
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Is this Mr Wimbish I've spotted playing with this (relatively) obscure German band? By the way - If you are into obscure German dance music (or even if you're not), check out Schiller's version of Ultravox's Vienna that they performed as an encore at their Symphonia concert with a full orchestra and a Scottish bloke that used to have a dodgy moustache and even dodgier sideburns.3 points
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Looks like you cant beam the existing Spectracomp tone prints to the Spectradrive. Only the ones designed specifically for the Spectracomp built in to the drive. So far thats just one. Not deal breaker for me, and im sure TC will add more now that the SD is out. A guy on TB has two, and has posted his findings. So far, its a very clean pre amp, the stock OD is horrible (the Natural tone print is a huge improvement though), and the output is very loud. These were just day one, bedroom level testing though. Mine should be hear on Monday, Ive got a rehearsal Monday evening so im hoping to give it a good run.3 points
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So 3 "pedals' at those settings and all running at the same time? here's a sequence...3 points
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I was at first - my brother had scoliosis as a child leading to a big op when he was 12/13. Then I realised that the bumps in the road have led him to be a successful and happily married man. challenges build character - so Iris will have lots of it 😏 thanks for the kind words, she’s a clever little thing and I hope she continues to surprise us.3 points
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And here’s the reason. Iris Julia, 8lb 6oz. very beautiful!3 points
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And here she is. Time to be daddy again. Wonderful kid. first op tomorrow at 8pm - at the wise old age of 2 days...3 points
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On a more serious note there is a trend in modern music where an upcoming swear word is telegraphed by the rhyming structure of the lyrics but the word itself is partially obscured, so for example you only hear the initial 'f'. If you listen to Radio 1 for any amount of time you'll hear a few of them. I always wonder what the point is. Much like writing s**t. People just automatically fill in the blanks for themselves. Hence the unfortunate misunderstanding at my f**k music night. I'll never forget the disapointment on their faces as I launched into 'This Land is Your Land'.3 points
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'Inappropriate profanity'? Sounds like an oxymoron to me. ☺3 points
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FOR SALE JERZY DROZD MASTERY VI FRETLESS CUSTOM PRICE DROP: 2400£ / 2700 Euros Located in Arroyo de la Miel, Spain. FOR SALE THIS LOVELY JERZY DROZD MASTERY VI FRETLESS CUSTOM, BUILT IN 2005 BY THE FAMOUS MASTER LUTHIER JERZY DROZD IN BARCELONA, SPAIN; THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL CUSTOM ORDER FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUS OWNER, EXTENDED EBONY FRETBOARD, 34 FRET LINES, WITH CUSTOM WOOD INLAYS ANS A EXCLUSIVE BODY DESIGN WITH A FULL ACCES TO HIGHER NOTES. LOW ACTION, VERY EASY TO PLAY, THIS BASS SOUNDS A M A Z I N G , SOUNDS IN MY OPINION "ALA YVES CARBONNE" STILE. THE MASTERY SERIES WAS OUT OF PRODUCTION YEARS AGO, PLUS THIS IS A UNIQUE CUSTOM DESIGN, SO THIS IS GOOD TIME TO GET THIS STUNNING BASS IN A GOOD SHAPE. HERE´S A VIDEO OF THIS BEAUTY IN ACTION ( IN THIS CASE STRUNG AS A 7 STRINGS BASS EADGCF); OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN GET A MORE TRADITIONAL SOUND WITH "NORMAL" STRINGS AND TUNING BEADGC. VIDEO: http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2016/01/02/jesus-rico-perez-ana/ SOUND SAMPLE -HEAR THIS WITH HEADPHONES- ( track 2 ) : https://jesusricoperez.bandcamp.com/ Specifications: - LAMINATED MAPLE NECK THROUGH BODY DESIGN (2 CARBON EXTRA REINFORCEMENT BARS) -ETIMOE ( A KIND OF MAHOGANY ) BODY WINGS -BIRDSEYE BURL MAPLE TOP, WITH MATCHING HEADSTOCK AND TRUSS ROD COVER. -DUAL TRUSSS ROD. -EXTENDED ( ALMOST 3 OCTAVES, 34 FRETLINES) EBONY FRETBOARD WITH FRETLINES AND DOTS IN MAPLE, AND UNIQUE CUSTOM WOOD INLAYS. -EBONY NUT -SPECIAL CUSTOM BODY DESIGN -PREAMP AGUILAR OBP 3, 18 VOLTS. -CUSTOM JERZY DROZD JEDX single coil PICKUP WITH WOOD COVER. -RECESSED WOOD KNOBS -JERZY DROZD CUSTOM DESIGN BRIDGE, ADJUSTABLE FROM 17mm. TO 19mm. -TRUSSROD AND ELECTRONICS WORKING IN PERFECT CONDITIONS, WITH NO SURPRISES. -HAS SOME MINIMAL WEAR ON THE EDGE OF PICKUP AND BODY BACK ( AS YOU CAN SEE SHOW IN PHOTOS) -SECURITY DUNLOP STRAPLOCKS -35" SCALE ( FOR ME MORE EASY TO PLAY IN TUNE THAN A TRADITIONAL 34" ) -COMES WITH ORIGINAL JERZY DROZD CASE and TOOLS. TO PICKUP IN PERSON, OR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CAN BE ARRANGED (PROTECTED IN A CARDBOARD BOX AND BUBBLE PROTECTIONS) AT BUYERS COSTS. PRICE 3500 euros, 3060 £. NEW PRICE DROP: 2400£ / 2700 Euros NO TRADES PLEASE. ANY QUESTION, PLEASE SEND ME A P.M. THANKS FOR LOOKING!2 points -
Just picked up a Little Marcus 800 from Sandy at GBBL, and I have to say the EQ is a revelation! It's quite different to the original Little Mark EQ: EQ1 ULTRALOW at 65Hz, instead of the LM's LOW at 40Hz LOW at 180Hz, instead of LOW MID at 360Hz MID at 500 Hz HIGH MID at 1.4 KHz, instead of HIGH MID at 800Hz HIGH at 3.8 KHz, instead of HIGH at 10kHz EQ2 OLD SCHOOL: Variable LOW PASS from 20KHz to 200Hz, slightly deeper than the 250Hz base on the VLE MILLERIZER: 5-12 KHz BAND PASS Filter (essentially a treble boost only), which is very different to the VPF "mid scoop" You can footswitch between no EQ/EQ1/EQ2/both EQ, which gives at least four shades of tone straight off the bat: really nice to use the EQ1 on its own and then switch in the Millerizer on EQ2 for a little top end sheen. I think the EQ is much more usable as it closes that big gap between High Mid and High on the LM, and it sounds really full and meaty. I like it a lot.2 points
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Like new! Perfect Conditions! (Firmware version 4.40B loaded)2 points -
Oooops! Just realised I put everything but the times on my original post As Norm said, it's nominally 10am-4pm but the hall is ours all day so won't be chucking everybody out at 3:59pm.2 points
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Hello everyone! Here is my Harley Benton Jazz Bass kit build from Thomann. I got it at Christmas and have never found the time to put it together until a couple of days ago. It took me about an hour and a half get it sorted, apart from some sheilding paint in the pickup/control cavity done earlier this week. It's light, a touch over 6lbs. Nice and easy on the back! The neck fits like a glove in the pocket and I really like the feel of the neck. It's held it's tune really well over the last few days. The pick guard holes are a bit off, this means I haven't been able to put all the screws in. The pickups sound nice, the circuit is solderless so was a piece of cake to assemble. I haven't tried it out at full volume yet in a band situation, but first impressions through my Hiwatt practice amp are that it is astonishly good value for money. The Thomann site today lists it at £76. The headstock needs shaping, I will probably put a KiOgon wiring kit in and some different pickups. Great fun so far! I'll try post some sound clips later.2 points
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At the gig in Glasgow on Friday they received an excellent response from the crowd. Whether or not they re-enact early Zep didn’t rally seem to matter to the crowd who were all roaring them on. The crowd was a right good mix of young and older, male and female (and one really annoying drunk/drugged couple). I’m all for them developing their take on vintage rock music that they grew up with in their farming community north west of Detroit. Hopefully their management allows them to go their own way. If you are annoyed by soundalikes I’d bet The Second Sons would annoy the hell out of you. They have a certain Rolling Stones thing going on, but are excellent entertainment, excellent musicians and they connected with the crowd in a way I haven’t witnessed for years (to me, doing this far more successfully than GVF on the night). They bring in other influences too and thoroughly put their own stamp on it.2 points
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I suppose both have their merits, but I'm not sure I approve of either. ...2 points
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Came across this band by accident on YT recently. Have to be honest with you, I find it a bit mystifying why young people would want to ape the sound of Led Zeppelin's first album fifty years after the event. This band is the musical equivalent of those historical re- enactors who play at being in the olden days.It would be easy to be scathing of these kids, but I'm sure their hearts are in the right place. Personally, I blame the parents. As with most nostalgia, this music is hankering after a golden age that in reality wasn't that golden. The great irony is that these youngsters are looking backwards at a time when "progressive" music was all about looking forwards, being experimental and original and creating new forms.2 points
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Tort!!!2 points
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Blancmange's "Living On The Ceiling", with the line "I'm up and down, I'm up the wall, I'm up the bloody tree" still gets changed by some radio stations to "up the cuckoo tree". Zero chance of them playing anything by Anal C**t....2 points
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I’ve joined it! A Hellborg 500 (50lbs), then Geoff’s TE mk iv 250 (40lbs) and a DB750 (80lbs in its case). Worth every ounce. I’d love to add Geoff’s SMX. Brilliant seller (bent over backwards to help me collect) and this 300 looks super clean2 points -
I’m interviewed in this month’s Bass Guitar Magazine! Excited to have my name on the front cover!2 points
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F**k music can be swearing (I remember seeing a band called North meets South at Derby Uni in the early 90s) but if F**k music could be offensive then surely J**z should be pulled by the filter.2 points
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I'll be coming to the bash with my wife and kids as I did last year. My wife drops me off with the kit then takes the kids to the coast. We've changed car since last year (had a Zafira then, which you can fits loads into) so I've just tried to see what I can get in the boot of the new car. Bit disappointing as I can't get everything I wanted to bring in it. But then I had an idea. It's only about 90 mins from home so this should work for that short time as I can fit more kit on the back seats. Problem solved. See you Sunday!2 points
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Good Stuff in this genre does, indeed, exist...2 points
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Iain bought my bass off me and there were no problems at all. Good comms, prompt payment and a pleasure to deal with!1 point
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Never thought I would do this,but we are who we are.😊My Fender Road Worn Jazz in Fiesta Red .2010 9lbs in weight.I have owned a few of these over the years as a few of you will recall,but this is by far the best,but never had a bad one.So Fiesta Red minty scratch original torte one included,tug bar faux earth strip rear headstock button and of course a ciggie burn.comes in a quality gig bag,Bass is in Grantham Lincs for collection or meet within reason , .I know a lot of people do not like the Road worn series ,if that is the case please don't clog up this post with negatives.Thank you,if you have read this post.☺1 point -
... father in law. He mostly plays guitar but he wanted me to build him one anyway. And I'll take any excuse to start a new project So I started this a while back and here's what I've got so far. It'll be a four string, fretted long scale affair. I sent him two sketches, one of them played it pretty safe while the other was slightly more adventureus. He went for the latter. Here's the sketch (held down by various objects to keep it from rolling up). And here's the wings today The neck is three pieces of maple with mahogany veneers in between. Here I was working on a scarf joint1 point
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one comment by one person who later says that no, they don't consider Sandberg a poor manufacturer... you're getting stuck in a feeling that was not intended by anyone here. Quote away at will... but it seems to me you're trying to find offence where none was intended. indeed. edit: and I read their reasoning... which still makes no sense to me. Is this a bit clearer now?1 point
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eh? dynamics... You probably don't expect to be told because... you'd adjust as required. Drums do have a volume knob control, and it's called a drummer.1 point
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My wall hangars are not going to fall down any time soon. All my unplayed instruments are in their cases. When practising, I use floor stands. There's no 'right/wrong/better'; it all depends. In some folks homes (renting..?) one cannot drill the walls, others have toddlers and dogs to contend with, so...1 point
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Love me some capri orange! Looks great without a guard!1 point
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Calm down dear LOL. No was just a thought, had room to move the bridge back and the thought popped into my head. A new neck could be done (Shuker) but maybe later down the line.....who knows ?1 point
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There will be the video's where the 'Celeb' sits there with eyes wide open and blank expression on their face, while the guy from TCE fiddles with his (virtual) knobs and tells us all how wonderful and unique this tone print will be.1 point
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Just been listening to Living Colour on the radio, forgot what an excellent band they are. Used to play Love Rears Its Ugly Head in a rock band I was in many years ago, a cracking song to play.1 point
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I had this same sinking feeling at the first Ramblin' Man festival. I saw a couple of excellent new bands that weekend, but I also saw a glut of new rock bands who just seemed to be playing rock for the sake of rock. There's only so many times you can watch a guitarist walk up to the wedges, to open a song by belting out a crunchy pentatonic riff as a predictably turgid 4/4 beat starts up, before you get bored stiff. I'm not saying music needs to get to Scott Walker levels of abstract to be interesting, but some of these bands need to draw on some other inspiration than Led Zeppelins I through IV or I'll be scared off tuning into Planet Rock for good.1 point
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Odd, I just hit next until it finished. Looks like you can run this: cakewalk.exe /LOG Then go to %TEMP% in an explorer window and find a log file in there named 'Setup Log <DATE> #001.txt' for the installation which might give further clues.1 point
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New blog entry and bass reviews by Happy Jack! Our visit to a cool Californian music shop, back in January: https://wp.me/p2ZbyY-DB1 point
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Kind of disastrous: Some years ago my old band were playing at a pub in Warwickshire, we did indie / Britpop covers and it all went down quite nicely. As the night progressed a big gang of people came in, very drunk and clearly very emotional. We found out during the break that it was a wake / funeral party that been going from pub to pub, certain members of whom were (understandably) in some distress. It turned out the wake was for a young lad who’d died in a road accident. Anyway, we go back on after the break. A few songs in and we started to play The Smiths’ ‘There Is A Light The Never Goes Out’, which always went down a storm with it’s big singalong chorus. But as the chorus approached I suddenly had the terrifying realisation that our singer was about to start singing about double decker busses crashing. He sang the line without really realising but as the next line about ten tonne trucks killing the both of us approached he suddenly cottoned on, looked across at me in horror and kind mumbled something along the lines of ‘and if a ten fwww fwww fwww fwww fwww fewww fwwwwww’. I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole, mainly in case we’d offended anyone but partly also because of the state most of the party were in I feared a bad reaction. Luckily no one even noticed (if they did they didn’t react) but it still makes me shiver thinking about it today.1 point
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In that context, for me, black looks best. I think you’ve got it right with your punk bass! The maple necked Precision Bass I’m building at the moment will (probably) be aged vintage white with a black ‘guard, a la Squier’s Matt Freeman signature model, which I think looks great (not my picture). Probably not much help, but my thoughts nonetheless 🙂1 point
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I'm by no means a prude as I love a good old swear from time to time. However, at my gym they play hip hop far too loud with tons of swearing. Not a fan. Personally find it too aggressive in an already testosterone fuelled environment. Asked them please could they either turn it down a bit or roll some of the bass off so I don't hear/feel it when I am listening to my music. They said "we don't always play hip hop, we also play garage and r&b" Like there's a difference to me1 point
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Many congratulations, she's gorgeous.1 point
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That sounds like the plot from a porn movie....1 point -
When this happens, don't sand it. Instead use the back of the sand paper to dust over the paint finish. This will remove all the gritty "nibbs", and doesn't remove as much paint.1 point
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It is genuinely awesome. It sounds better imo than the Ampeg CL I had for a short while. Plus there’s the overdrive on it. So now my DG Alpha Omega is kept for proper hi gain parts.1 point
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is this still here!! 2 years ago before getting my build done I would of snapped your arm off for this.1 point
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+1 for Luminlay. Have 3 basses fitted with them.1 point
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One thing to consider is the neck. A lot of the factory-made PJs seem to have neck profile in a jazz style rather than a precision style. For example, the Fender Precision Delux models. That might not be what you want.1 point
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Thanks for this, I’ve taken your advice and ordered a set. I’ll report back at the weekend once they are fitted and I’ve had a good few hours playing time.1 point
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Just matched the sleeve on the previous 'pointing hand' pic. It was Jabba, and here he is to prove it - surrounded by some of his beautiful creations. http://1 point
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I'm hoping to play the 'shortie'.1 point
