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  1. 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/PY7yqqIDaHc
    3 points
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. So 3 "pedals' at those settings and all running at the same time? here's a sequence...
    3 points
  5. 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
  6. And here’s the reason. Iris Julia, 8lb 6oz. very beautiful!
    3 points
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 'Inappropriate profanity'? Sounds like an oxymoron to me. ☺
    3 points
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Like new! Perfect Conditions! (Firmware version 4.40B loaded)
    2 points
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. I suppose both have their merits, but I'm not sure I approve of either. ...
    2 points
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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 clean
    2 points
  20. I’m interviewed in this month’s Bass Guitar Magazine! Excited to have my name on the front cover!
    2 points
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Good Stuff in this genre does, indeed, exist...
    2 points
  24. Bought Uros' PJB BG300 Super Flightcase. Excellent chap to deal with, great communication and the unit came well protected and on time. Deal with confidence.
    1 point
  25. Hi all, I've always had a soft spot for Capri Orange and couldn't resist when this came up on Reverb a few weeks back. It's a 1993 MIJ '62 reissue, one of the "non-export" versions. A few battlescars, and the neck pickup doesn't work so I need to take it apart and see what's going on, but other than that it's a great bass and plays very nicely. Came with a non-original pickguard but I much prefer JB's without them anyway. Can't say I've seen many of these about - I think Capri Orange was only in production in 1993 and 1997, but it would be interesting to hear more. Enjoy the pics!
    1 point
  26. Another video with a load of waffling and very little playing: https://youtu.be/kQjmBTErIFQ
    1 point
  27. That is screaming out for a tort guard and cream pickup covers!
    1 point
  28. Oh the phase, the phase! And to think some guys on here are anal about their speaker placement.
    1 point
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  30. I'm starting the listening right now. Had to put it on CD first to listen to it on my hi-fi system.
    1 point
  31. You can compensate in the AcBsPre itself. Set the low-mid to 100Hz and boost.
    1 point
  32. Looks like all the existing Spectracomp tone prints are now available for the Spectradrive. Fast work on TC's side.
    1 point
  33. Running Cakewalk.exe /? shows all the switches it supports. You should in theory be able to install it where you like with this: Cakewalk.exe /DIR="D:\Cakewalk"
    1 point
  34. 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
  35. That's it, dynamics are officially dead.
    1 point
  36. 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
  37. Yep, that’s Scott Devine. A great guy and great player. As 4000 said, the gloves help with a nerve condition in his hands when playing bass. He doesn’t always wear the glove, but mostly he does.
    1 point
  38. Try the white nylon tapewounds (copper version, or standard). I think those will do the trick. They can do old school vibe, but only when you want them to. They are very versatile and unlike any other tapewounds. Highly flexible too (or 'low tension') which I like too.
    1 point
  39. At a gig about ten years ago I drunkenly staggered back to my mic and said “We’re about three songs in and I think I may have used the C word a few times”, a voice came back from the darkness “Yes, eighteen times”, it was my boss from work. Could this be a record?
    1 point
  40. Which LaBellas were you using? I recently put a set of 760 FX (extra light) on a Jazz Bass and was surprised at how well they suited it, better than the FS I have been using on other basses.
    1 point
  41. 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 me
    1 point
  42. Last night's little experiment. My 2 x BF One10s have been joined by a Two10.
    1 point
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  44. 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
  45. LumInlay for sure. I have the ones with a black outline around them on my Sadowsky and both my Dingwalls, so even in daylight they are easier to see.
    1 point
  46. HOME BUILT PRECISION BASS SOLD!!! I built this little beauty just before Xmas, but due to the fact that I am now trying to thin out my collection, this is another one that has to go. It plays and sounds great, and is virtually unmarked because all parts were purchased new. I have had to fill and plug one of the holes in the neck because a screw broke flush with the wood, so I had to dig it out and then fill it, the repaired hole is very strong and makes no difference to the stability of the neck. You are welcome to try it for yourself at my home in Bridgnorth. Materials Used: Body: American Alder, Olympic White Neck: North American Maple, Satin Finish Nut: Bone 38mm (Jazz Width) Radius: 9.5’’ Electrics: Obsidian Wire Precision Bass Wiring Harness http://obsidianwire.com/traditional-vintage-for-precision-bass/ Pickup: Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage Precision Tuners: Schaller Bass Tuners BML 4L Chrome Bridge: Gotoh 201 (Equivalent)
    1 point
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