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What if they forgot the guitars too?

Awesome.

[quote name='steantval' post='650188' date='Nov 9 2009, 10:28 PM']...It's all about his money and ratings...[/quote] Surely not?

I found Jimmy Egypt to be a: unhelpful and b: an arsehole, although he's got a generally good rep. I've used Strung Out Guitars a couple of times, but I've always done most of my own work. I believe our own 7string offers setups now as well, maybe shoot him a PM? What is it that needs done- is it just bridge/truss rod adjustments, or do the frets need looked at?

I would like an unlined fretless, but cost and the opportunity to have a matching fretted/fretless set mitigated against it, for now at least. So I have a cheap lined defret job.

...and a pretty pussy

That's awesome- looks like a Klingon EUB!

Looks like great time was had by all. I really would like to be able to make it next time something like this goes on, travel arrangements allowing.

Nice one, thanks. Off to scheme about an overcomplicated rig now...

Thanks for the thoughts. Like I say, this is all hypothetical at the moment and is unlikely to see any use in my current band- too many bizarre time changes would make it difficult to program! The Adrenalinn is something that's been on my radar before and I will certainly keep an eye out for one. I don't really want to go the software route to be honest as I simply don't have enough faith in my computer's stability- it doesn't crash often but I bet it would choose just the wrong time to start! No doubting the quality of effects though. Can anyone suggest a cheap hardware solution for generating a MIDI clock, rather than effects reading it? I assume the Adrenalinn would work, will most drum machines with a MIDI out be able to generate this also? Cheers.

Hey folks, Does anyone sync their effects to a midi clock so they can be in time with the rest of the band? I've been playing with my VF-1 which has a bunch of cool time based effects (slicer, mega delays etc) which are nice but will be much more usable if I can sync the tempo to an external source. What's the cheapest/simplest way of doing this? I guess what I'm thinking of would be something like a simple drum machine where I can set the tempo, send a midi clock signal round whatever effects are in the chain and be able to plug a pair of cans in for a click to go to the drummer. Any suggestions? Hardware only preferably. It's all hypothetical anyway. Cheers Kyle

No worries, I was just curious. Looking at the pics, if its a neck from a "proper" DB then it's probably got a DB scale length (40" give or take a few) rather than being just a vertical fretless

Mmm, very nice. What's the scale length?

Very cool. I like how it does sound like a whole percussion ensemble. I had to go put the kettle on a couple of minutes in and had that beat going in my head in the kitchen.

Maybe it was the infamous "Glasgow hiss"?

a: Take a pencil. Write any cuts/changes/reminders/time changes in, or circle them. You won't remember everything on the gig. b: Make sure you can see the MD, and know what he's counting in. As Garry says, a lot of this stuff is in cut time (so the conductor beats on beats 1+3 of a bar in 4/4) and sometimes they change quite suddenly. c: If the MD is useless (), work out which member of the band you can take cues from- if there's a cellist you'll often be on similar parts. d: Musical theatre has a tendency to use horrible key signatures- be prepared and know what sharps and flats are in each part. Have you ever worked with a conductor/MD before? Do you know how to read their conducting?

[quote name='Dubhghaill' post='640435' date='Oct 29 2009, 07:57 PM']Because my guitar is tuned to F1. I'm currently using my Schecter 5 string tuned to F but it's floppy because I only have a 135 on the low B which isn't thick enough. Example here: [url="http://media.andydoyle.co.uk/mp3/second-8-string-clip.mp3"]http://media.andydoyle.co.uk/mp3/second-8-string-clip.mp3[/url][/quote] Meshuggah-tastic. (that's meant as a compliment ) Also, nice cat. In terms of a bass, if you want a longer scale (and the Schecter 5s are 35", are they not?) you'll be looking at used or custom. Maybe better investing in some strings designed for F/F# tuning rather than a new bass, especially on a budget? I think you'll have to spend quite a bit to get a significant improvement on what you have.

Just bought a pickup from Eubassix- easy peasy lemon squeezy- and he managed to arrange to get it through a small gap between postal strikes. Top notch. Cheers Kyle

I found that going to a lighter gauge (all else being equal) significantly sweetened the sound of the top strings, particularly above the 12th fret, without sacrificing the low end.