Dad3353

Please advise once you've had a 'hands-on' look; I think your curiosity will be piqued enough to at least try a few out. I have quite a stack of methods (for all sorts of instruments...), but found the 'Alfred' book interesting enough to give it a go, and I'm a drummer..! Maybe check back here with your view on it..?

For useful exercise in reading, I found this to be worth a visit ... Alfred Kalfass 'Soul Essentials'... It's not (and not intended to be...) a tutorial, but a series of 500 riffs and patterns, all very playable, for practicing one's skills. Good value, I found. I found it through his ( @alfred...) announcement on this very Forum. Worth a look..?

I'd love to. ...

I bought a DI pedal, sent to France. Very smooth transaction, with great communication, and a great price, including postage. Package arrived swiftly, in perfect condition; I'm well pleased with the affair. Thanks again, Paddy; you're a Good Egg. I'd buy again with no qualms whatever.

Three, so : drums (obviously; I'm a drummer...), guitar (I started out with this, and still play regularly...) and bass (played on the guitar at first, until I bought a 'real' bass, if a Vox counts as such...). I now have several basses, the 'goto' being my Hofner Verithin. I dabble in keys, but only very modestly, so I've not counted that, nor the 'virtual' orchestral instruments available through my DAW.

I'm surprised (and not a little hurt...) that my name has not yet been mentioned. ...

That's a very old version of Reaper; here's how I'd do it in mine (5.983...), but it may be slightly different for you... Under 'Options', right at the bottom of the drop-down list, I have 'Themes', which allow choosing between 'Default', 'Default_4.0', 'Default_6.0' and 'Classic_1.x'. One of those might help you. Just beneath 'Themes', I also have 'Layouts', from which I can choose 'Default Layout' and a whole host of others, giving each different variants in the sizes of the elements on screen. Have a look there..? Hope this helps, but it's not certain.

Good afternoon, Andrew, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Now, now; no need to get tetchy..! I fully agree with you, that everything uses energy, and useless use is waste. Your choice of not having what these modern kids take as 'normal' is respected, by me, here, at least. No, I was simply trying to provide a wider vision on the true planetary cost of this modern junk. It's not a major factor; probably less than the power used in building, maintaining and decommissioning (ie: destroying...) a nuclear submarine. Carry on, lad, with my blessing, and for decades yet to come, I hope.

Worth a look..? The carbon footprint of streaming video: fact-checking the headlines ...

Good afternoon, Kwait... Kwiakto... Kwaitkwo... KK , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

All too familiar, and I can't say that I'm in the best of conditions right now myself, either, but, because the snowdrops are now out (which means the daffodils are nearly here...), here's a small bouquet of virtual daf's to tide you over. The days are getting longer; slowly, too slowly, but Spring is on its way.

One would be hard put to get Ethernet speeds from most USB sockets.

But not enough to even play at home, still less practice, for a year, for many, apparently. No point; no gigs.

... and so many folks think (or want to think...) they sound 'different'..! ...

And quite right too. But if none are 'The One', I expect they'll get what's required from one of the bunch, just the same, most of the time. Another bassist might arrive with just one and nail it, too.

That's a bit of an exaggeration. It's not the same as saying 'You'll need a long-scale Dingwall for this next number'. Some drummers turn up with a van-load of snares to try out; others sit down and play.

Quite, but how much is down to the instrument alone..? Some, I'll allow, but little in the Great Scheme of Things, as is attested to by other replies here. Mr Squire playing sounds pretty much like Mr Squire, whatever bass he's using, as does Mr Jamerson. There are few (some, but few...) world-stage bassists that play with 'The One'. They chop and change, and still sound much the same as themselves.

Have you tried cpl..?

As you're finding, bass is a bit different to guitar, and has its own strengths and weaknesses. There are several potential solutions to your wanting your 'cake and eat it'. For example, how about trimming your nails and wearing finger picks for guitar..? The easy way, however, is to roll back the tone of the bass, to reduce the treble a bit, or use other strings, such as flat-wound, or even nylon tape-wound. I've never come across anything as you're asking, except maybe thin gloves (yes, there are several eminent bassists that play 'gloved'...). Not sure that this helps much; others may chip in.

I've been playing (modestly...) drums, guitar, bass, keys... for the last half a century (well, a bit more, actually...). I've always done so because I like it, and it interests me. I've played in bands, either pro, semi-pro, amateur or just mates, on and off over all that time. Now retired, I still play, and always will. 'Playing out' is fine, but, for me, it's not my sole reason for playing. Essentially, it's just because that's what I do. It matters little whether anyone hears it or not. Does a tree falling in a remote forest make a sound..?

And what did the pedal board of JJ look like..? A Ric plugged straight into a console sounds like a bass, just like a 'P'. The rest is in the playing style (the fingers, or thumb...).

Yeah, yeah; whatever... ...