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[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1493987076' post='3292391'] Many thanks. Can you now do us a similar back to back comparison on drums using the same bench marks as with the OP's clip? Nah, only kidding. I do wonder about how noticeable it is for different parts of the audible range however. [/quote] Sorry, no can do. I systematically remove bench marks. A wipe with a damp cloth for the most part, but can go as far as using a plane to get out the real gouges. OCD..? Nah, just fussy about keeping my bench neat and tidy. T'was a nice idea, though.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1493980130' post='3292300'] You could melt them in acetone and stain some wooden furniture with the solution.... [/quote] Would that make the wood 'sound'..?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1493979789' post='3292293'] Excellent... [/quote] Now look here, I don't create the reference of the sticks I use, I just buy 'em and hit drums..! I wuz axed wot sticks, I replied thus. Did I screw up somewhere..? As fer reference tones for pitch: the notion of Emperor's New Clothes comes to mind... [media]http://youtu.be/G55Oq3oBls0[/media]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1493978503' post='3292279'] What sticks do you use ? [/quote] ProMark, Japanese Shira Kashi pw747n, White Oak 747, Nylon Tip ... although 5A will do, too (slightly less long, and a tad less heavy...). The important bit is the Japanese Oak, which is extremely hard-wearing, and provides an excellent cross-sticking 'ring'. No hickory; I'm not a hard hitter, by any means, but I've had far too many wear out to use them any more. Not fond at all of Vic Forth, either. Yes, a nylon tip, too, for clear cymbals, especially hi-hat definition. Simples, really. Brushes and Hotrods, too, of course, depending on repertoire. Non-retractable nylon, for brushes, Hot rods..? Not fussy, they're all much of a muchness, I find. Hope this helps.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1493965450' post='3292129'] D? Aren't I right in saying that drums are tuned just the same as all instruments?... [/quote] Yes, indeed, and that tuning is very important (I'd even say 'critical'...), but the methods are very different, as there are many differing results obtainable. Here's the gen; the Drum Tuning Bible, downloadable as a Pdf file... [url="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjA59_MuNjTAhXDvxQKHfVDD3cQFggzMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcircularscience.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F09%2FDrum-tuning-bible.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHg-ojdvmuKChZArGt3UnAAYK9C7Q"]Drum Tuning Bible ...[/url] Doesn't apply to cymbals, of course; they have to be chosen carefully, too, to sound musically compatible with the kit and between themselves, but cannot be altered after manufacture (although 'pitch' can be altered, as an effect, by dipping in water whilst playing, for instance..!). All the 'secrets' are in the Bible; there's no better available, in my view. Essential knowledge for all drummers and drum techs.

Well, [i]I [/i]couldn't hear any difference. I didn't listen to the speaking stuff, just skipped straight to the playing, and shifted the start point around from one to the other. Which was 440, 432 or anything else in between made no difference to me. I'm a drummer, though, so what would [i]I [/i]know about Hz..?

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1493915097' post='3291832']...any feedback welcome... [/quote] Very nice, laid-back, slightly West Coast vibe to the intro; the production is clean, with excellent audibility all round. Tasteful, discreet drums, well tuned (s'not always the case..!), indeed, excellent execution from all (maybe the sax player should be credited somewhere..?). A subtle build-up; t'will really 'rock out' when played live, as the coda could go on for yonks (a technical term...). It won't appeal to all (not much for head-bangers to swirl their locks to, or shoe-gazers, either...), but an original sound whilst resting firmly commercial; no bad thing. I enjoyed the listen and congratulate all involved; my thumb is well and truly 'up'. Thanks for sharing.

Right now..? 'Blues for Allah' (Grateful Dead...) ... http://youtu.be/Ss1_Xu7YBrM One needs one's daily dose.

Or even 'Blues for Allah' (Grateful Dead...)..? http://youtu.be/Ss1_Xu7YBrM

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1493902807' post='3291676'] Nicely avoided. I thought you played bass as well. The kit is nice and I think the resonant head refers to the bass drum's "reflex port" but that's all I can relate to, sorry. I was pulling your leg when I mentioned a modified upright as being of your era. Never-the-less there must be an example of a bass from your YoB. No? [/quote] 'Fraid not, I'm from the distant past (1950...), just before Leo's inspiration. Yes, indeed, I play bass (quite badly...); my 'go-to' bass is my Hofner Verithin, f'rom '65. I've others (our youngest's Cort fiver, a 'Douglas' 6-string fretless, a nice OLP baritone guitar tuned as a bass...), but excel on none of 'em, wot wiv bein' a drummer an' all, innit..? Yes, you're right about the reflex port; I'm 'old school', and leave the resonant head to resonate. I built a mic into my Camco bass drum, just so the sound engineers didn't have to wonder how to mic it up, although a mic just in front does a fine job. I think that, for many of 'em, it's just how they've seen it done on 'telly, so that's what they go for. Not on my watch, though..!

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1493897972' post='3291595']... PS I should have posted this "off topic" but hopefully I will be forgiven just this once! [/quote] Maybe, but it'll cost you a fiver.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1493878096' post='3291415'] So... a modified upright for you? Heeheehee [/quote] I think I'd prefer (and do more justice to..! ) a 1950 maple Gretsch kit, if I was pushed. It would need to be switched around to 'lefty', of course, and I'd change the resonant head for an uncut. Nice, eh..?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1493845485' post='3291295'] I think some on here were born before the electric bass was invented . [/quote] Luckily, some of us are not worried about YOB, either, so that's no big deal..!

Late '70s, I was drummer in a French variety band. I took a few days off to pop over to Blighty, to see family and friends, accompanied by the sax player, Joel and the bassist, Gégé. All was well until the return trip from Portsmouth to St Malo. The weather turned to stormy, and the ferry was unable to reach port, and so circled Jersey for 36 hours of wild waves. All the cabins were opened up, and the restaurant was free, but very few made use of that..! Well before mobile phones, but I managed to contact the band leader to explain that it would be impossible for the three of us to be there for the week-end's gigs. End result: all three of us were fired..! Hey ho. Incidentally, it was the first and only time that I saw someone (Joel...) actually turn green in colour. A rough trip for all, but that poor lad really did suffer.

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1493732031' post='3290223'] Thanks... [/quote]

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1493730034' post='3290195'] Cant upload pics, wont let me, uploads fail. [/quote] Maybe your 'Attachments' quota is all used up..? Try this... Go to your 'My Profile' (your pseudo, top right...). Select 'Edit my Profile' (black button a bit below...). Select 'Manage Attachments' (in the list on the left...). They are listed in date order. Navigate to oldest, select those to be deleted (tick boxes on the right...). Select 'Delete Selected' (grey button at bottom right of list...). Repeat, page by page, until all unwanted attachments are deleted. Using the BBCode link supplied by an external photo account such as Imgur or Flickr is a good idea, of course; even more so if using higher resolution photos. Your quota limit would never be reached using this method, and the photos are better presented. Just sayin'; that's what I do, and never need to worry about quotas. Hope this helps; meanwhile... Have a nice day Douglas

No free time this month (medical matters that'll occupy most of May...), so here's mine, whilst I still can... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/evolution-all-things-must-pass"]Evolution (All Things Must Pass...) ...[/url] Enjoy.

Here's the other 'alf ... http://youtu.be/l0JE_t9dOzA

[left][size=4][color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"][size=4]And the winner is... Chiliwailer..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167486] Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ...[/size][/font][/color] [attachment=244380:BC_Chal_Cert_2017_04.pdf] [color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"][size=4]... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)… [/size][/font][/color][/size][/left]

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1493468345' post='3288573']...but try not to hurt my feelings... [/quote] Now there's a challenge..! I'll try; I may not succeed. First, then, the good stuff... ... Now then, as for the piece, and admitting freely that I'm certainly not the target audience, I was rather underwhelmed by the 'U2' clone production, the rather predictable format and the several gimmick 'hooks' in there. Competent enough on all instruments, although the eternally chiming guitar grates quite quickly, but the 'big beat' on the bass drum leaves me cold; my feet rarely tap to that. The bass is solid enough, except in the (obligatory...) instrumental bridge, when it loses the sparse quality of providing impulsion to 'flub around' (a technical term...) unnecessarily. Well done on producing a single, though; that, in itself is an achievement not to be sneered at, and I appreciate the work that went into this. I shan't be buying (No..? What a surprise..!), but sincerely wish you (all...) all the best in this difficult and ungrateful field you've chosen. No hard feeling, I trust; I try to be honest, that's all. Good luck in your ventures, and thanks for sharing.

[quote name='Biglump' timestamp='1493462326' post='3288507']...how do I discuss it on here if someone gifts me a Rickenbackker..... [/quote] There's a suitable topic for nearly everything here on BC ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/278383-bad-jokes/"]Bad Jokes ...[/url]

[quote]Fender Jazz Knobs - position preference[/quote] I try to avoid Fender jazz knobs at all times; they can be such bores.