paul_5

Sign me up chaps and chappettes.

Dream Theatre. John Myung's an amazing player, but just can't listen to them as a band.

I daresay our elders had similar concerns when that 'Rock and Roll' music (and later 'punk') came along. What concerns me more (although that's still not much) is the increasing dependence on technology and software. What we've got to realise though is that music, like any other language, is in a constant state of development. Some words/sounds fall out of favour and get forgotten, and some get altered and bastardised and continue in a slightly different form. It's a funny old game.

Fletcher & Munsen might have provided a scientific footing for why bass sounds better louder, but can they explain why a guitar sounds better the quieter it gets? I think not.

Yup, that's the one I use.

Yup, I've made (and still use) a good few of those. Super-useful.

JFET blend. Nice!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1424178233' post='2693468'] Guts pictures or you didn't succeed Si [/quote] Will see what I can do - haven't put the status LED on yet, so it'll have to come out at some point.

Just finished an EHX Small Clone (clone). Beautiful, lush chorus. [url="http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/EHXSmallClone_zps09530e5c.png.html"][/url] I modded it by swapping the 150pf capacitor between pins 1 & 3 of the 4047 to a 330pf to make it [i]super[/i] wobbly. Loads of low end and sounds great on t'other guitar too - very 'early Rush' sounding...

I made a small 4 channel mixer (one for bass, two for L+R inputs from iPod, one as a spare) prior to using the DHA VT1-DI EQ, and that did everything I needed it to. There's a simple 2 channel veroboard layout here: [url="http://www.tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/2-channel-mixer.html"]http://www.tagboarde...nnel-mixer.html[/url] You could probably make it for less than £10 all in, it'd be fairly small too.

Listen to your rig. I mean [i]really[/i] listen…

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1423957774' post='2691002'] Air needs to be moved. Trousers need to be flapped. Wombs need to be vibrated. [/quote] This. Like watching an HD movie on your phone - yes, it's possible, but much more enjoyable through the [i]proper[/i] kit.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1423927261' post='2690458'] I don't think you can beat white and maple [/quote] I can; black and maple. Nice looking bass that, well done to the OP

I thought we were going to discuss parallel parking.

I used to buy it for the transcriptions. Not bought a bass related magazine for [i]years[/i]. Probably closer to a decade.

Shame it's not in September, as Ramsbottom (North Manchester) hosts the official World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. We get it every year, strange how we manage to beat off the competition year after year…. http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/world-black-pudding-throwing-championships/ Definitely weird, mostly fun, certainly unique...

agreed. Mostly the choices on here are excellent. Mostly…

I'd also like to throw Björk's [i]Debut[/i] into the mix. Everything about that album is perfect.

I've pulled them out cold on maple boards, but rosewood requires a little bit more finesse as it splinters really easily.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1423728871' post='2688275'] Does Blood Sugar Sex Magik count as classic? [/quote] If it doesn't, then I want a recount.

[quote name='kendall' timestamp='1423727958' post='2688260'] ...recently listened to Script for a Jesters Tear by Marillion. [/quote] I was going to suggest this, (cos it's still brilliant), so I'm going to go with ABBA's [i]Arrival [/i]instead. Magnificent songwriting.

Good idea, I'll have a think...