paul_5

Clockwork Angels - latest release from Rush.

You need 3 sheds full of nazi memorabilia, facial hair and a huge wart. I reckon that'll do it.

Never played any high end basses apart from an Alembic once, wasn't for me. I ain't played a Wal or a Stingray but to be honest, I'm in love with Jazzes and am quite happy to stay there.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1339534286' post='1690233'] Ice cream changes? [/quote] I, VI, II, V - typical 'doo-wop' stuff.

um, Dexter Morgan Dr Crippen Elizabeth Bathory Poppa Smurf Mr Kipling The Hamburgler Lassie Tom Robinson Boo Radley Snarf.

I'm a man. But back when I was a girl I wouldn't have touched that with a 6' bargepole. Awful! Kill it with fire!

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1339526676' post='1689989'] One Little Victory maybe?? [/quote] Nice.

meh, I'd add Adam Clayton to this list but I can't be arsed.

BIIIGGGG thanks to Scott for giving us access to these things for free - great stuff.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1339452487' post='1688847'] Quintessential Alex for me, I adore it when he plays like that, sublime Like the solos on Available Light and Ghost of a Chance, although they are a little more restrained and sticking to a more melodic theme. [/quote] True dat; Ghost of a Chance is Alex's finest hour - it's a superb solo. I'm off to bed now to listen to 'Clockwork Angels' for the first time since I bought it this morning... ...I love that 'new album' feeling in the evening - feels like victory.

Last weekend I went out to buy some lemonade and came back drenched - it was raining, you see.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1339441813' post='1688597'] Some of these suggestions are a bit random considering the songs that the OP said that he was thinking of doing in his initial post...! [/quote] Depends on your interpretation of 'Funky'.

Just received a Soundblox BEF from Matt, well packaged and in really good nick, really good communication from beginning to end. Cheers, Paul

Yup, I use a compressor in my FX loop, and most of the time it does nothing. It's only when I start 'bouncing 'em off the board' that it comes into play - it's a bit over specced for what I use it for, but when it's needed it's [i]really[/i] needed.

Anything from the first 'Rage Against The Machine' album?

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1338140333' post='1670043'] not finished yet, waiting on TL071 chip to replace the LM741, then will shove in the dc socket and trim all to fit [/quote] Good choice of opamp - I'm still using an ancient mixer that is literally falling apart. Sounds incredible though - over the last week I took a peek inside to see if I could resurrect parts of it, and guess which opamps I found? Exclusively TL072s - lovely, lovely sound.

[quote name='ZMech' timestamp='1339271867' post='1686296'] This reminds me of all those times I asked what I thought was a simple question, and regretted it 10 minutes into the answer. [/quote] Erm, this is Basschat, you [i]do [/i]know what we're like, don't you? There are no simple questions on here, just us simple bass players.

Just had a play about with one of these - really flexible little tone circuit, about 20 mins work and it's increased the tonal range of my fretless no end. http://www.muzique.com/lab/tone3.htm It's based on the Big Muff tone stack, so it'll cut your desired frequency band, but doesn't need a battery, so it's free to run. I mounted mine using a dual concentric pot and did a bit of jiggery-pokery to pull the values down on the pots, but sound rally good.

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1339259571' post='1686049'] Right, but apart from the fact that it's junk and they've sawn a bit off... [/quote] Yeah, you'll probably find that the reduced mass of the headstock will alter the tone of the bass (and not in a good way) and could have generated 'deadspots' on the fingerboard. The bridge, tuners and pups might be worth something, but I'd give that whole heap of woodwork practice a [i]very[/i] wide berth.

"The Chicken" from the "Invitation" CD - Jaco-tastic!

Hi All, anyone got a transcription of Jaco's line for this?

Hooray for cheap, awesome effects.

Gotta be a Precision in Punk for me. Nothing else seems right.

I did a case-study on this sort of thing as one of my music business lectures last month - turns out a student had already been taken in by a 'battle of the bands' sort of affair where bands did all of the leg work beforehand. It's really a sh*tty way to operate but young bands fall for it time and time again. Part of the 'X factor / Britain's got talent' mentality unfortunately. It'll all change come the revolution.