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Bought two bass books from Mat this week, really prompt transaction, better than advertised (advertised as two books and one CD, he subsequently found the 2nd CD and sent it out at no extra cost) . Nice guy to deal with too. Stay classy, Paul

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1158891' date='Mar 12 2011, 02:34 AM']the guitarist is turning himself down...[/quote] Wow, even though he's not pulling his weight, it's worth keeping him just for the novelty value. Seriously though, sorry to hear that you've been having a rough ride. I think (from the sounds of it) you've already made your mind up. It's always crappy when a band splits up, but it sounds like you all want different things - some people want to gig and do it properly, others want a hobby to tinker with. Fortunately, good bass players with commitment, transport and their own gear are never without a band for long... Good luck with the next project. Cheers, Paul

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1158626' date='Mar 11 2011, 08:42 PM']This is exactly the kind of thing that brought me here! [/quote] Ditto. Just cleared out my '7.07MB' of photos, hope this helps...

[quote name='jonthebass' post='1157597' date='Mar 11 2011, 07:39 AM']I thought to do this properly you need one of these? - [url="http://www.radialeng.com/re-prormp.htm"]http://www.radialeng.com/re-prormp.htm[/url][/quote] Or a cheap as chips passive DI box run backwards (XLR in, 1/4" out) will work at a pinch if you're going into a 'real' amp. Not ideal, but I've used this method on occasion and not killed anyone. Yet.

record the guitar through a DI box, it'll sound rubbish, but that won't matter. when you come to focus on the guitar then send the recorded, unprocessed signal out through its own channel to the box of your choice (amp / simulator) and tweek to taste. *You may have to create a mono output for this in Cubase* Record what's coming out of this box back into your sequencer, in Cubase don't record this with the 'little yellow speaker' monitor button activated- you'll get some horrible noises... Hope this helps. Paul

+1 for the Hejira album - some lovely playing. Then again, I'm a fan of the 'jazz steel pan and Toots Thieleman' stuff too.

Definately keep your pants on.

I used 'plastic wood' to do mine. Then loads of varnish and really fine sand paper. Not only do I have a 'smooth as glass' fingerboard, but I also ended up with disproportionately enlarged triceps

I liked it, more power to your elbow mate. +1 about the dead strings though. [GREAT BIG THUMB emoticon]

Absolutely go for it. Fretless is a beautiful sound, and (personally) more rewarding. My first fretless was a cheap (£70) 4 string that I defretted and then filled in the gaps. I've never looked back. Top tip for starting off is to play songs which occasionally feature open strings - that way you've got a reference pitch to check the relative pitch of your fingered notes.

[quote name='daz' post='1153899' date='Mar 8 2011, 02:55 PM']is there some sort of chart or some way of finding out what the note is that comes from fretting any two adjacent strings? I tried looking at it via my tuner but it didn't seem to like it.[/quote] This is because you're playing two notes together, and most tuners only like to deal with one note at once. If you're barring the thinnest strings together, then you've got an inversion of an implied chord - bear with me - The 'root note' of the chord you're implying is the note on the G string. Confused? here are some examples: hold down the D and G strings at the 9th fret, now play the open E string. See? it's most of an 'E chord', but without an 'E' at the bottom (you've inverted the chord) similarly barre the same strings at the 2nd (or 14th fret) and play the open A string - sounds like an A chord, right? the reason for that is that you've got two notes from the A chord (E and A), but the lowest note isn't an A (which is the usual thing to do on a bass). It's a really useful method of filling up space in a mix. Long story short: whatever note you've got on the G string is the root note (letter name) of the chord you've implying. Hope this helps Cool, now I'm off to play 'Jon the fisherman' and 'here come the bastards'...

I win! [url="http://www.vintagefenderbass.net/jazz-bass/1975-fender-jazz-bass/"]Birth-year bass[/url] Baaaaaaad GAS

I did something similar last year - looks nowhere near as nice as your lovely basses, but plays well and sounds great. Pics to follow. Oh, and I spent £104 in total: body, neck, PUPs, bridge, scratchplate. I went slightly over budget, as I'd set myself a limit of £100, but still, got a new bass for a ton! [attachment=74192:P3070698.JPG] [attachment=74193:P3070700.JPG The body was a Hondo P bass copy from the '80s (which sounded fine) but I'm more of a J player, so I took a chisel to it and 'made room' for the J pickup. There wasn't really room for the wiring for this extra PUP, so it's being run across the body for now. The main thing was de-fretting the Yamato fingerboard - silky smooth now.

yet another +1 for Watford Valves.

I've got one too, and they're grand! I run mine from a one-spot that does my Boss stuff too, they're fine sharing PSUs with other kit, standard Boss style power socket.

in today's market, about £8

+1 for the two octave approach. really helps in learning all of the note positions on the bass.

16 tracks simultaneously into a laptop is a pretty tall order, are you sure that you nee to everything all at once? I've never recorded more than 9 at once, and that was with a VERY picky drummer. As long as people don't mind playing to a click, then overdubbing is the way forward. It might seem like a lot of money up front, but the only alternatives are a) book studio time and pay a similar figure for a single lot of recording, or buy an old tape machine - which will cost less initially, but at roughly £50 for 20 minutes (and all the outboard kit like compressors and a mixer) it's really expensive, this is why computer recording is the most popular option. Plus it's sooooo much easier to edit on a big screen than start splicing tape etc...

Same here, I use non-branded stuff from a local market. Beats the 3M stuff that comes with most pedal boards hands-down. Cheaper too.

Don't worry about the audition, just have fun and enjoy the experience. That way even if you don't make the grade, you've had a positive experience. If you get the gig, then that's a bonus. All the best. Paul.