Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

joeystrange

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    717

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by joeystrange

    Superb Cover Versions

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Apparently Dylan took a lot from the Hendrix version of the song and started playing it live more like that.

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_L4RtU1iRg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_L4RtU1iRg[/url]


    I've always liked this one too...

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MDlvg-4qc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MDlvg-4qc[/url]

    Peter Hook and Joy Division

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1343248074' post='1747828']
    No offense to fans of Peter Hook and Joy Division, but I just don't get them at all. Can anyone explain?
    [/quote]

    I can't stand Joy DIvision.
    It's not just that I don't like them either, a good band is a good band regardless of whether I like them or not, but I actually think Joy Division are terrible.
    They sound (to my ears, at least) like the band you start when you're 15 when you've had a guitar for three weeks and you don't know how to play said guitar or how to write songs. And yet people go on like they're some kind of genius band.

    Does not compute with me.

    Ear Plugs

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks for all the feedback.
    I've looked into the ACS15s before and they seem pretty good, I just can't afford them right now. They're definitely next on my list though.

    Time to get saving!

    Ear Plugs

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by joeystrange

    [quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1342802057' post='1741280']
    you can still hear with good clarity. It just lowers the volume and takes out higher frequencies. I've had them for a year and they're the best thing I've ever bought.
    [/quote]

    What attenuation are they? I just don't want some that will make everything just sound like the music is just playing in the background.


    [quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1342802172' post='1741286']
    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/533-ear-plugs/"]http://basschat.co.u.../533-ear-plugs/[/url]

    14 pages worth of info.

    I've got a pair of ACS 15 and they're great for me.
    [/quote]

    Dammit. I should stop being so lazy.
    I'll have a read of that, thanks.

    Ear Plugs

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    What's everybody's opinion on ear plugs?

    I know that all musicians probably [i]should[/i] have them but who has experience of them?

    I've used cheap, crappy ones before and they make everything sound absolutely horrible and I just can't do it, no matter how hard I try. I'd love a set of moulded ones with decent filtering but they're a lot of money. Well, they're more money than I can spare anyway.

    My other issue is that I find it really hard to 'get into' what I'm/the band is playing if it's too quiet and I often wonder if this would be the case with ear plugs or if I'm just being stupid.

    So, what do people think?

    warranty

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Warranties are usually non-transferable, in my experience.
    Also, if you don't have the original receipt the manufacturer obviously has no proof of how old the item is and cannot/will not honour the warranty.

    How was your gig last night?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Played at the O2 Academy in Birmingham last night at one of the Emma Scott Presents gigs.
    We went on third out of five bands and played to a packed room that had never seen or probably even heard of us before. Regardless of this they all proceeded to sing our songs back at us and even carried on singing them after we'd finished the set!
    Then we sold a crapload of merch.

    Definitely one of my favourite ever gigs!

    How was your gig last night?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340700906' post='1708168']
    I wondered where your head was! That was a great bass sound you had considering it was all DI into the PA? Maybe because I used my own rig they used a different lead to DI it? Whatever the reason it was causing the wedges to produce some very "interesting" sounds until we got them to take all the bass out of the foldback.
    [/quote]

    Somebody forgot to get it out of the van (It wasn't me, I tried to remind them) before they went to park it so I just used my SansAmp instead. It did the job.
    I don't think those monitors were big enough to handle much bass. I'm surprised they didn't blow!

    How was your gig last night?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340548498' post='1705955']the last band had the bass massively loud in the monitors which meant that the front wedges were producing some "interesting" sounds in time with my bass part on the opening song and and the second I was so loud I could no longer hear the drums!
    [/quote]

    I wonder why they had so much bass? I didn't use an amp and didn't get any bass in the monitor either and it was fine for me.
    Your set was great, by the way!

    So which of you guys are endorsed?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1340195412' post='1700758']
    I don't have his number anymore. Whats the story?
    [/quote]


    He was Jackson's main poster boy in the 80s so he got given a load of guitars for free.
    Apparently, more often than not, in this case the goods are still owned by the manufacturer as no money has changed hands for the goods.
    When his career took a bit of a nosedive he sold a few of the Jacksons to raise a bit of money. Then Jackson decided they wanted their guitars back seeing as his face wasn't doing them much good at that point in time. Seeing as he'd sold them when they technically weren't his he had to pay Jackson full price for each one, which he obviously didn't have at the time.

    I've heard of similar things happening to other, lesser known, musicians too.

    So the downside to a 100% endorsement is that they can ask for everything back whenever they want whereas if you get gear at a discount then it's yours.

    So which of you guys are endorsed?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1340190758' post='1700612']
    I'm not endorsed but it's something I'd love to look into- how does one go about getting an endorsement?
    [/quote]

    I currently have a few endorsements, mostly through our manager.

    My old band had a few that we got ourselves though. If you don't have a manager or anyone to do it for you then just try it for yourself. Of course, if you do have a manager it helps but it is do-able.
    We just e-mailed a load of companies (try and find their artist relations contact if you can) and basically asked them directly. Tell them what you're doing, what you've done and what you have planned (it always helps to word it well and big yourself up a bit too) and ask if they can do you any kind of deal. If it's a company who's gear you already use then tell them that and send pics etc. If not then just tell them you really like their gear.
    Some never got back to us and some offered us great deals!

    By doing this we got deals with some really good companies including Hiwatt, Gibson, and a custom drum company.
    We just figured we had nothing to lose by trying.

×
×
  • Create New...