Michaelg

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1154243' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:38 PM']Tbh, only 2 or 3 of them are bass "solos". The rest are either songs, intros, or breaks. Narrow mind springs to mind.[/quote] i am very narrow minded

the words bass and solo should never be put together. ever. there are no exceptions.

Brilliant bass. those pickups give it a serious sparkle

[quote name='wesfinn' post='1150486' date='Mar 5 2011, 12:49 PM']I have had many bass amps over the years from tech soundsystems, Aguilar, markbass, GK and all of them have been great while I've owned them...until I go to a reheasal and end up renting an Ampeg SVT classic and 8x10. The sound of my gear never compares so I end up selling it on but not buying an ampeg due to the sheer size. I've heard that you get get an apeg ish sound from a mesa boogie but havn't been able to get it myself. why cant an svt weigh 4lbs!!!??[/quote] have you considered getting a 4x10 cabinet? its a near as makes no difference to an 8x10 on the tonal side of things! You can wheel them about easily on your own and its not too hard to lift them with 2 people. I think they weigh around 9 stone!

Here is a promotional video for our band Doyle & The Fourfathers when we did our album launch at bush hall. our album 'Man Made' is out now on Itunes, Amazon and most good digital retailers. we have CDs and 12" Vinyl that you can buy from Rough trade. thank you michael

make them use a silenced jack. or just dont let them use your gear if it really upsets you..

tell the engineer asap, preferably show him bass sounds you would ideally like to have.

plenty of mids, reduced low end and plenty of treble for gigs

well they are two different instruments, your voice and your bass. If you know how to play bass but dont know how to sing you wont be able to do both at the same time effectively. It works the other way too - if you know how to sing but dont know how to play another instrument (guitar, piano, anything) then you will struggle to play both simultaneously. I strongly suggest vocal lessons for anyone who even wants to have a microphone at a gig - you'll be taught how to sing correctly and how to protect your voice

it depends whats coming up. we've rehearsed for 2 weeks straight before, other times its only been twice a week. we try to get in around 3 days/nights of practice together a week. the rest of the time we practice on our own (yes we do this full time).

we have a 30 minute set, 45 minute set and hour set and each of those sets has an encore set

[quote name='timtoomany' post='1126538' date='Feb 13 2011, 11:00 PM']I've always admired the bass line on Scott Walker's song 'The Old Man's Back Again' from Scott 4 (bassist uncredited) and would like to recreate the sound. I can get the notes more or less in place but it sounds like a pale imitation. For further reference it's the sort of bass style and sound that underpins Serge Gainsbourg's album Histoire de Melody Nelson, again the work of an uncredited bass player, particularly the track 'Ah! Melody'. Does anyone have any ideas on equipment, amp type/settings, technique to achieve an authentic sound?[/quote] its almost definitely scott playing bass on that record. whoever it is, he is playing on either a jazz bass or precision bass with flatwound strings and using quite an aggresive picking technique. in terms of amplification you'll be looking at something with lots of mid range and treble whilst easing off the low end. i have a graphic equaliser on my ampeg so you can really control those frequencies.

disclaimer - was quite ill

whats wrong with using your thumb for the downstrokes and index for the ups?

i've found a sound that im happy with and is compatible with 95% of the songs we play. i use a hollow bodied gretsch bass and an ampeg svt-450 head with its complimentary 4x10 cab. i use 2 pedals - a standard blogger fuzz pedal (albeit rarely) and an interesting t rex compression pedal. i think the next step up would be to buy a new bass completely different to the one i have, but there is no rush to do that. possibly an early 70s P bass. i dont need to buy any different amplifiers - in terms of sound quality i've yet to find a better brand.

very 80s

i'm using rotosound medium SCALE (not medium gauge) flatwounds and you cannot tell the difference between those and thomastik infeld flatwounds. Its just what you are used to...i avoid rotosound roundwound strings, i find them bland and boring. you have to keep experimenting until you are happy

[quote name='icastle' post='1121520' date='Feb 9 2011, 04:12 PM']"...Tubular Bells..." [/quote] we could very nearly do an accurate cover

dream band to play with - guitars, vibraphone, drums, bass, choir, string quartet, brass quintet. reality - guitars, vibraphone, drums, bass string quartet, brass quintet. all we're missing is a choir

great indie pop!

busy

This is a brilliant song to start off with. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ahJIL_Aw5o"]The Fix - Elbow[/url] If you have a fuzz pedal this is also a fun track! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FpMBu4Duy4"]Mean Mr Mustard - Beatles[/url]

brilliant band, their music is timeless in my books

the song is fine. the video on the other hand is possibly one of the [i]worst[/i] videos i've ever seen..

keep it [i]dynamic[/i] is a phrase i would agree with.