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Looked at some of the other albums on Amazon but didn't recognise any of the songs but i'll go back and have another listen EDIT :- went back and listened to the short clips of Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock and can't say i was impressed by them. A bit too experimental for me. Atmospheric maybe but a little too out there. Colour of Spring is part of the triple collection i bought and know most of the songs Dave

Got the 3 albums delivered yesterday but only managed to really listen to one of them so far. Songs to practice for our rehearsals tomorrow so will need to wait a few days yet but i'll get there. Dave

Looks like Danny Thompson played acoustic bass on track one and Alan Gorrie played electric on same track. Paul played on remaining tracks. Not listened to that album yet.

Rush have been part of my musical life since 76 when i first heard parts of 2112 and from then on i've followed their career buying each and every studio album. The only band i've ever done that. Such sad sad news to hear Mr Peart has gone. His books were a fantastic read and Ghost Rider is up there as one of my fav and most touching books. Sympathy and condolences to his family, friends and everyone that knew him. He will never be replaced but he has given us so much over the years. Dave

You should check Gumtree Musicians wanted and FB usually has musicians wanted in specific areas. I have 2 FB pages for Scotland and one more specific to Central Scotland. Try them. I've seen some interesting bands on both sites. I'm like you and get more satisfaction these days playing covers rather than writing my own material within a band Dave

Make up a fantasy set list and learn the songs. I do that with Prog songs mainly because its the one covers band i've never managed to put together so playing my fav prog songs is still great fun for me. Dave

Along with dead / lifeless bass players of course

I'm officially a classic rocker now.

Same here altho i still have the 6er fretless but its heavy

I know he used a custom MM which had 2 different face woods. Top half of the body was a darker colour then the bottom half. I saw him use the black bass but couldn't quite make out what it was. Think its a Fender Precision of some kind He also had a black Stingray bass not sure if it was fretless or not According to his profile he used his Kramer DMZ fretless on most things at the beginning.

If its not the 70's rock its just a copy of the originals

Modified the title just in case

Writing and recording isn't for everyone. I tried it when i was younger but i was rubbish at it so decided best leave alone Nothing to stop you polishing up on your technique or even learning new styles. Always handy when auditioning. Dave

Having had tape recordings of 2 Talk Talk albums from early 80's made by a good friend i decided to buy the triple album CD that arrived today. I had forgotten just how fantastic a band they were. Having read up a little on Paul Webb he used a WAL & Kramer DMZ4000 fretless basses back then. What a bass sound. Most Vids from that era show him using the Kramer fretless bass. I believe he changed to a MM Stingray in later years. And here's me been looking for one of them for several months to no avail. I shall continue my serach for a god quality DMZ4000 / 4001

So many times i've been in-between bands but i just seem to keep throwing myself back in there. Is there any chance of other styles of bands in your area. I travel 40miles each way into Glasgow to rehearse so its not ideal but worth it if i want to play. Sometimes a change of style of band can keep you interested and focused even if its only a rehearsal band it can lead to something else. People get to know you are out there. If you can get into a gigging band it would be far easier. Try looking at rehearsals as a fun day / evening out making music rather than a means to an end. I quite like our rehearsals. Its the only time i see the band to be honest (outside of gigs that is). I guess there's no easy answer. Dave

On the Mesa that might be almost correct if i brought my input gain back to 12 i'd need to up the comp settings Might try that next time out just out of curiosity. On my Aphex comp that is about spot on with both Drive and output level and bass volume on full. Again that would be compression only just being triggered for me. Dave

Yep that's where mine are set on the Mpulse amp. Does depend on the bass i'm using too as some have slightly higher outputs than others but its negligible so not worth adjusting. On occasion i'll tweak my input GAIN up or down to get same desired effect with the compressor. No input limiter or clipping light on the Mesa head so its up until it noticeably (to my ear) distorts and then pull it back a touch so i think i'm usually up around the 1-2pm area. My EQ sits around Bass and treble at 12-1pm and Mid 12pm when using my Sandberg VM4. No Para EQ unless a boomy stage where i have the low frequency on a slight cut to tighten things up a bit down there. Dave

Its one of my fav Yes albums too and the only time i ever saw them live was with Trevor Horn. I enjoyed it. I'm not a Yes fanatic tho. My top Yes album is Going For the One. Love the songs and the production on it is excellent.(IMHO of course) Dave

So i'm a 1% er then. I did actually read most of the thread cause there was some interesting stuff in it altho nowt to do with compression. I always go for compressors with simple functionality. My comp pedal literally has a "drive" control and an output level control. Does enough for me. Amp has Threshold and Ratio and i set them up as per Mesa instructions. I did read up on compressors many many moons ago but it got lost in the cobwebs of my head hence the simple ones these days. To be honest mine is doing so little i could do without it. ......but i probably wont after such a long time. Dave

I only just saw this thread today. So to recap what did everyone else say about compression

At times on the busy end of the bass it sounds quite like his Ric but at the dusty end it goes very much rounded and warmer sounding compared to his Ric. Problem is i believe he has a sound guy that at times switches his effects and amps in and out for him so you never know whether or not its a clean bass you are hearing thru a driven tube amp or its an effect that's been added. Only way to know for sure is if Chris sat down with different basses and played the same parts without touching anything else. Personally i think his Ric sound always has more of an edge than any other bass i've heard him play. I even watched Geddy using his Jazz bass with Yes in 2017 and although its a good replication of Chris's tone it still has that warmer rounded tone that comes across every now and again. Don't think there's a lot in it but its different if you want to have that absolutely perfect CS sound Dave

I've used a compressor of varying types on my bass rig for as long as i can remember whether its built into the amp head or on a pedal. Depends on who's sound i'm trying to replicate at the time. Generally tho its barely on and acts more lie a limiter than anything else. I've no idea what famous bass players have been using and just assumed majority of them used it somewhere along the way. Dave

Nothing new at moment. Last songs i learned were couple Glam Xmas covers. Let It Snow by Sweet and Merry Xmas Everbody by Slade. Having a relaxing break from learning songs but back at rehearsals on Sun this week so need to just run thru the set list again. I have a notion for doing Rhythm Stick tho. My New Years resolution. Dave

Wife bought me this

Its the Low Tension ones i have. Is that the ones you mean are a bit stiff. ?