AndrewJordan

Regarding re-amping, I know this is very widely used and I have tried it myself. But, I have found that I play things slightly differently when different tones are involved. Especially overdriven tones. Occasionaly when using overdrive I will find certain notes can highlight some very pleasing harmonics, so I might just hold that note a little longer of accent it a bit more (if it fits the tune). So, personally I try to find the best tone for the performance and then try to capture it as best I can.

I would send MoJo a message and ask him. He says he has one and it does. But it isn't clear from the manual.

We started by playing popular stuff from the genres we liked, grunge, alt rock, punk etc most bands in these genres have a couple of widely known songs. This got us our audience. Gradually, we started introducing slighlty more obscure/heavier stuff and a few originals. The venues that wanted the popular stuff book us less now but the other venues book us more. We are happy!

[quote name='bigjimmyc' timestamp='1468569477' post='3091778'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'd not seen the Behringer option before, but it wouldn't solve my problem with one in and two outs; what you need is multiple ins and one out! If you have a multi-channel amp that's different. [/font][/color] [/quote] Look closer! It can do two in and one out.

Just in the pondering stage at the moment but I prefer the sound of my sealed ampeg 210 over the sound of my ported 610. So, was wondering what effect blocking the ports would have? Would these drivers be happy in a sealed chamber? Would it sound anything like the 210? Anyone tried this already?

In thirty years time, someone (else) will regard that as mojo and pay a fotune for it!

I'm only complaining about these particular LED moving heads and the way they were positioned at that gig so that they were pretty much constantly in my face.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1467987131' post='3087864'] I guess that's why we have a drummer seriously, I don't see much difference between learning a a 40 song 2 hour set than a long classical piece, but hey, I've never been anywhere near an orchestra so I probably don't know what I'm talking about [/quote] What if the classical guys really have it all down to memory and just have the stands/sheets there to fool us all into thinking how professional at sight reading they are.......................................

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1467981976' post='3087784'] I guess, I mean who really knows. I don't even know which members are out there on the front lines sweating and gigging every week And who are the bedroom guys. For this issue, I would say the bedroom noodler is just as credible as the gigging guys. Blue [/quote] Very true! Personally, I don't gig as much as I used to or would like to but probably as much as I can realistically fit in. Our band practices once a week and gigs once, sometimes twice a month. The gigs locally are scarce so we travel quite a bit for gigs which usually involves an overnight stay(sleeping bags on pub floors kinda thing) and we all have day jobs.

Our singer/lead guitarist has all his lyrics in one of those hard backed ring binders. Before every gig he arranges them in the right order for the set. He swears that he never looks at them, just likes them as a safety net. Anyway, just before the gig and after we have already soundchecked he will open his binder out on the first song page and lay it on the grill of his monitor. In the breaks between the next few songs I usualy get calls for more of this or that in his monitor because he can no longer hear it. The dozy twat!!...............I suppose I should insist he gets it on the monitor before we soundcheck.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1467930286' post='3087474'] When I'm learning a new song I use the best YouTube tutorial I can find. It's pretty strategic. I'm not searching around for notes. I never get anything right the first time. Blue [/quote] Well, that's pretty much what I do too but If it's something a bit obscure that your trying to learn(as is the case with the OP) it can be very difficult if not impossible to find a youtube vid and if you do then sifting through them to find the best/most accurate one can be a very hit and miss and time consuming excersise in itself (I speak from experience). The "searching for notes" bit tends to happen more when you are just starting out. As others have said, this in itself can be a very valuable lesson and as time goes on you learn to recognise what you are hearing until the searching becomes a thing of the past(hopefully). One camp may say "Get lessons, lock yourself in your room for a few years, get your chops down, learn the theory, practice, practice, practice and then you wil be ready to fly" another may say "Just listen and then move your fingers around until it sounds right then get out and play some music". Either is a perfectly valid aproach but I think you know which camp I belong to

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1467917748' post='3087340'] Agreed Blue [/quote] A few questions for you Blue. How do you learn songs without listening? How do you play them without moving your fingers around? Do you always get it right first time?

The playing wasn't too bad, there were ony a couple of fluffs due to not being able to see. The main problem was the sheer visual discomfort and not being able to see/connect with the crowd.

Couldn't shift too much, I had a mic to stand in front of plus it was everywhere across the front of the stage. In bits where I wasn't singin I went over to the drummer, it was the only place I could get away from them.

Probably no room to fit the ledger lines and the notator thought.........."sod it, it's only the bass that'll do"

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1467906958' post='3087239'] In an effort to get back on topic, I think the capitalisation has occurred because the legend TAB is often written (descending vertically) at the start of a piece, to distinguish it from the standard notation: [/quote] Oooh look! It gives you the rhythm too.....Now there's a thing

I'm glad some people get what I am saying! Theory, technique and experience are all very fine things to have but some people don't have the time to put into getting that far and a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. e.g. many years ago(37 in fact) I achieved a C.S.E.(anyone remember those) Grade one in music theory. This meant I had a reaonable knoweldge of common time signatures, keys/scales, harmony and could read dots on the page. I had zero knowledge of modes(didn't even know they existed) or any other "exotic" musical things. The result of this was I would try and learn tunes and if I thought I heard something that didn't fit within the "rules" as I understood them then I convinced myself that I was hearing things wrong and changed what I was playing to try and fit the rules as I knew them. You can imagine the results and the frustration. It took a while to learn that there was a whole world of other stuff out there that I didn't understand. So, I learned to disregard what little theory I knew and just trust my ears with much happier results. Of course, over the years I have picked up a bit more theory and understanding but I rarely think about it when I am learning tunes. For me the object of playing is to have fun with other band members and the audience and whatever gets you to that point is fine. I do work quite hard to learn the lines to the best of my ability but in the end it really does just boil down to listening............ and moving my fingers until it sounds right

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1467857887' post='3086782'] Respectfully disagree. Blue [/quote] Respectfully acknowledged

Our band headlined a local festival on sat night. Nice little fest with just under a thousand folks and some good bands. Poor weather earlier resulted in a muddy pit but it faired up half way through the evening. The headline slot is a bit of a funny one as it kicks off at 11.45p.m. and runs till 1a.m. so maybe half of the crowd(those with famillies) have given up and gone home by then just leaving the die hards behind. To be fair, this is probably a better crowd for us to play to as I think we offended some folks when we played earlier last year. Twas a good night but slightly marred due to not being able to see the crowd for the bright stage lights, but I have already ranted about those in another thread.

Are drugs involved?.......................................maybe they should be...........

Just had a quick listen....sounds like fairly simple stuff. I'm hearing a low B so prob a five string in standard tuning if thats any help.

Just listen to it and then move your fingers around until it sounds right...........................thats what I do...... [quote name='blue' timestamp='1467769001' post='3086119'] I'm not sure how well that would work for the more complex bass lines if at all. Blue [/quote] Nah.....it'll work for anything............honest bud! Actually, I was a little drunk last night when I wrote that but thats pretty much what it boils down to. It's all about the listening though! I'm actually a bit anal when it comes to reproducing bass lines and use many of the techniques already mentioned to try and get a faithful reproduction (if that's what your after). It helps if you have a decent DAW so that you can use EQ and other tricks to make the bass line more prominent in the mix and then slow down the tickier passages. Live recordings and videos can be good as sometimes the bass is a bit more prominent(not always) but they may vary from the recorded part and you can see what position they are using for certain passages. I find that TABs are just wrong most of the time (occasionaly you will find a gem) but if you are in a hurry they can be a good starting point..........But yeh, just listen to it (using the best tools you have available) and then move your fingers around untill it sounds right

Just listen to it and then move your fingers around until it sounds right...........................thats what I do......

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who needs to look at what I'm playing instead of just relying on feel and hearing!

Headlined a local festival last night! The only lights on stage were a pair of LED moving heads either side of the stage at about waist height. The damn things were so bright I spent most of the gig not being able to see a thing. There was a good crowd there but I couldn't even see the front row, very dissapointing! To make matters worse, at one point they started strobing which totally disorientated me. I shut my eyes to try and make things better but I could still see the bloody things. Then, during the last three songs. The DJ who had been on stage started packing his gear to the side of me and stood in front of the lights to see what he was doing. This left me in darkness to the point I couldn't even see my bass and what I was playing. At one point I was holding a note during a particularly loud bit and couldn't hear myself properly, things went quieter and I realised I was a semitone off. Aaaaaaaaaaargh!! Rant over!