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[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1430162354' post='2758574'] Interesting the 'value' that people have of music/gigging/instruments. I gig regularly with a guy who has the opinion that spending more than £500 on an instrument is 'a waste' and 'too stressful because Id be worried that it got damaged.' However, he drives his guitar and amp to every gig in his pride and joy, a reasonably pricey Audi. I think it's ridiculous to pay that much money for something and then leave it unattended outside the local WMCs 3/4 times a week! Id much rather have a Fodera. [/quote] This! And the Fodera wouldn't need road tax either...

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1430155013' post='2758472'] The Gypsy Kings and Leon Russell are looking at a collaboration but cannot think of a name for the new band. [/quote] The Rustle of Gypsies?

[quote name='NJE' timestamp='1430068345' post='2757679'] It is a great tune and a little bit of advice, if like me you practice along to original recordings at home, try playing along to her doing Style on youtube at the Victoria Secret show, its bloody entertaining!! [/quote] I found I got faster as I got near to the end...

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1430140432' post='2758304'] One of mine currently has a machine gun in it [/quote] "ANOTHER bass?!" "Don't worry, it's only a machine gun..." Which reminds me of the old joke: It's prohibition-era Chicago, and a guy walks into a bar carrying a violin case. Everyone's scared, they think there's a gun inside it. Later on a guy walks in carrying a viola case. Everyone's scared.... they think there's a viola inside it.

Martin bought my Yammy fretless... he asked me keep it on hold until the end of the month which I was happy to do based on the above feedback. We've now done the deal and all is well, thank you!

Jack bought a pickup from me, nice and easy with no problems.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1430137979' post='2758253']To avoid this, you should have included the gig bag in the sale. [/quote] Not while (numBasses) > (numCases)! Anyway guys, it was a cry for help: I needed your support to help me get home without buying another bass (so far I've made it back to the office), and all I'm getting is suggestions on how to deviously acquire more of the blighters!

Anyone else suffer from this? I've just sold a bass to a fellow BC-er, and am now walking around with an empty gig bag over my shoulder. This feels weird, and the voices in my head are whispering "head to the nearest bass shop"!

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1430133363' post='2758191'] When I was teenager , I thought his voice was unique and different and I iked it. Can't listen now , without thinking of Larry the lamb [b]with constipation[/b]. [/quote]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1430131824' post='2758171'] So the general consensus seems to be just to do whatever is easiest I didn't want to put it in C because of the G#. If it was a standard E phrygian (from the C major scale) then fine as it's all notes from C major anyway obviously. I was also unsure about using C as obviously the dominant phrygian (#3rd) is the mode based on the dominant of the harmonic minor, so the root of the harmonic minor from which the E dominant phrygian is taken would actually be A and not C... As a bit of a side note, whenever anyone mentions relative minors I've always assumed that to be the Melodic Minor (b7th) so it works diatonically with the other modes of the Major scale. I've always treated the Harmonic minor and it's associated modes as a totally seperate system with it's own chords build from the triads of the respective modes etc. Some excellent input here from people who clearly know a lot more than me about these things though. Thanks folks... [/quote] There's a subtle difference between the key sig of C major and not using a key sig - a bit like the difference between "" (an empty string) and NULL in computing! Re. relative (and other minors), the key sig doesn't take into account alterations for the melodic/harmonic variants. In conventional (classical) notation, A minor is A minor is A minor. If the notes of a given part are fulfilling a purely harmonic [b]function[/b], then we'll see G#s popping up, e.g. the classical IV-V-I sequence in A minor is Fm-G(major)-Am. But traditionally, the kink of the augmented second (F-G#) was avoided in a melodic context. As in the harmonic context, the leading-note G# "wants" to resolve to the A, so the ascending melodic version of the scale smooths out the kink by approaching it from F#. Then on the way down it's the "natural" (Aeolian) form, A-G-F. Then those blues guys came along and started flattening sevenths all over the place, usually favouring the pentatonic scale over the diationic form (so the question of whether the sixth is raised or not, as in the melodic minor scale, is redundant), with the consequence that the "natural" minor has become the prevalent form of the minor scale in rock music.

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1430130154' post='2758154'] I'm a big fan of the 5th Dimension. [/quote] Funny you should 'mension that...

[quote name='frannie01' timestamp='1430041044' post='2757274'] Hello mate Just came across this thread. Not sure I fully understand what your saying but being a theory lover I thought I'd respond.If you are referring to the mode of the Phrygian Major,then if you treat that scale ,chord or arrpegio as a dominant or V chord it will Identify where your one chord is eg .........E7b9 ( altered dominant or Phrygian Major mode ) comes from and resolves to Amin and invariably Amin is the relative minor of C Major. Hope this helps if not then please let me know...... [/quote] That makes sense if you're "in" A minor. I think the OP is "in" the weird E mode itself - E F G# A B C D if I've understood correctly. As it happens, the aforementioned suggestion of "no key sig" and A minor give the same result But what if the same mode started on F? F Gb A Bb C Db Eb Here, If I chose to use a key sig, I'd want to strike a compromise between "use key sig for fewer accidentals" and "use key sig to tell the player what key we're in". In which case I'd ask, is this mode "sort of major" or "sort of minor"? If it's majorish, Use F major key sig (Bb) and "accidentalise" the Gb, Db, Eb. If it's minorish, Use F minor key sig and "accidentalise" the Gb and A. Or you could be like Bela Bartok, who used non-standard sigs on some of his eastern-European modal pieces (he'd probably write a sig of just a G# for your original example). In my view the purpose of the key sig - and in fact all notation - is to communicate how the music goes. Use a key sig if it helps, and don't use one if it doesn't. "Unconventional" notation (like the Bartok) is going to chew up precious minutes of rehearsal time, so the key (ha ha) is to follow convention whenever possible, and be as clear as you can when you depart from convention.

Squier Classic Vibe (as you already mention), and a definite echo of the Yamaha BB recommendations. BB42** are only £300 new, and isn't there a S/H BB1024 in the marketplace? (Edit: yes there is, was listed at £475, now "sold pending"...)

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1430126362' post='2758097'] The down-side of the auction, is the buyer has a week to think and weigh up the question of if they really want it or not. If you go for a "buy it now" then the click and woops!! It's theirs. [/quote] Yes, that's how "now" usually works.

I just called Trading Standards. I asked them if they'd take Autumn Leaves in exchange for Yesterday.

Thanks guys. Parallel output on the MXR looks like the way to go.

Just catching up with this thread... have a blast tonight! I'm having a great time with my new (mostly) 70s band which does Ziggy, Suffragette City, Starman, "Heroes" and Under Pressure...

Hi, possibly an odd question, but am I right in thinking that a "bass" DI box will aim to be transparent in bypass, i.e. not do anything "bass"-specific? I'm going to be recording a guitarist at home soon, and I'm planning to mic his cab and also record a direct signal for potential virtual amping fun. I have an MXR bass di+, and also a Behringer BDI21, which I recently acquired when I hit "spend €20 more to get free shipping" on a Thomann order :-) So what I'm thinking is guitar > DI box, then DI box 1/4" output > guitar amp, and DI box balanced output > DAW. (Add stomp boxes to taste). What I want is for the guitarist to hear his sound from the amp uncoloured from the DI box. I've just noticed that the MXR has a "parallel" output as well as the effect output. Thoughts...?

What would you use to clean the body (without disturbing the delicious custardiness)? And conversely, how would you do some stain removal? Mine has a body which is a lovely (?) reddish colour on the back after spending over a decade in its (red plush-lined) case when I was on my bass sabbatical

[quote name='Johnm93' timestamp='1429896814' post='2756175'] No one in Pink Floyd can actually 'sing'... For example.... [/quote] Oooerrr.... I think Dave Gilmour has a fine voice, especially in harmony with Richard Wright. Roger Waters on the other hand...

There's a more recent trend of buy-it-now or best offer.... so one can put an optimistic BIN price on it while still retaining the option to sell if a sensible offer comes in.

Not just you. Apparently the vocal is the most important part of the track! [size=2](But we know it's really the bassline.)[/size]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1429883265' post='2755977'] No, No, Nanette [/quote] And since it was backing vocals, possibly "na, na" too.

Lovely - the elder brother of my '78 in the same colours!

Any over-ear, closed-back ones should do the trick.