Ben Jamin

[quote name='pete.young' post='1369289' date='Sep 11 2011, 12:04 PM']Does the place you're studying have a music tech course running? Students on that course might find that producing a backing track for you will work for their coursework assignments also, so you might find some willing volunteers that way. Network network network![/quote] It does indeed run a music tech course! I'm studying it too! Unfortunately producing a backing track wouldn't help with any of my assignments though Coursework coursework coursework! [quote name='argm' post='1369324' date='Sep 11 2011, 12:38 PM']I have to say good luck for your A2 course! It would depend entirely on the school facilites, I guess. My school only had one room with mixer and we couldn't record during school hours as the actual rooms we record from are classrooms! However having done music tech as an a-level also, the coursework is immense. 120+ hours of coursework a year. not to mention that has to stretch across several students all trying to use the same facilities. I can't really be of much help as I just did a trombone with piano accompaniament for my performances. Would it be an idea to see if you can get a full band with you? - all you'd need is your part notated. The other in the bands don't have to be 100% correct. xD Its what I did for my AS - had a full swing band with me arranging something for everyone to play & have the original solo part to myself.[/quote] Cheers! We've got a studio that's actually pretty decent, but trying to find time for 28 students is fun yeah! A full band would be really cool! Sounds like you had fun! It's just the hassle of arranging it all, finding musicians and rehearsing whilst juggling three other A-levels - but I'll definitely look into it

Well if you know the bloke and he seems decent like you say, I wouldn't personally worry about it. I lend my gear (even basses) out all the time and nothing's ever gone wrong. For me, as long as there's no reason to [i]distrust[/i] the bassist(s) and they ask nicely they're pretty much welcome to it - amps are made to be played right? There are of course always a few people with little respect for other people's stuff, but they stick out like a sore thumb, usually with a reputation preceding them. The vast majority of people are perfectly fine to deal with. You could always give the other bassist a ring and chat to him about it - explain the whole Trace situation and find out why he can't bring his rig etc? It's nice to be nice

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1368906' date='Sep 10 2011, 09:33 PM']How about midi files? You can add or take away anything. They'll not have the vocals on them right enough[/quote] [quote name='lowdown' post='1368910' date='Sep 10 2011, 09:43 PM']Get hold of the Midi file for your track - Google free midi for what ever track name you need, or do your own. Mute the Bass track then bounce down to an Audio file. If the Bass on the Midi file is accurate or close enough, import that into a score programme and amend, then print off. Garry[/quote] Cheers guys! MIDI sounds like a plan Didn't know you could get free files like that!

Hi folks, So I've just started my A2 music course! There's a 15 minute performance this year, for which I'll need to be playing pieces from sheet music to a backing track with the bass part removed. Last year I did a few Rockschool exam pieces (pretty last minute, I only found out about the whole notation and lack of bass in backing track requirement a week before the actual exam so I had to scrap the pieces I'd already learnt and buy the book quick!), which is fine to the extent that it gets you the grade but they're not particularly exciting songs to play, so this year I was really hoping to do a bit of early Jamiroquai or maybe attempt Jaco - just something/anything a bit more familiar/fun to play I should be able to find notation or transcribe stuff - the only issue is getting backing tracks of these without bass in! So I just wondered if anyone knew of either any places where said tracks can be acquired or any method of removing the bass from a track? Cheers!

WOW. I can definitely see how you justified letting go of that other CS $$ now! That looks absolutely... I lack the words. Enjoy it!

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1358229' date='Aug 31 2011, 10:56 PM']that is nice. I would imagine that of the 2, a P bass would probably give you the best sound because of it's midrangey type sound but yeah maybe an acoustic bass would be the best idea.[/quote] I remember trying out a fretless Jazz and Precision in a shop once. I've always wanted to play double bass but there's only so much allowance for bass stuff in the boot! For me the Jazz overall had a bit too much 'clarity' and sounded a bit too nasal, if you get what I mean, whereas the P had the nice rounded mid-range and low-end thump more like a db Then again models vary and there are other basses out there other than Fenders; that Bass Gallery one looks [i]sweet[/i].

Roy Mitchell Excessively Long Name Cardenas of MuteMath used a fretless a fretless P for a couple of gigs when his double bass wasn't handy for whatever reason. Sounds pretty good to me! [url="http://vimeo.com/4445025"]http://vimeo.com/4445025[/url]

Colin Greenwood, Radiohead, that Precision

[quote name='Pob' post='1351779' date='Aug 25 2011, 09:20 PM']I can vouch for the Deluxe Memory Boy. It's a lot of pedal for not a lot of cash. And he might find he likes the modulation stuff too[/quote] Cheers! The Memory Boy looks like a good deal. I suppose so, I don't think he's not big on crazy-chorus stuff, but I guess it's extra tools to work with and you can always blend a little in subtly

[quote name='danweb22' post='1351799' date='Aug 25 2011, 09:44 PM']I am enjoying it as we speak speak speak speak speak speak [/quote] Whoa, turn the feedback back down a [size=4]bit[/size] [size=3]bit[/size] [size=2]bit[/size] [size=1]bit[/size]

[quote name='danweb22' post='1351761' date='Aug 25 2011, 09:07 PM']You should check out the new TC Electronic Flashback delay, just got one myself and it's awesome![/quote] Ooh auto-tapping! This looks very cool indeed Thank-you sir, enjoy your pedal!

[quote name='mike f' post='1351726' date='Aug 25 2011, 08:33 PM']I'd recommend the EHX Memory Man with Hazarai. It has tap tempo, is easy to use, can make great modulation sounds... It does a lot! Have a look on Youtube. I've used it with bass and a guitar playing friend was very impressed by it too. Mike[/quote] Cool, didn't even know the Hazarai model existed! I really like it, but he won't be using the looper or modulation effects. Basically all he's after is tap tempo, some good delay types and the ability to 'ride the feedback'/make that silly noise

Howdy! The guitard in our band is currently on the look for a delay pedal for some new material we're working on - he's never had one before and he's not much of a gear-geek, so he's asked me to look out for something for him! I showed him the TC Nova one and all the options kind of freaked him out a bit, so he's after something that's a bit simpler to use and sounds good - the only must being tap tempo. I figured the Memory Boy Deluxe would be a good place to start, esp. as you can use an expression pedal with it which saves some mid-song knob-twiddling, but just wondered if anyone could recommend me any? ...or maybe even sell me one Cheers! Ben

My nephew's got the Roland Microcube - it's got some groovy effects and an in-built tuner and all that jazz, but I find the sound to be a bit too trebly through the tiny speaker. Phil Jones does some battery powered bass amps, one of the Cub models I think, and they're pretty good! I don't think this is the battery-powered one but you get the idea Edit: it's the Briefcase model, I believe! Here's an exciting review:

Guesstimate the intervals or if I'm not feeling that confident be a bassist and play the root of the key!

Well I haven't tried the basses, but the current guitarist and the previous guitarist in our band BOTH use Reverends - the Double Agent II and Warhawk II respectively and they're absolutely amazing guitars. The build quality is exceptional, the neck's play themselves and the sound is ace. You'd normally expect to pay a LOT more than £500ish for something of similar quality. So I can vouch for Reverend's general quality as a company - I imagine the basses are fantastic.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1345210' date='Aug 19 2011, 10:42 AM']Hmmm, I'm getting Yamaha GAS now. Other than a Blazer as my first bass I've never really looked at a Yamaha. Not wishing to hijack the thread but keeping the cost to around £300-400 what Yamaha has a jazz sized neck? Cheers.[/quote] Haha, yeah I quite like the look of a Yammy back-up too My friend used to have an RBX270 which had a pretty thin neck if I remember correctly. I think I read somewhere that Chris Wolstenholme used to use an RBXsomething in the studio a lot when they were recording Absolution, and he's very much into Jazz width necks. So maybe check out the RBX range? I could be wrong, of course This one looks pretty cool, and it's within the price-range:

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1321149' date='Jul 30 2011, 10:48 AM']I found my Pitchblack box the other day - free to a good home if anyone needs one. [/quote] Really? I haven't got a tuner at the moment so I'd love it! I can pay some money for it though?

I was in Denmark Street yesterday, went in Wunjo Guitars. Stared at the bass selection for a while until an assistant asked me if I'd like to play anything. Got plugged in and ended up sitting unattended with a '73 Telecaster bass for about an half an hour. Struck up a cool conversation with the shop owner about guitars in general, not the bass I was playing. Eventually I told him it was a great bass and I'd love it if only I could afford it. So he took 400 off the price and offered me 600 in part exchange for my Warwick (considering how much Warwicks are selling for at the moment, I'd probably get less on here)! Immense deal there, but I still didn't have the money, and the Telebass wouldn't be versatile enough to warrant selling off the Warwick So I played the bass for another ten minutes, chatted about other things, and then moved onto an even more expensive Stingray. So I'm really not going to miss the Bass Cellar. Anyway, there is a nice all-original 1973 Fender Telecaster Bass with the original case (if I remember correctly), in really good condition, with a beautiful neck, at £2250. Figured the least I could do is give them a plug after their amazing service!

Cheers for all the suggestions guys! I had a look into all of them, and then it turned out my friend was selling his Yamaha BB415, so he's got that for a tidy £200, leaving him with £100 to spend on a nice cable and strap It's all black, nice and classy looking, so it should fit in with most styles he wants to play. Pretty much perfect condition. Very nicely set-up. The main thing is the neck's really great to play and the action's nice and low with no buzzing, so he should be able get around the board easily enough with his smaller hands. Also the P/J combo covers a good deal of tonal ground and sounds pretty good. The construction's solid, being Yamaha, so it should last him too. Strung with DR Fatbeams too, which is a nice bonus! Mission success?

Thanks guys! Yamaha/Ibanez are a good call, hadn't really thought of those! That Dean looks pretty sweet, I'll email him the link and see what he reckons

So my 11 year-old nephew's been teaching himself bass for just over a year now, and he's getting pretty good at it! He's after a new bass to replace his very beat-up RBX170, and has asked me if I could look out for something cool around the £300 mark. He's been looking at Squier CV Jazzes, which I know are pretty good. I was just wondering if anyone had any other ideas as I'm not very knowledgeable in this kind of market but I know there are some pretty awesome basses to be had for this kind of money, if you can find them? Second-hand is also a good option. All in all I figure he needs a bass which is very playable (small hands at the moment!) and will give a reasonable range of tones so he can explore different styles as he learns. All opinions are very much appreciated! Cheers! Ben