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I'm ashamed to say that i've not listened to much of in rainbows yet. I loved them on johnathon ross. I've loved Radiohead since OK computer - my mates all loved Pablo Honey and The Bends but they're a bit stale for me - even though there's some great songs on there. Hail to the Theif, Amnesiac, Kid A, and OK computer are all my favorite albums (I don't have a "favorites chart", but I listen to these a lot).

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='171221' date='Apr 7 2008, 10:42 AM']I agree that American musicianship is as a general rule tighter and more technically proficient than UK equivalent.[/quote] I wouldn't know about that - I doubt it. The American bands we see on TV are a tiny percentage of the actual number of American bands. It's a much bigger country. Proportionally, there are probably just as many tight bands in America as in Britain. Anyway, I know you're not necessarily saying this, but an important point is that being "tighter and more technically proficient" is not necessarily a good thing. Some people want sloppiness. Some of the best musicians will purposely play something "sloppily" to give it a different feel.

Overdrive is the key to a good slap tone!

Can't you do some sort of practical project, and then basically talk it through - like recorda song, play them a minute of it, and then tell then how oyu recorded each bit and how you mixed it etc etc. I'd find it way easier to basically narrate something i'd done.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='170624' date='Apr 6 2008, 11:32 AM']I have giant EHX pedal footprints eating all of my board, and babysitting them with loopers just makes things worse.[/quote] You could get red onion to make you the exact looper you need, buy a bit of plywood, and build your own nice and compact pete cornish style board, with your pedals hidden and just your footswitches on a box.

[quote name='Zach' post='170710' date='Apr 6 2008, 02:25 PM']Perhaps you just have bigger hands[/quote] Maybe - I play a 6 string. I don't think my hands are any bigger than average though. I think I do I use my right hand fingers to mute strings when i'm playing fingerstyle, but I like to strum all the strings with some of them muted for a percussive effect, and obviously you can't do that with your right hand.

This all seems a bit weird to me, I always mute everything with my left hand, thumb over the top for the lower strings. Is this weird and/or innefective?

[quote name='lwtait' post='169892' date='Apr 4 2008, 04:35 PM']seriously though, if you've never heard jaco, listen to him. his music's not the kind of thing i'd listen to, but he's still a great bassist.[/quote] Don't you think that sounds a bit silly? You should seriously listen to this crap that I don't really like! I have 2 Jaco albums, and they're both a bit crap, with one or two excellent peices on each. I think they're compilations. I remember as a youngster I loved my Mum's "weather Report" Lp.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='169366' date='Apr 3 2008, 07:33 PM']all important bass switch changes everythin [/quote] Everything or just the low end responce? I met a guitarist who had an original. He said that it was a special edition and that ZZ Top had the other 3 of 4. I don't know whether to beleive it though. Ta for the review Kev.

No idea seeing as I've only ever used the original pods, which are excellent, but no fun.

[quote name='mewsie' post='169861' date='Apr 4 2008, 03:14 PM']we managed to go from a bassbash meeting in nottingham, to knitting. impressive, i think.[/quote] I thought this was pretty standard! EDIT: WOW

Ahhh, I went to see the bluetones once. They were really good, and I think I bought a CD which would have had similar art on (or the same thing?). I doubt i'd be able to find it though. Knitting is apparently theraputic. I personally imagine it's as stressful as an old computer game that can't be saved at any point e.g Sonic where you get so close to the end and then die one too many times - 'cos I think with knitting you have to keep going without "dropping a stitch".

google pointy sticks and you just get knitting fan-sites! How boring. about your avatar - would I have seen that before somewhere? I think I recognise it but not sure.

[quote name='mewsie' post='169736' date='Apr 4 2008, 12:38 PM']sure, it would be good to try out other peoples pointy sticks, y'know. i've been dying to try out one of those custom-made ones with LEDs... x[/quote] To be honest I was joking, I didn't notice your avatar - you're obviously into your pointy sticks. Maybe you could bring yours anyway? Do you have a link to a pointy stick online boutique?

I can't wait to try the B9.2U, it's potentially all you ever need!

I tried one of those Tobias' in sound control and didn't really like it. I got my schecter studio 6 (or whatever model they are) for £300. I really like it, but i've only played about 5 6 string in my life and I own 2 of them.

yeh, good point. I leave a spare monitor mouse and keyboard at practice, and just carry the main box back and forth. Not everyone can do that!

£200 for all your pre-amps, interface, storage medium, and a hands-on controller is a good deal. It's not such a good deal if you already have a PC you're thinking of upgrading as you could put in an interface for £50 and get a rack of pre-amps for less than £100 and you have more flexibility with plug-ins etc.

You can never have enough dirt pedals!

Well, i've been tracking my band with bass guitar, drums, and vox through the PA. I've managed to move around some bass notes from the DI, and the bleed is no noticable. I've managed to move a couple of kick drums on the individual mic, and the spillage just sounds like a flam or something insignificant, and only if you're really hearing. Anyway, if you're recording band practices then tightening everything up with a fine toothcomb isn't really the point is it? I suppose it's about your approach to the recordings.

And Bob Rock - LOL