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cool, always fancied one of these

I've got some great guitar sounds out of bass rigs, and great bass sounds out of guitar rigs. It all depends what sort of sound you're after

when I used to write out tab I'd mark the beats and place the numbers in the relevant positions to indicate the proper rhythm. That's how my teacher used to do it too I've often seen it written TAB but it's short for tabliture isn't it? Not an acronym

Well, I play drums in 3 bands and I can tell you I'm not the "flake" in any of them, but this thread is great for the following... [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1467229859' post='3082187'] Yup all lunatics, one of my old drummers from years ago wore leather trousers for gigs so he could take a piss mid gig and it would run out the bottom like a downpipe ... Yuk. [/quote] [quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1467720229' post='3085585'] An old band I was in once had a drummer who would appear on stage, 1-2 minutes after the rest of us, to his own intro tape. [/quote] Any more genuinely crazy drummer stories?

I play something every day, but it's usually acoustic guitar if I'm at home or drums if I'm at the studio. I have a gig on bass this weekend, we haven't rehearsed for a month, and I haven't practised anything. We'll have two 1.5 hour rehearsals this week and then the gig. I expect we'll be tight as f*ck I do play drums more regularly than anything else, but recently I've had two whole weeks off due to travelling, and I've found that I'm not better than ever. I'm playing some beats and fills I'd never thought of before, and everything is feeling easier and sounding better. Sometimes a break is good?

I'd love to hear how this sounds, it looks ace!

I'm after examples which show that a pick doesn't always have to sound "picky" or as above (with the Rush example) fingers don't always have to sound "paddy"

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1467030586' post='3080575'] I know it's a rock example, but look up[i]Animate [/i]by Rush. The driving bassline sounds quite pick-like but is almost certainly Geddy flapping his index finger back and forth. (I'd provide a link but work interweb and youtube links don't mix too well, sorry!) [/quote] That's a good one!

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1467025435' post='3080512'] If you want jazzy there is always Steve Swallow. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zONFrcrZFs[/media] [/quote] Yes! That's great! Thanks

that Beach Boys' sound is very obviously a pick isn't it I was arguing that you can get the same sound with either technique, although obviously you could do with some EQ and compression to make a pick sound like fingers

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467023479' post='3080474'] Anything with Carol Kaye or Joe Osborn playing on it. [/quote] Excuse my ignorance but do you have examples of songs?

outdoor gig on a bandstand on Saturday. It was OK, not loads of people. I was really impressed with the soundman though. I was chatting to my mate while we watched the band after us and we both agreed it was a great mix, and very refreshing to have it at an appropriate volume. Then some fans of ours came up and said "great set but it wasn't loud enough". I guess this is why every single venue has to have everything too loud - it's what the punters want?

I was debating use of picks on a bass with a friend of mine the other day. I sort of thought we'd all moved past this but anyway, to persuade him that it's acceptable I need an example of a great song with a bassline played with a pick, which isn't obviously played with a pick. I'm trying to avoid rock or country, so something jazzy or funky would be perfect. I'm quite surprised that now I'm trying to think of one, I can't. Can you help?

I was in Nashville last weekend. It was a bit of a whistle stop bourbon fuelled bender to be honest. I went with my brothers who aren't as into the music, but just randomly popping in to the bars on the strip we saw some great bands. I really couldn't believe the number of people out at the gigs, actually dancing and enjoying the music. It made me wonder why the hell I'm still sat here in Stoke trying to get a recording studio off the ground. The tip above to be wary of the cocktails is very wise

[quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1465917653' post='3072086'] .........is eggs [/quote] I had to google it, but sure enough it's an actual saying. My shame is eggscruciating.

damn, no, I'm away played there once and it was empty but for some very intimidating old blokes. I guess the atmosphere's a bit different when there's a decent act on

sure as eggs?!

outdoor sound is always going to be a compromise

What do you do? I've been to a few gigs recently where I'm dying to go and speak to the sound engineer about the mix but I never do it - too worried about upsetting them

my contents insurance covers stuff left in the car as standard. I wouldn't normally leave a bass in there, but if I've got a gig in the evening and a business meeting on the way, I'll probably not take it in with me, just try and hide it as best I can.

Isn't it just volume? If I'm understanding the term correctly, I tend to get that experience when I'm turned up arguably too loud, through whichever rig I'm using. I mean, anything will "punch you in the chest" if you turn it up loud enough (and if it goes loud enough)

I use them. Dunlop or Planet Waves size L are fine for me. I do play fairly hard and they wear down pretty quickly. I don't have a problem with the pick catching strings on upstrokes, although I do a lot of upstrokes (IE on purpose) anyway. I guess you just have to learn to use it as a new technique?

just had a listen (as I've nothing better to do at work) and the chorus melodies are basically the same. Whether or not that's copyright infringement I wouldn't know. On the face of it it seems a bit pathetic, but if I heard someone playing one of my songs on the radio, making loads of money, and I was convinced they'd copied it, I'm pretty sure I'd do the same.

you could probably get a lawyer to write something that sounds threatening for £100ish. You'd hope it would intimidate them into changing the name. The danger is that they have wealthy/gobby parents

It is better, but I still think that super bright reverb is too much on the cymbals, and the snare really doesn't have much power. Seriously, compare it to "smells like teen spirit" or anything off that album Anyway, it's certainly a great quality recording and I really am nit-picking.