Cameronj279

Tonights rehearsal was fun and mentally exhausting. A new song we've been working on is practically filled with time changes (not for the sake of it, just ended up that way) so today was spent getting the ending of it as tight as could be. I'd say we're all competent as far as playing goes but this songs proving difficult...although great fun! We appear to have mentally exhausted the drummer.

I occasionally use iReal B (ireal pro now I think?). Not very often but it's useful for chord charts on the off occasion that I actually use them. Few good apps for helping with music theory too.

I wouldn't say "should" but it's definitely advantageous to know the place of other instruments. Saying that...I don't know how to play anything other than a bit of bass.

I'm not good enough to play a lot of the stuff I actually want to play and/or write. I'd say that for someoen who has been playing for the same length of time as me (just under 5 years) I'm about average... ...possibly a little below if I'm honest.

Just going to list a few UK Metal bands that I enjoy, most of these aren't really 'new' but still worth mentioning. Monuments Tesseract Aliases Sikth Sithu Aye (happy metal!) Red Seas Fire The Safety Fire Colours to Shame Heart of a Coward Idiom In search of sun (more hard rock but very good nonetheless) Skyharbour Koralis The colour line Slice the Cake (kind of uk) Taken by the Tide (our own dreadbass plays with em) There's more but can't think of any off the top of my head.

Really enjoyed my time at the bash today and the Saturday night was good fun too. Was good putting faces to usernames and catching up with a few people I had met in the past. Will definitely be at next years. Thanks again Alan for organising it all

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1426349455' post='2717224'] There's a private do at the Balmoral today. Any idea where people will be going instead? [/quote] The other hotel I believe

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1426339547' post='2717090'] Not too good. Everyone bar me rates the drummer. He's from a jazz background, has excellent timing and is very competent around the top of the kit. BUT, he doesn't us the bass drum properly - no oomph and nothing to dial into. He's too busy doing twiddly bits on the cymbals. Feels as if he's playing along half the time. Could be time to hand in my notice. [/quote] Nothing wrong with just mentioning this to the drummer. Mention that you need the bass drum to have more oomf for your playing.

gig last night was good. Relatively small modern type pup/music venue with an incredibly good backline and very good sound guy so I always like playing there. I very nearly managed to play the full set without mistakes but royally cocked up one song.

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1426272711' post='2716519'] First time at the Moffat Bash for me. Look forward to meeting some of you. [/quote] Same here. When abouts does everybody get into Moffat? Don't want to end up getting there too late/early.

I tend to use Amazon as getting them anywhere else for a 5 string seems pretty close to £50 last time I checked. eBay is worth looking at. got a 5 string set for £30 a few months back.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1425993112' post='2713137'] I have heard that story but not about Jimmy Moon (who has an oustanding reputation as far as I'm aware). There is another luthier/repairer in Glasgow whose first name is Jimmy and whose name I was given in relation to horror stories but I'm not going to risk getting BC into trouble by posting his full name. [/quote] You've got me doubting myself now actually as I know it was definitely Jimmy something. I think I'll edit my comments actually. Wouldn't want to mistakenly slander a mans work.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1425986607' post='2713018'] Really? I have never heard anything other than glowing reports. [/quote] yup. heard a few people who went to get pickups changed and they've replaced the likes of £100 pickups with £40 ones etc. I use this guy : https://m.facebook.com/wjsguitars

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1425979389' post='2712878'] Jimmy Moon, based in Glasgow is a fantastic luthier. Highly recommended. [/quote] I've heard a disturbing amount of horror stories about someone of a similar name. Edited because I'm now uncertain about which Jimmy I heard the stories about.

Not normally fussed by walnut but it is a very pretty (and surprisingly large) cut of it! Are you going for a walnut neck too?

Can't stand the guy or his music. Nothing but boring music badly sung in my mind.

Looking forward to it Alan. Found out that someone who I've known online for about 5/6 years but never actually met works in the hotel we're booked to stay in...which was unexpected!

I see the whole 'recording yourself playing a cover and uploading it to tinterwebs' thing as quite useful tool for some people. It's a good way to look back at your playing and see how you have improved over time as well as giving you the possible option of getting feedback from musicians from all over. Although with it being the internet it generally ends in someone saying you're sh*t nomatter how well you play.

Comparable experience for me would be in college last year and the playing exam involved playing Sir Duke in a band infront of 6 of the lecturers and a tv camera knowing that they were all scoring me on the performance. I royally chuffed up the first time we played the little riff but nailed it the second time. I think it's just a case of knowing that you're being scored based on it as I don't get nervous at all for gigs (and cant' recall ever being nervous for one) but was terrified to do this.

Some of the comments on this really are embarrassing.

Quite enjoyed that. I always get quite confused by the hate they get as they have some pretty good songs. Although saying that they do have some seriously horrendous songs (rockstar being the main example). People should focus their musical hatred on a bands more deserving of it. Linkin Park.

It seems like an incredibly cool bit of kit. Looking forward to see if they end up catching on and getting used by regular folks.

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Nicked this thread from another forum but it just seems like a good idea for a thread really.[/font][/size] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It went pretty great. We've been working one song for a good few rehearsals now and it's starting to come together. Guitarist had came up with a new section that sounds great and really fits the song. And despite it being the new section being in 7/4 (I think it's that anyway!) he got it really quickly. He's not got a few of the other weird timing stuff quite as quick but luckily we rarely use anything other than 4/4. Although we're now stuck for what to add to the end of that song but I'm sure it'll come eventually! The singer made the song into a midi file -which generally sound hilarious- and I think it sounds pretty great even as MIDI nevermind real instruments.[/font][/size][/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]So how was yours?[/size][/font][/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]Cameron[/size][/font][/font][/color]

Do wish I could go but can't justify the expense of travel nor the amount of GAS that would no doubt be caused by it. Have a good time all.

[quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1425673320' post='2709698'] I should be in Birmingham [/quote] Nobody should be in Birmingham. Ever. On another note. They were excellent when I saw them in Manchester 2011 and when they played Royal Albert Hall the next year (went to both dates). Weirdly of all the gigs I've been to (majority of them are metal gigs) Primus has been the gig where I've felt the crowd to be most energetic.