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[quote name='jakesbass' post='558773' date='Aug 2 2009, 09:53 PM']So yes it can be taught, and definitely it can be learned. Just not by everbody[/quote] +1 to that!

[quote name='William James Easton' post='558509' date='Aug 2 2009, 02:31 PM']I no longer worry about trying to write a line that;s intresting, different, will make me look cool. I play with the song, relax, enjoy the music, not worry about if abillity is gonna be judged by some 9 string noodeling nonce and rock out. I'll add bits when needed IF needed but not for the sake of it.r field.[/quote] I'm sure you'll find that when you're not trying to overplay, your lines will fit nicely with the songs. Also, you'd be surprised what can be played when you're not concentrating too hard.

It's a broad term, one person may say it's just to do with how well one can groove and another (as mentioned above) would say it's to do with attitude. Much like feel, the idea that something like expressiveness can't be taught is not true. There have been studies into how musicians use subtle techniques and nuances in order to convey emotion in music, and it's bee shown that they do these things systematically, not randomly. There are a number of systematic (whether conscious or not) techniques which we all apply to our music. These will have come from our musical education and own personal explorations of music. Surely a good feel comes through practice and experience? Practice can certainly be guided by a teacher. For example, being shown various grooves and being taught about the specifics.

Hello there! I'm a fan of the MM Jazz bass, I own one myself.

That's a lovely bass. I like the dark bridge! Get some lessons! I had one for a while and couldn't really play it properly, after a few lessons I was pretty much getting the hang of it. It takes a while, and a fair amount of discomfort but it's worth it.

This website looks very interesting. Just thought I'd share it with you all. [url="http://www.artistshousemusic.org/node/5368/4636?page=1"]Here![/url]

I got an SWR SM-500 for £379 off eBay. It was a pretty good deal!

Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads!

Add another 5 to 1457! [b]= 1462[/b]

I once bought some Elixers. Upon stringing them up the E string seemed to be lacking in the fundamental low E it should have, the harmonics were too prevalent. I was informed by a very reliable source that sometimes these things just happen on strings. I would have thought that at around £30, a problem like this wouldn't occur. Needless to say, I didn't like them anyway.

[quote name='danlea' post='496413' date='May 23 2009, 11:25 PM']... I wouldn't use a compressor to even out different effects levels as in order to do this the compression will most likely have to be severe enough to crush your playing dynamics. If your unit doesn't have an output level control you can always use a loop pedal with one, e.g. [url="http://www.redonionsolutions.co.uk/Loop/Single.htm"]http://www.redonionsolutions.co.uk/Loop/Single.htm[/url] with the passive volume control option.[/quote] Nice. I shall consider this option when I have enough money to create a decent pedal board. That will also solve problems with pedals like the EHX Bass Micro Synth having a pretty dull passive tone.

That is awesome. I find it pretty difficult to sing and play at the same time. So this should be an ample challenge!

Can they not be used just to even out levels of other effects? I know that my Micro Q-Tron gives quite a volume boost, although I don't have a compressor, I'd like to be able to level everything out.

Paul Turner's coming to do a workshop at Leeds College of Music on the 28th. It should be fairly awesome. P.S. I'm surprised I beet Huwberry to this post!

My friend Huwberry (a member of the forum) lent me his EHX Bass Micro Synth for a gig, of sorts. However, he mentioned that the filter seep wasn't working, so I looked at the manual and saw that you could adjust the input gain on the bottom of the pedal using a small screwdriver. That fixed the problem. I also opened it up to have a gander, and saw that there was a second potentiometer, the same as the input gain one. I couldn't figure out what it did. It seemed to make no difference to the sound. What does it do?

A 'zero nut'? Does that mean that it doesn't have one: no open strings for you!

Surgical Spirit! Just apply liberally after a particularly strenuous length of playing. Hardens the fingers right up.

I'll check him out too then!

Maybe try not to think of it in terms of an either or situation. You could think as improving your melodic playing, which is useful in any style of music - you can use this new skill to outdo stupid guitards who think they can play amazing solos, or to play counter melodies and such.

I've found that, although I don't really like listening to jazz, there's a lot to be learned from the genre. I think what will help would be to learn about things like phrasing, and how to deal with harmony. Learning the melodies of anything is always a good idea.

My Double Bass teacher told me to go and watch this set of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8QazNAZjhM&feature=channel"]youtube videos[/url]. I just can't get over how good he is! I just thought I'd share it, although I imagine a lot of you have already seen this.

Can I have the number -1, because I'm not a vegetarian?

Cheers, Sean. And for Garry, I neglected to mention that the EQ pedal was bypassed in the chain. Sorry, about that lack of clarity. I shall give the Hi-Z input a try, I didn't realise it was for that.

Here's a link to a sample recording. [attachment=22112:DI_Test.mp3] The first 2 bars (first half of riff) were recorded on a Marcus Miller 4 string Jazz (in passive mode)>Edirol FA-101>Logic. The next 2 bars were recorded in the same manner, but with an extra: MM Jazz (passive)>Boss GEB-7 (7 band EQ pedal)>Edirol FA-101>Logic. It's a subtle difference. You'll hear it better if you use a set of headphones. Apparently, according to my friend, the EQ pedal changes the impedance of the signal, thereby altering the tone. What exactly is going on to achieve this subtle improvement? Is this doing exactly the same job as a DI box will do?