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nottswarwick

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  1. point of pure interest, as I use cubase anyway, but can you use Audacity to multitrack? I was not aware you could, but would love to be prove wrong as I have this also
  2. Hi Using my new (to me) SR 4 quite a bit, even in the function band where the five string was king. It is lighter than my fives, and looks the business, so was thinking that perhaps adding a D tuner would be the way to go, as I could have done with a D or Eb at my disposal a few times at the last gig. So, never having used one or fitted one, what is the deal.. Are the solid and reliable, set and forget type things, or are they more trouble thatn they are worth? MY SR4 stays in tune forever, and I do not want to lose this reliability. Also, where would I get one, and how easy would it be to fit it myself? Thanks in advance Chris
  3. Hey everyone. Just thought I would post details of my new band up here in case anyone is interested. It is called Splinter - so named as it is an offshoot (splinter group, as it were) from my main funtion band. [url="http://www.myspace.com/splinterbandnottingham"]Myspace Site[/url] There is no audio on there yet, but check it out, and add us as a friend if you feel so inclined..... Gig details are on there too. Cheers Chris
  4. nice band sound Luke. The drummer is great, must be great to play alongside.
  5. Hmm Someone mentioned Tony Butler - Big Country - quaility player, own sound Dare we mention Adam Clayton, the oft pilloried U2 man? Certainly some memorable basslines whihc make the songs - esp on the early albums, and maybe for New Year's Fay alone Oh, and +1 to most of the above suggestions also lol
  6. [quote name='yorks5stringer' post='153775' date='Mar 8 2008, 11:50 PM']"Joan Osorne of all People"?!!!! Try catching her last but one album of Motown covers called "How Sweet it is".....[/quote] superb, i will, ithought she was great, was just naively surprised/ignorant..lol
  7. shadows..is great. joan osborne of all people sings a superb verion of a tune whos name i forget. must catch it again.
  8. these done yet?
  9. Rudd is the drummer I think, and now Williams is mentioned I remember he is bass man. BTW, wish I still had that jazz bass Jase!
  10. I think so, yes
  11. it is hard! Use a plectrum, but it can be played finger style, it is just really hard. I have to do it for a chic medley, and I cannot really do it right all the time, can just about get away with it live, but I would not like to record it. the man is a legend, and my fave player. Bar none.
  12. the drums are pretty key in this too - it may not be all your fault. Take a typical rock feel - a nice "wide" groove, relaxed "broad" drumming feel, if you know what I mean - think some Bon Jovi stuff, for example Living on a Prayer, I have always found this to "sit" best when the drums are not exactly "behind" the beat, but certainly not in front or pushing it. Makes for a nice laid back yet powerful, full sound. I did an exercise with my band at a recent rehearsal - we jammed the aforementioned tune., and I asked the drummer to play "on" the beat but with relaxed shoulders (I used to teach drums...). I then played "on" the beat, and then again "ahead" of the beat, and then slightly "behind" the beat, and the difference in feel was quite marked. For me, the behind the beat version gave it a some real swagger (although I read that Hugh Macdonald actually plays it straight in the centre of the beat,........) Plus Malcolm Young is a superb second guitarist, but the bass player (forget his name) is a well recognised unsung bass hero, and a classic example of tasteful rock bass work. Listen to "Shoot To Thrill" from Back In Black (I think??) - the way he subtly varies things throughout, the pedal note under changing chords, and the great unexpected climb up a note in the second chorus instead of down. Brilliant. The feel on this one seems to me to be bass drum and hi-hat driving on the nail, snare drum gving it a bit of width slightly late, and the bass feels just toward the back of the pocket to me (?), so it swings along superbly. Also, You Shook Me All Night Long has a verse with no bass, and you can really see how importint the drum feel is in there - a real basic yet slippery groove, which could be could to play along with? Also, the Stingray was a bass of choice for alot of the recorded originals, with the punch that comes with it. But I would get the drummer to have a listen to how it is done, and then try it a few different ways until one fits for you. Bit of a ramble there, but I love these threads to talk about the finer points. C
  13. snap - I too would like a 151hr to go wsith my 2*10. LEt me know where you end up and at which price please matey? Cheers C
  14. what is it?
  15. looks good. does that mean you can sell me my old cab back?
  16. nice replies, thanks Mine is in fact faulty. Bass centre sent me another, and it is fine, so I now do not have a prob at all.
  17. clearly 2 views here, adn it is actually slightly off the main topic (which is "what type of backup", not "do you need one"). For me it would depend on the type of gig. I take tools and can repair most things, but if you are engaged on a professional gig, being paid as such, and are the only band, it is madness to not have the spare bass. Even if it is a banger, and stays in the case. Crazy not to...imho obv..but a £150 yammy will do! But if it is a pub gig with another band, sure, not as crucial at all. Horses for courses. C :-)
  18. my view....if you are doing semi-pro or pro gigs, you need a spare instrument on stage, without question. Possibly rare, but strings do break, batteries do die suddenly, electronics do fail...rare I know, but if this happens and you are being paid you need to be able to pick up your spare immediately and carry on. If you have to cut short someones wedding gig, you are really not going to be popular. As to how many strings, personally I could finsh a gig on my 4, even tho I usually do use a 5, and could substitate the lower notes foroctave up..but that is just me. Having said that, I take 2 fivers. I have actually only needed ot use the backup once, by the way.
  19. FWIW, I would not get rid of the subs from the PA. You will surely miss them in the size of large gig you mention - that low end on the drums etc will not come through with just tops....my 2p anyway, but it would solve your problem. I have the same combo as you, and paired with my std210 (larger 2*10 ports top and bottm) it is thunderous. So you shoudl just do that imo. OK, the cab is wider and deeper than the combo, but it really should not matter a jot.
  20. Welcome - another Nottingham lad!
  21. [quote name='dub_junkie' post='133414' date='Feb 4 2008, 08:54 AM']+1 on the envy green 5 string. Its gorgeous and the other 2 light my fire as well best porn I've seen in a while thanks for sharing[/quote] Thanks everyone - I like them anyway. Been riffing on the SR4 tonight - taking a while to get used to just 4 strings again. Ultimately, i will be using the 4 string mainly with a pick. Our indie project is is doing typical Kaisers/Fratelis/etc etc, so this will suit ideally. And some chillis etc, so ditto. Still love the fives tho. All are sufficiently different to mean they will all get played. I will also practice my exercises (finger alternations etc) on a different bass each time, to get as flexible as possible. Anyway, thanks all for the positive words. C
  22. [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='133366' date='Feb 4 2008, 12:01 AM']Nice collection! I particularly like the look of the G&L; what Roger Waters would pick up if he was a young kid today just starting out...[/quote] Thanks. Another thing about the G&L is that the B string is not as strong as the SR5. It is by no means bad, and probably just suffers from the fact that the SR5 is so good!
  23. Hi Right, about time to do this, especially in the light of the facT that a SR4 has joined the herd this evening. First up, my G&L 2500 USA. Got on Ebay last year. Great gigging bass this, my fave sounds are the pumpud up precision tone, and the mix of both pups. Not that keen on its Stingray impression though. ChunkY neck, comfy to play, not too heavy. Had to put some foam in the pup mounting springs to stop the "ringing" due to undamped springs (thanks to talkbass USA for that one..) Now fully sorted, and a great function band bass: Next is my SR5. This is a 2004 envy green limited edition model - one of 100 or so. It has a black headstock and black knobs. A lovely lovely bass to play. Really low action, the best I have played to date. A tad on the heavy side, but manageable. Thinner neck than the G&L, and was my main bass until the G&L came along. Purchased from our very own eubassix. Top bass, will probably own this one forever. Last up is my freshly acquired SR4. Natural finish, RW neck. Just got it today in a deal on here. Really light bass, super comfy. Better than I recall my last SR4 being, it is full of life. Need to tweak the set-up still, but plays very nicely already. The back of the neck is really smooth and nicely figured - nicer than my SR5. I will use this for my indie/rock band, and for long function band gigs where the heavier 5 stings become tiresome. So there we go. You can also see my Godin nylon strung Acousticlassic guitar, my SD loaded Pacifica 812W (proper guitar that one, seymour duncans, superb wilkinson and sperzel hardware - the cheap Pacificas are great, but the top line ones like this are superb guitars), and one of my MB cabs. These 3 basses will do eveything I need for now. Thanks for looking. Chris
  24. [quote name='richardd' post='132119' date='Feb 1 2008, 06:34 PM']Now who's selling Basses young man[/quote] ?? - just curious..
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