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presumably apple are going to tout this little oevre on their download charts as all part of the apple/u2 circle jerk schtick how about this if they can access my itunes account well enough to place it in the tunes queue ready for download, then they should friggin well ought to be able to tell when ive deleted it too and hence knock it back down the chart listing accordingly its only fair

apparently there is a Dolby one like this too

still.... phwooooaaar eh must be from purley

have you altered anything else which might affect your fingers ie your arm/wrist position on the body, strap height etc etc - they could change the angle you hand contacts the strings - and as Nige says try some practice routines slowly and see whats going on - if your finger contacts the string sort of parallel to the bass body then you generally tend to use the softer pard of the pad of your fingertip (ie nearer the top knuckle) which gives a much softer tone and a slight soft thud edge) - arch your wrist upwards and the tips of your fingers (ie nearer the nail) will go across the string producing a brighter more defined sound (usually the type of sound you want playing close to the bridge to get burp-tone) - hope this helps edit - just thought i dont have any callouses or hard pads on either hand and its not like i dont play a fair bit - usually at least an hour if not two practice every day) maybe it's a callous thing ?

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1410448519' post='2549560'] but didn't feel strong enough to complain to anyone about it. First world problems, as said earlier. [/quote] thats why we come on here to have a good old moan [quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1410448519' post='2549560'] And those early Cliff Richard recordings are great IMHO. [/quote] oh dear - look somebody has interfered with the B Side

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[quote name='davehux' timestamp='1410442922' post='2549489'] Jeez - 1st World Problems or what???? You got a free album and to the best of my knowledge no-one has died because of it. What are you going to do when something REALLY horrible happens to you Like a Cliff Richard album appearing on your phone [/quote] you mean like this?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1410441573' post='2549473'] And I hope they both get a bloody kicking from it [/quote] now i would quite happily pay a three figure sum to queue up in a massive line at wembley stadium while U2 are in stocks on the stage as we all file past and hand in our tickets and kick their f***ing arses good hard maybe some nice lounge music in the background like tijuana brass band covers of U2's greatest hits

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1410440110' post='2549453'] Great marketing move from U2... wonder how much that cost them..??? [/quote] seriously JT? i think opinion is very firmly divided on this one and personally my take on it is 'how f***ing dare they' judging by the reaction on soshal meeja seems like they are going to alienate as many fans as they might attract - and personally i hope that the net effect is the former hrrmmmph

how skilful is the guy on the band saw!

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[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1410074186' post='2545772'] We only get £300 for a pub gig but there's a band who have started undercutting everyone else and playing for £150 which is annoying every other band who have always had an unwritten rule to charge similarly. I suppose it's up to them but we feel that it's kind if cheating to get more gigs [/quote] Shops or businesses which try this tactic usually learn the hard way and very fast that this method is usually doomed to failure

i have a line 6 bass pod which you can use as a headphone practice amp although you would possibly also need a small mixer of some kind for a second audio stream or if you have an iphone or ipad there is always the garage band / amplitube type solution?

+1 for the stanley blade shave - very gently isopropyl alcohol and a decent microfibre cloth works well too deffo no soap and water

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1409559532' post='2540757'] ... the rest are a nightmare, IMO [/quote] haha i wont bother pushing them any more for a gig then - been emailing/phoning them for two years now offering our musicular services

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