cris the man

i much prefer using nickel strings as they feel better to play, i don't really notice the difference between nickel and steel strings on stage. The biggest sounding strings i've used were a 6 string set of yellow label warwick, sounded really good , but they wore out VERY quickly

[quote name='pete.young' post='500284' date='May 28 2009, 09:19 PM']If you're looking to invest, buying any of this, or anything else new, is going to lose you a fortune. Resist the lure of all that shiny sh*t, check out your options and then watch for stuff on this forum. That way you shouldn't lose too much. The market for old Fenders seems to be on the floor at the moment and will pick up at some point.[/quote] i know, but im only little at the moment. I should be taking my bass palying further, going into A elvel music and then even A degree at uni. I think a multi effects pedal would come in handy as it would give me a bit more control over my sound. The multi effects pedal seems much more promising than a DIY pedal board, correct me if i'm wrong but 1 multi effects pedal would loose less signal than a string of separate pedals? I'm not buying to not loose money, but to make my bass experience more fun just been looking into the GT10b, found this video [url="ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk/Videos/GT-10B/videos.html"]ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk/Videos/GT-10B/videos.html[/url] The guy makes me laugh aha! The GT10b looks as though it has everything i want

[quote name='iamapirate' post='499706' date='May 28 2009, 11:27 AM']hmmm, what rig do you have at the moment? I'd say get a decent bass (i.e. worth over £800) and a decent amp (300 watts or over) first, then you can go down the effects route. It worked for me, and I've never looked back. I can now focus all my money on getting a hugggge pedalboard. Speaking of which, home-made pedalboards are no much better than bought ones! :D::D:D:D[/quote] i suppose so, playing of a hartke 410tp half stack which is ok for now. I saw a good deal on a pedualla MVP bass, 6 string second hand going for £1600 odd. That bass is gorgeous in cherry red MY guitarist uses a Boss GT-8 , its fantastic.A multi-effects pedal does seem promising, but it'd take me a while to use it. A pedal with the similar idea of patches etc would be fantastic, does the TC multi effects pedal recommended before have the same principle?

I've been fortunate enough for one of my savings bonds to mature! I should in november, be entitled to £1900. I was thinking... new bass? new rig? As my ipod shuffled onto tool, i thought it'd be time i invested in some effects. Im not very experienced in this field at all, so i'll need some help on what to buy. I was thinking a wah pedal, A sans amp DI box, A chromatic Tuner ( thinking boss), An envelope filter, Boss OC3, Tremolo (not sure which model to go into there) and maybe an EQ pedal. I'll also need a good power system and perhaps a board. any thoughts and recommendations are welcome

[quote name='7string' post='475526' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:03 PM']Blimey, that's some bass you built [/quote] looks phenominal, hows it feel

recently , i stumbled upon dream theaters concept album 'scenes from a memory pt2.' quite frankly the most impressive album i've ever listened to besides 'space ritual' on vinyl. I wouldn't say i'm learning it to impress people, more to impress myself? Most people i come across haven't heard of Dream Theater, and if they have they often quote them as 'cheesy'. I find that learning this will help me compose using advanced techniques also

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='453555' date='Apr 3 2009, 05:47 PM']When you get a new battery, change your strings, clean your frets/fretboard and give your pots a few wipes. Assuming there's nothing else amiss, it'll be as good as new![/quote] well , i changed the battery and took to band practise , bringing the jazz bass just incase. I must say the bass still just doesn't seem to sound nice as it should

make it look like your enjoying the songs, stay close to the drummer and get 'deep with the groove'. Abit of movement's always a bonus too! one thing i've learnt , if it's cold, wear gloves before hand. The ammount of times i've had to play with cold hands, its ever so tricky!

im loving this tune! really good fun to improvise with

maybe your treble is too high? try bringing them down abit?

Thanks guys , i'll look into the battery

My Dean Edge Q6 bass over time has suddenly been sounding fuzzier and is always breaking the cones on my amp i am using a half stack 4x10 but never going beyond 3/4 full volume i tried to look into the matter , and i heard somebody saying about the pickups going after a year and a half... i've had the bass for 2 years overall , the bass just doesnt seem to sound as good as it did when i first bought it? suggestions?

this thing happened with me before i'd suggest if you are close with the people would be to stick with it. There's always a drummer out there

the jazz bass i'd recommend its an all round bass that feels great to play the neck things down abit i think torwards the 1st fret, so it feels really nice in your palm its a phenominal bass to record with aswell

i didn't realise how many people were from luton! blimey!

[quote name='budget bassist' post='207012' date='May 27 2008, 01:36 AM']If anybody wants a cheap gig bag, i think tribal planet are the way to go. I got one with my musicman off the bay, it has really good padding, really good proetction at the bottom, good sized pockets, really comfortable and wide straps and the fastenings for the straps seem really solid. I'm not sure if it's waterproof or not but i'd assume so. anyway, i thought it would be a 40-50 quid job. Got on the net, 15 quid i think it said! well worth the money, and much better than the 25 quid westfield one i got! (my pound sign isn't working by the way)[/quote] +1 there , tribal planet are great cases my friend has a chunky ibanez accoustic bass, the case compliments it well

i think you'll find the most logical answer is feel (perhaps tone also). some people (for example sting) have used their intruments they have used from the start (his fender telecaster bass) and you see its all 'weathered'. But it is HIS bass, and i highly doubt he'd replace it, after a while i think people get close with their bass, its like an extention of them (dont laugh, no matter how cheesy ). I think the older basses shouldnt be priced so expensive, because you cant buy a good feeling?

mcCains an egg lol but yeah , back on topic , i really love the look of that 9 string, reminds me a bit of beanavente? (sp there i bet). Alan Goldstein uses them, they look like some really nice woods too, my nexdoor neighbour (hes a carpenter) would probably have a calendar with them on

best of luck dont be afraid to move a little

[quote name='endorka' post='318031' date='Oct 29 2008, 11:19 PM']As you have no doubt discovered, bowing is a very tricky technique; don't expect results quickly! There are many, many factors involved in getting a good tone with the bow. Off the top of my head; - bow speed - bow pressure - bow placement (i.e. where it meets the string between the bridge and fingerboard) - bow angle (should be perpendicular to the strings) - amount of rosin on the bow hair - tension of bow hair - a relaxed bow hold - relaxed wrist, shoulder, forearm and torso. - amount of hair in contact with the string, i.e. is the bow flat against the string or at an angle? Failure to get any one of these incorrect can result in poor tone. When bowing it helps to imagine what you are trying to achieve, rather than focus on the method of acheiving something you are not too sure of. That way you'll know when your moving in the right direction. For example, what is the purpose of this apparent wrist movement? As far as I can ascertain, it is to help get a silent string string moving effectively when you start the bow stroke by exerting a little bit more weight than is used on the rest of the stroke, or a similar thing when changing bow direction. The point is that you need to "kick" the string a bit to get it going; once it gets going, less energy is needed to keep it going. Rabbath advises that one should not move the wrist; rather, the forearm is moved, and the wrist moves *as a consequence* of the movement of the forearm. The orientation of the fingers holding the bow should also change correspondingly, also as a consequence of the forearm movement. There are actually other schools of thought on this type of movement, but probably best to stick with the closest one to what you're doing at the moment. When starting bowing, practice long notes on the open strings. The D string is probably a good place to start. Is it French or German bow you use? Do you have a teacher? As I mentioned earlier, bowing is a real skill that takes time and guidance to develop. Reading stuff on the internet is probably not going to get you too far. Not sure what you mean by this! Jennifer[/quote] the bow is unbraneded, my parents got it for my birthday:P what i mean by the pivot point and higher notes is that when you try and play rather high notes where you have to reach over the body of the bass, i think that might be because of the action between the fingerboard and the string though my teacher is my normal bass guitar teacher, he happens to play abit of double bass too, hes recommended me getting the rabbath books too.

i really like this the vocals are really good and stick out the musics kinda trippy, definately different though great job!

ive just uploaded the songs to the bands myspace feedback appreciated [url="http://www.myspace.com/thebadhabitsworld"]http://www.myspace.com/thebadhabitsworld[/url]

jeff schmidt has a review on one of his basses with the piezo pickup bridge, he really loves the sound they get the link is... [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WsctkSjnx50"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WsctkSjnx50[/url] personally i dont know much on piezo pickups, only the fact they're quite expensive

ive just started double bass, and i think im not doing too bad, in terms of piczicato (not too sure on the spelling ) my bowing however is pants, my wrist movement is ok (when bowing left push wrist forward , when bowing right wrist backward)(sorry about the poor vocabulary!) but i seem to get alot of harmonics? also, how can i really bring out the higher notes on the higher pivot points? (that may be a setup issue)

[quote name='jamesf' post='313376' date='Oct 23 2008, 09:25 PM']BTW, where did you do a GCSE in music tech, and which exam board accredited it? I taught the Edexcel GCE A Level in Music Technology last year so I'm intrigued as I didn't know such a course existed. James.[/quote] its not so much a GCSE, its an NCFE - designed for people who are ready to be employed, it gives UCAS points so its quite good the tips are helping my mixes are comming along quite well i think, i've done a few songs, ill try and send you all a link later on thanks very much