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Definitely this! Whenever I have taught people, the most difficult thing has always been to get them into a proper position. I think it’s just something that people don’t know to think about when they start playing. I’ve been teaching my mate and it was a joy to see his face light up when I finally got through to him that he needed to be in a more ergonomic position, and he was finally able to get his fingers where he wanted them to go.
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I stopped listening to anything that man says after seeing his interview with Alex Jones. I don’t normally bother myself with what musicians think/believe/say, but sometimes you can’t avoid it, and he is particularly loathesome. I swore to never buy anything Megadeth after that. The only other musician I have sworn to boycott is Blackie Lawless. There are plenty of tossers about, and no doubt I listen to stuff by some of them, but there’s a mark that is a step too far.
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Really? Oh… I don’t know anymore! I really like those two albums. I used to keep all my metal albums sorted by genre, but now I just keep it all under “Metal”. No more “Is that symphonic, blackened death metal, or is it blackened, melodic death metal?”. If it gets too soft it goes into “Rock”.
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I was surprised to see Megadeth mentioned there. The only time they really softened was Risk, and that was only in an attempt to make a record that would make Metallica money. That was a genuine attempt at selling out (though I still bought and liked it), after that they seemed to go back to being Megadeth. Mustaine might be rich, but he’s still ticked off that he isn’t in Metallica, or, at least, as rich as them!
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No, you didn’t. I was following on my train of thought from arguments that I have been reading for decades, arguments that I have avoided because they’re futile. I like what I like and I don’t care what other people think of that or what they think it should be labelled. Why would I? To be honest, the christmas thread has rather skewed my mood. That and the fact that my wife plied me with too many painkillers, just so I can go and get the christmas decorations down from the attic. Double-bummer.
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I shall give that a listen tomorrow, I’m having an 80’s Iron Maiden afternoon.
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I wonder what the first two Metallica albums would have sounded like, production wise, if they had the money they had by the time they did the black album? I’m a bit of a black metal fan and, while I like early stuff, I actually much prefer later, better produced stuff, by the same bands. I actually like hearing the music. I hate the gatekeeping reverse snobbery about it. Better production doesn’t mean selling out. And selling well isn’t selling out, either.
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That’s a ridiculous thing to say. It might not be a thrash album, but there are plenty of heavy songs on it that are definitely metal.
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I sometimes wish that Master Of Puppets had the quality of production that The Black album or the Loaded albums had. I often used to think that it would be the perfect album, one of the best metal albums ever if it did. But then, I have to wonder if it would ruin it somehow. I love Master Of Puppets, and really like The Black album and Reload. But, when it comes to what I choose to listen to, I most often pick Megadeth over Metallica. They’ve just done more consistently good stuff. Though, to be honest, I don’t often listen to either anymore.
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I recently found a pick that I had forgotten I had. It’s a 1mm Pickboy. It’s, apparently, made with a mix of plastic and ceramic. The raised pattern on it makes it feel a lot thicker than it is, and also makes it very grippy. -
Westone Raider (Who's in a Glam Rock band?)
KingBollock replied to Maude's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
One of these was my first bass. I really, really regret selling it (financial difficulties, that weren’t caused by me, forced me to sell it) I would kill to get my hands in another. -
Who was the earliest influence that you tried to sound like
KingBollock replied to Ralf1e's topic in General Discussion
The first song I ever covered was Motörhead, which was originally a Hawkwind song. But the version I had was the Motörhead version. Though, to be honest, with me on vocals (I was only 12…) it sounded more like the Lawnmower Deth version. -
Who was the earliest influence that you tried to sound like
KingBollock replied to Ralf1e's topic in General Discussion
Lemmy. -
This was the original version I came up with, but it was a while ago now and I have plans to further modify the pedal before finishing it. If I remember correctly, the photo I took was at the same beach where Dobby (the House Elf) was buried.
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Worst cover version (by competent musicians)
KingBollock replied to Nail Soup's topic in General Discussion
I know what you mean (and I am a massive Motörhead fan) but the vocal does get better as the song progresses. I actually believe that Motörhead’s cover of Enter Sandman is worse. -
I have no specific sci-if pedal projects, but I do plan on building a pedalboard that I want to look like a section of floor grating from the Nostromo, in which I will find a place for a Wayland-Yutani logo. I do have some pedals that I have made myself that are so far unpainted. They tend to have pretentious names, such as: “The Scent Of Red Ruin Borne Upon A Mourning Breeze” (a Body Rot II. Mostly) and “Dank And Fetid Earth Beneath A Doom Coloured Sun” (this has two Big Muffs in it, a Musket and a ‘73 Ram’s Head. Both modified). The latter of which I intend to use a photo on that I took looking out to sea from a Welsh beach. I have inverted the colours and it really does look like an alien landscape. I think some of the other pedals have potential for a splash of sci-if influence. If I do go down that route, they’d almost definitely be Xenomorph based, with maybe a smattering of Predator.
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When I was a kid and started using a pick (I had taken up electronics, too, and my fingers always seemed to be covered in plasters (I am very clumsy and shouldn’t really be allowed near hot or sharp things…), making playing with fingers difficult), the local guitar shop didn’t sell picks thicker than 1mm. I had some rubber feet that I had taken from the bottom of a TV that was being thrown out. They were a couple of mm thick and fitted perfectly on a pick. So I basically had a pick that played and sounded like a 1mm pick, but was 3mm thick, so nicer to hold, and being rubber made them nice and grippy. I got a job in that guitar shop and they all laughed until they had a go for themselves. Then the shop started stocking 3mm Big Stubbys, which I then used for the next 25 years, until I discovered the Primetones. I don’t do this any more, as I say, I use the Dunlop Primetones, but I thought I would mention it just in case it might help someone else.
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D'Addario XT coated vs D'Addario NYXL on a P bass
KingBollock replied to musicbassman's topic in Accessories and Misc
I love Elixirs on my basses, but they don’t do 40 - 100, which is all my Warlock gets along with. I love the D’Addario NYXLs on my skinny stringers (really dislike Elixirs on them) and was thinking of trying the D’Addario coated on the Warlock but, again, I couldn’t find the gauge I was after. So I thought about trying them on the basses that usually get Elixirs, but after seeing this thread I don’t think I’ll bother. -
Dunlop Primetone 3mm Unfortunately they have gone up in price from £8.99 to £11.99 per pack, and you can only buy them in packs of three. They do last a long time, though, and they’re nice and grippy, so not so easily dropped.
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The thing is that I already have copper tubing (which would get painted with black Hammerite and possibly weathered to look a bit rusty). I know that in the past when I have bought solid metal rods, it’s tended to be quite expensive, though I have only bought in small amounts for modelling materials. Despite it never leaving the house, due to the poor condition of my back weight will be an issue. I already have most of my gear on casters for the small amount of moving it around that happens occasionally. Also, this cab, being relatively small, will have to go on top of a stack.
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I need to replace some stuff that got water damaged in my old workshop, there’s a couple of tools I could do with, and then I’ve got to build an Owl box for my mother-in-law (she’s asked for one, I’m not building it for her to live in…). Then I’ve got to build a new model building and painting desk, and a new computer desk. But after that, I should be good to go! I really do want to do it, I think it would be fun.
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I have got an old 1x15 cab that I was thinking of messing about with. All I would do is basically build a skin around the cab as it is, mostly. If I do it how I am imagining it, I would use light weight wood, but do it in such a way that you wouldn't be able to tell that it isn't made of 2x3s, or whatever. The only real change to the cab would be removing the grille, which is tatty plastic. I got this thing over thirty years ago, and it had just been on a rather extended tour of Europe when I got it and it hadn't been treated nicely. I sold it at one point (for the same price I paid for it), and about ten years later the chap I sold it to gave it back to me, for free, because it was taking up space. The poor thing is ugly and unloved. The idea is to make it look cool (in my mind), but I do still use it, so I don't want to make it sound crap. My only worry is the bars. I am worried that hollow tubes might resonate. Even if it all worked out, the only time it would leave the house would be after I am dead and they're clearing my lair out.
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Oops! It was meant to be Cab, not Can. These are a couple of cages I made (I scratch built everything on the pallet, including the pallet, as well as the cages. It’s all very rough because I had never tried anything like it before) to go on a trailer for an RC car I had painted up like the gas jeep from Jurassic Park. I was thinking something like those. I even imagined a whole PA system built like it, I thought it’d make a great stage set. I never actually thought I’d build it, but I now have a little workshop and a lot of wood left over from the house build. If you look closely, you can see a Dilophosaur. I didn’t made the Dilophosaur, I got that from a Geocache.
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I didn’t know where to ask this, so I am sorry if it’s in the wrong place. I have had this idea for building cabs to look like old style, rickety animal crates/cages for ages. The sort of thing that old hunters might have brought exotic species from Africa to sell to zoos. The idea would be to build a solid cab and then cover it with a thin shell/skin, to make it look like it is made of warped planks and nails that is hardly holding together. I like the idea of having vertical bars instead of a grille. My question is: Could I get away with having hollow pipes instead of solid bars, or would this effect the sound? If it would be a problem, could I get away with filling the pipes with expanding foam or wooden dowels? I think solid bars would be expensive and heavy.
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Indeed. And the fact that learning to play guitar and bass has never been so accessible. The cost and the quality of entry level instruments (less likely to be put off by a poorly made budget instrument) makes getting started a lot easier. Plus the massive amount of information and advice on the internet probably helps a lot.
