Shockwave

[quote name='LukewarmWater' post='547210' date='Jul 22 2009, 12:49 AM']Hi guys and thanks for welcomes. Went to your Myspace link Zoe, nice to hear someone with similar names on the influences list and that plays that well; got some groove going on there Good to hear from you again Rob. I saw some link or other from a post and happened to click on a profile link, saw the name Asomodai and some long neglected neurons fired into action The amazing deductive powers of a C++ programmer I guess How's the Bristol metal scene these days? What sort of stuff are you doing in your new band? Is Gareth still pounding out those impressive kick drum beats? And, more importantly, how's the bass and <whisper>guitar</whisper> collection these days? Cheers, Shieldy[/quote] Metal Scene? Worse then before tbh, Venues are closing down, promoters are getting thin on the ice, no one is coming out to watch bands. Apart from the reasonably big bands (Amputated and co) we dont have much anymore! Gareths just fine, hes tamed down the drums for this band www.myspace.com/rowofashes1 (I am not on that demo but we are recording an Ep in the next month!) We'll be playing Antixmas, Sachas booked us up to do it this year. Bass collection, just one at the moment Pedulla Pentabuzz 5 string fretless, i have discovered the joys of being 100% fretless Your playing on the first IOC was actually some influence going into fretless full time. (As well as the guy from Quo Vadis) Guitar collection? Dont speak of it, i started writing for ROA a few months ago and decided to buy a guitar and amp, I now have a half stack and 4 guitars, i need to get rid of them! Why does this always happen, i am a bass player and have 4 guitars Anyway, i hope things are good with you and Kachana!

Hey Sheildy, long time no speak! How did you know i was Shockwave? Currently i am in a band with Gareth from Amputated

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='545920' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:38 AM']Cuh, that guy again, he pulls listings if they don't make the bid he's after. And scores everything that comes up in Crack converters etc.[/quote] Well this one was Steves at electric ladyland. It looks really really nice in the flesh, HOWEVER, there is a kink in the neck that just cannot be fixed, Steve pratted around with the truss rod a hell of alot and still didnt really play very nicely. The pickups seemed a little unbalanced and the action was pretty high at the dusty end. I would AVOID.

I was surprised at the good service i received at Reverb Bristol when buying a few things. Within a month at seperate dates i bought an Ashdown Little Giant 1000, Jackson WRMG, Jackson RR5. They were very polite, and bought everything i tried. The bass section guy is a very talented and approachable sort. Some of the guitar section guys are alright apart from this one american guy who seems to believe if its not metal, its not good or something to that effect. He just acts like a bit of a dick.

A bit hardcore but A Wilhem Scream.

He came all the way to bristol to buy my Hamer, Great guy, really need to talk some more somepoint, though probably bored yah stiff! Cheers mate Rob.

[quote name='RhysP' post='536636' date='Jul 9 2009, 05:45 PM']I'm not able to play back your sound file. I keep getting an error message that says "The input media format is invalid". What format is the file?[/quote] Just your standard MP3 format

[quote name='RhysP' post='536620' date='Jul 9 2009, 05:32 PM']My Zon Legacy Fretless with Bartolinis has a ridiculous amount of top end, to the extent I keep the treble rolled off as much as possible (and I like a toppy sound) - maybe it's your preamp rather than the pickups that's the culprit? You'll probably get more attack from a fretted bass - I play heavyish stuff on my fretless but it definately has less initial attack to the notes than my fretted bass.[/quote] I am sure its the Bartolini Pre-amp more then the pickups. I see a number of heavy bands getting away with a fretless and it sounding great, under the condition the music is mixed to accomodate it.

[url="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=39d2cb8e10161b70d9d5c56d04dfa8b0e04e75f6e8ebb871"]http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=39d2cb8...04e75f6e8ebb871[/url] Hey guys. Heres a recording of a song at practice a week ago. To demonstrate that a fretless can work in a metal band to some extent! I still believe the Bartolinis are working against me as its still not as cutting as i would like it to be, But plenty of bottom end. I feel that when i play very very fast the notes get lost easily. During the second part of the chorus (The bit with vocals) I am playing along to the double kick drums, just doesant seem to be cutting through there. This was recorded using a single condenser mic, sounds pretty decent considering a bit of clipping near the slow middle parts. Ignore the vocals as the practice room is far too loud to hear any. You may note a Dave Ellefson influence near the end The intro is a tad muffled, so ignore that too. Equipment used. Pedulla Pentabuzz 5 string fretless, Fingers, Ashdown Little giant 1000, Turned halfway up, Peavey Black Widow 1x15 and 4x10. What do you guys reckon? Would the material lend itself more to a fretted bass? We start recording in the next few weeks and i am unsure how it will turn out in a professional recording. Rob.

How much does he charge for one of these monsters?