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Ah I see. Thanks for that. Interesting, but not for me really. I'm just a bassic plonker, so would be lost amongst all that ethereal gear. Have fun!
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Scuse the ignorance, but - what, where & when is BassBash?
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Like they said before me - stick tab where it belongs and get jamming. I always put a new track onto minidisc, set it going on the repeat function and we just go round n round til it's nailed. A good MD player will also allow you to select a tricky part and just loop that bit for a while. While you're about it, get down to your nearest jam night & play as much as you can. There is absolutely nothing (repeat that 6 times before continuing) like live jamming to wake you up to nailing a song in double quick time. It teaches you to listen to what's going on in a song, relate to other guys and stop staring at your b***** frets! Trouble with tab is it tells you nothing except what note to play where. No feel, no expression, no soul, just robotics. Kick the habit. Listen to the music and feel your bass.
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Got this thinking I'd get the perfect sound for each song but soon realised it's not really for gigging. Just can't be fagged to keep turning round to fiddle with it between songs on stage, especially as I'm the frontman for the band & have to do the blah blah blah after each number. So I'm back to plugging straight into the Trace rig with nary an effect in sight. Great tool for recording though. Perfect for demos, albums, etc. Work out the exact sound you want for each track and nail it easily in the studio. This is the original kidney-shaped Pod, not the rackmount. Comes with power supply, handbook, padded carry-bag and fancy mount thing to hold it semi-upright on top of your amp. All in purrfect condition. How about £150? Or make me an offer. Based in East Sussex, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK. For more info, use the Line6 website. -
Bought this on a whim recently but decided to stick with my Trace rig - (looking for a V8/V6 to put on the 4x12 cab). This is the wide version of the 300 head, full width of the cab. Cooling fins on either side. The deep cab, 8 ten-inch blue speakers within, is the very latest from Ashdown and not yet on their or anyone else's website, as far as I can tell. Instead of being an awkward cuss of a thing to shift, they've cut away the bottom at the back and added two large wheels. Two extra handles planted well up the back mean 1 man can just tip and roll it away, even with the head still on top. A cinch. In fact, if you turn your back on it for a minute it could disappear and you'll find an 8x0 on the end of your lead... Awesome sounds - you can really dominate with this baby and specializes in sharp 'n' punchy. Has been used a bit but not much - 2 gigs and a dozen practices maybe. Excellent condition. Guaranteed - any probs you can bring it back. I'm looking for £650 here but make me an offer... Based in East Sussex, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK. You're welcome to view/try out or ask for pics.
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[quote name='Jamesemt' post='147908' date='Feb 27 2008, 03:49 PM']I decided a couple of weeks ago to start a band. Got a few members together last night for our first rehearsal. Problem is, I can't hear myself with a loud drummer... Where does everyone place their gear in relation to where they stand? I had my amp on the other side of the room and moved over to stand next to the drummer. The drummer said he could hear me fine?? I seem to really like a traditional thumpy bass sound, but play rock...should I just bite the bullet and thin out the sound with the tone? I did try that in desperation, but it just sounded thin and honky. BTW the rig is way up to the job - maybe I should have turned it up above 4...but without the drums it sounds really loud - it's just when you add a guitar to the noise that I can't hear myself. This is my first real attempt at playing bass to a higher standard in a band - played guitars for years in different bands, and never had this problem The cab was quite low on the floor - would lifting it up to my ear level help?[/quote] I agree with most of what's gone before, except reckon on always being right in front of my bass, close as poss. The idea is not to listen to your sound but to feel it through your backside. Listening is a bit like looking at your fretboard - don't do it. Look away and trust your fingers. Hard at the beginning, but, like learning to touchtype, much better in the end. Learn to feel that rumble through your pants - it's better than straining your ears. The more you listen, the less you hear. Hot rods are great, but try getting your drummer to use them.... You'll have to buy him loads and he'll belt away with them trying to be as loud as before! Best practices I get are with me on vol.1, guitarist on his acoustic & drummer on brushes. We can talk to each other while playing! But then we're not trying to prove anything to each other - or pretending it's a gig. We're just learning our parts, getting it together. Sack the drummer. And the guitarist. Sack 'em all. Go solo. Everyone loves bass solos...