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kendall

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  1.  I am a big fan of the Ibanez basses, the SR300 range are great value for money and worth a look.

     I also have a Squier Jazz bass deluxe (discontinued now I believe) which I bought as an entry level 5 string with a view of upgrading in the future.  It has been an absolute joy to play and I've never felt the need to upgrade it.  You really can't go wrong with the Squier basses in terms of value for money.

    Colour is important - odd as it sounds, if you like the look of your bass, you're more likely to pick it up.  My first bass was a horrible sun-burst effort and I couldn't wait to get rid of it!  Shallow I know. 

    Enjoy the search - that's part of the fun!

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  2. I've always liked the lyrics that Meshuggah come up with.  This gem is from an awesome track called Closed Eye Visuals.

    Unbound to the pale and lifeless day by the multi-colored, multiform
    A spinning anti-dream unthought. Exceeding the obsolete reality
    Overheated inner shape generator. Blowing every cerebral fuse
    Insanity filtered and systematized. Feeding the tools of mind abuse
    Mind signal transmission peaked, distorted, bent, unrestrained
    Neuro receivers short circuit. System parameters over gained
    Nerve threads decoding the stream of the reality inverting revolution
    The patterned untruth of nondream, the closed eye visual delusion
    A frantic cellular race down the switchbacks of mind
    Throttling the existenc eengine. A propulsion beyond all limit lines
    Convulsive thrusts of septic energy as infected cells collide
    Unleashing the video bacterial disease. The sinew conducted pseudovision
    Mind signal transmission peaked, distorted, bent, unrestrained
    Neuro receivers short circuit. System parameters over gained
    Nerve threads decoding the stream of the reality inverting revolution
    The patterned untruth of nondream, the closed eye visual delusion
    Self unfolds like a disintegrating dream
    All revealed but the sinister cause
    My lying eyes come apart at the seams
    Still how could I ever regret the loss
    The self transformed into wave lengths,
    Reverberating this unyielding dream. Lost in this greedy illusion
    I'm forever devoured by the closed eye visual delusion
    A twirling visual overload Explosions of terror and beauty
    Colors of fear and pain within clash into unanything
    A spectra organic frenzy setting fire to the neuro highways of mind
    Revolving me away from time. A soul now rendered unassigned
     
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  3. On 08/03/2019 at 17:01, BigRedX said:

    After almost 40 years of playing the bass I only learnt this last year as one of the bands I'm play it occasionally in their current set.

    Its a fun tune to play - I know that SOM are not associated with "Fun" but its certainly still one of my go to noodles.  

  4. I don't name them.  Mrs Kendall does.  They are affectionately known as The Red One, The Black One and the Expensive one.  My black 7 string guitar is often mistaken for the The Black One, which is in fact a Squire 5 String Bass.  Nevertheless, the black 7 string is still called the Black One.

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  5. 7 minutes ago, oZZma said:

    I think I will end that way.  It's not what I wanted, I would have liked the human factor in a band, but it's better than doing nothing or dealing with this overwhelming frustration.

    Good luck and remember - when you work with yourself - you never need to compromise.....so that's one less thing to worry about.

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  6. 1 hour ago, oZZma said:

    I've been looking for a guitar player for two years without any success.

    I'm more and more convinced that if you are not friend's friend with the èlite of the wonderful scene here you don't even exists

    (yes, I've reached the HATE EVERYONE phase)

    Hey - I feel your pain.  I am in a similar position to you.  I play Death/Tech metal and write my own music.  Never managed to find anyone committed or even remotely interested.  I ended up buying myself a guitar and learning to play the rhythm riffs myself.  I think it helped expand my bass playing and gave me a new focus.  My next step was a drum machine, which was less successful, but did bridge a gap I had.

    Happy enough now that I can make my own music in full.  All I need is my DAW, my guitar, bass and drum machine.  

     

     

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