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    Just a quick theory question

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, BassTractor said:

    I hate all these tunist comments, you bloody keyists!
    No, the guitar player kept it in E all the time, but changed from the recording's Handel tuning (at roughly 415 Hz) to the band's modern tuning (440 Hz).

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    The guitarist hasn't changed the key of the guitar part; but the key in concert pitch is different, because a guitar which is detuned a semitone, transposes a different amount than a guitar which is regularly tuned.

     

    Think of it like this: If a tenor sax player simply played something (with regular sax fingering) in (let's make it simple - the key of C) on their Bb instrument, it would be in (and sound in) Bb. But if they put down the tenor sax and picked up an Eb alto sax and played the same fingerings etc, it would then be in (and sound in) Eb. BUT if they were told, this music is in the concert pitch of C, they would use different fingerings on the Bb instrument so it sounded in C, and if they put down the tenor and picked up the alto, they would use different fingerings again to ensure it sounds in C.

     

    And if a guitarist was asked to play an Ab chord, they could play an E shape bar chord with the bar at the 4th fret to sound Ab. Or they could pick up a detuned guitar and play an open chord (A shape) to sound Ab too.

     

    Its blindingly obvious the answer to the original question is YES. If they think they haven't, then they are too stupid to play with other musicians in co-ordinated manner!!

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    Is there a more expensive ‘70s Fender available.....anywhere?

    in Bass Guitars

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    I am not sure what the market is here - collectors?


    Personally for me, its irrelevant, I'd never spend that much on a bass. I know, classical musicians spend sometimes 5 figure sums on an instrument etc, and that some bass players are also wealthy and like buying things like this. I dare say, it might keep its value (and its value might not actually be £7495 anyway - I don't know if it would actually sell for that).

     

    I buy them to play them, I can feel the difference between a £200 bass and a £500 bass, and I (used to) play often enough to justify the £500 spend. But not much more really. I guess I could extrapolate though.

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    What % of gigs should band members be available for?

    in General Discussion

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    My first instinct was to say 100% but you need to make allowance for eg personal events happening, so something near 100%. I've never fully understood this thing about being in multiple bands - is it like hedging your bets in case one of them goes bad? Why not just focus 100% of your effort on one band? Social commitments - depends on what this actually means....

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    Is this really the best place for an jack?

    in General Discussion

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    I've always used a right angle jack on a Jazz, looped around the strap. I've stood on the lead a few times, and it saves it being bashed too. 

     

    The only time I've used straight jacks is on something like a Fender Strat, where there is that recessed socket so it ideally needs a straight jack, otherwise the right angle one is sticking out and gets caught etc...

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    I like saturation, I cannot lie.

    in Effects

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    5 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

    Without distortion there can be no saturation so I really have no idea what you are on about.

     

    I think its down to English words which have been adopted to describe various stages of gain:

     

    saturation
    grit
    overdrive
    distortion
    fuzz

     

    etc etc. One might perceive that saturation is a milder form of generic distortion; and that in the scale of things, the word "distortion" could also be used to specifically describe stronger, err, distortion.

     

    Its not just the amount of gain, its down to tone (the frequencies it affects more than others) too. And a lot more, I'm sure.

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    Thomann Tease

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    58 minutes ago, stewblack said:

     How will I get my car through the MOT? 

     

     

    Sell a bass to pay for the repairs?

     

    Oh sorry, have I said something I shouldn't have, accidentally......

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    Edge of Human Capability?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by paul_c2

    I steer away from these kinds of YouTube videos, I prefer my bass/music to be more integrated with the rest of the band and, ummm, "groovy". For example, I have been getting into craddock recently:

     

     

    and arguably, it is visually appealing too.

     

     

     

     

    ETA Mods!!! PLEASE sort your swear filter out, to let thru one of the best all-female bands of all time! They are not craddock!

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