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[quote name='coasterbass' post='605002' date='Sep 21 2009, 09:25 PM']Best single pedal solution I've found is the MXR Blowtorch, but this has been covered in other threads here in more detail.[/quote] Definately - on it's extreme settings it gets a very very good gated synthy fuzz which is pretty close to the multi-tracked Hysteria bass tone.

[u][b]Rage Against The Machine[/b][/u] [b]Killing in the Name[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0urpLOfdy4k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0urpLOfdy4k[/url] [b][u]Michael Jackson[/u][/b] [b]Beat It[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QTzWRolVYA&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QTzWRolVYA...feature=related[/url] [b][u]Metallica[/u][/b]: [b]Creeping Death[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCF7zyZfthk&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCF7zyZfthk&NR=1[/url] [b]Fight Fire with Fire[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-zLzOvH-w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-zLzOvH-w[/url] [b]Orion[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2uCleTXNo&feature=PlayList&p=1C737F6D12A15835&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2uCleTXNo...PL&index=12[/url] [b]Seek & Destroy[/b]: (love the wah/distortion snippets in the chorus!) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXZh-v5ZlKA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXZh-v5ZlKA[/url] [b]For Whom the Bell Tolls[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5Ad0_Ajw8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5Ad0_Ajw8...feature=related[/url] [b]Whiplash[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO3QlX7Yk3w&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO3QlX7Yk3w...feature=related[/url] [b]Dyer's Eve[/b] (some seriously impressive pick-work here): [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxnaHApDtQQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxnaHApDtQQ...feature=related[/url] [b]The Thing That Should Not Be[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKN3nt5DCXI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKN3nt5DCXI[/url] [b]Disposable Heroes[/b] (My fingers get knackered just listening to this one): [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5SeFa-o4WI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5SeFa-o4WI[/url] [b]Shortest Straw[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJ-6deNW-8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJ-6deNW-8...feature=related[/url] [b]King Nothing[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZiurfZlpDU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZiurfZlpDU[/url] [b]Fuel[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si7b6fYnR3k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si7b6fYnR3k...feature=related[/url] [b]The Memory Remains[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdoiVb-c640&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdoiVb-c640...feature=related[/url] [b]Hit The Lights[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Yq3jeKGu4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Yq3jeKGu4...feature=related[/url] [b]One[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nT4rOJ40Q&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nT4rOJ40Q...feature=related[/url] [b]My Apocalypse[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGVyOB8t3xY&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGVyOB8t3xY...feature=related[/url] [b]The Unforgiven[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEgqqEubu-0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEgqqEubu-0[/url] [b][u]Lynryd Skynryd[/u][/b] [b]Freebird[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJaB4K-86TI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJaB4K-86TI[/url] [b][u]Iron Maiden[/u][/b] [b]The Trooper[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSYuse9o8KI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSYuse9o8KI[/url] [b]Number of the Beast[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJyB6IGGyGk&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJyB6IGGyGk...feature=related[/url] [b]2 Minutes to Midnight[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKua1Q4z9qo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKua1Q4z9qo[/url] [u][b]The Beatles[/b][/u] [b]With a Little Help From My Friends[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rc1QctmYuQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rc1QctmYuQ[/url] [b]A Day in the Life[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOtwWB_9_l4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOtwWB_9_l4...feature=related[/url] [b][u]Wings[/u][/b] [b]Band on the Run[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENVH7C8_bBQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENVH7C8_bBQ[/url] [u][b]Incubus[/b][/u] [b]Stellar[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGOFN5Q8mI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGOFN5Q8mI[/url] [b][u]Chili Peppers[/u][/b] [b]Knock Me Down[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN--ls7N1Hk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN--ls7N1Hk[/url] [b]Breaking the Girl[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m_8a4xrQ6k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m_8a4xrQ6k...feature=related[/url] [b]If You Have to Ask[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tH_5x09NQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tH_5x09NQ[/url] [b][u]Megadeth[/u][/b] [b]Wake Up Dead[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8j78BEnma4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8j78BEnma4[/url] [b]The Conjuring[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYdycObyXxE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYdycObyXxE[/url] [b]Peace Sells[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h2jbhdmfi0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h2jbhdmfi0...feature=related[/url] [b][u]Slayer[/u][/b] [b]War Ensemble[/b]: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmCMM5WDgqo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmCMM5WDgqo[/url]

All those bits I thought were guitar solos (and which are never transcribed in the official bass tab book as being Cliff's parts)...turns out they're apparently Cliffy-boy all along! Fancy that...those tab books are bollocks! (mind you, it does sound like guitar and they're apparently Cliff playing stuff Kirk had worked out or something) Oh, and here's the isolated bass track for For Whom the Bell Tolls too... check the squealy high parts on the outro... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwHYPmjTBb0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwHYPmjTBb0...feature=related[/url]

This is always worth a watch...

We once measured the LAeq (the equivalent sound pressure level - a bit like an average really, but not the same) for a 1 minute period next to our drummer head. 110 dB(A). Scary stuff. He soon bought a pair of ear plugs after that...

[quote name='The Funk' post='578722' date='Aug 24 2009, 01:43 AM']Fingerstyle - Lenny Kravtiz's bass sound on the whole [i]Mama Said[/i] album, especially [i]Always On The Run[/i] and [i]It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over[/i].[/quote] That is a great shout! What a fantastic tone he has on there.

[quote name='ironside1966' post='585315' date='Aug 30 2009, 07:07 PM']Good times – Chic[/quote] I've never seen it tabbed the way Bernard played it on the Live at the Budokan video (and presumably how he recorded it). He doesn't use the open A-string (or open D-string) on the ascending riff, and plays all the A's at the 5th fret position on the E-string. It feels easier and more natural (to me anyway, and it's always tabbed that way) to play an open A on the ascending riff and in between playing those quick F# and G's. I struggled for years to hear the turn-around notes on the E-string at the end of the whole riff before it returns to the open E-notes, and what the hell was being played - I've seen all kinds of versions - but I think Stuart Clayton's version nails it.

Welcome To The Jungle [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8N_betq4Y&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8N_betq4Y...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='513749' date='Jun 15 2009, 12:04 AM']Yeh, I've seen clips of Louis Johnson playing Yamahas. Sounded great! Concerning Bernard Edwards, he did use Stingrays a lot, but I found this out about him from Marcus Miller's website:[/quote] I think maybe the passage of time has lead to Marcus getting in a muddle! I really can't believe it was a P-bass on Good Times - from the sound if it, it HAS to be his Stringray with the old unchanged strings on it. It just doesn't sound like a precision to me. Listening to Chic stuff, I would say that the early singles (Dance, Dance, Dance and Everybody Dance) from the first album were played with a P-Bass, with all the stuff on the later albums C'est Chic (Le Freak, etc.) and Risque (Good Times, etc.) being played on a Stingray.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='509773' date='Jun 10 2009, 12:12 AM']I bet the MXR Bass Blowtorch would do that really easily. The onboard EQ makes fitting it into your band mix easier than most fuzzes too.[/quote] It does indeed. It [i]almost[/i] nails the sound, and I'd recommend it for anyone who needs a one pedal solution to get close to both the Hysteria and Starlight sounds.

A nice root/5th thing in the intro. And the bloke has great hair too. Otherwise, pretty awful.

[quote name='ergon' post='502266' date='May 31 2009, 01:50 PM']'You oughta know' by alanis morissette, I find the songs very irritating however the line is un-mistakably very catchy.[/quote] Flea on a fretless stingray I believe on that track. Fantastic fun to play: a typically aggressive, muscular and funky bassline from Mr Balzary. There's an alternative version on the album, with some nice sliding octave work on the intro.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='499764' date='May 28 2009, 12:29 PM']For me, Rutger Gunnarsson is one of the best pop bass players of all time... yet one of the most forgotten.[/quote] +1 ABBA Gold is a masterclass in interesting, musical basslines by Rutger (and also a few - Mama Mia & Winner Takes It All? - by an English chap called Mike Watson; anyone know anything about him?). Great stuff.

[quote name='Higgie' post='493040' date='May 20 2009, 10:13 AM']The Dunlop brick doesn't have Isolated outputs though, so changing the polarity on one shorts out the rest of the outputs. It can only run all outputs on one polarity or the other.[/quote] Exactamundo! Wish there was a compact supply with isolated outputs AND an 18v output too.

Small and simple. Sold 75% of my effects (which were bedroom use only in the main) to buy a new bike, leaving me with these four that always come in handy. Pedal Train mini turned up today. I might invest in some George L's, but it's not a priority. I'd love to find a power supply that has an 18v output capability (for the Blow Torch, which the DC brick has)) AND has isolated outputs to deal with the reverse polarity of the Compulator (if I use the DC Brick, it shorts out the other outputs), then I'd get one of those. For now, the Compulator runs on batteries.

Club Tropicana is great fun to play... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwN_ouVbwPA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwN_ouVbwPA[/url]

I own a Demeter Compulator, and as others have said, I have no inclination to try anything else...

[quote name='BeLow' post='466181' date='Apr 18 2009, 03:15 PM']A noise becomes a source of irritation for several reasons, the main factors affecting it are volume, timing, frequency and duration. It is quite possible for irritation to be caused by a relatively low volume noise being repeated endlessly or very long durations, or a noise which is acceptable most of the time but at specific times (occasional dog barks OK, but not at 3 in the morning say). Similarly 2 hours of loud music played regularly once a month becomes a predictable and dreaded event. For this reason I would imagine the authority can not give a reasonable level. I once upset a neighbour when I played at low volumes late at night, I can't imagine it was very loud where they were, but I can only assume it was transmitted via the concrete floor and it was a low volume irritation at a time when they were trying to get to sleep. A personal view is that I can not imagine a regular full volume band rehearsal working well in a residential area, we sometimes rehearse in my detached house and the drummer uses a single practice pad, everyone else turns down to low level.[/quote] + 1 to all of the above. In terms of the Council's powers, they have a duty to serve what is known as an "Abatement Notice" if they judge the noisy activity to be a statutory nuisance and are of the opinion it's likely to recur. When judging whether something is a nuisance, they take into account the factors mentioned above i.e. volume, timing, frequency and duration. The notice is effectively like a court order, and it's a criminal offence to breach the notice i.e. to create a further noise nuisance which is witnessed by the Council, with a prosecution at the local magistrates court the likely outcome (or a formal "caution" may be more likely if you hold your hands up and have a conciliatory attitide) and a fine of up to £5000 (more usually a £200-500 for single breach). This is all under s.79 and 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. They do also have powers to seize any equipment believed to have been the source of the noise nuisance - this usually happens when someone has breached the Abatement Notice, has been told a prosecution is being considered, but just ignores everything and carried on causing a noise nuisance. This usually involves the Council getting a Warrant of Entry from the Magistrates' Court, and turning up on your doorstep with the police and a locksmith. It's up to the Court as to whether you get any of your stuff back, during the prosecution. However, there's usually a few informal warnings, telephone calls and letters before it gets to the Abatement Notice stage, unless you are behaving like a completely anti-social cretin with a bad attitude, in which case the notice might come sooner rather than later.

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='465330' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:09 PM']However they did say that they'd have to have more that one complainant before that took it seriously. Also it is only considered a problem if the complainant has their windows closed.[/quote] Not true I'm afraid on either count. Action can be taken under nuisance even if there is only one complainant - however, they probably won't take a single [b][u]complaint[/u][/b] too seriously. Regarding the windows, an assessment is likely to be carried out with both the windows open and closed - after all, people are perfectly entitled to have their windows open for fresh air and ventilation, particularly in the summer. It's all a question of what is "reasonable", and it's not always clear-cut - there are always borderline cases.

Isn't this just sooo typical of the left-wing, liberal, Guardian-reading, muesli-eating, namby-pamby, anti-British bunch who now run this once fine Country? As the great Richard Littlejohn says, we're going to hell in a handcart...

Get your band to play at the normal level, then go outside and have a listen outside the nearest property to see if the noise is significant and likely to be impacting on your neighbour's ability to enjoy their property (i.e. relax, watch TV without wacking the volume up). If yes, turn down to a level where you think it's acceptable and unlikely to be causing disturbance. The Council are very unlikely to tell you what volume level and frequency to play at, so you will just have to use a bit of common sense. From what you have said though, it doesn't sound particularly unreasonable provided you're not really loud and disturbing at the nearest property.

Demeter Compulator. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for: [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Effects/Demeter-Effects/item/2272"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...fects/item/2272[/url]

I'm sure these were the guys I bought my Fleabass from - maybe 5 or 6 years ago - on Ebay. No problems at all. Rang up the shop and payed by card over the phone.

Selling on behalf of a friend: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=120382293436"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120382293436[/url]