NoirBass

Gigged the Bass Station 2 a couple of times now, it is excellent, spot on for my needs. Even used it as mentioned in the original post for some Depeche Mode tunes, it was great fun and the entire band agreed the sound was perfect and greatly enhanced the song.

I saw this and assumed it was just a loop switcher, didn't realise it had inbuilt effects too. Hmmm, that is a lot more useful.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1495113254' post='3301370'] Singer of the best ever Bond theme song as well. A real shock this, 52 is no age (said at the age of 51), sad, sad news. [/quote] Just transcribed it for tonights gig: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242687-free-rock-pop-dots/"]Free Rock / Pop Dots[/url]

Still looking for some hosting, but in the meantime I've just transcribed this for tonights gig a tribute to Chris Cornell: You Know My Name (Casino Royal theme) - Chris Cornell You Know My Name - Bass Guitar.pdf

Maybe, they both have unique functions. The VB has pretty decent upright modelling, the synth section is much more comprehensive and the routing and effects sections are more independently controllable. The GR has PCM tones, the VB does not. The bass to MIDI on the GR is much better. It's horses for courses really, depends what you need and how you're going to use it.

Right, little update. I've picked up a Bass Station 2. It seems perfect, many of the preset sounds do exactly what I want anyway. With a little bit of tweaking I can refine them, and I seem to understand what I'm doing (largely due to the excellent layout of the BS2) as in when I want to adjust something I seem to be able to find it quickly and get what I'm after. Time will tell as I'm, yet to gig it, but first impressions are very promising. I'll report back soon.

Bought and SM-58 from Mike, easy peasie transaction. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again.

Possibly? I had a generic one, and couldn't get it to work. As soon as I used the roland it worked straight away.

You need a midi interface, preferably the roland one. Once you have that, install the FI software and away you go.

You wouldn't normally show whether it was above or below the tonic chord as its largely irrelevant. I think you are slightly misunderstanding the role of the Roman numerals. They are to show the chord progression in any key, it doesn't matter if you voice the VI chord higher or lower than the tonic chord. When you talk about intervals you are talking about single notes, not chords. If you do want to stipulate intervals in a baseline or melody(single notes), you should notate the part written in dots. That way there can be no error in conveying the right line.

I think the bass station 2 is my favourite so far. The price, analogue engine and ability to store presets seem to be the perfect combo. Just need to try one out.

I don't think so, a monosynth would be fine. I have an old roland module that I could use if I need polyphonic stuff. I'd like a dedicated bass synth.

Those both look really good, unfortunately that just expands the possibilities and leaves me even more unsure 😐.

I have a hankering for synth bass. I've tried just about every pedal going and have come to the conclusion that I'm better off buying a dedicated synth keyboard and just playing that. Problem is I'm not sure what I need, it's a whole different world. Initially I'm only going to need it for a few covers; Human League, Depeche Mode, and a couple of slightly more modern pop songs, but ultimately would like to branch out and use it more. Things I'm thinking about are: Novation Bass station 2 Novation Mini Nova Microkorg XL Moog Minitaur Can anyone with any knowledge of the above or other products chip in to steer me in the right direction.

Following a recent for sale post regarding a Mk2 Ashbory bass, I was contacted by forum member Nick Riffed enquiring as to some replacement pre amps that I had been given by a friend who was one of the original builders of the Mk2’s. Nick had acquired an Ashbory Mk2 that had originally belonged to Alun Ashworth-Jones (the inventor or the Ashbory). I hope Nick won’t mind me posting an excerpt from our conversation; “Next year will be the 10th anniversary Alun's death and I would love the mk2 to be up and running in tribute to him. Sounds a bit daft in some ways but I think his contribution to the world of Bass needs to be recognised and that would be a step in the right direction.” Needless to say I helped out. Whilst we had had this conversation I contacted my friend (who had given me the pre amps) to tell him what had happened and he informed me that he still had some of the original batch of Ashbory Mk2 pre amps left. A few other Mk2 owners asking about the replacement pre’s have since contacted me. I am therefore writing this to gauge interest from other Mk2 owners who are in need of a replacement pre amp for their instrument. I could source a batch and them get them sent out. Being as the Mk2’s is such a rare beast (I believe the run to be just 90), I feel is worth trying to prolong the usability of the few existing examples. I also imagine that these are the last available replacements parts available in the world so would be keen to hear from owners seeking this support. Please feel free to post a reply on this thread or PM me to let me know if you would like me to try and get you a Mk2 pre amp. I am very keen to make this offer open only to Mk2 owners and not for builders wishing to build an new instrument round the pre or install one in anything other than a Mk2 Ashbory. Cheers Chris (Noirbass)