ratman

I played a wedding last night. We found out just before sound check that there was going to be a rather special guest at the wedding. I say we, what I mean is, me, the singer and the drummer. Not the guitarist. We decided not to tell him until after the gig as he'd probably sh*t himself. So, right after we finished, we told him. He didn't believe us until the bride went and brought said special guest over to say hi. A thoroughly nice chap he was too. I may consider him for future deps. Only if he can prove he can play a bit, of course. And if he's got his own amp, transport, microphone and good references.......

I'm sure I gave my drummer a man hug as we left the studio today. I can sleep better tonight knowing that I did the right thing today. There better be a 'hug a bass player' day sometime soon......

I have a GK3B, and it doesn't track well down the low end. Those low notes are long frequencies and they are harder for the pick up to pitch. I always play an octave up and assign the MIDI to an octave down. It does the job, but the hassle of an extra cable on the bass and the fact that you can't easily swap it to another instrument is a drawback. Although when I bought it 10 years ago it was that or nothing and it has served its purpose well. I'd love to try a Sonnus at some point.

I play a lot of venues these days that have limiters fitted. Although they stop us from working at the volume levels we prefer, it is possible to play within the limits and still pull off a great gig. And not trip the system. Personally I hate them, but if you're in a venue that has one, you can't change that. It helps if the band members can stay at the levels that worked in sound check. Last summer I did a gig with a 75dB limiter. The band played their asses off, we just did it quietly. And the place was jumping. It can be done.

I got as far as 5 minutes of that. That was enough for me. But now I'm really fired up to get to tonights gig and do the exact opposite - keep it simple and swing the t*ts off the thing.

I'm happy to have the B3 on my board to mostly handle flange, chorus, delay, octave & filter. They're the effects that I don't really need too often and I can't justify spending a shed load of cash on the separate pedals. Or having a massive board, unpractical for most gigs, half filled with gear that doesn't get used a lot. But I love my overdrives and distortions. These I do use, a lot. And I have 5 of the real thing on my board. For me, I have the best of both worlds and I'm happy with it for now. Definitely a case of each to his/her own here, but I'm struggling to imagine how an old digital multi fx unit can try to sound remotely useable next to the new breed of digital kit, like Line6, Zoom, Boss etc.

A week? He should be able to do the set up and hand the bass straight back to you. Job done.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1380282242' post='2223191'] Just goes to show that the devil doesn't have all the good music. [/quote] Agreed, he has most of it, but not quite all.

The one that gives me goose bumps is Miserere Mei, by Allegri. The version by The Sixteen gets me every time. Feast your lugs on this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcWo1hKHu40 I was fortunate enough to see the Tallis Scholars in Tewkesbury Abbey this summer. They were performing a lot of Byrd, Allregri etc along with a couple of modern compositions in the same style, and they were stunning. Such pure voices and no vibrato in sight

I just bought a boost pedal from Lee. Great communication and quick delivery too. Thank you Lee

I use a 1Spot to power 9 pedals, a B3 included, and I don't have any noise issues at all. Like BigBassBob says, is the 1Spot ok by itself, and have you tried using a another daisy chain?

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1379588665' post='2214434'] Not used one of those, but I've been using the polytune mini for over a year now with bass and no issues. Apparently the polytune mode doesn't work with bass, but the single string mode is absolutely fine [/quote] Mine works fine in polytune mode.

Another vote for DHA here. Mine is awesome. My SFX Micro Red Dragon can produce a very similar sound too. And that has a useful tone control on it too, I'm in North London. You're not too far away, an hour I guess. You're welcome to come and try mine out if you want.

Once I started giiging my Squire P all I did was replace the wiring kit and put some decent pick ups in it. Sounds killer now.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1377797731' post='2192043'] What, no mention of Westone Thunder's...everyones first 'proper' bass [/quote] Ah ha! Westone Thunder 1, my first 'proper' bass indeed.

Ah the 80's. I nearly bought a Wal. I ended up with a Jaydee. Hated the sound of any Status, especially paired up with a TE rig, ugh. But now whenever I see a headless bass I think of the 80's, the headless heyday. Now, I'm off to comb my mullet........

strings?

I'm playing a couple of covers sets with my mate Kristian on Friday, it's going to be a blast. We start at 9. Come on down and say hi

Although I'll never be able to do that, I have figured out a much simpler version. My left hand hammers the root notes, right taps the chorus melody. Put it all through a filter and boost the level a bit, ask the drummer to keep the kick going, and I've got a new breakdown section for the song on Saturday.

Today I've learned Get Lucky and Somebody To Love. The BV's are a lot harder then the bass parts but they're coming along nicely. Good fun, and I can't wait to gig them next weekend.

Mine's in a rack bag.

What a shame.

And once you've got your nice pedals mounted on your board, add up what it is now worth. Now tell me you will be happy with a soft case. IMO, get a hard case if you want to keep your toys in good nick.

Dannybuoy is right. I've never used these two effects, but the PDL Pitch and PDL MnPit can be pitch shifted using the exp pedal. RTFM Ratman, RTFM.........