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    5 String "too niche"?

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    On 22/11/2021 at 22:02, Maude said:

    The last time I went to my local shop I said I wanted to try some flats on my Precision. The owner said, "Why, they'll sound like sh!t".

     

    At which point you should have played him any tune with James Jamerson on it...

    silly billy!

     

    OK, you can all give up the bass and go home now

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    1 hour ago, 4000 said:

    Its all very impressive, but to echo BigRedX, I’m thousands of times more impressed by the fact that Kate Bush wrote The Man With The Child in His Eyes at 13. And recorded it - live with a full orchestra - at 16. 

    Let's be honest here - either would have been a pretty amazing thing to have done at any age.  Fantastic tune.

     

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    Knobs: Poll Selecta!

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    I'd go for either the domed chrome ones or the ones with 'volume' and 'tone' on them.  Either go simple and elegant or self explanatory, leaving no doubt.  I'd rule the heptagonal plastic ones out, mainly because of the shape.

    Not entirely useful I know, but that's the only opinion I've got, FWIW

     

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    Let's talk about pitch correction.

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    On 08/05/2021 at 07:49, nilebodgers said:

    That’s the exaggerated version of the process used as an effect. I thought it sounded like a cool effect on Cher when I first heard that song.

    It sounds like a hack cliche now.

    On 'Believe' it was used to force a glissando note into two fixed notes.  I can't remember hearing it used in this way prior to that (on a vocal track at least - chances are it had happened on instrumental tracks)

    You're right though - sounded cool first time out, total cliche now you hear it on every other song in the top 40.

    The other big difference between Cher and most of the other hacks using autotune these days is this - Cher can hit those notes for real, without autotune.  How many of the faces in the top 40 can say the same these days?

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    Some advice please......

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    19 hours ago, TheGreek said:

    Anything you're likely to be playing on stage you would most likely have rehearsed to death many, MANY times before. It'll come to you...once the music starts your nerves will probably disappear.

     

    19 hours ago, musicbassman said:

    You already clearly have a very professional attitude to your playing, and that's half the battle already won!

    I wish you the very best  :thank_you:

     

    19 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

    Don’t take liquid courage before the gig. You will feel better if you do but your playing won’t benefit from it.

    That's about all the advice you'll ever need.  I reckon it's OK to be a little bit nervous onstage - it'll make you focus a bit more.  Don't let it get to you too much, and don't beat yourself up over the odd bum note - chances are nobody but you even noticed it, and as long as it's just the odd one you can carry on as though you meant it.

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