JakeBrownBass

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1335963276' post='1638664'] I'm not saying don't learn to read music but if you're playing in a typical sunday rock/metal/punk band don't expect to see many dots, being able to play by ear is much more important. What's missing from tabs that you get with dots? I find tabs are generally a good starting point, some are right, some a wrong but learning by ear doesn't guarantee you'll get it right either. [/quote] Note length, timing, articulation. All tab shows you is a number on the fret board, notation shows you music.

Your in the perfect situation to learn to read music. Its not hard, it's just practicing and keeping up on it. If you don't know how to read tab, don't learn. Your playing music so learn to read it. Reedingtabizlyketryingtoreedthissentense. Where as reading music is like reading this one. You get me?

I've browsed through the thread but in reply to the original question, the people that are holding the auditions in this instance choose the songs. The auditioning listens and does what they're told.

[quote name='Gordon 'Thudmaster' May' timestamp='1335712954' post='1634862'] [b]Would just like to say that I've had a couple of dealings with Thomann and both have ended up in tears![/b] [b]I wouldn't buy from them even if they were offering 'buy one get one free' [/b] [/quote] On the counter side, i've ordered loads through them and never had a single issue....

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1335703354' post='1634722'] Thanks guys! Generally we prefer to play with bands doing something vaguely similar to us, but TBH we've not really had a problem keeping audiences, even if it's just that they have to stick around to see what Mr Venom is going to do next as he strips down to stockings and panties and is out amongst the audience molesting them... [/quote] Yeah that's what i mean, can't see the typical crowd that go to Night & Day sticking around for that.

It's a nice place. Played there about 10 times this year with various people. The sounds can be very very boomy depending on the engineers. (one of them doesn't have a clue) Whether its busy or not can really depend, it's on a busy street & they don't need a local band to pull in a crowd, its a nice bar with a nice vibe. People will go as long as it's not a stupid price in. @ BRX, With the nature of you band, they'd have to find something similar to put you with because if you don't have people on the same wavelength as you, people will just leave.

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1335182210' post='1626752'] Sorry - I couldn't leave this one languishing in the Recordings forum - this is rather funky even if I say so myself - a live cut from my gig at the Spice Of Life in Soho a couple of weeks ago with my funk band Groove Digger and very fine alto sax man Simon Willescroft of Duran Duran/Incognito fame - hope you enjoy: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV-U4MX-r_w[/media] (Next gig there is May 3rd - come on down there's jam too so come and play if u like) M [/quote] GREAT alto player man!

Updated board. [IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Jake_tfbs/photo-3.jpg[/IMG]

This doesn't sound god Walker, As i've said, i had 4, now 3 of these units and never had what you've described. Have you tried plugging the receiver into a separate plug from your amp, used in a different building other than your house? Hope you get this sorted!

Hey Ben, I've had 4 EBS heads in my time playing & two of them were Fafners. The reason people who want that really bright sound use EBS is because it does superbly, but that doesn't mean that's all it does in anyway. Lee Pomeroy (Take That's bassist) was using the new Fafner & Reidmar last time i checked & he doesn't have the really bright tone. The valve preamp in it can bring some great warmth and character to your sound. If you get chance or find one locally, go try it out and make up your own mind. It's definitely one of/if not my favourite EBS head & i'd still have one if i had a car.

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1335350157' post='1629572'] I think it's this point that's rattling round my brain. I work hard at keeping my equipment simple. The guitarist (and, increasingly the singers) seem to enjoy using effects for the hell of it, and then get into time-consuming trouble with equipment problems. "Why don't [i]you[/i] use some effects, Steve?" Because I don't feel I need to, I don't like the complexity they bring, I don't understand them and they seem to distract you guys a lot of the time. I'm not going to change my approach that much and neither are the rest of the band. So, I guess it's time for me to think about whether it's the right band for me. This morning, I can't stop playing this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L4aeowB_YE[/media] Love the stripped-down, less-is-more vibe. It's so different from the loud, two over-driven effects-laden guitars, women singers using effects to sound like men (why?), can't hear yourself think, all-instruments-should-be-miced, let's play this no matter whether the audience might like it, approach I've been battling with recently. [/quote] Wow, thanks man, glad you enjoy it! With regards to pedals, if they all get used & YOU want to use them and they make a difference in sounds to you, forget what anyone else says. Personally on my board i have a tuner, an EBS micro bass, Thumpinator, a volume pedal & a stereo di for my synth. If i didn't play keyboards as well i'd probably have a much bigger board with synths & octave pedals on it but i don't need them. I played a cover of Man In The Mirror last month & i'm sorry Pietruszka but playing that song without a synth sound be it on bass or on keyboards, people would notice. Subtle dirt on bass does make a difference to the whole tonality and texture of a piece if that is what's required for it. You don't need to have conversations about it to make it be deemed important.

Picked up a mini Polytune yesterday and it's fantastic!! The size is amazing, the tracking is so much quicker than my previous DT10 and it looks as cool as you can get. At £65 i think its by far the best tuner out there at the moment for price. I don't believe Peterson tuners are worth the hefty price tag, a mixture of a standard tuner and your ear are equally as good IMO. Of course if you make a living setting up basses and need the maximum accuracy for intonation or record in the studio every day i'd go for the polytune.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1335220872' post='1627671'] Sounds like bollocks to me. Poor planning and execution. I'm sorry but if you want to make a business of social media, you better get your sh*t together and offer some advantages and interaction. You can't engage then disengage because you're a bit busy, you'll lose your audience and trust so quickly. [/quote] Don't shoot the messenger guys. I was just mentioning that i've made him aware of the questions being said and he will be coming back to answer them.

http://funkyknuckles.bandcamp.com/track/barbosa Awesomeness & great bass playing to boot.

I spoke to Nick today guys and he's going to come back and look over this thread. He's been really busy and mentioned that he'd like users to email iBass directly about any queries or upsets as he doesn't log into this site every week like a lot of us.

[quote name='Walker' timestamp='1335207889' post='1627355'] One quick thing - does it introduce any noise or is it pretty quiet? [/quote] Never had any trouble with the 4 i had, still got 3 and they're silent. Sold on of them to our own Shep and he's a stickler for noise so i'm guessing he'd not had any.

Fortunately on my amp I've always been able to take the separate line out to feed to the PSM. The great thing about these though is that you can take the di straight in the unit, then send it back out of the unit to the desk. Then the next channel you can get a feed from the desk and balance accordingly.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1335120795' post='1626065'] I'm struggling a bit and hoping someone can describe this a bit better for me. We play a few tunes where the guitarists won't play the correct chord voicings. In most cases they've downloaded something from ultimate tab or wherever and aren't using their ears and comparing the tab go the original tune. I know that Bb/D is just the first inversion and can explain that to them but any ideas how to get them not to play the bottom Bb on a Bb/C. Is there a better musical term other than Bb with a C bass. Should I just break their fingers everytime they play the wrong chord? [/quote] This really depends on your band set up & whether the guitars playing by itself or your playing at the same time. If your both playing, you're in charge of the inversions, so they don't have to worry [i]too [/i]much about the inversion. There's other ways of explaining them if you know your theory and know the a different name of a chord for the notes in question. (that makes sense in my head but might not come across clearly) Theres no simpler way then saying as its written though, Bb over D will be simplest by saying Bb with a D in the bass, unless they're clued up on their theory. But i guess they're not otherwise you wouldn't be in this situation.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1335018252' post='1624787'] Great line. Always easier to read than you think because, once you get the pattern down, there is a lot repetition and the fills tend to be 'a la mode'. Great fun. [/quote] Yeah it's great fun to play, I'm having to do it for a final recital in uni. Here's the head if anyone wants it. [attachment=105648:Screen Shot 2012-04-21 at 15.50.45.png]

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