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    So which of you guys are endorsed?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by JakeBrownBass

    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340200267' post='1700915']
    So here's the quandary. If you only endorse gear that you are already using what is the benefit to you?

    For instance I have a Mono case I think it's great, but I don't need another and if it was to wear out any time soon and need replacing then I wouldn't be impressed with it any more and would probably get another make of case instead.

    I can see the possibilities for consumables like strings and picks, and the idea that if I was gigging outside of the UK I could guarantee that a rig from the amp/speaker company I endorsed would be available to me.
    [/quote]

    Most recent example, going on tour taking two basses with me. Need a double case to save space/both on your back for load in. Call mono, get case.

    So which of you guys are endorsed?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Endorsements are funny things.

    Only top names get 100% free gear. But in return for this, they have to appear at trade shows for the said company, photo shoots, press shoots etc... So it's not technically 'free' as you have to give back time for it.

    It's much more common to have artist discounts and then other benefits from companies, but this varies from each company to the next. There's no set artist discount either, some have a set discount for everyone, others have a tier system depending on who you are and what you do.

    Companies get lots and lots of requests for endorsement as people generally think it's free gear so fire off to every name they find. It's not.

    My personal opinion is you should endorse gear you trust & have used for a while. Not just send emails out/phonecalls then pick the company that gives you the best deal.

    I endorse EBS & Mono cases.

    Prior to contacting these companies, i'd been playing EBS amps for a good 5 years and been through almost the entire range (hd350, Fafner, TD650, Proline 410/210/212 Neoline 112/110 & 2 classic 410).

    I knew they were the company i wanted to work with & it had been my preferred 'sound' for enough time for me to make the decision. The reason i initially got in touch was to get information on there Reidmar when it wasn't released and it came from there.

    What had to do to be offered the discounts is not really a set science. I'm on a tour that has dates until summer 2013, i get thousand of hits on my website a week for my transcriptions, tens of thousand video views & regular questions on what gear i use.

    I'm not on their sites yet but that through my own tardiness of sending a photo & bio through.

    Jake

    Jackson 5 Medley

    in Recording

    Posted · Edited by JakeBrownBass

    Just a recording of the last show with the tribute. :)


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    Stamina

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1339797925' post='1694765']
    I still can't make it all the way through Billie Jean without my arm/fingers/hand wanting to fall off.
    [/quote]

    The tour i'm on has an 8 minute rendition of Billie Jean with full dance routines.

    It really is a killer on stamina playing the f# octave to emulate the synth line as well, all whilst keeping it as smooth as possible!!

    Mods Please remove

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've had the same bass for over 2 years now and use it every day. Before that i was chopping and changing but found a bass that plays like a dream and sounds phenomenal. I toyed with selling it a while back and came to my sense. Can't see it going anywhere any time soon.

    Synth bass - any advice, please?

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='enviropig' timestamp='1339531591' post='1690145']
    Hi guys, thanks very much for your advice - much appreciated. I hadn't really considered the V-bass before, but it may be worth a good look. I also really like the look of the Arturia Moog VST. Would just have to choose an appropriate interface device for my Juno, and some decent software!

    Thanks again.
    [/quote]

    The Arturia Minimoog is a standalone program as well as a plugin for your DAW. So if you have a interface your ready to go.

    Synth bass - any advice, please?

    in Effects

    Posted

    The closest way you'll get to the sounds on the MJ tracks without buying a moog yourself is with virtual instruments & use your Juno as a controller.

    For example,

    http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/minimoogv/intro.html

    This is by far the best Moog VST on the market imo. Almost all the iconic bass sounds on MJ's songs were recorded on 2 modded Mini Moogs.

    Half the feel of the tracks sounds how they do because they're being played on a keyboard and not a bass.

    I'm on tour with a Michael Jackson tribute at the moment and getting great results with a Moog Little Phatty.

    What key is Porkpie Hat in?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1339345669' post='1687157']


    I agree, but just because the composer might not have understood the harmony they used, doesn't mean that it can't be explained. Also, harmony, melody, music etc is a set science.

    Just because rocks don't understand how fossils are formed, doesn't mean we don't understand it. It's about the level of understanding the person analysing has on how the music can be explained.

    Like transcription. Just because one person doesn't have the skills to do it, doesn't mean it's beyond everyone.
    [/quote]

    Yes but as with science there can abnormalities . I'm not talking about people that wrote the songs not understanding.

    There are instances in songs where 1 chord is in there, out of the blue with no real explanation other than 'it changed key for half a bar or a bar'. And personally, that's not a valid analysis for me.

    What key is Porkpie Hat in?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1339149417' post='1684308']


    Unsure that you are correct here. I've never analysed a piece and found chord choices that cannot be explained theoretically...

    Most of the time, these 'random' chords (as you describe them) are the result of a slight alteration to the key centre, known as a 'transient modulation'. This usually occurs as a side step into a related key momentarily (a good example of this would be a tritone substitution) or switching the diatonic chord through a small scale alteration.

    For example, having a G7 chord (the diatonic dominant chord in C major) but changing that to G7b13 (the fifth diatonic chord of C melodic minor), you have created a transient modulation from C major to C melodic minor. That's not just a 'random' chord because it sounded good. It is usually followed by implied harmony in the melody that needs the b13 to act as a passing chromaticism to the next chord/melodic phrase.

    I would be interested to see what you mean by 'random' chords though.

    Ps, Nicolas Slonimskys book 'Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns' is a great book if you want to really understand the theory behind almost every possible element of melody and harmony :)
    [/quote]

    Sorry, what I meant by 'random chords' is when you can get 1 chord in a song that doesn't 'work' with all the common analysis techniques. Where there's a single chord that's not a substition, borrowed chord, relative minor, parallel minor, modulation and any other harmonic device.

    I'll dig out the last tune I looked at when I'm home, can't remember the name of it now.

    The thing about analysing songs harmony is that it's not a set science.

    Songs are generally written by hearing something, playing it, writing it down. Analysing it is the opposite, mean you will never really know what the original writer heard in their head and whether or not they wrote and shared a chart themself.

    What key is Porkpie Hat in?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    When unsure about keys, analyse the chord changes with Roman Numerals (this is a good exercise in it's self). You begin to find sub dominants, borrowed chords etc... Then when things start to really make no sense the song has generally, changed key or it's simply a random chord that sounded good and makes no theoretical sense.

    How to actually write Basslines.....??

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    If your ears not leading you to the writing the lines you want then hows your theory?

    Understanding how chords are put together and then the way they are related in a progression is the fundamentals of harmony.

    It sounds 'boring' but have a look at chord tones to get an idea of whats what. There's a reason walking bass lines work.

    Syncopation, when to play and when not to play is a group effort. Whats the kick drum doing, what's the melody doing. If you take a lead, the drummer should hear and follow and vice versa.

    Turn an active bass passive?

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    If you've got the active/passive push/pull volume knob, why not just constantly have it pulled out so the bass is in passive. That way its going to sound no different to putting in a passive circuit. Also afaik the treble pot will then act as a tone control.

    Saves money, keeps the bass intact and gives you the option to have the active circuit should you ever want it in the future?

    Synth - lodging an interest

    in Other Instruments

    Posted

    [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1339019710' post='1682686']
    Have a look in SoundsLive.



    What's teh SH-01 like? I'm considering one.
    [/quote]

    Hey man, it was great and I had a lot of fun & use out of it.

    I mainly used it for bass parts as appose to full chordal work. The arpeggiator was great fun although never really got to use it out of the house. It was really really easy to program and build your sounds although sometimes felt a touch limited.

    I know it's been described as a great beginners synth for the hands on editing, which it is, but if you already have used synths & understand synthesis you can really build some great sounds on it. If you do look at it and enjoy it, I'd really recommend the computer software for it, it costs extra but IMO well worth it. Really let's you see the 3 OSC, the built n effects parameters etc...

    Saying all this though, I've recently let mine go & bought a Moog Little Phatty. Simply because when I tried one it blew the bass sounds on the roland out of the water. But the moog is what it is, a monophonic lead synthesiser, so only really does lead or bass.

    Any questions though, feel free to pm me. I've got a Juno, Nord, Novation & moog in my flat so can help out with most of the 'top' brands.

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