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JapanAxe

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  1. [media]http://youtu.be/T2OEd4pLMOI[/media]
  2. 'Rodent free'? Hmmm... I've known mice to make nests inside speaker cabs, and guess where they get the paper from!
  3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - title track of the first album I actually loved as an album, not just a bunch of songs. The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen - heard in a record shop listening-booth - hairs stood up on the back of my neck, the purchase was made. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - made me realise there was a whole world of beautiful music that wasn't just 'rock'. Bob Dylan - House of the Rising Sun - first song I ever learned on the guitar, from the version on his debut album. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - in a small way, helped me realise I had to part company with Christianity
  4. [b] [size=5]You know a new bass is good when. . . you look up and realise you've been playing for an hour and a half.[/size][/b]
  5. Compressed [size=2]BUMP[/size]
  6. I keep coming back to this and I don't even [i]like[/i] Jazz basses!
  7. I use these on my guitar board - utterly transparent, and can be made up to the exact length required. Have a bump on me!
  8. [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1432583966' post='2783056'] Same for me on the SP Comp. Too much bass roll off. Hissy at higher settings too. [/quote] This would be for skinny-string guitar. Probably want to try it first - that and the SL drive
  9. [quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914'] Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea. [/quote] Disappointed on 3 counts there!
  10. I spend a lot of time playing through the smallest version of my live rig, alongside tracks coming through my studio speakers. I can be fairly confident that my sound will fit well in the mix, but sometimes find myself dialling in a bit more top end live, depending on the cab(s) I am using, the loudness of the ban overall, and of course the room.
  11. The Xotic SP Compressor also has a blend control. I am seriously pondering one, but I think I will have to wait till next Saturday to go down to Anderton's and try one out.
  12. Yep, I tried one of these (Dave Swift's I'm told) at the same time as I bought my Demeter. It probably had the edge on the Demeter in the awesomeness stakes, but would have cost a fair bit more to buy with a Minnie 800W power amp, and it wouldn't have made the most convenient package for live use!
  13. I for one find that perfectly acceptable. Squier away to your heart's content!
  14. If this were mine I would probably end up just looking at it rather than playing it!
  15. I frequently gig on lead guitar with single-coil-equipped guitars, and often use two drive pedals at once for solos. Against the background of the other instruments, and on a stage large enough fro me to stand more than 4ft from my amp, it is rarely a problem. I really notice the hum at home though! However, all my basses are fully hum-cancelling, and I do remember hating audible hum when I used to gig a Jazz. As our American cousins say, go figure...
  16. Bank Holiday weekend BUMP.
  17. I searched in vain for a barf emoticon so I have had to link to this one:
  18. [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1432466703' post='2781678'] Lets get the picture of the bass back, am intrigued [/quote] Yep, missing it now!
  19. The first 2 digits of the s/n are bolder than the others - I don't recall seeing that before.
  20. [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1430814944' post='2764704'] A walking line creates forward motion in a performance and that motion ordinarily references chord changes, be they diatonic of not, so your lines need to reference some element of forward momentum as they move from chord to chord, Playing random diatonic notes will not create this momentum so, whilst the notes may not be 'wrong', the line will suck. A great example of this is the bass playing on 'Moondance' (which is why I hate it). It has no internal logic and doesn't contribute to the music (it detracts from it, if anything). [/quote] *lightbulb moment* That probably explains why I find [i]Moondance[/i] so hard to retain in my head - it doesn't make musical sense!
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