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When I used to play round wound strings, probably one every year. There was always one or two songs with a slapped bassline. Since moving to flat wounds, one D string (which I was gutted at as the strings were only a few years old). Haven't snapped any singe then though.

We split the fee too. If one pulls out, then if we give a day's notice, there's nothing to pay. Like Monday just passed, the drummer texted to say that he is unwell. I texted the other guys to see if they wanted to still go, but then texted the rooms to cancel. Sometimes just the 3 of us will go & use it to write stuff & make a noise. If it's non refundable & we don't go, then we all pay.

My party piece is playing the bass with my tongue. I don't actually get much in the way of bass sounds, just some buzzing & the occasional shock. But it does put a nice shine on some parts of my bass. Oddly, not many folk are impressed by it. So I'll play Fur Elise & that Bach song that everyone knows (BVW1007).

BRX gave me the USB advisce when I was looking at interfaces. I was tempted by the Zoom Tac 2 as it's thunderbolt. I decided to go with the NI as it has 4 audio inputs & even though it is USB & I use it along with a USB keyboard (musical one), I've never experienced any issues on either my iMac or Macbook. I use Logic Pro X as my main DAW & all runs perfectly fine.

There's also the option of using a laptop or ipad for the amp sim & fx. I'm planning on either using the macbook or ipad for gigging (if I do gig again). I use amp sims on the mac at home.

I've been using a NI Komplete Audio 6 without any issues at all. Solid built bit of kit too!

See what these chaps have said about joining a band... Spot on. YouTube is also a great place to learn things. Especially if you're wanting to learn a bassline to a song or learn a technique. The other thing that you should learn properly is your music theory. Can get boring, but worth it in the long run.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1470776558' post='3108445'] I can't see why you would hate ISIS, they were a pretty good band. [/quote] Not as good as Was Not Was though.

[quote name='vailbass' timestamp='1470537016' post='3106597'] yes! that's a great speaker, I use the 15BX's and love them. If you like a snappy high end, you might want a tweeter but it's a great all around speaker for sure [/quote] I'm a flatwound player. I like my bass bassy.

If you're wanting to replicate the NY 604, wouldn't it make sense to use the same brand of drivers & get as close a spec as possible? Markbass use B&C drivers (though I believe they now have their own custom made drivers, possibly still by B&C?). It would make more sense though to flog the NY604 & get a cab or two that has what you're looking for already (sound, decibels, looks, etc).

Cheers Bill. I'll habe a look at both those cabs.

Rummaging through my dad's shed, I found a boxed (& unused) EV DL15X driver. Going by the code, I think it was made in November 1996. So as I'm without bass rig & started playing again, I'm wondering if this driver would be any good to design a bass cab around (thinking about getting BFM plans)? It does say "Low Frequency Producer" on the magnet.

You can still make use of the Drawmer on an audio bus or to polish your finished mix.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1466883101' post='3079578'] Eek A Mouse, Wa-Do-Dem [/quote] Wa-do-dem was the first song that came into my head when I read this thread. Brilliant song off a brilliant album. I'm gonna suggest someone I think no one on here's heard of... Bob Marley In all seriousness though, Exodus is a fantastic album.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1466676453' post='3077771'] Bent Bit Of Ti[b]m [/b] Bent Bit Of Tim is quite a disturbing image [/quote] Indeed. They're pretty brutal! I was going to correct it before I hit post, but then I remembered good ol'e TIM & decided to leave it.

Bent Bit of Tim. I never noticed a difference in sound or sustain when I changed from a high mass to a bbot.

I really wanted to get an entry in. I even got the funky bass sound that I wanted, but I doubt I'm gonna get anything done in time. It's another great pic too.

Garageband is a stripped down version of Logic. Ideal for finding out if Logic is going to be for you. With Logic you have full control over all those presets & track stacks (track stacks are basically multiple VST tracks enveloped into one master VST track. Youtube it) as well as being able to manipulate Drummer to great detail (Drummer is Apple's version of EZDrummer, etc). I used Cubase from the mid 90s through to about 2007 (along with an early version of Reason). Then I got my first Mac & only had Cubase for Windows. I installed Reaper, but I found I was using Garageband more. I jumped to Logic about a year ago & it's all that I use now. To me, Logic is worth buying just for some of the AU instruments & fx alone.

If the headphone port works with the iPhone headphones (which is more than likely), then you could get an adaptor that has in/out to plug into it, such as an iRig. I'd still opt for an audio interface.

Is this sticky thread not of use? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/87414-how-to-make-a-good-looking-and-sounding-youtube-video/

The best thing to do is try it. Just make sure your Ω are good for the amp. If it was a guitar rig you was using, I'd say play lightly with the left, but bass gear usually covers the same frequency range as PA. I used my MarkBass as church PA a few times. Playing guitar, bass & edrums through it as well as music from mp3s.

There's a thread in the FX section dedicated to using iOS gigging rigs to replace your fx & amp. I'll likely go down this route if I go gigging (more likely to be the macbook & audio interface for me though as I have NI guitar rig & Logic Pro X on there).

Ooh. I think I might get to use some clavinet with wah this month.

I'm a musician. Bass just happens to be my fave instrument to play. I play more at home than I do in a band these days & enjoy writing songs, though I do play keys more than any other instrument nowadays. So much so, I'm thinking about becoming the keys player in the band. If I wasn't in the band, I'd still play bass.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1464786407' post='3062497'] But... but... but... I thought this was for bass only..? [/quote] Bass trumpet (AKA tenor horn)?