Dood

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1464687948' post='3061364'] What's shocking is that these regional rates have pretty much stayed the same even since I first started playing. Even 'Minimum Wage' has managed to increase in comparison lol.. [/quote] #SadTruth Wow I was about to post this! Great minds think alike Dood!

[quote name='walshy' timestamp='1504905948' post='3368287'] More pics on Jons Facebook page. This is so bloody good, I mean really really good![b] I've ordered a twin brother now too in she'll pink[/b] [/quote] Made my evening Congratulations!!

[quote name='Shawman' timestamp='1504874370' post='3367947'] I'm more interested in the Spiceworld Tour poster [/quote] Are you looking to "spice up your life"? I'll get my coat

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1504820852' post='3367651'] Much to my dismay, I have an unused pair of FR800's gathering dust due to being unable to get 5 people in the same place at the same time! [/quote] [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1504858418' post='3367774'] Want to sell them? [/quote] I'd have torn your arm off to buy them if I hadn't already had mine torn off by an unrelenting stream of repair and house bills. Anyone know what the lottery numbers will be?

Doug let me cuddle the prototype Darkglass amp, in a lift, with his girlfriend. Whilst he watched. It felt so wrong, but so right.

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1504807614' post='3367513'] If you want to keep the bass as a passive, then why not look at adding an EQ pedal? Does the same thing that you want, and you can easily switch it off when you've finished solo-ing, without the hassle of flicking a switch on your guitar. [/quote] My suggestion too. Try one and practice boosting the different mid range frequencies rather than pushing the total level up. The beauty of this is that you can change your solo voice easily but also easily recall the settings you like without a screwdriver!

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1504814428' post='3367588'] I use a zoom hn2 also.. out of interest where do you position it for recording gigs? Want to get some crowd noise but not the conversation of the two people nearest the mic all the time.. Thanks and sorry for going off topic! [/quote] Mine up until recently has been fulfilling two jobs at once and those using IEMs might want to check out my video in the reviews section. It actually sits on a clamp on my IEM controller stand. I tend to usually be just to one side and in front of my drummer so the audio being picked up from the rear mics features more drum ambient sounds and the guitar amp/ monitors where the front microphones are picking up audience and room ambience. It's mixed to stereo at the line out and I would feed the audio in to our IEMs to get that 'connected' aspect back as well as adding to the 'space' of the stereo IEM mix. I do have a very nice set of condenser mics arranged in ORTF format to try for the next gig when it comes to ambient needs. Back to recording though - the beauty of the H2N is in the recording (on to the internal card) of front stereo and rear stereo separately, meaning you have two sets of audio files to select from even before using mixing techniques on both at the same time to get the sound you want. It's a great gadget and I keep it in my case all the time. I actually use it stand alone with my IEMs in rehearsals too. The combination is better than any passive ear plug I have ver used - and I've had many!

Yes! All the time! - As Discreet says, it needn't be too difficult to set up and the Zoom H1 is a great example of a simple recorder that captures in stereo and doesn't distort. I use the H2n which is also just brilliant, highly recommended as they are small and handy to have in the gig bag all the time - especially for capturing gigs. Often we go one step further and I take the Q8 with me that also means we can record video with the high quality audio too.

Yup, I like having the option there. It adds a bit of level and depending on the pickups often extra low mids and maybe slightly less top end when going passive. Active electronics will often counteract that effect which can be noticed if you have a circuit that has a true bypass active/passive switch.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1504808812' post='3367530'] Yeah, watched it this morning - very interesting! [/quote] Ah! Thank you!

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1504808579' post='3367525'] Looks very nice Dood, thanks for the recommendation! I was wondering if I could somehow find the readies for a Thunderfunk TFB800-B2, but with duty and tax, it's about 2 grand! The B|Amp looks great though. I will investigate further. [/quote] No problem! I've reviewed the B|Amp, but I haven't had my hands on the Forté yet which promises to be very good too. Here's some bloke who seems to like it a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHoNNtuOpsc

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1504794268' post='3367370'] That's the most interesting thing I have read in this topic. You wont thank me for saying that my first response to "Notation Dyslexia" was to type LOBBOX! but as I read on I realised that you seem to have a better appreciation of the very nub of this topic than any other member who has contributed. Respect. There are only a few teachers who I genuinely respect and today I added your name to the list. [/quote] I'd have laughed out loud to lobbox (Not so much that auto-correct has changed my typing three times). Thank you, for your reply though. I'm genuinely touched. I guess I just seek in a way that I always want to know 'how things work'. Maybe that's why I love my job reviewing guitar gear as well. Aside from the magazine, I've been very fortunate to work, in-depth, on some music based projects (some award winning) that I have delivered to those with a range of 'needs'. I've delivered music projects to those with Autism, or physical handicaps; I've presented clinics to staff members for using music as a communicative device and I've worked with sufferers of Dementia. We developed a program in conjunction with the education department of a very famous concert hall establishment. The latter not feeling like work, but a very emotional journey and understanding of the effects of a range of mental health diseases, which had a huge impact on me. I suppose in short, I find myself questioning and analysing the way that I teach all the time - and of course with that, trying to understand how people learn. Maybe there's a Masters in that somewhere!

I clicked on the link and the default instrument is perfect lol.

People are greedy. Greed is the fuel of the nation.

One thing that really hasn't been touched on here at all is that there is such a learning difficulty known as [b]Notation Dyslexia[/b]. Much like Dyslexia which is more understood in reading and writing it manifests itself in the same ways. As an example, even with proper reading glasses (if needed) "symbols seem to move on the lines" to quote one of my students. This is even more of a problem when looking at notation where lots of information is crammed on to one page. Even for some there's an extended moment of trying to decipher the key of B major from E major - long before starting the piece. For this reason and many of the advantages noted above I teach [i]combined[/i] Notation and Tablature. (As well as individually). I actually teach methods to help speed up Tablature reading. As an example and certainly not a description of my entire approach, I demonstrate how to improve by correcting the mistakes (covering music theory) and then making it more efficient to play (physical understanding of the instrument). Since Tablature tends not to have a set standard, other than borrowing symbols from 'standard notation', it makes it easy to manipulate, much like the way that many write crib sheets in the absence of sight reading. This has worked particularly well; some of my students have gone from the class room to gigs over in Europe. Finally, when it comes to teaching, my approach is entirely different from many, some of which I have shadowed and cringed as students have become embarrassed and tangled. I guess what I want to add here is that I guess there are more ways than one to crack that initial egg and they should all be explored and we should always keep learning. Even for those who think they know it all and are somehow better than others. Stay humble, stay positive.

The TC Spectracomp is amazing - I also own the TC Nova Dynamics which I also adore. So much so that I sold one, regretted it and had to buy another!

I'm not sure what your budget is, but the Bergantino B|Amp is stunning. It's stable down to 2 Ohms and just sounds superb! There's also a cheaper option, the Bergantino Forte that I haven't had the chance to try but it's essentially a cut down version of the B|Amp but the signal path components are all the same.

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1504712046' post='3366829'] Any idea where I could get such a thing done over here? Edit: actually, since he seems to be the best guy in the world for this kind of work, I may as well just put in a custom order with him. He's sent guards all over the world so it shouldn't be a problem. Now I just need to find out how much they cost... [/quote] Becky is here in the UK, so I can't see it being a problem!

Yes, doesn't sound very 'Pro' in all definitions of the word.

I was reminded of this performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN-DCfxma8 - Mainly because there's a very tasty all black Fender Power Jazz Bass Special in it - but of course the delay pedal work on the bass line is rather cool too.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1504709863' post='3366810'] "Balls"? "BALLS"??? Surely you mean [size=5][color=#ff0000][i][b]HEFT[/b][/i][/color][/size]? [/quote] Ha ha ha ha There seemed to be some confusion over heft before. I hoped this more generic term would be a better description lol!