Dood

The Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody got a massive slating too. It's almost a sign that it will do well when the critics pan 'em.. 48 industry awards in 2019, Box Office Gross $911 million. 

Having taught students from the ground up many, many times, we've already covered a huge amount of ground even before we get to Modes. I feel there are necessary steps in progressive learning that should be covered and understood before a beginner dives in to something like Modes. (and no, that's not because learning the Modes is hard, by the way!)

More often or not, if a student comes to me to tell me about Modes their misunderstanding has come about because of the lack of theory preparation. The very building blocks, as it were.

An elementary example would be "I'm playing Aeolian, because this is the Aeolian pattern on the bass." 

20 minutes ago, Huge Hands said:

Yeah, yeah @Dood 😁 - reminds me of the time I visited a guy at his desk at work to help with some tech stuff.  His dept were being moved, so there were lots of packing crates everywhere.  This guy had packed everything away neatly, except one crate he had "accidentally" left open - full of boxes of Durex.  "Oh my, that wasn't supposed to be left open" he gasped theatrically, with a huge cheese eating grin on his face as he closed the lid.....

 

A colleague did later point out that it would have been much more impressive if the boxes were empty.... 

A friend of mine went in to hospital for an exploratory examination many years ago. He was slightly perturbed when after laying down on the bed the male doctor arrived with a large tube of KY in hand. It was then he learned that KY wasn't just used for one thing... lol 

On 02/01/2022 at 17:58, Rich said:

Joking aside, I'm guessing KY would do the trick? The thing I liked about the original lube was that the excess was easy to rub into the skin to get it off my fingers - it's not as greasy feeling as Vaseline.

KY is perfect for the job. A funny story: I ran out of the tube that came with my ear plugs and the cheapest suitable lube online ended up being KY, so I ordered a SMALL tube, the emphasis here being on the word SMALL.

So imagine my thoughts when a larger than expected box arrived on my doorstep. The tube is so large that even those at the back of the venue could easily see the KY logo!!

On 28/02/2022 at 10:35, E sharp said:

If I didn’t already have an Eden 410, and two Berg 212’s, I’d have this, as I’m in Norfolk. 
 

This should fly out I reckon 

I'll look after your 2x12's and keep them warm and safe!! - I'd love to hear my B|Amp through them both! Good lord I bet it sounds delicious with both of those on!

On 23/02/2022 at 21:10, Owen said:

What GremlinAndy said.

 

But I would add, I want this and I have no possible use for it. These are where it is at.

Same ha ha! Although I have a couple of things I could throw in a rack case with it. I still don't need it , but Powersoft... yummy!

2 hours ago, la bam said:

I did a deacon build on a vintage v4 years ago and used all Wilkinson gold hardware. Looked and played great. In retro spec if I'd have dropped a set of solder less geezer pick ups in, it would have been a killer bass for about £350.

I happen to have a set of GZR's for my up and coming build! 

11 hours ago, Edenburgh said:

Yeah I have a Vintage (the JHS brand) fretless jazz loaded with Wilkinson hardware and it's not too shabby at all.

Wilkinson WJBL200 - I actually bought a big pile of gold hardware off a chap on FB ages ago as I was planning another P bass build, so I have a set waiting for the donor bass to arrive. Of course, they also come in chrome as well as black.

21 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

@Dood

stunning, stunning, stunning.

alas I am financially crippled for many years to come

11 hours ago, Edenburgh said:

Shopping list...

Gold Strap locks - Schaller?

Gold Neck Plate - probably “F” stamped and in a black plastic tray?

Gold Neck Plate screws

Gold Machine Heads - Hipshot HB2 or Gotoh (might go Wilkinson if budget starts to get fried)

Black/White/Black Pickguard - ideally with the truss adjust notch

Gold Pickguard screws

Gold Knobs (from pictures they look like dome rather than flat top)

Gold Jack retaining nut & washer (if this even exists)

Gold Bridge - Schaller roller (I'm on it!)

Gold string retainer (square, not round)

 

Anything else?

The Wilkinson midels that look like the Gotoh FB30 are actually not bad at all for the money, better than those things they but on some cheaper  Fender models!

Cerberus Guitars ordered a Tron themed top. If you have Facebook , you can see the top here:  https://www.facebook.com/tobiascasparwood/posts/2903249199965596

My mate Max is a bit of a resin expert and has been supplying his tops to lots of top guitar brands. He makes all sorts of other products too:

https://www.facebook.com/tobiascasparwood

https://tobiascaspar.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1nkHmXSsZeodzBldLhJzq_t8-vNMIn-OrQrtQ2BNe5kW7Xa-xP54w6mBU

The methods he has perfected for creating resin products alleviates many of the problems associated with it and understandably his guitar tops look incredibly rich and very clear! Talented chap!

Hornets nest:

One for Grainger Guitars:

I loved my Powersoft ! Insanely good! 

32 minutes ago, xgsjx said:

A Ritter Roya Royal.

 

Ideal for me who can't pronounce the letter R, so it's a Witteu Woya Woyal.

I couldn’t when I was younger either mate! 

To buy back all the basses I had to sell when things went Pete Tong in my private life a few years ago. There are some I really miss.

Other than that, Jon Shuker and I have this corking bass design ready to go. We've been talking about it for a few years now. I desire it muchly, still. It's going to be insanely good.

2 hours ago, iconic said:

Fantastic review, thanks for the upload😎

Thank you!!!! I really appreciate the feedback. I would love for bass chatters to share my videos as I would like to reach more fellow bassists

6 hours ago, whave said:

 

Still enjoying that Vox? How's the hardware/build quality for the £500-ish price? I am so in love with that one since I have seen it here...  

I am sure I would have still been enjoying it, but sadly, as a professional gear reviewer, I have to send kit back after I have finished my videos. I really liked the Artist model I reviewed though, way better than the lower spec version.

3 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

 

Things have moved on since then!  I'm not saying the £500 Indonesian bass was bad but mine was virtually unplayable as received with a stupidly low action and nut slots cut way too shallow.  I could have fixed those things myself but the bass turned up in a Fender Squier box with internal polystyrene packaging that didn't hold the Vox securely and had virtually disintegrated in transit. As if that wasn't bad enough, it was obviously a dusty ex-display model and the advertised gig bag wasn't there!  Basically, I just didn't feel like PMT deserved my money so I returned it - at a cost to me of £12!! I was so disappointed that I decided to phone Vox UK for a whinge and they ended up offering me a twin pickup active MIJ Artist at a massively discounted price.  With a RRP of nearly £1400, this is in a completely different league.  The differences are subtle metallic finish rather than solid black, premium Gotoh bridge and lightweight machine-heads, gloss maple neck, maple fretboard with mother of pearl square inlays, brilliant Aguilar AG 4J-70 pick-ups and OBP-2 pre-amp.  It arrived today and it's the best s-s bass I've ever played.

 

 

Yummmmyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a leather pick! I was given one as a gift and it works quite well with a couple of twists of the EQ controls to suit. 

The one I have is large and rather thick, I can't seem to find who made it. A quick google has shown up lots of other options though. Maybe worth buying a few and having a play! 

14 hours ago, Owen said:

Is anyone, and if so what are you using? I can cobble together a guitar part in logic but it would be nice to give it an amp sheen.

 

TIA

I use plug-ins too. My current favourites for the majority of my sounds are both from Neural DSP. The "Nolly" and "Cory Wong" plug-ins offer a wide range of tones from glassy cleans, strat bite, crunch and metal tones.

For me the trick is to emulate the sound of a room / micing up situation to make the plug-in sound more realistic - as I'd been stuck with plug-ins that weren't;t so good in the past.

17 hours ago, fleabag said:

Personally, i would leave nothing outside regarding electronics. Dry or not

Absolutely! All of my music gear, including random cases and stands always live indoors.

On 20/04/2021 at 17:41, Eldon Tyrell said:

Yes, Dead Letter Circus are pretty good too. Oz has so many amazing (prog) bands, maybe I should move there?

 

The thought crossed my mind too, many times!

2 hours ago, bagsieblue said:

 

Yep, Different EQ points on the Spector version.

 

The normal version is quoted as:

Bass, +-12dB @70Hz

Mids, +-12dB @500Hz

High Mids, +-12dB 2.8kHz

 

On 3 Seperate Pots.

 

The Spector version is quoted as:

Bass +/-20dB @ 150 Hz

Mids +/-12dB @ 500Hz

Treble +/-12dB 3.5kHz, +6dB boost @ 1kHz

 

This is on 2 pots, for the bass and the treble.  Mids are adjusted internally on the board on a white flywheel type thing.

 

 

 

Probably against common views, I actually really want to try the Spector LT Darkglass preamp in my two band bass here. I like the idea of the high centre for the bass frequency and that I wouldn't have to drill a third hole for the mids, that I rarely touch anyway! 

18 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Thanks - was looking at the one at andertons (not even sure they have it, even if they say that they can get it) whcih was the tonepump and the fluence pickups. I really liked the fishman pickups in the Dimension that I played (not noticing the B string issue that they say about on talkbass), I thought it was very clear. I certainly wouldn't be that interested in the darkglass preamp, as it seems more a dingwall thing.

 

I'll share my review video here for those who want to hear the LT in action. One of my students has an Aguilar loaded LX and we've compared the two. When I get a mo, if anyone is interested I'll post something. 

Just a quick note to say that, as I understand it, the capsule in the LT isn't the standard Darkglass version, its a Spector custom version with different EQ centres, much more in keeping with what we're used to from Spector. I really like it, it comes across as more punchy in the lows than the pillowy Tonepump. (Neither description should be taken as a negative, they're just different). 

https://www.bassgearmag.com/bassic-review-spector-euro4-lt-bass/

On 12/02/2022 at 12:40, Edenburgh said:

Yes! but natural headstock and tv logo

Might be cheaper to have the headstock refinished than the body of another bass! Looks like a good donor!