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[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1355570031' post='1899999'] How does the weight of a graphite neck compare to a wooden one - say, maple with maple fretboard? I am concerned, possibly unjustly, that a graphite neck might make a lightweight bass neck heavy. If not, well, it is tempting... [/quote] My Status Classic hollowbody was a bit neck heavy, not much, and it was ok on a strap.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1355515175' post='1899588'] I don't get that, I suspect it's your browser being hijacked by some kind of malware, as the previous response suggests [/quote] I think that too. They are a bitch to remove too, but it may well be harmless. Download a free copy of Malwarebytes and see if you can remove it. The onsite support guys use this where I work, a very large IT solutions company.

Everything that's been said, but to add that harmonics really do sound amazing.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355502769' post='1899382'] Very good, that's all fine, but i just don't want to do that. I want to learn. [/quote] To learn, you must listen and question and develop. I think you are stuck in a philosophical hamster wheel, so there's no point in us carrying on with this. I have no idea why you started this thread now because you are clearly not interested in how the music industry works. You been told, but you still argue the bleedin obvious. Best of luck with your album mate.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355500701' post='1899335'] Yes, very good, but then i might think "I made a lot of money there, maybe i could make more with a second album". I don't want the motivation for any of my albums to be money. It's just something that i will do when i'm ready. [/quote] Look, I'm sorry to say this, but you are sounding rather naive. Most of us here have music and integrity as the priority, of course we do, but we also want to sell a lot of our music and tickets to our shows so we can at least cover expenses and preferably make a profit to plough into more musical projects.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355499337' post='1899306'] I don't think i am looking at it through rose tinted glasses, i know what goes on. But money = the corruption of any person, organisation or industry. That's where the entire thing fell down really, seeing that they could sell more than just music. Personally, i wouldn't mind recording and putting out my own CD, and not worrying about any of that PR stuff, and just letting whatever money it makes come to me. Doesn't matter to me. If somebody wants to listen to me, they will buy my CD. [/quote] I honestly think you do have the rosy specs on mate

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355497878' post='1899270'] That isn't the intention, but it might be the result. Nothing helps you learn like 2 things- making a mistake, and having a debate. [/quote] True enough.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355497669' post='1899266'] Possibly, but i do promote it. [/quote] So you can disagree with them later?

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355494973' post='1899218'] Very true. But i still won't listen to her on the grounds of principle. [/quote] Fair enough. Please tell us what your principles are so we can all follow them as you wish us to do.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355494482' post='1899208'] Mate, some people just need cheap fried chickens. If all that's true, why aren't you working in PR? [/quote] Because it's often a filthy f***ing business.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355494328' post='1899201'] But Cheryl Cole still can't sing, no matter how many takes she does. [/quote] And? She's a musical ready meal. You serve a well made ready meal to your friends, the fact you didn't cook it doesn't mean they will not enjoy it, until maybe they find out the truth which may sour the taste somewhat. It doesn't matter that CC can't sing, that's only a tiny part of her money making enterprises.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355493419' post='1899175'] Well now, just because somebody likes KFC doesn't mean that they don't also like sushi. That's a bit of a generalisation. I think it's more uncultured people you are thinking of, who spend all day walking around the estate (a housing estate, nothing fancy) in tracksuits, then go out for dinner at KFC, then spend the rest of the evening, drinking in the street. [/quote] Maybe, but that doesn't change the fact that anyone who eats KFC is either ignorant or uncaring about the attendant animal welfare issues. Why do you think Tesco sell cheap Danish bacon pumped full of water to ignorant consumers? Because they don't think the general public would enjoy real bacon because it would taste too strong and they wouldn't buy it. Same with music, big music companies have to sell sh*t to fund the next big sh*t, some of the better ones will release some more obscure music aswell, but it doesn't really pay, they are taking a risk. Do you think Holzt's The Planets and Vivaldi's Four Seasons are so popular because of the music? Of course not, they are the only orchestral music CDs in some people's houses because they can say 'See! This sounds like how I imagine Mars to be! Amazing innit!' You have to feed people or they won't get it, they need clues to enjoy the music. In pop it's about sex, clothes, shooes, make up, dance moves. Gangnam f***ing Style! I bet you can see that video in your head, but what do you remember of the music?

[quote name='mcgraham' timestamp='1355492591' post='1899154'] Admittedly it's on my blog, but here are some highlights from a seminar I went to by a very experienced vocal coach and performance coach from Canada. 5 very simple tips I picked up that can massively change your performance from merely music to something that people want to attend. It takes time, and takes practice, but it plays on the fact that over 50% of your performance to an audience is visual - i.e. they take in far more visually than they actually hear sonically, so you need to practice that. [url="http://www.markjwgraham.co.uk/500-words-or-less-5-simple-tips-to-bolster-your-performances"]500 words or less: 5 Simple Tips to Bolster Your Performances[/url] [/quote] Bang on. People see and feel pop music, the hearing comes later, and finally the smell of rancid pop star that's been left out the fridge too long.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355491843' post='1899130'] Yes, this is what i mean when i talk about artists that are marketable. It's nearly like the music comes as a bonus, rather than a necessity. They want somebody cool, good looking, who can maybe dance a bit, and would be a bit of a role model for kids. I agree with you 100%, he is totally marketable, but so it Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole. I'm not comparing him to them, but i just wanted to be clear on what marketable means, it's not always about your ability to song or write songs. [/quote] This is MASS marketable, if you subscribe to the notion that the average popular music consumer is a lazy, generally ignorant sheep-like fleshy substance with little ability to do much more than dance, and worship and copy their idols' make-up, hair and sartorial elegance, then no wonder we have our current short-termist profiteering music industry, and no different than KFC, McDonald's, Asda, etc. They make money out of clever marketing and the 'public's' inability to process or be interested in anything they are not familiar with. Try getting your average KFC muncher to try some sustainably sourced sashimi 'I ain't eetin raw fackin fish yer c**t!'. And yet there remains a decent western market for sushi, albeit not real sushi in most cases. Same with music.

It's all about the package, the PR and marketing, if he was called Andrew Jones, do you think he'd have been a successful? the name Jake Bugg paints a big picture of something a bit more American and exotic than Andrew Jones, which is a bit more outskirts of Milton Keynes. His music's American sounding, he looks cool, he plays and sings well and his songs are ok, he is MARKETABLE to the masses and everybody wins.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1355490568' post='1899092'] As a member of the public I strongly disagree with that remark! [/quote] The average consumer of pop music can be very lazy though, only really buying or downloading what they see and hear on the TV and Radio.

[quote name='butlerk02' timestamp='1355484412' post='1898943'] Hi Bud, Just had a quick listen and I really like the tune and the performance is fine. Mix wise, I'd say two main problems to me are the drums and the vocals. The kit seems a bit flat and lifeless and the snare seems a little dull. The vocals could sit better in the mix, as they are buried a bit in the guitars. Maybe eq'ing/panning the guitars differently would open up more space for the vocal? [/quote] Completely agree. Love the Marr style guitars, but the lovely vocals are not shining enough. They need more sparkle and depth in the mix. Nice track though, really enjoyed it.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355488364' post='1899029'] Maybe so, but the thing with RHCP, RATM and John Frusciante is that they weren't just propelled into stardom and adored by waves of fangirls over night despite their music clearly being nothing more than the regurgitated songs of an artist that is still alive! I like other folk music along with Mumford and sons, they just happen to be the most popular right now. [/quote] This is all just a rant really isn't it. People moaning about a musician's lack of originality and their success, the state of the music industry etc, when really the only difference between this and their own listening is the name of the bands. People buy music they like, it's all available, so go and buy what you like. Jake Bugg don't mean sh*t, just because he was on Jools and now getting his name and face around with a good marketing budget just shows most people need feeding, passionate music lovers go and find their music themselves. M&S aren't folk music mate, they're Woolly Tank Top Pop.

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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1355388968' post='1897582'] Not even started. [/quote] Nor I.

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1355145069' post='1894539'] Well, I'm not yet. I'm on my little quest to get everything (bar the cab) gear wise to fit in one case. My bass, head, leads, strap, tuner and tools all fit in it a the moment and I'm happy with that. Lately though, I've started to miss being fretless. I wouldn't de-fret my bass, but was thinking of de-fretting a spare jazz neck so I could change it if I wished to do so. From there I would get a case that could accommodate the whole lot including the "spare" neck. Was just a thought really. Don't want a second bass, I'm happy with just one and the one case that holds everything and thought maybe the spare neck idea might work. Changing them isn't that hard a task and gives me a bit more variety to an already versatile instrument. [/quote] Fair enough. Loosen the truss rod for long term storage.

Cheers Paul

You need to slacken the truss rod if you take the strings off more more than a week or so or you risk warping it. The instrument is designed to have tuned strings on, there is absolutely no need to store them any other way. Tune it, clean it, put it in a case in a place with fairly stable and humidity. Why are you taking the necks off for storage?

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1355131462' post='1894324'] thats what im thinking of doing, im not looking to create a top 10 record, but id like some decent drums that in an emergancy i could release demo's to the world with half decent sounding drums [/quote] They will sound much more than half decent, barely need to eq, just get the right level of reverb and you're away. You can also adjust all the levels of each part of the kit later by opening the EZD mixer and messing about with it while your track is running. It really is very easy. I would have absolutely no problem with releasing an album into the wild with EZD drums on it, they sound like a real pro drummer, very human.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1355082139' post='1893850'] Yes, but it's also great. I tend to run 2 instances of EZ Drummer in most projects - [b]Vintage Rock for Snare, kick and hats and Drumkit From Hell for all the cymbals and extended range of toms.[/b] It takes a bit of work to get the two to sound like one kit but it's worth it. EZ Drummer is brilliant. I've also used BFD but I found the graphical interface to be a real nightmare to use compared to EZ drummer. [/quote] That's [b]exactly[/b] what I've been doing!