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[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1413927972' post='2583831'] Must have had the last one! [/quote] Oh no, sorry man. Hope they get more sorted soon.

[quote name='woodster' timestamp='1413845846' post='2582812'] [url="http://www.bndproducts.com/#overview"]http://www.bndproducts.com/#overview[/url] [/quote] Thank you! Ordered!

Sorry

[quote name='72deluxe' timestamp='1413844743' post='2582796'] I don't suppose there was an easy way of putting that though. All valid points! In my defence it was hastily done (just grab and record) and it wasn't really a "musical" composition, more a demo of the bass and it's range of sounds. The timing is off (that's putting it politely) in a range of places, you're right. Thanks for giving up part of your life to watch it though. [/quote] I enjoyed it and I meant for you to feel happy, don't make excuses, just be happy, you have music in your blood and it comes across in your video There are no defences in music, if you know you can be better, and you really want to be better, you'll get better and better and bettererer. Again, I hope [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]that doesn't sound patronising [/font][/color]

Love the track, love the video angle. Adore your tone, playing and timing. It's cracking man, really. An absolute pleasure to listen to.

Oh I do hope this doesn't sound patronising. If you continue to practice hard and learn some more about harmony, and listen deeply to a lot of the music that inspires you, you're going to be a very interesting bassist. You seem to have a refreshing lack of inhibition, and you certainly have some skills - some of which need the refinement of lovely timing, which I can see you are most certainly capable of. You're very musical. Oh yes, lovely StarBass and lovely tones, both of them

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1413739543' post='2581417'] Some good ideas and some bits they clearly haven't considered at all. I notice in the video [b]there are no guitars with even a vaguely off-set shape on those stands,[/b] also I think the footprint is too big. Tripod stands like the Hercules can be fit fitted into all sorts of tricky places whereas these require a lot more room. More R&D required I think. [/quote] Err ... I've been at the crack pipe again

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1413737742' post='2581393'] If you can't find one, I have and can recommend one of these: [url="http://www.herculesstands.com/guitars/GS402BB.html"]http://www.herculess...rs/GS402BB.html[/url] [/quote] Thanks, yeah I tried one, bulky and no good for a Jazz I'm afraid.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1413733184' post='2581328'] Thanks gents! You can see why Bo was compared with Tom Waits when we were in Rattlin Bone [/quote] Yep, first person I thought of But yer man has his own style and personality.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1413733839' post='2581333'] I thought nice one..I'll check out hecules cos I've nearly finished a bass in nitro!. Went on Thomann, every hercules stand said not recommended for nitro finishes! ha ha [/quote] I tried the Hercules at a Bass Bash. I was not keen. I thought they were bulky, and not easy to assemble.

[quote name='woodster' timestamp='1413733560' post='2581329'] I've ordered 2! [/quote] How did you do that mate? Have you a link you can post please?

What an amazing voice! Not my usually jar of whisky but I really enjoyed it. Cheers Clarky!

Cheers geezers Thing is, no-one would be able to convince me to be happy with that timing, the timing is simply not what I want to hear. It honestly sounds TERRIBLE to me But I really do appreciate your reassurances, thank you

Brilliant build, and very informative. Thank you! Looking forward to seeing the finished guitar.

Let's give them some love eh?

No Treble are promoting them now too. Hope I can get my hands on one.

I'm definitely having one of these. Slightly cheesy vid, but check it. They look like the perfect solution to my problems. You can support them on Kickstarter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4C7ygrHEwA

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1413649146' post='2580564'] And here is my first pass! [url="https://soundcloud.com/ian-sherlock-1/bottles-hoshe-mamba-bc-mix-rough"]https://soundcloud.c...ba-bc-mix-rough[/url] It's still a work in progress (as is everything in life!) [u]Wot I 'ave done:[/u] Topped and tailed all the tracks and grouped under suitable sub-mixes, i.e drums, vox etc Played around with the intro a little Added some reverb to the vocals as they were sounding a little dry - this I have found is easy once grouped as I can assign a common send to the ReaVerb plugin from each of the tracks and keep it tight and balanced. Outro trimmed a little Threw a rough mix on the whole caboodle - it's a basic L-C-R mix, no muss, no fuss BTW, having to mix this on 'cans at the moment, but will give it a go with proper monitors and cabs when I get a quiet moment [u]T'ings left to do:[/u] Yep, tidy up the bass with some automation and compression and play around with sending it out to a selection of different cabs 'n' effects. Don't get me wrong,I love Nigels' bassline - really accomplished and well recorded - but this *is* a re-mix challenge and I'd love to shift some real air with a cab and record the result. Nice thick subby lows that'll choke a donkey! Still learning how to do things in Reaper, but I can output individual tracks through a couple of Aux busses on my interface and out to my reamping box. Anyway that's my cunning plan (you could almost stick a tail on it and call it a weasel) Thoughts, comments and critique please! Ian [/quote] I don't remember having hit the crack pipe before recording that bass, but clearly that's what I did. Absolutely shocking. I did it live with no headphones in my own studio and I'll admit I rushed it when I didn't need to, it sounds ok in the the actual track, although I knew the timing was a bit off. I could have taken my time and got it right. Big f***ing lesson! As far as your mix is concerned, lovely! Great vocal sounds mate, lovely vibe, and I love the prominence of our dearest departed Doreen's BVs, it's like she's still with us I really like the simplicity of the mix, it sounds really open! Really looking forward to hearing all these mixes in sequence when the voting starts, very high standard of (re)mixing on all of them.

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1413643839' post='2580485'] No! Hehehehe I hadn't noticed any glaring timing hiccups, and if there are any there, well they're just adding to the flavour of the song. Who wants a 'locked to the click' bassline anyway ? On a serious note, the tracks are all really well recorded. Noticed some spill from the drums in the BV tracks, but nothing too bad Just need to wait until the neighbours are out and I can really crank the big cabs Ian [/quote] Cheers! Hope you have fun with it, mess it about mate, mash it up!

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1413634968' post='2580367'] OK, so I've got all the tracks imported into Reaper now, and sort of organised into sensible track groupings. I've even been able to route Nigel's deliciously subby bassline out of my interface, through my re-amping box and into my combo.....ooops letting out all my secrets now hehehe. Now to try mic'ing a pair of 12" PA cabs...... A dull Saturday afternoon has suddenly become much more interesting.... [/quote] Do me a favour Ian, can you Mellodyne my bass line to correct all those bloody timing errors

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1413622077' post='2580177'] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202983-playing-with-gloves-on"]http://basschat.co.u...-with-gloves-on[/url] [/quote] And http://basschat.co.uk/topic/90264-playing-bass-wearing-black-silk-gloves-for-better-tone/ I'm still using the gloves for every gig, I love them. I have a Fender with a gloss neck and the gloves stop my hands sticking to it on hot sweaty gigs and that's now the main reason I wear them although I dig the smoothness too, I play fretless with them as well. Still think they look damn cool I had a rehearsal and a gig this week, and I hadn't picked up a bass for two months, I rehearse without the gloves and managed to get blisters on my picking fingers. One of them burst during the quick soundcheck and it felt raw as hell. Did the gig with the gloves on an had no problems at all, in fact I played harder than usual.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413567849' post='2579732'] It already has - The Daily Mail Online. [/quote]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413562527' post='2579659'] Just part of the process of making everything virtual. When there's no power, there will be no 'things'... ...including cash - as most wealth is now held on a computer as zeros and ones, you will be skint, too. [/quote] Yeah but what if you lose everything in a house fire? Even more skint and no books no music no food, nowhere to have a sh*te .. Unless shitting could be made digital in which case the morning dance of the elderly will be a lost art form too.

I'm still expecting a post in about two weeks saying NBD!! Just got a FCS 75 Jazz in Oly White or whatever

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1413563040' post='2579670'] Superb! [/quote] Thank you mate!