dave_bass5

What utter rubbish 🤣

Yes, this is how i feel, and quite often i dont reach perfection but don’t really worry about it. I think iconic bits should be played, but it will depend on the song i guess. Id never even try any Jaco etc stuff, but I’ll try and learn the whole song if i can, not just a couple of bits and make the rest up because the audience wont notice etc. As a bass player i can normally get very close to the tone on a recording, so just because the singer might not sound the same doesn't mean i don’t need to worry. If you can do it, whats the issue with doing it, especially if you are getting paid to do it. I learnt loads of songs quickly back in the day, and over the years ive gone back and fixed them. When i find im playing something wrong ill try and fix it, not just go ‘meh, the audience are still dancing so how cares’ etc. For me its about self pride. There is no reason on earth not to try your best at anything you do. Worst case ive witnessed is a band i auditioning on keys last year. They were doing Crazy Little thing call love. The bass player played just repeating root notes for each chord, instead of the walking bass line. When i mentioned it (as diplomatically as i could), it turned out they have been doing it this way for about a year, at gigs. No one had ever complained or commented at gigs, although they realised it wasnt right. The bass player ‘just didnt have time to work it out’ I walked away from that one.

Has anyone managed to compare these two in a band settings? I know Andertons have a shoot out with both in it (and totally wrong info about the tube), but id like to hear from actual users if there are any. I just got the Nux and other than the software/connection side i think it’s really nice. Very usable tones. My worry is that the IR’s are making it sound great, but without that turned on it sounds just ok. I dont think id use the IR’s with a bass rig but will at home. The Digbeth seems to be more versatile, but larger and doesnt have the IR. I like the idea of the Tilt knob. Any thoughts? Not looking for recommendations for anything else, just wondering about how these two compare.

Its crazy. Im seeing people loose sleep over how my milliseconds their compressor has dialled in for attack, how many string windings they have on the A string, how straight the neck is etc because the audience will probably walk out if any of that isn't set right, , and yet dont care less if they play the wrong notes in a song 😀 Again, this thread wasn't about the fact that you should play it exactly, but I do find it satisfying when I know it's as close as I can get it. Al. You left out the most iconic bit of that song? How and why did you come to that decicison? Not judging, just curious.

Im not judging anyone at all, play what you like. I try and get it correct but dont aways manage it. I even said in my first post that ive always played it wrong (wrong to how i should play it) and no one ever noticed. It’s just that i made this thread just to point out how this has been missed for decades by those that teach this song etc, not to tell everyone how to play it.

Wow, the soapboxes came out faster than usual for a BC thread 😂 Maybe i should have put this in off topic 😎

Maybe if the guitarist knew its wrong he might have enough self respect to want to play it correctly?

Not to them, but some of us might take a bit of pride in playing something the correct way, especially if the idea is to cover a certain version. Otherwise it’s becomes ‘our version’, which as we all know is musician speak for ‘couldn’t be bothered to learn it properly’ 😂

Think of the amount of punters that have gone home totally unimpressed 😂

That’s wrong.

Yeah, it's the sounding off that made me listen a bit closer. IIR this came out after the Commitments movie, which prompted a lot of covers bands at the time to start playing Motown songs. I agree, I think he played it wrong and no one has picked up on this before. Now im aware of it I think it's ok to play this, even though in isolation it doesn't seem right. I think this version is probably the version a lot of pub bands do compared to the original.

Me too. Probably get told its wrong (by the guitarist), and no one else will notice 🤣

I guess my biggest surprise is all the tutorials over the past 30+ years have all been wrong.

Other than the Aguilar of course, what are the other two? Just ordered this pedal, looks really cool, and after a lot of research the videos of this are the ones I felt produce what I want. I know who Melvin is but not sure what those two preamps are. To my ears they all sound great. Cheers.

When I first started playing bass in a covers band I had to learn about 40 songs quickly. It's only recently that ive had to play them again and cant believe how far off the mark some of my bass lines were in places (on the whole ok though). And I played with that band for 15 years. No one ever said anything.

Well im not surprised i got it wrong, but more that so many YT videos seem to have as well.

Damn, very tempted. I’ve got thier 2.4ghz version and it’s been fantastic. Not sure I’d get much more out of the 5.8 system for the extra money though.

No, im not talking about the intro, im talking about the verses. You are correct about the intro.

Recently got back in to playing bass and have a few gigs coming up. Ive had to relearn a lot of stuff, but surprised at how well I remember it. H2H is one of those ive played 1000's of times (we still do it in my main band where either play keys), but last nigh i isolated the bass from all the songs im learning to give me a chance to play along with the originals without a bass line there. When I listened to this bass line it sounded different to how ive been playing it. I check UGT and YT and everyone seems to play it the same way as I do. It's the run ups in the verses. E, F#, A, B that repeats at the end of every second bar. The isolated bass track sounds like he is playing G# instead of A. Cant believe it's taken me decades to realise this. It sounds wrong got me only because im used to playing the A. all the tabs and videos ive seen also play the A. Can anyone confirm the above? I know the audience won't notice etc, but if it's wrong its wrong. This is the stem taken directly from the single version https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7gqwmalcjdpxj099vzd4p/Untitled-4_1-02-Bass-.7.wav?rlkey=3ka7ez6kfprk6gbv9vcqkvok0&st=434zn5ji&dl=0

Ok so ive given up for now on this. It may or may not work, problly would, but at this price im not going to chance it until ive tried a few cheaper options.

Ok, i think ive got it all sorted. Got home from work and put a few drops of superglue in the slot while the kettle was boiling. Left it for an hour and re strung. Perfect!!!. I didnt bother filing anything, it just seemed to work fine without that, and i took the paper out as well. Im going to put some new stings on over the weekend so will have a closer look to see if it does need anymore attention. This will be fine until i can get the nut replaced. Not sure how long the glue will last, but as i dont change strings much im sure it’s not going to wear out anytime soon. Thanks again for all the tips.

I dont use it to recreate anything, and couldn’t care less about any amps from the past, i just like the tone and how it warms up my sound. Ive had the MKI, the MKII and have also owned the VTBass DI and Paradriver V2 over the years. I never pay any attention to the PR blurb that tells you how wonderfully accurate these things are, i just like what they do for me. In fact ive never owned any of those amps you mention, but yeah, most amps dont have a blend. I use the 1/4 out in to the front of a bass rig, or sometimes via the return. I have always dont this and know it works for me. I was hoping the FR might be a way to have my usual BDDI tone with a bit of Chorus and filter on top, from just one box. Its not a big deal, i was just asking here in case i was missing a way to do with without a dedicated Blend knob. I might even give it a go anyway and see what i can come up with. I guess at the end of the day, for me the BDDI is an EQ pedal that does what i need.

Thanks, that's a long way of saying no, but I appreciate the response. Ive been using a BDDI for a good 20+ years. I really struggled at first, but once I figure out the Blend knob I love what I hear. Used it was pretty much every bass ive owned. In all the reviews of the FL they mention the song soo the BDDI and VTBass, but this seems a bit skewed. I understand the BDDI sound might be there, but that all depends on how you use the BDDI in the first place I guess. Obviously this is more a personal issue, I just like how the BDDI sounds when I have my setting dialled in, but even now I struggle to use it if the Blend is all the way up and im using a rig ( I use full blend at home though).

The guy in that video is only 27 😆

Good idea, cheers.