dave_bass5

That will be the old Ashdown ‘blanket over the speakers’ effect 😎

I do play with experienced players, just not in this band. Any idea where i can find another band that will want me?

Like I said, mostly inexperienced but only one not willing to listen. I guess the youngest is 40 and im the oldest. Others probably mid 40s. Al have gigs, and the drummer is in a part time gigging band (he has experience and we are on the same page). This is the singers first covers band, he has been a singer/song writer for years. The lead just this he has dont it all and knows whats what, but his attitude stinks. Thanks of the support. like I say, its neither her nor there what happens in the future, its more for me to get back up to speed on bass after 4 years away, but it would be nice if the hard work paid off.

I think until they get much closer to the giving stage I'll keep quiet about my PA etc. The lead guitarist has a Boss multiFX so can go directly to the PA, he just hadn't thought of doing it until I mentioned it. He seems fixated with IEM, but has no clue whats really involved. Every conversation i have with him its 'well me and you can use IEM, if the other don’t want to f%%k them'. It's like he has read up on what a few big bands use and thinks its as easy as plugging headphone sin to a mixer. Ill be civil to him but wont entertain any conversation as far as sound etc goes. I know before I joined he was trying to get them all to go IEM and he felt that having me there would help push them towards that, but I cant see any reason to, and I know what will be involved if we did, and it would be all on me.

Yeah, and it’s also the fact that we have to be self contained, with lights and PA. They are used to it all being supplied. I laughed when the lead guitarist said about mic’ing his toy amp up. I said im happy to let them use my PA, but now going to retract that offer. I don’t mind arguments if it gets things sorted, but this guy is very pushy and stubborn, so im going to let him have his way and just be a bass player from now on. This band isn’t worth stressing over, i had all this when i joined my main band and it was a very frustrating time, but most of us got through it. i can’t imagine this lot getting out of the living room so all this other stuff seems irrelevant anyway.

Maybe the cheap Valton GP-5, used just for EQ might fit the bill.

The problem I have is im the new guy. The others think it's all wonderful and have no idea how basic it all sounds (drummer never counts in, the guiraitst just starts etc). If the end ends up in chaos that's just more time wasted. The song in question is Cheap Tricks' Aint that a shame. It has a lot of false endings where there are different bits of guitar during each gap. I dont think we need play them all, or at least go on and on, so I suggested we settle on a number so we can all stop. He thinks we stop when he plays a certain riff, no matter what anyone else is doing at the time. I could let it go, and won't bother bringing it back up next time, but for me his card is marked and my eyes are open to his attitude.

Thanks. Yes, he just thinks he is right because he knows it all. He really doesnt. Keeps going on about IEM's etc, and as I said, we are in a living room with 25-30wats amps. Absolutely no need for IEM's, but as he knows the pro's use them, he is going to. Definitely not a team player. To be honest I dont think the band will go anywhere anyway. Singer/Guitarist has a Boss 30watt busking amp, and the lead has the small 25watt. They both think we can mic them up at gigs 😂 They have done a lot of open mic nights over the years, but never a covers gig where the band pretty much supplies everything. I just enjoy the songs and playing with them. Im not going to stress about it and happy to walk away at any point, but im trying to bring a bit of experience to the band.

Had a crappy one at the weekend. Ive recently joined a new band that rehearse at the singers living room. It normally sounds ok. Small amps and drum kit. Sunday was awful. the lead guitarist uses a Boss pedalboard and stupidly I mentioned he could use IEM's with it at some point, as he keeps going on about them. So now he uses just one, and because he is standing in front of the amp, turns the amp down(its only a really cheap 25watt combo but loud enough). I mentioned to him that I couldn't hear him, and his response almost made me walk out. "its ok, you dont need to.." WTAF!!!!. Because he is loud in his IEM he refuses to even acknowledge that the rest of us are struggling to hear him. Not once would he entertain turning his IEM down and amp up, because, well, we dont need to hear him. Later on we were working the ending of a song out, quite a few repetitive stops, and I said we need to decide on how many. He looked me in the eye and said 'im not going to count anything", just listen for (and he played a little riff). Bearing in mind I can't hear him I got really annoyed and we (he) argued that big bands dont work endings out etc. Am I being unreasonable getting annoyed with the above attitude? None of them have any experience with covers bands, only open mic nights. Id have walked had I not actually been enjoying the songs and playing.

This got me through a gig at the weekend. Really enjoying the freedom of not tweaking things all the time. I was worried that going for multi effects was becoming too time consuming, as I was playing with it more than I was actually playing at home, but at rehearsals and gigs its the opposite, just set and forget. I could tweak if needed but as it's more hassle I didnt. I used the pedals footswitch as a mute/tuner, everything else done on the controller. This shot was taken at home, we down play carpeted stages 😉

Once I got the passive and active tones at the same volume on my V7 5 I don think I bothered with active most of the time.

Yeah, I use the Finger style preset at home, even though hi play with a pick. My M-Vave Chocolate finally arrived yesterday. Easy enough to set up and it makes a big difference to the GP-5. not quite as versatile as I had hoped, but exactly what I need for rehearsals. I have FS 1 set to engage Drive + NR, FS2 engages Modulation (be it Phaser or Chorus) + EQ, and 3 + 4 scroll through patches. Ive not bothered with the other two switches (E+F). The Amp sim is left on but no Cab sim. I use the EQ block with modulation more to control any volume changes than EQ, although it does help with the Phaser by lowing the low a tiny bit as well A bit disappointed that I have to power the M-Vave for the Host side to work, but as it will run off a phone charger or power bank, and power the GP-5 its not a big deal. the only issue i wish i could sort out is that (as far as i can see) to get each switch to turn on and off an effect ive had to set the switches to A/B. This works well but the GO-5 doesn’t seem to relay the effect block state when it’s first called up. So depending on where the foot switch was left before it can take two presses to engage the block on first use of that patch. Not a big deal, just no ideal.

But your amp/rig is tone shaping.

This is why i went with my EBS Microbass3. less to go wrong and all knobs are quickly accessible. It’s just feel more natural than the menu driven devices, although it does a lot less. Rock solid though.

Roland have a shop in Denmark st. Obviously just Roland gear though.

Id love a Status. Ive had headless basses over the years (still got a spirit), but never owed a real Status or Steinberger. To me those aren't custom or boutique basses, as there were loads of them around back in the day. I still get the impression that its more the hobbyist that likes to spend shed loads of money on boutique, rather than the working bass player. obviously that's a blanket statement but im just going by things ive read on here. Ive also never seen a bass player playing anything more than 5 in a live situation. Then again I dont go to see many bands these days.

I meant no office, but those are my thoughts. It's not so much the strings that I think look silly, they just seem to have such weird body shapes. I feel the same about single cutaway basses/guitar's. I appreciate sometimes you do need a certain tool to do a certain job, so I get that you need those type of instruments to do what you do, although I will ask who's holding down the low end while you are doing it 😎

Yeah, I was a bit harsh. For those that want them and enjoy playing them then I can see that. it's a hobby and with a hobby you dont have to justify anything. Its just that ive read how some have to have a custom build because they cant play anything else (talking about 4-5 strings, not those silly things with so many strings that you cant pass as a bass player), which always strikes me as funny.

If its good enough for Steve Harris..... https://www.thomann.co.uk/tech_21_sh1.htm?srsltid=AfmBOoq6G8Gw2qdTyexCgK7B8neKOQorH7cBLPsq0PwU2n4yXAyOD88ddVU

Ive made a few posts about the GP-5 in the Zoom MS60B+ thread, but thought it better to post this here. Im over the moon with the GP-5. Just had my first rehearsal with it and the idea was to run it as a single FX after my EBS Microbass3, mainly as a drive or Chorus or Phaser. This worked perfectly. Ive got a Chocolate Plus arriving tomorrow so still not getting the best out of it, but the dial on the pedal was enough to give me quick patch changes on a per song basis, and the footswitch worked fine as an on/off for the effect in use. I was going through a combo at first, but then I plugged in to the PA and also used a NAM of the Ampeg SGT-DI. Sounded great and although its not as adjustable as a proper sim, it really didnt need it to be. I find the app really easy to use, although a huge grin on the battery if left running in the background. I really wasn't bothered about NAM's, but after finding a few that I really like, inc the Way Huge Pork & Pickle, im really enjoying trying all these out. Very time consuming and a huge rabbit hole that I could do without. I cant say if these recreations are accurate, I doubt they are, but I think they sound more natural and open compared to the MS60B+, albeit with less control.

I always equate boutique bass to people that have to have that bass because cheaper basses dont offer everything they 'need', but they also play much cheaper basses most of the time because they dont want to take the expensive one out, even though these offer so much less as far as playability goes 😎

Yeah, it's not something id want to use for gigs, but when I go round to our singers house and rehearse there it will come in handy. It will also serve as a better OD than my MB3 can produce.

My local Gym has started playing crap music as loud as possible recently. Even my AirPods pro's can't cut it out. Im hoping the IE400's might be better as they are a really good fit.

Ive been thinking of getting the BT cord for my IE400's. Might put it on my Christmas list.