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[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='463733' date='Apr 16 2009, 10:31 AM']In my day you could leave your front door unlocked and Bobbies were 7ft high, but you don't hear me complaining.[/quote] i remember when all this were fields, mind you...

wow, lots of cynicism here. maybe we're just very lucky, but my originals band has had no problem getting gigs lately, and i've had no problem finding amazing musicians to listen to. i don't even know where to start to be honest, so i'll just say this -- the internet has changed things, get used to it. stop whining, and learn how to use it to your advantage. the music scene, both live and recorded, is better than ever in my view, and...yea. i could rant all day about this, but i won't. musicians today aren't better or worse than they were 20 or 50 years ago, they're just not playing the exact same stuff. good musicians are good musicians, regardless of the era. and there's plenty of them about today. but really, it's all been downhill since the mid-romantic era anyways.

[quote name='AM1' post='463550' date='Apr 16 2009, 12:03 AM']Yeah but where is the rest of that amazing stuff! Where is the modern day equivalent of Led Zep? Black Sabbath? Killer riffs? Great basslines? "Lead" bass playing?[/quote] now i'm beginning to feel like i've either got very low standards, or the rest of you just aren't looking hard enough. it's out there AM1!

[quote name='SteveK' post='463521' date='Apr 15 2009, 11:24 PM']A question I've been asking myself for quite some time: Where are the exciting, intelligent arrangements? The killer bass/guitar riffs? Where are the virtuoso guitarists, drummers, keyboard players etc playing music that excites?[/quote] lots of it present in post-rock and similar genres. just need to look. lots of it present everywhere, really. again, you just need to look.

[quote name='AM1' post='463514' date='Apr 15 2009, 11:14 PM']It's nothing to do with age/era and everything to do with old school musicianship. When I was at school, all the musicians I knew were a minimum of grade 5 player and theory, by the time they hit teenage-hood, myself included. Most of us thought nothing of practice regimes that would be considered ridiculous by the internet generation of "become a guru in ten minutes". The internet and the culture of "play music now, take the shortcuts" is killing musicianship in a lot of instances. It is true that the really determined will crack on and do the hard work but there's an equal amount of zero to heros. I am disgusted by some of the crap that passes as "music" now let alone releasing albums and touring. It's a f***ing joke. I know loads of good musicians that won't go near the music scene now for the very reason that no one will touch them because their image/age/attitude is "wrong" and not marketable enough. It's that "commercialisation" that I hate.[/quote] plenty of young musicians who are brilliant and unknown, far too many who are talentless and famous (jonas brothers anyone?) -- surely this has been going on for years though? although i suppose DAW's and DSP have certainly helped the talentless sound good. i'm happy the internet has made music so accessible to people, i was a musician for years but not on the bass till i was 18, and i've learned a lot through the internet -- of course, i've put in the practice as well. our culture of instant gratification is probably not helping anything but overall i think the internet has helped music more than it's hurt it. i'm not any less disgusted at the state of things, i think i'm just less surprised than you are.

i see what you're trying to say AM1, and i sort of agree -- but i find if anything, there's much, much more diversity than there ever was, there's certainly not less opportunities -- if anything there's more than there's ever been, thanks to the internet. i seem to be coming across new bands every week, bands could never have reached me if this was 20 years ago. also, as far as i've ever known, the majority of bands have always made their money through touring. plus we're entering a new age now where artists can have a direct connection with their fans, and fully take control of what they want to do -- just look to people like Amanda Palmer for examples of that.

what pedals do you have?

won't hurt anything but you may want to turn the tweeter off in your cab if it has one and if you can. tweeters + distortion = usually nasty

[quote name='umph' post='463047' date='Apr 15 2009, 02:58 PM']or 1000 valve watts ;p [url="http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const13.html"]http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const13.html[/url][/quote] it seems like it would have been easier and more practical to use one of [url="http://www.cpii.com/docs/datasheets/78/3CX1000A7-8283.pdf"]these[/url], or something similar. of course, i use the word "practical" loosely. but if you're going to make something completely impractical, you might as well do it in style, right? i also like how he goes on about regulated high voltage supplies like that wasn't something which was conceived and developed years ago. still cool idea, i suppose. in theory.

[quote name='51m0n' post='462728' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:25 AM']You love the sound, you love the instrument as much as a piece of art as a musical tool, lots of reasons.[/quote] I think her point was that all the best gear in the world won't inherently make you a good bassist. If you don't put in the effort and learn to really [i]use[/i] it properly (as others have mentioned) -- then you might as well save your money.

status FTW :] [/useless post]

my gear is way ahead of me. and my gear was cheap. gives you an idea of how bad i am! ^_^

if it was me (and i'm usually pretty mechanically inclined and good at repairs) i would wait until i heard back from SD before doing anything. As EBS_freak says, removing the epoxy will probably write off the pickup entirely, but SD may have another solution.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='461658' date='Apr 13 2009, 10:27 PM']With the tone control on the bass up full and the EQ on the amp flat, it's too bright, with too much fret noise for me.[/quote] what if you just roll off the tone control a bit? that will def help with the fret noise and high end nastiness.

ashdown + yamaha = *approves* loving that black and yellow fretless though, think that wins on looks for me.

wow, epic. very nice. i could never own it though, i'd feel too silly wheeling that into the pub.

[quote name='Telebass' post='461341' date='Apr 13 2009, 05:21 PM']6L6, KT66, KT77, KT88, EL34 are physically interchangeable (standard octal base), but depends very much on the amp design as to whether you can actually do it.[/quote] haha, i [i]was[/i] right then. was beginning to doubt myself.

this was posted about a few months back, but i like this one so much i'll post it again:

awesome! nice playing too. for some reason i feel as if the camera should be moved 90 degrees CCW though maybe?

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='460514' date='Apr 12 2009, 12:42 PM']I don't think we're as conservative as guitarists are, or as we think we are. We do have have ERB's (whether some bass players like it or not, they do exist and they're not going ot go away, and I think they'll increase in popularity. But that's a different argument), fretless basses, EUB's, active basses, basses with piezo's only, graphite basses, the lightwave bass etc, etc. Guitarists tend to use some variant on Strat, Tele or Gibson.[/quote] +1, i was just about to say. with the exception of parker and a few other guitars, pretty much every guitar is the same basic shape -- a strat, a tele, a LP, or a SG. Of course, guitards seem to be into more absurd designs that you'd never really see on a bass, like [url="http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_06/usa_rebel_razorback.htm"]this[/url] -- maybe thats where the idea comes from?

[quote name='51m0n' post='460301' date='Apr 12 2009, 12:52 AM']I always thought he came across as a really decent fella in interview, but hearing that he phoned you to cheer you up etc is just waaaaaaayy beyond anybody's possible expectation from a guy who must be pretty busy doing his thing. Thats really an incredibly touching story Zoe, I'm not surprised it helped you and made you feel beeter about stuff. Wow, I'm really impressed! What a star bloke.[/quote] +1, very impressed also, i've listened to the album a few times now, wasn't entirely sure what to expect but ended up really liking it -- thanks for pointing me in this direction Zoe!

just got sent this today, don't know why it's so short. also, of course, it had to be during the like 15 seconds that the lights cut out (don't know why they did that) very happy with my bass sound in the HQ version gotta love the dancing dude ^_^

[quote name='umph' post='459199' date='Apr 10 2009, 12:27 PM']its a different pinout so i wouldn't try and do that ;p unfortunatly most things use a 6l6 style base so it's a bit harder to find an unused rare type of valve to replace a el34[/quote] whoops. i know some guitar amps can do that so i just assumed it was a standard sort of thing.

noooooooo i really liked you guys, at least what you've had up on your myspace

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='459198' date='Apr 10 2009, 12:27 PM']The recorder man method is an overhead method that captures the kit in the space. It removes the need for additional mics but there is no reason why you cannot use more. When I use it I tend to Mic the kick as well as the pair. Clip on mics will handle quite loud sources as they are used to being 1" away from the drum that is being hit. As a bear minimum I would consider picking up one of these (or similar): [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AKG-PERCEPTION-150-Live-STUDIO-Microphone-NEW_W0QQitemZ360140633190QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Consumer_Professional_RL?hash=item360140633190&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AKG-PERCEPTION-150-L...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] Its not great but when combined with a kick directly above the snare drum (about 2-3ft depending on the room) and you will be on your way.Only thing to watch out for is where the cymbals are. If the crash is closer to the mic than the snare then it will sound a little brutal so play about with the position.[/quote] +1 Digital Village has got the Perception 150 for even less, or for a bit more you could try something like the Studio Projects B1, which makes a great cheap general purpose mic.