AustinArto
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[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1452850805' post='2954017'] Nice one, this is great![/quote] They've got real character, can't turn it off. A lot of the MCs are featured on the two Mouse Outfit albums too, that's how I heard of them.
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I had an older brother who listened to a lot of 'classic' rock and pop stuff that I find pretty bland so I guess I heard a lot of old revered stuff that I don't really care for. To be fair he made me listen to a lot of old crud that I actually liked too. I think I probably still know all the lyrics to all of ELO's back catalogue. I'm 41 and still buying new music and getting giddy about it. I got a great new grime album from a Manchester collective called LEVELZ the other day. It's been giving me the head nods and making me grin every day since. https://soundcloud.com/levelzmcr/king-of-the-disco
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I can't solo over fast changes I just don't have any experience of it and I go totally to pot, but soloing generally if a tune has big weird harmonic jumps in it I'll have to know it inside-out beforehand, and I always wing it, I don't solo that often so I try to enjoy it when I do and make it matter, so I don't do 'licks' and I don't worry too much about what came before I just try to express myself. Usually because I'm a bit slow that means I'm not going to set anybody on fire with technique I just want to get my mood across and make some people smile.
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I bought a double bass from gedomusik.de so I now call it überbassenbassen. Which isn't actual German but it makes me chuckle.
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Some cheap pedals do the job better than expensive ones. Sometimes cheap pedals do a specific sound better than more expensive pedals that do lots of sounds but that specific sound is the one you want. It's not really about expensive pedals being better, necessarily. That said, I recently swapped out a few pedals for a couple of others including an Eventide box which was stupidly expensive and I noticed the sound quality of everything generally improved. That said, I've still not found a pedal to replace the Boss OC-2. And I've still got three OC-2s. And I won't be selling.
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The Worlds Most Recognisable Bass line.
AustinArto replied to Hobbayne's topic in General Discussion
When I saw the thread title I immediately thought 'The Chain'. Not a personal favourite but can't argue it's famous. I really like the simple stuff. I think Guns of Brixton is beautiful. Wish I'd come up with it. -
The Bugcrusher Micro isn't a bitcrusher, it's a sample rate reducer, it sounds a bit like a tame ring modulator - it creates new harmonics, and more of them the lower you go with the sample rate. The IE Frantabit does sample rate reduction too but, for me, it doesn't sound as good on bass as the Bugcrusher, it's not as useful. It's more harsh-sounding and seems to lose the low end somehow. I've got both on my board and I only really use the Bitcrushing side of the Franta. I could be wrong but I think the Bugcrusher is an analogue circuit and the Frantabit is digital. I've been wanting to try the Mooer LoFi Machine but never got around to it.
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Wal - Honestly, What's The Fuss?!?!?!
AustinArto replied to DavidMcKay's topic in General Discussion
I always aspired to having a Wal fretless when I was a kid, but could never actually bring myself to spend that sort of money. I still think the mk1 with a walnut top is a beautiful bass though. -
It's not just the width of the neck I don't think, it's the extra weight and tighter string spacing too. I'll probably go try some fivers this weekend anyway, I'm weak!
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I could really use a low B but I had a 6 for a couple of years and when I switched back to 4 it felt much more enjoyable to play, so I've been putting off buying a 5.
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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1443534655' post='2875604'] This why I chuckle to myself every time people go on about how much expensive basses cost. The Novation is the budget option. Unfortunately being monophonic (only one note at a time so no chords) it won't do everything that you need. Back in 1980 when I got my first synth you'd be looking at paying about three times that as a minimum for a basic mono synth with no patch memories and about half the sound generating facilities of the Novation. [/quote] Off topic I know but there are some great options for cheap analogue synthesis now. I bought a Bass Station 2 when they came out, under £400 and it's an amazing bit of kit. Our guitarist got an Arturia Microbrute recently and again, for the money it's ridiculous what that thing can do. Of course now we've both got the bug and we're eyeing up Moogs and Prophets so it will cost us an arm and a leg in the long run...
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Also this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jX7Qm9bd-E
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Ykv1D0qEE Heard it long before I became a bass player, wasn't even aware of the bass as an instrument, certainly didn't know who Bob Babbitt was. What a beautiful recording though.
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There's a song on the last Ben Folds Five album that starts "She broke down and cried at the strip mall acupuncturists".
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Hi Kev. I weighed it using my rubbish Ikea bathroom scales so not very accurate (Edit: Tried some electronic scales once I found some batteries, and they say 9.5lbs). I should add it doesn't really suffer from neck dive either. It won't sit up like a Jazz does but it balances well on a strap. I use 2" cotton straps. -
Edit: Sold on eBay last night, assuming no problems with the buyer. Sorry all it's gone. For sale: Warwick Thumb. Made in Germany in January 1991, back before they started using CNC machines to shape them and before the company started offering bolt-on models and their budget ranges. It has a bubinga body with a 7-piece laminate wenge / bubinga thru-neck and wenge fingerboard, the headstock is faced with ebony. It has the original MEC pickups and 2-band preamp. Knobs are volume (pull to switch into passive mode), pickup pan and a stacked bass and treble boost/cut. All the hardware is original including the bell brass frets and brass Just-A-Nut. It's fitted with black Schaller straplock buttons. I think these are original too but honestly I don't know what Warwick were using at the time. I've owned it since 2003 and looked after it. Cosmetically there are some scratches on the rear of the bass probably from a belt buckle, the rear edge has two small pinhead-sized dings near the strap button, the front of the body has no marks at all except for some thumb wear above the front pickup which is par for the course on these wax-finished Warwicks. The neck has no dings at all, it looks new front and back. The rear control cavity cover and battery cover, which are often damaged on older basses, are intact on this one. Functionally it has no issues at all, everything works, no noise from the electronics, pots still smooth and silent, all the bridge and saddle pieces move freely, etc. It's currently strung with Roto 66 .040-.100 roundwounds. Suffice to say it does that trademark Warwick growl/purr sound very authentically. I don't have a hard case and can't think of a way to safely package it for a courier, so it will have to be collection only. I'm in York, and I'd be willing to drive a reasonable distance to deliver or meet half-way. I can provide a tatty Warwick gig bag for some protection on your return journey. If you are further away and really want it I will work with you to try to sort out shipping, but I would much rather sell it locally. Reason for sale: I'm not in a band at the moment and I'm saving for a deposit on a house, so I'm looking for a straight sale, no trades.