WILD FROG SHOT

Five at the moment, but will hopefully be adding a string quartet in the coming weeks, so 9 I guess...

Joe Garcia (who posts on here) does: [url="http://www.myspace.com/joegarciasnoise"]http://www.myspace.com/joegarciasnoise[/url] It's pretty damn loud live.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='275388' date='Sep 2 2008, 01:14 PM']Do what I do I'm a crap bass player but I can drive a van, that is invaluble[/quote] Haha, yeah, i'm pretty sure that's the only reason my band keep me around!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='274478' date='Sep 1 2008, 01:34 PM']I've seen something about a left-handed piano a long time ago, not quite sure what the point was though! I'm right handed and after years of playing bass there is no doubt that my left hand is now stronger and more independant than my right because it does a harder job! Alex[/quote] ...any chance you always play with a pick?

Your amp should be good enough to gig with for now; until you start playing on massive stages (when you'll need a stack of at least 4 cabs) I'd say wait till you've got a few more shows under your belt to see what you really want from an amp to get one that will suit your live playing style. I find I have to EQ my amp very differently for each room (which is usually nothing close to rehearsal settings). Did you take any of your other basses for the gig, or did you stick with the with the Megaman Explorer?

Anything made by Behringer apart from the 8 way DI I bought, which is blinding.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='271663' date='Aug 28 2008, 11:57 AM']Yup.... shame I haven't got cleavage to distract people from my playing![/quote] Get them pins out!

Oh yeah, just had a thought, has anyone heard a vocalist actually sing nearly in key during their first live performance? I don't think i've ever seen it happen, maybe it's impossible, and something that only comes from experience. Maybe i'm just playing in and watching the wrong bands That would take the attention off you, but then again, i'm guessing you're the only girl in your band, and will get people staring at you anyway. My girlfriend gets that a lot.

[quote name='escholl' post='270650' date='Aug 26 2008, 11:17 PM'][url="http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx"]http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx[/url] as previously stated, these are def the way to go. only a tenner, and they actually sound pretty good, don't kill the frequency response like foam plugs do. i'm partially deaf in my left ear and suffer from a mild tinitus -- and trust me, you don't want even that. there is no price you can put on your hearing.[/quote] Yup, we all have a pair of these in my band. I make sure I always wear mine when watching other bands and occasionally in rehearsal. Can't be doing with it on stage, but it works fine at the moment as our new favourite trick is playing quietly on stage (to allow a really nice gentle tone to come across during delicate sections) and then let the p.a. do the work when we need mighty mega doom. My ad-hoc tinnitus seems to be much better now that our lead guitarist ain't so loud...

[quote name='mike257' post='265589' date='Aug 19 2008, 03:39 PM']I'm sure there was a nice 5 string Stingray in the for sale section for £550. Can't go wrong with that [/quote] Thanks Mike, I take it you mean the sunburst one that's currently on hold owned by Trev? Looks good, would need to change something on it; scratchplate or body, it's a bit clashy at the moment.

Err, House?!? SERIOUSLY, the last thing we all need is more house. It's unlikely that you'll get any session work for that; most of it will be sequenced bass, and even if you have to perform it'll always be very basic or mimed...

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='264610' date='Aug 18 2008, 02:33 PM']OK, OK... the bass with some friends...[/quote] I reckon you could sell this to farmers, not only is it more humane than branding, you could combine it with animal skin treatment and have your own swirly swirly sheep-dip! Imagine turning up to the national farming awards (I presume they exist) with a swirly sheep; it'd win everything under the sun!

You should swirly-swirl something highly inappropriate and beloved to your girlfriend...like a dress

[quote name='crez5150' post='264577' date='Aug 18 2008, 02:01 PM']And buy a transit to lug them about in...[/quote] HA! I's already gots one... Might as well start building a proper reggae soundsystem and do gorilla gigs.

Oh yeah, and what did you do to deserve that in the first place? Like the swirly-swirl though..

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='193119' date='May 6 2008, 05:35 PM']Are there really that many around? I'm the only one I know of in our area![/quote] Yeah, my girlie plays bass. Shame she doesn't get gas like I do, and her bass is quite similar to mine, so I can't even steal that. She's done pretty well on the second-hand pedals front...

Sometimes, depends on the bass really. Some are good, some are very, very bad!

Thanks for the advice guys. I have rehearsal tomorrow night, i'm going to use the Jazz for the moment; i'll take your suggestions on board and see how I get on. Scary thing is that Electric Picnic is less than 2 weeks away and i haven't met any of the band yet! ...could be interesting...

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='263142' date='Aug 15 2008, 03:11 PM']Turned into a total poser for the drone parts, holding my bass up so it feeds back though.[/quote] It really shouldn't be any other way... ...you could alway spend time gazing at Statick's eyes thru his hair

[quote name='ped' post='263161' date='Aug 15 2008, 03:35 PM']Good idea! Here is me and Nellie-pie[/quote] Good Dog!

Yup, let's resurrect. Here are some 'o mine Hair today, gone tomorrow! [attachment=12191:None.jpg] 2003 [attachment=12192:Short.jpg] 2008 [attachment=12193:Medium.jpg] 2008 [attachment=12194:Long.jpg] 2006

Err just do both...generally [quote name='LukeFRC' post='263116' date='Aug 15 2008, 02:41 PM']whatever you do make sure you make eye contact with your audience sometimes! you are playing to paying folk not your shoes or your fretboard[/quote] I am most definitely playing for my pedal board, but then again we are kinda shoe-gazey...

My first gig was a regional BOTB heat, playing infront of about 200 people. Was definitely shitting it a bit for that gig. Never had any problems at all after that, and i'm not really an overly extroverted chap. Just enjoy it as much as possible. Oh, and I totally agree with the whole rehearse it until you can't possibly get it wrong idea mentioned above.

[quote name='silddx' post='262529' date='Aug 14 2008, 04:13 PM']While I agree with that, the new dub sounds [i]are [/i]getting lower. There's a cracking Warwick Streamer 5er in the BC marketplace for £390. I detune the low E to D on my 4 and that does the trick generally. Pump up the bass, turn off the treble, you should be fine. I wouldn't stress either. In fact I was chatting to the new bassist in ADF recently at one of our gigs and he got a Stingray 4 for his new gig. He also thought my 4 string Jack Bass was pumping serious reggae tone too, so I wouldn't worry too much mate. Good luck![/quote] Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, looks like the Streamer is just about to be sold though which is a shame, looks ideal! Strange you should mention the Stingray 4, I've also made enquiries about one of those recently; had a feeling they would be good for the job. As you say, I should be fine, my head has a good level of bottom end; think it's probably all GAS anyway.