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What do you ask when advertising for a vocalist?
bobbass4k replied to xgsjx's topic in General Discussion
I've just abandoned the idea of ever finding a good vocalist, they're definitely the hardest musician to find. There's just so many hurdles to get over. Actually being able to sing, style, lyrics, people not liking your singers voice. The normal job of a singer is to provide melody, why not just move the melodies to the other instruments? It's astonishing how easily a singer can be replaced by some nice melodies and expressive playing. Instrumental music has really surged in popularity lately, if you can go instrumental, my advice would be do. -
I've found that drummers aren't that rare, good drummers however seem to be like bloody unicorns. I had a jam with a band last month, they were pretty good, simple but effective. We got on to some of my ideas, and I taught them a riff I had, which is in 5/4. The 2 guitarists got it straight away, it's a pretty simple riff, but the drummer just couldn't handle the 5/4, he couldn't do his own drum part for it, so I tried teaching him the one I had in my head, and he still couldn't get it. I think the problem is drums are quite an instant gratification sort of instrument, you can spend a few months nailing down the stock beats and then go and play in a band, so a lot of drummers never develop beyond that and really learn the music side of it and find their own style.
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I was going to enter this month, honest, but I kind of wrote myself into a corner, I couldn't think of anywhere to take it. I've put up what I had when I called it quits: [url="https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/jan-comp"]https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/jan-comp[/url] Hopefully the creative juice will be more forthcoming next month.
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[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1358896260' post='1946922'] It probably already exists, unfortunately. Post-rock!? Please save me from the ever expanding music genre explosion. Probably made up by some music journo. Heaven help us. [/quote] Simon Reynolds reviewing hex by bark psychosis in 94 I think.
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[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1358857319' post='1946021'] I read the wikipedia entry, and now I'm wondering what post-hardcore and math-rock sound like I must get out more... [/quote] Post-hardcore is also a bit too wide to really mean anything, it generally means stuff that's quite fast and punky, but has a more melodic edge to it. There's the classic 90's stuff like Fugazi, Shellac, etc.: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCMLWtVN5E[/media] Then there was a new wave of young bands in the early 2000's, Hundred Reasons, Hell is for Heroes, Reuben, Biffy Clyro, mclusky, loads of them. That stuff tended to be more metally, focussed around riffs and big choruses: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX0BoaKnDRI[/media]
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[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1358808744' post='1945586'] Seriously. Are there such genres as post-blues, post-ska, post-bluegrass or post-reggae? If not, why not and could there be. Is there a future for me as the godfather of post-grunge, for example? I've just been told there's post-hardcore (whatever that is) so I guess anything's possible. Help! [/quote] Post-grunge and post-jazz are already a thing. Post-grunge is stuff like Nickelback, Staind, Puddle of Mudd. I think the "post-" just means "post 1993". It's got kind of trendy to just stick "post-" in front of genres, personally I don't find it all that useful. I'm not one of the "anti-genre, music can't be pigeon holed types", I recognize that genres can be quite useful, but for me, their use is in helping people identify similar bands. If a complete music novice listened to Anthrax and liked it, I'd tell them Anthrax are a thrash metal band. The thrash metal label would lead them to bands like Testament, Metallica, Slayer, which they would probably like. The problem with the post-rock is it's become a label that gets stuck anything that is mainly guitars but doesn't fit in some arbitrary box, it's such a broad term that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. For example, both these bands get called post-rock: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufOE-i1BN7k[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5wy5TuTj4[/media] I for one wouldn't place those bands very close together on the musical spectrum at all really.
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My dad swears by Aldi tools, at least for the little stuff (screwdrivers, scokets etc.). Apparently they're cheap tools from Germany, but the German minimum standards are higher than ours, so they're actually really good. Not sure if Lidl are the same though.
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Unfortunately it just isn't happening for me this month, started something but I shot myself in the foot with the drum loop, I liked how awkward and off beat it sounded, but it ended up being too awkward and off-beat to really do anything with so I might as well put up what I ended up with, so just to be clear this is [b]NOT [/b]an entry: [url="https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/jan-comp"]https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/jan-comp[/url] If you don't think it sounds awkward, try putting a click to it, it's 9/4 at 124bpm
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Machine Head's stuff is at an annoying pitch, they tune to C# standard and drop B but about 40 cents sharp. Really fiddly to play as on must tuners I've found you can't set the reference pitch that high.
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[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1358464523' post='1939930'] I appreciate he's a big part of British musicl culture, and he probably has a lot to say, but he isn't worthy of a masterclass. [/quote] I for one would appreciate access to this objective absolute "skill-o-meter" you apparently have, it could really help settle a few arguments.
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Something I read on here quite recently: "The only c**ts who never do anything wrong are the c**ts who never do anything" - which I quite like. I suppose you could do a "clean" version if you're weird.
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Audition rejection - 1st ever - bummer.
bobbass4k replied to dmccombe7's topic in General Discussion
You're taking it better than I did, I "failed" an audition a few months ago and I was really pissed off. Mostly because they never told me it was an audition, they said it was a jam so I didn't sweat the preparation too much. I also asked repeatedly if they wanted me to learn any of their songs and they said no. The "audition" was then 2 hours of them playing their songs and me having to make up basslines on the fly. In hindsight I'm glad I didn't get in as they were obviously unprofessional and incompetent, but at the time it really pissed me off. -
Time to be a realist, and accept that I'm just not using this, and the money would be infinitely more useful. I'll borrow my brothers camera soon to get some proper pictures but here's one I already have: It's in excellent condition, cosmetically there's a slight chip in the channel 4 volume knob, and there's some dents in the top grille but consider it's probably over 40 years old it's in superb shape. Functionally, the grub screw in the channel 4 bass knob has snapped, and so the pot can't be adjusted properly. This is probably a very easy fix, but to be honest as channel 4 sounds the same as 2 and 3 it's never been necessary. The presence pot also has a slight crackle, again a touch of contact cleaner would probably fix this. It still has the tubes that I got it from Tayste with, power section is Groove Tubes and preamp is a mix of Sovtek and Brimar I think, I can check if anyone wants to be sure. I haven't had the master volume above 3 since I got it and it's only had sporadic play for the last 18 months or so, always been properly warmed up and cooled down, just fired it up and it's running great. It's not a gritty tone, channels 2-4 give a lovely bright tone, while channel 1 is wired with different caps to give a great round smooth tone. I'm after [b]£250, [/b]collection form York would be the preferred option. I am open to posting it, price would be up to you, however I'd be very hesitant to ship it without insurance. If you're interested in having it posted let me know and we can work something out. At the moment I'm not looking to sell my cab on it's own, however if you wanted both we could work something out, it's an SWR Goliath 1 4x10.
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Sorry man, not something I'd really use. Slap Bass added. -
[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1357892890' post='1930014'] [url="http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101214020530AABMKSh"]http://uk.answers.ya...14020530AABMKSh[/url] But we all knew that already, didn't we? Is there a word that means "[i]taking off leather stiletto boots inappropriately[/i]"? [/quote] I had to ask her what it meant, and she didn't give it any of those negative connotations, she at least thought it just meant feminine/womanly. A pleasant side note, dropping such an obtuse word into casual conversation, kicking me in the gonads - without hesitation - then laughing at me writhing around on the floor, is in hindsight, when I fell in love with her.
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An old girlfriend had a Curbow and she loved it, as she said it was the only bass she'd ever played that didn't interfere with her muliebrous physique (That's a direct quote BTW). I could barely play the thing, the neck dive was too bad but she said it was fine for her. As a light hearted joke I suggested her "muliebrous physique" was providing ballast, and you'll probably be delighted to hear she kicked me in the balls.
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Well my original idea of all bass and guitar is now long abandoned and has been replaced by a weird thing centered around an awkward 9/4 hip-hop beat and a tape delayed guitar bit....... Kinda stuck on the bass though, I've got a bass synth sound in my head but I just can't seem to get there with any of the VST's I've got, anyone got recommendations? The bass sound in this is the kind of thing I'm aiming for: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRkQVzxGQE[/media]
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Sounds interesting, but I just can't imagine getting on with a one knob ungated fuzz.
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I keep meaning to comment on one of these threads, love her stuff, it's so dense with ideas and little quirk, brilliant to hear that in this area of the musical; spectrum. Her phrasing is just mind boggling, especially combined with the speed and pitch acrobatics. Can't wait to hear a proper quality version of this, there's some crazy stuff going in the the second instrumental bit with the strings and the whispery vocals and maybe a synth, but it kinda gets lost under the swirly tinniness of the youtube bitrate unfortunately, I'll definitely be giving the EP a listen.
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Spotted something I fancy, so this is back up. Open to trades for a fuzz, filter, or something weird.
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My dad gave me some super heavy duty stuff they apparently use to hold train side panels on, but I never got round to using it, as I wasn't gigging at the time and was constantly changing the board. My board is just a flight case, I've had a few jams recently and I've just taken to putting a pillow on top of the pedals, holds them in place perfectly. I'll probably dig out that train stuff if I start gigging again though.
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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1357304488' post='1920631'] ^ That is a [i]nice[/i] idea, I like it (not the ball ache part, the rest of it ). You could maybe try creating a drum pattern by slapping'n'tapping - not necessarily playing it 'live', but creating some suitable thumps and pops that you could then sample and arrange to create a drum pattern. It's got me thinking anyway! Something I'll have to try myself in future. BigRedX did something similar-ish in September - not using a bass, but creating a drum pattern and other sounds out of samples. Worked very well. You can listen to it [url="https://soundcloud.com/bigredx/bigredx-september"]here[/url] if you missed it first time round. [/quote] RedX's is more the kind of thing I had in mind (I think I voted for his actually, definitley my kind of thing) I'm probably gonna end up using delay pedal glitch's more than anything, this is a quick test I knocked together, it's the kind of thing I'm aiming for: [url="https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/glitch-loop-test"]https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/glitch-loop-test[/url] The first sound is a delay pedal glitch, and the kickdrumesque sounds are also pedal manipulations, the main trouble I'm having is getting decent snare and hat sounds the same way, the ones in that test are library samples.
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I really can't settle on an interpretation of this, I look at it and see a lot of things, a mountain range, a guy trapped under a sheet (reassuring seen as that's what it is), and any number of sci-fi/horror films where something bursts forth from a membrane. I'll probably end up doing something claustrophobic and unsettling. I'm setting myself a slight challenge of only using a bass, guitar, and pedals to generate sounds, which should be fine except for the glitchy drum beat I have planned, that could be a bit of a ball ache.
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It looks like I'm going to win a guitar on evilBay, the seller has agreed to ship it if i arrange and pay for a courier (although last time I agreed that with a seller they got very annoyed that they had to package it...). I'll use interparcel to arrange it, so does anyone have opinions on who's the best out of TNT, Parcelforce, UPS and CityLink for shipping guitars? There isn't a case included in the sale so he'll probably pack it in a box, so careful handling will be very important.
