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Audacity is OK if you get a handle on Tracks etc. - it tends to create new tracks every time, but you have lots of editing possibilities. As for a standalone recorder, one I thought of is the [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901&brandID=4"]Zoom H4[/url]. It can do 4-track recording on board, with basic FX (incl amp models), mixdown and overdubbing, and you can transfer tracks to computer to finish them. Oh, and they include another program (Cubase LE) to try.

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='75262' date='Oct 16 2007, 08:47 PM']Turn off Noscript, it's going to cause more problems. I think that's what Buzz meant.[/quote] Any "problems" I've seen with NoScript are the result of it doing its job, actually. Back on pg 1 I recommended setting the "temporarily allow top level sites by default" option: that way, sites that rely on their own JavaScript work straight away, but all those 3rd-party scripts that people stick on their sites are blocked by default. Examples: basschat.co.uk's scripts work straight away, and googlesyndication.com is in the default "whitelist" that comes with NoScript, and I've had no problems here at all. So, please stop telling people to turn NoScript off: it's not the problem if you configure it correctly. I consider it [b]essential[/b] these days, along with AdBlock, FoxMarks, and DownThemAll. I have absolutely no sympathy for site designers who just insert scripts from any old source, slowing everything down and cluttering up the screen: what if you are on a browser that doesn't do JavaScript at all? (They do exist you know, e.g. smartphones, and smart service providers like Google do accommodate them.)

You're probably thinking of Yoshihiro Naruse (Narucho), from Casiopea - the guy with the green 8-string, starting about 2:20: I remember this because he was [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4796"]mentioned[/url] a couple of months ago, and I liked the look of the Tune basses he plays. I liked them so much that I bought a [url="http://tuneguitars.com/store/wizmart.php?code=000101&lv=2"]TWB43[/url] (Bubinga), about 6 weeks ago. (See my avatar too.) But a whammy on an 8-string still seems like a bit of a gimmick to me. PS: Billy Sheehan has a bass with a Kahler whammy, [url="http://www.billysheehan.com/gear/instruments_13.html"]here[/url].

Jings! That certainly passes the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mull_of_Kintyre_test"]Mull of Kintyre Test[/url], eh? Or do we call that a fail?

Those 100W gun types are not for fine electronics such as guitar wiring, they can cook your components too. One tip I learned is: keep your iron's tip clean and tinned: wipe off on a wet sponge regularly, then immediately apply a little solder (with flux). That way, it makes good thermal contact with the surface you're soldering. As noted, heat the contact, then apply to solder to the contact, not to the iron's tip.

Java, as in Java Runtime Environment? Didn't know there were any Java apps on this site - it's not to be confused with JavaScript at all, there's no connection between the two. With NoScript, can you see the icon at bottom [s]left[/s] right? If you click it, you can see the script sources that are and aren't blocked. basschat.co.uk should be Permanently Allowed, obviously.

Haven't read the book, but I have seen his live show on the theme. Can't imagine it without the soundtrack, actually - such as his p-take of [i]Smoke On The Water[/i]. Does the book include the story of how he got the Pink Floyd gig? Bassists are two-a-penny, but not everyone can scream out [i]Run Like Hell[/i] quite the same way...

NoScript is good, but it helps if you set the "temporarily allow top level sites by default" option. This means that scripts work on the site you went to, but 3rd-party scripts are blocked unless you allow them. Then (in general) you're only at risk if you go to dodgy sites that run nasty scripts themselves.

There are quite a few SX basses on sale here in Dublin, at Waltons - haven't seriously considered them. You can see the prices [url="http://waltons.ie/waltonsshop/index.php?cPath=60_62&sort=2a&page=2"]here[/url]: it would be more cost-effective to import from, well, just about anywhere else.

One of those platinum-selling bassists was at a sold-out Wembley Arena tonight, coincidentally. I think he wouldn't be as famous if all he did was play bass, and he owes a lot to a strong proficiency in melodies and arrangements, and a distinctive singing voice. I'm talking about Geddy, of course. Personally, I've run in to things my fingers can not do: I can't get them to move as quickly and precisely as required. Without going in to too much detail, that is not likely to improve, and may get worse, but that's not going to stop me trying various things. I don't think I need to be that technically advanced to get the job done.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='71800' date='Oct 9 2007, 08:11 PM'][Crocodile Dundee voice] That's not a BS sig 10th Anniversary.[/quote] I think the fact that she's had it for 9 years explains that... she mentions it's their anniversary, but doesn't claim she's selling an anniversary model...

[quote name='ahpook' post='71813' date='Oct 9 2007, 08:34 PM']"and for bassists...the chain"[/quote] I honestly had to look that one up. The Fleetwood Mac song? YouTube here I come... edit: the ending? The old Formula One theme? OK.

[i]Smoke On The Water[/i]... kidding! I don't think there's a standard, but I tend to play Rush: bits of [i]Freewill[/i], [i]Show Don't Tell[/i], or [i]Leave That Thing Alone[/i]. Next time I'll probably throw in a bit of [i]The Main Monkey Business[/i]. Ook! PS: in a local guitar shop, they have the usual list of banned guitar pieces: Stairway To Heaven etc. - so double marks to the customer in there a few months ago: I walked in, he was playing the intro to King Crimson's [i]Fracture[/i], which is a tricky piece. Then he played the middle [i]moto perpetuo[/i] section, which is a wee bit more than tricky. If they tried using [i]Fracture[/i] in Guitar Hero, the makers would be sued for causing fingers to fall off...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='70258' date='Oct 6 2007, 11:45 AM']IMO though, at the core of (almost) all Rush songs is a darn good tune![/quote] +1 for that - and the new album is stuffed with great tuneage IMO. This week I've had [i]Armor & Sword[/i], [i]Good News First[/i] and [i]We Hold On[/i] on rotation in my cranium.

[quote name='guitarnbass' post='68600' date='Oct 2 2007, 12:34 PM']Oh.. In that case I guess I'll do without for a while.[/quote] What about [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beautiful-Boosey-Hawkes-3-4-Size-Double-Bass_W0QQitemZ190158981880QQihZ009QQcategoryZ16222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this one[/url] at £450? Or, add £9000 to that, for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pollmann-Poellmann-3-4-Busseto-German-Double-Bass_W0QQitemZ110175191929QQihZ001QQcategoryZ16222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this one[/url]? Ow...

[quote name='zero9' post='54710' date='Sep 3 2007, 01:16 PM']Thanks for the clip. Sorry to hear about Eberhard, hope he makes a full recovery. Wil[/quote] It's looking very good indeed: he's playing with Jan Garbarek next week, here in Dublin! ([url="http://www.thehelix.ie/2007_season3/jan_garbarek_group.htm"]link[/url]) Even better, I've actually found out in time (a nice change), and am now entitled to a student discount on tickets.

[quote name='cai!' post='70177' date='Oct 5 2007, 11:50 PM']i wana know what bass he uses in the "smooth criminal" video [/quote] According to [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-126884.html"]this thread[/url] on TalkBass, it's by Ken Lawrence, though Tye has other basses as described. He's no longer in AAF, though - decided to get a college education instead!

Check out that guy's profile: he also has a G-K rig, lots of pedals, Fender Geddy Lee Jazz, and a Wal that features in most of his videos... in his living room!

When I found a bargain Hohner B2 and bought it, I found that was what had been done to it: it was the fretless B2Afl model with the phenolic fretboard, that had been fretted, and badly. I had them off in a matter of days, and filled the slots with epoxy. It was as if the bass gods were telling me "you've been talking about trying the fretless, now you've got no more excuse"!

[quote name='paul, the' post='68453' date='Oct 1 2007, 11:52 PM']... No Doubt - It's My Life ... Marvin Gaye - Yesterday ... TATU - How Soon Is Now? ... Hillary Duff - My Generation ... Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus ... If anyone mentions Feeling Good they may well get a slappin [/quote] You're having a laugh, right? Trevor Horn - a bassist himself - should hang his head in shame for letting TATU do the Smiths. By halfway through the first line, you can tell they don't understand what they are singing: "I am the [b]son[/b]..." ! As for No Doubt's remake of [i]It's My Life[/i]: could have been worse, but the original is still close to perfect in my estimation, making the remake just exploitation. OTOH, Muse's rendition of [i]Feeling Good[/i] is not half bad...

Bass was my first instrument, but I have dabbled on keyboards & other high-tech gear, and still own a Kawai K5000S and Akal MPC1000. Weirdest of all: I learned the Highland bagpipes, under the guidance of a Black Watch veteran, in South Africa, though I no longer keep that up. (It has to be the most limited, and limiting, musical instrument in existence.)

[quote name='grosa' post='69569' date='Oct 4 2007, 04:50 PM']who spells it johny?oddball[/quote] I know a guy who does: he's Belgian, or Flemish to be more accurate.

I'm not much of a Fender expert, or fan, but even I know that block markers and that headstock shape definitively rule out the 50s and 60s.. but 70s? If the guy had done the slightest bit of homework, he'd know that you don't try to date a Fender without examining the information under the joint. Fender will sell you a replacement decal, so the refinishing is not a deal-breaker - assuming it is a Fender in the first place, which I have my doubts about. PS: when did post-CBS Fenders from the 70s become collectors items? I must have missed that meeting, because I'm old enough to remember when they were considered worthless. I know who to blame: Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller.

Talk Talk's [i]It's My Life[/i] album: not just the title track, there several great fretless tracks on there, such as [i]Tomorrow Started[/i] and [i]Renee[/i]. [i]Happiness Is Easy[/i] has a guest acoustic appearance by Danny Thompson.

The main one is [url="http://www.primusville.com/"]Primus[/url] e.g. [i]Sailing The Seas Of Cheese[/i], but he also has various side projects. If you can find the [url="http://www.lesclaypool.com/discography/sausage/"]Sausage[/url] album [i]Riddles Are Abound Tonight[/i], jump on it - it was kind of a reunion of the original Primus, stripped down to basics and all the better for it IMHO.