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Came across this site pretty random after actually looking for more information for a Line 6 Bass Pod XT Pro through a google search! Turns out Ped was selling one for a bargain price ! I was totally new and thought I'd better make an offer quick as it was a decent price and he fully trusted me right away! Just goes to show there are some genuine decent dudes out there! Done deal, trustworthy bloke, I offered him free naked pictures of me for a discount price but he turned me down (JOKE!) lol If you do business with this guy you wont be dissapointed! top bloke! - Edd

Dude, I've come across people that have no sense of timing, and truthfully, they never will, even if they trained. I'd put you in touch with them just so you could see for yourself, but I wouldnt want to take it that far. This is only a forum, after all. I think timing and rhythm are very alike and connected. But alas I cant be arsed to argue with musicians on a forum, waste of my time.

[quote name='Waldo' post='287324' date='Sep 19 2008, 02:32 PM']And conversely I've been in a band with a drummer who has had formal training for years, I think he's grade six or seven and whilst he could play pretty much any drum pattern you could ask him to with a particular time signature but his playing was extremely rigid, totally devoid of of any feel and completely unable to think outside of the box. He could only play the things that he's been formally taught.[/quote] I've met alot of people like that, not just drummers too. All about the vibe with music !

[quote name='Waldo' post='287216' date='Sep 19 2008, 12:16 PM']I feel as though I should clarify myself some more: All my learning has come from playing with other people and by playing other peoples songs. I picked up the bass becuase of the chili peppers, I then went on to learn practically all of their songs. As a result I knew my way around the fretboard quite well (and had an arsenal of funk licks!) and my playing then progressed even more after joining a band. For me, the enjoyment came from my own self exploration of the instrument and I feel that had I just taught myself every scale under the sun, I'd have skipped out a major part of that 'exploration'. I almost see it as having all the answers and for me the enjoyment comes from figuring stuff out for myself, rather than having a set of absolutes, 'you should play this particular note in this particular key'. As I said before, I certinaly don't know any scales that you can put a name to but I do know which frets sound good in a particular context and this has come simply by self exploration. The one peice of classical theory that I know i'll have been using even without realising would be the idea of rythm and timing but to be honest, that would probably have been the first thing I'd have picked up anyway.[/quote] Totally agree with yee there dude! I think timing and rhythm dont really count as theory. For me, most people have either got it or havent, you cant really 'teach' timing and rhythm in my experiences anyway! Amount of drummers I've come across that have no timing at all and never will.....

[quote name='barry44' post='283051' date='Sep 13 2008, 08:51 AM']i gigged the K5 last night, via my sansamp, and i am still smiling. i opened up both the frequency controls to allow everything through and WOW, this thing was amazing. so, so pleased that i went with this pre amp as i definitely have the sound the playability of this bass deserved. if anyone is thinking of getting the ACG pre amp, i thoroughly recommend it. my mates were even commenting on the change in the sound of the bass as i think they were previously getting annoyed with the old pre amp in practise as it just did not kick it. i even woke the wife up to tell her how good it sounded, she wasn't as overjoyed as i would have thought....[/quote] I also had the same problem with the same model, still do! But it is a wonderful bass to play and looks amazing. I'm also going to play around with it alot more and try to get the settings right, as I too couldnt get much out of the A,D,G strings.