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1 minute ago, ped said:

Already have!

Ace! What are you up to?

Start your own business.

Don’t you guys get sick of the songs, running through them again and again?

It’s bad enough gigging, let alone more repetition of rehearsals. 

Think I’ve rehearsed twice with current band, done maybe 30 gigs with them. If everyone learns their bits, just play it out.

I’ve never used a digital tuner. When learning in the 90’s, I just chucked on something with a key I knew. Usually Black Sabbath 

Remember the days of learning guitar solos by playing a couple of notes on a cassette then pausing it......and repeat...

The guitarists in my band use digital tuners, in their pedal boards, they spend ages clunking their feet around and still manage to get out of tune. More string bending I guess. After they’ve tuned up, I just ask them for a note, and tune from there by ear. Takes seconds.

Energy Flash - Beltram 

As above.

Don’t get a tuner though. Get used to using your ears. A tuning fork is more than sufficient.

Get the one that makes you look the coolest. 

Good point. I’ll take some anti histothingies and see what happens.

Playing this evening and would benefit from normal sized hands and fingers.

Anyone else get this?

Any way of dealing with it?

Cheers

x

At the moment I’m addicted to any early Alice Cooper. I’d try and shake it off but simply don’t want to.

1 hour ago, BrunoBass said:

I don’t cringe at anything I’ve done, even the demos my first band made back in the mid eighties, similarly my first solo recordings. I was making the kind of music I wanted to make at the time, to the best of my / our ability. I’m proud of everything I’ve ever done, even if some of the early things might sound naive now, and whilst many people might think it’s sh*t I still think it’s all great! 

This.

Mantra Machine 

I’ve just bought an evo 111 toneman with a couple of loaded ashdown cabs. Looks almost new, £300. Must be a bargain?

I’ll measure the heft in due course,

What are RGT and LCM?

What I don’t want is someone that teaches 6 string guitar, persuading me that they can teach bass guitar too. If you know what I mean.

Thank you all for your input.

Much to think about.

I think I’d like to take grades, as it’s structured, which is the opposite of what I’ve been doing since picking up a bass guitar.

After playing bass for ten years or so, more out of necessity than choice, I thought I might buy some lessons.

What am I likely to be taught?

I can derrière about in pentatonics and read music, slowly, especially slow when it’s all shifted for bass.

What would come next?

Thank you for your input. 

x

Dave the drummer.

I just take a spare lead and wonder where I can get food afterwards.

The public gets what the public wants.

Brecon Cathedral. Terrible sound for a rock band.

It’s disingenuous.

Just bought a guitar with no dots on. It’s better cos you should be looking at other stuff while playing. Like the football, turned down on the pub telly. Or wondering if another band member might tried on their lead and pull it out. Or if the looney dancing will spill their drink over the monitor.

No time for neck ornamentation.

Cheers, guess I need to find a pro audio type forum to chat about bass in that respect.

24 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said:

Take a look around the "Gear" section.

Yeh it’s all bass guitar stuff. Not a Crown Macrotech in site!

Guess I should find a different bass forum☹️