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Question for Metal players
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to MikeTheMisfit's topic in General Discussion
If playing down the dog 'n' duck I'd say it's best to keep things simple . Plus sounds differ at different venues. What could make a difference in sound , is if you change from using a pick to fingers etc for certain songs you are doing . Then of course , the type of bass ( active or passive ) and the amp ( Galien Kruger for bright / Aguilar for heft etc) Just a thought .. -
Ampless setup … advice anyone ?
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to Geek99's topic in General Discussion
Mmm...I have a zoom B3 which has a d I socket , so I'd assume that's okay if I was gigging .( I won't be ) .plug into p.a. I did have the zoom b2 1.u ( can't remember if that had a d.I socket ) which i wouldn't recommend for gigs. I have a Roland bass cube which I don't use as I just use either an audio interface or mixer these days at home. it's really good imho if You just want audio coming out of your zoom , maybe a phono lead from your zoom to your stereo / soundbar ? -
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Really struggling with fingerstyle
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to MikeTheMisfit's topic in General Discussion
I. was also running before I could walk for quite some time . That was getting caught up in the slap/ pop/ tap thing when I started getting more confident in my playng . When I was trying to form/ join a band yeas ago my limitations were exposed. A really good guitarist said " F@@k Stu Hamm , get some proper lessons ". Well I took his advice with the lessons .. -
Remainder January GAS denial opportunity.
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to Downunderwonder's topic in General Discussion
The main GAS issue at present , is the cost of using the combi boiler right now . It is cold -
Really struggling with fingerstyle
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to MikeTheMisfit's topic in General Discussion
Lots of good advice already What kind of music are you into ? Who are your bass influences ? The reason I ask this , is that you may ( or probably ) find a beginners lesson on you tube by one of your favourite bass players.You'll definitely get a feee lesson from 'unknown ' but brilliant teachers on there anyhow . Fwiw, when I first started attempting to play bass I started off with a plectrum . This was about a yea or so before I started going to go to gigs . Then I saw Steve Harris at the music machine / marquee etc and thought I'd better do fingers instead . Troubl is , his style of finger playing is advanced / unique so I was playing out of sync . Years later I stumbled across Rudy sarzo hot licks video . VHS , way before internet . A little cheesy , but it improved my playing a lot .. That was before I had proper 1 on 1 tuition ( wish I kept that up ) . In my latter days while gigging I ended up doing both . One other thing to mention , is that being relaxed about it all is key . It's very easy to get tense and putting undue pressure on yourself by being annoyed by making mistakes ( if that makes sense) .. -
Is the cost of living crushing music?
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
Elvis will always be gigging -
I have the strap length the same sitting down or standing . As told by Billy Sheehan .
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Me first and gimmies do good versions of Summertime , Somewhere over the rainbow plus a couple of others I've probably forgot . Maybe worth having a listen
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On a slight tangent , I have a few CDs of Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies . Marvellous and hilarious on first few listens , but some things are too 'American ' and may be lost on younger listeners as they may not know a lot of their catalogue . To describe them , I'd say they're kinda pop punk in the style of offspring , but very talented . Nice bass playing too. If I was still into playing in bands, I wouldn't mind doing something similar .
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Soul On Fire - the Peter Steele biography
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to chriswareham's topic in General Discussion
yes granted . 🙂 It was more of a memo to myself, as I and others have contributed to old threads in the past and they soon died off again . That's why I deleted my previous post here . Apologies to all offended . I will probably checkout the recommendation should I get the enthusiasm to do so 🙂 -
Soul On Fire - the Peter Steele biography
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to chriswareham's topic in General Discussion
Thanks for the suggestion . I do know rock BTW 🙂 . I have and have had stuff from cannibal corpse to Celtic frost etc . I may checkout your recommendation though at some stage . Having said that , Pavarotti was cool and I have watched the three tenors on tv 👍 🙂 -
Soul On Fire - the Peter Steele biography
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to chriswareham's topic in General Discussion
This thread is years old 🤦 -
Coffee ☕️table back in spare bedroom . It was bugging me this morning 🐞 I'd say that the only real way to have the setup that woukd work in the living room , woukd be for me to have a moog sound studio which would fit on the display unit. only one mains adapter which is a plus . . A new Mac mini would be possible as mentioned earlier.. However , I already have the grandmother and dfam so that would be pointless . still , it was worth a try .
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I think tomorrow will be a busy day cleaning carpet , and picking up the spaghetti cables everywhere also 😺
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Good points ,and thanks for them . Thread deleted as I need to stop procrastinating 🙂
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I've purchased a few things from them over the years . Always good . Always helpful .
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Headless machine head tuners
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to TheGreek's topic in General Discussion
Mmm...🤔.more chad valley or fisher price quality imho . I don't think I could buy in confidence it has to be said . -
Fender Precision Lyte - Made in Japan - *SOLD*
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to Kevdbass's topic in Basses For Sale
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Anyone else got a particularly long finger nail?
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to Big J's topic in General Discussion
It's not just me then 🙂. Something to focus on next year .. -
Anyone else got a particularly long finger nail?
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE replied to Big J's topic in General Discussion
I keep biting my fingernails to the bare minimum . A bad habit that I'll have to stop in the new year 😬