rOB

what a super cool idea. updates would be nice.

I had this very discussion with my girlfriend the other day. Me- I'm just nipping into town to play some basses, I'm thinking about getting another one. Her- but you have 2 already me- but I want another one her- why? me- its like having more than one set of shoes, one pair just won't suit every mood and outfit. her- oh, I see. I think she is really starting to understand, she's the best

[quote name='Snyper' post='412769' date='Feb 18 2009, 09:57 AM']Hope to learn alot whilst im here [/quote] Me too, there is so much to read on here and some very well informed players. welcome.

welcome.

+1 on all the good stuff said above. great sounds, nuff said

evening all, Me and the band were busy in the studio all last week, just waiting for the CD's to be burned and printed now. You can listen to our efforts at [url="http://www.myspace.com/lassebrawn"]lasse brawn[/url] all feedback welcome We recorded this at Big Tone Recordings in Manchester, can't recommend it highly enough, Tim looked after us good and proper. Rob

Welcome to the forum

have used Swing bass 66's on and off for a few years. like the sound, but yeah they lose their brightness after a while. I say go for it if its free strings.

[quote name='lee4' post='397202' date='Feb 1 2009, 08:21 PM']Adjust the strap so you are comfy.Tendon and joint pain aint rock 'n' roll![/quote] +1, mine has got to be high enough so the wrist on my fretting hand can stay quite straight.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='396608' date='Feb 1 2009, 03:30 AM']The octaver doesn't track very low. Its ok if you play above the 12th fret, or roll off tone, but it glitches and kicks in slowly with lower notes. Its not great.[/quote] +1 I use it to thicken (not sure if thats the right world) higher notes, not much use on lower frets.

mmm nothing that odd- Bass, 2 instrument cables, picks, ear plugs, tuner, spare strings, gaffer tape, pen & paper, spare batteries for bass and tuner, multitool, kettle lead. hopefully enough that I don't get caught out but not so much that it becomes a chore to lug it about.

Thanks guys, this will be my first time recording in a studio so I'm not all that sure what to expect. I've got my parts well practiced and the band is pretty tight so hopefully I'll get my parts down in 2 or 3 takes. Anything else I should be aware of going in? all advice, good/bad experiences welcome.

welcome, Leeds does indeed rule, I agree with Josh. Which lap dancing club has jazz in it? that sounds like a combination of 2 awesome things.

welcome welcome, had a listen to the recordings on the myspace. thought they were pretty cool. Do you ever play live in the UK?

[quote name='tombboy' post='392113' date='Jan 26 2009, 08:47 PM']By the way rOB... next time you sign up to a forum... check your caps lock!!! [/quote] Nah its meant to be like that, its a long running joke with a drummer friend of mine.

it was obscene just how fast everyone got back to me on that one, nice one. Yeah you're probably right, won't be playing all that much I guess. Might try the superglue or electrical tape if necessary. Ha, if our drummer was allowed to solo, each song would easily reach 3 hours, will have to keep an eye on him. cheers everyone, Rob

welcome Wayne

Evening all, I'm about to go into the studio for a week of 12 hour days recording my new band's first EP. I've got calluses that happily see me through our 4 hour rehearsals but am thinking that they might not be enough for the longer days? Does anyone who has experience of longer and repeated sessions have any advice on dealing with this? Is there something that i can put on my fingers to help them recover at the end of a days work? thanks, Rob

Signed, no probs

I tend to stick to the drummers right (ride side). partly to be further away from the snare to avoid deafening and partly because one of our guitarists wants to play from the drummers left. seems to work OK. Played on the other side recently for practical reasons and couldn't hear vocals or guitars over our drummers massive sound despite monitoring. When I start playing with a quieter drummer I might switch. Until then, I'm protecting my ears and trying to hear the whole mix.

What about a Schecter C4?

Not great Saturday night. Played the third gig with my originals band at the Cardigan Arms in Leeds. Sound was apparently ok out front but the sound guy seemed to have forgotten our monitoring settings so I couldn't hear any bass at all, couldn't hear any of my vocals (backing) either so they were probably a bit dire, asked for both to be boosted but to no result. anyway, rest of the band sounded pretty good, drums sounded like a volcano erupting behind me (in a good way) and guitars weren't too distorted (which can be a problem with 2 guitarists who love their effects), lead vocals sounded good. Unfortunately we didn't go over all that well, we trusted the promoter to put us in a suitable lineup because he'd done it before but he decided to put our pretty intense heavy punk/rock/grunge band in this line up- a blue's duo of vox and acoustic guitar, a solo acoustic troubadour type and a light, melodic, indie pop group. Needless to say the audience that the other acts had brought were not that into us, we got polite applause but not much else, shame. The other acts were great, especially the solo guy, and the band plus girlfriends and hangers on (including a guy who has volunteered to do some artwork, which is cool) had a great night with plenty of beer and pool after the bands finished. Oh well, have been booked on a more suitable lineup at the cockpit in a few weeks, can't wait.