SteveXFR

One inch man - Kyuss

Currently learning how to play a bass part I wrote last year. I thought my playing had improved. I guess not. My hands don't want to move that fast anymore. 

Gravedigger Song - Mark Lanegan 

With a loud metal band, my 600W Ashdown amp is running at about quarter on the master volume knob. When we had a second guitarist, I was close to a third on the knob. Im pretty sure the 300W version of the same amp would do me just fine but the used market is ful of 600W ABM heads and 300W ABMs are really hard to find.

There's definitely a difference in speaker efficiency. If I take my 210 and 115 GK cabs to practice then ill run the master volume lower than if I use the battered old Peavey 410 cab in the studio.

10 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Always the whining about Coldplay. Stop the bitterness and envy, before it destroys you.

Its not whining. They are the opposite to this, perfectly competent. Can't fault the playing, recording, mixing etc but they have no weirdness, nothing to challenge the listener, nothing unusual. They're just standard. This is the opposite to that. You're never going to hear this played as background music in a supermarket. Most people who hear this will think its a mess but those who get it will really enjoy it.

This has reminded me of a band i saw last summer at Arctangent Festival. 

I thought id just stop for a couple songs before heading to the bar but ended up staying for the whole set. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum have a whole lot of strange and an excellent name

There was also a band called Clown Core who were incredibly weird but im still suffering PTSD from their visuals. 

More power means more heat which generally means bigger enclosure and more fans. Im using a 600w head and that has three fans on it so its big and its heavy and it was expensive (£700 when new). 

200w is plenty for pub gigs and thats all most people want. Ive only got a 600w head because I like Ashdown ABM's and couldn't find a 300w head locally at that time.

I guess small amps must be big sellers otherwise manufacturers wouldn't make so many of them 

Its unusual but I definitely dig it. Weird is good. U2 and Coldplay are what you get without weird and thats bad.

Pop punk song - Die Spitz

Great band, have a listen if you like punk (definitely not pop punk)

6 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

They're finally back. It has been a long, long time. Worth the wait though. 

 

 

I saw them live at Arctangent Festival last year. Wasn't really all that bothered about seeing them but went along just to finish off the day. They were amazing, I really enjoyed them a lot more than expected. 

Just now, Terry M. said:

You know you won't regret it based on your personal experience. 

I might when the wife sees another bass turn up!

38 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

I have to agree with this. I've had a few US Stingray 5s in the past and took delivery of a used first gen Ray35 just this week. As far as I'm concerned I now have a Stingray 5 with a different logo and made in Indonesia. Looks feels and sounds JUST like the real thing to me.

I really liked mine. I recently listened to a recording I used it on and it sounded great. I swapped the preamp for a darkglass tone capsule which replaces the treble knob with high mids which I found more useful. I might have to get another one day

Excellent session last night with my stoner metal band. I made a switch from my Spector to my 80's Yamaha BB1100S and it was the right choice. 

Really fun and productive session and we're definitely getting closer to being gig ready. Me and the drummer are starting to understand each others playing better. He at least knows a look of panic from me means "slow down ya bastard!"

Ill just run this up the flag pole so we can all take a top down view and see what actions drop out of it.

People who use management speak are generally people with no interests outside of work (golf doesn't count). They're not blue sky thinking and onboarding all day and then going rock climbing, car racing, dogging or bass playing. They go home to their life partner who is exactly the same and spend all evening working. Weekends, they might go to a cafe to work, or just for a treat, go golfing with the head of global PR and talk about marketing strategies. They've never pretended to be a rock star in front of five disinterested people like we do. 

21 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Do yourself a favour - do NOT watch the episode with the "restoration" of a vintage Fender Jazz.

Well now im going to have to. I assume they butcher it.

2 hours ago, Osiris said:

I'll be obliged to give you a damn good fisting. 

This is the wrong forum for that sort of threat. Please keep that sort of filth for mumsnet 

4 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

You may be watching the wrong programme. If you want your tat fixed, you have to go to Tattoo Fixers, where your 2cm x 4cm tattoo saying "BOB" (your ex-husband) will be transformed into a giant peacock covering your entire arm, or your rather unfunny tiny little picture of a man weeing somewhere a few centimetres north of your penis will be turned into a Cthulhu covering your entire torso. That is one programme where the punishment in no way fits the crime.

I had a tattoo by Sketch from Tattoo Fixers, back before the show started. Its since been covered up because it was a bit wonky. 

And anovver fing. That TV show, The Repair Shop. Why are they all so nice? They're definitely up to something. And why does everyone who goes on to get their tat fixed have to have a cry? Why won't they fix things for people whose parents are alive and healthy? Why do they insist the parents must be dead? 

"Can you fix my mums old egg whisk?"

"Is she dead"

"No, she's alright. I dropped her off at Ethels on my way here"

"Im afraid we can't fix it if she's alive"

"Thats a shame, I wanted it fixed"

"Then the old bat has to go. We can deal with her if you're not up to it"

41 minutes ago, prowla said:

 

I'm not sure I'm onboard with that!

Let me run it up the flag pole again and see if you salute it.

Anyone using the word "onboarding" deserves to be stabbed in the ear.

12 hours ago, Russ said:

EBMM are coming out with a new line of Stingrays that sit above the Sterling ones but below the regular US-made range a bit later this year, not a million miles away from what they did with the SUB basses back in the day, but without the Hammerite finishes.  They're supposed to be somewhat cheaper than the regular US-built range. 

Given that a Sterling Ray 34 is £900 now, a budget EBMM Stingray is likely to be £1200+ so still not exactly cheap. 

Ive had a couple Sterling Ray 34's and 35's and they are really good. 

Used EBMM Stingrays on Reverb vary from £1265 - £4069. It looks like a budget of £1800 gets you a decent choice. 

21 minutes ago, tauzero said:

"Dimed". Just say "full" or "maximum", we're British [1], not bloody Yanks.

 

[1] Most of us, anyway

Mike Starr tone thread? Im with you on this one. Absolutely unacceptable. 

Would? Is one of those really simple but extremely effective bass parts. Really fun to play with a band.

2 minutes ago, christhammer666 said:

slaughter to prevail at brixton.

they was ok but i really went to see Dying fetus who albeit having terrible sound, were very good

Slaughter To Prevail confuse me just because everyone refers to them as STP and for anyone of my age, STP will always be Stone Temple Pilots. 

I have seen Dying Fetus in Bristol years ago and they were excellent. The mosh pit was pretty much the entire room!

9 hours ago, ead said:

 

Is that with the string pressed down at the highest fret or unfretted?  If the latter it's probs too close.  If the former then that's about right.

That was unfretted. Ill try it fretted and see where it is