SteveXFR

Turntable - Rancid

15 minutes ago, Shroombass said:

I dont suppose an Eden (USA made) D112 is any good for you? 

A nice cab but a bit too small for my specific requirements I'm afraid. If it were a 210, I'd rip your arm off

I only play 4 of those strings.

Supporting Hellbastard back in December 

Stoner metal

Kyuss - Gardenia

Down - Losing All

Fu Manchu - Evil Eye

I think I've got the fill. A couple pull off and hammer ons seems to be getting me there.

I don't have a fretless so I won't use one

1 minute ago, steantval said:

 

I got the notes, I just can't play it!

I've been learning Even Flow by Pearl Jam and it's not too difficult except for the descending scale runs. Is it just me or is it actually difficult to play it clean? Any tips?

Its 8 seconds in, ending with the harmonic

Guitarist insisted I needed to buy a Ampeg SVT Classic plus 8x10 and an active sub. A reasonable request if we were a headlining, touring band playing big stages to big crowds. This was in preparation for our first gig which wasn't yet booked. I told him to get stuffed and the drummer said "wot he said" and followed me out

Still available 

Still loud

Still awesome 

I've had friends who turned pro in mountain biking or as musicians and they're all absolutely skint and never get to do what they loved just as a bit of fun with mates any more.

I'll give it a miss I think

The entire bicycle industry for making 27.5" wheels obsolete and messing up production so badly last year that now all bikes are extremely heavily discounted.

These two factors combined mean my top spec, incredibly good enduro mountain bike is now worth half of bugger all. The whole bike is now worth less than I could have sold the frame for last year.

Ebay fees have just got too high for me. I'm selling stuff elsewhere now

9 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

I've watched many of their most popular stand-ups on YT and I agree with you. I'm referring to the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, John Mulaney and all that SNL stuff.  Too manic and shouty for me. That said, the popularity of Michael McIntyre, Peter Kay, John Bishop, Jack Whitehall, Sarah Millican, Sarah Pascoe, the two Russells and James Acaster also goes over my head.

Yeah, I see why they would like those particular comedians and with the exception of Sarah Pascoe I don't find any of them more than mildly amusing and can't stand Michael McIntyre.

My favourite American comedian at the moment is Reggie Watts, he's just confusing but brilliant. 

9 hours ago, lozkerr said:

 

Brewdog, because of the owner's attitude. Which is a bit of a shame because the beer's decent.

I can't stand the whole "we're punk, now buy shares in the company because that's what punks would do" thing.

Jaguar. No more V8 saloons, not ever. How's a gentleman supposed to get around with less than 8 cylinders? 

Triumph motorcycles. No more sports tourers. Its just pretend classics or massive off road style adventure bikes.

11 hours ago, Angel said:

We often seem far apart on comedy so I don't see why we wouldn't be on music, speaking in extremely general terms of course.

Comedy just doesn't translate. Every time I try watching a septic comedian, the audience are in hysterics and I just don't get it. There are a few exceptions but they are few and far between. I don't think our colonial friends get British comedy either.

Eyes of the south - Down

Swimming lessons  - The Skints

Caffeine bomb - Wildhearts

I tried Ableton live and found it lacked user friendliness. Nothing seemed very intuitive about it.

I'm now using Reaper which is much better and only about £60 although the free trial never actually ends.

White Pony - Deftones 

Dammit. Beaten to it

35 minutes ago, Gasman said:

I'd like to know in which case case-hardening falls and whether annealing is appealing as a term to our American friends...

I find work hardening works well 

12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Unless you are American, in which case hardening is tempering and drawing is tempering.

But we're not American are we? We are civilised, tea drinking, English spelling, sarcasm using, human beans

On 14/02/2024 at 17:05, itu said:

Tempering changes the metal so that it becomes harder and brittle.

That's not right. Tempering is a treatment used after hardening to remove some of the hardness and increase toughness. It makes it less brittle, not more.

Repeatedly fitting and removing strings is not normal behaviour and will lead to failure occasionally. Bass strings don't need pre-stretching, that's more of a guitar thing. Just fit them, tune up and play them until they've lost too much brightness for you then bin them.

If you want to vary the tone a bit then try some different playing techniques (fingers, slap, pick or try picking harder or lighter etc) or get some effects pedals.