Saul Panzer

23 hours ago, KiOgon said:

Tried to sign up, got the email but no link to activate membership and no answer from Mark 🙄

My signup emails went straight into the spam folder for some reason, worth checking there if anyone else got no confirmation mails.

I've been watching some of the Talkingbass stuff on youtube recently, really good beginners stuff and interviews...another signup added to my list.

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

It plays and sounds great, but I would say that, wouldn't I?  Not that it matters, it could sound amazing but if it doesn't float your boat aesthetically, you'll never gel with it.

I'll buy a fugly bass if the sound and feel are right, fortunately Rickenbacker prices mean I can wince at them and still not buy one.
Not sure I could say the same for these, the prices seem quite good from what I'm seeing and that honk with the tone turned down is pretty fun sounding.

That is a fugly bass, too Rickenbacker for my taste.
Do wonder how it plays and sounds though.

I'll also throw in a vote for the Adagio flatwounds if you want a nice deep even set, they're about the cheapest set of flats on Amazon too which is a bonus.

As a second option I'm also trying out the Ernie Ball slinky flatwounds on my p/j and quite like them so far, the E and A are thicker which may or may not be a bonus for you.
I don't know what you're considering expensive, they're about twice the price as the Adagio ones and honestly for a first/test set those Adagios are just insane value.

5 hours ago, atsampson said:

The same video's on this page - Google Translate says the band's called はまち(Hamachi) and the song is 真っ赤な空 (Red Sky?).

Thanks for the link to that page, sadly I can't seem to view those pages anymore, even the wayback machine has nothing for it.
I'm guessing it was some kind talent show thing based on the other acts and the Chiba music/variety wiki.

The page seems familiar so I guess this was part of a rabbit hole I followed back then, the wiki mentions B'z so I was probably chasing down stuff about them at the time.

I also have an ancient mp3 called "Loud System" with some Japanese rock/metal, your link also solves where that came from.

Still not sure why their song seems so familiar to me, the hunt continues on that one.

Hi all

Bit of background, back in the glory days of 56K modems I downloaded this video (90s if I remember right) and never managed to figure out the song or performers.
I recently went through some old backups and found the video again, I tried using my phones translate option and the best I can get from it is "young yellowtail tuna [Red Sky]"
from E-JAM vol.2 which might explain why the original file is titled Hamachi.
I have vague memories of past research showing E-JAM as an annual music thing perhaps performing college related in some specific region of Japan.

Something about the song is familiar like it's a cover or interpretation of something I used to know but that memory is long gone so I'm stumped.
The video quality back then was so bad I can't really even match the faces, the guy on the left looks kind of like a guy from a Japanese band called Bump of Chicken but it's so low quality who knows.

Can any of you understand enough of the lyrics to pinpoint the song or know enough songs to figure out what it's meant to be a cover of...or if this is an original piece?
Around 20 years and I'm still no wiser to it.
 

I'm not knowledgeable about the western type musics but remember seeing this a while back and liking it, does it count as bluegrass?

I like using the right tool for the job myself and prefer to dig in when I roll for that twangy edge. 
In terms of just listening to bass I'm more of a reggae guy so prefer a roll or thumb for the thicker sound.

18 hours ago, Sweeneythebass said:

Still enjoying this bass but the knobs are probably the worst part! The stacked knobs especially the volume and tone pot are stiff and when you move one on the stack the other moves with it! I’ve never changed tone/volume knobs. Any recommendations/suggestions/dummies guide to removing/replacing? 

On my V3 I noticed that the bottom knob on stacked mid would sometimes catch the top knob, when I took off the top one I noticed that the bottom one was slightly off centre when I rotated it.
To fix mine I loosened the screw and removed the bottom knob, fitted a small piece of masking tape to the opposite side of where the screw would tighten on the pot shaft so it would sit more central when rotating.
Making sure the top knob isn't jammed right down against the bottom knob also helps, either raising it a fraction or using a little lubricant of some kind helps.

Chicago - If you leave me now.
They only played a few lines from the song and being early Internet days I had to ask around to find out who it was.
Good old Nan knew who it was of course.

Also coming from a bedroom player perspective:

I think for most of us the Bass buying isn't about the need, it's the gear head fetish anyone gets in any hobby...chasing the new shiny or the new sound.
I considered getting a sweet looking Sandberg, went through their configurator tool and priced up a P bass at £2100, factored in the brexit taxes and still considered it.

After a few months sitting on the idea I'm more cautious of making that big Bass purchase, the more I play the more I feel the need to play something before I know I'll be satisfied with it.

For reference I'm sitting here with 4 Basses now, Sire Jazz, Sire P/J, double humbucker Harley Benton and a cheap old passive Cruiser Jazz with a total value of around £1000 for all 4.
The Sire Jazz and H/H thumper rarely get touched, the P/J config with a flexible preamp covers so many tones it's meeting almost all of my needs.

The passive jazz is a weird project bass I can beat on, I recently cleaned up the electronics and got the neck pickup to work again...damned if it didn't blow my noob mind with the tone it made, those cheap passive pickups seem meatier than my Sire Jazz ones.

I think perception is playing a role, I watched this vid and tried the "from the ground up EQ" stuff he was talking about at around the 13-14 minute mark.
Resetting all my stuff to zero for a bit and rebuilding my sound from the ground up definitely changed how my Basses sound to my ear and pushed back the new Bass purchase plans while I see where I sit.

I grabbed some bits from Thomanns a few weeks ago, nothing expensive just replacement knobs and such..maybe £70 worth of bits.
Took around 6 days to arrive including the weekend, no nasty surprises..just ordered like normal and it all arrived.

I don't know how much of it's luck and how much is background shipping arrangements.
I preordered my Sire from Andertons around a month before their "expected" arrival date for the stock (that was in February), it arrived at their warehouse the day they said it was expected and mine was delivered the next day.

That was quicker than my chat with a support guy there had expected it to be with potential customs delays, unloading stock, getting deliveries arranged and such.

Sweet looking bass with that finish, I picked up the alder version P7 in white and have nothing but love for them, rock solid bass for the money.

I did opt to switch out the strings for flatwounds, it definitely loses a lot of the zing but that preamp lets it slap more than it probably should with some tweaks.

Streetlight Manifesto have some crazy basslines, they're punk/ska so there's more of a swing feel to the lines..throw in all the harmonics, slides and bends and you get some busy hand work to do.

It's hard to hear un-isolated with their songs being so busy with brass instruments and stuff but there's a lot of Youtube vids covering the bass part.

I usually watch vids when I see that particular "talented young woman", not just ones from the retailer I'll add, I like seeing bass players who are into their groove and the act of playing which she is, hence the expression on her face I imagine.

Having read the comments after watching said vids I can see why that retailer might want to go scrub chat, there's a lot of instant hate and thirst for her which is sad.
Not saying your comment was worthy of scrubbing, just that I can see why they might rubber stamp a bunch of deletes for her vids specifically.

As for being censored online, yeah it happens and that's what alt accounts are for. I'd much rather "stinky poo post" freely in my own name as I'm a disagreeable type and would shrug off any heat but the tech overlords and algorithms aren't into free speech.

edit: just got censored posting this, I do not use language like "stinky poo post", my phrase was more colourful. Algorithmic filtering strikes again but I'm on their platform.

I've used it on and off for a year or so now, apart from issues with some older muddy mp3s it's pretty great.

Does a decent job ripping voices from background noise which is what I used it for originally, clearing up audio for transcription work, docs and lawyers love recording notes while driving the loudest diesel sounding jeeps with the windows open I guess.

GWAR in Milton Keynes maybe 20 years ago, somewhere I've still got a "blood" soaked GWAR matchstick book from where they decapitated a well known president and coated the front rows in red.

Good thing I took the week off work, my ears rang for days after.

I went to Ozzfest to watch Disturbed playing on the small support stage, just after their first album released so they weren't up to Black Sabbath and Slipknot levels of main stage fame at that point.

Sabbath and Slipknot were both awesome but Disturbed made the fest for me.

The little rap type thing they put in the middle of Red Red Wine always gets me, just feels like it breaks up the song badly and rubs me the wrong way.
 

The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold if we're talking deceased drummers, Nicko Mcbrain is still alive so that Iron Maiden gig might still be a thing if Steve Harris gets bored and I get gud.

7 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Nice post, thanks, and be good to hear how you get on. The SBL courses have their admirers and detractors aplenty, but the ArtistWorks are less well known, so it will be particularly useful to get your thoughts on that one. How much did the NE course set you back price-wise?

I just checked the ArtistWorks receipt..I paid $140 (£100) for 12 months, it's normally $279 (£200) so half price with a Christmas offer they were doing.

I can see how Scott would rub people the wrong way, tbh he's been a relatively minor part of my SBL experience. I've gotten more from the SBL forums, various stuff from other teachers, interviews with players like Tim Lefebvre, Billy Sheehan and Henrik Linder and so on.
I assumed it would be a lot of Scott doing his Youtube thing but there was more than enough other content to warrant the price for me.

Coming from a very novice prospective these are the paid courses I've signed up for:

ScottsBassLessons: I tried the free trial and was more impressed than I expected to be, enough so that I signed up for a year.
Once you get past the Youtube click-bait and the aggressive marketing there's loads of great interviews, lessons and the players path thing they started is fairly good if you're fickle and need something specific to work through.
The biggest bonus I've found with them is the amount of downloadable extras that come with all the various lessons/courses. If you're learning something there's often a selection of pdfs and backing tracks to use, great if you're not always by your computer..I stick a lot on my phone so I can play things or browse pieces at work or other places I don't have my desktop.

ArtistWorks Electric Bass with Nathan East: I picked this up because there was a Christmas offer of 50% off and I'm a fan of Nathan East.
In terms of content it's quite limited, a lot of the stuff is 5-10 minutes videos of Nathan going through a particular exercise with minimal if any extra resources to download or view.
It's very much a case of "here's the exercise, watch Nathan give a demo and brief description, now go Google some other resources to help it make sense if you need it".
The real benefit of this course is getting Nathans perspective on some things and having the chance to have him critique and respond to your playing via. videos, if you're a fan of his it could be worth it for that alone.