SumOne
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I'd you don't like that, then I'll raise the stakes with this :
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This album has a few good dub versions:
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Not Reggae music but related - this book is good (not a short read though). Marlon James' 'A brief History of seven killings'. Its fiction, but tied in with Bob Marley and 70s Jamaican politics. Any other Reggae (or reggae influenced) book recommendations? "Marlon James says that when he was writing A Brief History of Seven Killings, he wanted it to be “a novel that would be driven only by voice”. The book may tell the story of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976, but it’s the people around the star who dominate the narrative. As Carolyn Kellogg wrote in the LA Times: “There are patois-speaking street thugs, CIA operatives, Jamaican gang leaders, a magazine writer, a displeased ghost, an American hitman, and a woman who slept with the singer just that once.” And that’s just the start. There are almost a dozen competing voices all offering different viewpoints, opinions, and motivations, all speaking in varying forms of English, from US governmental formality to Jamaican poetry and slang."
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I'm too tight to get two so it's at the end but in an ideal world I'd have one at the start and one at the end and use each/both/none depending on other pedals being used..... I like to go from octave pedal into envelope filter but my octave pedal tracks better with a compressor before it whereas my envelope filter sounds best with a compressor after it to tame some harsh peaks.
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I've found with some compression that you can't necessarily hear a tone difference with it on/off but you can feel the difference when you are the one playing. e.g. Pluck a string a bit too hard and it sounds more of a similar volume to the other notes you played than if you had the compressor off.....that's not something you can tell from listening to a YouTube comparison but it's something you can feel when playing. Also, there are different types of compressors and the way they are used. e.g. The MXR M87 is good for making the output more even while not changing the tone, the Pigtronix Philosopher Bass is good at adding sustain, the FEA Opti-FET is good at fattening up and adding a sort of warm/softened tone.
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EDIT: SOLD Sine Effect Mega Parametric EQ £120 Reduced to £110 Perfect condition and working order. UK Handmade, the Sine Effect website says they are £150 but they are in fact £169+postage (if you email Sine effect they point you to their eBay store and there is a 4 week wait). I got this about 2 months ago but I don't need it now as I have a signal chain of: Active Bass> overdrive with EQ>DI pedal with EQ>Amp with 10 band EQ....I do love a bit of EQing but having this too is overkill! Twickenham pickup or £7 posted via recorded delivery. From the manufacturer: Details: The MegaPara is a 3-band parametric EQ pedal for electric, acoustic and bass guitar. It is designed to be as useful, flexible and reliable as possible in any live or studio situation. Based on professional rack technology, the MegaPara is hand-soldered and assembled, and is the result of years of customer feedback and parametric EQ experience. This pedal covers the frequency range of all string instruments and is highly-accurate, so that the musician truly calls the shots. Find your perfect tone, discover new ones and fix problems. Features: 3 bands ranging from 25Hz to 16KHz, to suit bass, electric or acoustic guitar Switchable Peak/Shelf modes on High and Low bands (+/-15dB gain in both modes) Cut or boost the input by 10dB Wide headroom Low noise components Hand-measured capacitors for high accuracy DC jack now on top of pedal Specifications: Operating Voltage: 9-18V DC mains adaptor or 9V PP3 Battery (not included) Current Draw: ~25mA Input/Output Impedance: 1 Megaohm/100 ohm Frequency Ranges: 25-400Hz, 150-2,500Hz, 1-16KHz Accuracy: +/-5% (all controls) Headroom: 8-14Vpp Noise: -95dB Distortion: 0.065% Dimensions: ~11x8x6cm My feedback is here https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/446834-feedback-for-sumone/?tab=comments#comment-4400336- 4 replies
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Bass Direct have replied to tell me that the B string is not trough-body, just tapered as LaBella do that for all the B strings in that range. -
The 4 string set has now been sold. I've still got the B if anyone is interested.
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^ It has, but a good video worth repeat viewing! This morning has been Blackboard Jungle Dub time for me.
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Oh I didn't realise that! I might have a word with Bass Direct in that case as I didn't order through-body for the B (or if I did it was a mistake) just wanted it matching the others. It seemed to work but I did think it sounded a bit dull compared to the others - thought I just needed to muck about with the setup more though. They are £12 for single B strings. Will knock some money off if anyone just wants the E, A, D, G set without the B.
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The Labella Flatwounds arrived today and lasted all of an hour on my Bass (they sound good for Reggae but I now realise I just don't like the feel of any flatwounds). So if anyone wants some on the cheap I've put them for sale here:
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Edit: The E, A, D, G have now been sold. I still have the B string if anyone is interested for £6 (which is half the price I paid for it 2 days ago). La Bella Deep Talkin Bass 760FL Flatwound, standard long scale (+ 765FS B string) These arrived today and I put them on my Bass (I cut an inch off the B and G silk end) and took them off after an hour, I just don't like the feel of flatwounds. They are the most expensive strings I've ever bought so I'm hoping to recoup some of the money. £30 + £2 postage.
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UB40 article https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/06/ub40-reggae-back-mi5-were-tapping-our-phones I've ways written them off but should probably give their first albums a listen
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and Bare Necessities.
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Nice one. It's not far off something I made a while back:
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It's alright, but is basic overview stuff. Ideally it would have a lot more content and would have the original tunes rather than 'in the style of'', but I find it convenient to have it as one album collection of tracks to play along to with their corresponding notation all in one book - otherwise I tend to not read notation much so I find it good practice for that. Those Carlton Barrett drum tracks are great. I've dusted off the Laptop to get back into production a bit having been inspired by the DM Khan videos, Alpha Steppa does some decent tutorials too. Straight into it with no mucking about.
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Some live Reggae drum tracks from Jim Dooley's channel (can also download from https://jimdooley.net/Free-Drum-Loops-and-Beats) Reggae (75 BPM) Reggae One Drop (100BPM): Dub (115BPM) Ska (135BPM):
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This Ed Friedland Reggae Bass book is a pretty good starting point. Notation & tabs and 47 tracks (lots are just a couple of bars though) with some history for each style going chronologically Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae-Dub-Modern Ska-Dancehall. It's fairly thin at 30 pages and covers 50 years of music development so there's nothing in-depth, Dub is mentioned but there are no play-along Dub tracks. Also, all tracks are 'in the style of..... ' I presume they don't have the licenses for the originals. Here are the tracks as a Spotify playlist:
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Generally speaking, the tone, rhythm/feel, and space between notes are big parts of playing Reggae, doing that while playing Triads is a good starting point. There's a thread of Reggae Bass playing guides here:
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If you do go for multi-scale then I'd suggest they aren't for everyone, they weren't for me anyway. I'm in the minority saying that though, almost every comment about them online is positive. I gave them a good try having owned an Ibanez SRMS805 and then a Dingwall Combustion but neither quite did it for me, I've now got a Sandberg TM5 SL and I much prefer it. The Dingwall 37" B is clearer than the Sandberg 34" B and there is more even tension and tone across the strings but not in a drastic way, I don't think many people listening would notice much difference but I find the Sandberg more enjoyable and easier to play and I prefer the tones I get from it. Fanned frets aren't difficult (right up at either end takes a bit of getting used to though), what I found more tricky is even with normal vertical pickups you need to pluck the G a bit closer to the neck and the B closer to the Bridge to have an even tone - add the angled pickups of a multi-scale and you've got to shift the plucking even further, I didn't find it comfortable or natural to play like that. Also, the Dingwall was quite heavy, it's quite a long reach to the first frets, no tone control when playing passive, no mixing between pickups (just switching), and a clean clear modern tone rather than more I guess what could be described as warm/character/vintage of the TM5. The SRMS805 was good, but string spacing too close for me. This is just my experience with 5 string multi-scales, I expect there is even less value in multi-scale with 4 strings.
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This morning Peter Tosh 'Equal rights' is getting played loud while I 'work from home'. Such a good album, this tune is beautiful and powerful:
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This was usually my opening tune in a DJ set. The first minute builds up energy really well (the vocal A side does an annoying thing of all vocal on the left, everything else on the right.... I guess recording in stereo was a novelty!)
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Nice one. I ordered some La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass flats earlier today as they seem to have pretty much unanimous praise, if they don't do it for me (I'm guessing they will be good for Reggae but not so good for slap) then I'll give the D'addario Pro Steels a go.
