ash_sak

Could get some chrome knobs?

[quote name='Rich' post='607840' date='Sep 24 2009, 04:07 PM']£450 BIN on a well-used bass that's £500 brand new, what a cracker.
I like the bit that says:
"[i]Due to this being a special bass we only want serious buyers, so we have decided to have collection only, that way we know that whatever home it goes to, the person is obviously very passionate about music to have travelled to pick it up and we hope it gets to continue touring.[/i]"
Roughly translates as:
"[i]We can't be arsed to arrange a courier.[/i]"[/quote]


They have quite a way with words, it should almost be commended.

So what if they spent more time thinking about how to phrase the advert rather than how to price it.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='606956' date='Sep 23 2009, 06:54 PM']I'm surprised at the amount of positive interest this is starting to attract.[/quote]


So long as the price doesn't go too high i actually think i'll buy this.

It looks amazingly...overloaded. (the body of it)

I quite want this.

It looks amazingly awful and like it has tooo many knobs.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='603680' date='Sep 20 2009, 04:56 PM']The guitar effects can be applied to a mic - look in the manual for that. I *think* you can go into bounce mode and ONLY put that vocal track up, press the effects button once or twice until it's illuminated and it'll apply effects I *think* to the tracks that are bouncing. Then hit record and play and it should apply the effects.

EDIT

damn, just seen it's a microBR - I'm talking about the boss BR-900 haha. it might be the same[/quote]

Thanks for that.

I've managed to sort it, i think, by bouncing.
A nice slight distortion on the vocals, would've been better with more though.

I've recorded some songs and am trying to turn up the distortion on the vocal track so it sounds more fuzzy.

Is there anyway to actually to this without re-recording?

It's on a seperate virtual track to everything else so i could bounce it down to another track with some effects on or something, but i havn't ever tried to do this (specifically adding fuzz) before so i was wondering if anyone had any ideas.

Thanks.
Ashok

I've only ever played one 5 string, and the strings were too close together.

4's enough for me right now.

Enjoy.

I play in several, 3 to be exact, bands that're just a case of messing around and having fun.

It is great fun but i'd quite like to get into a band with which i could 'go further' and get 'real' gigs, making money would be great but i dont particularly feel the need for it so long as i'm enjoying it and can survive each day.

But that's an ideal.

Enjoy.

Ashok.

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='600831' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:30 PM']I think its common knowledge I have no idea how to write my own stuff.[/quote]

(on a tangent)

I read your bulliten the other day about 'hanging up your bass' as such.

And if you're able to, then try and learn to improvise it's great fun.

There's probably a bulliten somewhere on this website about learning to jam, it's great and provides a whole new field of bassing to explore.

(and on topic)

I write most of my own bass lines but the guitarist in one of my bands has no trouble writing them either.

What i played at was reffered to as a jam night and an open mic night depending on who you spoke to.

I'll echo what the dude above me wrote.
'Go along and find out'.

I used to play regularly at one in liverpool but that was more a case of turn up and a backline (amps n drums...and guitars if needed) were provided and just get up and play.

Either as a band, or solo, or at the end it could descend into a jam session.

They used to be great fun, most of my live played was done at open mic nights.

The one's i played at had a really friendly atmosphere and you get a good mix of bands, some really really good ones turn up, sometimes you get the same person playing the same song each week.

I'd say it's worth going to one.

I dont have one of these n havn't ever played one but i have got a pre-gibson 4-string 'Toby' Tobias.

And it's freaking excellent, best bass i've ever played.

So yeah, if this one is as good as that then it's a damn good bass...

...not that helpful a comment but it might sway someone...

yowzers, free tv.

That is generous.

Budget, well it's...£100 max i'd say.

But i might just get a pair of headphones for the moment n get a small amp later down the line when i have a reason for it (i.e. a new band)
I have a Boss Micro BR to use as a preamp so that should be fine.

Thankks for the suggestions.

Ok well this has been done before many times i think, i might've even started one, so i'm sorry to bother you all again but any quick suggestions.

I'm looking for a relatively cheap pair of headphones with which to practise my bass through.
I'm going to uni. in september n dont want to piss off everyone in the halls using an amp so yeah, headphones seem like the best option.

Overhead ones i think are the best, and i haven't ever used them apart from borrowing my dad's bose ones, but they're quite out of my price range.

So yeah.
headphones...go...

Thanks in advance, wonderful community of bassists.

Enjoy.

Just bought a Santana DVD from him, good stuff.
Good condition.
Very cheap.

Thanks.
Enjoy.

rechargeables?

If that Santana DVD's still about then i'll take it.

PM with paypal details please.

Thanks
Enjoy.

Ashok.

Do that still stick that amusing picture of 'Bunny Brunel' in with the strings?

I've played one of these, i think, in college.
Twos really quite nice especially for strumming chords.

[quote name='YouMa' post='512863' date='Jun 13 2009, 04:51 PM']I know it sounds stupid,but are you just playing from tab? and copying basslines by ear or can you improvise ,you will need to be able to this to have a proper jam,i would say this is the turning point for guitarists and bassists.Once you have learnt to use a few well known scales and modes and how to apply them you can get by in most band situations,and construct your own lines.[/quote]


I'd kinda agree with that bit about learning modes n scales n that.

I'm awful at theory, i did a bit when i played the cornet but when it comes to jamming i just do what 'feels' right.
People often say 'what key are you playing in' and i have absolutly no idea.

My point is that either jam so you can just 'feel' what's good and bad or learn the modes and then fit it in with the improv. part (which makes more sense if you're gonna try and go up to other musicians n ask to jam, whereas i've been playing with the same people for years so then know i dont have a clue about theory).

I did once play with another group of people and they tried to get me to play in a key and i had no idea what they were on about, which didn't give the best impression. Though they were also playing jazz, which sounds good but i hadn't really played any before so yeah...

[quote name='arabassist' post='512633' date='Jun 13 2009, 09:53 AM']haha nice one thenameistaken. and yes i do understand what you mean ash_sak.

a few guitarists have offered to jam with me - i've only seriously jammed with one, mainly cos we were preparing a cover of Metallica's 'Orion' to play for our 6th form leaver's day (and then i got expelled...) i admit, that did inspire me and push me to be of standard of the guitarist who's been playing since he was conceived or something. I just bought myself a squier vintage jazz so that should help me get more into slap and tap and discover the new sounds of the beast. i'll try to do some jamming with other musicians .....and then buy a 12 string and play in a prog rock band......[/quote]

I can't say i agree with your idea of a 12 string but the rest sounds like a good idea.

Being able to improvise is a great skill but it can only really come from playing with other people, or playing with something.
Improvising on your own can be really hard to judge how 'good' it is cause it's just you playing and, if you're like me, whatever you do will sound good just cause you like doing it, but as soon as you try it with someone it's utter crap.

Just do what you enjoy, sod how 'good' you are so long as it's still enjoyable.

I get what you mean.
I've been playing for a few years myself, 3 now actually, and have no idea what level i'm at either.

It is a very hard question to answer and i've often thought that doing 'Grades' might help answer but then i also think that grades don't assess how into music you are. I played the cornet for years and got to grade 3 (just failed 4) then stopped played for several years and picked it up again recently and i think i play it better now than i ever did then. Though by the 'grading' standard i'll be quite low down. So yeah, grades might give you a standard to judge yourself by but i think you might just want to set yourself songs you want to learn and keep practising till you're of a standard to play those songs.

Also work on your improv. it really does help if there's someone you can play with, like i know a drummer and i've been in loads of bands with him and jam with him in various ways as much as possible and we can, i feel, 'read' each others playing. (does that make sense?). So if there's someone you know you can jam with then try and play with them if you can and start jamming with them. That may be easier said than done, someone i know who plays keyboards has only just started jamming and they've been playing/been taught for years but some other people take to it really easily.

I hope that makes sense?
Try and find someone to jam with and if you want to hear some excellent jamming then listen to jazz. (Roland Kirk.)

They used to have 3D images in dinosaur magazines.

They were cool.

(i wasn't a 'dinosaur kid' we just has them)

Not a very constructive comment however, i was wondering if the topic title is meant to be.

Summer Bass Bass

or

Summer Bass Bash?