Huw Foster

Thanks for the positive comments! Re our setlist - yeah it is pretty cool, but we don't do nearly enough Prince for my liking!

Hah, yeah I'd heard of them. I thought the name was a bit daft until I realised 'w' is like our 'v' in Swedish, so it's actually pronounced 'voodoo'. To me they look like very good value, but then again as suggested above they might be a bit characterless. I have read a couple of good reviews though.

Ey oop. My function band's website went live today, and it includes new recordings in the media section. [url="http://www.thewhitekeys.com/"]http://www.thewhitekeys.com/[/url] Incidentally, the new tunes are Pick Up the Pieces, Ain't Nobody, Workin' Day and Night and I Wish. The other tracks there are a fair bit older and not as tight... just so you know! My 'Ray is featured on all of them, although there's a fair bit more compression on it than I would apply myself. It still sexy in a way that only a Stingray can be though.

The White Keys' website went live today, new tracks in the media section and all! [url="http://www.thewhitekeys.com/"]http://www.thewhitekeys.com/[/url]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='401953' date='Feb 6 2009, 12:54 PM']Sorry, I don't know. Assuming it is a fault, I don't even know who (aside from EHX themselves) could fix it for you. There might be someone in the UK who could do it, or maybe not... I take it the warranty has expired?[/quote] Yeah it's no longer under warranty... Argh, this is so frustrating! I'm a bit at a loss as to what to do. Thanks for the suggestions though... at least I'd be able to describe the problem effectively if I was to find someone who can repair it.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='401769' date='Feb 6 2009, 09:20 AM']If he's hearing the tone set at the start freq. slider then it sounds to me like the filter sweep is triggering, it's just not sweeping. The BMS won't output that frequency unless you pass the trigger threshold.[/quote] That sounds like it might be the problem... only thing is, how the hell is it fixed?! I have a bad feeling about the answer (Thanks for the help though!)

Well, I assume it's getting enough signal to trigger the sweep, as the rest of the pedal is working fine - the voice mix (sub octave, guitar, square wave etc) is unaffected, as is the attack delay and resonance. I'll try to describe the problem further - I'm pretty sure the issue is with the 'stop freq' fader. If I set 'start freq' to minimum and 'stop freq' to maximum, the filter gets 'stuck' at the low frequency - if that makes any sense? I can also manually sweep by adjusting the 'start freq' fader, but moving the 'stop freq' fader has no effect whatsoever.

Seems my micro synth is a bit temperamental. More often than not the filter sweep stops working while I'm using it - that is, it doesn't sweep from 'start freq' to 'stop freq'. It'll occasionally sort itself out if I switch it off and on again, but that's not a permanent solution and it doesn't always work. Has anyone else had this problem, or something similar? I got it new just over a year ago, and I only just got away with using it at a gig once! It's incredibly frustrating - I'd love to be able to use it more, as it's spent most of the time gathering dust. Any help would be much appreciated! Huw

Damn, I'm always in Leeds at the wrong time. Is that Simon Carter as in ex-Jamiroquai? He seems to play Boaters a fair bit these days!

Eh?! Is it me, or is that a different drummer in the band shots? Anyway, that's a nicely done for a live in the studio recording.

[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='400384' date='Feb 4 2009, 08:20 PM']Don't know if you heard but Prince's purple lower horn is bigger than yours. [/quote] Haha, yeah was gonna say actually... I've been watching Rave un2 the year 2000 today, and Prince's guitar reminded me of this. Perhaps it's short man syndrome?

Damnit, I have a gig that night!

[quote name='ogri' post='395791' date='Jan 30 2009, 10:06 PM']been playing with the same drummer(blanty) for last 12 years and three bands, which is a godsend because he is bloody brilliant and makes me sound far better than i actually am.[/quote] I play with one drummer quite a lot, and I know exactly what you mean! And welcome!

I haven't used Rotos in years... I think the first set of strings I bought were Swing Bass 66... I don't remember them being amazing, but if I was being offered free ones, I think I'd accept! *crosses fingers and hopes for a D'Addario endorsement*

Scarlet Blue, my first originals band was mostly active between 2002 and 2006, when we recorded our last EP. We've not really been active since 2006 for various reasons, university being the primary one. We do occasionally gig when we're all in the same place though. [url="http://www.myspace.com/scarletblue"]MySpace[/url], [url="http://www.last.fm/music/Scarlet+Blue"]last.fm page[/url]. As for genre... we always described ourselves as alternative rock, but that can be a bit vague. Since starting uni I've been involved in a number of bands. The one that gigs the most is a 9-piece covers band called [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=367621448"]The White Keys[/url]. We do funk, soul and a bit of pop. (New demos and website coming very soon!) I can't be bothered listing the others (simply because there's quite a few, not because I don't like them!). I do have a few tracks up on my own [url="http://www.myspace.com/huwfoster"]MySpace[/url], with links to most of the bands I play in. Most of them are singer-songwriters who need a hired hand, I suppose. Although technically I'm not hired, I just go to college with them and they ask nicely.

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='397466' date='Feb 2 2009, 01:24 AM']Mate I'm over in LIPA in Liverpool doing Music in my second year. I know one or two people over in LCM. Hows your course going?[/quote] Hi Liam. I also know one or two people at LIPA, not doing music though. The course is going well! Like I said, I'm in the final year - the route I have taken means I have two majors in performance and a minor in composition. Basically, by this point I get to play bass a hell of a lot, and it's great!

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='394848' date='Jan 29 2009, 07:36 PM']This is the best all-round cab I've ever had and I've had a few in my time It's light, loud, deep and punchy. It has castors too... [/quote] Mmm, I might be interested in something like that. Where'd you get it? And how for how much?

[quote name='bluesparky' post='397892' date='Feb 2 2009, 02:27 PM']i usually spend most of the time keeping an eye on the drummer as he's usually looking at me 'cos he can never remember the songs![/quote] Oh that's all too familiar! Sometimes I need to remind the drummer of the tempo, or even sing the intro to him... Well, that was one particular drummer, but he's better now.

I think I'm always aware of what's going on, sometimes it seems subconscious though. I always hear the drummer and some of the harmony-based instruments, that's all I need most of the time! Horns and vox - pfff, not important!

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Hello thar. Whilst rehearsing for my end of year recital (last year, in May), I took an iSight video of the entire set. Halfway through we did an arrangement of Billy Cobham's Red Baron. We (as in myself, the guitarist and drummer) have played/recorded different arrangements since then, but I think we've got a good group dynamic going on here. Anyway, less talking, more... video. EDIT: Aaaah I've just been watching it for the first time in ages. Event though it's been less than a year, I'm convinced I can play it a lot better now. Ignore the dodgy tapping, the slightly sloppy unison playing... I stole the opening solo line from Stefan Rademacher in [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aKRCt4FK9Vk"]this version[/url], which is far superior. I'LL ACTUALLY SHUT UP NOW OK BYE.

My brother was already a guitarist, so I had to take up something else by default. I wanted to learn the basslines from Hey Joe and Sunshine of Your Love, so I got interested in playing bass. Tried out the rubbish p-bass copy at school (I think it was a Stagg), and demanded a bass for Christmas (I was 12 at the time). Went to New York that year for Christmas, and got to try out some stuff in Manny's. As I didn't know anything about basses I ended up with an entry-level Ibanez in black, with a precision p-up. I got a slightly better Peavey Fury IV a couple of years later and sold it.

Music Man Stingray 4. I've had it since Dec 06. I'm not sure whether or not the previous owner bought it new, but according to the serial no. it would have been built circa 1995. I've tried to be kind to it, but it's got the odd scratch here and there. I've also put some ludicrous 'hot pink' DR strings on it recently, so it looks a bit ridiculous right now. The only thing that looks ridiculous in this photo however, is the caveman playing it*. Recently I've been giving my Schecter 5 a bit more attention, as it's a bit more suitable for function band stuff. The Stingray is still my favourite though. I fookin' LOVE it! [size=1]*I'm on the Popular Music Studies degree at Leeds College of Music. The above photo is from my end of second year ensemble performance. We all had to play in two bands of various genres, one of which was funk. Somehow we decided we would take on a different persona, in a similar vein to Parliament/Funkadelic. However, unlike Parliament/Funkadelic, instead of purporting to be from space, we were from prehistoric times, and wrote dodgy funk tunes accordingly.[/size]