Crawford13

Each to their own. Has to be said I'm sure the person who came up with the cart for horses was not happy about the invention of the car.

I have absolutely no issue with it at all. It's just another tool to be used. Many have said it already on this thread but if it is used to clean up a great vocal performance its a great tool. It's a little like distortion for guitar - didn't quite bend the note to where it should be, a little distortion will save the day. Same with chorus on a fretless, a little out on your intonation? Some chorus will save the day.

This picture overlaps your Scotland thread in off topic. This is the Campsie Hills just outside Glasgow.

Recent music video shoot😂

I have been playing around with strap height recently too, and settled on this. It may change though.

I'm just planning on using them for YouTube videos and also video meetings as the lighting in my music room is terrible. Thanks for the recommendation, I will check those out.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a reasonably priced lighting rig for home use to shoot some playing videos?

Highly recommended seller. Great communication and packaging. Thanks again Adam, you are a gent!

Great job getting back out on the scene! When my son turned 2 and I hadn't played in a band for years, but playing and gigging again got me some of my identity back. I didn't only have Dad and Work mode, there was actually a bit of me left.

There is a 3 way switch in the control cavity, for spliting the coil, series & parallel. The back plate is magnetic so its quick and easy to change.

Got the bass on the right today! It's incredible! I have never had an Ash neck before, but as soon as I touched it I wished all my basses had Ash necks! Chris & Al definitely know how to make an incredible instrument!

Yup this is super common, especially I have found in Drop D tuning.

Wow that's worth it for the pups and preamp alone. Some one near Bristol is going to get a bargain.

I can see why they might suggest fanned fret for dropping that low. But to be honest using heavier gauge strings and a nut cut to give a good set up you could easily tune to this with a 34" scale. @Kevis your man to talk to about downtuned 4 strings.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/445558-sterling-by-musicman-ray35-£525-delivered-uk/

Pretty rich of the band to expect you to invest in an instrument with fanned frets not knowing if you enjoyed playing them or not. The Sterling Ray5 is a great bass, I'm sure there is one in the marketplace just now for around £500. Im guessing is they are suggesting a Dingwall you are playing down tuned metal? A compromise might be the fanned fret ibanez, lots of people have good things to say.

Most of my band members would much prefer if I showed up with a J or a P bass, and I get some good natured slagging for the "exotic" basses I use. To be fair to them I don't think they actually mind that much ad long as its in tune. What on earth are they trying to get you to buy at £2.5K?

I understand where you are coming from, however I don't think a piece of music has to have a universally profound impact to be sincere. Just because pop artists singing songs for a certain target audience doesn't float your boat doesn't mean it can't be considered sincere by that target audience. I guess punk & nu metal genres would be a perfect example of this from different generations. Music aimed at the teenagers of their time, and greatly received by their target audience, which still love this genre decades on. Pop music just has a different demographic, but it's no less valid. My example here would be the response to the recent passing of Les from the Bay City Rollers. By no means music that is profound in any way but it clearly meant a lot to many people.

+1 for the ibanez micro. I think Jackson do one too.

I understand where you are coming from and agree with you that in general that it’s natural pop music is ephemeral. However I stick to my belief that music does need to change and evolve as we can’t just continue to repackage Bach. However I will stick to my guns that when describing music / art “good” is entirely subjective.

Again its still subjective. There is a classical music community that keeps the music of 200+ years ago relevant. If we had the same sort of communities / Learning institutions etc focusing on pop music, Im sure we would have a different perspective.

Of course it isn't what it used to be, music has to move on and evolve. We can't have the same music year after year. Whether you like it or not is subjective. The truth is no one persons opinion is anymore valid than anyone else's. Including my own opinion so disregard this comment if you feel the need.

2 really did become 1...

I'm with @Dad3353 on this one, buy a kit and have some fun experimenting. Then do what @Lozz196says, hopefully it's a dead fuzz pedal and you turn it into a phaser or something and give them a fright.