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[quote name='BigRedX' post='603859' date='Sep 20 2009, 06:30 PM']Just listen to the recordings and play what the bass does. If you can't hear what the bass is doing then make something up that sounds right. Same with the songs that have no bass part on the recording.[/quote] +100000000000000000000000000 Can't stress enough how amazingly important it is to be able to pick something up by ear. Just today I was playing in front of about 500 people (@ my church) and the worship leader went into a song we hadn't got music for and builded up straight away and so the drummer (being both female and a drummer) built up and went quite heavy into the chorus. i worked out the chords and played, the guitarist and the keyboard player stood/sat there like a numpty cos they didn't know the chords

subscribed. I suffer too much from untreated SHS

[quote name='tjkennelly' post='603720' date='Sep 20 2009, 04:28 PM']I've got the same problem but I've got an audition as a vocalist tomorrow. I've been taking Nigroids which taste like s*** but are good, also soluble asprin in water and gargling helps Good luck[/quote] I wasn't joking about the ribena - it really does help. and it tastes amazing as well haha

Boil the kettle, get some blackcurrant ribena and dilute it THE best solution.

Our guitarist: 'hmm why does his bass tone suck when he's using your amp?' Me: 'Cos he's plugged his active bass into the feckin passive plug and turned the input to 11'

Go into all the good places in you town/city that book bands and give them a demo CD - preferably a live DVD. Generaly speaking they just want people that can get people buying drinks - 90% ofthe time they don't care about the actual music, just as long as it gets people moving. Do the first couple for free or really cheap - that way they don't lose out (but mention that you'd usually charge or they'll think you're a noob band ) oh and this is going to take a lot of effort - more than what you put into your post

hahahah, someone just failed

[quote name='dr.funk' post='601143' date='Sep 17 2009, 11:07 AM']I would disagree with that, you can record on a PC with quite modest specs. Latency shouldn't be a big problem in this situation. I have a 1.5 Ghz laptop that can handle 2 channels in, through vsts and out without any noticeable latency. It's only when you are monitoring live like this that the latency will play a part.[/quote] ok, thanks for clearing that up for me

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 name='Zombywoof' post='603169' date='Sep 19 2009, 08:27 PM']I know what you mean about Superstition, bassists usually follow the clav instead of grooving out on a beefy Eb with the occasional chromatic run.[/quote] +1, although the best ever version I heard of superstition (played by Matt Weeks on bass, his brother on drums and his dad on electric and singing - along with a couple of brass players and a keyboard player) Matt played the main riff quite high up the neck. he played that entire night without a single pedal! Couldn't be bothered to lug it over from the main 8000-people venue (this was at a huge christian festival thang) [quote name='woodyratm' post='603432' date='Sep 20 2009, 10:26 AM']I keep messing up Hysteria's verse when i play it with the band. Can do it fine on my own, soon as the guitar plays i start missing notes everywhere.[/quote] speaking of Muse the riff to 'Unnatural Selection' I worked out last night (on a 5 string hah) and it's actually quite simple to work out, but tricky to play. got it eventually, though

ok, skimmed over the topic, (no time) as it looked interesting and I have NO time at all so sorry if this is repeats: look, 4 string basses is standard. People dont go: 'oo-er you've got a 4-string bass guitar?' They do the complete opposite! And 5 strings arn't just used for metal! You can use 5s in every genre! Go on, challenge me to a genre that doesn't use one

[quote name='Wud' post='600795' date='Sep 16 2009, 09:02 PM']Its a bit mean to blame retailers like GAK for the lack of availabilty of these pedals. Manufacturers and distributors often give retailers false E.T.A's on release dates in order to get the retailer to advertise it early, so as to build a buzz about the product. Typical cynical marketing BS.[/quote] +1, I work in a bookshop and the things get releasedd and we end up getting them weeks later, even though we pre-ordered them. Ok, it's slightly different here. I remember opening up a box to find they had been ordered a month ago! And it's meant to be next day delivery!

it's basically an ampeg preamp, no? So it'll sound identical I'd imagine. Hence why they're so expensive! (speaking in DI terms, that is)

Fuzzy Elephant? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54915"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54915[/url]

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='602728' date='Sep 19 2009, 08:40 AM']Someone told me that they can't play their own songs live either [/quote] A bit like Busted...

A funk?

For about 3 years I've used a boss BR-900CD. it's great for home recordings, etc. it's past my needs, so PM me if you wanna buy it. If you've got a normal dell PC, then I wouldnt really recommend doing PC recordings because of lag, etc.

yehaw! You're the first person to take my advice and not fail!!

Fender american 2008 jazz, all standard - I'm about to change the strings (roundwounds) to some medium Ernie ball's - I've got an ashdown - Can't get much more standard!

Get a muff. Then another. Then another. Then put them all on and get an appointment with an Otolaryngologist.