Sibob

New family photo Si

I think Jeff’s general point, from what i’ve gathered from videos, is that you have chosen your curriculum, and that rarely happens with other, more classical, instruments. But in the same way as the best way of learning medicine to a professional standard is to be taught medicine by a professional teacher, the same is true of music, separating the mechanics from the art. That’s not to say that amazing musicians don’t exist outside of that (i’d be interested to know Jeff’s thoughts on someone like Jacob Collier, famously an autodidact), obviously they do, but simply put, the best and most effective way to learn music (which is different from performing music), is to be taught it as a completely subject, not pick and choose what we think we want to learn. Si

Well worth knowing! Cheers for that, glad you’re enjoying the dock! Si

Would be interested to know what you concluded? The Dock is simply an interface between your instrument and the iPad, it’s class compliant with iOS, no drivers etc, so there is no ‘compatibility’ issues.....something else will be at play I suspect. Worst case, have a word with Tech support on Monday (or on livechat now until about 1am uk time). Cheers Si // Focusrite Media Relations

I’ve recently found my way to a number of your one-to-one clinics on YouTube, and got a lot from them I have to say, so thanks for that! I’d be interested to know whether you think there is a distinction between learning music (the basis of harmony and rhythm etc), and reading music. Does reading aid learning music further than being able to get reading jobs? Or is it simply for the puroposes of executing excercises as part of your learning. Is it possible to be a great conversationalist without learning how to read and write Many thanks Si

I’m on 7 currently. But that’s it, no more, am on a very strict, self imposed ‘one in, one out’ now 1 - Lakland Skyline 44-64 2 - Lakland Skyline 55-01 3 - Lakland US 44-94 4 - 1971 Fender Precision 5 - Fender Mustang 6 - ACG Krell 6 7 - Bass Collection Jive fretless Si

I was lucky to have this presented to me, there doesn't seem to be any Skyline BGs or 44-64s for sale (certainly the full fat Ps, plenty of the jack necked 'Custom'). The only other one I found was at The Gallery, black, white pg, rosewood fingerboard. Si

1.75" with a fairly shallow profile, so very early 60's Fender-esque. And that was part of the reason for wanting another Precision, my '71 has the B neck (1.625"), and I wanted something as 'full-fat' Precision as I could They do also do the 44-64 'Custom' now, both as a P and a P/J, basically the Glaub but with a Jazz (with blocks) neck. Owned one of the P/J 'Customs' for a few days last year, but didn't gel, sent it back and used the money towards my US 44-94 P/J. This BG though is really great! Si

Live drummer and trigger the samples from a couple of midi foot controllers, that way, you can share the duties between you and the guitarist whilst still playing (maybe even the drummer too with an SPX as above). Si

Whilst I have my wonderful ‘71 Precision, I wanted a Lakland P to go with my 44-94 & 55-01. So I put feelers out, and just so happened that Walshy of this shire has one coming to him on a part ex. Next day, deal done and it’s now with me. 2008 Skyline Bob Glaub (so pre the current 44-64 model, same thing though): Cleaned up, and setup with some La Bella flats and we’re good to go for gigs this weekend This is what I was looking around for a tort plate for. However the stock plate is quite cool, it looks more white in photos, but is actually a nice vintagey mint green! Si

Ah Justin is with Trickfish now? Love Mr Huth! Been a while Si

The F1 has been discontinued for quite a while now, so you'd need to look for new old stock or a used one. But as mentioned above, they make better heads now, pickup either a used LM3 or LM800 to get a loud amp at a good price! Even a used LM2 will probably do you better. It also depends what you mean by 'bigger gigs', if you have PA support, then yes definitely. Raise the cab a bit and you're essentially just using it for monitoring. If you have no PA support, I'd want at least a 2x12 (or at least a single 4 ohm cab) to get the most from the amp. Without PA support, it's not just about being loud, it's about filling the room with low-end.....and more low-end means more power and excursion I use a LM800 or LM2 through two Barefaced 2x12s and they easily fill a medium sized room with the amount of low end I want with no PA support. Si

Think I'm a no this year , family and gigs. Si

Bought a Lakland Bob Glaub from Paul. Quick delivery, super quick comms, very well packaged. Cheers bud Si

That trans white 55-94 and tobacco 55-14 are both awesome!! Very cool Si

Unique Selling Point. I tried a Stingray HH out a few years ago, and it wasn’t half as versatile as I was expecting for a double humbucker bass. Still sounded good though obviously. If i was going to buy one, it would just be a classic natural/maple single humbucker one Si

What happens if/when the MOTU dies and you can’t find an interface that is officially supported (drivers etc) on Windows 7? Of course, you’ll get a number of years out of any given setup, but the simple fact is that eventually you’ll need to upgrade, and the longer you leave it, the more you have to upgrade in one chunk. Certainly nothing wrong with working like that, there’s no right or wrong way. Simply saying that we’re all ultimately at the mercy of both obsolete operating systems and hardware companies not having resources to infinitely support afformentioned obsolete OS’s Si

I carry a passive DI, and let the sound-person know that I have that, a head with a DI or am happy to use their preferred DI. Some prefer to use their gear in which case I concede to their preferences (they know their system), some concede to what I want (usually the Orchid DI over the Markbass amp DI), either way, if everyone is happy, everyone has a better gig. Si

I think most bass gets double-tracked, not often to layer it (although that certainly happens), but more often to simply give the producer/mix engineer options. You're not necessarily going to know what you need from the bass until everything else is in place, and so if I have the ability to quickly and easy double track (Mic/DI, clean/distorted etc), I will. I'd rather subtract at a later date, than spend time editing/processing something to make it fit because that's all I have. Si

I was trying to think of a polite way of pointing that out too haha Si

Essentially, at the level I am guessing you're at (which of course may be inaccurate, apologies if so), I would suggest just purchasing a distortion pedal with a blend control as I mentioned before. That way you get clean signal and distorted signal without having to worry about a difficult setup live. Again, check out COG Effects and Darkglass, but there are LOADS out there with blend controls. Si

If I was going to buy a Mac, i’d want it to at least go to High Sierra, and preferably a couple of iterations past that. Just so I definitly got a good few years out of it. As much as people think they can just buy a machine and leave it standalone (no updates or internet), it doesn’t really work like that and you'll eventually be at the behest of a hardware or software update requiring a system overhaul. If you’re into music production (or visuals, graphics etc), this kind of obselence is a necessary evil and should be built into your 5year gear budgets . That said, if you literally just want a system to have off the grid, to record a couple of tracks for demo'ing purposes, stick with a few plugins you won't update etc, then you can certainly get more years worth out of a system then if you want to keep up to date. Problem with these setups is that if a piece of hardware dies and turns out to be a bit of a financial write-off with regards to fixing, new hardware can then require a full system update. Bit of a mine-field lol Si