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genius indeed!.... this is the one that really gets me!.... Ozzy got da groove!... heh heh! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqtk6kKTlDM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqtk6kKTlDM[/url]

Thanx for all the comments.... been very useful... we have decided to bring a sound engineer friend along to a few gigs & see what he makes of it...

[quote name='alexclaber' post='66643' date='Sep 27 2007, 10:05 PM']Another tip - if he can't hear the kick drum he should hit the rest of the kit less hard so the volume balances. Most drummers are too heavy with their hands and too light with their foot. The kick really shouldn't need gating - what about your drummer's pedal technique? He can control the length of the note by leaving the beater on the skin for varying lengths of time. Internal mics usually work very well but are relatively complicated and expensive. What kind of kick drum is this? If he's going for the big Bonham sound is it big enough to take a high tension tuning without losing all its bottom? More and more it seems to me that the most effective solution for tonal problems is practice - not at EQing but at listening and reacting in changing how you play. Alex[/quote] hey... the guy knows what he's doing when it comes to drumming.... it's a thing about micing an acoustic sound in venues with sh*t acoustics....

the majority of gigs, there isn't enough room for a baffle we only have wedges for vocals, no drum monitor at the moment...(the sh*tty carlsboro one packed up, but was useless anyway!) Not sure why, but it seems that if I add 250hertz to the bass ... he can't hear the kick..... if we take 250hertz out of the kick mic, it's sounds better to us .....but he isn't happy! if it's a gig with a hired in rig... generally no problems, often the kick gets gated to shorten the note, but keep the ummph.. kinda tried working from flat.... but often don't have time to adjust to every acoustic situation whats a bass shaker? he's considered an internal mic, but thinks it wont have the same 'acoustic tone' (or long droning note as our keyboard player calls it!) recently added a dampening strip behind the resonant skin.... very much improved the situation but not elliminated it entirely tried mic positions all over ...even tried micing from the back!... (not a bad sound actually!) ..again not consistant with every situation ' Also he should consider his distance to the back and side walls - if he's not careful he could end up sitting in a null where the sound from the kick is cancelled out by its own reflection off the wall - this is a very common problem.' - could have a point there! (sorry, I should have done all this with quotes!) thanks for the considerations so far.....

[quote name='Phaedrus' post='66433' date='Sep 27 2007, 02:37 PM']Call me a prude (I'm not), but IMO that's inappropriate - smilies or no smilies. Mark[/quote] aww come on, it was an expression my grandmother used to use.... whats the problem? 'a schoolboys wallet'?!.... hardly a substitute.... 'tight as a ducks arse' perhaps.... ....but no offence intended

[quote name='gypsymoth' post='66475' date='Sep 27 2007, 04:00 PM']beautiful monster - way cool tune.[/quote] well thank you kindly sir!....

I have been playing in various bands with a great drummer friend of mine for many years now... we even recorded a sample CD together & it's selling.... slowly!...( [url="http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?749"]http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?749[/url] ) But sometimes.... playing live, we have a problem... He likes to use a double headed kick drum (no hole) .. he likes that big 'Jon Bonham' sound.. (...me likey too!) but the problem we get at times is the punch & depth of the bass & the kick drum occupy the same kinda frequencies (around 250 hertz) with the sh*te acoustics of some of the venues we end up at, he's moaning at me coz he can't hear his kick drum... & I'm moaning back coz all I can hear is his f***ing kick drum!! we use a mackie PA (2x 450's & a sub) ... no gates or comp Anyone experience anything like this? Any solutions?

recently... 'the sloganeer' by meshell ndegeocello & 'us annexed' by Grand Island

although I can play the notes...in the right order... (almost!) at the right tempo.... I just can't get the 'feel' of Rocco on 'Funk the dumb stuff' tightness like a schoolboys wallet!!... {edited by dood}

well.... you know how it is... sometimes there's no choice but to 'flick ur own switch' ....of an evening I like the chorus in 'Beautiful monster' ..it ended up so off the wall! [url="http://www.myspace.com/tornondesire"]http://www.myspace.com/tornondesire[/url] & maybe I'll stick 'Pilgrim' up there, great fun to play live... What I don't like is punters coming up & banging on about the slap in 'Good foundation' ..."great playing man, really reminds me of mark king, man... ooh I do love mark king!".... It has nothing in common with Mark King!... whatsoever... other than it's struck with a thumb..... but I say "thanx man!"... coz I wanna be polite... & not throw it back in their faces.... rant, rant! just listening to Ped's '2006'.... very cool!!

[quote name='Rich' post='37292' date='Jul 26 2007, 12:51 PM']This one! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BR2v4WsVg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BR2v4WsVg[/url] [/quote] yeowwl!............. what's bootsy doin'?

Well I'm impressed.... go girl! (or is that sexist of me?!)

[quote name='Bald Eagle' post='38694' date='Jul 29 2007, 11:21 PM']The 80's was great, I thought Mick Karn epitomised the fretless sound of the era.[/quote] +1 to that.... & pino & cass I found myself listening to a lot of John Martyn in the 80's.... (great bassmen like Alan Thompson & John Giblin)

Meshell Ndegeocello......... she da man(!?!)

Howdy!..

[quote name='Geejay' post='34072' date='Jul 19 2007, 12:16 PM']Hi all, I don't have any specifics about a WEM bass but I did interview Charlie Watkins a few years ago but never published it. Whilst at his house I photographed a WEM guitar (or bass). I'll try and find the pic. If I've still got the interview on a disk I'll put it up on a suitable area of Basschat. It's more to do with his experiences in the music business in the 60's and 70's providing sound systems for venues and the early festivals but some may find it interesting. Geejay[/quote] sounds pretty interesting..... gis a look?!

[quote name='jay249' post='34712' date='Jul 20 2007, 03:05 PM']Anything by Portishead, especially ''Numb'', if that doesn't get your bass bone tingling....[/quote] My bone is a-tinglin'! Phatt!..... Love that snare sound too

[quote name='jay249' post='34705' date='Jul 20 2007, 02:59 PM']That sucks, how come?[/quote] Just how it is.... so boss man Paul Cleaver can guarantee covering the overheads of the shop, I guess.... it works out that one students fee a day covers the rent, so the rest are profit

[quote name='jay249' post='34654' date='Jul 20 2007, 02:08 PM']I'm starting teaching at drumbank, saw that you teach there! is it good?[/quote] Yeah..... not bad... u rent the room, all gear provided.... they field u the students.... bit less hassle than teaching at schools, but the downside is u pay 4 the room even if u not there... I'm taking Aug out from teaching & it gunna cost me!

some great stuff mentioned..... & others I haven't heard of that I will check out.. had a bit of a nostalgia trip recently.... one of the 1st things I heard that made me wanna pick up a bass was "Space Ritual" by Hawkwind... double live album in the days when there was lost of stuff to look at on the sleeve... (vinyl sleeves...mmmmmm!) I love the primitive vibe still!.... & Lemmy does a great job of driving it along "orgone accumilator" "Brainstorm" & "Lord of light" great tracks!

[quote name='jay249' post='34209' date='Jul 19 2007, 04:43 PM']Haha, good to know though, I know you you're that man from Torn, I did you guys at the shoe a few months ago with Paul.[/quote] aah haa!..... yes!.... hi! ....& the sound was great! cheers (need to fone Paul about a couple of 'shoe gigs...)

[quote name='bottomfeed' post='31753' date='Jul 14 2007, 01:48 PM']A student of mine has this wem bass..... anyone ever seen one before?.... got any info ? sorry the pix are a bit sh*te! [/quote] [quote name='Musky' post='34050' date='Jul 19 2007, 11:06 AM']I think his bass is actually stock. If you go to the [url="http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/othersolids.htm"]Other Guitars page[/url] and scroll halfway down, there's a 12 string Emerald there with the same styling, headstock and all. Then if you go to the bottom of the page there are pictures of some guitars badged 'Espana', which they think [i]may[/i] be rebadged WEM. There's a bass there that is identical to bottomfeed's, bar the logo and a bridge cover.[/quote] Well, there it is.... that's pretty close... Thanx 4 that Musky & Happy Jack's "curly lead emporium" does transparent!.... YAY!

I've got the book .. but both CD's are cracked & unplayable! so not much help there....

[quote name='Josh' post='33110' date='Jul 17 2007, 03:55 PM']Better than ever man! And trust me on this one, I'm not the bassist I was when you were teaching me, I'm basically a slave to the groove which was and is your main principle and it influenced me big time, and since you last saw me I've gone at least 3 high end basses which have all taken my playing further and since getting my Warwick I feel so comfortable in the pocket! But I'll say this, it would've been nice to have a Bassist teach me Grade 8 bass [/quote] Did u end up with Chris or Jules ? .....didn't wanna stay at Bridgy! ...other work came up with less red tape involved... (& better dosh!) Good to hear u lovin' the groove!.... "everythang is on the ONE!" .... u knows it make sense! let us know of any gigs u doin', dude...