Marvin

All the best with the gig. Really pissed the Exeter one was cancelled and unfortunately I can't make it to the Jazz Cafe (or The Fiddlers) My brother said he might pop along. Have a cracking good gig. Cheers

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1170537' date='Mar 21 2011, 12:26 PM']Some great suggestions here, which mostly focus on [i]doing something[/i]. Perhaps you could try doing [i]nothing[/i]. Take the pressure off for a while. I regularly put the bass down for a couple of weeks and do other things - not necessarily musically related. When I come back, I quite often play some stuff and think "Blimey, I didn't know I could do that." It's like the brain's being mulling things over in the background. The other advantage to doing nothing is it involves absolutely no investment of time, effort or money. [/quote] I found exactly this a few weeks. I'd been practising maybe up to 5 evenings out of 7 but then put the bass down for just over a week (not that long I know) and when I came back to it I felt really rather refreshed. Played a few riffs that I'd been struggling with and really nailed them. Another incentive is the Mrs says she's watching crumby soaps tonight, so I'll be practising.

Guitarist from my band texted me to inform me it was on. I think I'd rather try and remove my ears with a plectrum than watch it.

I've got a Zoom B2.1u Sometimes I use it sometimes I don't. Depends what I want at the time. Currently I don't use it, however I will be setting up some patches for certain songs in my band's set list as I think they'll add to the sound. (when I figured out how to use the damn thing properly - I've only had it 12 months )

This'll end up in the usual argument, you mark my words

I don't think it ever has been or ever will be. I really can't see what all the fuss is about. After all would you?

I think I've got a couple of tickets for this one kicking around the house somewhere. Still not decided whether I'll go yet See you Friday mate, really looking forward to it. Remember, look out for the guy in white cowboy boots and a pith helmet, that'll be me

It's probably just a malicious rumour.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1163302' date='Mar 15 2011, 04:46 PM']Can't be bothered with all that note malarkey...I'm a "feel" player, me! [/quote] Me too Well, not so much feel. I tend to grope around a bit.

Anyone use one? Not sure my 32kg combo would fit on one:) but was just wondering as the guitarist in the band I'm in uses one.

May I suggest use this [url="http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/"]Tux Guitar[/url] in combo with this [url="http://www.911tabs.com/"]911 Tabs[/url] I use it all the time. Find the song you're looking for on 911. Find the Guitar Pro tab and then download it into Tux. You can then play it back in a sort of midi version, take out the other instruments to leave an isolated bass track, slow it down, it comes with std notation. But as with any of these sometimes the accuracy is suspect. Generally though I find it saves oodles of time. Especially as I don't think you've probably got the time to sit around working it out by ear.

A time and a place for everything. And less is more and all that stuff. Never ceases to amaze me though how non-bass playing members of a band get all giddy and excited when you slap a couple of notes. I was mucking about at practice the other night and thumbed 3 notes on the E string and then all of sudden "we could do a Level 42 song!" someone said My reply was short. EDIT: thumbing 3 notes on the E string is about as far as my slapping goes

I've got an SR300 and it's a very good bass. HOWEVER, I wish I'd bought the Squier VMJ.

I'm down to 230k . However, there are now about 40+ posts that will make absolutely no sense at all. What was that? No change there? You cheeky lot

It's well designed, clean and without clutter. Also very easy to navigate around. Only two [i]very[/i] minor things I'd change and they're both words. 'I am a [i]committed[/i]...' it's just me but I always think that someone is just about to be taken away by men in white coats when the word committed is used. And under the Defence track, perhaps replace the word [i]defunct[/i] with[u] previous[/u]. Just minor quibbles but then again I'm a tw@t I shan't be visiting your site again though, as watching your videos simply reminds me how sh!te I am All the best

Pity it couldn't be the other way around, the bass hoisting the player. I hate to see instruments abused.

I've cleared everything bar about 8 I think. But then again I didn't have much on here to start with EDIT: just checked I'm actually down to 4

Anyone know of anywhere I can get hold of a transcript for this one? I need it pretty quick. Cheers EDIT: Do not worry yourselves, I found the chords lying under the sofa. All is well.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1156806' date='Mar 10 2011, 04:29 PM']I set up the computer to record some clips for critique . then I got to listen to them and for the first time in years, myself playing. They got deleted PDQ [/quote] We can be our own hardest critic What did you record? Holiday by Green Day? It's a pig isn't it?

Thanks HD.

I thought I read somewhere that they were either very similar or basically the same bass just re-branded. Is this true?

I was going to say 3 weeks is awfully optimistic

It is rather a long list of things that seem to be making you unhappy with the band. Always a difficult decision to pack it in though.

I wouldn't bother with the Zoom multi effects pedal. They're good but there are better things you can put your money towards. TBH you'd only get a very crude approximation of what the heads and cabs sound like. Didn't stop me getting one though

Amp: Bass up a little, a truck load of low mids and cut back on the treble. Bass: Bass flat, mids about midway and cut all the treble. Sits well in the mix, can be heard really well without having to use a lot of volume so I'm not straining my amp. As an aside, I tried a mid scoop at practice the other night and completely disappeared, to compensate I had to use a lot more volume to be heard - no good competing with the frequencies used by other bandmates.