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Active basses are hard to record, try reducing the bass a bit , that should get u more headroom up to line level

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[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1376685431' post='2178127'] Haha, well what I mean is that it's sort of missing what modes are i.e. Same notes, same order, different starting point. I just thought it might clear it up as it made it clear for me in the beginning. Of course, going into the whys and why nots was the next part. [/quote] right, yes they are certainly the same notes and although they start on a different note they follow the same order. But the whole point to me of modes is that they are chord scales or scales that derive from chords. So if you are going to understand what modes are, you really need to understand them in their harmonic context. Using maths and presenting them in this fashion is just going to confuse a student into thinking that modes are really complex mathematical equations when in reality they are quite simple chord extentions that are just presented in a lineal fashion. i sound like a really boring old git now! haha

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1376686257' post='2178134'] correct. music is maths in a 'listenable' format. i struggle with viewing it in this way, because i'm lazy. ..but also because learning the maths without feeling the passion to express, seems to end up in passionless music. solve that equation, ... and i'm 'all ears'. [/quote] great!

You've lost me....lol !

Hi everyone, If anyone is interested in learning what the Modes are about and how to use them , I have a webpage with free videos and lessons. Please visit http://www.advancedbassguitar.info/lessons.html I have just started teaching on youtube, so let me know if these are helpful to you. Any requests or advice are also welcome! Thx

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1374305528' post='2147320'] +1, all the recent apple products I purchased have excellent mics. The key is getting the distance right. A while back my mate asked me to come up with some ideas (guitar riffs) for a few songs he'd written. He sent me the songs I listened to them on my headphones and recorded some licks I thought might work into garageband using the mic on my iMac. I sent him my ideas and he used the recordings I'd made for his demo. No re-takes etc, they quality was spot on. [/quote] awesome!

Hi No I just uploaded it straight to YouTube. The ipad has a great mic, just have to position it not to near your speaker and it records great!

Oh cool, what interface did yu use, the irig?

Just want to demonstrate the sound and tools of the ipad, which I love! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFCWQcwb8YQ Using an ipad 4, garageband and the built in mic recording a jazz bass 4 string , I'm using an active Yamaha studio monitor as a bass amp. I had to position the ipad about a foot away from the monitor and also I couldn't turn the volume up too much as the mic is running quite hot. I composed a tune using garageband , it's great fun! I like the limitations, really makes you a lot more creative. This tune just uses 2 keys, dm7 -gm7 , I'll let you work out the actual keys Thx for listening! Joe

[quote name='xroads' timestamp='1365974801' post='2046902'] That's pretty cool, thanks for the video. One question: did you have to file any frets or nut in order to set it up properly? [/quote] Yes! when i put everything together the frets were way to high so i had to file them down quite a bit, especially at the top frets. Also i bought and installed a TUSQ nut as allparts necks come without nuts. Its faily easy to glue and file, i have a few bone nuts incase i over file

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1365974437' post='2046893'] What pick ups are they ? [/quote] Dimazio ultra jazz set

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1365937528' post='2046137'] What does it weigh in at? [/quote] short and to the point ok the bass is about 5-6lbs , which i great because it works really well with the neck, nice balance. i had a sadowsky before and the design its really strange, hollow bodies so the neck dive is insane. i cant work with a bass like that, i mainly play at home sitting without a strap. I selected everything on this bass after having light swamp ash basses (ie the sadowsky and a yamaha custom bb jazz bass) , crazy heavy 70's fender J basses and some other super J's. None of them would or made basses that suited my needs so i decided to just build my own bass. hope that helps joe

wicked sounding bass!

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1365870177' post='2045451'] Nice build, but could I be really cheeky and ask how much it has cost to put together and the spec's? I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking it! *edit* sorry if my questions are answered in your video, its hard to hear with all these damn kids [/quote] haha thats fine, i guess it all cost between £700-£800, obvioulsy theres quite a bit to pay in postage and import taxes BUT if you were buying a Pensa/sadowsky/suhr you would have to pay that anyway. hope that helps

I got all these parts from ebay usa. I think the allparts website is way overpriced, Especially the one in the uk.

hi for anyone thats interested in hearing and seeing an Allparts bass build....... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIK7nNLwROQ&feature=youtu.be[/media] thx for your time and hope you enjoy! joe