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    Show off your short scales!

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by paul h

    Just picked up a Hofner Shorty in an attempt to save my back from giving up completely! Light as a feather and fun to play! Terrible neck dive of course but that's to be expected.

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    Backing Tracks - Any users?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by paul h

    I have some experience of playing along to backing tracks...but never to a gigging level.

    The singer I was working with used [url="http://www.karaoke-version.com."]http://www.karaoke-version.com.[/url] He downloaded the full track and then used his DAW to filter out certain instruments. I played mainly acoustic guitar over the tracks and I have to admit...I just didn't like it. I like my music to have a bit of push and pull and a bit of spontaneity, all of which is missing when using backing tracks. Also, I'm not the greatest guitarist in the world...I'm pretty terrible., so that didn't help :D

    However...if you can handle the discipline to stick to exact tempos and structures...backing tracks are a good way to make your music sound massive! The times that we got it right it did sound awesome!

    White Bass Porn Thread.

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by paul h

    A couple of new pics of the bass that started this thread off! :D

    I cannot express how happy I am with how this bass has has aged! I have added an old photo too so you can see the difference :)

    [attachment=246435:WP_20170601_15_10_52_Pro.jpg]

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    EDIT: Sorry for photo quality and orientation!

    NPD Spectracomp

    in Effects

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    I use the Hypergravity with guitar. Absolutely love it.

    I edited a toneprint to sit between the Spectracomp and Vintage settings...which are a bit too bright and too dark respectively.

    It makes the bridge pickup on my Tele sound massive!

    Your Reasons For Quitting A Band

    in General Discussion

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    I've quit a few over the years :D

    The first time it was because it finally dawned on me that we weren't going to "make it". It turned me into a bit of an arse and the guitarist and I ended up at each others throats. I finally left because our friendship was more important to me. And I had just met my future wife and I kind of new I would be moving away to live with her at some point!

    The last band I quit was because I put in over 12 months and we never managed to get a working line up. It was heart breaking really because it's something I really wanted to do...just couldn't find the right people :(

    Castors for combo

    in Amps and Cabs

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    Ooh...sorry about the back. Make sure you look after it at all costs!

    Many years ago...actually before my back problems rather ironically...I fitted castors to the bottom of a Trace Elliot 15" combo. Best thing I could have done. Can't really remember exactly what castors I used but they did have an insert that they pushed into....which made them removable.

    So what makes a tune "catchy"?

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    For me it's mainly about the melody...and specifically the chorus. If anything get's stuck in my head, it's normally the chorus. What actually makes something catchy escapes me but the symptoms are pretty obvious! :D

    In terms of a "use by date" I think that applies to musicians more than "norms". We tend to get jaded by dint of the repetition of certain songs. It's not something punters ever really seem to suffer from :D

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