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    Theory N00b

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    [quote name='spiltmilk_2000' post='773005' date='Mar 12 2010, 06:52 PM']There has already been some great advice from people far more qualified to comment than me but here's my two pence worth...

    Start by getting a good understanding of the major scale. Once you really understand this everything else seems to make a little more sense. I liken it to maths... once you know the numbers 1 to 10 you can begin to count and then start to understand more complex procedures such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. In music once you know the major scale, the pattern of tones and semitones etc you can start to understand how it is used to create chords - and how each note relates to the scale and it's function. Once you understand chords it starts to become clearer why certain notes fit together in a way that is easy on the ear or perhaps why they dont. Also once you understand chords, scales and modes make sense too as really they are one and the same thing...

    I really think that the easiest instrument to get a grasp on all this is piano as the notes are laid in a linear way which really helps if you are a visual learner especially (and if you know how to play via remembering little fretboard patterns rather than the note names it's likely you fall into this camp!) . I would say invest in a cheap s/h keyboard to get a grasp on the major scale and then transfer what you learn to bass which will enhance your understanding further still.

    A few years ago I thought to myself "im going to get a grip on all this 'really complex' stuff" and when i actually looked into it found that its not that complex after all. admittedly the language we use to describe all this can be a bit confusing at first but stick with it and you really wont regret it. Even a basic understanding will give you a way of expanding your repertoire and trying new things in your playing that you may not have stumbled across by simple trial and error.

    Good luck![/quote]

    Honest thanks,

    thats really good advice

    Thanks everyone i'm begining my struggle!

    Gb porn

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    Thats an amazing colour.

    Love the fingerboard figuring as well

    Only one thing I dont like - Pickups!

    I dont like writing on them :S

    still a gorgeous example though

    More Stingray/ G&L questions

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Of course, im not claiming G&L are the only ones to do it by any stretch of the imagination.
    But still, I do feel the price is unjustifiable when an instrument built by the sames hands and machines rolls of the line with a different logo and is half the price

    More Stingray/ G&L questions

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Im going to chuck a curveball into the mix now

    G&L tribute basses are made by Cort in the Far East.

    To many this would not be an issue but I personally would have a hard time justifying the cost of a Tribute when a Cort is so much cheaper.

    P-Bass pickup riser?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I have a CIJ 57' reisussue P

    The pickup is mounted hard to the body not the plate and has these wedges underneath that make sure its high enough.

    Well I changed the P/up to a Seymour duncan and need the wedge things. They cannot be removed from the existing pickup and perhaps I'm being stupid but I can't find them anywhere online...

    I could make them I suppose but my woodwork/manufacturing skills are poor at best.

    If anyone has a set, knows where I can buy a set or heck even make me a set let me know!

    Brain exercise - What's the best value for money bass you can buy?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by throwoff

    The worlds a Mad place when it comes to instruments!
    Example 2 - The G&L Tributes are built by Cort!

    Reminds me of my younger days when I used to skateboard, everyone had a favourite deck and others were rubbish. Of course as I grew up I found out there were only 6 woodshops in all of America making boards and it was amazing how often your favourite brand were made in the same one as your least favourite just with different graphics on...

    Now if only it turns out AXL are made by musicman we will be away!

    Purple Bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Fender Jazz in midnight wine!

    My second bass (only a lefty). I say this again and again but CHANGE THE BRIDGE. Maybe there is something corrosive in the air where I live but no less than 4 basses (mine plus 3 other peoples) all had the bridge saddles collapse 12 months after buying them!

    Lovely bass though had a badass II on mine loved it to bits, then ran out of money at uni had a CIJ P-bass by that point and one had to go.

    Im sorry little jazz wherever you are.

    Brain exercise - What's the best value for money bass you can buy?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by throwoff

    [quote name='elom' post='775878' date='Mar 16 2010, 01:36 AM']In terms of new, it's the law of diminishing returns. By that I mean that the cost per percentage improvement increases because those improvements become more difficult to achieve.

    So the best [i]value[/i], which I take to mean quality divided by cost is at the budget end of the market. For me personally [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb30bk_akustikbass.htm"]this cheap Harley Benton [/url]has been the best value bass I've ever had. Because it's cheap it sits in the corner of the living room and it doesn't matter if the kids play with it etc. And because it's just lying there it gets picked up and played [i]a lot[/i]. Quality is more than ok and I'm quite fond of the thing!.

    I've also got a pretty expensive bass which I love and is superb, but it's not better value than my HB.

    elom[/quote]

    I have a left harley benton acoustic bass, exactly the same story here.
    Sits in the lounge so always being played, its plenty loud for an acoustic and it was stupid cheap. I actually completely impulsed it, I was buying a bunch of pedals, picks and sundries on thomann and had a 500 quid budget. order came for 350 so I decided to hell with it for 150 quid you can't go wrong, and I was not dissapointed

    Of course a little research soon shows that these bad boys are actually made by Saein in China who run a factory making Epiphone, Ibanez and Peavey instruments.

    Which may explain this-

    Compare
    [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ga5.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ga5.htm[/url]
    [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_valve_junior_epajr_gitarrencombo.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_valve_ju...tarrencombo.htm[/url]

    For 30 some quid less not only do you get a tone control but I have heard from an amp tech who claims the Benton one has stamped Epiphone parts inside!

    Lookie what the postman brought :)

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by throwoff

    [quote name='RussFM' post='775285' date='Mar 15 2010, 03:56 PM']Strange that it doesn't say Ibanez anywhere visible on the amp or cab! Noticed the same thing with a few of their basses.[/quote]

    I think it was in bass guitar magazine this month (if not then definatly one of the major mags)

    They said it was them trying to distance the amps from the rest of the range and build a good rep with what is a very new product idea for them.

    Would love to hear one im off to MusikMesse next week and its up at the top of my list of things to see/hear

    Bands who don't bring any backline...

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by throwoff

    [quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='775287' date='Mar 15 2010, 03:58 PM']My background s a little different from many here: I've been a church guitarist since the late 70s, and have been involved on and off with PA during that time. Right now I run sound or our present church, although I may well be playing bass for them too soon.

    One thing which always comes up in conversation with other church players is how the sound guy will take control and really stuff up a mix. It's almost a given that all you can hear is acoustic guitar and piano (and maybe bass if the guy is 'supplementing' FOH). I don't understand how it is that there seem to be all these great sound guys working with rock bands, yet we get such crappy soundmen in churches.[/quote]

    Strange you should mention that, I recently worked with a guy who was a sound engineer for a church, he ran their PA and did youth club type community things teaching local kids about sound, he had some of the best, most balanced mixes I had ever heard. Perhaps it was the many years of dealing with big echoey spaces but he just had a natural 'ability' to get a great mix without too much messing around, pretty much within 5 mins of the whole band getting on stage he had them nailed (or at least to a level most local musicians would be more than happy with).

    Awesome sound guy!

    Bands who don't bring any backline...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='cd_david' post='772030' date='Mar 11 2010, 08:51 PM']No,

    As a working musician for 20 years and FOH sound engineer for 5, I would ALWAYS expect anyone playing to bring enough power extensions and leads to make sure THEIR gear is powered up. It's no-one else's responsibility to provide an extension, if you come to a gig with no 4 gang and need one to power all your pedals and amp then it's a fair assumption that one night you will encounter a gig you wont be able to play due to your bad organisation or laziness.[/quote]

    100% agreed, a 4 gang is so easy to carry their really is no excuse, even for a new band who are lacking equipment.
    When I first started gigging I took my 4 gang from my bedroom that was usually for my TV and xbox to every gig even though all I have was an amp and a bass.

    Just seemed obvious to me :/

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