blind pilot

I stumble across this dude, a little while ago, and cowboy heavy metal bass is the poodle plums! really shows off the tones of a Wal huh, just makes me want and need one even more!

still havent found a wal, but still want one!

missed out on one on the bay a few weeks back, went for £3100.00 crazy!

anyhow, was bored by the way my nez looked so given it a make-over:

it was like this: [attachment=52542:sr300.jpg]

after a bit of sanding : [attachment=52543:27857_45...135424_n.jpg]

finshed :[attachment=52544:36984_46...043190_n.jpg]

Wonder what was my inspiration

just the one, my first ever last saturday , but 2010 will be a different matter!

hey guys, sorry to keep you in suspense, it was a late night and later morning(ahem afternoon).......well here is how it went...

we were due to go on at 9:30, but were delayed by 30 mins, the nerves at this point were amazing, my hands were really shaking, and i was struggling to get the bass tuning checked. Anyway the call goes out, i slip on the Nez, double check all is as it should be with tunings, a nod from drummer and guitarist and were off, into Alive, I hit the first 'A' bang on and equally so with the octave, before you know it were are halfway through the song, i feel like its going good, finish the song with no drama, Next up Plush, straight into it, bang on time, great tempo, better sound, then all of a sudden my mouth looses all traces of moisture, i mean really superdry, i just concentrate on the song, and its over before i know, grab a fast drink, and then we play on. To the end of the set, i felt really relaxed, felt fluid and was really "feeling" our music!

A couple of notes not quite hit bang on throughout the set, but no one noticed, and every song finished with a massive cheer.

Highlight of the night, was Sober, it was super tight it just felt so right!

To sum up, I had fun, enjoyed myself, honestly can say we entertained and we got some fantastic comments after, including "you version of Creep was the best i have ever heard live" and "i thought you guys would be good but......that was amazing!"

cant wait for the next gig, and thanks to you guys on here for the advice, it came in handy!

im now signing off, time to chill with the wife.....still buzzing really(can you tell) !

thanks again!

fashion cafe in colchester saturday night.

PS.LMFAO at "small Bass"

cheers y'all, some helpful hints there,

our setlist will be:
Alive
Plush
In Bloom
Rooster
Creep
No One knows
Toxicity
Aerials
Lithium
Sober
Killing In The Name Of
Slither
Aenima
Heart Shaped Box.

Can you guess what Genre of music we favour TBH the bits i am most worried about are the chorus in plush and the Small bass solo in No One Knows thats right up in the dusty end!

Heyfellow low enders,

got our first gig this saturday, 14 song set list...............now the question is....any tips for beating the nerves on the night?

to big red and all the other posters - sound advice and thanks for your input.

maybe i am just being seduced by the name and looks, and on reflection, i am pretty happy with my tone from my modest bass's.

i think i need to start saving, then maybe try out some of the bass's as mentioned, and i would probably see more gains from spending more time behind the fretboard and improving my playing i guess!

without wanting to sound like a sucker - what a great forum, i have spent years tuning cars and spent time on car forums and the difference in people,attitude and quality of posts is stark! thanks all!

J

colchester - Essex, although i would probably be far to embarresed to demonstrate my poor skills!

for now i will just keep on chugging with the NEZ! and trying to save those pennies!

there are a few on E-bay, but i dont want to look, temptation is an evil thing!

wow guys, really appreciate your comments. As i said i am noob, and maybe stupidly though by copying the gear i would get the sound.

I do play with my own style, but you know when playing songs like Aenima, it to me, is important to get "that Sound", not only so the cover sounds good, but also i feel to do it justice, if that makes sense?

plus as i said beofre, i REALLY dig the look of a WAL

I suppose, i should try and get to play one, and more importantly start saving!

PS any one want to buy my wife, one owner from new, low mileage, still goes well

i REALLY love the look of the Wal, and i get your point re playing styles, but i can t help thinking if i spent that amount of money on this or any 'boutique' would it really 'feel' worth the pennies?

another thing that adds doubt, is our guitarist, uses an epiphone Les Paul, and a friend brought up £1600 worth of geniune Les Paul, and there was no difference apart from being £1000 lighter in the pocket

hey all,

now let me start off by saying i am a complete noob, been playing for 8 months now after a 13 year break, back in band and will be gigging soon, where we cover some Tool songs.

having done my research i see Justin Chancellor uses a Wal bass, and this helps to get his tone, i have got fairly close to this tone using my ibanez srx 300 and a tube emulator pedal, and although i love the look of the Wal, can it really justify the £3200+ price tag (used on the bay are way over £2000) ?

discusss:-

hi chaps,

there is the possibility of our first gig in a couple of weeks,

will keep you posted!

i was in the same boat, needed a dirty sound, as we play some Tool stuff, tried this : - [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/behringer-bdi-21/67205"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/behringer-bdi-21/67205[/url] , and with some R/S swing 66's on my Ibanez, i am getting a pretty cool tone, its so cheap it might be worth a shot?

Hello fellow twangers!

Im Jon, in a newly formed band called the blind pilots, mainly covers at the mo, with songs like lithium,Aenima,no one knows etc

its great to be playing again after a 14 year break! if its allowed can i put a link up to our facebook page?

cheers

Jon