essexbasscat

Y'know folks, I'm soooo glad that others are noticing similar problems and not just with slowing down, but speeding up too. But if we maintain a steady tempo when all else wobble, are we being antisocial in some way? or are we being protectors of the faith ? Why is it naturally assumed the drummer is the tempo king, when in fact they are often directly responsible for giving it the 'pints of stella' effect ? T

Hi again all From hanging around here a bit, I can see that most of us observe certain re-occuring traits when playing with other musos. How we deal with them seems to vary enormously, but some issues tend to be fairly common. One topic I havn't noticed coming up too much is the fine art of keeping a constant tempo. On the instruction vids, most say almost universally near the beginning, 'always practice with a metronome'. People that take the exam boards on classical stuff seem to develop a fine instinct for keeping a steady tempo. What's more, the more practiced can keep a tempo, intentionally change it then return to the same earlier tempo, as with prog rock. Some bands are sooo tight with tempo and playing together that it almost seems to be a trademark i.e. Rosanna by Toto. Then there's all the rest. I find many bands tend to slow down through numbers. It may start out ok, but if the drummer gets tired he may slow it down. Or sometimes it just seems that a lot of players don't seem to have the instinct for keeping a steady tempo. There was a band I played with years ago that covered 'My Sharona' by the knack. They used to slow down every performance and I eventually got tired of noticing it, but saying nothing to keep the peace. The day came when I said to myself ENOUGH! We all started out with a good tempo but after not too long, someone started to pull over and slow down. This time however, I stuck to the same tempo and did not join in the mutual 'slowing down by unspoken consent'. I kept the same tempo relentessly, the way the record does. After a while, I started to notice my fellow band members were beginning to show signs of varying discomfort, ranging from the forced smile to er, well, not exactly enjoying it. At the end of the number. the drummer called me something I won't repeat here and the guitarist came over to me and asked me why I didn't slow down as it made him work really hard. As the guitarist's words hung in the air, a member of the audience came over, shook my hand and congratulated me on being the only band member that held the song together. He also said it was rare to find a band that could do it. Hmmmm Does anyone else find the same thing happening ? How do you deal with it ? Does it cause rows ? Please, do tell. G'wan T

[quote name='Higgie' post='719703' date='Jan 21 2010, 12:15 AM']Chingford here...Technically London but I play in an Essex-based band! Good to have you here [/quote] Loughton here ! T

Hello From one essex, to another Good to have you along T

Things are way too complicated these days When everything turns to sh*t, you learn the blues. You don't pack up your music, 'cos it's the language you speak. You've just got to learn to talk about the things in your life with your guitar, the way you do when your happy tell you troubles to your guitar and let that do the talking that's what the blues is for if you want to see how it's done, watch the film crossroads with ralph macchio about robert johnson T

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='715208' date='Jan 16 2010, 09:17 PM']Cello sounds cool. Wonder how much an electric one costs,and what kind of band I could possibly join...[/quote] Cello is also the same scale as a four string bass too!! T

[quote name='SteveO' post='716189' date='Jan 17 2010, 11:29 PM']yup. with the lead plugged into the bass the circuit is on draining the battery. As its been a few posts whilst I was doin the edit then check my 1st post again for some potentially useful info [/quote] and what he said too in the first post

[quote name='chantelle' post='716181' date='Jan 17 2010, 11:23 PM']is this even if the amps turned off and also switched off at the wall that the battery will still run down?[/quote] the pin itself makes the connection, therefore yes, if the lead is plugged in to the bass, your battery is being drained T

logic chain. plug a guitar lead into an amp input. turn on the amp with volume up a few notches, not full or even halfway. touch the end pin. should hear a hum. if you don't hear a hum, try lead in second amp that you indicate you have. touch end again. if still no hum, problem is likely to be the lead, as it's unlikley both amps are faulty (unless you have reason to suspect them too). If you get a hum from the end pin of the lead in either amp, the problem is either an intermittent fault with the lead or the bass itself. move the lead around. goes on/off ? - it's the lead. if hum is constant, the problem is that the bass is not sending a signal out. problem is now isolated to the bass. hope this helps T

Once I get the chance to research the stuff on this thread, I may change my mind and wouldn't be at all surprised if I did given the wide experience of BC'ers generally. However, for now, I'm going to say Jeff Berlin's Dixie. I'll go away and try to work it out again now...... T

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Hi Ray how you doing ? An electric piano could be a really useful one y'know. I run one through a 10 watt yamaha amp and it's fine in my flat with neighbors attached. Also goes through headphones too. T

[quote name='mrcrow' post='714000' date='Jan 15 2010, 04:45 PM']changing tone for me is changing plucking hand position along with dynamic and rhythm change near the neck for quieter slow pieces, softer attack and sustained notes near the bridge for noiser faster licks, more attack and stacatto notes[/quote] +1 very much to this. Become a habit after years of having poor unresponsive equipement / bass and found moving that hand along was the most effective mod I could do at a moment's notice. T

Hi folks Does anyone know if a gs 112 and a db 112 would be a good match from the same amp ? the amp could vary TBH Recently picked up an Aguilar gs112 from fretmiester that pops in around here and just wondering about the possibilities. It's reported in reviews the two cabs have slightly different characteristics. Do they compliment, or clash ? Thanks everyone T

for getting bass practice in a 3 piece, try the police back catalogue. It'l get the drummer going too T

Just curous really Heard my bass through a reverb box once and thought wow ! but never got around to adding one to my regular set up. Also noted Jeff Berlin in one of his vids saying he uses one. Does anyone else use one regularly ? would appreciate your thoughts Cheers ! T Edit : do you find reverb tends to work better with a certain type of sound ? i.e. more mids and highs ? ta T

Depends where you live in Kent, but if brighton isn't too far away I would go straight to Bernie Goodfellow. Quality work, just look at the porn thread for proof T

Picked up an Aguilar GS112 from Paul today. T'was a real pleasure, with a warm welcome after a long journey - nice one. A very approachable dude and very easy to deal with - you can deal with confidence Paul - If you come to the London bash, you're welcome 'round mine this time Cheers!!!!

HI peeps. Been running around like a BAF last few days - travelled around to the opposite side of the M25 for a gig last night and travelled to Northampton today to pick up an Aguilar GS112 from fretmiester (gives out custard creams - MMmm. Also a good player). Will do tidy up stuff on the thread v.soon. Also looking forward to nailing down the essentials i.e. when, where etc with the comrades In the meanwhile; May your fingers always be supple T

That's a lovely family family you have there Paul. Please give your wife and daughters a big thank - you from me for making me feel welcome. Paul - thanks to you, I've now heard an LM 11 for the first time and now have some idea what people are talking about on this forum. That model ampeg was also a first for me too, so all in all, it's been an interesting day and time well spent. By the way, nice basses too !! Made it back with half hour to spare before the darkness really came down, so timed it well for leaving. Perhaps it's just as well we didn't meet in the pub - I suspect we'd still be there now !! And my feedback for Paul; any man that greets you with custard creams has my vote - cheers Paul, well met. Top man. Some very interesting bass lines too. All the best Tom

Would everyone that wants to come to the day please copy this posting and add their name and equipement ot the list. That way, you can indicate your permission for me to add your name to the first posting of this thread many thanks T 01. Essexbasscat 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.