Merton

[quote name='The Funk' post='246763' date='Jul 24 2008, 12:21 PM']If you don't know any theory whatsoever, then you have to have a f***ing fantastic ear and not put yourself in situtations where you have to communicate with other musicians through words. Learning theory can help develop your ear and your rhythmic understanding. It can also help you to understand why some things you do sound good and others sound less good.[/quote] Well said. Back to my example of the friend who knows no theory, he struggled to explain things to the rest of his band who all knew their theory, they understood each other perfectly and he just didn't get it.

I have a friend who is adamant he doesn't need music theory, to the extent he was riffing under a G major chord with B flats all over the shop. It sounded "dark" to him. It sounded wrong to everyone else!! He wouldn't listen to the guys in his band so they asked me to tell him after a soundcheck once. Sure enough from that night on he switched to B naturals. The music didn't clash anymore but it still didn't sound right either - I think ideally the 3rd shouldn't have been in his riff at all under the music the guitarists were playing. Make of that what you will in the theory/no theory debate...

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[quote name='EvilSmile' post='246422' date='Jul 23 2008, 09:24 PM']Hey stumbled across this forum a few days ago whilst searching fro neo cabs infomation, thought i'd sign up! I'm a regular on warwick forum, i go by callum there (real name). So guess the little about me, i'm 19 a music tech student at york university. I play bass (well duh) got a few bands ect. gearwise(probably what most of you guys are wondering ) I play a few warwick basses, thumb BO 5, SSI and fretless $$. Currently shopping for a cab/s for my eden WT800 thus how i found this place. Anyway yeh thats me... any questions feel free to ask![/quote] Hi Callum! I did Electronics with Muc Tech at York, loved the mus tech but not the electronics!! Cracking place, have you got involved with all the BandSoc stuff? Does Woodstock still happen?!!

[quote name='bennifer' post='246328' date='Jul 23 2008, 06:53 PM']Most valve amps get very unhappy if they have nothing plugged into their speaker output. I'd look at plugging the speaker output of the Hartke into the speaker of the combo - you might have to solder up a jack plug to that speaker yourself to do it. Not exactly remotely difficult though![/quote] [quote name='ste_m3' post='246333' date='Jul 23 2008, 06:59 PM']I believe thats only Fully tubed heads, a tube pre should be fine with no load, so you dont need to worry about that.[/quote] Yup. Tube POWER amps need to see a load. In theory most solid state power amps should be OK open circuit, but as ferret said, RTM just to be sure.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='246467' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:39 PM']I just play what I feel, and if it's wrong I don't do it again.[/quote] Ah. I DO do it again, so it doesn't notice as much - once is wrong, twice is jazz! I really want to improve my theory and have recently bought a book of Bach pieces transcribed for bass ot start me on th epath of doing just that. Hopefully it'll help

[quote name='gilmour' post='246562' date='Jul 24 2008, 01:12 AM']and it's a great rule, and easy to follow, although for some reason we all get obssesed by the numbers.[/quote] a big plus 1.

[quote name='bassbloke' post='245698' date='Jul 22 2008, 09:47 PM']4 completely wicked riffs entered my head within seconds of reading this post. Operation Mindcrime was one of the first metal albums I purchased. I like to think I started in style.[/quote] Stonking album, I think I always think of the big pounding root notes in the intro to the 2nd verso fo "I Don't Believe in Love". Yeah! [quote name='johnnylager' post='245829' date='Jul 23 2008, 07:27 AM']Hocus Pocus by Focus[/quote] Toooon!

Welcome! I love Boston, it's my favourite US city. Got a friend who lives just south of Boston but the name of her town escapes me right now... Hope you enjoy your visits to BC

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='246097' date='Jul 23 2008, 01:59 PM']If you read the (real) adverts in Viz, someone already beat you to CNUT t-shirts.[/quote] Doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

[quote name='silddx' post='245633' date='Jul 22 2008, 07:49 PM']I was going to start my own fashion label to rival that of FCUK. But what I'll do is get some decent looking apparel printed up with my logo. CNUT (after our esteemed King of course). The logotype comprises that name and a graphic of a wave coming to shore and a throne. The shore is that of a red tide with loads of dead logos all over the beach. Reckon there's a market? [/quote] I got my mate a t-shirt printed saying FCUKING CNUT, coz I'm very mature I want a Status hoodie!

[quote name='Astronomer' post='244908' date='Jul 21 2008, 10:53 PM']FWIW, I don't think there's a "right" or "proper" way to play. Whatever suits you and gives you the sound you want and lets you best play the music you like is the best technique for you. [/quote] Agreed I can't slap for toffee either. I think if my life depended on it I'd be 6 feet under!

No GAS this week, I've actually clearly been feverish as I've been thinking (highly illogically) about what else I can SELL. Somebody shoot me now before something else ends up on the for sale forum.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='245437' date='Jul 22 2008, 03:30 PM']Speaking of which on the comeback: [url="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/walbassesnaturally/message/11125"]http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/walba...y/message/11125[/url] *ouch*[/quote] Ouch indeed. Hope Paul gets the support he deserves for this, he truely is a genius (I know this after he fixed my acoustic g**tar with minimal fuss where other people said it couldn't be done) and I really wouldn't want Wal to disappear forever.

I have a set of Black Beauties on my Retroactive (so the whole bass is black, save for the hardware ). They look cool and sound great but they don't do it for me enough to buy another set. Status Hotwires are just that little bit more "me"! (Though I do have 6 sets of Trace Elliot strings to experiment with...)

[quote name='stevie' post='244843' date='Jul 21 2008, 09:39 PM']I don't wish to hijack this thread, but which of the cheaper, less powerful Trace Elliot heads (including the old ones) would you recommend?[/quote] Anything up to the early SMX ranges. Preferably Series 6 and either 7- or 12-band

[quote name='Krysbass' post='245296' date='Jul 22 2008, 12:44 PM']A bit like Marmite perhaps (you either love it or hate it) but Ashdown do a good selection of wearables on their website and the t-shirts are pretty good quality. "Well, that makes a change" I can imagine some people saying..... [/quote] I have an Ashdown tracksuit top which is pretty cool. The best thing I've owned of theirs (except the old MAG 4x10 with Celestions which was stonkingly good for the money).

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='245122' date='Jul 22 2008, 10:17 AM']..said bass is now part of the Collection! Awesome! 6 strings and more wood than Wickes! Nick[/quote] Sweeeeeet

[quote name='pockethammer' post='244704' date='Jul 21 2008, 07:15 PM']Pearl Jam - Ten seems to have made it's way back onto the car stereo.[/quote] [quote name='parker_muse' post='244812' date='Jul 21 2008, 09:08 PM']Yes - Manic Street Preachers. Probably my favourite song off The Holy Bible, a truely underrated album.[/quote] Must dig both of those out again, not listenend to them for ages. THB is my fave Manics album, they went rapidly downhill after that IMO.

I'm listening to the airconditioning whirring. Not allowed music on in the office EDIT: in the car on the way home I will be mostly listing to Voodoo 6 tho

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It's all about my Status Retroactive. The best bass I've ever played, bar none.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='244459' date='Jul 21 2008, 02:46 PM']It's the sound you'll be left with when you've forgotten the price.[/quote] +1

[quote name='lee4' post='243483' date='Jul 19 2008, 07:39 PM']OK all you Status experts,I own a Groove,in 3 tone sunburst,and it's the Dachshunds danglers! Low action,great tone,great neck. Anyone else got one?[/quote] [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='243492' date='Jul 19 2008, 08:10 PM']Merton is the one to talk to about Grooves. He has two - One fretted and one fretless.[/quote] That I do. A fretted 5 in black and a fretless 4 in "midnight wine". The fretless was the last "real" Groove made (i.e. one with a wooden neck!), about 2-3yrs after they stopped manufacturing them. Rob found enough bits left to "cobble it together" and in his own words "it turned out really nicely". Erm, understatement, it was the bass which converted me to Status Since then he's done at least 2 more with their MM-replacement graphite necks, but they don't count..