Lord Sausage

I've used them all my life on the odd ocassion where i tried something else, like elites, i quickly went back to Rotos. Swing 66 all the way, saying that recorded a tune a few months ago with roto bass and liked them too!

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1334564921' post='1617519'] This is a topic no doubt that has been discussed on BC many times before, but allow me to vent! I went out for a meal with my girlfriend on Saturday night and she wanted to catch some live music after we had eaten. I took her to a well known live music venue in Cardiff and as we walked in a 5-piece covers band were setting up. Sorted! Soon afterwards they started to play their first set. Apart from being horrifically loud for the size of the venue they were simply just awful. The singers voice was very weak, flat and forgot his lyrics, the drummer knew only two beat patterns for every song they played, the bass player didn’t know that he was playing the wrong notes for at least 2 bars before realising on quite a few songs and the guitar player…well…he was actually pretty good to be fair! Sometimes a band can have a bad night (we all do), but you can tell that they are simply crap anyway. I am not focussing so much on their ability or talent, but more on how much my girlfriend (along with many others) enjoyed their performance despite being so bad. I really struggled to enjoy the evening hearing so many monumental mistakes being made or lack of effort to at least play the song vaguely similar to the original. I have got to a stage whereby I am very pensive about going out to see a live band in town…covers bands to be precise. Most of my live work at the moment is with covers bands and we do put a lot of effort in to study the songs and get them sounding tight and as precise to the original song as possible. And yet, we are struggling to get into well paid venues in the area such as this one and a bunch of plebs can walk in to play a bunch of songs very poorly and get away with it. I couldn’t help but feel a bit gutted and a tad bit angry. As a musician I can be hyper critical (and often I am) about other performing musicians. But, the bigger thing for me is that punters will enjoy a poor band as equally as a good one. Most folks at the venue are not musicians and don’t pick up on the mistakes or bad musicianship. I’m fine with that…as long as they have a great night who cares really, but I go out to perform to my best ability so that the punters can enjoy their evening. Is my hard work to achieve that noticeable? As I get older and more experienced with my musical endeavours I find it harder to enjoy myself at a gig for these reasons. This kills me because above all else I am a music fan and I want to enjoy live music, but I do have a competitive nature. I think you gain that on the covers circuit after a while because you are all fighting to get the best gig in town. But, it does really vex me when I watch a band in venues with high exposure that we can’t get into that are not good enough for the fee they are paid and the punters big them up. I need to relax more and let it go over my head, but I can't help feel that the punters deserve better even though they might not know it. [/quote] i used to be like this when i was 18 and thru a lot of my 20's but as i got older i cared less, to the point where it doesn't bother me. If anything it makes me laugh. It's kind of like a bloopers show. Plus it's just a gig in a pub, in the grand scheme of things it is totally irrelevant. However, about a year ago i saw this young band playing Judas priest, Iron Maiden and Sabbath covers......badly, but they were having such a good time you could feel it. It was excellent and i bloody loved it. Had a great time. Sometime's you've just gotta let it go.

Duff was my inspiration to start and i love JPJ and Jaco. But i don't sound like any of them. I think i've nicked approaches and ideas of loads of musicians and scrambled into my own noise. Looking at my playing, i'm probably more, influenced by drummers and guitarists than bass players.

Just had a listen. Never been a big Rush fan. Not because i dislike their music just never got round to listening to them much. However, i did hammer this on Guitar hero yrs ago ha ha. I will try to find some time to learn it. I'll let you know how i did when i can be arsed to get around to it.

My missus has her Youtube playlist on and the following song came on. I love it! Which is bizarre! It made me wonder if there was a guilty pleasure thread and lo and behold there is. Here is one of my many! http://youtu.be/bBPtP4t2J1k

I've got one. They're pretty good. The eq is just alright. The contour is good. i don't like the colour knob, but i think that comes into it's own if you pair it with a HB cab. I use a Hartke Bass Attack pre amp pedal with it and it sounds really good.

I started playing both at the same time when i was 14. I found bass slightly harder to start with. Mainly the physicality of it, fretting the notes, the stretches etc. After a number of years of playing i found bass more interesting and more difficult to be interesting on so i played more bass. I think there's more to do on bass, support the rhythm, support the harmony and the melody. Also it's more difficult to shred on a bass, if your into that kind of thing(as i was in my early 20's). Piece of piss to shred on a gtr.

Listen to it a couple of times whilst looking at the chords. Then play what i want but i keep in the bits that have to be exact for the sake of the song.

When Guitar hero first came out everyone in my band got it and loved it. Who was the best at it?..........The keyboard player by a mile. the guitarist in the band, who is an incredible guitar player, was the worst.

Hi, stupid question time again. what does class d mean? someone explain the classes please

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My band, Asedya, are playing the famous Night and Day cafe in Manchester this friday. Friday the 13th. We are playing with Jesus in India and The Winnebago's. Come along if you can. £5 on the door.

Can't believe there has been none by this guy, Richie Blackmore. two of his best. 1)Sweet Child in Time, Solo 3.20 http://youtu.be/-o4-9toOBEI 2) Highway Star, Solo 3.40 http://youtu.be/jh0iihjANPc

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1340470201' post='1704971'] This video springs to mind... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jFAhN6V9s[/media] [/quote] bit patronising!

Tho it pains me to say it! Get the funk out- Extreme

Our House- Madness

That all looks incredible, but i know if i tried that it would be an absolute disaster!

For me Slash always plays the perfect parts for the song he his playing. I love this, underated and shows him at top of his game. http://youtu.be/8D6k3LKeMA0

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1341080717' post='1713689'] Never liked Zeppelin much, despite being an ageing rocker, never liked Bonham, hate that slack-arsed sound. Someone once said he sounded like someone falling down the cellar stairs carrying a load of boxes, and I never got that out of my head. [/quote] The thing is Bonham's style and sound changed a lot over his career, so at which point are you talking. If you listen at the begining when he was about 19-20. He was all arms, power, bashng and only a little finesse by around the time of Physical Graffiti he had changed his style to playing more with fingers, (trampled underfoot and fool in the rain are good examples) and more control in his playing and probably structure. He was a different drummer by the end the constant being his heavy groove.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1341129400' post='1713994'] It makes absolutely no difference if you are talking one 2x12 v two 1x12; it is still a 4 ohm load and it is simply down to personal preference and for me the modularity of the pair of 1x12s makes that the winner. However if you are talking about one 4 ohm 2x12 v two 8 ohm 2x12 then the latter wins hands down (by a mile) due to the fact that you have twice as many drivers, double the displacement. [/quote] Cheers pal.

Quite a number of numbers is murkier the waters again. So for instance. If you had a 500w amp you would recommend going into a 4ohm version of a 600w 2x12 cab rather than two 8 ohm versions of the same cab.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1341077115' post='1713622'] Goes without saying..... .......but who's vanilla? [/quote] ice!

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1334452921' post='1616457'] Malmsteen is arrogant .tick. King of arpeggios.tick. Albums poor.tick. However, have seen him at music fair at wembley a few years back.Arrogant etc.very comical without meaning to be. Saw him headline Hammy Apollo a few years ago, when schenker lost the plot and cancelled, leaving malmsteen to headline. Malmsteen rocked,) absolute ly brilliant. Saw himat Astoria 2(the small one) shortly after not long before it got demolished. What some people don't realise, malmsteen has as many imitators as Eddie van halen. By the way m Bonham is the nuts.) [/quote] But non of eddies imitators got anywhere close. Eddie had unique personality and fire in his playing and phrasing. That's the main thing people miss about eddie his phrasing!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1334418513' post='1616001'] er..will have to join you, Chris. I can get along with some of his stuff but I wouldn't put him right UP there. Not a fan of super loose sounding unless it is someone like Chambers who is a Monster. If drummers go along with the Bonham thing too literally then it is not a good thing from my point of view. I think he was ahead of the game in a lot of respects and all due credit but give me Ian Piace anyday.. [/quote] Glad someone said Paicey, I bloody love him. Proper underated or at least not mentioned enough. Saw him live he was incredible and it was so easy for him. Saying that i just love bonzo. That groove....plus no-on plays a straight rock beat as well as he does/did!

cheers guys.