neepheid

On 2/2/2016 at 2:42 PM, Doctor Acula said:

He's a bit of a racist.

I made the mistake of reading some comments to an article about his racist ways, as it seems that there are many vocal supporters of the old racism.

 The farm takes up most of the day, and at night I just like a cup of tea. I mightn't be able to devote myself full time to the old racism.

On 2/2/2016 at 4:08 PM, Soda van Jerk said:

Bass VI arrived. It is great fun to play.

I am surprised with how good it is right out of the box. I was reading reviews of them and everyone seems to immediately change the bridge to a Staytrem or a Mastery bridge due to intonation problems. I tuned mine up and the intonation is on the money. Barre chords all over the board sound great. Every note frets fine. No issues with tuning or strings falling out of saddles. The nut isn't a mess like it can often be on Squiers. The pickups sound big and meaty too. No need for any serious upgrades. I just got some new knobs because I don't care for those pointy Jazz bass knobs. Got some big Boss style ones on the way. And then I'll layer it up in stickers, because punx.

It's a versatile instrument. Can't quite get my head around just how much it is capable of. With all the pickups on, it sounds like a bass, but oddly it doesn't play or feel like one, but is much much nicer to play than my crappy Jazz copy, because I have puny guitarist fingers, and not muscle-bound bassist fingers.

Once you start switching pickups and using the low-end strangle circuit, it really opens up. With just the bridge PU and the strangle on into guitar amp distortion, it just sounds like a grindy, aggressive guitar. Twangy and prickly, for Jesus Lizard/Shellac sort of tones. Really nasty. Put it into a fuzz and bring the middle PU into it and it is a village-destroying doom-machine. Sunn O))-ish low end. Barre chords through the neck PU with just a bit of OD just sound glorious. Open chords just sound sad and gloomy. Harmonics just pour out of it with a bit of OD ahead of it.

I haven't even got around to putting it through my pedal board yet!

I wouldn't mind having a go of one, but being purely a bassist and more of an arpeggiator than a chorder I'd probably play it like I play a regular bass, mumble something about the strings being too close together/there being too many of them and put it back down again.  Glad you're having fun with it though

9 hours ago, Improved Thinker said:

Oh I forgot to add probably the most important item. In Spring 2016 the third don crossing will be opened linking Tillydrone and Danestone by road.

Yeah, then they're going to make Bedford Road (one of the roads which will help feed this wonderful new crossing) bus only by installing a bus gate between Meston Walk and Hermitage Avenue.  Real smart move, ACC.

12 hours ago, Improved Thinker said:

McDonald's should open at Kittybrewster Retail Park this year.

That will be cancelled out by the new gym.  Balance is restored.

22 minutes ago, Soda van Jerk said:

Lots of pros. The con is that I would have absolutely no use for it other than blasting it through a pair of headphones in my bedroom until my head caves in.

Why is this a con?  Dae it

Two changes casa Matt

First off, I modified my Yamaha SBV to give it active EQ (a spare EMG-BQC 3 band I had lying around) so I could beef up the sound a bit - someone whose ears I trust told me it sounded a bit too mid focused and lacked a bit of bottom end.  So now I can dial in more bottom end and scoop out whichever mid frequency is too prominent.  Not much space in there, so the only way to fit it all in was to make the controls from left to right as you're looking at them - bass/treble, freq/mid, stacked volumes - arse for elbow basically.  Gave the neck a good sorting out while I was at it - too much relief so I couldn't get the action as low as I'd like without invoking the wrath of the fret buzz.

I also bought myself a wee Christmas present the last time I was in Glasgow (dangerous place) - a G&L Tribute SB-2 in 80s-tastic white (stock image):

Time to sell a couple methinks.

Yup, been playing a fair bit of Bowie over the past couple of days too.  Bowie looms in my early musical awakening also in the form of Diamond Dogs on tape (thanks Dad ).

Have something that wasn't on the tape which I quite like, just because it's so very different to what ended up on the album

Dunno if they're still putting music on in the big shed, but the Last Bus Depot/Cafe near New Pitsligo certainly used to put on gigs and there was PA there.

I wish it would stop - our roof has developed a leak.  Thanks, Frank, you dick.

19 hours ago, imprinted said:

Also, I don't think I've ever played a 35" scale bass before. It's quite fun. But makes me think I should try a Dingwall Combustion before buying it: 37" to 34" fan might be a step too far, even for me

 

Surpringly not as weird as you'd think on first try. Only spent a few mins with a Dingwall but I think I'd be over any weirdness in an hour or so.

6 hours ago, imprinted said:

[edit] Also, neepheid - yer a dick. I've wanted one of those for the longest time! [/edit]

*takes a bow*

Am I the only bass player here?  Or more accurately am I the only bass player here who gives a monkey's about the gear?

Stick this Yamaha SBV500 in your eyeholes because I can't just get a Jazz bass, can I?

 Will there be any acts on before you or is 10 when the action starts ?

The post is dated 2014 so I think you've missed this one...

Were none of you guys ever taught that if you can't say anything nice about someone, say f*** all? ... 

Still no reason for personal attacks though.

Hmm.  Something nice.  Something nice.  You have "bass" in your username, that makes me happy.  Where's your nice thing about us?

Yeah, fuck Radio 2, they're not playing the 'Spoons EP in its entirety on the hour every hour, the muppets.  In fact, fuck all radio for not playing our stuff.  Fuck you every promoter/venue/blogger who never even bothered to reply to email never mind listen to and act upon the music we sent you.  And fuck all of you who have also failed in your obligation to listen to our stuff.  I've had enough, I'm going to cry until I have enough tears to drown you all, you fucking philistines.

Or, nah, we're cool.  Can you imagine if I actually went off like that, like we've got some sort of birthright to have people listen to and play to others our music?

*shudder*

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Synth Bass is one of the things I find really hard to get close to an actual Bass tone when making demos, your jobs are probably safe BassBitches...

I'm not that worried - as long as there are musicians whose need for a 9V battery/lead/tool kit becomes apparent at soundcheck on the night, we'll have a job to do

Oh great, it's shouty, I hate everything guy 

Ach, whatever tools get the job done.  I wouldn't judge.  Synth bass can sod off, but only because it puts me out of a job

Also, if we want to break out of this Northern fortress of doom we could club together and help each other to gig swap with bands from other places. I'd like to start doing this but I really don't feel I've got the local audience attracting clout to make it work.

There must be young uns starting bands at the same rate as before. What's the process they follow? Create a soundcloud/band camp page, advertise their gigs on Facebook... What else?

It's not just young uns who could use advice on that one

People who comment on massively shared articles online... what do you hope to achieve?

Hoping to spark off a mini argument mostly, from what I've seen.

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