Recent content by icarus-falling

I went for a mic in the end. Amazon have some really good deals for AKG stuff at the moment so I got a pretty good bass specific mic for less than £40. My GK amp has a DI output but read mixed things about using those on their own. With both I can also try blending the signals or using one or...

hi, The band I have just started playing have been recording their rehearsal sessions. Problem is the current set up doesn't pick up bass very well so I offered to mic my cab and send over the recordings to the lead guitarist who does the mixing. I've not done recording before so I was looking...

So GuitarGuitar contacted me again today to say that Lakland will have more 44-64 custom P/Js available in March :) and do I want to pre-order one.. Thinking the answer is yes.

Thanks; just checked them out and it doesn't look like they do UK shipping :(.

Yes, that's the Lakland I was considering. Unfortunately the local dealer, GuitarGuitar, have spoken to Lakland and it was a limited run and now sold out, so I can't get one :(. With the suggested pickguard change (and perhaps bridge) I will consider the .

These look pretty special :).. I wonder how often they come up for sale in the UK in decent condition. The 1024 in vintage white looks pretty neat. I've always liked Yamaha; will have to play one to check the neck is comfortable. Luckily there seems to be a store in London.

I found a few old posts through Google on this topic but, I never know whether it is better etiquette to re-open a zombie thread of start a new one; please forgive if I got it wrong. ----- I've recently started playing with a classic rock band and my Active Lakland 44-01 doesn't quite sound...

BTW, which edition of Bass Player Magazine; I'd like to hunt it down.

My wife is obsessed with the beatles and this song was actually used for our first dance at our wedding, long before I started to play bass, I'd never listened to the isolated bass line before though, indeed Wow! Thank you for reminding me of some great memories, but also a new project song to...

Hey, I'm also mid 30's and started to play bass guitar about a year ago. It's a lot of fun, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! My first bass was an Ibanez SR180 that I bought off eBay for less than £70 and it served me great to get started. Like you I found the typical p and jazz body...

Very interested in this compressor. Not completely sold on my EBS multicomp and this seems to offer more features and great graphics.. Would look awesome on my pedal board :).

thanks for all the replies. The last 5 or 6 posts have been especially great! I've started to listen to Death From Above 1979, Russian Circles, These Arms are Snakes and Mars Volta for inspiration. On the Mars Volta note, for anyone else interested in this sort of thread, there is an...

Any particular stand out songs to start with?

Thread title changed as suggested in above post. Would still like to see some reference songs on good / inspirational bass effects usage. Examples from other TB posts I've read: Duff Mckagan used Chorus on a lot of Guns n Roses recordings such as Sweet Child of Mine, Phil Lynott used a...

I have a GK MB500 paired with a Hartke Hydrive 112 cabinet. Not sure if that's classed as a great combo but I really like it. Thanks for all the suggestions and comments so far on effects. I borrowed an Zoom MS-70CDR today; once you get past the horrible Interface it has some good quality...