Recent content by Mandavel

I always find it hilarious when people suggest a song (especially christian ones) asking about a specific aspect of tone or something, and a bunch of neckbeards decide to come out of the woodwork, point their noses to the sky, and say something along the lines of "It was the worst experience...

why did I laugh so hard at this I have a korg pitchblack pedal tuner for my bass rig, works fantastically, super light, no issues. The only time/place I ever use a headstock tuner is in the band I lead at a church... Cause no one knows how to use pedals so I just clip a tuner onto everyone's...

I have a Schecter 4 string Apocalypse tuned and set up to C standard, I actually have some pretty thin strings on it and they aren't floppy at all. Granted I got the extra long version (35" scale) so that might contribute but I love it. No issues with flop, no intonation issues, plays like a...

I'm nowhere near a pro or even skilled, but I used to play 5s just because that seemed to be what was available. Bought a Schecter Apocalypse C4EX recently, because in the band I started playing bass in, I tune to C standard and don't need extended range. C is as low as we go, and I tend to stay...

Heh. I play in a gothic metal band and work at a church. My dad loves our music and comes to shows sometimes, and likes to show pics juxtaposed on each other... “this is my son Saturday night, this is my son Sunday morning...” I’ve had people from work/other life come to shows before. It’s a...

I had the BEF pro and the bass distortion, just traded them into GC to put toward a new bass. They were fun for a bit, but just couldn't get usable tones. only got 100 bucks for both of them. Apparently no one else wanted them and I couldn't sell them on my own. Couldn't get a usable tone out of...

Davie504 is a killer bassist and he’s insanely popular on YouTube for 2 minute bass videos. Italian transplant in London, in case anyone is wondering. I recall someone mentioning him being overseas.

I played drums with a pianist/keyboardist for a long time, and my only special need when I played shows with her was “as long as I can see your hands.” So when we played live, she had to be slightly angled so I could watch the rhythm of her hands. This is only because we had no click, no tracks...

This is a great conversation... I worship lead at my church for the time being and I know every member's gear in and out. Guitarist brought in a new pedal last week, I noticed instantly and asked about it. I guess some bands/band members just don't obsessively eye each other's rigs like hawks...

For what my opinion is worth, I'm a multi-instrumentalist that has had to play pretty much every instrument either in a large church, or out in the gigging world. The first bass in my house growing up was a 4, but I can't say I actually learned bass on it. When I actively started learning and...

Man guys, some killer responses here. Alright, y’all have sufficiently pulled me back from the rack brink. Pedals do seem the way to go, and, now I am second-guessing the noamp rig. So far our PA support hasn’t been terrible and we are getting some quality venues these days, but you’re right...

As I understood it, the RBI was sort of in the cab sim neighborhood. If I was to use the RBI, which is rackmount, I don't want to carry around a pedalboard... then a random rack unit. But I guess the pedal route isn't worse either. I already have the Pitchblack pedal tuner and a compressor for...

Hey TB. I just got asked to play bass for a local gothic/industrial metal band that I actually have been subbing drums for, for about a year or so. I'm working on upgrading my rig, and I'm pondering a couple things in my head. I don't mean to start up any age-old debates or anything, but I'm...

Yep. Right on the money. It’s not the hat, it is a stigma attached to a subgroup of males that all seem to share the same personality traits, and also happen to idolize this hat as a trademark image of “class” and “swagger.” Typically these males are unattractive (almost always due to personal...