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Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1803 Joined: 8 Nov 2008     | I play bass and love playing pretty much anything but my friend (a really good musician) made this awesome reggae song from the strummy bit on feel good inc (gorillaz) and the bass is so fun on it! (also blues is really great) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008    | I would love to see your stuff! i have a respect for the beatles. i think they did a lot for modern rock and pop. i dont see them as the be all and end all. that title belongs to Queen for me (hence the AC30). I personally play alternative stuff. big into sounding like sonic youth and nirvana, pop is also an important factor for me |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
That's why I thought you had the AC30 and Dot. I guess you won't understand why me and my friends band is called "The Shoes". Give me a sec and I'll take some photos. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 | Note: that the stain on the Strats scratchplate is blood, I still haven't washed it off. Also that is why the middle pick-up has dropped. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 |
you are officially going on my freindd list. anyone who swears by strats, vox, and semi acoustics gets my vote. is that a AC30CCH or an older model? Stacks are great for sound, but i honestly could never be bothered lugging one of those around. Why are you called "The Shoes"? do you have anything i could listen to? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2583 Joined: 27 Sep 2008    | I'm liking my guitar right now, although I'm pretty lame wit it. It's an electro acoustic, not particularly good, but like I said, I'm lame with it, so I have no need for a good one yet. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
I had a feeling we would end up friends, you seemed to like a lot of stuff I did. Friendship accepted. AC30CCH, the guy at my local music shop was asking for $1600 - $1800 for the combo and the head and box was $1800. I have a Fender frontman for practice, the stack was for when my friends were doing gigs but the 1 friends moved to NSW and we broke-up until now. We are called the Shoes because in an interview when the Beatles was asked why they were called the Beatles they said:
So we stole the name. I don't have anything audible you could listen to at the moment but if you are lucky me and my friend may record over the end of year holidays and I'll send you the files... in a torrent. |
Red Guard  Posts: 4906 Joined: 14 Oct 2007   | So it seems we can post Equipment pictures. Here are the loves of my current life. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
I have always wondered, what do you tune a violins strings to? EDIT: Forgot to say, that is a pretty darn cool violin, my friend has one but I'm guessing you didn't buy it just to look at. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3796 Joined: 6 Feb 2008    |
G D A E; in fifths like a mandolin. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
Thanks. I think someone told me it was fourths one time but then it clicked in my head, they were a liar. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2583 Joined: 27 Sep 2008 | I'd buy a purple violin just to look at. I mean I'd attempt to play it, but I haven't played since I was 6 and I was pretty bad then, it's just so pretty. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 |
violins=sexy |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3639 Joined: 3 Apr 2008     | Can anyone recommend me some decent turntables that can connect to my pc. I require some. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1911 Joined: 31 Jan 2008   |
There is no such thing as minor modes.. Modes are modes. Aeolian is the same as the minor scale and Lydian is close to a minor but thats about it. Also I was aiming for this thread to be less "Hey I'm *blaah* and I play *blaah* I've only been playing for 2 years but I'm pretty amazing" and more "Yeah if you use G7 then it'll fit but try G7M to add some tension, it might not be what you're looking for but it could work" But whatever On the topic of learning theory - I think that if you want to be anything more then a bedroom hobby muso then you need it. At the very least (guitarists) learn the name of your chords and how to make them, different voicings and some concept of timing (bass players) know your fretboard and have a good (very good) sense of rhythm. I don't mean to pick on guitarists and bass players but come on, there are very few piano players who don't know their stuff. When you go and jam with other people it makes everything run smoother if you know your stuff, I've been to practices where we have knocked down 5 or 6 songs in a bit over an hour cos one person yells out the chords and the others play it. Fair enough if your knew to guitar you don't know F#m7-5 or B9add13 but if you have the willingness to learn then people will want to play with you more and in the future, hire you more. Also - If your a new band please for the sake of good music don't go rushing to get gigs, make sure you are tight enough - play your songs flawlessly! |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
I'm not a DJ but on a DJ album cover they had a picture of these, so take that as you wish. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
I don't play jazz and don't want to learn any time soon so those chords are pretty much useless to me. I know the kind of people you mean who rush to do gigs, me and my friends only played schools gigs. It's expected that you suck. EDIT: Cut quote and sorry for double again. I'm going to bed that is like the fourth double post today. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 396 Joined: 8 May 2008    | Hi, guys. I play the Viola. I'm horrible at it. You guys make me really ashamed that I do not know any music theory, let alone being able to play anything other than Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1911 Joined: 31 Jan 2008 |
Man 'big' chords don't just come up in Jazz - I've seen F11, C13, F#m7-5 and more as well as some pretty cool modulation in Disco |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 931 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
I thought disco had some weird chords, they always sounded so interesting. I play rock n' roll, like chuck berry, the beatles and others I can't be bothered listing. My point is I don't use those chords as they aren't really part of that "sound" but I have learned different blues chords and scales because that is what I'm into. I do hope to expand further in music but I'm taking my time. One day I will be playing chords that take longer to say than the song they are used in but that day will be a few years off. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3796 Joined: 6 Feb 2008 |
There are however modes that contain a minor third, and those that contain a major third. I believe that is what he was referring to. The dorian is also a 'minor' mode. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3085 Joined: 13 Jul 2008     | My favourite music programs currently are Sibelius, Audacity and: Soundplant, the program that enables every key on a qwerty keyboard to launch different samples. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 722 Joined: 16 Apr 2008     | I know of modes and use them occasionally but don't really have a favourite. I'm all about clashing chords like Augmented 5th's and Minor/majors. I use them a lot on my music. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 375 Joined: 15 Nov 2008   |
I'm just lucky, my father began teaching me when I was little. (Though, I couldn't do much but learn about music theory until my hands were big enough to really play properly. lol) He's been playing since he was 14 (He's 60 now) and has studied music, played in countless local banmds, knows every genre in the book BLAH. He's just amazing at the instrument, so it helps to have someone like that teaching you.
Agreed, theory is essential. Music, like anything else, is something you need to educate yourself about if you wish to ever become great. Also, although I was taught music theory very young, going back to it, I decided to pick up Sean Malone's book "Music Theory For Bassists." Which I bought from Hal Leonard, online, for very cheap. Incredibly helpful, thorough read, very simplified too. Also, it's by Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot) so that's just coated in win from the get-go. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2077 Joined: 1 Jan 2008   |
You were using recorded samples right? Because if you weren't, I'm gonna have to ask a big how the hell did you do that? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 | having studied composition for four years i can heartily endorse the studying of musical theory. it's made me a much better songwriter |
BANNED  Posts: 814 Joined: 23 Apr 2008 |
No recorded samples, at least not in the sense I believe you're referring to. To answer your question: I recorded the guitarist playing (with x2 AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Mics) into an audio interface (Edirol UA-25) via ASIO into Steinberg's Wavelab. Then, in FL, I opened the recording in 'audio clip' generator and tracked it in the bottom half of the playlist window. I assigned the audio clip generator to a mixer track and dropped in my insert FX (just mild compression, eq and the tiniest bit of reverb). The guitarist recorded to a click, so I didn't have to do much unquantized cutting or editing to make it all fit together. It's worth noting in the above scenario that I recorded to Wavelab and then imported the .wav file in FL. That's just how I'm comfortable working, even if it introduces a few extra steps, which could be avoided if I recorded natively within FL Studio. To do so, (in version 8, at least) you'd just click record, specify that you want to record audio, and it will write directly to an audio clip generator via the Edison wave editor. Once you are finished recording, it will prompt you to name the wave file post facto. If you want to take the above aproach, there are video tutorials off Image Line's website that explain it far better than I can in text. Cheers User was banned for: Ballad (?) of an ex-goth. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1361 Joined: 21 May 2008     | My current guitar and amp arn't worth showing. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 |
i have said it before and I will say it again. The epiphone dot is the best guitar under (au)$1300 you will ever find. they sound almost EXACTLY like a 335, and are a third of the cost |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2146 Joined: 7 Sep 2008  |
..........................................*cries* Labyrinth, I think it should be forbidden for you to show that absolutely sublime purple electric violin on the Escapist anymore.....It makes me think of my lack of electric cello.............. That's very cool, though, the picture of your acoustic violin. You know what this means, however.....Don't you? |
Muckraker  Posts: 312 Joined: 16 Oct 2008  |
Heh. Lennon's fine too. No need to get territorial. I would, however, like you to read this excerpt from Allmusic.com: Even when he was out of fashion in the '80s and '90s, it was clear that Bowie was one of the most influential musicians in rock, for better and for worse. Each one of his phases in the '70s sparked a number of subgenres, including punk, new wave, goth rock, the new romantics, and electronica. Few rockers ever had such lasting impact. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1587 Joined: 5 May 2008   | My amp isn't worth showing, it's a cruddy little Behringer practice bass amp. Nothing special about it. When I was buying my bass I spent almost all my budget on the guitar, got the amp because it was cheap. Whenever I finally get around to taking electric guitar lessons (Which at the moment I'm too damn busy for) I'll probably be getting one of these as a relatively cheap starter guitar. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 |
damn you all and your classical strings! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 867 Joined: 20 Dec 2007     | Well. . .alot of guitar players here 'eh? But this thread isn't just about that so I'm going to come out and say I play the tuba and I'm not too bad if I do say so myself. |
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Nice want to see my amp and guitar? Are you a Beatles fan?