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Recently Posted Messages

  1. Ed LeFave (30168)
    Open Forum · 0 Hits · 5/17/2013 9:21 PM
    Welcome to AB :) Peace Ed
  2. Paul Warren (15294)
    Equipment Forum · 2 Hits · 5/17/2013 6:29 PM
    That program was sold to PGMusic of Band in a Box fame. They call it their Audio Chord Wizard. It is much better now with the refinements PGM have added. You'll still get the odd Bbm9sus13/F though. Especially with guys like Keith Richards and ...(more)
  3. Paul Warren (15294)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/17/2013 6:24 PM
    <i>Not sure I will ever learn all there</i> I've been trying for nearly 30 years of and on and can still barely play. It's only my refusal to give up that keeps me at it. Well that and I occasionally hit a few notes right. hahaha
  4. Alfred Whitehead (4564)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/17/2013 8:49 AM
    That looks great, ya don't see many four wheeled Triumphs these days.
  5. Morten Sickel (11913)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/17/2013 2:12 AM
    Welcome, Ralph! Yeah, you're right. being able to play music together with children (and surely grandchildren) is one of the really great things! (Greeting from another former baritone player ;-) ) M.
  6. Ralph Hernden (55)
    Open Forum · 4 Hits · 5/16/2013 6:35 PM
    of stardom here either :) The WWW has some very useful information and AB looks to be a good one. USN for me, only 2 years though. Been through several motorcycles now a 78 Triumph Spitfire (finished project). <img src="http://ab.etonals.co...(more)
  7. Ralph Hernden (55)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/16/2013 6:22 PM
    Not sure I will ever learn all there is but trying should keep me out of trouble. Working on string muting right now and finding a seated position that will let me use the entire fret board.
  8. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Equipment Forum · 6 Hits · 5/16/2013 12:16 PM
    There used to be a program called "Digital Music Mentor" that would actually transcribe various lines from a song. I had access to it for a couple of months long ago. It was faaaaar from perfect, but as I recall, it could be a starting point. ...(more)
  9. Alfred Whitehead (4564)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/16/2013 8:25 AM
    Welcome Ralph to the AB site When I found this site a number of years back I was an absolute beginner bass player. Now several years and a couple of basses later I still can't play a darned thing BUT....there are some truly nice folks on this si...(more)
  10. Paul Warren (15294)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/15/2013 6:52 PM
    Welcome to AB Ralph. There's lots of great stuff here to help you learn. Hope you enjoy it.
  11. Ralph Hernden (55)
    Open Forum · 17 Hits · 5/15/2013 2:22 PM
    and hello. Newbie here, just starting new "hobby". Played trumpet and baritone in junior high back in the 60's but don't really remember much about it. The tabs for guitar should help some but am going to try to recall notation as well. Now just...(more)
  12. Dave Magaro (21054)
    Equipment Forum · 6 Hits · 5/13/2013 7:00 PM
    Unless you recorded it yourself there is just no way to isolate it completely. EQing it will be helpful. You can try making both channels (right &amp; left) mono and then run them together out of phase. That will bring vocals way down since they...(more)
  13. Jim Goble (6)
    Equipment Forum · 3 Hits · 5/13/2013 5:14 PM
    There is a transcribing software out there made by Seventh String called Transcribe! It has a really nice equilizer feature that gets as close as I have seen to isolating the base line. The developer has taken it one step further. When you hi...(more)
  14. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Equipment Forum · 10 Hits · 5/13/2013 11:05 AM
    There used to be downloadable software called "Best Practice" - I've never tried it, but have heard that it works OK - provided you have decent speakers attached to your computer. I don't know whether it is still available. Another approach ...(more)
  15. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Artists Forum · 6 Hits · 5/13/2013 10:51 AM
    Nice!!! Thanks for sharing!
  16. Luis Dávila (113)
    Artists Forum · 10 Hits · 5/12/2013 10:47 PM
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPF-R2KuPM0‎
  17. Luis Dávila (113)
    Equipment Forum · 9 Hits · 5/12/2013 10:39 PM
    it would be so much easier if I could do that whit songs in which the bass line does not stands out a lot, in any case thanks in advance for your comments
  18. Matthew Brown (9286)
    Open Forum · 5 Hits · 5/12/2013 5:58 PM
    I've found the upright bass section pretty helpful, and got some good advice there. There are some cranks, as you'd expect in any large online community, but overall, I think that there is value in the site, especially from the moderators in the...(more)
  19. Luis Dávila (113)
    Theory Forum · 4 Hits · 5/12/2013 3:01 PM
    I think that all music should be written over on the theoretical staff even if the instrument cant reach all the lines, its just that when the notes end up on extra lines I find it really confusing
  20. Morten Sickel (11913)
    Open Forum · 0 Hits · 5/12/2013 1:58 PM
    - or - there may be some other problems I didn't think about. Ohh, and one more question, does it end up too low or too high? M.
  21. Morten Sickel (11913)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/12/2013 1:57 PM
    Something may be wrong with the A-tuner ... or the nut or brigde - what kind of bass? Do you manage to get it in tune at all (and it then de-tunes?) In which sequence do you tune the strings (E-A–D-G / G-D-A-E or something different)? Do you us...(more)
  22. Gary Merryman (37)
    Open Forum · 8 Hits · 5/12/2013 11:17 AM
    I can get the G, D, and E string to tune, but the A string will not tune, what could be wrong?
  23. Roger Gumbs (30415)
    Artists Forum · 3 Hits · 5/12/2013 10:00 AM
    I gave it 10 seconds at 3 intervals...I couldn't take it.
  24. Douglas Wyatt (6805)
    Artists Forum · 3 Hits · 5/11/2013 11:45 PM
    avant garde (SP?) stuff no doubt. He had an article in Bass Player a few years back and is supposed to be a top bassist, among everything else he plays and programs. Not my cup of tea but can appreciate it.
  25. Mike Hokkanen (27043)
    For Sale/WTB Forum · 3 Hits · 5/11/2013 11:08 PM
    Hmmmm..... no nibbles. I know that lefties are less than five percent of the market so I'll take another $25 off for any AB member and I'll split the shipping.
  26. Roger Gumbs (30415)
    Equipment Forum · 1 Hits · 5/11/2013 4:10 PM
    That's a nice little rig. I came close to getting a Shuttle 9.0 used the other day, but decided to keep my Markbass LMIII.
  27. Roger Gumbs (30415)
    Equipment Forum · 1 Hits · 5/11/2013 4:07 PM
    Keep what you have. That LH1000 is a nice head. Tiny nuances aren't even heard by an audience, so if what you have works...don't fix it.
  28. Brad Mock (16367)
    Equipment Forum · 4 Hits · 5/10/2013 8:11 PM
    People really luv the sanamp stuff but it always leaves me a meh. My favorite tone tool these days is an [sfx] AY2, an update of the Yamaha NE-1. http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=custom_shop
  29. Barry Knotts (39)
    Equipment Forum · 2 Hits · 5/9/2013 9:45 PM
    Or you could consider this on the TB classifieds.. Carvin BX 1500 $450 http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f127/fs%3B-mint-carvin-bx1500-new-series-head-10-lbs-981958/
  30. Taras Babiuk (200)
    Equipment Forum · 5 Hits · 5/9/2013 9:09 PM
    I hear you, and have done more research since the initial post. I've been steered a bit towards a parametric eq. Maybe the Empress ParaEq. Kinda goes away from the rack mount idea, but.... I have also been looking at the sansamp rack stuff. Any...(more)
  31. Brad Mock (16367)
    Equipment Forum · 2 Hits · 5/9/2013 7:44 PM
    15 and 31 band EQs are really geared for PA or engineering use and really aren't all that helpful for instrumentalists. I find simpler the better for getting my sound.
  32. Barry Knotts (39)
    Equipment Forum · 3 Hits · 5/9/2013 6:05 PM
    Do you really need a 15 band EQ? You'd be amazed at what something like a Sans Amp can do for your sound. I don't know what kind of bass or preamp you ave .. but if it is a passive bass..
  33. Barry Knotts (39)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/9/2013 5:55 PM
    TYVM.. Preview it is.. I will have to put my spell check/attachment check on overdrive.
  34. Paul Warren (15294)
    Open Forum · 4 Hits · 5/9/2013 1:45 PM
    And don't forget scantily clad women. Nipplegate started the downward spiral IMO. The slow loading just finished it off.
  35. Paul Warren (15294)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/9/2013 1:39 PM
    BTW, welcome to AB Barry.
  36. Paul Warren (15294)
    Open Forum · 0 Hits · 5/9/2013 1:39 PM
    You have to rely on preview. There's no edit function. Edits are a kind of double edged sword anyway. The unscrupulous (not that AB'ers are such) could modify posts after comments are made to change the context. I've seen it happen on other for...(more)
  37. Barry Knotts (39)
    Open Forum · 5 Hits · 5/8/2013 9:51 PM
    This is a pretty good site.. Tons of bottom end meat to be found here..
  38. Barry Knotts (39)
    Open Forum · 6 Hits · 5/8/2013 9:49 PM
    I did not see an edit function on the forum..... Can we edit posts once we hit Post or should we just make sure we preview it and double check it..
  39. Barry Knotts (39)
    Equipment Forum · 5 Hits · 5/8/2013 9:48 PM
    I meant to post this pic instead of the double pic.. <a href="http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Bearcat99/media/2x112_zps7c060438.jpg.html"><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/Bearcat99/2x112_zps7c060438.jpg" border="0" alt="photo 2x112...(more)
  40. Barry Knotts (39)
    Equipment Forum · 2 Hits · 5/8/2013 9:46 PM
    I have that same Schecter.. That is a great bass.. The Hartke amp you have is nice too but I would say that upgrading your head would be the best path.. You might also consider upgrading the preamp in one of those basses as well.. I would also s...(more)
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