Casual - I Will Eat You

[ebe9]

So the other one had been around for ****ing every and something new was needed.


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Post you lot post.

Seriously, is no one going to post or are you all just out?

Bah humbug

Lets fill this screen with dancing tigers

[lemoley]

oh right

hows it going Shaun?

[Left Shoe]

words

[Livewire]

4th

[Jimbobntnr]

first page

[EADGC]

first page

[Raayl]

in before close

[EADGC]

in after Vampire Boy

[Raayl]

i vant to drink yer blood

[EADGC]

Will drinks motor oil

[Raayl]

i do and then i take pictures in industrial strength machine-shop bathroom shower stalls for 1337 cred in the electronic music community

[Win A Rabbit]

yay first page. starting new pedalboard build today.

[Raayl]

please notice however that my teeth still maintain a brilliant white shine even after being coated in black grease from the ground

brush twice a day fools

[EADGC]

The shadow in that picture is actually pred. sweet

[Abaddon2005]

some people brush three times even.

[blacklungfever]

2 hours and still on the first page.

nice.

first page!

[Win A Rabbit]

i went to the drug store and bought a $0.99 toothbrush the other day because i hate my electric one.

[Raayl]

i actually have terrible teeth. mouthful of cavities. it sucks.

[Win A Rabbit]

i have some weakened enamel but no cavities as far as i can tell. i haven't been to the dentist since i got my wisdom teeth out almost 2 years ago.

i got them out at the local dentist's who can't knock you out so they just froze me and i was fully conscious throughout the sounds of tearing flesh and drilling/cracking teeth, the blood squirting out of my mouth, the pushing and pulling on my head, etc. was a unique experience.

[Jimbobntnr]

I have only ever had one cavity.

[Akira]

First page?

I've only had one little cavity ever. That really doesn't make sense, because I have terrible oral hygiene.

[Jimbobntnr]

you're a yuckmouth.
I respect that.

[lemoley]

boredom strikes...

[ebe9]

I was able to post 4 or five times in about 5 min and there was no one, seriously wtf?

[lemoley]

i have been on all day as i have no social life when im at home

[BenJammin]

What's up with this incredibly gay casual title?

[ebe9]

What's up with this incredibly gay casual title?

Man lovin' is in this season, havn't you heard?

[rh15951]

#28

[Sablate McNuff]

w00t


first page

[Efrim]

Hi!

[Sablate McNuff]

Lets fill this screen with dancing tigers

http://www.pleasedancewithme.com/ClipArtDancingTigerKid.jpg

[lemoley]

...so anyone actually gonna talk about something?

[Efrim]

mr karas, if you ever read this, my wah has arrived, thanks.

[rh15951]

Anyone (UK) goin to Leeds?

[lemoley]

dont rub it in :(

saying that though its only RATM and Metallica I'm gutted about not seeing

[BenJammin]

mr karas, if you ever read this, my wah has arrived, thanks.

Jessssseeeee.

Montreal was amazing. :)

[rh15951]

RATM is a pretty big one to miss out on :p

[lemoley]

shut up, please, just shut up

[Jimbobntnr]

...so anyone actually gonna talk about something?

shut up, please, just shut up

you're like my wife.

[BenJammin]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043552/Gnome-Stunned-owner-finds-kidnapped-ornament-doorstep-photos-12-countries-world.html

I didn't realize people actually did this.

[Jimbobntnr]

and THAT is what I want to do when I grow up.

[lemoley]

you're like my wife.

i am your wife

[BenJammin]

and THAT is what I want to do when I grow up.

Well, obviously.

[Jimbobntnr]

no, I don't love you and I told you that we will never be 'permanent'. It is what it is Mike. Leave it at that.

[lemoley]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043552/Gnome-Stunned-owner-finds-kidnapped-ornament-doorstep-photos-12-countries-world.html

I didn't realize people actually did this.

now that is awesome

[:amaze:]

sup new cas.




:amaze:

[fatbandit]

Bring back the casual compendium.

[lemoley]

hey luke

[trumpeter]

I'm here.

[BenJammin]

Huzzah.

[trumpeter]

sup ben, my msn has been borked.

[BenJammin]

That's lame. Not much going on here. Just being lazy, etc.

Trying to figure out what to do about a potential girl situation, ha.

You?

[trumpeter]

Watching the olympics I guess. not much else.

[BenJammin]

Watching the olympics I guess. not much else.

That's not a lot of fun.

I haven't watched anything from the Olympics, tbqh. I have no idea who has won what, and so on.

When do you head back to school?

[BenJammin]

http://www.amsn-project.net/download.php

Also, you can get this if you can't get your other MSN working. I prefer it to the Windows Live Messenger, personally, but I started using it simply because the official Mac MSN client blows. But it's multi-platform, so.

[trumpeter]

September sometime, I think.

Oh -- I got like 3 fillings today. It sucked.


Edit: I use pidgin for all my IM

[BenJammin]

September sometime, I think.

Oh -- I got like 3 fillings today. It sucked.


Edit: I use pidgin for all my IM

Ahh. Well, maybe you should consider switching, since that doesn't seem to be working out for you. :p

3 fillings, eh? That blows.

[trumpeter]

I haven't updated in forever, maybe I should try that.

[BenJammin]

Yeah, updating is pretty crucial. :p

[BenJammin]

Anyone?

[Gopherbassist]

Do you guys think a broken knob will keep people from bidding on a pedal on eBay?

[Win A Rabbit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043552/Gnome-Stunned-owner-finds-kidnapped-ornament-doorstep-photos-12-countries-world.html

I didn't realize people actually did this.
when i was in band class some kids took the teacher's little stuffed animal that he always had at the front of the class and he was freaking out about it and then they made this really lame video about it's travels around the world where they just had a picture of the eiffel tower and dangled the stuffed animal infront of it, etc. and it was so lame but it was band class so 95% of the kids were rolling on the floor laughing about it.

[Sablate McNuff]

when i was in band class some kids took the teacher's little stuffed animal that he always had at the front of the class and he was freaking out about it and then they made this really lame video about it's travels around the world where they just had a picture of the eiffel tower and dangled the stuffed animal infront of it, etc. and it was so lame but it was band class so 95% of the kids were rolling on the floor laughing about it.

I did that for the entire school year, except I took pictures of the stuffed yellow M&M dude our teacher had in various situations showing impending doom. With the pictures, I included a ransom note, demanding perfect scores for each student in our class after every test.

It got a rise to the degree that she sent her aides to spy on the class and get information. Lol. She still has the pictures and notes framed and hanging on her wall.

Good times in high school.

[Akira]

This school year is going to rock. I can't believe I'm actually excited for a year of high school, but I really am.

[Gopherbassist]

Seriously, almost every post I've made here has been ignored. You guys can't just answer a question?

[Akira]

Do you guys think a broken knob will keep people from bidding on a pedal on eBay?

Depends on the price. People certainly won't pay near what they would pay for one in better condition.

Look, the Casual is slow, and people who do post in here just post randomly. There's no guarantee real questions will be addressed. If you want an active forum more likely to actually provide you with information related to bass, head over to Talkbass or something.

[Sablate McNuff]

Sorry man, passed right over it.

Generally, bass-related questions aren't answered in the casual.

But to answer your question:
No, if it's just the knob.
If it's a simple wire problem on the pot, try to fix it with soldering.
Otherwise, yes.

[blacklungfever]

Oh no all 17 of them! That's like, so many! Lol. Anyways, people will still probably bid. Depends on the problem exactly though. If it's just the knob part, doesn't matter. If the knob's function is messed, then yes its a problem.

I'm really excited to start university. Really really excited.

[Sablate McNuff]

Good lord, Akira, you're still in high school? Graduate already, MF.

[Akira]

Good lord, Akira, you're still in high school? Graduate already, MF.

I'll be a senior next week. Four years is way too much high school, tbh.

How old did you think I was?

[Sablate McNuff]

I knew you were a little younger than me, so I figured you graduated last year. I was close.

Unless I know ages, I almost always presume that most people on these forums are my age (18-20).

[EADGC]

Do you guys think a broken knob will keep people from bidding on a pedal on eBay?

Lower the price.

[Win A Rabbit]

i'm going to be working at the high school this year. going to be weird calling the teachers by their first name, considering i just graduated 2 years ago.

btw, i pwn for not going to college and yet having wicked high-paying jobs thrown at me before my friends in college even graduate to do basically the same thing i'm doing.


and yeah, i assume that the bass forum is around 18-22. d&p is like 13-16 though.

[Sablate McNuff]

If that's the case, that means that guitar is like 7-8.

And not to be an arse, but if you have all of these wicked high-paying jobs, why are you going to work at a high school?

[Sablate McNuff]

In other news, FINALLY a comic strip that mocks the Dark Knight.

http://www.biggercheese.com

[Win A Rabbit]

If that's the case, that means that guitar is like 7-8.

And not to be an arse, but if you have all of these wicked high-paying jobs, why are you going to work at a high school?
i'll be working in the skills class with the physically/mentally handicapped students as an education assistant. in my entire district consisting of 7 schools, there is 1 other male doing what i will be doing. so after this year i could have my pick at any school in the district and they will basically pay me what i ask because the demand is so high. i have dealt extensively with the lady who is hiring me's son through some extremely heavy stuff at my current job so she knows how i handle tough situations and for the last 10 months has been asking me to work at the school for her and i finally gave in when she raised the pay to way more than i make now.

[ebe9]

http://www.pleasedancewithme.com/ClipArtDancingTigerKid.jpg



Good man, would rep you if I could :thumb:

But instead you get a cookie, a super mario cookie.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f305/ebe9/Humour/super_mario_cookie.jpg

[Rawb]

A little cosmetic mod I did on my bass crybaby:

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t332/Rawbtala/08-12-08_2212.jpg?t=1218543896

bow chika wow wow

[Livewire]

cool pedal.

i'm thinking of getting this overdrive pedal:
http://www.zinky.com/truegrit.html

[rh15951]

Leeds tix are here :D

[Sauron]

Leeds tix are here :D

Leads, yeah, sure. I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts!

LEADS!

[rh15951]

hush

http://www.leedsfestival.com/home/

[Livewire]

rh, you have toadworks mr. squishy right?

[rh15951]

yes

[Livewire]

any chance one day if you get bored you can take a quick recording of it with your new p bass? maybe mix it in with the russian muff?


:D:D:D

[rh15951]

what for :p

[Livewire]

for a young inspired musician interested in seeking musical bliss but cannot afford pedals at the moment ;).

[rh15951]

Haha, I don't use the compressor that often tbh - never use it live. The muff is gone until further notice - getting a green russian one :)

[Livewire]

well one day if it comes up and you happen to record it, I'd be interested in listening to a quick clip. I'm looking for a compressor and wanted to know how mr. squishy was.

[rh15951]

Expensive. Works a lot better with clean guitar than clean bass. For distorted bass though it's awesome.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Who needs a compressor?

[rh15951]

Anyone who wants to compress :p

[Livewire]

let me borrow mr. squishy rh :p


:naughty:


:D

[rh15951]

Haha make me a decent offer + I'll consider selling it

[Livewire]

well it goes for like $130 new on ebay, so how about $20?

[rh15951]

ok plus $100 shipping :p

[Livewire]

makes sense being you're in the UK and all

[rh15951]

aye

[BassVirtuoso]

I can't get over how much I hate music.

[Akira]

Hmm?

[EADGC]

Who needs a compressor?

Anyone who's ever recorded anything?

[Spaceman Spiff]

Anyone who's ever recorded anything?

Let me rephrase.

What musician needs a compressor in the effects chain?

[EADGC]

Couldn't you say that about any effect?

People who like to use compressors live. I wouldn't mind one.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Couldn't you say that about any effect?

People who like to use compressors live. I wouldn't mind one.

No. Compression is hardly an effect.

[Efrim]

bonjour

[BenJammin]

Herro folks.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Howdy.

What's happening? Tell me about Radiohead.

[BenJammin]

Howdy.

What's happening? Tell me about Radiohead.

It rocked my ****ing face off. :cool:

1. 15 Step
2. There There
3. Morning Bell
4. All I Need
5. My Iron Lung
6. Nude
7. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
8. The Gloaming
9. The National Anthem
10. Fake Plastic Trees
11. Reckoner
12. Like Spinning Plates
13. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
14. Lucky
15. Optimistic
16. Idioteque
17. Bodysnatchers

Encore 1
18. Faust Arp
19. Videotape
20. Paranoid Android
21. Bangers and Mash
22. Karma Police

Encore 2
23. House of Cards
24. You And Whose Army?
25. Everything In It’s Right Place

Nothing but epic win. The sound quality of the show was ridiculous. I've never seen such good live mixing ever. The downside is that we got rained on hardcore, and the whole venue turned to mud.

[blacklungfever]

But you saw Radiohead. I'm pretty jealous.

[Spaceman Spiff]

That sounds awesome. Amazing set. Too bad no Wolf At The Door.

[BenJammin]

That sounds awesome. Amazing set. Too bad no Wolf At The Door.

Yeah... that's a pretty awesome song.

I was pumped that they played In Rainbows in its entirety, though. I heard basically everything I hoped for, except "How to Disappear Completely" which is basically my favorite Radiohead song.

Songs like "There, There" and "Paranoid Android" were great to hear live, though. I love "There, There" because they get everyone except Thom and Johnny playing drums.

One thing I loved though, that really clinched the atmosphere of the show, was at the end of the first encore when they played "Karma Police." The rest of the band had walked off stage, but Thom stayed on, strumming his acoustic and singing "For a minute there, I lost myself" and 35,000 people sang along with him. It was pretty chilling.

Hands down the best show I've ever been to, and probably will go to for a long time.

[BenJammin]

And to top it all off, on Saturday, I found a high quality audio recording of the whole show. :cool:

[Spaceman Spiff]

That is pretty cool that they played all of In Rainbows.

I also love Like Spinning Plates. That must have been awesome.

[BenJammin]

Yeah, it was. I don't really dig Amnesiac, for the most part, but I do like that song.

[trumpeter]

And to top it all off, on Saturday, I found a high quality audio recording of the whole show. :cool:

Linkplz.

[BenJammin]

Linkplz.

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=517444

It's in FLAC, so you'll probably want to convert it.

No clipping or anything, although the first few songs have some retarded sounding guy cheering in them.

[Gopherbassist]

Let me rephrase.

What musician needs a compressor in the effects chain?
I've got a wah pedal that drops my volume, I use the compresion in my head to help level it out, along with a small volume increase on my bass.

[EADGC]

No. Compression is hardly an effect.

People who like using compression on their bass live use a compressor live.

Just because it's not for you doesn't mean it's useless. I see people using tons of **** I wouldn't even touch in their rigs.

[burtonbassist_101]

the dark eternal night rocks my socks.

[BenJammin]

the dark eternal night rocks my socks.

lolwut?

[burtonbassist_101]

what? it's a rockin song! :p at least.... I think it is...

[BenJammin]

No, I just have no idea what you're talking about.

[burtonbassist_101]

oh, it's a song by dream theater, off of their latest album "systematic choas".

it's awesome. especially the instrumental section.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Lol. Dream Theater.

I get it. 'Cause they make you sleep.

[burtonbassist_101]

nah, you must be thinking of jack johnson. HE puts me to sleep.

[Akira]

Dream Theater is such a shame. The guys are each massively talented technically, but they can't write songs.

[burtonbassist_101]

i personally love their songwriting style.

[Sablate McNuff]

Dream Theater is such a shame. The guys are each massively talented technically, but they can't write songs.

To be fair, their entire genre of music is full of bands of equal songwriting inability.

The whole concept behind their style is to write long rock compositions that are completely formulaic in nature, both rhythmically and technically. It's almost a classical approach to music, which makes sense, given their musical backgrounds. They try too hard to pull off decent music by using (and over-using) uncommon/odd time signatures...as well as ungodly long songs...

It's at this point that the technical side takes over and the feel is lost. That's why there are few bands that can pull off using uncommon time signatures, because it's hard to keep a sense of feeling and direction in a progressive way, while still making the song **relatively** short enough to keep the listener entertained.

[Win A Rabbit]

dream theater is almost bearable until the vocals come in.

[burtonbassist_101]

really though, it's all a matter of opinion.

people say that they don't play "with feeling" or whatever. since when does playing complex music automatically mean that you can't feel it? maybe that's the way that they CAN express themselves.

and personally, when they're rapidly filing through many different time signatures, i definitely can feel it. it might not be the same kind of feeling as in some smooth r&b song with a funky bassline or whatever, but i can definitely GROOVE (for lack of a better word) to it. case in point? the instrumental section to sacrificed sons. they set up a KILLER groove when switching between 15/16 and 4/4, occasionally throwing a 3/8 bar in there.

just because YOU can't feel what they're playing, doesn't mean that a) they can't or b) nobody else can either.

and as james labrie goes, at first i couldn't stand him either, but now after listening to them for a while, his vocals have grown on me, and i actually like them.

[Raayl]

i can't get enough of that 80's super high, pop-diva style shouting. ala queensryche (awesome band), james labrie and celine dion.

[Raayl]

YOU'RE HERE! THERE'S NOTHING I FEAR!

AND I KNOW

THAT MY HEART WILL

GO ON............................

AND ON

AND ON!!!!!!!!!!


oh my ****ing god i love this song.

[burtonbassist_101]

lol. i think that deep down, EVERYBODY loves that song.

[Raayl]

lol. i think that deep down, EVERYBODY loves that song.

its just stupid not to. its so powerful. its like how can you resist just spreading your arms wide and lipsynching those power-house high notes. come on.

[karmapavementplan]

Has anyone ever picked up radio signals through a guitar amp before? I mean I hope that's what it is. At band practice the other day we hooked up a bunch of effects to one guitar and just started pissing about getting some pretty demonic noises out of it. Then when it came to unplug it,for like a two second period voices were definitely coming out of the amp. I'm hoping it's radio signals or something, but where we practice is next to a ****ing huge graveyard. Either way that mind ****ed us a bit thinking it could have been like voices from the grave or something.

[Joelbassman]

Has anyone ever picked up radio signals through a guitar amp before? I mean I hope that's what it is. At band practice the other day we hooked up a bunch of effects to one guitar and just started pissing about getting some pretty demonic noises out of it. Then when it came to unplug it,for like a two second period voices were definitely coming out of the amp. I'm hoping it's radio signals or something, but where we practice is next to a ****ing huge graveyard. Either way that mind ****ed us a bit thinking it could have been like voices from the grave or something.
Hahaha did this the other day.

I plugged the output of my compression pedal into the input of an ancient Peavy TNT, then ran a lead from the input to another random socket into the amp. Then I removed the lead end a little from the amps input and I started getting music playing out of the speaker. Coolest **** ever.

[karmapavementplan]

thank **** for that, I thought our practice hall was haunted

[rh15951]

Our guitarists Rocktron distortion pedal picked up French long wave radio :lol: He's got rid of it now but it was funny at gigs.

[Livewire]

Mr. SQUISHYYYYYYYYYYYY

[rh15951]

Would anyone like a pint? zzzz

[Livewire]

oi!

[Gopherbassist]

Monkey chips ahoy! Oi oi oi!

[Sablate McNuff]

really though, it's all a matter of opinion.

people say that they don't play "with feeling" or whatever. since when does playing complex music automatically mean that you can't feel it? maybe that's the way that they CAN express themselves.

and personally, when they're rapidly filing through many different time signatures, i definitely can feel it. it might not be the same kind of feeling as in some smooth r&b song with a funky bassline or whatever, but i can definitely GROOVE (for lack of a better word) to it. case in point? the instrumental section to sacrificed sons. they set up a KILLER groove when switching between 15/16 and 4/4, occasionally throwing a 3/8 bar in there.

just because YOU can't feel what they're playing, doesn't mean that a) they can't or b) nobody else can either.

and as james labrie goes, at first i couldn't stand him either, but now after listening to them for a while, his vocals have grown on me, and i actually like them.

Fair enough












Near...Far...WherEVER YOU ARE...

[Livewire]

Fair enough












Near...Far...WherEVER YOU ARE...

i love that song

[Raayl]

i had chinese talk shows coming through my ampeg combo every wed and sunday around 3 PM.


































































celine dion 4 lyfe

[Az_Holl]

my amp always used to pick up horse races

its much more exciting than actually playing the bass

[burtonbassist_101]

now, what about the radio-edited version of that song with the audio clips from titanic inserted into it?

[BenJammin]

Speak.

[Akira]

*woof*

[EADGC]

holla

[Sablate McNuff]

w0rd.

[Gopherbassist]

Has anyone ever picked up radio signals through a guitar amp before? I mean I hope that's what it is. At band practice the other day we hooked up a bunch of effects to one guitar and just started pissing about getting some pretty demonic noises out of it. Then when it came to unplug it,for like a two second period voices were definitely coming out of the amp. I'm hoping it's radio signals or something, but where we practice is next to a ****ing huge graveyard. Either way that mind ****ed us a bit thinking it could have been like voices from the grave or something.Guitars and wahs can pick up radio signals, as well as various other things you might put in you chain. I'm not sure about amps.

[Phalanx]

So I haven't slept all night because I've been scared about my results (today is the day). My friend told me to check UCAS and:

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2734/yayzo5.jpg

So i'm feeling a lot better now :)

[Joelbassman]

So I haven't slept all night because I've been scared about my results (today is the day). My friend told me to check UCAS and:

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2734/yayzo5.jpg

So i'm feeling a lot better now :)

Congrats man

[Joelbassman]

my amp always used to pick up horse races

its much more exciting than actually playing the bass
I miss you.

:amaze:

[EADGC]

So I basically don't play bass anymore.

[Az_Holl]

then gtfo of the bass forum

[EADGC]

I have seniority. Watch it.

[Akira]

Why don't you play bass anymore? Doesn't that make being a music major rather difficult?

[BenJammin]

He's hooked on Reason.

[Akira]

Repeat: Doesn't that make being a music major difficult?

[Jimbobntnr]

are you implying that creating music with reason doesn't qualify one as a musician?

[BenJammin]

Ooh. Catfight?

[Sablate McNuff]

I love catfights!

[Jimbobntnr]

I don't use reason. I was just trying to figure out wtf is going on.

[EADGC]

Repeat: Doesn't that make being a music major difficult?

First of all it's summer

second of all I'm in education

third of all I'm not even in any performance courses this year

fourth of all I didn't quit bass, I just kinda sorta stopped playing for 2 weeks.

[Jimbobntnr]

weaksauce.

[BenJammin]

Has anyone here read Watchmen?

I finished it last night and am pretty floored by the whole thing.

I'm also convinced that the movie is going to be crap.

[Sablate McNuff]

Nope. I'm still reading Where God and Science Meet.

But Who Watches the Watchman?

[Spaceman Spiff]

I think the Watchmen looks pretty good, I've yet to read it, though.

Also, bass is for losers. Matt ftw.

[Akira]

Oh man. Sara Bareilles and Marc Broussard are coming here. I need to see that show.

[Rollo47]

Hah. My hookah helped me hook up with a girl tonight. Excellent.

[trumpeter]

Oh man. Sara Bareilles and Marc Broussard are coming here. I need to see that show.

Give me your man card, please.

[Jimbobntnr]

Give me your man card, please.

doug, your drive by snipings make me rofl

[Akira]

Give me your man card, please.

Dude, Marc Broussard is a BAMF.

[Jody LeCompte]

I saw Marc Broussard.

It was a good show.

[BenJammin]

Murrr.

[Sablate McNuff]

Dude, Marc Broussard is a BAMF.

Pretty sure it was the Sara Bareilles part that made the first post worthy of your man card.



By the way, excellent Scrubs reference, Doug.

+1 nonexistent rep
+10 gps

[BenJammin]

So I've got a date next week.

Who's excited for me?

[Raayl]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q4qaq1

[Sablate McNuff]

So I've got a date next week.

Who's excited for me?

1. Is she hot?
2. Is she hot?
3. Are you going to get some?
4. What are you two going to do?
5. Is she hot?

[BenJammin]

1. Is she hot?
2. Is she hot?
3. Are you going to get some?
4. What are you two going to do?
5. Is she hot?

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. It's entirely possible.
4. Dinner, and then something downtown (city is active on any given night of the week with random events)
5. Yes.

[Sablate McNuff]

I approve then.

I somewhat expected #'s 1, 2, and 5 to vary slightly. I thought it would have been rather amusing.

Way to kill my hopes and dreams, arsehole.

[BenJammin]

I'm pretty excited, tbqh. First date I've been on in a really long time (2+ years).

[Akira]

Pretty sure it was the Sara Bareilles part that made the first post worthy of your man card.



By the way, excellent Scrubs reference, Doug.

+1 nonexistent rep
+10 gps

Scrubs didn't invent the man card, did it?

[Livewire]

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/794888250.html

y/n?

[rh15951]

why is msn broken? :(

[Jody LeCompte]

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/794888250.html

y/n?

Y.

But not for that price.

My t-40 was $120 bucks on the bay.

[EADGC]

I think the Watchmen looks pretty good, I've yet to read it, though.

Also, bass is for losers. Matt ftw.

I still like bass. I just find it boring to play outside of a band.

Also it's very limiting for composition. One instrument vs. every instrument.

[funkyhoney]

I'm liking the fratellis at the moment. Not that I didn't always.

Bruce Campbell and Neil Patrick Harris' Old Spice adverts are the best I've ever seen. Since they made them nothing has topped it.

[Akira]

That's because Bruce Campbell and Neil Patrick Harris are bamfs.

[Jody LeCompte]

I still like bass. I just find it boring to play outside of a band.

Also it's very limiting for composition. One instrument vs. every instrument.

So it's easier to compose a 130 piece violin concerto on guitar than bass?

You shouldn't need to play every instrument your writing for.

[Akira]

Jody. Marc Broussard=coming here. I'm pumped.

[Jody LeCompte]

You should be. I saw him a few weeks ago and it was a damn good show.

[Akira]

He's so good.

Sara Barreilles is headlining, so apparently I have to turn in my man card if I go. I'm over it. :p

[Jody LeCompte]

I don't even know who Sara Barreilles.

But, I already lost my man card a long time ago.

[Akira]

Like when you started playing with what's-her-face?

[Jody LeCompte]

Yeah. Taylor.

But if it makes you feel any better, the only time I play music is in a bar band(covers) to make money?

[Akira]

I totally respect selling your soul to make some cash.

[Jody LeCompte]

Well.

I quit writing music a long time ago. So it was either play Sweet Home Alabama every night for $150 bucks or work a 9-5.

[Akira]

Oh know, you misunderstand. There is no sarcasm. If someone offered me a job in a cover band, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

[Jody LeCompte]

I was simply explaining myself.

Everyone on this forum now is all "wtf, bass sux, I play this now, bass is limited and sounds bad etc"

I'm the only one that quit playing music all together. That's why I'm always bitching at someone for their opinions.

[Akira]

Why don't you write or anything anymore?

[Jody LeCompte]

I just got tired of the work. I have hundreds of ideas but I'm so sick of having to work so hard to get them out. I usually just hum whatever melodies come to mind and have someone else play them.

I still do percussion.

Actually, its because I'm a drunk.
http://a103.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_8e78165bc44f5861964face0b499a10e.jpg

[Akira]

That sucks.

I mean it's cool if you're happy, but it's a shame.

[Jody LeCompte]

Eh, I might get around to it eventually.

I just have no motivation. How people manage to sit infront of their sheet music stands and there metronomes and **** and practice and practice and practice is beyond me. I just want to play.

[EADGC]

So it's easier to compose a 130 piece violin concerto on guitar than bass?

You shouldn't need to play every instrument your writing for.


The only instrument I need to play is my computer keyboard, unless you count singing, beatboxing, and drumming on my desk.

[EADGC]

How people manage to sit infront of their sheet music stands and there metronomes and **** and practice and practice and practice is beyond me. I just want to play.

I'm a music major and I agree with you. I havn't read a note all summer.

[EADGC]

Everyone on this forum now is all "wtf, bass sux, I play this now, bass is limited and sounds bad etc"


I don't hate bass. I hate bass players.

[Win A Rabbit]

i like bass and i like bass players.

[Jody LeCompte]

I like beer.

http://a546.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_95bc88b0daa2ca9ca492a241cdb44f21.jpg

Matt: How do you manage that?

When I auditioned for the local music program at my school they told me I was the best they had seen in years but couldn't take if I couldn't read. I thought I would learn to read in college, they said I had to walk in the door being able to sight read as fluently as I play memorized or improvised parts. It's bullshit.

[EADGC]

Matt: How do you manage that?

When I auditioned for the local music program at my school they told me I was the best they had seen in years but couldn't take if I couldn't read. I thought I would learn to read in college, they said I had to walk in the door being able to sight read as fluently as I play memorized or improvised parts. It's bullpoop.

I don't have any need to read at the moment. I learn pretty much everything by ear, I compose in a mix of tab and my own shorthand (or on my computer), and there are much more efficient ways to communicate with the people I'm currently playing with.

[Jody LeCompte]

Oh, your not in term right now?

Semester started at the community college down here last week. I dropped out though, so it doesn't matter to me.

[Joelbassman]

I find that when I learn something from sheet music, it's much more satisfying once learnt. But I agree, reading is balls, and balls 99 percent of the time smell.

[Jody LeCompte]

Yessir.

[Sablate McNuff]

Reading has its moments, but I never find that I personally need to use it.

I want to learn to read better, though. Part of me kind of likes it.

[Joelbassman]

Lolz its almost prestigious. Think about it, all the most famous composers throughout time were highly capable of both reading at writing.

[Sablate McNuff]

True, but it's not that. Its more of a confidence thing. I'd be secure in knowing that, given any situation, I'd be able to read.


Maybe it's just me.

[Joelbassman]

Lol yeah i wasn't trying to say that's why you like it :P

Totally agreed. It's just so much work though. And security is good, but I don't see myself needing to read for the next forever.

[Sablate McNuff]

Neither do I, but more and more I want to take up music at my community college and possibly do freelance session work on the side. I don't have a clue how to get into that kind of work though.

In other news, I'm packing up a van and moving 90% of my **** tonight. Moving sucks by yourself.

[Joelbassman]

Go for it dude. Just turn up and ask them if they need a bassist. And if they say no tell them too bad they've got one.

Haha now that I think about it I will maybe need to be able to read after I do my diploma in Audio Engineering.

That sucks man. Where you moving too?

[Sablate McNuff]

I'm moving back in with my parents for a little bit, so on top of just moving, I have to strategically pack things that I'm not going to use for a couple months that can stand being in a storage room with AZ heat.

EDIT: I don't know of any studios in AZ. In any case, I want to take a class on recording too, just so I can help improve my recording technique so the sound engineer doesn't cringe.

[Joelbassman]

I thought it was through your community college though?

Haha that's a good idea :P

I don't know if they do them in America, but the institute i'm going to does these 'crash courses' in audio engineering. It only takes a couple of weeks. Try finding something like that.

How hot does it get? In degrees celsius please :P

[EADGC]

Neither do I, but more and more I want to take up music at my community college and possibly do freelance session work on the side. I don't have a clue how to get into that kind of work though.



Step 1: Know the right people

Step 2: Catch lightning in a bottle

[burtonbassist_101]

In degrees celsius please :P

psh. kelvin > everything else.

:p

[Sablate McNuff]

Maybe we're speaking about two different things. I want to take a music class again and I want to do freelance session work, but I don't know of any recording studios that need session bassists. I really don't know anything about the session field, to be honest.

Sounds interesting. Crash course type of thing might be good.

If my conversion knowledge is correct, today it was about 44º and it gets up to 49º.

[EADGC]

Maybe we're speaking about two different things. I want to take a music class again and I want to do freelance session work, but I don't know of any recording studios that need session bassists. I really don't know anything about the session field, to be honest.


No, we're not. You don't just "get into" session work. It's not that easy. You'll have to start small and work your way up - that is, if you're good enough and have the networking and business skills. I'd be prepared to play any style, own lots of gear, and be able to sightread a black page at first glance. That said most people who think they are capable of becoming a session musician are dreaming. You're welcome for shattering your dream.

But if you do want to try, start with friends and don't bring your 8 string.

[Sablate McNuff]

Sorry, the first part of that post was directed at Joel.<br><br>I understand that I wouldn't just be able to hop into it, but I really didn't even know where to start. I know that my skills as a musician are not even where they'd need to be to do much more than jam with a good friend once a year. It just would be a nice way to get some extra money and do something that I love, and that is to play bass.<br><br>I don't think my 8-string will have any practical use aside from playing out solo or my own personal recordings. In any band situation, I play my Schecter 6. It always has and always will be my go-to bass.<br><br>Speaking of which, how's the D-tuner treating you, Matt?<br>

[Sauron]

Sorry, the first part of that post was directed at Joel.<br><br>I understand that I wouldn't just be able to hop into it, but I really didn't even know where to start. I know that my skills as a musician are not even where they'd need to be to do much more than jam with a good friend once a year. It just would be a nice way to get some extra money and do something that I love, and that is to play bass.<br><br>I don't think my 8-string will have any practical use aside from playing out solo or my own personal recordings. In any band situation, I play my Schecter 6. It always has and always will be my go-to bass.<br><br>Speaking of which, how's the D-tuner treating you, Matt?<br>

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[Sablate McNuff]

wtf? I didn't even type any html. These boards use vB coding.

That's ****ing weird as hell.

[Raayl]

lmao, there is no such thing as a session bassist anymore. obsolete.

don't feel too bad though, drummers were the first to go.

thank god for that too. i hate "session musicians" with a bloody, un-ending rage.

[Akira]

There definitely in such thing as a session bassist, it's just a small market, especially relative the the zillions of kids who want to make easy money playing bass because they aren't qualified for a real job.

[Raayl]

There definitely in such thing as a session bassist, it's just a small market, especially relative the the zillions of kids who want to make easy money playing bass because they aren't qualified for a real job.

lmao stupid kids.

nah session bassists aren't real. the amount of people making any money at all from playing bass guitar freelance is comparable to the amount of people making any money at all from having sex on webcam. it just doesn't happen.

and "working musicians" piss me off. OMG I NEED TO BE UNEMPLOYED TO FOCUS ON MY MUSIC! shut up and get a job asshole. nobody ****in' cares about your artistic goals.

[Akira]

I don't have any problem with people making a living through music. But most people who try fail.

[Raayl]

I don't have any problem with people making a living through music. But most people who try fail.

i don't appreciate idiotic sensitivity. i appreciate hard work and dedication to music. not money.

black flag playing shows for 10 years without making a dime = respect.

stu hamm getting paid 200 dollars/hour for teaching kids how to play crappy sounding versions of old TV shows nobody cares about = not respect.

[Akira]

Yeah, but Stu Hamm's making 200 dollars/hour four teaching kids how to play crappy sounding versions old of TV shows nobody care about. I don't think he cares if you respect him. :p

Honestly, if you could make a living off your music, wouldn't you?

[Raayl]

Yeah, but Stu Hamm's making 200 dollars/hour four teaching kids how to play crappy sounding versions old of TV shows nobody care about. I don't think he cares if you respect him. :p

Honestly, if you could make a living off your music, wouldn't you?

nope. and i say this all the time. why do you think my album is free? i don't want money for my music. music should be available to everybody, free of charge.

involving the prospect of "money for your music" will automatically start making your art worse. it will eventually destroy it completely. i have a life outside my musical persona.

art is what i do when im not making money.

[Spaceman Spiff]

What made you change your mind? You used to try to sell your stuff.

[Raayl]

What made you change your mind? You used to try to sell your stuff.

i came to this position while recording the symphonic cycle, which of course became 5,000 years alone, after realizing i needed to stop kidding myself and stay consistent to my philosophy. yeah, paying for music is bad until it comes to your music? nah, i don't think so. i want people to hear me i don't want them to pay me.

not only is that arrogant beyond measure but lmao it is a complete contradiction of every founding principle of my raayl persona.

[Jimbobntnr]

involving the prospect of "money for your music" will automatically start making your art worse.
I was just listening to an interview with Willie Nelson where he said the same thing.

[Sablate McNuff]

Ditto.

When I was in a band, I could care less if we made any bit of money for the show. All I wanted to make was enough to get a Grand Slam Breakfast afterwards and enough gas to get back home.

If somebody is going to offer me money for my music though, I wont say no. It would be insulting them to say no.

[Win A Rabbit]

if i could ever live somewhat comfortably as a musician (enough money to pay for gas to get from town to town, enough money to eat alright, enough money to record every now and then) i wouldn't ask for any more. as long as i could break even (or not lose too much money), that would be just fine for me.

[Akira]

Anyone want to write me an essay on the The Theban Plays? :p

[Win A Rabbit]

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v299/120/50/754725366/n754725366_3896977_8368.jpg
from a gig we played saturday. i'm not sure where our singer was in this picture.

[Jimbobntnr]

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=FeedbackLeftForOthers&userid=tryork5ifp&fromPage=-1&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&page=1

i peed.

[Raayl]

I was just listening to an interview with Willie Nelson where he said the same thing.

lmao. well to be honest willie nelson doesn't necessarily "live the high life" regardless of how much capital he earns. that+he's spent what....40 years traveling around with nothing but a guitar and some weed?

[Raayl]

Ditto.

When I was in a band, I could care less if we made any bit of money for the show. All I wanted to make was enough to get a Grand Slam Breakfast afterwards and enough gas to get back home.

If somebody is going to offer me money for my music though, I wont say no. It would be insulting them to say no.

well yeah it would be kind of insulting. the point im trying to make is i'm not going to ask for money. there isn't any money in recorded music anyways.

and for the live, touring act: enough money to pay for gas and food is all you need.

[EADGC]

Sorry, the first part of that post was directed at Joel.<br><br>I understand that I wouldn't just be able to hop into it, but I really didn't even know where to start. I know that my skills as a musician are not even where they'd need to be to do much more than jam with a good friend once a year. It just would be a nice way to get some extra money and do something that I love, and that is to play bass.<br><br>I don't think my 8-string will have any practical use aside from playing out solo or my own personal recordings. In any band situation, I play my Schecter 6. It always has and always will be my go-to bass.<br><br>Speaking of which, how's the D-tuner treating you, Matt?<br>

Anyone on this board thinking they could get regular employment from even a semi-pro studio is naive.

Jamming around with friends is a different story, though. Try to tap into independent home studios, or start one of your own.

The detuner works fine although it still comes back sharp. I havn't tried to fix it yet, though.

[Jimbobntnr]

lmao. well to be honest willie nelson doesn't necessarily "live the high life" regardless of how much capital he earns. that+he's spent what....40 years traveling around with nothing but a guitar and some weed?

I'm not sure you caught me there, it wasn't an underhanded statement. He really doesn't write radio friendly music, although he has performed a few hits but they were typically duets.

http://www.lyrics007.com/Willie%20Nelson%20Lyrics/Cowboys%20Are%20Frequently%20Secretly%20Fond%20Of% 20Each%20Other%20Lyrics.html

itt willie.

[Raayl]

I'm not sure you caught me there, it wasn't an underhanded statement. He really doesn't write radio friendly music, although he has performed a few hits but they were typically duets.

http://www.lyrics007.com/Willie%20Nelson%20Lyrics/Cowboys%20Are%20Frequently%20Secretly%20Fond%20Of% 20Each%20Other%20Lyrics.html

itt willie.

every post you make is laced with subtle, delicate sarcasm so i wasn't sure. i can never be sure with you. but mad props to willie none the less.