It's on the list of things to do.

I'll be saying goodbye to the Carvin amp, the Aria, the Ibanez Roadstar II, BBE 362, 5-space rack case, and possibly the Fender J. I still haven't decided about the Fender yet.

That should easily finance the new preamp, amp, and 8-space case, as well as a possible pedal board.

should my band play an open mic night this wednesday?

Pros: another show under our belt, fun
Cons: its 30 miles away, its a very small venue

[QUOTE=Gattsu347;17332210]should my band play an open mic night this wednesday?

Pros: another show under our belt, fun
Cons: its 30 miles away, its a very small venue[/QUOTE]

Nope. Open mic = no money. No money + 30 miles = not worth it. The limited exposure that you might get probably won't be worth the time and effort.

I have to disagree. Experience playing in front of a crowd for practice and to get used to varying acoustics and setups = always worth it.

Also, if anybody is interested in any of the stuff I'll be putting up for sale on CL and TB, July 11, let me know.

i agree with funkmetalbass 100%

always take every opp you have to play, as long as it is not a financial burden of course ;)

well gas there and back would only be 15 bucks at the most. its located in a weathy asian neighborhood, so idk if anyone would even show up at all, chinese have no taste for music.

[quote=Gattsu347;17332256]well gas there and back would only be 15 bucks at the most. its located in a weathy asian neighborhood, so idk if anyone would even show up at all, chinese have no taste for music.[/quote]

You'd be surprised. I've met people who don't look like they'd have any business being in the clubs I've played, but then after 20 minutes of speaking to them, I find that they have such vast music and gear knowledge.

Just go play the show. It might be a great opportunity to work with an acoustic set if you wanted to.

it actually looks pretty cool
[url]http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/[/url]

My dual amp setup rules.

[QUOTE=Gattsu347;17332210]should my band play an open mic night this wednesday?

Pros: another show under our belt, fun
Cons: its 30 miles away, its a very small venue[/QUOTE]

i'd do it. i dont play shows to make money, i play because i like playing.

i feel most comfortable playing on stage. we suck at recording :lol:

[quote=fatbandit;17332307]My dual amp setup rules.[/quote]

I figure that it wont really matter what amp I'm running as long as it can produce the power I need and I am able to run both channels individually of each other.

Plus, I need the rack room for my other sh*t, and it's already fairly heavy.

[QUOTE=Gattsu347;17332288]it actually looks pretty cool
[url]http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/[/url][/QUOTE]

That fish n chips looks pretty ****in good :chug:

[QUOTE=Gattsu347;17332457]i feel most comfortable playing on stage. we suck at recording :lol:[/QUOTE]

It is a lot harder to record than play live. You need to play perfectly on record, little string buzzes and stuff are totally forgiveable live.

I need to get better at making logos and stuff for the band.

[img]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/funkmetalbass/logo.png[/img]

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17332545]It is a lot harder to record than play live. You need to play perfectly on record, little string buzzes and stuff are totally forgiveable live.[/quote]

Seriously. Recording really lets you see where your technique fails miserably.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17332587]Seriously. Recording really lets you see where your technique fails miserably.[/QUOTE]

It lets you see every fault you have as a musician. Rhythm problems, technique problems, and anything you can think of.

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17332607]It lets you see every fault you have as a musician. Rhythm problems, technique problems, and anything you can think of.[/quote]

Oh, of course, that was implied.

I know I have an aggressive attack, and I shudder to think of all the clicking that I'm going to hear when we record some of our faster stuff.

I think if I roll off my treble a bit, it will be less noticeable and hopefully work well with the overall sound.

I think I need to lighten up on my attack a bit, too. And I need to clean up my fretting technique when I'm doing certain chords. Sometimes I just get little buzzes and squeals that I need to work on correcting.

I like that clicking for some aggressive sounding stuff. Listen to Mudvayne and you'll hear him playing right through the strings and getting massive 'clicky' noises. And I would never say Ryan Martinie has bad technique.

I haven't paid much attention to his technique, but that's mainly because I don't like Mudvayne.

Oh, and my setup at the moment (minus pedals) is right here:

[url]http://i39.tinypic.com/316akox.jpg[/url]

The Mudvayne was just an example - plenty of bassists I like have clicky sounds going down in their tone.

It's true, it can sound good, but there are times when I think it's unacceptable, and I don't like being in a sitauation where I feel like I can't control that (tooo much speed!).

Martinie uses a plethora of different techniques and timbres on his bass. I've seen him play fingerstyle with his plucking hand up on the fretboard near the 15th fret! Pretty awesome.

Sorry nobody is buying your bass, Chris.

If it had a more aggressive sound, I would likely pick it up.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17332833]
I've seen him play fingerstyle with his plucking hand up on the fretboard near the 15th fret! Pretty awesome.[/QUOTE]

why is that awesome

Gives a pretty nice sound but yeah technique wise it isn't really any harder than playing over the pick-ups.

Just got my first bass in the mail.
It is ****ing sexy, too bad the practice amp I'm borrowing sucks major ***.

What kind?

Manbearpig

Warwick Corvette Standard 4 string.