[QUOTE=BenJammin;17545348]We have one song in drop D, but that's really only for the guitar. Since I'm rocking a low B, I don't ever need to change my tuning.[/QUOTE]

We did one song in drop D on our first album, but since then everything has been in standard.

I picked up my guitar yesterday and this song just kind of fell out of me. Whenever I write, it never really happens that quickly. I can't wait to show it to the band.

[QUOTE=karmapavementplan;17545355]It's a combination of wanting to sound really deep and heavy and this tuning and due to having 3 strings tuned to C# makes for a nice droning harmonic. Also our drummer kept wanting us to be more theory based and learn chords and notes and ****, and we figured this will screw him up.[/QUOTE]

What kind of music do you guys play? Have a myspace or something?

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17545378]We did one song in drop D on our first album, but since then everything has been in standard.

I picked up my guitar yesterday and this song just kind of fell out of me. Whenever I write, it never really happens that quickly. I can't wait to show it to the band.[/QUOTE]

Nice. That's always awesome. I don't really get that as a bass player, since I'm not really writing the songs, per say, but when I sit down with my keyboard, sometimes I can write something without really even having to think much about it.

All the instrumentalists in Capital H write songs. I guess we can all play two or three instruments each, so everyone can bring all kinds of different ideas to the others.

I'm not overly handy with guitar, so my only writing tool outside of bass is keys, and we've decided to cut the keys in our songs and replace it with a second guitar instead.

I see. Well, it still shouldn't stop you from coming up with chord progressions, melodies, etc.

I think I play more guitar at home than bass, but I've never played guitar in a band or on a gig.

Guitar is just to easy to write on, I love it.

My friend writes a lot on bass. He just plays with chords and such, like a guitar. He's just a bit too clumsy-handed to play guitar.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17545470]I see. Well, it still shouldn't stop you from coming up with chord progressions, melodies, etc.[/QUOTE]

I could, but after 4 years of writing my own songs and all of the parts for them, I'm quite content to let someone else do it for now. :p I still make changes to things and arrange the songs and progressions and whatnot, but I mostly just focus on writing with my own instrument.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17545382]What kind of music do you guys play? Have a myspace or something?[/QUOTE]

Nah, not really. We recently changed drummers and it's become a completely different band to what it was.

Think kinda babes in toyland with nirvana and bits of queens of the stone age is how I suppose I'd describe it.

[quote=gaslight;17545472]I think I play more guitar at home than bass, but I've never played guitar in a band or on a gig.[/quote]

I'm the same way. I'm really not a strong enough guitarist to be able to play in a band setting. I do a lot of the band's writing for guitar, though, and then write basslines to that.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17545477]I could, but after 4 years of writing my own songs and all of the parts for them, I'm quite content to let someone else do it for now. :p I still make changes to things and arrange the songs and progressions and whatnot, but I mostly just focus on writing with my own instrument.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's cool, too. More responsive writing than starting from scratch. With the way we work, I do that, too; writing to something that is already structured and has a progression, key, etc. There are various ways I write with this band because I either write on my own, or I have something brought to me, which may be on one of three or four instruments, so I end up approaching each one differently.

If I write a riff for the band I just do it on bass using route notes and let them decide how they want to play it in terms of chord structure. Lazy writing, I know.

Even with no instrument to hand you can always write true D&D style.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17545488]I'm the same way. I'm really not a strong enough guitarist to be able to play in a band setting. I do a lot of the band's writing for guitar, though, and then write basslines to that.[/QUOTE]

I think I'd be a useful rhythm guitarist but I wouldn't want a lead spot.

I've only been playing guitar for about two and a half years. I think I've come a pretty long way... I remember what it was like thinking I'd always be awful.

I just have a hard time using the bass as a lead instrument...especially with two guitarists in the band.

Yeah, nothing wrong with taking a lead roll sometimes but routinely wanting to take the spotlight at the expense of the ensemble, that's a sickness.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17545502]I just have a hard time using the bass as a lead instrument...especially with two guitarists in the band.[/QUOTE]

There are a few songs that I take a 'lead' role in spots, playing melodies or driving the song along, but I don't ever do it at the expense of the band. There's one song that we're just finishing that has a bass solo, and I had to be convinced to do it. :lol:

Haha I hate being given too many solo spots as well.

When people are stuck on their writing and they're like "Oh, just do a bass solo here for a while" and I'm like, ffs...

It wasn't even that we were stuck writing. Jeremy was just like "hey, why don't you put a bass solo on this part?"

It's okay. It's really a pretty melodic solo because I'm not into flash and chops and stuff. I'm not dissatisfied with it, I just don't solo often, haha.

I don't like soloing, either. I was forced to do it a few too many times on the last album, but I'm not displeased with what I did. I just don't really like doing it.

Well, not that I don't like doing it, I just generally don't like soloing and solos.

Hey - someone help me. On firefox I was told about an addon that allows me to control stuff like winamp from the browser window, anyone know what that would be called?

[url]https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/219[/url]

This?

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17545578][url]https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/219[/url]

This?[/QUOTE]

Ah, terrific, thanks!

Also contemplating going to google chrome. Opinions anyone?

[QUOTE=karmapavementplan;17545590]Ah, terrific, thanks!

Also contemplating going to google chrome. Opinions anyone?[/QUOTE]

I know some people who swear by it. It's Windows only, though, atm, so I haven't had an opportunity to try it out (running a Mac). Supposedly it's much, much faster, but I dunno. I never really thought FF was slow.

Ok, winamp has a pop up in the corner every time a new track comes on which, with this new firefox thing, is very annoying as I can only skip one song at a time without clicking to fullscreen winamp

Any ideas?

And i just like the sleep styling of chrome, haven't tried it yet... instead I got a chrome skin for ff - sorted.

I run Opera 10 myself.

[quote=gaslight;17545508]Yeah, nothing wrong with taking a lead roll sometimes but routinely wanting to take the spotlight at the expense of the ensemble, that's a sickness.[/quote]

I rarely do it. I write fairly complex basslines to our stuff, but they are subtle and hang in the background. Some of our stuff, I'm the driving force (ie a walking a bassline), but I don't really go with the up-front lead style like, say, Justin Chancellor of Tool or Chris Wofehbslxsdrfesfholme from Muse.

Yeah, it's good to strike a balance.

I'm really looking forward to getting the final mixes of this album that's in progress at the moment, I get some tasty bass spots in it, one solo that I'm itching to hear the final product of, but yeah the tone in general sounds great in the control room and I hope it stays that nice in the end *fingers crossed*.

havnt been this into a single player game since fallout 3

arkham asylum really hit a home run

I'm going to borrow it from my friend once he's done with his copy.

I run Swiftfox, you guys suck.

[QUOTE=Raayl;17545752]havnt been this into a single player game since fallout 3

arkham asylum really hit a home run[/QUOTE]

Fallout 3? I liked it better when it was called Oblivion.

[QUOTE=Pluperfect_Arson;17545826]Fallout 3? I liked it better when it was called Oblivion.[/QUOTE]

Oblivion sucked.

Man, this weekend is going to be rough. Two Java programs, differential equations homework and linear algebra homework are due on Monday.

So much for the loads of quality time I get to spend with my gf this weekend.

Fallout 3 was and is fantastic.

Arkham Asylum is fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad-l54T_kYY

A new friend of mine showed me this last night. I immediately became smitten.