I'm doing some recording today. I can't wait to get some damn guitar down already.

My band recorded a demo over the holidays, but we've been stupid busy and so has my brother (he recorded us) so we still haven't finished mixing.

It's getting a little silly.

That's cool. Do you guys play live much? Band name? Genre?

Mornin', y'all.

I get to do my taxes today. Yippee.

Sup? Had a good band practice last night. Only taught one new song to the drummer, but we got that and the other 3 mostly perfected.

Also, got 2 other songs finished with vocals. Things need to be ironed out, but as it stands, we've got 14 songs completely finished now.

[quote=BenJammin;17798487]Sup? Had a good band practice last night. Only taught one new song to the drummer, but we got that and the other 3 mostly perfected.

Also, got 2 other songs finished with vocals. Things need to be ironed out, but as it stands, we've got 14 songs completely finished now.[/quote]

Nm, man. Just looking at my ever-growing list of things to do. One thing on the list for this week is to straighten up my guitarist's pedal board. His levels keep getting adjusted because the pedals aren't fastened to his board, so I'm going to take care of it tonight after my math homework and he can stfu.

Glad things are moving along so well for you, Ben. Congrats.

I'm at the point in my writing where I'm not sure what ideas I want to bring to the table with the band. I currently have this beat poem written and a 15/8 riff to speak it over, then a 4/4 chorus that I sing. Seems a bit too avant-garde for the band, though.

spam.

[quote=Left Shoe;17798510]spam.[/quote]

Phil, I miss you.

How's school goin', dude?

i hate music school, im going to law school after i graduate.

[quote=Left Shoe;17798552]i hate music school, im going to law school after i graduate.[/quote]

Really? Wow. Why? What's so bad about music school?

music isnt a hobby anymore, nor is it even fun right now. its work, every day for long hours to see minimal improvements.

rule of life: never go to school for something that you love, because school sucks the love out of whatever you do

that's exactly why i didn't go to university. the only thing i'd have wanted to do is music. but i'd learnt from my college course that it wouldn't be a good plan. i finished college nearly two years ago and i still haven't recovered from the musical rut it put me in :/

oh and my cease.transmission is in the post now joe, cheers again for that big time you star :)

That's why I didn't go to university for film or music, two thing I *don't* want to ruin. I did go for writing though and it sapped some of that out of life for me. I'm considering changing course mid year, perhaps vet tech.

i changed my major for that reason. only took two courses to see what direction english was headed in.

Doing a music degree isn't all bad. It isn't all good either. You just need to keep your head above water and take from it what will benefit you without getting too caught up in the things you don't want to be caught up in.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17797776]That's cool. Do you guys play live much? Band name? Genre?[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.myspace.com/rhinosaurusmusic[/URL]

Genre? I have no idea. Rock/jazz/experimental, I suppose. We gig once or twice a month. The recording that's there is from the demo, so it's mostly unmixed. We recorded it live.

As for the music school thing, I can see your guys' point but agree with gaslight. I've gotten a lot better since I started my degree and I find it's allowing me to have even more fun playing bass than before. True, sometimes it's overwhelming and I definitely don't like every aspect of every class, but it sure hasn't ruined music for me in the slightest.

I think the key is finding an outlet for playing the music you really want to play (for me, see above link), and it makes all the stuff that's not so great worthwhile.

I will NEVER record bass before the guitars ever again. I have to re-record two songs on bass, and I'm really not looking forward to it.

why the **** does my last post keep getting cut off.

when we record with this band [url]http://www.myspace.com/chicagogangwars[/url] we record drums and bass live (it's more fun and ends up being tighter, with us for some reason.) then everything else after.

I like bass before guitars.

[quote=blacklungfever;17800214]why the **** does my last post keep getting cut off.

when we record with this band [url]http://www.myspace.com/chicagogangwars[/url] we record drums and bass live (it's more fun and ends up being tighter, with us for some reason.) then everything else after.

I like bass before guitars.[/quote]

I do too, until I find that my bass' tone doesn't fit well with the guitars and drowns our guitarist out, so I'm forced to change. From now on, I'll let everyone else record, then use a spectrum analyzer to see what kind of tone I need exactly without stepping on everyone else's toes.

maybe your guitar player should just get better tone

Maybe Particle man should learn how to EQ/Mix and stop making excuses.

And if there's bad tone, it's his fault also for tracking it with bad tone...

The new Mark Bass gig bag looks worth checking out in person, Bass Bag 24 it's called. Looks like it would be an improvement on my Warwick Rockbag unless it is disappointingly flimsy in construction or something.

[url]http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=4&vedi=152[/url]

Have you guys ever itemized your gear and really looked at how much it's worth?

I am getting music instrument insurance and finishing up my guitars right now and it's just shocking to actually see.

Granted, I'm taking into consideration a couple modifications that I haven't actually made yet, but it's still weird to look at. My gear is worth more than my car, but insurance is much cheaper.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17800742][B]Have you guys ever itemized your gear and really looked at how much it's worth?[/B]

I am getting music instrument insurance and finishing up my guitars right now and it's just shocking to actually see.

Granted, I'm taking into consideration a couple modifications that I haven't actually made yet, but it's still weird to look at. My gear is worth more than my car, but insurance is much cheaper.[/QUOTE]

Yes.

It's sickens me sometimes.

Yeah. It's really important if you do that, not to make a list of money you've earnt from music and compare them. Now that is sickening.

Hahahahahha.

"So currently, I'm 29 grand in the hole... Hrmmm."



So I test rode the bike I'm planning on buying yesterday, it was frightening to just hop on one after over 6 months of not riding. I'm thankful it was a quiet street.

can you do a wheelie

No.

how about a stoppie

No.

That's a good thing really.

Yeah, I can ride one, and have a license, that's about as far as it goes.

[quote=gaslight;17801429]Yeah. It's really important if you do that, not to make a list of money you've earnt from music and compare them. Now that is sickening.[/quote]

If I continue to play out twice a month and make $50 per gig, I'll only need to gig for **crunches numbers** 12 more years to break even!

I like that return!

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17801581]Yeah, I can ride one, and have a license, that's about as far as it goes.[/QUOTE]

There's nothing cooler than responsible driving.

that and australian traffic laws **** you in the arse

Really? Which of our traffic laws are you talking about?

he's timjim he just pretends he knows what he's talking about regardless of what you're talking about just so he can talk