tel_nobody's forum posts 734

I just watched that Oceans video posted above....

Well that's a fucking train wreck!

That is like the band at the start of a bad teen movie about a band making it and becoming the next big thing... all awkward and fumbling, just stuck like glue and mumbling.

But nobody knows if they did make it because everyone walked out of the film.

it's 2am... I am guessing that is not something I should be proud of...

share your dirt pedals here (no boosts unless the can produce their own dirt into a bone clean amp)....

I played controlled feedback solos through a Roland Jazz Chorus....

My dirt pedals are made of Hulk dick! (and Russian tanks and SRV's urine... which is yellow but full of Blues!)

https://twitter.com/tel_nobody/status/847837645757497344

that would go so awesome with our old drummer!

All works here. PC windows 7 , laptop windows 8 and iPhone all normal. Haven't moved gear in about a week though.

http://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/blog/post/a_closer_look_brians_guitars_walking_zombie_private_stock

Was agreeing with you... the snake in this case is the atheist at church who doesn't like his pastor... poorly thought out plan of attack...

It's like saying "Blonds are dumb.. I should go brunette!"

.... maybe sneak a peek!

Don't use marketing propaganda as tech data.

My dirt pedals are green.

Buy what feels good and sounds good. Look at it later.

Hi. Tel Nobody out of the dark corners.. but not for long. I am hoping to play my JCM800 at bedroom volume. Already rocking on... I AM the fuzz.

never been in a church band before

because my pastor is a dickwad and

i'm an atheist.

This is very poorly thought out...

Wow! the snake eats its own tail and realises it doesn't like the taste of snake...

In your opinion, which one looks better? Is one more comfortable?

I like maple just because I only have rosewood gear. My rosewood fretboards are all nice, dark pieces though. Wood grain is very nice.

Realised how far off the original OP I actually was.. I followed a secondary OP which made it more a 2P or TP...

Back to Fretboards!

There is talk of resonance and sustain.. rosewood being a softer texture than maple which affects resonance in... yawn.

If they modify sound that much, we should also consider calloused vs soft fingertips.

There has to be something in it...

there is this from stack exchange:

Maple boards are typically placed on Swamp Ash or brighter wood bodies and it lends a snap to the tone of the guitar. Rosewood is known to be much mellower, and usually makes it's way on mahogany bodies and necks. They definitely feel different too. A maple neck is harder and feels very smooth under your fingers, while rosewood has some sponginess to it due to the porous properties of the wood.

There are plenty of guitars out there that don't follow these traditional approaches so your mileage may vary. As to why they are chosen? I'd say tradition, along with the availability of the wood itself. It is however well known that woods lend specific tones to an instrument, so possibly years of experience and use by high quality luthiers have lent to the reputation of maple and rosewood. There are plenty of other fingerboard woods out there to choose from, but these two seem to be industry standards.

But some guitars just look ODD with a different neck... the tonal differences should be acknowledged, but they use what they use, and we play what we play. I have both and take no preference...

Oooh! Oooh!

I want to be creative and wrong!

The band plays the music, the soundman plays the band!

People are there to hear the music, not the band or the soundman.

And if the soundman AND the band do their jobs, the people get what they want.

Nah. Not defensive. (and yet here I am feeling I need to defend my words)... I understand that everyone experiences music in different ways...

I have played quiet gigs, acoustic sets, sets live to air for national radio on a beach... I have done the 8 song support sets and I have done the 4 x 45minute sets. standalone gigs and large bills at festival level.

yes some of the venues could have been substituted for the above.. because you were left feeling like the backing track to something else going on.

I realise now (with your mention of leading the worship) that is the purpose. You are the soundtrack to the worship and the worship needs to be heard.... no the musicians. The music is the guide track for the worshippers to sing to.

But there are other venues where the switch of venue would certainly change the content... where people pay to see you, they cheered at your songs, they yelled for more. They come back week after week and crowd around the stage and dance to their favourite songs and the venue manager gives you a bonus because you worked the crowd...

It is also nice to read that you guys write your own stuff, and that the people interact with you. This shows that the band is not forgotten... like they seem to be so often as church bands.

but going back again to the OP again... that shouldn't be a reason to buy a bass.. or any instrument... because it needs to be quieter than it's pickups allow it to be.

All of these horror stories of musicians playing in church bands. I am not trying to start a fight here and am NOT making this at all about religion and WILL NOT tolerate attempts to make this a religious conversation. I know you have beliefs... good for you, proud of you and glad you made that decision, but a church band is there because the church need Background music. Start a band. Play to be heard. Churches may as well run a karaoke track for the amount they appreciate a band. Sure, I know, you do it for love etc etc, but playing music is one of the greater creatives. You should be able to write and express yourself, talk to and with your audience and have them come to venues and see you play. Ever broken a sweat at a regular church gig? Ever had someone scream out a request or had a crowd cheer after a song you wrote? Way off OP, just sad hearing all these stories of people buying gear with the intention of it being played so low that it is barely heard, with sound guys complaining when it is.

They look like a JBL LSR308. They have a rear firing bass port. Which if you are mixing and monitoring in a small room and have your monitors close to a wall... that is less than a foot away, all the bass response is firing directly at a reflective surface. If you've got front firing ones, it eliminates having to move yourself out from the reflecting zones.

8 inch monitors? Bloody hell Boom, I could gig with 2 x 8" speakers! I would say for a home recording setup, 4 or 5 inches. 4 being the minimum 5 being all you really need in an average size room. Anything beyond that and you just messing with speakers that aren't finding their potential.

And I would recommend front firing bass ports and as many different connection types as you can find, XLR, TRS balanced and unbalanced and red and white RCA

in case you cannot open that... The AV32 speakers are greater than the sum of their parts. The M-Audio AV32 does better with less, and sounds better than the more complicated 2.1 systems from Logitech, or the more powerful Mackie CR3. Down side is that they don't get very loud.

While I have been impressed with what I got out of the M-Audio AV32 with DSP, there is a better option. None of the speakers I have tested in this price range beat the Micca PB42x. They cost a few dollars more, but offer real crossovers and a better out of the box sound.

not sounding pretty...

http://noaudiophile.com/M-Audio_AV32/

pack two shirts

How early to arrive? go for the whole show, how early for a mosh? slide up to the front with at least half of the previous band to go before the act you want to see.

green day are getting older, but their crowd is getting younger.

Ok if it is just Green Day by themselves (with supports) move up for the start of the band before. If you are taller... hang back a bit from the front. If you are not... squeeze to the front barrier.. take a water bottle in a shoulder bag... something to drink/ tip on yourself.. it gets warm with a thousand bodies around you.

If you want to watch only, aim for a barrier position and hold on. put a jacket or something in the shoulder bag... roll it up and position it between you and the barrier... this can pad ribs from barrier crush for another song or two.

If it is a festival situation... (multiple stages , multiple bands) get in position as the last band on the green day stage finishes... crowds will thin moving to the other stage for the other band.. you can slide right up.

and wear lace up shoes and tie them tight. I lost both shoes crowd surfing once in an indoor venue...dancefloor filled with broken glass (Australia... need I say more)

be prepared to have the shirt you are wearing ripped... that is why they sell shirts at gigs.. .

Important rule... Big one. chose a meet up point for your friends you travel with so you can find them after. When I saw Nirvana, I entered a pit at side of stage right and was spat out of the melee at the rear on the left. There is no buddy system in a mosh... find them after.. get back in there!

you'll love it.

ooooh... an email address

I deleted my deletion.

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I'll take it!

My hands felt awfully large playing one and the difference in scale makes for a very slinky set of strings... and I love my Jazzmaster... but I do like the extra chrome on a Jag...

Going to guess you've been around the traps a bit in different incarnations. Welcome aboard... your wisdom is welcomed.

Just googled these to make sure they were the same ones.

AVOID THESE LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!

A guy at work bought these recently and they were atrocious! repulsive sound, he felt like deleting his mixes. He could get something sounding close to ok with them and switch to other speakers and the mix would be horrible! thin or flabby. He kept them 1 day and returned them and spent like $50 more (if that) and got a cheap pair of M Audio that gave him a much more usable set of monitors.

Don't waste your dollars.

Have to agree. Jag is short scale without LOOKING short scale.

http://babylonbee.com/news/worship-guitarists-pedals-now-outnumber-chords-repertoire-2-1/

lost me.

Followed a link to your review earlier and checked out your soundcloud. Awesome stuff!

I am kinda disappointed they had a tone knob. TBH. would much prefer... Here is volume ...go!

oh hell no. pure narcissism here.

A caveman guitar for a guy in a band called UG. (Ug was listed as top 4 most popular caveman names, behind: Grug, UGG, and Fuck look out behind you)!

If they don't swallow, they don't love it. Food reviews are not something they can take on the chin.

It is a great bass... gorgeous Jazzmaster/ jaguar body shape, pickups are thick but punchy!

3rd from left on my second gear porn pic.

My old bass player borrowed it (broke his) and he decided it needed to be completely covered in stickers and spray paint. It took 7 hrs to clean off the front (cheap paperback sticker layer was thankfully covering 98% of the face BEFORE he spraypainted). The back still has large areas where the spraypaint went on first and the removal is scratching and otherwise threatening the finish of body. He had even applied small stickers up the fretboard!

The switches and knobs needed to be painted red as he used an enamel paint on them that could not be removed from edges and the anodised pickguard needed to be painted (finished in gunmetal) as there was some discolouration and marking.