Any Musicians Here?

Video 1 of the first track on Devils doesn't play for some reason. Rest do.

And the same for tracks 1, 2 and 4 from Mother Midnight.

Odd?

Also, www.mi.edu/in-the-know/promote-music-2021/

Putting bass to one side for a minute, I also delve into synthesis. Anyone else?

Some of the songs for the band, I use a bass synth (bass station 2), which is great fun, but for home experimentation, I have a Behringer deepmind 12 for basically any John Carpenter style synth stuff, and a komplete kontrol which is just fun for patches.

I did have a korg minilogue too, but that's been snaffled by the band, so I hardly ever get to play on it now.

But that doesn't matter, because I've recently been pissing about with a moog werkstatt - tiny little semi modular synth that you can connect controllers too, or whatever you like really. Add to that a moog mother 32 and now my tiny little mind is completely blown.

I'm beginning to think I might need 3 phase electricity in my house

Anyone else like to tinkle the ivories? Or patch leads and knobs at least?

Yeah, I had to sell a bass (admittedly that I hardly use at all now) to get some cash for the moog stuff - but like you say, modular synth is just so much fun it should be illegal. It really is like a wormhole when you get into it - can lose hours to it! The guitarist in the band plays a synth in the band too on some tracks, so we're going to do a bit of a session and record it all on ableton. When we ever get round to doing it, that is

I have to say though - the warnings are real - if you get *one* moog modular, you *will* get more. Slippery slope? It's more like sheet ice

The p bass I don't use. Still kept my sea foam green p bass to just have one around but the other one was just collecting dust. So I'm down to 6 now.

Don't say traitor - it really hurt to do it

True. Ita just really hard parting with them. I had to go up to it one last time and say goodbye. Felt awful!

But yes, in reality, it wasn't being used and it'll go to a home where its played at least now.

Christ, it's like saying goodbye to a child!

Not fucking selling any more.

I'm telling you, the jazz is the one

monkman5000 do it! Get the Jazz.

/turns to camera
"mmmmm nice"

I wouldn't unless you're really confident tbh. I try to stay away from truss rod adjustments and put it in for a service instead.

Hmm, looking at it I can't really see anything. Following a guide I found on the BB forums (hold down 1st and 12th fret and check gap at 7th) it seems pretty good. I guess my playing just got worse, great!

Still, I'm thinking about swapping my flats for round wounds so maybe I'll get the shop to do it and check the setup at the same time. Any recommendations for good strings?

Generally you want to maximise the distance between the two frets you're holding down - should be able to manage the 1st fret with one hand and the 20th with the thumb of the other, then reach up to the 12th ish fret with that same hand.

Don't worry too much about adjusting the truss rod, I'm a big ole noob and I've done it loads on my bass and guitars. Just do about a quarter turn and test. If you're getting buzzing, that suggests you need to loosen it, so turn it anticlockwise - from the E towards the G (if you have a Fender-type truss rod thing in the headstock).

Have you got a link to that jazz bass you're eyeing up?

Either looks nice though man. Can they order in the blue one?

I'm not explaining myself well I could buy either model off the internet, sight unseen, or I could buy the specific one I played in GAK - the actual pieces of wood I held, which played really nicely (and happens to be black). At this price point especially every bass varies - weight, finish, etc - so 'getting a good one' is the appeal of getting the black one from GAK. But maybe I'm overthinking it and should just get the prettier one