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From: darkshot@rock.concert.net (Michael B Garrett -- Chudys)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: Re: Should I buy a new Peavey/Ibanez or used Fender?
Date: 24 Dec 92 20:49:14 GMT
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX


Go with the Peavey- 10 years ago I had to put my Rick in the shop for
a while and decided to get another stage bass- and was fully prepared to
spend 600-1000 bucks to get what I wanted. After trying everything there
was at the time, I came home with a Peavey T-20 for $190.

It STILL sounds just like a '57 Precision (the only year Fender got it
right, imho)

The Foundations/Dynabasses are even better. 

'Shot
From: aragorn@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Steven J.)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: cleaning strings
Date: 31 Dec 1992 04:40:30 GMT
Organization: The Other Side of the CPU
Distribution: usa
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Someone recently posted something about using alcohol and Windex for
cleaning bass strings, or maybe even strings in general.  My question is in
which order do I use these two compounds?


Steve J. White
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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: darkshot@rock.concert.net (Michael B Garrett -- Chudys)
Subject: RF noise on amps...
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 08:43:25 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: RF noise on amps...
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Most of what has been said on this subject is certainly true, but there
are a couple of other points:

ANY amp will detect RF on the input cable if the gain is up high enough.
Running your master volume way down and the preamp way up is not even
that good an idea on bass, anyway.

A word on cheap cables: DON'T.
A word on high-impedance cable runs of more than 15-18 feet: DON'T.
Patch cables in the rack: Keep 'em as short as possible, and make sure the
shield is good.

If you don't know how to do it yourself, take your guitar to someone and
have it shielded- many inexpensive basses are not properly shielded- and 
make CERTAIN that you can read continuity between the strings and the sleeve
on the input cable. Many times when guitars are painted or worked on by
someone who doesn't know it all, the ground connection between the bridge/
strings gets disconnected. Afflicted guitars make excellent wideband antennas.

In tube/valve amps, most people replace only the output stage, and even then
not often enough. Try tapping your preamp tubes while the amp is on and set
at low volume with nothing plugged in- if you hear the tap through the speakers,the tube should be replaced. This is known as "microphonics"- and such a tube
can do a great job as a detector circuit for AM radio.

Realize that ANY junction in the front end that has an unsuspected voltage-
drop of less than .4 volts (cold joint, weak shield, dirt in pickup, sweat
on right hand dripping onto the pickup) can serve as a radio-detection circuit
under the right conditions.

If nothing else works, and you've verified that the problem is in the guitar
and/or cable, and ya just gotta have a 30 foot cable run, then use transformers
on each end- hi-to-low Z at the guitar, low-to-hi Z at the amp. Make certain
these are transformers, and not just adapters- you need a three-wire "balanced"
line. This will stop RF of all types induced into the cable itself, and you
can make the cable as long as you wish. Actually, I recommend this approach
anyway- transformers can be installed inside the guitar, and you can use a
stereo phone plug to make a special cable (that way you don't have a clunky
transformer hanging in your way).

Radio Shack sells very flat and responsive transformers contained in XLR-to-
1/4" phone plug/jack barrel adapters. We use these for a lot of things-
especially in place of expensive-and-break-to-damned-easily-and don't-sound-
any-better-anyway "direct boxes".

Sorry to use so much bandwidth, but this is a problem that if you don't know
how it works, you can solve it only by luck. And it always strikes again.
Having been on both sides of it, I hope this saves some folks the hours I
spent figuring it out. B-)

'Shot

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: darkshot@rock.concert.net (Michael B Garrett -- Chudys)
Subject: RF noise on amps...
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 08:31:50 GMT


Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: dooley@aurora.physics.utoronto.ca (Kevin Dooley)
Subject: first audition
Organization: University of Toronto Physics/Astronomy/CITA
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 03:31:12 GMT

I hope nobody minds a stupid newbie question.

I've been playing for six months, working with two teachers (one strictly
reggae, one rock/blues/jazz) and I'm getting awful itchy to play with a
band.  I have my first audition in two weeks with a 3-piece band who are
turfing their current bass player.  I have heard the band play once,
am going again next week and will be getting a 10-song demo from them
tomorrow.  Now I would like to humbly appeal to you veteran players for
any advice or wisdom you might have regarding auditions.  I'm really
not sure what to expect.  Anecdotes would be appreciated, but nothing
TOO horrifying or I might chicken out.  :-)  Thanks lots.

Lois-Anna
From: kuusama@kaarne.cs.tut.fi (Kuusama Juha,,,,)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: Removal of Frets (was Re: Should I buy a new ...)
Date: 30 Dec 92 13:12:21 GMT
Reply-To: kuusama@kaarne.cs.tut.fi
Organization: Technical University of Tampere, Dep. of Computer Science ,Finland
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From article <Dec.24.09.44.22.1992.5629@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, by rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez):
> ...
> 
> A couple of caveats: I'd like to get a "growly"-sounding bass with a
> rich tone, and I may eventually get the frets removed.
> 
> -Ralph
> rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu

I had an Ibanez which I liked very much. I finally decided to go fretless
and brought the bass to a luthier, who took the frets out, put thin slices
of wood into the grooves, sanded the fingerboard so, that the fretmarks were
just visible and put a new fingerboard on place. 

The results: a very nice bass, looking like it had been fretless from the
beginning but still had cheating marks to ease the learning. Costed less
than I thought it would and it was much easier to learn than I was afraid.

But be warned: the sound of the new bass wasn't even close what it had
been! I quess that the desing of a good sounding fretless is much more
different from a good sounding fretted one that is apparent to the eye.
So if you want a fretless buy, don't make one.
--
Juha
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass,alt.bass
From: fredh@cv.hp.com (Fred Handloser)
Subject: string guage
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 06:16:48 GMT

I was thinking that a heavy string guage would require a higher
tension to achieve a given pitch than a lighter guage string but 
tonight I was thinking that the tension required for any given pitch
is really a factor of the guage of the solid core of the string rather than
the guage of the final wound string.  I wanted heavier guage strings to 
make my E sting have higher tension since my 30 inch scale lengh bass
seems to have a sloppy low E.  Does anyone know which determines what 
tension is required for a given pitch, the guage of the solid core of a 
string or the guage of the final wound string?

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  Corvallis, Oregon
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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
Subject: Re: Fast Picking
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 13:42:11 GMT

Steve Morse's speed practice ratio: 80% of the time play slowly and work
primarily on accuracy, 20% play fast.

I say: work with a metronome. Start at a tempo that you can easily get thru the
whole tune, excercise or whatever. Play the whole thing at that tempo. Reduce
this tempo by 1/3 to get the warm-up tempo. Practice every day. 80% work on
accuracy, 20% work on speed.
From: dcovell@hfglobe.intel.com (David Covell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: Re: first audition
Date: 22 Dec 92 16:52:39 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation

dooley@aurora.physics.utoronto.ca (Kevin Dooley) writes:

>I hope nobody minds a stupid newbie question.

There's no such thing; we all were newbies at some point, and many of us
wish now that we had asked more questions then...

>tomorrow.  Now I would like to humbly appeal to you veteran players for
>any advice or wisdom you might have regarding auditions.  I'm really
>not sure what to expect.  Anecdotes would be appreciated, but nothing
>TOO horrifying or I might chicken out.  :-)  Thanks lots.

A very important (and often neglected) aspect of auditions is ATTITUDE.
If the band is worth being part of, they'll be as interested in your
attitude as in your musical ability. A band is a close relationship, closer
than some marriages and with many of the same troubles. The band should
be very concerned about how well you'll be able to integrate. They probably
don't want an arrogant, cocky egomaniac (unless you're a lead guitarist  ;^)
and at the same time they probably don't want a timid player lacking in
enough self-confidence to make a significant contribution. They may expect
you to be nervous at the audition; I still get nervous after 22 years of
playing. Don't make the mistake of trying to hide your nervousness behind
a cocky attitude (unless that's appropriate for their style of music...).
Most good bands are looking for a team player without ego problems rather
than a virtuoso with a musical chip on his shoulder.
An audition puts you at a perceived disadvantage in that they are much more
familiar with the material and each others' playing styles than you are.
You can turn this to your advantage by demonstrating your ability to learn
quickly, to lay back during unfamiliar passages, etc. Also, you might
suggest playing a few songs that are equally unfamiliar to everyone in order
to put everyone on equal terms.
Good luck on your audition, and remember: it's okay to be nervous! Be yourself,
don't put up a front. 
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
Subject: Re: first audition
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 13:34:45 GMT

About preparing with the tape: when you are playing thru with the tape the
few times, try to get thru the whole thing rather than get stuck on a harder
passage. The form of the tune is more important than the sections; it's _much_
more important for you as an auditionee.

Find out if the bass lines the former bassist played were satisfactory. If so,
cop them exactly. Within that, if _you_ hear something you could do better,
still cop the original line exactly and present it at the audition; then ask
to do the section with your proposed change to the line.

If they were not satisfactory, you should listen to the tape to find out why
and see if you can improve things; of course also ask the band why.

Listen especially to the drummer; you and he or she will be holding the tune
together.

Ask the drummer who provides the time. If you don't know, the time will vary as
you and the drummer fight for control over it. The ideal situation is for all
members to have their own sense of time but this takes awhile, besides the
drummer will be providing tempo change clues, etc. so the best thing for now
is to try to lock in with the drummer.

About locking in: remember, you're playing with humans, not quartz-controlled
metronomes. So communication and listening is paramount. _Always_ listen.

Best of luck!
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: sands@isl.Stanford.EDU (Nicholas P. Sands)
Subject: Re: Radio on Amp
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 02:34:41 GMT

In article <C01wG1.870@news.cso.uiuc.edu> khumphre@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Keith Humphreys) writes:
>The Summary line says it all.  Sometimes the radio comes in on my
>amop in between songs (my songs, not the radios). Anyone know
>why this happens and if it can be corrected?
>:
Mine does this too - from what I can make out it must be a CBer, 
it doesn't sound like broadcast radio.    I did do some simple experiments
with unplugging the bass, turning off the pickups etc.  It seems to leak 
from the cable from the bass to the amp.  If I turn off the pickups its 
still there, I can only get rid of it by unplugging the cable at the amp
input. 

Anyone have any thoughts?



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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: pmk@moliere.uucp (Peter Michael Klausler)
Subject: Used Stick sighting
Organization: Lilydale DFL Refreshments Committee & Rhythm Section
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 17:37:06 GMT

If you're looking for a Chapman Stick, there's a used one for sale
at a consignment shop here in Minneapolis. It's graphite, s/n 1922.
It appeared to be in good condition to me, though set up with action
way too high.

If interested, give Bruce Balgaard a call at Hi-Tech Consignments,
612-822-7602. The owner is asking US$599.

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"Omit needless words."                 Peter Klausler - pmk%moliere@uunet.uu.net
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: Fast Picking
From: english@netlink.cts.com (Steven Foley)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 10:15:04 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

I am not a very fast picker (probably due to the fact that I am a 
beginner), and I would love to increse my speed as well as my accuracy (I 
miss a lot of the upward strokes when alternate picking).  Does anyone 
have any drills that they did or some advice for picking up the tempo?
Thanks.

-Steve

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass,rec.music.makers,rec.music.makers.synth
From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
Subject: Re: Bass Technique Videos & Sounds
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 13:49:28 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.213042.6992@deeptht.armory.com> purelght@armory.com writes:
>Hi,
>
>1) Does anyone know of any good videos that teach popping techniques
>   and other fun bass tricks?

Someone I know, Dewayne Pate, put out a bass video on tapping, chords and slap/
pop techniques. David Garibaldi on drums and Eric Orme on guitar <-- _this_
guy is phoenominal!
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass,rec.audio.pro,rec.music.makers,wtsd.music,rec.music.marketplace,ne.forsale
From: bsells@world.std.com (Bryan L Sells)
Subject: HARTKE & JBL CABINETS FOR SALE
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 19:17:17 GMT



HARTKE AND JBL SPEAKERS FOR SALE

A Hartke systems 4 X 10" unit - $435
   
       - Arguably the very best speaker cabinet available for the bass,
         this has become the unofficial pro standard.


JBL 1 X 15" - $297

       - A solid worker, this cab is a good way to make a step up without
         breaking the bank.

Call Bryan at (617) 267-1988.


BRYAN
bsells@world.std.com
bryansells@aol.com
617-267-1988
.


Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
From: rost@tecrus.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost)
Subject: Re: first audition
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 22 DEC 92 10:07:22    


In article <Bzn5s1.6C1@helios.physics.utoronto.ca>, dooley@aurora.physics.utoronto.ca (Kevin Dooley) writes...
>I hope nobody minds a stupid newbie question.
> 
>I've been playing for six months, working with two teachers (one strictly
>reggae, one rock/blues/jazz) and I'm getting awful itchy to play with a
>band.  I have my first audition in two weeks with a 3-piece band who are
>turfing their current bass player.  I have heard the band play once,
>am going again next week and will be getting a 10-song demo from them
>tomorrow.  Now I would like to humbly appeal to you veteran players for
>any advice or wisdom you might have regarding auditions.  I'm really
>not sure what to expect.  Anecdotes would be appreciated, but nothing
>TOO horrifying or I might chicken out.  :-)  Thanks lots.
> 
>Lois-Anna

You can expect almost anything.  Remember you are also checking THEM out. 
Watch for things like band members arguing, fighting, getting wasted or just
screwing around in general, these are warning signs of future problems.   

Try to learn as much off the tape as you can, being prepared is important.  If
they are taking the time to give you a tape, coming in unprepared will look
bad.  You don't need to know it inside out, just the basics for as many of the
tunes as you can learn in the amount of time you have.

Be honest when they ask you questions and feel free to ask them questions but
don't talk about money (it's premature at that point). Don't drink unless
offered one and don't do drugs PERIOD during the audition even if offered. 

Remember, there's no reason to get nervous because there are only two possible
outcomes:

	1.  You get the gig (hopefully you want it)

	2.  You don't get the gig

If #2, then on to the next audition!

					Brian Rost @tecrus.enet.dec.com

					508-568-6115

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.makers.guitar.tab,alt.guitar.tab
From: srfergu@rufus.erenj.com (Scott Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Need lyrics to two Spin Doctors' songs
Organization: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 14:28:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.133158.3705@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>, acura@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (james.r.feeney) writes:
|> Does anyone have the lyrics to "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes"?
|> I checked the various FTP sites and they don't have them.
|> 
|> Thanks 
|> 
|> Jim Feeney
|> 

They're printed on the CD jacket. Do the Doctors a favor and buy it!!!

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: morrowjp@rtsg.mot.com (Jerry P Morrow)
Subject: bass/keyboard/backing vox available for band in Chicago Area
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: il
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:35:17 GMT

Hi,

If you need a bass player for your band, email me
at morrowjp@adobe.rtsg.mot.com and tell me your
situation.  I also have been playing keys for awhile
which might be an added bonus. :-)

Jerry		morrowjp@adobe.rtsg.mot.com
From: rdna@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Paul Paukstelis)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Forming a small record label
Date: 29 Dec 1992 20:22:13 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

I'm in the process of forming a small local record label. If anyone
has information on cost/quanity/where to press vinyl (7"s) I would
be greatly appreciative. The label is going to accomodate local bands
ranging from punk-hardcore-ska-industrial. Any other info or good advice
is also welcomed. Thanks.

--rDNA
Open Your Mouth Punk Records

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From: richardp@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Richard R Prince)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,alt.guitar
Subject: WANTED: opinions on rackmount Sansamp
Keywords: please send me your comments
Date: 1 Jan 93 04:21:27 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: usa


Before I spring for one of these - I'm interested in comments you
might wish to send me if you own or have used one of these.... 

  Some questions that come to mind:    Will I be able to plug
my electric straight in and then take the output to 4-track??  I'm
using a GSP21 now, but mostly only the "Classic Twin" (and slight
variations of that patch) -- which means I really don't use it for
much more than a "tube sounding" processor;   am I going to be
disappointed in either sound quality or ability to 'fine tune'??
It looks like there isn't any RAM or program saving ability -- do
you have to re-adjust the Sansamp to get a 'different' sound or
are there presets??    Any and all comments will be appreciated.  Rick
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
From: barothwe@floyd.cca.cr.rockwell.com
Subject: Resistance Summing/Mixer Circuit
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 17:07:31 -0600
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I am interested in building a SIMPLE resistance summing or mixer circuit.

  The problem:

		I have two stereo synth devices and one stereo reverb that
		I need to input into a Tascam 424, which has only 2 stereo
		input channels.

  The goal:

		To be able to sum the two (or more) synth device stereo
		outputs into one stereo output.

  There really is no need to be able to "mix" the stereo signals... summing
  them together would be fine since each device has an output level control.

Does anyone know of a simple, CHEAP circuit to do this?

Thank you!

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: srfergu@rufus.erenj.com (Scott Ferguson)
Subject: Re: ==> +30db GAIN Circuit for Your Guitar: $25 <==
Organization: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:05:08 GMT

OK, so what is a good choice of low-noise op amp for typical guitar preamps
with single-source 9V? I previously was trying the LM324, mainly because I 
had one laying around. 

Also, I read once about an NEC chip that's a 5-band EQ. Has anyone played
with it? Does it make for good quality EQ yet cheap and easy to build?
How many extra components does it need? Hopefully no more than one resistor
and maybe one cap per band? 

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.software,rec.music.makers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: stefan@sinus.stgt.sub.org (Stefan Bechtold)
Subject: Windows sequencing software wanted
Organization: Sinus Stuttgart, Germany
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:21:49 GMT

Hi !

I'm interested in some Sequenzing software for Ms-Windows. Which
program would you recommand ?

Stefan
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