Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 ok here goes. 1) Ok my fingers are hurting a bit ( I am not using the pick as much as i thought i was going to ). what is your sudgestions? 2) Ok My sister is going to let me use my neice's amp while she is away but its for a lead or 6 string guitar ( does that matter )? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 1) get tough, punk. 2) bad idea. If you crank it, you may blow the speaker (they aren't designed to handle bass frequencies at high power levels) You can probably get away with it if you keep the volume down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 1) You're a total wuss, suck it up and keep playing crybaby! Ok seriously, in the beginning if you play a lot, they're gonna hurt. Don't over do it or blisters will be next, don't back off totally though as the pain means that calouses are not far behind. 2) you can practice through a guitar amp but keep it at really low levels. Guitar amps weren't designed to handle what your bass will put out so take it easy and you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP ok here goes.1) Ok my fingers are hurting a bit ( I am not using the pick as much as i thought i was going to ). what is your sudgestions?2) Ok My sister is going to let me use my neice's amp while she is away but its for a lead or 6 string guitar ( does that matter )? 1 - Keep playing. It goes away. If you want to slow it down a bit, get some Elixir strings with the coating on them (any coated string would probably work but I'm familiar with Elixirs only). 2 - Don't do that. You'll stand a good chance of blowing the speaker, even at relatively low volumes, and then you'll be replacing the amp. If the amp has a speaker output jack, you can plug a bass cabinet into it (only if it disables the onboard speaker though!) and you should be fine... though keep in mind guitar amps are designed for guitars, and so the tone controls will be near useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Thank you guy's *and btw i can take hard critisizum* to a point that is. Why can my computer speakers take my bass but yet not the amp I can use? they are logitec 5300 e's with thx encoder. thansk for the tips ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP Thank you guy's *and btw i can take hard critisizum* to a point that is. Why can my computer speakers take my bass but yet not the amp I can use? they are logitec 5300 e's with thx encoder.thansk for the tips ... The simple answer is that they're full-range, whereas guitar speakers aren't. The ones in the guitar amps aren't designed for the speaker excursion that bass speakers are designed for, and they also accentuate the midrange of the guitar, which will be undesirable for bass (in most cases). More complicated answer: You probably shouldn't run the bass directly into the computer speakers, either, for basically the same reasons -- mostly the excursion deal. Bass amps (typically) have some form of limiter onboard. When you're listening to recorded music, it is heavily compressed and run through a finalizer/limiter. This takes out the extreme peaks in the sounds. That's why if you look at an MP3 in an editor, it looks like a ton of waves... but they're all uniform. Your bass is capable of sending huge peaks if you've got a hot pickup in it, or if you slap the strings, or even if you screw up and accidentally slam into the wrong ones. One loud "pop" without a limiter could be enough to toast the Logitechs. It's the same reason why you shouldn't really play bass through your home stereo system, even though obviously CDs have bass in them. All it takes is one spike to destroy them with enough power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 allso question #3 if there is a note like 3---------------- then 3-------- does that mean a slide in the note? or do it twice ina row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by Zeromus-X The simple answer is that they're full-range, whereas guitar speakers aren't. The ones in the guitar amps aren't designed for the speaker excursion that bass speakers are designed for, and they also accentuate the midrange of the guitar, which will be undesirable for bass (in most cases).More complicated answer: You probably shouldn't run the bass directly into the computer speakers, either, for basically the same reasons -- mostly the excursion deal. Bass amps (typically) have some form of limiter onboard. When you're listening to recorded music, it is heavily compressed and run through a finalizer/limiter. This takes out the extreme peaks in the sounds. That's why if you look at an MP3 in an editor, it looks like a ton of waves... but they're all uniform. Your bass is capable of sending huge peaks if you've got a hot pickup in it, or if you slap the strings, or even if you screw up and accidentally slam into the wrong ones. One loud "pop" without a limiter could be enough to toast the Logitechs. It's the same reason why you shouldn't really play bass through your home stereo system, even though obviously CDs have bass in them. All it takes is one spike to destroy them with enough power. aye thanks then I will not be playing the bass with out an amp for quite a while ( proble till Xmess is over ) What amp would you guys recommend? to mildy annoy the naibers? but yet stay under the $300 range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Is that in tab format? If it is, the ---'s mean empty space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by Zebra Is that in tab format? If it is, the ---'s mean empty space. aye its in tab format I am learning easy woogie booggie song over at www.activebass.com thats why I ask so its a quick hit then emty space?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP btw i can take hard critisizum* to a point that is. ... You think so, huh. Well, your sister is ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP aye its in tab format I am learning easy woogie booggie song over at www.activebass.com thats why I ask so its a quick hit then emty space?? Tabs don't express timing, only note choice (unless they have note values marked above the tab, which is rare.) The ---'s only tell you the space between that note and the next note on the paper You can only know how it's intended to be played if you know the song before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 written music can show certain dynamic movements such as glissando and pp and ff... vib and dim how do you relate to these on a tab sheet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by lug You think so, huh. Well, your sister is ugly. That's not his sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigPigPeaches Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by Perfessor That's not his sister. I swear, one more crack from lug about my mom and I'm going to start sniveling. I promise. It will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by BigPigPeaches I swear, one more crack from lug about my mom and I'm going to start sniveling. I promise. It will happen. Then I'll say nothing aboot your mom's crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by lug Then I'll say nothing aboot your mom's crack. heh. anways ok thanks all And btw his mom's crack is pure and tasty hehe "Kidding" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cthulhu0 Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP aye thanks then I will not be playing the bass with out an amp for quite a while ( proble till Xmess is over ) What amp would you guys recommend? to mildy annoy the naibers? but yet stay under the $300 range? used peaveys. loud, cheap, fairly available. not the best best sound, but more than servicable. new... dunno. are you near a big(ish) city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted August 24, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by cthulhu0 used peaveys. loud, cheap, fairly available. not the best best sound, but more than servicable. new... dunno. are you near a big(ish) city? well how big of a city ? it's an ok size (Traverse city) I mean I will be playing my bass till after xmess I typed that wrong my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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