Anyone On Here Play The Guitar/Bass?

[respiration]

I'm tryna find apps to hookup to my rig to get different amps and effects. Bought an irig to interface with my tablets and thought I'd have dozens to pick from...
Didn't work nearly as well as I hoped...

I have a Digitech Rp100 effects pedal...got it used under $50 and it does several amps..the 65 Twin Reverb and Marshall stack are what I use mostly..it even has an acoustic setting that's not awful.

You also have a buncha effects and stuff, but it's not really intuitive, so I'm just getting the hang of it, after several months.

Had a chance to get a Vox wah wah for $30 and I slept on it unfortunately..

Players, what effects y'all using?

Apps? I have iPads and I like BIAS FX2 and BIAS AMP 2. I have both fully loaded. There's a community where you can download people's user presets or upload your own, which is pretty cool.

I've recorded with AmpliTube several times and gigged with it a few times as well. I have a number of virtual rigs saved for different guitars and songs. I like both apps.

There's a new-isn one I like called MixBox CS that's pretty awesome because it functions as both a standalone and as an AUV3.

Your DigiTech sounds like it serves you well. I've got other gear in storage. The only pedals I keep around the crib is my old Dunlop Wah-Wah.

 

[black again]

Apps? I have iPads and I like BIAS FX2 and BIAS AMP 2. I have both fully loaded. There's a community where you can download people's user presets or upload your own, which is pretty cool.

I've recorded with AmpliTube several times and gigged with it a few times as well. I have a number of virtual rigs saved for different guitars and songs. I like both apps.

There's a new-isn one I like called MixBox CS that's pretty awesome because it functions as both a standalone and as an AUV3.

Your DigiTech sounds like it serves you well. I've got other gear in storage. The only pedals I keep around the crib is my old Dunlop Wah-Wah.

My mellow!

Appreciate the knowledge, bruh.

I think I tried Amplitude and had a problem.....(my ipad is too old and my other tablet's an android..not sure if I read amplitude is no longer compatible w Android) I'll have to go back and see, cuz for a few days, I tried every app I could and didn't really care for any of them...the latency on one app was so bad it was laughable.

I literally put my irig back in the box and haven't re-opened it in months

I'm definitely gonna check out your recommendations...are Bias fx2, bias amp, and mixbox cs all free apps? Or do they have a free portion?

 

[jack walsh13]

I'm tryna find apps to hookup to my rig to get different amps and effects. Bought an irig to interface with my tablets and thought I'd have dozens to pick from...
Didn't work nearly as well as I hoped...

I have a Digitech Rp100 effects pedal...got it used under $50 and it does several amps..the 65 Twin Reverb and Marshall stack are what I use mostly..it even has an acoustic setting that's not awful.

You also have a buncha effects and stuff, but it's not really intuitive, so I'm just getting the hang of it, after several months.

Had a chance to get a Vox wah wah for $30 and I slept on it unfortunately..

Players, what effects y'all using?

I don't have any pedals yet. I have to get some.

 

[black again]

I don't have any pedals yet. I have to get some.

I'm tryna use apps, as opposed to buying a buncha pedals. @respiration put us on some ones I'm gonna check out.

For rock, I like some crunch...a lil distortion, but for jazz and R&B stuff, I play mostly clean. If you play more jazz, it may not be as important....but I like gadgets..so

Again, Offerup, Mercari, Goodwill, and pawn shops are my go-to spots for finding stuff cheap...my main amp, a lil Fender Frontman, was only $20 at a lawn shop. I see em for sale all the time for $50+ ..

 

[respiration]

My mellow!

Appreciate the knowledge, bruh.

I think I tried Amplitude and had a problem.....(my ipad is too old and my other tablet's an android..not sure if I read amplitude is no longer compatible w Android) I'll have to go back and see, cuz for a few days, I tried every app I could and didn't really care for any of them...the latency on one app was so bad it was laughable.

I literally put my irig back in the box and haven't re-opened it in months

I'm definitely gonna check out your recommendations...are Bias fx2, bias amp, and mixbox cs all free apps? Or do they have a free portion?

I know AmpliTube has a free version. I think Bias FX and Bias Amp do too. They can be upgraded as one sees fit. MixBox is about 50 bucks, but worth every penny. It's a lot of high end pedals and rack mounted effects, EQs, Compressors etc. And it's AUV3 so it can run in a DAW with multiple instances. Unfortunately, Android doesn't have Bias FX/Amp or MixBox.

Yeah unfortunately Android has a rep for latency on music apps. If cost is an issue, if I were you, I'd look for a refurbished or used basic iPad- something released 2019 or up, and go crazy on the guitar sim apps. If you wanted to get into actual music production, then that's a different recommendation, iPad-wise.

 

[black again]

@respiration I checked out some reviews on Bias fx2 and I like it! I didn't see whether it was compatible with Android..didn't appear to be. I'd rather use that than a laptop and my ipad is prolly too old.

As cheap as I am, I might get off $100 and pay for it vs the free version, but first I'ma see what the free one does.

Do you use bias fx2 and bias amp2 at the same to me? Doesn't bias fx2 have amps ? Isn't that redundant?

Lemme know when I've been exhausted my allotment of questions

 

[black again]

I know AmpliTube has a free version. I think Bias FX and Bias Amp do too. They can be upgraded as one sees fit. MixBox is about 50 bucks, but worth every penny. It's a lot of high end pedals and rack mounted effects, EQs, Compressors etc. And it's AUV3 so it can run in a DAW with multiple instances. Unfortunately, Android doesn't have Bias FX/Amp or MixBox.

Yeah unfortunately Android has a rep for latency on music apps. If cost is an issue, if I were you, I'd look for a refurbished or used basic iPad- something released 2019 or up, and go crazy on the guitar sim apps. If you wanted to get into actual music production, then that's a different recommendation, iPad-wise.

MUCH Appreciated

 

[respiration]

Players, what effects y'all using?

I don't have a lot of em. The ones I have are very oldschool. Have to get back with you on which ones I have because I don't use them much. I recall a Boss octave pedal and an MXR distortion. Way back in the day, I was using an Alesis Quadraverb II rack.

My virtual rack (AmpliTube) usually consists of Fender Twin, a phaser, X-Chorus, Moller T-Rex, Fender Tape Echo and a Sustainer with a noise gate for the post fx. I tend to play clean-ish. Sometimes I'll stick an EQ into the chain. In most cases I prefer a little delay rather than reverb. Sometimes I'll use the Jazz Chorus for an amp for mellow tones.

 

[respiration]

@respiration I checked out some reviews on Bias fx2 and I like it! I didn't see whether it was compatible with Android..didn't appear to be. I'd rather use that than a laptop and my ipad is prolly too old.

As cheap as I am, I might get off $100 and pay for it vs the free version, but first I'ma see what the free one does.

Do you use bias fx2 and bias amp2 at the same to me? Doesn't bias fx2 have amps ? Isn't that redundant?

Lemme know when I've been exhausted my allotment of questions

You can use them together. Yeah there are amps in Bias Fx2 however if you want more control and more choices of amps they refer you to Bias Amp. That one lets you design your own amp. Pick your tubes, speakers, etc. Last year, they had a holiday "half-off everything" sale so I maxed out all of the in-app purchases for both apps.

 

[jack walsh13]

I'm tryna use apps, as opposed to buying a buncha pedals. @respiration put us on some ones I'm gonna check out.

For rock, I like some crunch...a lil distortion, but for jazz and R&B stuff, I play mostly clean. If you play more jazz, it may not be as important....but I like gadgets..so

Again, Offerup, Mercari, Goodwill, and pawn shops are my go-to spots for finding stuff cheap...my main amp, a lil Fender Frontman, was only $20 at a lawn shop. I see em for sale all the time for $50+ ..

I play everything so Imma look into all effect pedals. Thanks for this info. Very useful.

 

[black again]

I play everything so Imma look into all effect pedals. Thanks for this info. Very useful.

That's all @respiration ..

This the kinda info I need to flatten the learning curve.

Sure I could/should read everything I can about the different effects, but having someone (who knows their stuff) walk you through what they are, function, and practical application are invaluable.

It literally could take you years and ALOTTA money to understand all the different options available for players...what's useful and what's a gadget you'll never use.

Perfect example...I'm not at the stage, yet, where I would want to build my own virtual amp. This is where a working pro knows from experience what works in different scenarios...saved me some $$$ right there.

 

[jack walsh13]

That's all @respiration ..

This the kinda info I need to flatten the learning curve.

Sure I could/should read everything I can about the different effects, but having someone (who knows their stuff) walk you through what they are, function, and practical application are invaluable.

It literally could take you years and ALOTTA money to understand all the different options available for players...what's useful and what's a gadget you'll never use.

Perfect example...I'm not at the stage, yet, where I would want to build my own virtual amp. This is where a working pro knows from experience what works in different scenarios...saved me some $$$ right there.

Good point. Ya know, one of the beautiful things about playing the guitar is its so many things to do. Such a vast variety of sounds, things to learn and ways to put them together. I look at anything with that many options as a great way to customize your own into it. I'm so happy I decided now to pick up and learn.

 

[jack walsh13]

I don't have a lot of em. The ones I have are very oldschool. Have to get back with you on which ones I have because I don't use them much. I recall a Boss octave pedal and an MXR distortion. Way back in the day, I was using an Alesis Quadraverb II rack.

My virtual rack (AmpliTube) usually consists of Fender Twin, a phaser, X-Chorus, Moller T-Rex, Fender Tape Echo and a Sustainer with a noise gate for the post fx. I tend to play clean-ish. Sometimes I'll stick an EQ into the chain. In most cases I prefer a little delay rather than reverb. Sometimes I'll use the Jazz Chorus for an amp for mellow tones.

Thanks for all this great info buddy.

 

[black again]

Good point. Ya know, one of the beautiful things about playing the guitar is its so many things to do. Such a vast variety of sounds, things to learn and ways to put them together. I look at anything with that many options as a great way to customize your own into it. I'm so happy I decided now to pick up and learn.

Yyyyyyep

Bruh, I had a 40-some year layoff between when I started playing, as a kid, and when I picked it up again. If I had half the passion for it, as I do now...who knows...

I tell ya, it's so cool having a pro help with explaining stuff that otherwise we'd have to learn on our own.

What tune you working on now?

I just learned a ZZ Top riff, that I heard a guy play, when I was about 13 or 14....didn't even know the name of the song (Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings), but I found the name on YT and a lesson for it.

Mannnnnnnnnnn

 

[respiration]

Yyyyyyep

Bruh, I had a 40-some year layoff between when I started playing, as a kid, and when I picked it up again. If I had half the passion for it, as I do now...who knows...

I tell ya, it's so cool having a pro help with explaining stuff that otherwise we'd have to learn on our own.

What tune you working on now?

I just learned a ZZ Top riff, that I heard a guy play, when I was about 13 or 14....didn't even know the name of the song (Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings), but I found the name on YT and a lesson for it.

Mannnnnnnnnnn

A fellow oldhead

 

[respiration]

Good point. Ya know, one of the beautiful things about playing the guitar is its so many things to do. Such a vast variety of sounds, things to learn and ways to put them together. I look at anything with that many options as a great way to customize your own into it. I'm so happy I decided now to pick up and learn.

Thanks for all this great info buddy.

That's all @respiration ..

This the kinda info I need to flatten the learning curve.

Sure I could/should read everything I can about the different effects, but having someone (who knows their stuff) walk you through what they are, function, and practical application are invaluable.

It literally could take you years and ALOTTA money to understand all the different options available for players...what's useful and what's a gadget you'll never use.

Perfect example...I'm not at the stage, yet, where I would want to build my own virtual amp. This is where a working pro knows from experience what works in different scenarios...saved me some $$$ right there.

No problem, Family.

I began to get into music production for pay for the first time around 1993. I knew a few guys who were already doing it but I mostly had to sit down and grind things out myself to learn the intricacies of MIDI, how to sample, sequence, mix, etc. I was able to acquire massive back issues of Keyboard magazine, Guitar Player and Electronic Musician that provided invaluable info on all the above and that also had gear reviews. Like I said in an earlier post, just my ears and (at that time) present day CDs as well as old albums were instructive as far as learning how music was made.

Fast forward to now. Been returning to the scene of the crime for a few years now. It's wild how much more can be done with fewer pieces of gear. Astounding the amount of info that's available for free with just an internet connection. Crazy how accessible it all is. Also, so easy to have convos like this one where good information can be exchanged almost in real time. Google and YouTube alone are revolutionary. If these tools would have been available back in the day? Maaann. Anyone who's not using those regularly as resources to learn, should have their fucking internet permanently cut off. I feel like I'm a student permanently in school... in the best kind of way.

 

[black again]

Here's the chords for Chic- Good Times

Sorry I don't know the names of them, but here's the finger placement...

7 th frets 1st finger G. 2nd high E.
8th fret B string 3rd finger

(Strum4 times)

7th frets..same as above
Move from 8th fret to 10th fret (use pinky)

(Strum 8 times)

5th fret bar B & E 1st finger
7 th fret 3rd finger G string

(Strum 4 times)

5th fret. 1st finger E
6th fret. 2nd finger G
7th fret. 3rd finger B

(Strum8 times)

 

[black again]

No problem, Family.

I began to get into music production for pay for the first time around 1993. I knew a few guys who were already doing it but I mostly had to sit down and grind things out myself to learn the intricacies of MIDI, how to sample, sequence, mix, etc. I was able to acquire massive back issues of Keyboard magazine, Guitar Player and Electronic Musician that provided invaluable info on all the above and that also had gear reviews. Like I said in an earlier post, just my ears and (at that time) present day CDs as well as old albums were instructive as far as learning how music was made.

Fast forward to now. Been returning to the scene of the crime for a few years now. It's wild how much more can be done with fewer pieces of gear. Astounding the amount of info that's available for free with just an internet connection. Crazy how accessible it all is. Also, so easy to have convos like this one where good information can be exchanged almost in real time. Google and YouTube alone are revolutionary. If these tools would have been available back in the day? Maaann. Anyone who's not using those regularly as resources to learn, should have their fucking internet permanently cut off. I feel like I'm a student permanently in school... in the best kind of way.

Bruh, I LIVE on YT tryna learn a lil something everyday.... especially with this.

I have no interest in doing this in any greater capacity than just having fun with my friends and fam...I'm telling all my old partnas to start practicing.. we're getting the band back together!

This time, we'll actually be able to play some tunes

 

[jack walsh13]

Here's the chords for Chic- Good Times

Sorry I don't know the names of them, but here's the finger placement...

7 th frets 1st finger G. 2nd high E.
8th fret B string 3rd finger

(Strum4 times)

7th frets..same as above
Move from 8th fret to 10th fret (use pinky)

(Strum 8 times)

5th fret bar B & E 1st finger
7 th fret 3rd finger G string

(Strum 4 times)

5th fret. 1st finger E
6th fret. 2nd finger G
7th fret. 3rd finger B

(Strum8 times)

Damn I was just listening to this the other day. I wanna play this song!!!! Good lookin.

 

[jack walsh13]

No problem, Family.

I began to get into music production for pay for the first time around 1993. I knew a few guys who were already doing it but I mostly had to sit down and grind things out myself to learn the intricacies of MIDI, how to sample, sequence, mix, etc. I was able to acquire massive back issues of Keyboard magazine, Guitar Player and Electronic Musician that provided invaluable info on all the above and that also had gear reviews. Like I said in an earlier post, just my ears and (at that time) present day CDs as well as old albums were instructive as far as learning how music was made.

Fast forward to now. Been returning to the scene of the crime for a few years now. It's wild how much more can be done with fewer pieces of gear. Astounding the amount of info that's available for free with just an internet connection. Crazy how accessible it all is. Also, so easy to have convos like this one where good information can be exchanged almost in real time. Google and YouTube alone are revolutionary. If these tools would have been available back in the day? Maaann. Anyone who's not using those regularly as resources to learn, should have their fucking internet permanently cut off. I feel like I'm a student permanently in school... in the best kind of way.

I agree. With the information out here today if you are serious and determined you can accomplish anything.

 

[black again]

Damn I was just listening to this the other day. I wanna play this song!!!! Good lookin.

Yessir...

Gotta have a lil Nike Rogers, man. Great song..easy to play and a nice lil strumming.

 

[jack walsh13]

Yessir...

Gotta have a lil Nike Rogers, man. Great song..easy to play and a nice lil strumming.

I can't wait to get my bass in July!!!!

 

[woodchuck]

I'm tryna find apps to hookup to my rig to get different amps and effects. Bought an irig to interface with my tablets and thought I'd have dozens to pick from...
Didn't work nearly as well as I hoped...

I have a Digitech Rp100 effects pedal...got it used under $50 and it does several amps..the 65 Twin Reverb and Marshall stack are what I use mostly..it even has an acoustic setting that's not awful.

You also have a buncha effects and stuff, but it's not really intuitive, so I'm just getting the hang of it, after several months.

Had a chance to get a Vox wah wah for $30 and I slept on it unfortunately..

Players, what effects y'all using?

Bassist here, but I only have 3 pedals: Synth, octaver, and tuner. All by Boss.

 

[jack walsh13]

Bassist here, but I only have 3 pedals: Synth, octaver, and tuner. All by Boss.

That's what I wanted to know Wood. Which pedals are best for bass

 

[black again]

Bassist here, but I only have 3 pedals: Synth, octaver, and tuner. All by Boss.

What kinda bass you play? What's a tuner do?

Are they as useful for bass players as for guitarists?

I want a bass eventually... actually sooner than later, but I don't wanna focus on it. It'll prolly just be something I play around with.

 

[woodchuck]

What kinda bass you play? What's a tuner do?

Are they as useful for bass players as for guitarists?

I want a bass eventually... actually sooner than later, but I don't wanna focus on it. It'll prolly just be something I play around with.

There are guitar tuners. I have 7 basses, 4 & 5 strings. Tuners are very helpful. I also know how to tune by ear, but I don't want to work that hard!

 

[woodchuck]

That's what I wanted to know Wood. Which pedals are best for bass

It depends on the gig and what sound you're looking for. If you solo a lot, wah and flanger pedals will serve you well.

 

[jack walsh13]

It depends on the gig and what sound you're looking for. If you solo a lot, wah and flanger pedals will serve you well.

Thanks. That Fender P Bass II will be in my hands this July!!!!

 

[black again]

Question for the bass players..

On Fenders what's the chrome piece....I think it sits over the pickups..for?

You don't see it often anymore...mostly on basses from the 70s. I think most people remove it. But what's it's purpose?

 

[darth frosty]

It's a Harpejji a cross between a guitar and a piano

 

[respiration]

Mercy.

 

[respiration]

It's a Harpejji a cross between a guitar and a piano

That instrument looks confusing to me. But I'd love to try one.
Here's Cory Henry messing with it:

 

[respiration]

Bruh, I LIVE on YT tryna learn a lil something everyday.... especially with this.

I have no interest in doing this in any greater capacity than just having fun with my friends and fam...I'm telling all my old partnas to start practicing.. we're getting the band back together!

This time, we'll actually be able to play some tunes

Sounds fun.
I remember when it seemed like every hood had a band or two who would come out and play the block parties.

 

[respiration]

Question for the bass players..

On Fenders what's the chrome piece....I think it sits over the pickups..for?

You don't see it often anymore...mostly on basses from the 70s. I think most people remove it. But what's it's purpose?

I'm not a bassist per se, but...
The metal of which you speak was a pickup cover. Presumably at some point early on, folks thought pickups were unsightly. lol.

Here's a bonus bass tip from the legend Carol Kaye


tip 100

About muting: The way I mute the strings is by folding over a piece of felt muting (buy at the sewing section at Target, Walmart etc.) so it's doubled to a width of about 1-1/2". Take it and tape it (I use masking tape) to on top of the bridge area, but laying slightly ahead of the bridges. It won't be too loose but you will have to re-tape it tighter from time to time. Thus, it lays on top of the strings and kills the over- and under-tones, making your bass sounds more defined. You use a doubled up piece of felt *on top* of the strings when you play *only* with a pick. If you play with fingers (or even with fingers sometime and then pick sometime), then get a piece of foam about the same width, but fit *underneath* the strings, barely touching the strings. This takes some doing. You don't want the foam to mute the strings so much it gives off a "plunk" sound, yet you need it to touch all the strings relatively the same amount. The strings in all instances should ring almost as much as if there wasn't any muting at all. You'll notice an immediate difference in sound and your band will too as well as the audience noticing the bass sounding great and projecting very well too. In recording, it's a must. If you have a bridge cover and are using a doubled up piece of felt, lay it between the that rubber "mute" (that is practically useless) in the bridge cover and the strings, but....do raise the bridge-cover slightly so the strings ring....you will have to stick a couple of wedges underneath the bridge-cover so it stays up without rattling (I always used 2-3 picks). This is the sound you want, a ringing sound but without all the extraneous noises of over- and under-tones the strings get. This will work fine. You'll see my mute (with the "fancy" masking tape) in my pictures with the Aria Pro II (Steve Bailey bass), my bass w/Seymour Duncan Basslines PUs and Thomastik jazz flats.

 

[woodchuck]

Sounds fun.
I remember when it seemed like every hood had a band or two who would come out and play the block parties.

And the high school talent shows!