djdiggla Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 You know what's immensely annoying? My beat mate when I was 16 was a fucking astoundingly good bassist who has gone on to make a great living as a musician, working with amazing artists (as well as shit but very rich and popular ones). He offered to teach me bass 20yrs ago and I decided not to bother because I knew he'd always be better than me so I pursued something else I did the same thing except with computers. Domain Admin and stuff like that. Friend and I were both dropouts. I was a cook and he started doing that. My thought was "Nah, at least with cooking I'm not gonna starve." Now he's raking it in and living in San Fran. Whap whap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Word - I'm not saying I could've done what he does (even if i had got the chance to, some of the major people he's worked with I would've stabbed, no question about it, but it earned him a nice chunk of cash). What's for sure, though, I'd be playing the living shit out of my bass already. Fuck it, though - plenty of time to learn. Same with drums, Joe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I wanna learn piano 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I think there is always an element of "grass is always greener" (maybe not quite the right phrase). I wish I had spent my leisure time doing x, y or z etc. It's natural I think. To me it reinforces the point that you should ideally have an interesting / satisfying job - as then you never feel guilty about wasting time watching TV.I'd love to be much better at maths, could be better at scratching for sure, still haven't got amazingly good at programming. I've come to terms with the fact this is true, and try just to enjoy those kind of things and set mini goals / give them a break if you need to. I count myself lucky that I have a job which is more interesting than it is tedious, and that it's a continuous learning kind of thing anyway (being in R&D). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ill make a deal wit y'all ill teach Joe the drums, Dirk piano and Petethe bass if in exchange you guys canteach me a backsliding turkey cut orwhatever the fuck its called lol I guarantee youll be masters of your chosen instruments before ive even managedto nail it probably 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Lol - give me about 20 mins and I'll teach you my entire repertoire, mate With a bit of luck I should finally start getting some time to get over your place after Easter too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Cool man...we need to hook up soon.cant wait for the sunny weather tocome back so we can throw some grubon the bbq and get outside and live a little bit again,im sick of freezing my nuts off now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hehe - I'm vegan, dude. Fuck knows what there is to throw on barbecues for us types! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 No probs there Pete ive had plenty of veggie mates over the years so Ican think of loads of things we canchuck on a barbie mate Motherfucking Vegan kebabs to go or GTFO...punks!..actuallyyou've got my intrest now ,are you a veganbecause of dietry ,religious or ethical reasons ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Ethical, dude. Vegetarian since I was 18; vegan for the last 6 months or so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I admire your stance,very noble that is.. my ma has been a veggiefor about 35 years now, Dee was too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Interesting stuff, particularly the bit about the Akai S2000 samplers Actually, I did once buy one on eBay for £17 (local pickup) and got it home to find it had the 8-Output board and the FX board in it. These are the same ones that go in the MPCs, so I took them out and sold them on eBay for £240! So Dan - tell your son to check his ones. I've never really lost interest in scratching, although I don't practice it nearly enough these days. I only have so much time and there's other things I want to do as well, mostly making beats these days when I'm on my own. Luckily I have friends around me who do cut, so I keep my hand in (ish) a couple of times a week that way. For me, it's definite social thing these days although I'd like to start integrating it into production as well now. Ultimately, I'm never going to be a hardcore awe inspiring shredder - beyond natural talent and it's limitations, I'd have to dedicate so much time (and probably the health of my hands) to get there and there's just other stuff I wanna do as well. Scratching has always been a big thing in music I love, but I want to know how to make the whole album, not just the cuts on it. Dan - I'm glad you were eventually able to get back to music in some way after losing your brother. That must have been so hard when that was such a strong connection between you. I watched my dad go through something a little similar... He's always been crazy about music and apart from collecting it and going to and putting on gigs, he used to play too when I was a little kid. He was never the world's greatest by any means, but him and his good friend Martin would play guitars all the time at our house. Martin sang as well and they'd do a few little gigs. It was mostly for fun though and there were always sessions going on in our front room for the early part of my life. Then one day Martin hung himself and that was the end of it. He always kept his two guitars and for a little while he'd occasionally pick one up, but eventually even that stopped and they hung on the wall as ornaments. It was probably the best part of 25 years before he eventually started again. Some of his friends a few years back were just learning and started having these folk jam sessions for a few local people which he started going to. It was just for fun and playing different music what he used to play. Eventually through these he met this American mandolin player and singer called Vic who he gets on well with and for the last few years my Mum and Dad's front room has started sounding like it used to again. I'm very pleased for him indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Oh mate thats brilliant And your parents sound like lovley folks..this is what musics all about for me when it touchesus all in so many different ways no matter what style or genre it is ,and the peoplewho make it for the love of it are alwaysthe best types to be around and learn fromin my opinion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Yeah, they're good folks. My dad is definitely where I got my love of music from too. Even after he stopped playing himself there was always records being played and a lot of his friends are musicians. One way or another I was getting influenced before I ever really even knew it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Yeah, that's awesome Matt. My folks were never into playing anything but they always encouraged us (my sister and I) and they had a half decent record collection to riffle through. I got my Moog Indigo record and Moog Plays The Beatles from their record collection as well as a disco double LP set which had Rappers Delight on it (this shit is so much funnier if you know my folks). On a side note: in the last hour I've learned the C major scale (and found it at various octaves up and down the fretboard); used it to figure out Duelling Banjos and elements of the Star Wars theme and understood both how high my bass should be/how my hands should be positioned & how to use all 4 fingers in order to best work out where the note intervals are. I could've done that at any point in the last fuck-knows-how-many years! I'm not focusing on that part, though - I've learned it now and we're off & running 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 This is so much better than going to church..lolhey kids! musics better than anyreligion or drugs ..this threadis one hot potato,thank you father Sasqwaxfor letting the flock confess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Ps dont ever hold your bass under your chinYoull look like a jazz funk cunt whichis exactly what Mark King is from Level 42! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ps dont ever hold your bass under your chinYoull look like a jazz funk cunt likewhat Mark King is from Level 42!Lol - words to live by, man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ericuk Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I use battered old needles, my old 06pro and bargain turntables. My records are dirty and full of hand druff. If I fall out of love or practice, I just keep the gear and don't use it. If the urge comes I get back on the stuff. I've not connected my gear since sss and didn't really practice before that, but it's no biggy for me because its always there if the passion comes back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 What would you call a decent bargain turntableEric ? you have my interest now.. I reallyshould buy something to replace the ones ive sold and start buying records again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebzer Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I've owned my setup since 2004 and was doing my regular scratch/beatmaking combo. Then, somewhere around 2008 I felt really attracted to beatmaking, stacked away my TTs for 5 years and went on to an unbelievable shopping spree of samplers/drum machines which ended in me owning a 2kxl, an SP1200, an ASR-10, an MPC60, couple of rack samplers and various little fx boxes, all bought within 2 years. I sold everything, besides the 2kxl, in 2013. I just felt that I've completed my circle in beatmaking and I was looking around to find something else to focus on. Then I remembered I had a couple of TTs stacked away...I took them out, bought myself a Serato interface and a PMC08 and restarted scratching. It's been the best fucking period of my music life since that. I can now take advantage of all the accumulated knowledge in beatmaking and apply that to my scratching. I don't feel anything's wasted, but most certainly I can't go on forever with something I'm not feeling anymore. No regrets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericuk Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have a pair of tt500's I paid £100 for. Strong motors and straight arms. Good enough for heavy home use all day long. Of course many people will tell you there are vestax etc which is also true. A deck worth £50 can be stored without thinking I'm sat on something worth selling for more sensible things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ive never really rated the decks that vestax made tbh ,I always thoughtthey felt a bit hollow sounding and Ihated the plasticated look of them as wellThey looked almost toy like.IMO. I could've had Deeswifts ones but I gave them to my son and the O5 (?) Vestax mixer as well,...I do actually own one of the gold plated 1200 technics decks but its kinda on long term loan to my Dad at the moment,so thats why I want something cheapish but solid,will check the tt500s (numark?) then and see what they're all about..cheers eric man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Danswift if you need a cheap S arm type turntable (and just 1 as I'm using the other), I have a spare Citronic PD-45 (one of the "super OEM" decks) you could have for cheap / virtually nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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