Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

[walker]

Interesting assessment of Rick availability in your hemisphere. I think you're correct on Oz being the closest outlet to you. They must have a history of dealing Ricks, because I've noticed that a lot of recent '64 1999 acquisitions have happened there.

I checked out your Myspace offerings - dig the heaviness of the sound! Although, the bass could be turned up a bit in the mix for my taste. (That being said, most people complain that the bass is too loud in my mixes.) But I did hear the bass nicely in 'My Love Is Like Whoa' and 'Siesta.'

My lefty is also the most snarl-rific bass I have. With those huge 1&1/2" magnets and the tone caps bypassed, there's nothing to temper the treble. However, I do have the low-cut cap in line. If you go to my Myspace site, you can here & see the bass there on the 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' video.

[johnallg]

Mark, I never realized you had 1.5" shoes on that bad boy. Even seeing it a MARF, I didn't see that as I was taking in all the detail in your "mural" paintjob. First I've seen the before pic too. Neat.

[walker]

Thanks, John. And thanks, Jeff, for posting that close-up. I guess all the crazy paint makes it easy to miss some of the "finer details."

more close-ups:

[johnallg]

Aliens in my Rickenbacker. In the top pic I see you are finger-picking your "brain", or was that just a cool coincidence?

[rickenbrother]

That being said, most people complain that the bass is too loud in my mixes.

You wouldn't hear me complaining about that, especially not with your bass playing. You're a monster of a bassist!

[ram]

That being said, most people complain that the bass is too loud in my mixes.

You wouldn't hear me complaining about that, especially not with your bass playing. You're a monster of a bassist!

Too much bass is a matter of opinion - usually from non bassists! Love the Twlight-backer effect... and a hugh sound! +1 to what Joey said.

[modelcitizen]

I checked out your Myspace offerings - dig the heaviness of the sound! Although, the bass could be turned up a bit in the mix for my taste. (That being said, most people complain that the bass is too loud in my mixes.) But I did hear the bass nicely in 'My Love Is Like Whoa' and 'Siesta.'

cheers dude! we've added a (competent) vocalist to the mix now, and refined things somewhat since those lousy takes were recorded.

lately i've been mixing the bass down a little due to prior harassment by the bandmates that things were too bass-heavy...hell, gonna happen to any player who mixes - they'll often put more emphasis on their instrument.

our stuff (recorded) sounds odd compared to live; the band is driven by myself and my rhythm guitarist, but it doesn't quite come across that way recorded.

[walker]

Thanks for the props, guys! That means a lot coming from players like yourselves.

Yeah, John. Pickin' the ol' brain. Sometimes that's what it takes to shake the ideas loose!

Neil - congrats on the new singer. Hope things work out for you guys. Mixing is so subjective. I definitely benefit from mixing my own stuff in that I get the bass right where I want it, but I still try to mix for the song overall, not just the bass. However, I know I've always liked music with a good present bassline, hence my gravitation to bands like Yes & Rush when I was a kid, which got me interested in playing bass to begin with. There's a chicken vs the egg analogy in there somewhere.

[walker]

Another aside, John - I don't mind aliens in my Rickenbacker; it's the Bass Gophers you have to watch out for:

[johnallg]

Yeah, I heard they chew holes in your bass run.

[rickaddict]

That bass is just a cool-as-all-hell display of artwork, Mark.

Kudos on having the vision and then executing it so well.

I'd like to hear you play it someday.

[walker]

That'd be cool to make it out Chicago way one of these days, Jeff. In the interim, I do have stuff posted on my Myspace link, although I hate sending people there because Myspace compresses the hell out of your MP3s and they all sound like ****. But you get the idea.

[s4001]

Bass is always loud in my mixes. That's the damn point. I don't play a Rickenbacker to be unheard and unknown.

[modelcitizen]

awesome stuff on your Myspace, Mark...really crisp and full recording and production. that bass sounds killer, just killer!

i have to fight off 2 drop-D tuned guitarists, one who likes to palm mute alot...

[heinpete]

Another aside, John - I don't mind aliens in my Rickenbacker; it's the Bass Gophers you have to watch out for:

But they only reside in the HS-PUs!!!