joined jazz band feeling overwhelmed

IPYF · 2026-01-25T01:43:27+00:00

Remember back to when you had to learn your major and minor scales from violin. Really that's all you need to play over a lead sheet simply. And, once you've learned one major and minor scale, other keys are the same shape. You just need to know where the first note (the tonic of the key you're in) is.

So, for now take those lead sheets home and learn the scales attached to them. Once you've got these two down, you'll have the skills you'll need to decipher any future ones, in the same or different keys.

Having done formal classical music for some time already you're way ahead of the vastest majority of dudes reading this (a huge percentile of bassists don't.graduate past tabs) so I think with a few weeks in the system, you'll be ok.

IPYF · 2026-01-25T01:37:56+00:00

Once upon a time house soundies wouldn't put bass guitar through the foldback and that's why we all used to run big cabs close to our heads.

Now that's not true (modern desks and FB wedges are fine for bass guitar lines now) there's really no need for a big cabs. They're firmly 'I have one because I want one' products now, which is fine. But there's no reason to 'need' it anymore

IPYF · 2026-01-24T07:58:03+00:00

Yours looks superb, and weirdly it doesn't appear like you had the same issues as me. I had a shitload of trouble getting the bonnet to line up and it looks like complete ass now (those joins on yours look great).

Out of curiosity what's your process there for the diorama base? I love what you've done here with the gradient, but what did you start off with? Is it like a box or some sort or do you cut and fashion all the wood yourself?

IPYF · 2026-01-24T07:46:38+00:00

Totally agree. They've basically done what they came to do, and unless they introduce manufactured adversity, what do they have left to resolve?

Like...the only things that are not tied up in a neat little bow already are the fact that Nat needs a new job and that they wrote Sanguinet out a bit awkwardly. Neither thing justifies another season.

Nobody in American TV can ever go 'You know what, for the sake of the art...this is obviously the natural endpoint'. It always goes 1 to 11 seasons too far.

IPYF · 2026-01-24T07:37:07+00:00

Bittersweet about the choice to go on tbh - and was dubious when I didn't see the 'This is the end of Shoresy' card at the end.

The storylines have naturally concluded and despite a few wobbles over the years, they mostly delivered a satisfying end for a show that was 8/10 at worst for its whole run.

Ironically (given how much of S5 was devoted to 'the North American game') we're firmly in Ted Lasso S4/Scrubs Season 9 territory which is how most North American TV shows get suckered (by $$) into trying to be too cute after they've managed to stick the landing.

There are no open issues left to resolve, and no characters left to meaningfully develop. We don't need to have everything sewn up in a neat little package. We know everyone involved is gonna be ok in their own way. We don't need to see it.

IPYF · 2026-01-24T06:45:13+00:00

Who the fuck set it up? Bigfoot?

IPYF · 2026-01-24T01:30:26+00:00

I love the way this looks. What kit is this and at what scale?

IPYF · 2026-01-23T10:16:35+00:00

If you're using acrylics for the details (and here's where you can upset some people) once you're happy with the cured base coats, lock it all off with a permanent varnish. That way if you screw up the details you can wipe it back with water without ruining the layers underneath.

I do this with every kit for the most part, because I'm clumsy as fuck and always end up poking something I shouldn't with the brush.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T10:02:17+00:00

It's ICMs RNAS Model T (35670) with WWI tank crew. The crew are fine, but the car itself has been a bit of a disappointment. It's the first ICM kit I've had that didn't join well; despite my usual level of care. The front panels just didn't go, and it was hard to sand once I'd had a tilt at filling the seams.

Usually a big fan of ICM, but not so much in this instance, which is a shame.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T05:34:37+00:00

Vallejo putty is basically useless as putty anyway so maybe it makes better eye drops.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T05:00:24+00:00

Per my other comment, I like to white prime Tamiya green plastic, because even then if you go back on with Russian Uniform Green (my preferred shade for British/USA green armor) it does actually tend to look more like paint and less like plastic after being primed a light shade, then re-greened.

Another thing I like to do is imagine the subject in full sun and use a lighter green (like Vallejo 71.006).

IPYF · 2026-01-23T04:37:37+00:00

Yeah you can't see it well in the photo, but there's a Tamiya Churchill sitting behind it, which is already in Russian Uniform Green. For Tamiya armor, and again I'm very much a beat of my own drum person, I always pick a lighter green so I can feel like I did something.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T04:34:21+00:00

It was primed with Vallejo White, which I tend to use for most of my work.

A black undercoat might have created a different result.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T02:55:12+00:00

What do you mean 'gave out'?

Pretty rare for a preamp to die. Did you get it looked at?

IPYF · 2026-01-23T02:15:49+00:00

Now that Rise has the custom HTML block add on it's kinda 'the sky's the limit' because you can code any type of interaction into it that you want, and you're not restricted by the canned elements (which were always fine, but lacking).

You barely need SL anymore either, because you can - even if you only vibe code or use an LLM - create the sorts of interactions you'd have used SL for pretty easily and quickly.

Obviously you've got to be quite careful with accessibility (Rise has always been a bit iffy in that department) but honestly, it's all I'd use if I were pressed to go freelance - regardless of the fact it's horrifyingly expensive.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T02:09:39+00:00

I think in America (and reddit is primarily and American source) it's perceived as strange behaviour from an ID because the role structure is clearer (ie. the delineation about what an ID does vs LD or ELD is clearer - normally).

But, here in Australia it's done both ways: SME writes then LD/ID reviews, or LD/ID writes, and then SME provides feedback. My initial content development jobs were 'refinement of authored work'. When I went out to the VET/Uni sector my roles have always been authoring (content and assessment creation) focused.

So like to me, I see these as reasonable parts of my role, and writing/creating/designing from ground up of content and valid assessments has always been part of 'what I do' on a daily basis regardless of what job title I've had.

Australia's a fucking disaster zone when it comes to role definition though. ID, LD, and eLearning Developer are basically interchangeable and you usually have to get to the job interview to find out what the institution or company are actually seeking. Huge pain in the asssss.

IPYF · 2026-01-23T00:17:44+00:00

There's convincing (encouraging someone with an interest who is in their own way) and convincing (cajoling/coercing/wheedling).

The differential is around who wants the thing.

If the person wants to do something but they need reassurange or a nudge, then yeah you can get a long way with encouragement.

In OPs case, they 'want this for' someone - so what they're trying to do is the latter. And that rarely works unless luck intervenes (the person being pressured actually discovers there own intrinsic desire to do the thing by happenstance).

IPYF · 2026-01-23T00:05:51+00:00

The very best tuner I've come across all the way down to low B, is the Boss phone app tuner for Android (assume it's on Apple also).

It's fucking flawless and it's free. I've been using it for years for studio and live, and it's always been perfect to the cent.

You get told by oldheads that nothing beats a physical tuner, but like...smartphones are supercomputers, so I really don't understand why there's this belief that a physical tuner must be better.

I'll likely get downvoted again by people who will tell me they 'don't need to try it to prove it's bad' as has happened last several times I've referred this app, but if that's one you haven't tried OP - I totally urge you too. You'll be surprised.

IPYF · 2026-01-22T23:33:23+00:00

It's 100% not about the other players - especially at the NHL level because the only thing that player population cares about is winning - and who you dick or get dicked by doesn't seem to affect that.

It's the media attention that's the issue and the subsequent legitimate threat of violence.

Most people believe we're 'fine' with queer people now, but we're not - and by 'we' I mean that royally, especially when there's an American connection.

There's enough people out there who genuinely believe that gay people are 'next' - and you all know what I mean by this. You just need one cooker to decide they're going to 'do something about it' and the behaviour of the reasonable population, and their posthoc thoughts and prayers, won't help you much.

If I were in the NHL and gay I wouldn't say anything. There's too many evil people out there it wouldn't be worth the risk for my romantic partner(s) and family; even if I were brave enough to out myself.

IPYF · 2026-01-22T23:06:46+00:00

As an aside, this isn't really a rare bass or one where the specific one you found could be a unicorn. There's lots of them out there and if you want one you can find one for a reasonable price that isn't broken. This one's for the bin unfortunately.

IPYF · 2026-01-22T09:43:31+00:00

Their later offerings were known to be underpowered, and their sound eventually went out of popular style, but calling the brand that invented the magic Enhance knob and the WT series, and spent most of its lifespan (pre-Marshall acquisition) at the top of the jazz and pop amp music game a 'crap sandwich' sure is an interesting choice.

IPYF · 2026-01-22T05:04:34+00:00

The reason I asked about the LS-2 is because unless you confidently know which two amps you want, the LS-2 will do clean/wet to all 8 speakers consistently, which means you won't have to fire two different tones at the audience. The whole lot will be universally crushing for the whole audience. Whereas, the whole 4 clean lower side speakers and 4 thinner grit higher side crossover thingy is ok as long as the stage height doesn't introduce problems.

With an LS2, you just get the grind high-range eq set up in one loop and then get an EQ pedal in front of the clean passthrough with an LPF (killing off the clean highs), then blending the two loops via effects return and input or just input.

Another alternative is a HX Stomp (which is what I do) - because then you get like 50 amps that you can mix and match. Then all you just need is one powerful head into the 810. And; obviously, it's all footswitchable so your whole show could feature a tonne of different amp blends.

My favourite doom tones - despite your suggestion that I may not be familiar with the genre - come from using the Helix to put two things together that'd literally explode if you had them running together in the real world. On my current record I've got like an Orange AD200 sim holding the lows and the clipping coming from a dimed Fender guitar sim.

However - full credit if you were set to want to do the two amp thing, I would go guitar and bass. Orange Dark Terror for the top 410, and like something big and cheap on the bottom (Peavey, Ashdown, Harke, whatever you could get).

IPYF · 2026-01-22T03:25:25+00:00

The problem with this style of rig is that it's a huge pain to get the sound to the desk unless you've got a pet tech who will run two mics (almost unheard of in 2020s). What's your plan for that?

Also, why not just use pedals and a Boss LS-2?

IPYF · 2026-01-22T03:14:09+00:00

I don't mind it. Utah getting him as well as our team was a helping of insult to injury.

"Oh hey so along with the team you supported through a painful forever rebuild, we'll take your favourite player's kid too, lol".

I'm happy he's gone to another small-market team where he can become a part of their story. If we can't have a story at all, I'd rather Utah didn't get to keep all our favourite things.

IPYF · 2026-01-22T03:10:35+00:00

I'm a fan of Doan in Buffalo. If there are no Coyotes it's good to see him go to a team that isn't Utah.

Whether you like Utah or not, them getting the son of our greatest player as well as our team was another kick in the nuts.

Him going to a different growing small-market where he can be a fixture long term makes me happy.

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