nlbsmglsk

On 4/27/2024 at 7:35 PM, jimmy655 said:

Question for the bass players:  My four-string bass setup doesn't really work if I try to tune below Drop D.   Just curious whether people playing tunings like D drop C on a tuned down 4-string, or a tuned-up five string?   Thanks in advance for sharing your advice, and thanks for the opportunity to participate here! 

I use the same cheapo 4-string bass on tunings ranging from E to C std. With the same strings. Granted, when I'm in C I need to remember to use less force with the right hand, but usually I can play no problem.

Depending on you situation there might be 2 main reasons for the problem:
A. Fret buzz - a looser string moves a bit wider while vibrating. If it starts to hit the frets 'too much' it becomes a problem. You might want to raise the action a bit then. Neck relief might also be a factor in this.
B. Bad intonation - ideally on a well tuned instrument the note on the 12th fret should be EXACTLY the same as an empty string, just an octave higher. It might be off just enough that RS registers it correctly when in standard tuning, but misses it when dropped. There's a ton of videos on how to fix your intonation on youtube.
C. A mix of the above. A properly setup bass shouldn't have a problem with drop D. Unless it's a weird electronics issue, but that's unlikely imo.

A lot of players here use some kind of pitch shifter pedal instead of retuning. Pitch shifting the song with the song manager is also allowed. More of a bandaid than a solution for your problem, but still might be useful.

- (mostly) RNG selection
- minimal diff rating adjustments by me
- feel encouraged to voice your opinion on the ratings - esp. the the top 2 bass tracks
- we need more volunteers for week starting, pm @ Rodman  if you are able to contribute
- I'll review the leaderboard tomorrow, but if you see any scores missing let me know rn

This one's over, here's the new stuff:

 

Lead:
- Beginner: @lowender (89)
- Intermediate: @gspot (93.79)
- Advanced: @Amisslamb44 (96.45)
- Masterclass: @RaZrShReD (89)
- God of Guitar: Leader after week 1 is @direct3r (94), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @lowender (90)
- Intermediate: @gspot (99.27)
- Advanced: @cacahuate51 (94)
- Masterclass: @RaZrShReD (97.15)
- God of Rhythm: Leader after week 1 is @RaZrShReD (98.69), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Bass:
- Beginner: LOST TROPHY
- Intermediate: @jimmy655 (100)
- Advanced: @lowender (100)
- Masterclass: @direct3r (95)
- God of Bass: Leader after week 1 is @lowender (98.89), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Lead Path:
Beginner: Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (3.5^) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Intermediate: Tokoyami Towa - Akuma (4) (E Standard) selected by gamestab
Advanced: Sleeping With Sirens - If You Can't Hang (7*) (D Drop C) selected by cacahuate51
Masterclass: Rhapsody Of Fire - Reign Of Terror (9.5^) (E Standard) selected by Mikson
God of Guitar: Brothers of Metal - Prophecy of Ragnarök Album (10) (C# Drop B) selected by Nacholede [Week 2 of 4]

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (3*) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Intermediate: Tokoyami Towa - Akuma (4) (E Standard) selected by gamestab
Advanced: Sleeping With Sirens - If You Can't Hang (6.5) (D Drop C) selected by cacahuate51
Masterclass: Rhapsody Of Fire - Reign Of Terror (8) (E Standard) selected by Mikson
God of Rhythm: Brothers of Metal - Prophecy of Ragnarök Album (7) (C# Drop B) selected by Nacholede [Week 2 of 4]

Bass Path:
Beginner: Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (3.5^) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Intermediate: Sleeping With Sirens - If You Can't Hang (4.5) (D Drop C) selected by cacahuate51
Advanced: Rhapsody Of Fire - Reign Of Terror (7*) (E Standard) selected by Mikson
Masterclass: Tokoyami Towa - Akuma (7.5) (BEAD (almost)) selected by gamestab
God of Bass: Brothers of Metal - Prophecy of Ragnarök Album (6) (C# Drop B) selected by Nacholede [Week 2 of 4]

(N) - difficulty rating
(N*) - highest difficulty rating for the class (promotion to higher class possible)
(N^) - difficulty rating higher than the highest for the class (promotion possible)

~30 min warning, new thread is coming
Last chance to get your scores in.

6 hours ago, Amisslamb44 said:

I'm so sorry.  I was a new participant and couldn't read English. Next time I will try the ADV class. thanks

There is no need to be sorry. You did nothing wrong.
Getting a class promotion is an occasion to celebrate!

If you think that ADV is too much of a challenge for now, you can always appeal the promotion. Or drop down later.
Don't worry, just play & post scores.

Updates:
- fixed thread title, it was showing week 545 instead of 546
- adjusted the diff ratings for lead - 6.5 for both int and adv, no changes to the tracklist
- no changes to the winners list (yay!)
- added 2 missing scores to the leaderboard:
        - gspot; Anri - Rememmber Summer Days; Bass; 92.04; 77; 300536
        - pedropmf; Masayoshi Takanaka - Thunder Storm; Bass; 98.96; 240; 1079441
- @ pedropmf  sorry, your screenshot for Anri did not contain streak value and thus wasn't valid
 

- Another da capo, sorry.
- Diff ratings left original.
- The Metallica chart was no longer available on ignition. I linked the -authentic- historical version, but there's a new one available. If you think that newer is better speak up.
- There might be errors in the winners list, I'll fix them tomorrow.

Here's the new thread.

Lead:
- Beginner: @lowender (92)
- Intermediate: @Amisslamb44 (99.58)
- Advanced: @cacahuate51 (98.8)
- Masterclass: @RaZrShReD (96)
- God of Guitar: @RaZrShReD (94)

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @lowender (90)
- Intermediate: @gspot (97.44)
- Advanced: @kayteck (98.86)
- Masterclass: @RaZrShReD (98)

Bass:
- Beginner: @AndreCardoso (99.6)
- Intermediate: @AndreCardoso (99.8)
- Intermediate Bonus: @AndreCardoso (98)
- Advanced: @gspot (99.79)
- Masterclass: @RaZrShReD (99)
- God of Bass: @RaZrShReD (90.35)

 

 

 

 

Lead Path:
Beginner: Rammstein - Waidmanns Heil (2) (Drop D) selected by week 164
Intermediate: Metallica - Now That We'Re Dead (6.5*) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Advanced: Sabaton - Poltava - Poltava (6.5) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Masterclass: Rainbow - Kill The King (9*) (E Standard) selected by week 164

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Rammstein - Waidmanns Heil (2) (Drop D) selected by week 164
Intermediate: Sabaton - Poltava - Poltava (4) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Advanced: Metallica - Now That We'Re Dead (5) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Masterclass: Rainbow - Kill The King (6) (E Standard) selected by week 164

Bass Path:
Beginner: Rammstein - Waidmanns Heil (2) (Drop D) selected by week 164
Intermediate: Sabaton - Poltava - Poltava (4) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Advanced: Metallica - Now That We'Re Dead (5) (E Standard) selected by week 164
Masterclass: Rainbow - Kill The King (8) (E Standard) selected by week 164

(N) - difficulty rating
(N*) - highest difficulty rating for the class (promotion to higher class possible)
(N^) - difficulty rating higher than the highest for the class (promotion possible)

This week closes soon (~30 mins I guess?), get your scores in.

I haven't played bass for awhile.





PAIN

I also tried GoB, but that only resulted in cramps half way through.

1 hour ago, Mikson said:

Sorry for not announcing last week's winners. Many scores are missing in the leaderboard due to some recognition errors, and I don't have the energy to enter it all right now. If someone could do it that would be great, if not I will do it tomorrow.
We have a lot of fun to play songs this week, plus a GoG and GoB challenge, so have a good week!

I entered all the scores by hand, the leaderboard should be up to date now.

 

I don't keep the game running while not playing, but during longer sessions I sometimes Alt+Tab to a youtube video for a break.

2 hours ago, kayteck said:

there were missed entries in the leaderboard.

@ nlbsmglsk , please regenerate winners list as there is a winner in Beginner Bass Bonus now.

done

- sorry for another repeat week
- ratings are original
- Deep Purple song links to version from week 330, no longer available in ignition. There are newer CDLCs of the song now. If you think they're better, let us know. I didn't have the time to test.
- have fun

This one's over, new challenges here:

 

Lead:
- Beginner: @gspot (96.16)
- Intermediate: @loudly (96.58)
- Advanced: @cacahuate51 (96.04)
- Masterclass: @nlbsmglsk (96)

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @gspot (99.22)
- Intermediate: @loudly (98.83)
- Advanced: @Mikson (96.61)
- Masterclass: @nlbsmglsk (99)

Bass:
- Beginner: @AndreCardoso (95)
- Beginner Bonus: @zbb (99)
- Intermediate: @AndreCardoso (97.65)
- Advanced: @lowender (99.28)
- Masterclass: @direct3r (99)

 

 

 

 

 

Lead Path:
Beginner: Teenage Bottlerocket - Not Ok (3*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Intermediate: Foo Fighters - Make It Right (5*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Advanced: Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (7*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Masterclass: Testamant - Electric Crown (9*) (Eb Standard) selected by Week 330

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Teenage Bottlerocket - Not Ok (2) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Intermediate: Foo Fighters - Make It Right (4) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Advanced: Testamant - Electric Crown (6) (Eb Standard) selected by Week 330
Masterclass: Deep Purple - Lazy (8) (E Standard) selected by Week 330

Bass Path:
Beginner: Teenage Bottlerocket - Not Ok (3*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Intermediate: Foo Fighters - Make It Right (5*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Intermediate Bonus: Testamant - Electric Crown (4) (Eb Standard) selected by Week 330
Advanced: Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (7*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330
Masterclass: Deep Purple - Lazy (9*) (E Standard) selected by Week 330

(N) - difficulty rating
(N*) - highest difficulty rating for the class (promotion to higher class possible)
(N^) - difficulty rating higher than the highest for the class (promotion possible)

~30 mins left till new week gets posted