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Due dislocating my shoulder a few months back, I'm finding a 34 scale uncomfortable to play at present and so am now open to trades of a short scale 30 or possible 32 against this beautiful Jazz bass. Open to suggestions if anyone would like to trade (cash either way if required). If you have something in mind for a trade. drop me a pm. Also still for straight sale at a now much reduced price of £600. Right...I'm probably going to regret this but here goes. Up for grabs is my 62ri CIJ Jazz Bass (97-98), this bass has had a lot of nice changes (by previous owner and fellow basschatter) as listed below: Professionally re-finished in sea foam green, with matching headstock Earthing strip routed and hidden prior to re-fin Bridge Upgrade to Badass II Mint Green scratch plate Also wearing a brand new set of Bass Centre Elites 45-105 Has a couple of small marks to the body, which i have captured in the pics, but nothing serious, the neck is unmarked. Prefer collection or meet within 40 miles of Milton Keynes, only have an old generic soft case for this. Weight : 9.4lbs Any other questions, just ask.10 points -
Bought this recently from post on here but I’m over doing things and it is impacting on an old RSI condition so I’m just sticking to double bass and selling this on, give us a shout if you want to have a play and a cup of tea! this is from the original post, Up for sale is partscaster put together using top quality parts and sprayed with Manchester Guitar Tech Nitro Paint and then aged a little. It's more of a worn in look as apposed to full relic: Paint checking and the off knock here and there etc. Body is Guitarbuild.co.uk Alder Neck is an Allparts Unlined Ebody fingerboard Official Fender Stacked Knob control Plate (CTS pots) - Relic Bridge is a Wilkinson Bass bridge - Relic Tuners are Nickel Fender Tuners - Relic Pickups I wound myself to 60's spec - Heavy Formvar wire etc. Guard is real cellulose Tortoise guard. Strung with D'Addario EXP Strings I would say this is of Fender quality and has a custom shop vibe to it, but at a fraction of the price5 points -
Right, I had the mini-blog sitting in my Wordpress account, almost but not quite ready for publication, for MONTHS! I've finally remembered it/brought it up to speed - and here it is. Much shorter and less detailed than usual, mostly because I was at the bash only for a couple of hours and missed quite a lot of the day, but at least we've got a formal memento.5 points
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I was looking for a smallish but good quality practice amp, mainly for my Kala U-bass, and I trawled the bass sites and discussions on here for ideas. I really liked the idea of the ashdown B-social, despite what people have said about it (in fact looking at Yamaha’s latest THR wireless offerings, which requires additional purchase of wireless gear, the high price of the b-social doesn’t look so bad now ...£465 at pmt). I was really tempted as it has loads of great features and pretty much stood alone in terms of this, perhaps until yamaha launches its latest product. However I realised I wanted something that didn’t have to have all the features under the sun...I wanted 2 inputs, reasonably small size but high quality bass sound were mainly what I wanted....ive had a blackstar ID core beam in the past which was fine for messing around on the guitar but playing a bass through sounded too ‘modelled’ and not substantial (not knocking as it was a decent product for the price) I noticed phil jones has recently released an updated bass cub released this year. I’ve heard a lot about these things and always been interested just always had other priorities. No dealers near to me to try much out so I ordered it on a whim from bass direct. It is a bit dearer than I was going to spend, but I’m glad I did. The quality is superb, very robustly made. Sounds fantastic and the U-bass sounds great through. And it’s so tiny! I still think the ashdown is an interesting prospect, I just wanted something that will travel well, and the phil jones bass cub is just so reassuringly sturdy. I’d not seen much posted anywhere about the new model, so just thought I’d share!4 points
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Well, I was lying in bed at the weekend and put in a cheeky eBay bid on this and it came home for 350 post-Brexit pounds. After I sold on my Waterstone, I still had a hankering for an eight or twelve. So it's a Korean Spector eight string...the jack socket was a bit loose (fixed), put on a new set of fundamentals and stuck it through the dUg earlier. It sounds huge, amazing really. I'm sure it'll be on new Lutz stuff.4 points
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Naw, 99% of those are playing over the original. I'm not saying the YTers aren't any good (I'm sure they are), but it's flattering to mix yourself over a track where the original bass player is there playing just under you. Listen to a few famous isolated bass tracks to feel better. 👍4 points
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Would now look at combos and cash adjustments my way. Top quality bass cabinet from Bergantino. If you want the official spec and spiel, its here: Bergantino Audio Systems HD Series HD212 Speaker Cabinet For Bergantino Audio it all starts with the High-Definition HD series of bass guitar speaker cabinets. The cabinetry on the HD series employ a precision tuned cabinet architecture and the enclosures are built with the finest 100% Baltic birch plywood available. The HD series are covered in traditional tolex for durability (no more carpet fuzz for your cat to claw) and they all employ a rigid black grille to protect the drivers. The internal components used are extremely high quality and they are of Bergantino design. No ‘off-the-shelf’ parts are used. Woofers have ceramic magnets w/ vented pole pieces and the low-end on this series of cabinets is full and round – they can handle high power output from your amplifier. The HD series have remained a favorite of finger style and pick players because of the tight-creamy low end found with these cabinets. Each of the HD series cabinets has a high intelligibility tweeter mated to the woofers through a custom designed phase-coherent crossover with a tweeter control. Bergantino HD series cabinets are not as heavy as some of the other cabinets available, but will produce a more accurate, full-bodied and authentic representation of your bass guitar in live and studio settings. Woofers: 2-12” Ceramic Magnet Woofers w/ Vented Pole Pieces Tweeter: High Intelligibility HD Series Tweeter Cabinet Design: Ported Cabinet Material: Baltic Birch Plywood Cabinet Covering: Black Tolex Impedance: 4-ohms Power Handling: 700W RMS Crossover: Custom Phase-Coherent Crossover w/ Tweeter Control Frequency Response: 40hZ – 15KhZ Sensitivity: 104db @ 2.83v / 1-meter Dimensions: 31”H x 18-1/2”W x 15”D Weight: 79 Lbs. ProNet Price: $1089.00 It's in great condition as its been protected by the cover. One of the corners has got marks, which i've included in the photos. Sounds immense in a band setting. Can be couriered at your cost. Will be well packaged. Ideally would prefer a trade for something smaller and lighter with a cash adjustment my way. Trials welcomed. Any other questions give me a shout.3 points -
I don't find it demotivating but I would say that piano is 'worse' for this. YouTube is loaded with freakishly talented Asian kids. I'm hoping to take my grade 4 this year and this morning searched for one of the pieces I'm struggling with at the moment. Greeted with a smiling 3 year old playing it perfectly. I mean - how is it even possible at that age?3 points
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I didn't see it being posted, I think it's great. Love Woody.3 points
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It's only de-motivating if you allow yourself to descend down the rabbit hole. I prefer to get out and jam/play live with different musicians, play along to my favourite records at home and learn from my fave bassists by working their parts out by ear, only checking in on Youtube when I'm stuck... Spending too much time on social media or Youtube just takes you away from learning by ear (the best way imho) or with other musicians in the room.3 points
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Anything by Oasis. Ever.3 points
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For me there’s a massive gulf between - Bassists who post on social media vs - Social media folk who play bass The former have a current gig or two and a certain humility, they share playing warts and all, but YT is not their day job. The latter focus on driving clicks through bait titles, bass gymnastics and stunts. There are some amazing bassists who are both great musicians AND make their main money thru YT (Adam Neely for one) but generally there’s an inverse relationship between inspirational Musicality and YouTube £.3 points
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All music is open to being interpreted. I think there are artists that are harder to pull off than others but I have, for example, some great soul versions of songs from the rock and country genre that would fail in the hands of lesser bands. I find this whole concept is best summed up by an argument that took place at one of my early band practices way back in 1990 during Sixth Form in M4 Mobile Classroom. I'll call the offender "Ian", (because that was actually his name) and I have tried to preserve the pompous nature of Sixth Formers on both sides of the argument; Me - "I'd love to do something by the Stones" Ian - "You don't touch the Beatles and you don't touch the Stones" Me - "Ian, you have an appalling taste in music (death metal fan), what on earth do you know about bands like The Beatles? Ian - "I know the Beatles" Me - "No you don't. You don't know anything about them" Ian - "yeah, I do." Me - "tell me about the Beatles then Ian" Ian - "It's George Lennon and that" Me -3 points
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Mustang Sally, that should never be covered, nor should the original be played fir that matter.3 points
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Ok so I suppose everyone knows I like a P bass 😂 However, I didn’t have a LPB and have always wanted one, GAS increased when I played @wateroftyne stunner at the impromptu bass bash up here. So, the decision was made and gathering of parts started. The only person that could carry out the painting, and subsequently the building was the superb David Wilson 🙌 Tea was drank, decisions were made and off he went weaving his magic. I also had a P Status neck and fancied a Stealth Bass so thought he may as well do that while he was on 😂 The result is incredible. I’ve only had them a few hours but they are magnificent. Many pics of the paint process were sent to make sure I was happy, I mean it’s flawless and LPB so it’s mighty! The swamp ash was a pain, needing extra work and the neck was more than fettled, but it’s 1/4 sawn so strong as an ox but needed some finesse! It’s handy he lives not far from me and my workshop but I reckon that’s just a bonus, his work speaks for itself! So, a few pics of the beautiful basses below for you to peruse. I also managed to nab a Bob Glaub owned by Nate Mendel today too ( Pretender video😉) So that’s snuck on one pic too. What a fabulous day 🤘🤘🤘3 points
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Hi all, this may be of interest to many of us, looks like carnage and a miracle anything got done at all!2 points
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Hello I sell one of the best bass I've ever had. I have to make a significant investment at home and I need to sell it with all my pain. An authentic wonder built with the best woods of the highest quality by the great luthier LORITA. My bass is custom and handmade (34´ and 5 Str). Lorita was a masterbuilder in Jerzy. LORITA MAJESTY 5 ST: - Imbuya burl top - Lenga body (Chilean cherry) - 3 pieces hard ash + hard maple neck - Ziricote fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dots - Set in neck - Custom Lorita humbucker pickup with wooden cover - Electronic Lorita Glock 3 band + passive tone + kill switch - Gotoh tuners - Hipshot Bridge A - Natural satin finish INCL RAMP, CASE A great opportunity in a 10/10 state ... very careful and like new.2 points -
So after having had to leave my band at the end of 2019 due to it taking its toll on me I have a new venture. A group of mates have a jam session every other week and they’ve asked me to join in - as it’s not a band in the traditional sense, as in no gigging, no recording it’s ideal for me, it’s a laugh, we meet up and just enjoy playing for the enjoyment of music. We’re playing some great material, by bands such as Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Led Zep to name a few - a bit of a departure from my previous punk/Oi. The theory is select songs that will push us as musicians, and especially given there are no vocals it really makes you concentrate whilst playing. It’s great to still be able to play as I didn’t want to either give up totally, or to join another gigging band as I need a break from all that. Plus I’ve decided to use my Stingray AND a compressor, so def new beginnings for a new decade. Which is nice.2 points
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Richard cheese has covered most things, pretty well! I think my favourite is down with the sickness2 points
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mine will be set up at the SWBB in April if you fancy a look at it in all its bi-amped goodness.2 points -
Hooray! My ACS earplugs have arrived! Thanks to Basschat people who made me aware of these 👍2 points
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Only if Bruce Dickinson is semi-pro because he flies airliners and runs an aircraft servicing company on the side.2 points
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The new 'Young Gun Silver Fox' album 'Canyons'. This is the lead track...... wonderful Westcoast/Yacht Rock!2 points
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The way I look at it is this - compared the number of people who play bass in some form (or whatever other instrument) the number of YouTube "stars" is probably a minute fraction of that number, and largely people who are either doing it as a job or are spending the same amount of time on it as they would if it were a job. The fact that there seems to be a relatively large amount is because you (and everyone else) happen to be coming across them in searches, and they're coming up in those searches because YouTube etc. gives them exposure that they couldn't possibly have had in the past. The fact that they are relatively popular is because there are a lot of people interested in the same instrument. Now, most of us have (or will have had in the past) day jobs, and most of us will be pretty good at those jobs. Some of those jobs will be highly skilled - there's probably a fair smattering of doctors, surgeons, lawyers, etc. on this forum, and all manner of other skilled people. If amateur "lawyering" or amateur surgery were a thing (okay, I know it probably is!) then there might be a load of really accomplished lawyers and surgeons posting videos of their skills on YouTube, and eager amateurs sucking it up, learning how to do a neat bit of litigation and a tidy appendectomy. I guess what I'm trying to say is that most of us have skills which we've developed with the investment of a huge amount of time, and for most of us that will be through our jobs/careers as that's the only opportunity for investing that much time. They may not be "sexy" skills, but nobody should be feeling inadequate about not being able to develop "sexy" skills because the vast majority of us don't have the opportunity to invest the time. I may, of course, be talking complete tosh - it has been known...2 points
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Since they're both from the same manufacturer and the twelve costs more than the ten it's a very safe bet than the drivers are similar save for size. The likelihood that the ten has as much or more displacement as the twelve is nil. If it did the ten inch driver would be a more expensive driver than the twelve, so the two cabs would be equally priced, and the ten would have a higher power rating as well. It doesn't. Like a ladies sewing circle there's lots of talk, but they don't actually say anything.2 points
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Sounds like you know and love the head you have, so I'd keep that if I were you and wait for a second hand cab to come up that suits your needs. I used to chop and change amps a lot until I settled on something easy to use that does everything I need plus more. There's "better" gear out there but the hassle of trading amps, having people who stink of BO thrash an amp in the living room of your flat (true story) then ask for a tenner off or whatever... Its just not worth it. Keep the gear you know and trust and spend your time and money on gambling and women.2 points
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I love 'arry as a player and have always had a soft spot for Maiden, but Martin Birch's skills hid a multitude of sins I guess it didn't matter back then. Maiden were about the performance and their career speaks for itself Nowadays you can hear it all stripped back and exposed, warts and all, on youtube. Not sure that was a good thing, but I doubt Steve ever really listened to himself in that way. He played with a band EDIT: I started using Audacity to get into transcribing. I'm sure it's useful and I had a good go with Opeth's Sventh Sojourn. But I found messing around with the priogram, trying to set up filters and settings to up the bass part was a massive chore. Maybe I should keep it simple and just use the mp3 like the old days with record/tape2 points
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Actually regurgitated stomach acids ought to be a really effective rust remover...2 points
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Oh well, if at first you don't succeed ... cheat.2 points
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That sounds like a lot of effort for a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place. Surely the whole point of a "relic" is that it is just cosmetic, and doesn't actually affect the functioning of the instrument in any way. You don't get relic'd basses with massive fret wear or crackly electrics, so why is a non-functional bridge deemed to be OK? In the end it's just a BBOT bridge, so do what everyone else would have done before old Fender style instruments were deemed to be valuable, and replace it with a new functional part. There's a brand new BBOT bridge with threaded saddles on eBay right now for less than £7.00 including postage. Of course it's new and shiny, but that's how a proper old bass which has had failed parts replaced would look.2 points
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I got one for my studio. In direct comparison to the Tech21 Dug Pinnick I'm going to do a comparison because only by doing that will it make the review seem fair. The Dug has a fixed crossover so it should be the inferior pedal. It isn't. The Darkglass by having an adjustable low and high pass makes everything too fiddly. You'll get a wider variety of sounds, but it'll take you longer to find them. In itself it's a great pedal, but not the most intuitive thing. The EQ is great as is the adjustable cab sim. It honestly depends on how many sounds you need to get out of it as it does take a while.2 points
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In some ways, I can't decide if this is awful or utterly hilarious. Sure, getting a bass that you can't intonate properly is awful. That shouldn't happen. Then again, paying good money for a bass that has been reliced so much that the hardware was probably pulled out of a skip in 1981 and doesn't work because it's nothing more than a cube of iron oxide is hilarious. I guess that's what you get for an "authentic" relic job? Loads of rust, ulcers and tears.2 points
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Yeah cone diameter means little. I used to get great tone and lows from a 4x8 I used to use at rehearsal room.2 points
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Revolution 92 points
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I’ll buy some grolsch and send you the washers 🧐2 points
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When I was 16 I gave up playing classical violin after 4 years of intensive training as I knew I'd never be Yehudi Menuhin. The same year ('77) I saw the Stranglers live at Cambridge Corn Exchange and knew with total certainty that I wanted to do, and could do, what JJB was doing on bass - was gigging one month later. I've never looked at anything on YouTube, but I suspect much of it is the same self-indulgent w@nkery that punk rock was about breaking away from. It doesn't matter how good you are, as long as you're enjoying what you're doing, and doing it from the heart.2 points
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Why would anyone expect these "super" bassists to NOT be gigging? Why would these guys find it difficult to play in a band with other musicians?2 points
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Speak for yaself Paul2 points
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Right, back OT. Instead of us all grumbling into the ether, I thought I'd do something useful and feed this back to Mark 'cos I know he doesn't do BC. This is what he says: There you go 🙂2 points
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back in the days of recording from a record to a tape, to learn a part, we had to learn by ear and find out the hard way if the bass was not tuned to standard pitch, or if the speed of the record player was ever so slightly out. Great training for the ear, which I almost completely lost when I had a couple of years out. Took me a while to get it back - use it or lose it. I do wonder if it makes a difference to those who have always learned songs from clicking on a YouTube video and having it all on a plate (as it were)?2 points
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I don't feel demoralised by them because I don't watch them. I'm not overly concerned about what other bass players are doing, only with what I am doing. When I learn a new song I copy what I can hear or a version of it then reproduce it in the band, as which point it may evolve into something different. But watching videos of other players doing stuff isn't remotely of interest to me unless I am trying to work out a tricky bit and some one has done it clearly in a video. Like absolutely everything in Life - the world is full of people better looking, cleverer, better bassists, more money than any of us so why worry about how you measure up?2 points
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Well update to the updates, have now tried Precision, Stingray and Jazz, all with Para Driver & Compressor and I’ve found that the Jazz on its own straight into the rehearsal rooms Ampeg is what works best. Me using a Jazz Bass, funny old game this music lark, at long last I’ve managed to get a Jazz Bass to work well for me, only taken some 40 years.2 points
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A stunning example of Leo Fender’s G&L P bass. It’s a proper U.S. model built in 2016 at the Fullerton, California plant. Hang tag, warranty card, certificate, spec sheet etc is included. Alder body. Finish is cherry burst. The three ply guard is more like the lovely old vintage looking tort. Saddle lock bridge. 9.5 radius dark Rosewood fret board. Bone nut. Width at the nut is 1.5/8th”. Frets are medium/jumbo and all seated and finished perfectly. G&L Alnico pick up G&L ultralite tuners. Weight is 9lb 12oz. Original hard-shell, black tolex case, which looks almost as new. This bass has not had a hard life, the first owner only used it at home, I’ve gigged it twice. Although I believe it left the factory, with round wound strings, the previous owner fitted a set of flats, so there is no fret wear. Condition is near perfect, with just a little swirling/signs of use to the pick guard. Lovely tight, neck pocket and with six securing screws, the neck/body joint is rock solid. I love this bass, it’s comfortable to play seated or standing, looks amazing and sounds great in a band setting. My reason for selling? Well a near miss last night, on a crowded stage, when our drummer knocked over a heavy cymbal stand, made me rethink gigging with a pristine instrument like this. I’m going to use my old G&L and a P bass that I built for myself, both of which sport war wounds and genuine road wear. Hopefully the photos will give a good indication of the condition. Anything that looks like a blemish or damage to the body finish, is purely down to my photography. Price is £950. I’m in Hoddesdon, Herts. Would really prefer collection but we can discuss shipping if necessary.1 point -
Bass-Lego yepp!1 point -
Added to all this, selling the 12"s 2nd hand and buying new 10" is actually going to cost you for poorer perfomance.1 point
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I have used this example many times when trying to explain to Jazz novices what Jazz is and what it is not. When a musician is soloing, s/he is generally thought to be using theory and a knowledge of harmony to create spontaneous improvisations directly out of their imaginations. Whilst this may occasionally happen, it is more often the case that the player is using what s/he hears to inform her/his developing ideas. In this performance of the Tony Williams tune 'Sister Cheryl' from Wynton Marsalis's first LP as a leader, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, then aged 22, plays a wonderful solo of around one minute that provides us with a perfect example of what makes a great Jazz solo. The important thing to remember is that, as pianist Herbie Hancock approaches the end of his piano solo, Branford has no idea what he is going to play. Then, at the 3.50 mark, Herbie plays a four note chordal phrase that gives Branford the idea he was waiting for with which he opens his solo at 3.56. Remember, Branford is listening to what Herbie is doing and then formulating a response in real time. Branford repeats Herbie's phrase once and then reframes it as the chords change beneath him. He then changes the phrase slightly (4.02) and Herbie responds to the change by playing a slightly different phrase underneath him (4.04). Branford uses Herbie's response to echo a further response (4.05) which he then repeats and moves around the harmony. His phrases from here are essentially theme, variation and recapitulation but the thing is that each phrase informs that next (4.11 to 4.20 is beautifully done - notice how he reuses the same phrases again at 4.36 and, once more, at 4.52). Listen to the solo in isolation and then again within the full performance and you will get a real sense of what it going on and why there is nothing random about this solo. It is a dialogue that starts between Herbie and Branford and which Branford then uses to build his own argument. Exquisite.1 point
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