stingrayPete1977

This topic came up with Jake during my lesson, it's a tricky one and we have some members in the electric section who have decided that playing a P bass over the pickup with a pick is it for them but for me that only works in original music, if you want to play various genres some degree of at least a few techniques is vital IMO. This becomes harder on double bass because I could improve my pick playing loads within a few Weeks should I join a punk band for instance, getting to orchestral standard with the misery stick is very very unlikely to ever be in my skill set! Tricky one really.

I've been looking for book just like that! Off to oder one.... thanks bassace

No but I could do with it rather than the 6 packets of crisps I eat a day! Lol

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1407186583' post='2518251'] Lol I'm tempted to adopt this as a stage name! [/quote] Could work well as a Rock and Roll/Burlesque name too? " Smokin' Hot Petti Bickerin' "

2+3 is 6 then, imo obviously, maths experts might disagree. 51 P basses were released in 1948, WW2 began in 1764 and they had lazer guns....

[quote name='Kirky' timestamp='1407186202' post='2518239'] Actually what you really want is [i]fewer[/i] players inspired by Kim... Sorry if that's construed as bickering. I see it as education. Having read all this I'd hate to think what Dingus thinks of the player I nominated in an earlier post - she makes KD sound like Jaco. [/quote] It doesnt matter, the op wanted to know your "favourite" female bass players were.

I suppose I might aswel be first to say if there are any other members looking for present ideas an hours beginner lesson with a local tutor will be money well spent, lol

Ah Petty Bickering, she wrote some great funky disco lines in the early 80s

That sounds just the job then, there are plenty of knowledgeable double bassists on here to help him with further diagnosis of it, im not one of them though, lol If anyone else is after birthday ideas for him the Rufus Reid book "the evolving bassist" is essentially our bible around these parts and on the bookshelf of most members here

Ha thanks Roger, I think there are a few interesting moments technique wise and a few extra 5ths below! Glad I went for it though and never looked back really

Everyone of these basses are awesome to look at just in different ways, electric basses are boring now to me in comparison, double basses are like works of art!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1407179487' post='2518133'] I thought Inti was O.K. You clown whores never gave him a fair chance because he didn't speak English as his first language and couldn't resist the chance to bully him off Basschat . He was a good bass player too, judging by his YT videos. I'm not that bad a player myself either, Pete. [/quote] Thats where you and him differ from me then, I dont judge on good or bad playing really as I prefer enjoy or didnt enjoy. I dont enjoy Mark King's music but he is a good proficient player, just doesnt get me going like a nice simple Kris Novoselic bass line for example.

[quote name='tonyxtiger' timestamp='1407175539' post='2518087'] Are there winners in art forms now? If one person gets a fuzzy feeling when listening to the dexterity and technique of a song that has been written from the music school rule book, surely there will be others who get the same happy feeling from what pixies do, on the basis that pixies and Kim deal are average untalented etc etc. Surely it's all opinion or have we decided that a schooled "talented" musician is always better? To me some incredibly able jazz players fall into the Eric Morcambe camp of "all the right notes, not necessarily in the right order" I also think flea is awful but I'm ready for lots of people to correct me on that one. [/quote] Have you given soul to squeeze a proper listen?

Dingus has been possessed by Inti Mahesh! £5 coming my way?

I haven't heard of half of the players Dingus is spouting about but I know every player I met with similar views against anyone they didn't enjoy listening too was a terrible player themselves, not in their own opinion obviously, just sayin'

You could see if the seller can play it for you, if he can't there is a good chance your boy friend will be stood there trying to sell it himself unable to play it in a few years time too. On the other hand if the seller can get a tune out of it then it might be ok as a starter bass.

I'll be the first to admit occasionally the 2eq can be tricky to get to sit in the on stage mix although it usually sounds great out front still, on those gigs you will be reaching for the bongo but when they are good there is something in the 2 eq sound that is just that bit more awesome than anything else!

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1407099070' post='2517376'] Mine's bigger then yours. Careful when you go through airport security, the buggers set them off as I found out when I when to Prague. [/quote] It's all out now, that was the second OP after one of the screws had gone too far through into the joint, my ulna is now too long for my radius. Playing another instrument is great advice, even a little Casio keyboard can be used to be creative

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1407098351' post='2517358'] Cheers Pete, great to hear about your silver lining and positivity. I totally agree that it really is all about silver linings and it's great to read about yours. Though I'm sure you bank manager might say otherwise, those upright beasts sure do cost something special! [/quote] I suppose its more of a titanium lining really, lol [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/20130128_154857.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/20130128_154857.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1407093968' post='2517292'] One thing that I did notice. No matter how much pain I was in, the GAS never went away. [/quote] Mine went in search of double basses which has/will cost me even more than the electric basses I had my eye on, lol

As Bassman Sam knows as we have discussed this before I mashed my wrist in Nov 2012, after two operations I'm left with 75% grip in my left wrist and 50% of the Flexion which is more problematic than the grip strength really, after hundreds of hours of physio this is now deemed permanent. This is why I started on upright bass, every cloud and all that. Hoping things improve soon for you Daniel and I'm glad you are playing again Sam

I just added the link, lol. Over 3300 people have seen me doing something with my little finger at one point and some kind of slap effort at the end already!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_6MV44UwEWs

Went for a curry last night, the waiter said someone wants to put their meal on our tab, I look over its this guy Ricky who I was in a blues rock band with over 4 years ago! Got chatting and he whips out his phone to show me some clips of the band complete with me trying to hone my left and right hand techniques to suit the Blue SR5 in my sig that was purchased earlier that day from PMT Birmingham! In at the deep end springs to mind.

Its been a while since we had a big up thread for Jake As ever I have plenty of home work to do mainly on the two octave scale in F but its all the little pointers that add up to a noticeable improvement before he has even left, all tailored to my (lack of) ability so it covers my technique, theory, practice regime and general playing,thanks again Jake