Rayman

A VERY defining moment for me many years ago now was one night in our first flat. Back before we had CDs, I had a collection of LPs, and one night I put 'Kind Of Blue' on the deck, and cranked it up nice and loud, turned the lights down, sat back and just shut my eyes. I ended up in a kind of trance, it kind of felt like the band were in the room with me, and that's how I imagined it. I could hear every click of the drum sticks, every breath into the horns, it was pure magic. I could feel the bass in my chest, every note. I've NEVER heard that kind of sound from a CD. The LP seemed to have some kind of soul that CDs don't. I was into jazz from that point onwards.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='595512' date='Sep 11 2009, 11:21 AM']You keep finding these basses Dave It looks a cracker [/quote] Certainly does. I'm afraid fretless [i]has[/i] to be unlined for me, it looks so much nicer.

, yes, I have to say, I love Chet Baker's trumpet playing, but his crooning with strings stuff does leave me a bit cold.

Yeah, some of his stuff does seem to be a release just for the sake of it, as though he had rolls of outakes recorded that he wanted to air, but, when he's on form, wow. I guess the same can be said of many other musicians too.

"Twice as good" no. The Euro's I've tried, and even Matt (Machine's) old holo flash have been superb basses, and Alan's (Homer) original Euro 5, aired at one of the very early Bassworld bashes was utterly jaw droppingly beautiful. However, a few days ago I tried Peter's new NS as mentioned above. Lordy, that thing is a piece of art, absolutely unreal. Just holding it you can feel the quality oozing from it's pores. Plug in, and you're in for a truly magic bass experience. Worth every penny of it's expensive price tag, and hopefully, Peter will cherrish it for the rest of his life. That thing is something else. I've never played a bad Spector, what ever the price.

I, like many people here, have been to hundreds of gigs over the years, everyone from NIN to Harry Connick Jr, but by far the best of them all was Wynton Marsalis @ The Ritz. It has to be the only time I've ever had tears in my eyes during a gig. Listening to him solo that trumpet is the closest thing to heaven I can think of. I'm a big time jazz fan, but I'm basically a big time [i]music[/i] fan first and foremost, and whatever the song is, and whoever recorded it, if I like it, to me, it's good, regardless of any ridiculous genres or labels. Citi Movement by Wynton Marsalis, Kind of Blue (of course) by Miles Davis, Full House by Wes Montgomery, anything with Chet Baker on it, and more latterly Live @ 55 bar by Janek Gwizdala are must have albums IMO.

I met Mick Jones (Clash), Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) and Don Letts outside a Big Audio Dynamite gig @ the Hacienda in Manchester many years ago. Mick Jones asked me if fancied meeting them later for a party they were going to......and my response......was, "I can't, my mum will go mad". Mick just stared at me and said, "right, ok" and wandered away. A few weeks later I saw Husker Du at the International. Bob Mould and Grant Hart were stood near the bar having a drink before the set, and I wandered up to Bob, and asked him.........the time.....yep.....I asked bob Mould what time it was. "Er, ten O'clock" he said, "Cheers" I said before wandering away into a black hole and disappearing up my own rear end.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='600821' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:23 PM']I'd love a bass made in the year I was born but..... 54 Precisions are a tad pricey [/quote] Yeah, I had my hands on a '65 Jazz briefly once, and I dream of having one eventually, but I fear it is but a distant dream.

Yeah, here he is:

I'm sure I've seen a picture of Les Claypool with a banjo bass no??

[quote name='51m0n' post='598006' date='Sep 14 2009, 10:48 AM']I'd recommend DR Low Riders, they arent very high tension at all, even though HI-Beams are even lower tension, put they have a fantastic tone- loads of lovely mid grind that I think would really suit you sir![/quote] +100 I have Lo Riders on the Kinal, and they sing and growl like the Boothen End at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Brilliant strings. Warwick Black Labels are great too, but more abrasive on the fingers.

[quote name='Doddy' post='600866' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:52 PM']Why do so many people struggle with the intro to this jaunty tune by the popular beat combo Kings of Leon? It's not hard really[/quote] We do it too, no problems with it really. I think it's a good song, and it seems to go down well, especially at the end of the set when everyone's hammered, they stand up and sing the chorus with us, pint glasses in the air.

Ever had the urge to quit? Every day at the moment. I also gave up bass for a long period. I started in my teens, but switched to guitar in my early 20's. There was a gap of around 15 years before I bought myself another bass, and for the last 10 years I'd never looked back, until recently, and I've thought about jacking in music all together. I decided that I'd always have at least one bass and one guitar about the place somewhere, to pick up when the mood took me. As it stands I'm still gigging in a band, but for how much longer is debatable. If you get tired of playing an instrument, whatever it is, my advice is put it away somewhere safe, don't sell it, because [i]you will[/i] come back to it some day.

Ha... I'm in the midst of a reunion right now. I was the singer in a metal band in the 80's. We did the Friday Rock show on Radio 1 in '86, and dear old Tommy Vance was very kind with his compliments. It came to an end in the late 80's for various reasons, and we went our separate ways. 20 years later, we all got together for a drink and to reminisce about old times. It was great to see the boys again, and of course it ended up with a jam arranged. The bass player hadn't touched a bass since our last gig 20 years before, so it was rusty, but the bones were still there, and I could still hit the notes too which was a bonus. It's been great fun, and we plan to do a one off gig later in the year, just to let our kids come and take the piss out of their old dads wearing spandex again. As long as it's seen just as a fun thing, without any pressure, I'd highly recommend it.

I just downloaded Aja a week or two ago, so I've broken my 'Dan Duck'. I'm liking it a lot.

Fantastic, cool vid and a great song. About 500 years ago, I made a video with a band I was in, and it was ruddy awful, not a patch on yours. I was the singer back then, and my miming was horrendous. I even had the leather trousers and a bullet belt, what a gimp.

[quote name='urb' post='598975' date='Sep 15 2009, 09:37 AM']I'd love to be there but it clashes with the London Jazz Festival and a certain Mr Marcus Miller playing his special Miles Davis 'Tutu' tribute on the closing night of the fest (at the Barbican)[/quote] Yeah, I have the same dilema. I've got a ticket for the Marcus Miller gig too, but missing Adam Nitti just a few miles down the road from where I live??? Gah.....what to do?? I missed last years bass day, I don't want to miss it again!