Rayman

I, like many I guess, was a massive fan all the way from Rattus up to when Hugh left, then I dropped them like a stone after I heard Written In Red which was crap. As an old fan, is life after Hugh really worth investigating?

Yeah, I saw the Celinder, and was tempted, but it's a bit steep for me on price, so I backed off. Very nice bass though. I much prefer it to the Lull aesthetically, but they're both top notch I'm sure.

******* [i]AWESOME[/i] sir.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1328632559' post='1530385'] [/quote] What's that supposed to mean??

Ha. We thought we were being "cutting edge" by learning this one, but apparently not! Seems like you're all doing it. We've also just put in "Pounding" by Doves and "Sweet Disposition" by Temper Trap. They work quite well along side the usual Chilis and Foos stuff.

I had a glass, Grolsch ashtray thrown at me during a gig many [i]many [/i]years ago, which hit me on the side of the head, luckily it was just a glancing blow, and no real damage was done. I was the singer at the time, and reached for the bass player's Aria ZZ bass and threatened to shove it sideways up the arse of the perpetrator, who sadly, failed to come forward.

Awesome. Just one thing to add from me. I've played drums, guitar, I've tried trumpet, clarinet, keyboards, and for me at least, not one of those instruments held a candle to the Bass Guitar. Bass has opened my eyes to Dub, Funk, Jazz, Soul, etc etc when all I knew before was rock and punk mainly. There is no other instrument better for opening musical doors and opportunities than the Bass Guitar, and there is [i]definitely[/i] no instrument cooler or more respected by other musicians.

Awesome. I'm pleased for you.

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1328102741' post='1521803'] I'll get me coat. [/quote] Erm....yeah, me too.

Oh.....the bloke from Art Attack? The kids art show? Didn't know he was in a band to be honest? Don't know them, but best of luck, looks like a good gig.

Ok well I'll come in from a different angle to what most people will say on here......... I've been playing bass for 30 years on and off (big time off halfway through that 30 years), but I don't know any theory. At all. I don't know what notes I'm playing at any point at all, apart from E A D G, the standard open string tuning. I picked up a bass because I heard Tina Weymouth, JJ Burnel and Colin Moulding....and because I loved the sound so much, I wanted to have a go myself. I've never been one for learning someone else's basslines note for note (unless it was for a tribute band and it was expected of me), and I can do that no problem, but it's not "FUN". It's not [i]creative[/i]. A lot of people will advise learning basic theory, etc etc, and they're wise words, honestly, but ask yourself.....[i]WHY[/i] do you want to play music on a bass guitar? To be technically great in a few years time? Or because you love music and want to have [i]fun[/i]? For me it was the later. I learnt to play, by playing along to my favourite music, with my bass, making up basslines that sounded good to me, and I had fun doing it. So I'm still doing it all these years later because I still enjoy it, and I learn everything by ear, and by listening carefully to what the music needs, NOT what amazing techniques I can throw in there. Theory is probably a good idea to be honest, long term, but don't forget to have fun too, otherwise there's really no point. Just my opinion, many will shoot me down, but whatever.

My hero [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq9psY6yXJY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq9psY6yXJY[/url] Colin Moulding