jazzyvee

I Shot the Sheriff is one of the tracks we cover in my band and i don't try to make it sound like any individual version. i take parts from each of the versions i know and merge it into the way i want to play it. It still sounds like the the song should sound. Here is a snippet of how i do it which in this part of the song is closer to the Burnin the wailers version

This one i recorded on my iphone 8 right in front of stage at Stanley Clarke’s gig in Bristol in 2018. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?view=detail&mid=3A137B0BD86D7DB6DC673A137B0BD86D7DB6DC67&shtp=GetUrl&shid=96e37359-a1f3-418c-b66a-2a2efdadc06d&shtk=U3RhbmxleSBDbGFya2UgaW4gQnJpc3RvbCBVSyBvbiBoaXMgMjAxOCB0b3VyLg%3D%3D&shdk=U3RhbmxleSBDbGFya2UgaW4gQnJpc3RvbCBVSyBvbiBoaXMgMjAxOCB0b3VyLg%3D%3D&shhk=PUdcpF90jT0v7%2Bt068aAwsteDStqQtX3OiV%2B009L6Vc%3D&form=VDSHOT&shth=OSH.g1CSxleTVPUCtu1yX8spog

All you need is one of these in your send and return loop or use it as a pre-amp into a good power amp and you can get the most incredible reggae and dub bass tone you can imagine. Make sure you have decent cabs though. I have been using mine as a standalone preamp for a couple of years now with barefaced cabs including a Dubster2 !!!!! http://alembic.com/prod/sf2.html

This is my main gigging bass these days an Alembic Europa. All maple body with maple and purpleheart neck and ebony fretboard. A really versatile bass and a pleasure to play .

I did my first full 2 hr rehearsal with the band a couple of weeks ago and it was fine. My fingers did tire on some of the faster paced tracks but i got through them by simplifying my playing, and suggesting not putting the faster ones together till i get more proficient. The band were happy and my intonation was close enough not to throw anyone off. So things are progressing well i think.

Just measured it at 55mm x 38mm x 6mm. Which includes the sleeve it is contained in.

I think way over 500 times as i use it most days for home practice and backstage to warm up. Is that 500 charge cycles some kind of norm for those types of battery then?

True legendary bass and something to hold on to. If you don’t mind me asking, how did it come to be in your possession?

When I use the search facility there are no items returned and also if I select Unread content nothing is showing in the results regardless of the criteria I choose. Currenty it is set to show everything but nothing is returned. Is there a reset option for my user account or is something wrong? If I just use the browse option then I can see there are new items appearing all the time.

Not found anything on line yet. I called distributor but not heard back from them. Fortunately it still works via usb power and an external battery pack but not so convenient.

Such a beautiful bass.

I have had one of these for a few years now and the rechargeable battery will only provide about 20 - 30 minutes of playing time from a full charge. I have contacted the UK Distributor for PJB by email and phone and not had any response back from them. I haven't take the unit to bits yet to see what type of battery it uses. But has anyone else had the problem and can advise me on what replacement battery to use.

How are you getting on with your Spyder?

Absolutely, shipping and import duty and vat would add a few grand to that I imagine. However I don't have £25K burning a hole in a deep pocket. But it's a damn fine looking bass.

This one is sweet! https://reverb.com/item/32333075-alembic-series-ii-walnut

Buy what you like, can afford and what you enjoy. What matters most is that you make music with it.

The groove Master himself Mr Aston "Family Man" Barrett!

Yeah Proper!!!! I saw this one not too long ago and showed to my drummer both loved it.

I forced myself to learn it by putting in Marcus Millers version of What is Hip? into my band set list. We play it pretty well unless it starts to speed up, then I'm in BIG trouble. In fact it's not a technique I use often just on the Marcus Miller covers that we use sometimes in the set. I don't have an upward curl on my thumb. There are a couple of ways I execute the technique. 1) Down and up with the pad of my thumb on down stroke and the top of my nail on the up stroke. 2) in and out hitting the outside of the string with the inside edge of my thumb so that the thumb finishes between the body and string, then pull the thumb out using the outer edge of my thumb on the inside edge of the string for the out stroke. A bit more percussive and less of the note and more attack.

I have used these Alembic strings on and off since I have had an alembic bass. They are a great sounding string and do have a more mellow tone than for example my regular strings D'addario Pro steels. Also they are smooth to the touch right out of the bag unlike other strings I have tried. The main reason I don't use them more is that for some strange reason my fingertips don't seem to get on with nickel coated strings either on bass or guitar. I use them on the bass I use for reggae because the mellower tone suits that genre better and I can cope with the sensation on my fingertips for an hour long gig. .

Not cheap but i can highly recommend PJB Briefcase. Thankfully I got mine when they were about £300 odd. works great with a low B too.

I have barefaced covers for mine and they look exactly the same as the Hotcovers ones that I later bought for my JC120 and PB Briefcase. Plus you can have your own logo put on the cover too. The Black 600D Canvas ones seem the most hardwearing. They don't list barefaced but If you gave the measurements I'm sure they could knock one for you or just use the barefaced template if they are the same company that makes the barefaced ones. https://www.hotcovers.co.uk