jazzyvee

Thanks for posting, I have just finished reading it. I've read a number of his interviews over the last few years and all are interesting and offer an insight into the great man.

I really hope the owner is reunited with their bass soon.

it seems the thieves are always about, I got an email this morning from Mica Wickersham at Alembic to Inform me about the theft of an alembic bass in the UK. Not much details at present about the circumstances or location of was taken from etc but i[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]t's an Orion[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]5-string fretless bass. It's very distinctive with the large Balance Point body shape and Zebrawood top laminate. Europa electronics.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]Serial No: [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]00 0W 12501.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]Please keep your eyes open and if you get offered it or hear about it's whereabouts please contact [email protected] [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]I will post photo's when they become available.[/size][/font][/color] Cheers

I'm not someone who is a confident bass soloist so I rarely attempt them in public. I do like to listen to others play them to work out what I like or dislike about any particular solo and get some idea of how to develop something interesting to play. To my ears the most interesting bass solos are improvised ones that I've heard in jazz based music from musicians who have something to say and are able to articulate themselves and their bass in a musically appealing way whether it's melodic or way out. Seeing and hearing a virtuoso musician expressing themselves on bass or any instrument is an inspiration. The first bass solo I can remember hearing outside Jazz was on "Do What You like" from the Blind Faith album. It's not flash technical or anything like that, just a great solo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfCMg93SpM&spfreload=10 Starts at 5:31

Hey Bubinga5, do you know what defines something as Neo Soul and for that matter what is Acid Jazz? Unfortunately I can't see many video's on bass chat so I can't see this one.

At the moment I'm looking an Alembic Spectrum after being out bid on this one on eBay at the last minute that was up for sale in Australia recently. [url="http://www.alembic.com/prod/spectrum.html"]http://www.alembic.c...d/spectrum.html[/url] [attachment=197798:$_57-2.JPG][attachment=197799:$_57-3.JPG][attachment=197800:$_57-4.JPG][attachment=197801:$_57-5.JPG][attachment=197802:$_57-6.JPG][attachment=197803:$_57-7.JPG][attachment=197804:$_57-8.JPG][attachment=197806:$_57.JPG]

I usually play a bass line from a Bob Marley track if it's a reggae gig. But if you are unlucky your should check could be like this [url="https://youtu.be/RuJDGzVtLmI"]https://youtu.be/RuJDGzVtLmI[/url]

I saw her at a concert a couple of years ago and she had back problems and had to be helped on to stage to a seat. But her command of the double bass was still amazing. A true talent.

Here is a double neck bass and baritone guitar that I tried out at the Alembic meet 3yrs ago. [attachment=197454:129427.jpg] And here is another extreme double necked alembic [url="http://www.alembic.com/info/doubleneck.html"]http://www.alembic.c...doubleneck.html[/url]

Auction ended yesterday and because of how the auction works I've ended up with two cabs and potential for a 16 x 10 bass rig so I before one gets sold I hope get the chance to try them both in a stereo setup with one of the cabs on each pickup at the rehearsal room. There would never be a reason for me to have that much firepower live though.

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I've recently (last week) been asked to join a band as guitarist and stand-in bass player. The music is Blues/rock & roll/Reggae. I noticed the current bass player uses a jackhammer pedal on his bass. I asked him why he uses that and he said he uses it mainly because he has a passive bass and needs a bit more Umpfh in his signal. I did notice he varies the controls to add a bit of grit depending on the song we play. [/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I haven't ever used effects on bass so wonder about safely using an overdrive pedal if I need to stand in on bass instead of guitar since it's a sound the band are used to. My concern is damage to my speakers. My usual bass setup is QSC PLX2404 power amp full on and Mesa boogie Powerhouse cabs I control my volume via the pre-amp and bass and I don't play loud but i get the quality and headroom I need with my basses. I am a bit concerned that sending a distorted/overdriven/clipped signal from a pedal overdrive pedal may damage my speakers. [/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]A second question, would it be better to turn down the power amp, and over drive my valve pre-amp or just use a pedal?[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]How do you guys do it?[/font][/color]

Played at the Northfield Culture Mash festival in Birmingham yesterday afternoon. Same here we had 15 minutes changeover and no sound check but all went well the crowd loved it and we had a good time. Some problems with the sound early in the set but, we just played through it and all went well.

Phil Jones Briefcase is what I use and I think it's 100w. Works with a low B too so success all round.

When I was in my late teens the band I was with had a couple of close shaves with getting a recording deal and both times we got showcase gigs and did loads of recording of our original tracks. However nothing became of it. So I continued with my day job and all that goes with it and still playing in band s in the evenings. In later years as I said in an earlier posting I got the chance to do some touring with a well known reggae band for about 3 months in the east/west coast of USA. That was a fantastic experience because the band was and still is really well known in the states most of the gigs were at great venues. Then in the mid 2000's between 2004 and 2007 I did loads of touring taking in UK, Europe, USA, Canada, and Asia with another two reggae artistes and those times I was still working full time in a day job and was able to agree the time off to pursue that. My point to the original poster is be sure that's what you really want to do and if you have nothing to lose, or are in a position where you have financial resources to cover the lean times, a supportive partner or family and you are honest with yourself about your ability to sustain a job as a musician full time, I would say it's worth taking the gamble because you are still young enough to do something about it and there are arguably more additional opportunities these days for musicians off stage too. A few of my mates have gone pro in their mid 40's and are still working musicians. It helps that they are married with supportive partners so things like paying bills and keeping a roof over their heads are covered. However they also have to do loads of bread and butter function/corporate gigs that they do not enjoy as much as regular gigs but they pay a lot lot better. Another mate went pro straight out of university having completed his music degree and was a pit musician with a touring theatre for a few years and amongst other things is now a regular session player at Abbey Road. As we all know, the music business is notoriously fickle and difficult to make it and it's hard to know if, when a good opportunity arises, if it will be the first of many, it will be the only one you ever get or the best one you will ever get. I was fortunate to get the opportunities I have and I'm happy where I am now which is combining work and music.

Marcus playing one of his signature Sire basses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCebjPW0cI

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I have one of these Harvest Two bass leather gig bags and they are quite heavy even without basses in. My basses are around 12.5lbs so with two it is quite a significant weight. But for me it's not a great problem once it's on my shoulders, and to be honest I rarely carry two basses to a gig anyway and when I did, carrying two separate cases is more of a headache than a heavy gig bag with two in. Usually though i carry one bass to a gig and the other compartment holds my clothes and other things I may need. [url="http://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Bass-Bags-For-Two/"]http://www.harvest-g...s-Bags-For-Two/[/url]

I had my first opportunity to go on tour at the age of 32 and thankfully my manager allowed me 3 months off unpaid leave to go on a 3 month tour of the USA. And to top it off they forgot to inform payroll that I was on unpaid leave so when I got back I realised they had paid me and my manager said... it would be too much hassle to get it all corrected so just forget it....!!! If you are not in a band that is expecting to do a lot of touring it might be worth working self employed or temping so you can get time off to tour without too much problems. That's what I do. Just let your clients know that at the start so they can't suddenly throw a wobbler when you take time off.

I had that problem with a loud drummer even though I was wearing over the counter earplugs. I now have some custom moulded ones and that seems to have got the volume under control from my place on the stage. The band I play most gigs with are far too loud on stage and I've given up trying to get them to turn down so now I just continue to take steps to protect my hearing. They can go deaf if they want to. :-)

I'm entirely self taught on bass, never had any lessons. I've worked out songs from records CD's by ear and from watching other bass players. I do want to get more into the theory and reading though.

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I have been a few times and there are bargains to be had depending on what who turns up on the day. A couple of years back I got a Morley guitar Wah pedal and a boss bass limiter pedal and sold a jackson charvel guitar without pickups so yeah I think it's ok and a good idea. More shops should do it. It would be good if they did it two or three times in the year rather than just the once. But I can imagine finding three days a year when it's not raining is pretty challenging.

Off the cuff, the only player I can think of who might be into that stuff is Michael Manring.

Yeah I know it's a bit of overkill, however I do have a set of smaller sized mesa boogie cabs that I use for gigs. The main reason for getting the bigger cab is that I'm planning to set up a rehearsal room whenI can get an industrial unit and so the cab won't move much in there. Also had to use so many trashed cabs in rehearsal rooms, so I hope having something bigger with a bit more headroom I can minimise anyone overloading them. Yeah bassman7755, trying to move that beast would not be easy, especially in my smart car... :-)

[attachment=195809:176426_2.jpg] Are these cabs any good? 800w @ 4ohms. I like a clean sounding cab and I don't use any effects and am considering getting one for outdoor backline only gigs and for my rehearsal room. Jazzyvee