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  1. Gareth Hughes
    Folks - Here's some of my books that I'm selling, with links beside to give more detailed info. All of the books are in near new condition - with little more than a few pages flicked through. All prices include postage. [attachment=71808:6_String.jpg]6 String Bassics - David C Gross [b]£7[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/6-String-Bassics-Builders-David-Gross/dp/0793583713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297370144&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/6-String-Bassics-B...0144&sr=8-1[/url] [attachment=71809:Bach.jpg]J.S. Bach for Electric Bass - Bob Galloway, PH.D[b] £7[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/J-S-Bach-Electric-Bass-Instruction/dp/1423499549/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370204&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/J-S-Bach-Electric-...0204&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71810:Chuck_2.jpg]The Complete Electric Bass Player Book 2: Playing Concepts & Dexterity - Chuck Rainey [b]£8[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Electric-Bass-Player-Dexterity/dp/0825624266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370241&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Electric-...0241&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71811:Chuck_4.jpg]The Complete Electric Bass Player Book 4: Slapping Techniques - Chuck Rainey [b]£8[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slapping-Techniques-Complete-Electric-Player/dp/0825624282/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370280&sr=1-2"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slapping-Technique...0280&sr=1-2[/url] [attachment=71812:Effects.jpg]Stompbox - Art Thompson [b]£15[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stompbox-History-Guitar-Flangers-Phasers/dp/0879304790/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297370354&sr=1-2"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stompbox-History-G...0354&sr=1-2[/url] [attachment=71813:Elements.jpg]Essential Elements for Double Bass, Vol 1-3 [b]£15 for all three[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Technique-Double-Elements-String/dp/0634069322/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370404&sr=1-5"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Techniqu...0404&sr=1-5[/url] [attachment=71814:Guitar.jpg]The Guitar Handbook - Ralph Denyer[b] £10[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Handbook-Ralph-Denyer/dp/033032750X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297370452&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Handbook-Ra...0452&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71815:Hellborg.jpg]Chord Bassics - Jonas Hellborg [b]£3[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chord-Bassics-Compact-Reference-Library/dp/0825610583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297370480&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chord-Bassics-Comp...0480&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71816:Ken_Smith.jpg]The Beat Goes On - Ken Smith [b]£11[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Minus-One-Bass-Beat/dp/1596156287/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370517&sr=1-1-fkmr0"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Minus-One-Ba...mp;sr=1-1-fkmr0[/url] [attachment=71817:Laird.jpg]Improvising Jazz Bass - Rick Laird[b] £6[/b] [attachment=71818:Mingus.jpg]Mingus - More Than A Play-Along TREBLE CLEF VERSION [b]£15[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-Mingus-More-Than-a-Play-Along/dp/0634001531/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370591&sr=1-2"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-Mingus-Mor...0591&sr=1-2[/url] [attachment=71819:Ron.jpg]The Ron Carter Collection - Ron Carter [b]£12[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ron-Carter-Collection/dp/0793557496/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370636&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ron-Carter-Collect...0636&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71820:Standards.jpg]Bass Standards - Various [b]£7[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Standards-Classic-Jazz-Masters/dp/0634000357/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297370689&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Standards-Cla...0689&sr=1-1[/url] [attachment=71821:Waits.jpg]Tom Waits - Beautiful Maladies [b]£15[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Waits-Beautiful-Maladies/dp/082561581X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297370717&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Waits-Beautifu...0717&sr=1-1[/url]
  2. Gareth Hughes
    Yep - the Powerball is a great tool for getting the blood flowing to all the parts you need. (Steady on lads, I'm talking double bass here ) As Bilbo suggested - keeping your wrist straight, no matter where your hand is on the neck, is very important in delivering the correct pressure from your shoulder right down to your fingertips. I used to hold/position my bass in all sorts of different ways, trying to get comfortable - mostly based on pictures of other players. Then I finally settled on using the straight wrist to determine where my bass should stand. As a result, for me to maintain a straight wrist throughout the length of the neck, I have to position the tuning pegs way behind my head, so that I can't actually see the first few notes I'm fingering. I also find that I lean into the bass a lot more than I used to. One thing to consider is your body size and shape. I used to go crazy trying to emulate stances from folks like Ron Carter or Rufus Reid - and then I realised: Ron Carter is over 6 foot tall, with arms and fingers to match. I'm 5ft 9, with short arms and stubby fingers to match (No Middle Earth jokes) - so there's no wayI'm going to hold my 3/4 size bass comfortably in the same fashion that Ron holds his 3/4 size bass. Food for thought. And remember- IF IT HURTS, STOP!!!!!!!!
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    Check out Stevie Glasgow's site for more AJ grooves than are humanly possible to digest. [url="http://www.stevieglasgow.com/transcriptions_e.html"]http://www.stevieglasgow.com/transcriptions_e.html[/url] And thanks for posting 'Glamour Profession' gajdosmirci - much appreciated.
  4. Gareth Hughes
    You won't be dissappointed - the BassIQ is a good pedal indeed. I'm just gassing for a Proton - I think. Thanks for the link but I still have my Q-Tron - it might well be the oldest bit of kit I have, which is saying a lot for me
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    Yup - and here's what I said earlier: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=115791&view=findpost&p=1067708"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...t&p=1067708[/url] And if I'd known about Tom's shop in Galway before I ordered my bass from Ken Smith I could have saved myself a lot of hassle (not from Ken but at customs).
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    I have one of these that I don't use: [url="http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product/1412-DOUBLE_BASS_BOW_BY_GLASSER_FIBERGLAS_HORSE_HAIR.html"]http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product/1412-...HORSE_HAIR.html[/url] I wouldn't call it quality tho. PM if you're interested.
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    They do have a volume boost when engaged - BUT they can be modded to solve that. Bigwan here added a volume control on mine to turn down the output of the effect and it's so the dogs danglies now. So much so that I just sold my EBS BassIQ (even tho it's more versatile and half the size) and I'm debating about whether or not to get a 3 Leaf Audio Proton. Yes, the Mini Q-Tron is fairly limited in what it can do, but what it does it does damn well, IMO. The Micro Q-Tron is The Ramones of envelope filters.
  8. Gareth Hughes
    Good luck with this - just found this thread now and really digging everything that's going on. Eagerly awaiting results!!!!
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    Bass EQ Pedals?

    Gareth Hughes replied to NJE's topic in Effects

    I had a Sansamp Programmable Bass DI but sold it after a while - I could never get comfortable with how it affects the mid's. That's just me tho - I'm not comfortable with programmable stuff and stored settings, etc. It may well be perfect for you. If it's a variation on your clean tone, the Boss GEB-7 pedal is a great solution - it's just simple and easy to get a good, usable sound. For overdrive - I found the CatalinBread SFT amazing for tonal variety. I'm also playing through a Markbass head, an LMK.
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    Not sure - haven't seen them myself. BUT, FWIW - comparing the bypassed tone on my EBS BassIQ with true bypass, and the bypassed tone on this Octabass - I couldn't hear any difference.
  12. Gareth Hughes
    Hey Folks - Moving on my EBS Octabass pedal that I got from Buckethead last year. It's a Black Label, pre-True Bypass model. Here's a link to his post for some good pics: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=95059&hl=ebs+octabass"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...hl=ebs+octabass[/url] Pedal is in same condition, rarely been used since I got it. Looking for £65 posted or trade for a preamp kind of pedal. Cheers, g
  13. Gareth Hughes
    Completely agree. I couldn't bear the thought of selling basses that I'd played for years and loved, some that I'd even selected the wood for, a fretted and fretless pair made from the same neck blanks, etc. Each one of those basses I sold I have not missed for a second. Every time sentimentality stops me from moving something on, I remind myself 'What about that bass, and that cab, and that.....' And yes, I think we're genetically horders. Maybe we should all put 'Bass Player' on our medical cards so some plucky young research student can combine autopsy data at a later date?
  14. Gareth Hughes
    Tom does great work for sure. I played a £300 Thomann bass that he set up. Put my £3500 bass from Ken Smith to shame. I recorded an album with it and wished I could have held onto it myself. Great having him within a few hours drive. And sure any excuse to go to Galway is a good one Oh - and good luck with the new bass. I can just imagine the GAS brewing.
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    Would you have any weights for the mahogany bodies?
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    Still here bump.
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    [quote name='skankdelvar' post='1112318' date='Feb 2 2011, 01:14 PM']O Rly? Sounds like a perfect contributor for one of those BC 'Kill people who hurt animals' threads. Sign him up, Ped [/quote] Yep , same guy. Hey, I didn't say I agreed with everything the guy stands for Actually, after his views on bass and music in general, Mike and I go our separate ways.
  18. Gareth Hughes
    Out - Sadowsky Metro UV70 Ernie McMillen 4 string Jazz Fender Am.Std Precision 2008 In/Out - Fender Japanese 70's Precision RI Fender Am.Std Jazz 2008
  19. Gareth Hughes
    And Mike Huckabee, a Republican party candidate in the 2008 US Presidential election, is also a very passionate bass player and enthusiastic supporter of music education. Not so famous in this part of the world but has a huge following in the US. There's a great interview with him in the February 2011 issue of Bass Player. In my opinion one of the most informative and inspiring interviews that magazine has done in a long time.
  20. Gareth Hughes
    Been there - done that. My attitude is to do away with the snobbery involved in 'I don't like that kind of music therefore I won't play it'. As for playing with people you don't like - again, that's snobbery. Just because it's music that doesn't mean that the principles or work don't apply like they do to any other job. How many folks here with day jobs can't stand their boss or other folks in the workplace but still work alongside them year after year? If you're a professional musician why should there be different rules/opinions? Not doing a gig for the likes of the BNP is a valid excuse in my opinion, just as those with dayjobs have chosen not to work for the BNP. One facet of being a professional bass player, in my opinion, is to be a professional bass player - meaning that I play the bass lines required to a professional standard. If it's a country tune and I try to play something funky then I'm not being very professional. I look at what we do as having a skill or a trade - just like being a plumber is a trade. A plumber doesn't go into a house and think -that guy's an idiot and I don't much like the look of this toilet he's bought so I'm not going to install it-. If he did you'd think him a joke and never book him again. Instead he installs the toilet to the best of his ability, gets paid and leaves. Sure he might call you a prick on the way home. That's fine - as long as he's done the job properly. Same goes for being a professional bass player. It would be great to be a Nathan East and handpick the genre of music you'll play and the people - but that's not how it is for the majority of working musicians. And I'd be fairly confident in saying that Nathan has done his fair share of gigs he wasn't too thrilled about in the past - but I'd bet he did them professionally.
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    Nice one. I love my SFT - tis a lovely pedal, with an inspiring sound. Fair play - I'm in awe of folks that can get their head around stuff like this. I regularly plague Bigwan with newbie questions and 'what if?'s. Any soundclips coming?
  22. Gareth Hughes
    I'd say keep the Warwick. If your only dilemma is what to do for the gig - could you borrow an amp from someone? If it's just for one gig it should be sortable. If it's a long term gig, residency, etc, then that's a different story. BUT - if you keep the Warwick then bloody well use the thing. Take it out and take care of it. It was made to be played, not pampered. If your current amp is unreliable - how about selling the Kramer and using the money to get the amp serviced? Might be little more than a dodgy part somewhere and the repair charge mightn't be as steep as you think. Personally I'd rather borrow £30 or whatever for a repair bill than lose several hundred or close to it in selling a bass - and then you still have an amp to sort out. DOH!!!!!! I just voted for you to sell it - my mistake. Clearly want you to keep it, and clearly can't read things properly.
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    Absolutely - sounds like a plan. I don't have a gig that night yet, so Murphy's law will surely bite me on the ass as soon as I make plans - but failing that I'll be there. I have it in my diary, so lets get the PM's going coming up to the date. Maybe we should all wear sunglasses and look like a real gang? Hang around the entrance and intimidate the classical folks - hum some swing tunes?
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    Foley huck - for the size of them, think of what he'd get if he auctioned his balls.
  25. Gareth Hughes
    Thanks for that aonindy - looking forward to it a lot. And it's my old neighbourhood - a nice trip down memory lane for me.
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