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  1. Gareth Hughes
    No, you thought it was pédantic.
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    And anyway - it's not pedant, it's pedant.
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    Good thing with RENT is that it doesn't need a large band to make it sound authentic. I did it with bass, drums, guitar, keys and MD on keys - so amateur or professional it should still work. The written bass part for 'Seasons Of Love A' get a bit stupid at 54 and 56. It's a nice line but it drops the groove immediately. Sometimes it's ok to deviate from the written part as long as it sounds authentic and it makes the tune sound better. Oh, one big thing to look out for is the end of the show, 'FINALE B'. That might seem like an obvious thing to say - but do pay heed. The music keeps repeating while the vocals start layering up and interchanging, which lead to a disastrous consequence one night when a dep drummer was 8 bars behind, which meant he would plough thru the humungous downbeat of an ending. He didn't notice, and neither did the MD - and I should have stayed out of it and just played my part. Anyway - just keep counting. That's probably the best advice here - because a lot of the charts become very repetitive while the vocals become very intricate - a popular musical device, combining the main melodies of each character and overlapping them into a fiery climax. 'West Side Story' is great for that. Something I learnt a little too late is that it's ok to mark your chart with reminders, vocal or musical cues - especially if you have a long rest section or have played the same pattern for 62 bars in a row. I used to think it was very un-professional to mark a chart like that - which is nonsense, and far less unprofessional than playing completely the wrong thing or getting wildly lost. Waffle over. [quote name='faceman' post='839922' date='May 17 2010, 05:11 PM']Thanks very much, I'll let you know how I get on. Apart from Santa Fe, the only other ones that need watching out for are La Vie Boheme seems to have some interesting scales and Finale, which has Santa Fe again! Anything else to look for particularly? This is an amateur production but the pianist was telling me how many harmonies and singers there are![/quote]
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    Hey Faceman - Yes - keep us updated. It's a good book 'RENT'. I did the show for ten weeks for the first Irish run of it. There's precious little downtime between songs, and if it's anything like the production I did - get earplugs!!! I had 18 singers, all close miked, blasting thru my monitor. Watch out for 'Santa Fe' in all it's incarnations throughout the book. For a reason unbeknownst to me it varies in being written in 6/8, 3/4, and 4/4, which makes it look way more confusing than it really is. It's a great bass line tho. Have fun - and if I can be of any help with anything, ask away. I have the book here too if that helps.
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    I had an Epifani UL112 speaker die after a year of use, and never being overused. Happened to be in New York a month later, and seeing as the speakers weigh so little, I brought the speaker back to Epifani, where it was still covered under their 3-year parts warranty. Nick Epifani took the speaker apart, saw the voice coil was burnt out - suggesting it was overloaded, but then was puzzled as to why the cone area didn't have any relative damage/stress from overloading that would cause a coil to burn out. He then kindly split the cost of a replacement with me as it wasn't clear who or what was at fault. So, point being that it could just be gremlins afoot, tho it did give me cause to be a little skeptical of neo-speakers.
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    Hey Gareth - Check out the Overwater site - they do flatwounds for a 5. g
  7. Gareth Hughes
    Sold my GK MB150S combo to Ialma - had great communication throughout and he was VERY patient and understanding with waiting for me to finish a tour to get the right shipping quotes. Genuine guy all round.
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    I've flown many times with my GEL Eminence Portable Upright Bass - always with the neck detached and inside it's flight case, except for once when I chanced my arm and brought it onboard a RyanAir flight to London, but that was at least 5/6 years ago when the were less narky than they are now. Best way to cope if you don't want to buy an extra seat each time is to get a flight case made, or look into long golf cases, the light weight molded plastic ones.
  9. Gareth Hughes
    Hey - whereabouts you based?
  10. Gareth Hughes
    PM's answered. And.....................BUMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!
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    Sunday Bump!!!
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    Thanks for the bump Barrie - hope all is well. Yes, the volume out of these is astonishing. Playing with an acoustic guitarist who likes his monitors loud, I only have the master volume at 3-4 to cut through those jangly thin strings. (you just know I'm going to talk myself into keeping this....promise I won't, definitely for sale!!!)
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    Bump with price drop to £380!!!!
  14. Gareth Hughes
    [quote name='nig' post='750534' date='Feb 19 2010, 09:11 AM']Bump, I use 2 of these together, glorious sound. 1 does ok on its own too.[/quote] Thanks for the bump Nig, apologies for the delay in general politeness - my bad.
  15. Gareth Hughes
    This amp will be in Leicester on March 14th/15th, then heading home with me on March 15th via Holyhead, so if that's handy for anyone get in touch and save yourself the shipping costs!!
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    Hey drewk-ie - Welcome from a fellow Irish bass player. Nice collection you have there - tho can't understand why you'd swap Tipperary for Madrid
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    Welcome indeed. I'm touring around Scotland at the minute, so I sympathize with the snow delays. I had a much fun day driving to Ullapool from Stranraer the other day, with the A9 being closed. I'm playing at FifeStock tomorrow and Wednesday if you're around by any chance.
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    Bump!!! This is back up for grabs - no longer on hold.
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    I do backing vocals as part of an original trio that I work with - acoustic guitar/lead vocal, upright/backing vocal and backing vocal - and it's certainly led to me becoming an integral part of the sound. I never sang in any bands before, especially after being actively encouraged to never do it after one failed attempt. So with this trio it's been great to have a platform to learn something new, and have that be a new strength to offer. Like Casapete said - I've a very ordinary sounding voice, and would certainly never think of singing a main vocal - but with another backing vocal and mine adding to a main vocal it's made this trio sound bigger than the sum of it's parts. All good!!
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    Bump again!!!
  21. Gareth Hughes
    All PMs replied to - and BUMP!!!
  22. Gareth Hughes
    2nd Day Bump
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    2nd Day Bump
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    Hey All - I had previously withdrawn this a while back but now definitely for sale. Up for sale is my Gallien Krueger MB150S Combo. I bought this amp in January 2009 and have only used it to play along side one acoustic guitar player - in other words it's in near perfect condition. Brand new these are going for between £586-649. I'm selling this 12 month old amp for [s]£400[/s] [b]£380[/b](including the £40 gig bag) plus postage. Postage should be about £30-ish. You're welcome to source your own courier. I'll also throw in a tweeter I had wired up that can be plugged one of the speaker outputs, for those extra sparkly moments. [b] This amp will be in Leicester on March 14th/15th, then heading home with me on March 15th via Holyhead, so if that's handy for anyone get in touch and save yourself the shipping costs!![/b] Here's the guff from GK: Longtime favorite for session bassists such as Leland Sklar, Charlie Haden, Ron Carter and Jimmy Earl, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 remains the industry standard for high quality compact bass amplification in and out of the studio. The Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 improves on its predecessor with improved signal to noise ratio (-90dB) and much cooler operation. With its sturdy welded aluminum chassis, the Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 is equally at home on the road, or in the studio. Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III/112 main features include: POWER <1% THD: 100W (150W with Extension Cabinet) COOLING: Convection INPUT SECTION: 1/4" Jack, -14dB Pad and Volume VOICING FILTER: Low Cut, Adjustable Contour and High Boost EQUALIZER: Active Four-Band OUTPUT: Master and Limiter (Switch, Level and LED) DIRECT OUT: XLR Pre/Left, XLR Post/Right and Ground Lift. PATCHING: Send, Return, Line Out, Aux In and Head Phone. SPEAKER OUTPUT: Two 1/4" jacks and Speaker Switch. WOOFER: 1xGK-Paragon 12LB150-8 Stamped Frame, 12", 100W Low Resonance Suspension CONSTRUCTION: 0.1" Aluminum Chassis, 18 Gauge Steel Grill, Heat Sink Top Cover and Mic Stand Mountable WEIGHT: 26 lbs DIMENSIONS: 13.5"W x 16"H x 8.5"D Do excuse my dodgy photos - camera is sucking somewhat. [attachment=42748:DSCF1298.JPG][attachment=42749:DSCF1300.JPG]
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    Hey Folks - Up for sale - my Sadowsky Metro UV70 in Olympic White. Bass is in near mint condition, barely a year old. It's only cosmetic flaws are a lightly plectrum scratched pick-guard and a tiny dent at the top of the headstock - see photo for that one. The pick-guard isn't worth mentioning but I do because it's not shiny brand new looking. Reason for sale is that I have a few other basses that are getting more use,mainly my upright, so I think we'd all agree it's a sin to have a Sadowsky sitting unloved. Here's the specs from Sadowsky: Finish - Olympic White Body - Alder, Full Size Fingerboard - Morado, 20 Frets, 10" Radius, 1.5" Nut Width Pickguard - Tortoise Hardware - Chrome Pickups - Sadowsky Humcancelling J in '70s Location Preamp - Sadowsky Preamp with Vintage Tone Control The full model/serial number is UV70RWALD4 OWH / #M2075 I'm selling this for £1200 plus shipping - probably about £40 insured. The Bass Gallery has these new at £1900. Not interested in trades, sorry. Ships with Sadowsky Semi-Hard case and paperwork/adjustment keys. As a special BassChat offer - I'm touring Scotland and England from Feb 26 to Mar 14, so someone could save themselves the shipping charges by meeting up with me somewhere on the road. I'll only do this for a definite sale tho so contact me for dates and places if that sounds like a plan. There's also a photo here from Sadowsky's website - this isn't the exact same bass, just the same model. I've included it because it's a better photo than mine. [attachment=42674:Sad_Full_Body.jpg][attachment=42675:Sadowsky_Body.jpg][attachment=42685:Hmmm...Bin ding.jpg][attachment=42686:Sad_Head_Mark.jpg][attachment=42684:m790_full.jpg]
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