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Good afternoon, Matt... Hmm... New 'tune', eh..? 'Opus', 'work', 'piece'; there are others that would fit well. I wouldn't have chosen 'tune'. Not that it's not listenable, of course, but one has to have a certain [i]penchant [/i]for dissonance and lumpy beat/tempo changes to appreciate it, I'd say. I especially liked the 'Genesis' passage at 5', of rather too short duration for my simple tastes; the coherence had only just started to gel (it takes me a while to 'get into' stuff of the sort...). Whilst fully recognising the hard work that goes into the execution of music of this complexity, there remains a feeling of randomness in the original choice of just what notes to put down on the score in the first place. There's not much to cling on to as the composition sways and leaps from theme to theme; the overall impression is one of giddiness. It's maybe not written with pastoral thoughts in mind, of course; the clue is maybe in the title..? Special mention for the drummer, who seems relaxed and at home from end to end, without the crutch of a music stand, and, apparently, without a 'click' or voice-over to keep him on track. Good Stuff from all, just the same; well done.

Good afternoon, Damir, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, James, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

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[quote name='DJpullchord' timestamp='1509485083' post='3399388'] Is there a way to play a harmonic and slide up a couple of tones on a fretted bass? Ta. [/quote] Maybe with a 'shy-slide'..? A wide half-ring, used like a bottle-neck. Country pickers use 'em quite a lot with Telecasters and such. Never seen it done on bass, but don't see why it wouldn't work... [url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/dunlop-shy-slide"]Dunlop Shy Slide ...[/url]

Ah, that's better..! Listenable, at least; well done. Shades of Placebo, R.E.M., U2... Take that as complimentary. Almost worth a 'LIke'. ... Oh, go on, then...

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1509375192' post='3398414'] This is a logical fallacy. [/quote] Perhaps (debatable...), but that doesn't answer the question '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]One is allowed to compliment an object on its appearance, but not a person..?'[/font][/color].

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1509374803' post='3398405'] Those people are Bassist(s) [/quote] ... and so not Human..?

One day left for voting, nine entries, eight folks voted so far. Hmm. There's still time, of course... Edit: Ah, that's better; ten now..!

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1509373372' post='3398386'] Praise the skills - what she can [i]do[/i], not what she [i]is.[/i] [/quote] And yet we see oodles of posts drooling over the visual appeal of such-and-such a bass..! 'Wow; that's gorgeous..!' 'Great finish..!' 'Such luscious figuring on the neck..!'. One is allowed to compliment an object on its appearance, but not a person..? How about cuddly kittens..? Is that 'over the top', too..? Hmm...

Good afternoon, Mark, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1509316350' post='3398080'] I wouldn't say so, no evidence of tapping. Edit: ok, a bit of tapping at the end. Not the best bit though... [/quote] Sorry, I was referencing the later video, 'live' with bass'n'drums. I should have made that clearer.

Good evening, Paul, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. (But you knew that anyway, didn't you..? )

Looks like a similar technique to the Chapman stick; maybe she plays that, too..?

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1509292166' post='3397846']...different fonts, text sizes, [b]colours [/b]etc... [/quote] I can see that working well when the stage lights change from red to blue to green, and the charts change with them..!

What, and leave a blot upon his character..?

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1509284051' post='3397756'] That illustrates herculian self-restraint on your part. [/quote]

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1509284134' post='3397757'] Presumably Bilbo is now referred to as "His Nibs"? [/quote]

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1509281246' post='3397729'] You read my mind. Sod the bass stuff, it's all about the pens. [/quote] I wuz gonna 'fix' this post, but thought better of it.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1509265290' post='3397587'] 1st band I was in ... ... [/quote]

Good afternoon, Jacob, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. What's Talkbass..? ...

Depends on the venue, obviously, and the level of volume required on stage or at the back of the arena. One good reason for having power on tap would be to keep some headroom, avoiding distortion. That wouldn't mean 'loud', though, as the whole point is to not push the amp so hard (a 900w amp cruising along, putting out a 100 or so...). One could say things have changed since 'back then', but in the '70s, I was using a Hiwatt 200w amp (DR205...) as FOH, driving two pairs of 'fridges'. It was loud enough for most halls and theatres. Bass amps, for 'power' groups, would be 100w into inefficient 4 x 12 cabs, occasionally doubled-up for the really stupidly loud 'Hawkwind' gigs. 900w..? At full tilt that would deafen any folks in the front four rows, and crease their trousers, too. No, that kind of power is not used for volume in most cases. A decent cab these days will develop nearly 100 db with 1w, 10 db more with 10w, and 10 db more again with 100w. With a1Kw we're getting close to 130 db. Is that loud enough or not..?