bassicinstinct

Many years ago I was in a soul band which was a 10 - 13 piece, depending on the night/venue/gig. There were only three band members whose roles were, for whatever reason, never depped: Myself Female alto sax player. Lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist. I vivdly remember it dawning on me during a soundcheck one night that I was surrounded by players I had never even met before, much less actually played with, and that other than the above, [b]ALL [/b]players had been depped on the same night!!! To me, that just aint right and I can't see how the punters can have a hope in hell of getting a show which gets anywhere close to the band at full strength. Interesting evening though, I must admit.

I am quietly confident.

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='407062' date='Feb 11 2009, 10:31 PM']Ah great stuff! Yeh Incognito have given the UK a lot to be proud of in terms of great bass players. Randy Hope Taylor is the other obvious example... fantastic stuff![/quote] Indeed - and he was replaced, in Jeff becks touring band, by one Tal Wilkenfeld. Spooky eh?

[quote name='peteb' post='404517' date='Feb 9 2009, 05:12 PM']The chuckle brother in question is Steve “Boltz” Bolton, who also played on the Who’s Tommy tour (in the late 80s I think), did loads of sessions and a few bit part acting jobs (mainly TV ads)! I played a few support gigs for his band when he ventured up the M1 in the early 90s! The bass Pino is playing in the clip looks like a Vigier to me – I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong…..[/quote] I'm fairly sure that the "Chuckle Brother" guitarist is Garth Watt - Roy, Q Tips veteran and brother of a certain Norman.

On the other hand, there is this:

[b]"I love Julian Crampton btw, but I don't think that video did him a lot of justice, he's better when he's sat in the pocket!"[/b] [b]Totally[/b] agree with you - but I cannot for the life of me find a YouTube clip where he [b]IS[/b] in the pocket.

You, my friend, are a genius. Many thanks for that. Now................... ......................... how am I going to remember how to do that?

Nah. It must be me, but I cannot get anywhere with that. I'm obviously totally misunderstanding part of the process!! LOL

[quote name='lushuk' post='406026' date='Feb 11 2009, 09:50 AM']What is it exactly the site dont seem to say? Eddy[/quote] Free music streaming resource. Only discovered it myself this week and I'v hardly been off it since. [b]Fantastic [/b]rehearsal tool IMHO. And worth every penny too!!

+1 for Julian Crampton. A true bass icon in my book. For example: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4P8NruGwH2c&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4P8NruGwH2c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> How the [b]hell[/b] do you embed a YouTube player here? Beyond me completely I'm afraid!!

I've been playing 40 years. I at least pick up and play my bass on a daily basis. Neither of my bands rehearses at all unless working up new material, which happens much less often than it should to be honest.

I think you should proceed in accordance with the contents of your avatar.

That's life.

[quote name='Linus27' post='395218' date='Jan 30 2009, 10:26 AM']Bugger, perfect gig for me. I can play all the U2 songs. Shame I live nowhere near Ipswich. How about moving the band to nearer me :):) [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yCe2fba51EY"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yCe2fba51EY[/url][/quote] A lucky esape I reckon!!

And more additions.

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='394012' date='Jan 28 2009, 08:18 PM']Nope. Still don't get it. If you're that determined to sound like a six-string acoustic guitar, why not go and buy a six-string acoustic guitar, instead of modifying a Bass out of all recognition, so you can show how good you are on something that sounds exactly like a six-string acoustic guitar, while telling everybody it's a Bass? [/quote] Very succinctly put. I can't get my head around why people do it either. Some sort of psychosis I suspect.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='394495' date='Jan 29 2009, 01:00 PM']Cheers. There ought to be a supplier of well played in round wound strings for all of us that don't aspire to be Mark King or Duff McKagan. I'll try the Chrome XL route and see how I get on[/quote] You're very welcome. Good luck - and don't forget to let us know how you get on eh?

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='394389' date='Jan 29 2009, 10:50 AM']I was thinking the same. Not very new rounds. Typical p-bass sound with the tone full up.[/quote] Agreed, although I reckon you could get very close indeed via the D'Addario Chrome route too.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='393606' date='Jan 28 2009, 12:59 PM']I thought it was highly unlikely you would be random mixing - but thats what a lot do and what I frequently get flamed for warning against. Perhaps we should start 2 petitions, one banning mixing cabs and one making it compulsory [/quote] And, for the sake of clarity, can I make it clear that, if the Government was proposing legislation in [b]either[/b] direction, I would sign a petition against it!!

[quote name='tauzero' post='392963' date='Jan 27 2009, 05:42 PM']I signed both the noise level and the arms embargo petitions. While the noise level petition is not very soundly based, noise level meters are coming into more and more venues. Anyone acquainted with the history of motorcycle regulation, specifically the helmet law and the noise level restrictions, will realise that prevalence of noise meters may well lead to their becoming mandatory, and that prosecution of offenders takes second place to tightening the restrictions so that the obedient majority are penalised by the disobedient minority.[/quote] Indeed so.

£100 - £150 per gig - ish.

[quote name='cetera' post='392693' date='Jan 27 2009, 01:22 PM']That's me out of the running as well then.... [/quote] Me too - and I played extensively with the UK's top U2 tribute in 2000.