Skol303

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1480540809' post='3185308']While playing I thought my moves looked cool. When I saw the video, I looked like an old guy humping an invisible bear.[/quote] That's one of the funniest things I've read on here in ages! 10/10

[size=5][color=#800000][b]>>> NEWSFLASH <<<[/b][/color][/size] Winner gets a free [url="http://basschat.co.uk/cp/2-shop/"]Basschat polo shirt[/url] of their choosing [i](crowd goes "woooooo!").[/i]

[quote name='colleya' timestamp='1480624438' post='3185999'] Hmm, footloose is getting an outing this Saturday...... [/quote] Classic. Go for it

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1480590649' post='3185639'] Great idea. Shall have a think about a major Moondance revamp...... [/quote] Rob, your moment has come!

^ Perfect! Either of those sounds great 👍🏻

Cheers Paul! That's not actually me... it's me wearing the face of my last victim (ugly b****** that he was).

[b]PS:[/b] for anyone new to the challenge... the best way to submit your entry is by posting it on [url="https://soundcloud.com"][b]SoundCloud[/b][/url] (free to join and easy to use) and sharing the link in this thread.

[b][size=5]Alright you 'orrible lot, listen up...[/size][/b] This month's Composition Challenge is a covers competition... choose your favourite song or instrumental, murder it in your own special way, and post the results on Basschat for other people to enjoy. [b]Anything recorded this year is welcome for entry.[/b] So all you guys 'n' gals who play in covers bands, this is your chance to shine! No excuses. There will be prizes. There may be merriment. There will not be a free bar. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/296171-december-composition-challenge-get-writing/"][size=6][b]CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS[/b][/size][/url] [color=#800D00][font=Helvetica][size=5][b]>>> PRIZES! <<<[/b][/size][/font][/color][list] [*][color=#800000]1st place gets a Basschat Polo shirt [i]and[/i] a set of [/color][url="http://www.daddario.com/DADProductFamily.Page?ActiveID=3768&familyid=156"][color=#800000]D'Addario NYXL Bass Strings[/color][/url] [*][color=#800000]2nd and 3rd place also receive a set of D'Addario NYXL strings[/color] [/list] [color=#800000][font=Helvetica]String options for the prize are:[/font] [font=Helvetica]4-string: 40-95, 45-100, 45-105, 50-105[/font] [font=Helvetica]5-string: 5-130[/font] [font=Helvetica]6-string: 32-130[/font] [font=Helvetica]Big thanks to D'Addario for supporting this year's festive challenge. You guys rock! [/font][/color][color=#800D00][font=Helvetica] [color=#222222] [/color][/font][/color] [size=5][b]Deadline for entries is midnight on Christmas Eve.[/b][/size]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/296171-december-composition-challenge-get-writing/"][size=5][b]December's challenge is now on in the Rec' forum![/b][/size][/url] Matthew Kelly is apparently out of retirement and on standby. You have been warned.

[color=#800000][size=5][b]December’s Composition Challenge is now underway![/b][/size][/color] [size=2][i]^ Don’t panic! That’s not your muse this month.[/i][/size] [color=#800000][size=5][b]…and it’s going to be a bit different[/b][/size][/color] [b]Firstly, well done to last month’s winners, The Boy and Lord Sausage. We’ll be using their choice of photo(s) to kick-start January’s challenge in the new year.[/b] In the meantime, we’re going to do something a little different this month. So instead of composing to a photo, we’re running a covers competition - basically, choose a song or instrumental that you like and write your own cover version. You can be faithful to the original or far flung and left of field; the choice is yours. All of the usual rules apply - click on the spoiler button below to read ‘em… [spoiler]By entering the competition you agree to the Basschat Terms and Conditions and Forum Guidelines, which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell: [b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive.[/b] If your track contains explicit lyrics, for example, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it. [b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds included in your track[/b] (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat accept no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. If we spot any breaches of copyright then your track will be removed from the competition. [b]3) Entries should be no more than five minutes long and written/produced during 2016. [/b]No cheating![/spoiler] …with a few additional caveats:[list=1] [*]It doesn’t have to be a Christmas song! Quite the opposite (bah humbug, etc). [*]Don’t go lifting any samples from whatever song you intend to cover, as that will breach the usual terms and conditions leading to [i]extreme[/i] punitive measures. [*]We for this month only, we recommend [u]not[/u] using SoundCloud or YouTube to share your tracks (as their terms and conditions don't allow cover songs). Instead, have a look at [url="https://www.mixcloud.com"]Mixcloud[/url] or [url="https://www.dropbox.com"]Dropbox[/url] instead. [/list] If you have any questions, just holler. [color=#800000][size=5][b]>>> PRIZES! <<<[/b][/size][/color][list] [*][color=#800000]1st place gets a Basschat Polo shirt [i]and[/i] a set of [/color][url="http://www.daddario.com/DADProductFamily.Page?ActiveID=3768&familyid=156&sid=e71cab0a-7d3c-4dc1-888f-bee062840406"][color=#800000][font=Helvetica]D'Addario NYXL Bass Strings[/font][/color][/url] [*][color=#800000]2nd and 3rd place also receive a set of [font=Helvetica]D'Addario NYXL strings[/font][/color] [/list] [color=#800000]String options for the prize are: [font=Helvetica]4-string: 40-95, 45-100, 45-105, 50-105[/font] [font=Helvetica]5-string: 5-130[/font] [font=Helvetica]6-string: 32-130[/font] [b]Big thanks to [font=Helvetica]D'Addario for supporting this year's festive challenge. You guys rock! [/font][/b] [/color] [size=5][b]The deadline for entries is midnight on December 24th.[/b][/size]

[quote name='Agwin' timestamp='1480156482' post='3182041'] I can't leave Skol languishing here alone any longer.[/quote] [i]"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!!"[/i] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/296167-november-noodle-bar-voting/page__pid__3185588#entry3185588"][size=5][b]Voting is now up. Go, go, go...[/b][/size][/url]

[color=#800000][size=6][b]November’s noodles are in... let battle commence![/b][/size][/color] [size=5]Have a listen, pick your favourite [b]THREE[/b] and vote:[/size] [url="http://soundcloud.com/skol-mixes/november-noodle"]Skol303[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/agwin/ags-idea"]Agwin[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/user-531446910/noodle-overdrive"]Twincam[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/timothy-terrence-higgins-iv/noodle-prints"]timhiggins[/url] [color=#800000][size=5][b]Voting ends at midnight on Thursday 8th December.[/b][/size][/color]

Well done guys! And well done all. Great contributions as always We're going to do something a bit different for the December challenge (all will be revealed shortly in the Rec' forum), so the winners' choice of photo(s) from this month will be carried over to January next year. Watch this space for details...

Morning all! I'm traveling today but will launch the voting later on this evening. I'll add on an extra day to compensate. I know, it's often said I'm too generous

Like the video! Sounds good too. [quote name='Agwin' timestamp='1479896268' post='3180053'] Obviously this is not this month’s entry – I’m still waiting on my muse for that one [/quote] No rush on that, especially as I'm currently set to win by default. Did I mention that the deadline is - ahem - 1st December?

Well it's been a while, but I'm in... An excerpt of something I've been recording this weekend, played on a Fender Precision: [url="http://soundcloud.com/skol-mixes/november-noodle"]http://soundcloud.co...november-noodle[/url] [url="http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/justine-skye-u-dont-know-remix-contest/submissions/64c45d50-a9e7-11e6-aa57-0ef6abf8e455"][b]Full track here[/b][/url] if you want to hear this bassline in the mix.

For anyone interested, you can now download a handy, printable PDF copy of the Beginner's Guide from my website: http://skolsounds.weebly.com/sessions.html (^ scroll to the bottom of this page) Feel free to copy, share and generally do as thou wilt with it

[color=#a52a2a][size=5][b]Welcome to the Basschat Noodle Bar™! [/b][size=3][NOVEMBER][/size][/size][/color] The rules are simple:[list] [*][b]Record yourself playing bass for up to 60 seconds.[/b] You can record whatever the heck you like: an original riff or lick; something from your band’s own repertoire; or a well-known piece you’re currently practicing. Doesn’t matter what. Just record something. [/list][list] [*][b]Make sure it’s bass only: no other instruments. [/b]FX and pedals are allowed, as are simple click tracks and metronomes. [/list][list] [*][b]Upload your recording[/b] to SoundCloud, YouTube or another music-sharing platform of your choice. Once you’re finished, post the link to your recording in this thread. Job done! [/list] Or in short: PRESS RECORD > PLAY BASS > PRESS STOP! [color=#a52a2a][size=5][b]The deadline for entries is midnight on Wednesday 30th November.[/b][/size][/color] [color=#a52a2a][size=5][b][/b][/size][/color]

Well done Asambique! A super noodle. And well done everyone else too. Nice playing guys

UPDATE: reports are that Photobucket links have been down for the last 15 hours or so. Hopefully they'll fix the problem soon. Otherwise I'll implement Plan B and switch to another image host...

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1478037420' post='3166330'] Our youngest (already a cynical beast, at his tender age..!) has whispered an interpretation in my ear which is now difficult to shift. Hmm. This may imply lyrics..! You have been warned; all is not as it seems. [/quote] Something about a "military coo"??

It would help if I switch on the voting - doh! Now enabled... get busy

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/294506-noodle-challenge-voting/"][size=6][b]Voting has started![/b][/size][/url]

[color=#800000][size=5][b]October’s noodles are in... let battle commence![/b][/size][/color] [size=5]Have a listen, pick your favourite [b]THREE[/b] and vote:[/size] [url="http://soundcloud.com/operative451/surf"]operative451[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/user-531446910/october-noodle-jf"]Twincam[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/julian-moss-511168525/oct-noodle"]MoonBassAlpha[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/agwin/octonoodle"]Agwin[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/asambique/blue-1/s-N4ii5"]Asambique[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/leonard-smalls/funkwhammy-noodles"]Leonard Smalls[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/tona-fied/halloween-noodle-m4a"]FuNkShUi[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/timothy-terrence-higgins-iv/octonoodle"]timhiggins[/url] [b][size=5][color=#800000]Voting ends midnight on Tuesday 8th November.[/color][/size][/b]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/294505-november-composition-challenge-get-writing/"][size=6][b]November's challenge is now up![/b][/size][/url]