paul_5

[quote name='OzMike' post='1186451' date='Apr 3 2011, 05:43 AM']When people sometimes compliment me on my playing, I hold back a giggle thinking 'you don't know how crap I really am, and how much practice I had to do to cover it up'. [/quote] This isn't 'covering it up' - it's growing as a player, and it's the only way this happens. You're on the right track!

i've bought and sold stuff on here and never had any problems with anything. It's all gone so well that i'm about to trade heads with a bc'er i've never met via a courier service. Granted you'll get some timewasters everywhere, but there's plenty more on the bay than here

bump for this gig, i've only heard the 'sheps' but if the other bands are as good as them then it should be an awesome night.

Awwww, don't be unkind Doddy, play nice.

I once sat through a seminar on rehearsal techniques (and jolly good it was too). The two guys running it said that most musicians don't stop as soon as a mistake occurs, and so end up 'practicing getting it wrong' more than they practice getting it right. The idea of practicing until you don't get it wrong is a really good one. Think about band practice - how many times do you play a new tune before you get it right? 5, 6, 7? then you get it right. Hooray, once more for luck, then move on. You got it wrong more times than you've got it right - so mathematically you're better at playing it wrong than playing it right. I think that was the upshot of the seminar (I've missed a fair bit though), but it's stuck with me for ten years plus. Cheers, Paul

Looks similar to what Steve Rothery does for Marillon - he's a guitarist though? Don't suppose it matters as long as you get the sound you want though, and to be honest [i]anything[/i] that detracts from the sartorial nightmare that is 1960's Australian TV is OK in my book.

Just bought an EBS unichorus from Basstard; arrived uber quickly and had really clear communication throughout. He gave me the option of a bank transfer which was absolutely kosher and 100% safe. Top bloke and all round good egg. He obviously looks after his kit too.

[quote name='urb' post='1080083' date='Jan 6 2011, 05:40 PM']Cool man - if you like the Metheny stuff then a natural successor to him were EST - sadly the pianist Esbjorn Sevensson tragically died in 2008 - but one of my fave albums from them is [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Days-Falling-Esbjorn-Svensson/dp/B0000APYOC"]Seven Days of Falling[/url] - this song is particularly awesome - check the distorto bass solo towards the end: M[/quote] Just bought this album on the strength of the one track. Can't wait to dig a little deeper. "Album of the week" award goes to [i]Giant Steps[/i] - simply staggering music.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1181175' date='Mar 29 2011, 06:53 PM']Much better than an iPhone, nice one.[/quote] Yeah, there's no app for that!

I've got flats on mine, and prefer to use a quality DI. I once had a BBC engineer completely ham-fist it by micing it up with an inappropriate mic. I was told "we don't use DIs". Sounded awful.

"This bass has never been gigged, only ever played at home (a smoke free one, not very rock and roll. I know)." Where does this chap live? Baghdad?

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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1179011' date='Mar 27 2011, 11:57 PM']...it'll give 'em more time to daydream about all the money they're going to get from extortionate ticket prices. mumblemumblemumble[/quote] Yeah, not bought one either. Spent the money on an EBS pedal instead.

ooh mr Lee, do behave!

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1178631' date='Mar 27 2011, 06:32 PM'] mine does that too (I thought it was broken!)[/quote] but to be fair, I've listened to more U2 than Mark King... there's a lesson there somewhere.

I did the bass mod (.68uf cap i think) and the TB mod by removing the buffer and replacing the switch. I also did the vocal mod, but used a variable resistor instead of a fixed one. This meant drilling a hole in the case, but I only paid £20 for it eBay.

Fair enough. Every boy needs a hobby...

It's Jaco's P Bass from that bloke on eBay...

[quote name='Clarky' post='1176552' date='Mar 25 2011, 09:03 PM']Oi! Laeticia, get out of bed. I have to empty my double bass [attachment=75734:laetitia_casta_5.jpg][/quote] It took you 3 minutes to post this reply? what [i]have[/i] you been looking at on the internet?

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1178597' date='Mar 27 2011, 06:03 PM']What the hell is that ?[/quote] Les Claypool's "rainbow bass" made by Carl Thompson. G.A.S.