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Gino Vannelli album from 1978 Brother to Brother with Jimmy Haslip on this track.

Find this guy quite interesting to watch.

Keep me posted Lee. Got a busy month coming up with the punk band. They dont half get a lot of requests to play. Next Sat is a rather unusual gig at a well known Scottish biker clubhouse. That'll be fun. I'll be scared to look at anyone in the audience. LOL Dave

Tina was presenting a bass documentary on TV last night. Was quite interesting. Dave

Didn't know you were in there last night Lee. Dave

She lives next door 😀

I've still got a Mesa TT800 twin channel amp head on order from Andertons due Spring 2022. Both channels are fairly simple but different voicings on each channel. Altho i have the Mpulse i dont generally use the Para EQ so its just B, M, T that get used and a little bit of compression on occasion. Dave

It was a 2nd hand one tho but it looks fine and only a few marks on the top. Dave

Thought i'd buy a 2nd hand lightweight amp head as a back up for my Mesa Mpulse. So this in Andertons for £125. Plugged in and it sounds amazing at home. Its not dissimilar to the tone from my Mesa head. It has a nice warm feel to it altho not as much as the Mesa but at low levels its pretty impressive. Basic controls with Gain, Bass, Lo-Mid, Hi-Mid, Treble and Master. I ran the EQ flat using my Jazz and then my Precision and they both sounded really nice thru my Mesa PH212. Hard to tell at reasonably low volumes but it had warmth, depth and a nice clarity with the P bass that i dont get with my Mesa head. All in all i nice buy and i might even use this with the punk band until my Mesa TT800 arrives in 2022.

Well done and always remember its about enjoyment more than anything else. Let yourself enjoy the songs and the learning process. Happy times ahead. My big regret is not continuing with my lessons and taking it to the next level. I went for around 18mths. On hindsight i think my teacher was a bit limited in his teaching abilities. He was primarily a guitar teacher and he was good at that but i dont think he understood bass. David

Just had a wee update from Andertons that my TT800 is now put back to Spring 2022. From what they say its now down to approvals taking longer than expected. I hope its worth the wait. Meanwhile i decided to buy a wee Markbass Nano 300W as a back up. Arrived today and it sounds really nice thru my PH212. It actually has a nice warm tone to it not dissimilar to the Mpulse. I was quite taken aback just how good it was and that was it running flat with my Jazz and Precision basses thru it. Does make me wonder what to do now but will try it at next rehearsal see how it sounds at volume with my SW210/115 rig. Dave

2nd track was OK but others not so keen on lol

Sure you'll be fine. Put the work in and just enjoy it. I dont know those songs so hard to comment on them and its for your lessons so i'm not gonna offer any help cause that would be cheating All the best and let us know how you got on tonight. Dave

I tried a pick when i joined a punk band 4-5 weeks ago but i keep ending up with severe cramp or pins and needles so gave up. I was holding the pick lightly too. Dave

His 3 finger plucking style can be hard to copy i found. No idea how he manages to keep that pace thru a 2-3 hr concert. Not really my kind of music but he's an outstanding player. Dave

That's tasty

Natural with maple neck

There's a bass tab on Ultimate Guitar here for you if it helps. while my guitar gently weeps bass tab.pdf Dave

Remember........... you're playing the bass part. 😁 Dave

That was nice and nice wee solo spot at 3:30 and 4:30. Kinda funky blues style. Very enjoyable and easy to listen too. He's got a really weird slap style and i always wondered how you managed to do that . I do have to point out that he's not Right Handed tho so would probably struggle playing 4'33" altho he does have a flying start with the correct bass. 😂 Dave

No idea who that is I'm afraid.

Always happy to help a fellow BC'er. 😂 Dave

Aha so where you might be going wrong is that its played fingerstyle. Its all in the fingers. You cant play this with a pick. Its one of the few songs that can be played left-handed when you are right handed with the bass inverted to have the G string at the top. Does that help ? Dave

Am i the only one here that's drawing a blank with this song 4'33". I'm just not getting anywhere with it. My mind just goes blank every time i stare at it. Dave

Whereabouts in Glasgow were you ? Dave