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[quote name='charic' post='283848' date='Sep 14 2008, 07:25 PM']Simply follow the following thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27470"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27470[/url][/quote] yeah I've seen that - very good I'm not some idot looking for a 'play like a genius in 5 mins a day with our special routine' - I'm genuinely interested in something that actually talks about technique in more depth than "alternate your fingers, here are some scales" If anyone has anything to suggest that's great. If the answer is 'shut up and play', that's also great. Cheers, Tim

Hello - I'm a guitarist (yeah yeah, boo hiss ) trying one more dabble with bass (last time I bought one to do this I promptly got swamped in band rehearsals on the guitar, but that's under control now and I've picked up a cheap bass again) Anyway - obviously I have some degree of left hand coordination (although a virtuoso I aint !) but I'd like to start as I mean to go on in terms of technique (you know, avoid the pitfalls of self-teaching which I fell in to with guitar). I've picked up Ed Friedland's 'Blues Bass' book (as that's the first sort of thing I thought I'd have a go at) and while I can ahck through some of the examples I can feel that my technique is all over the place - particularly the right hand (I play guitar with a plectrum but want to play bass with fingers where appropriate) Is there an oft-recommended basic technique book/regimen I can pick up ? I looked through my local shop yesterday and most books seem to say "hold it like this, ok - jazz/blues/scales/whatever time!" I did spot the 3-in-1 Hal Leonard/Ed Friedland book but (and I'm aware this might sound lame) I was put off by the notation only. I'm not going to be in any situations that require me to read, so it strikes me as one more thing to slow down the practice session. I'm open to being persuaded on that - but it'd need to be bloomin good persuasion. Anything similar that does not rely on reading the dots ? Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Regards, Tim

[quote name='MuseMatt' post='282100' date='Sep 11 2008, 07:34 PM']How's your fretwork? Mine was a bit dodgy high on the G[/quote] No problems with that. There's some fret wear on the E and A below the 7th fret, but apart form that the neck is good

fret asked this for me (I don't think each of us knew the other was a member here ) I bought it cash for £160 - I'm no expert (I play the guitar normally) but it works (the vol pot crackle is actually jack socket crackle - only when you wiggle - I'll re-solder it) is light as a feather and to my uneducated hands plays very very easily. The P pickups seems a bit quieter than the J pickup - is that to be expected ? Anyway - it's nice - it'll do me fine. Tim [b]**edit**[/b] - it says made in Japan on it - are all the Lytes Jap ?

I'm on guitar duty in the band at the mo, but I shall definitely bear it in mind for the future ta Tim

[quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='62867' date='Sep 19 2007, 10:14 PM']The Irish bass player in question is Dave Marks - great player, and he's on this forum from time to time. Stu[/quote] That's the chap. He was outstanding all through the JWT set, but during this the audience just shut up and listened (as you can probably hear) before erupting Oh, and I suppose you're the chap who wrote this book <taps book on desk> ? ta

In that case: Recording 1 : Stu Hamm doing a solo bass guest spot with the John Wheatcroft trio (30 MB mp3) : [url="http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/390399_kdiuc/stuhamm.mp3"]stuhamm.mp3[/url] Recording 2 : John Wheatcroft's bassist playing a frankly stunning solo set culminating in some live looping (15 MB mp3) : [url="http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/390479_gkjqp/amazingbass.mp3"]amazingbass.mp3[/url] Tim

I was lucky enough to spend 2 weeks at the International Guitar Festival in Bath this year as crew. One night there was a performance by the John Wheatcroft Trio & Special Guest the special guest being Stu Hamm (who was teaching for one of the weeks) John's bassist (don't recall his name, an Irish chap I think) played an amazing bass solo piece (culminating in a solo 'Message In A Bottle' done KT Tunstall-style with loopers and pitch shifters - it was something to behold) Stu looked a bit stressed waiting to go on then played a couple of solo pieces himself before John and the boys played on. Now, I've no idea what the score is with copyright of this sort of recording (done from the desk) so didn't want to link to it without checking. I suppose I'd better ask if anyone's in the slightest bit interested too ?

Still throwing around the practice amp -v- 'proper' amp argument in my head. I'd like to think I'll be playing with others before very long in some capacity (even if only jamming/rehearsing) so might go straight to something that would let me do that. I've seen a s/h Hartke 2115 - couldn't find any info on these in a forum search so wondering if anyone had anything to say about them ? ta Tim

I'm a guitarist migrating to bass so I'd call myself a beginner and want a few lessons to get me going in the right direction. I live in Swindon and am currently working 3-4 days/week in Slough (I know, I know . . . sucks to be me ) so either location or suitably convenient on the way home (in which case obviously evenings only). If in Swindon could be daytime on days I work from home, or at a push a Slough lunchtime. Any suggestions ?