funkypenguin

Am i right in thinking you've changed out the pickups and preamp in your shuker 6? any particular reason?

Guthrie Govan. most complete guitar player ive ever heard, would love to back him

Fantastic, I'll be there and i'll bring the 3 basses in my sig and possibly my rig too

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1084739' date='Jan 10 2011, 07:57 PM']Sooooo many threads on this if you flick back over the pages. My vote goes to 3Leaf Groove Regulator... And now the GR2 is out I'd go for that (same pedal with blend)... Bonus is Bass Direct now stock it. I imported mine from the US and don't regret it one bit. Fat, deep and funky. Shep[/quote] yeah probably should have checked through the section instead of posting straight off will check those two out. cheers man!

Yo people! im on the hunt for an envelope filter, a friend recommended the EBS Bass IQ, whats the take on it here? possible alternatives? Cheers folks

On the right, here's mine, my '97 Streamer LX6 [attachment=68142:basses.jpg]

Shes an absolute stunner mate! any chance of some soundclips sometime??

My band 'AdelPhunk's band exam at Salford uni, December 2010

In no particular order. These inspire me to play every time i hear their music John Patitucci John Myung Tony Grey Matthew Garrison Anthony Jackson Patitucci, Myung and AJ were the 3 players that inspired me to switch to 6 string bass. its been 3 1/2 years and ive never looked back

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1075845' date='Jan 2 2011, 10:39 PM']Are you using the gear in your signature to get that sound?[/quote] Yes, all EQ etc. bypassed on the bass (modded indie 606) and the amp. not using my effects in my signal chain atm. its fairly close, not exact

At the moment my sound is fairly close to Anthony Jacksons. If i had to change i would go for something close to Tony Grey (fodera not Yamaha)

'Tear Your Playhouse Down' - With Pino Palladino on bass. Phenomenal fretless bass playing

hmmmm.......for me it would either be the Matt Garrison signature Fodera (in chesnut with chesnut heelblock) or the Warwick P-Nut III

[quote name='risingson' post='1066315' date='Dec 21 2010, 11:50 PM']It really does depend what the sound is like, what the venue is like, whether I know the guys that are playing etc. I try so hard not to judge a band too hard but it's difficult when you're constantly thinking "I wouldn't have played it like that" or "he's hit a wrong note, it hurts" and so on, but I just try and enjoy the show. I went to see my mate's band play the other day, the group before had a bass player seemed to think that he could make up for terrible timing issues and bad playing with a six string bass and more volume. By that stage I found myself wandering to the the bar to order another red bull.[/quote] where was that out of interest? my guitarist was watching a gig on the 19th and said the same thing!

[quote name='Faithless' post='1029933' date='Nov 19 2010, 09:30 PM']Well, I can't agree by any means that Grey's 'sense of melody' is better than Janeks - it's just different. Janek has both huge knowledge and sense of melody as he studied piano for a long time, and you can hear it in his playing/compositions. Now, compositions - Grey can make more complex compositions but if its complex it doesn't have to mean its better. Well at least it doesn't make me to listen to the man at all.. All in all, if you compare the three (and they're all too different to compare, I suppose..), then, I think, that Janek is no doubt most melodic player (I was gonna suggest the same thing Doddy said - try singing Hadriens, Tonys and janek's lines and you'll get it..), while Hadrien is most technical, and Tony, hmmm.. compositions maybe?[/quote] ive never disputed or questioned Janeks knowledge of music, i just think Tony Greys compositions and melodic writing are better. Having transcribed tunes by both players, I dont find that Tony Greys lines are any harder to remember or sing

[quote name='Doddy' post='1029416' date='Nov 19 2010, 02:50 PM']I think 'Chasing Shadows' is a really good album,and I'm not knocking Tony Gray,he's a great player. I can just sing more of Janeks tunes. Hadrien however,is a frighteningly good player,but I find his album so hard to listen to. It's just a flurry of chops,with no real melodic content.[/quote] Its cool, i get what you're saying +1 there, i think Hadriens bass day '08 slot (the one on youtube) is an excellent case in point

[quote name='Doddy' post='1025650' date='Nov 16 2010, 11:23 AM']We all know my opinion of Janek as a player-I take lessons off him whenever he is over and I have jammed with him on stage,so obviously I've got a more biased opinion,but I really do dig his music. That's what made me want to take lessons with him initially. I get what Silddx is saying,but I do think that Janek is a lot more melodic and compositionally sound than similar players like Hadrien Feraud or Tony Gray-they are great players but their albums are harder to listen to,I think. I think that Janek has a couple of tunes that have the potential to become modern 'standards'. Maybe,he isn't fully formed as a composed just yet,but he's definitely on the way.Live,him and his band have great energy and are just killing-I think,way better than on record. I'm a big Zappa fan (30+ albums),but do think that,although there is a lot of great music there,there is also quite a bit of fluff.I think that's the same for a lot of artists though,especially those as prolific as Zappa.[/quote] I agree with you on the Hadrien Feraud subject but i would say Tony Grey's compositions and sense of melody are both better than Janeks (IMHO ) Chasing shadows is one of my favourite albums by any musician, bassist or otherwise. as has already been said, i feel that alot of Janeks tunes are vehicles for soloing rather than tunes in their own right...having said that i do have a soft spot for circles

I might be able to come down from Manc for this, how far from the train station is the venue?

OH.....MY.....WORD....... thats incredible, definetely one of the most beautiful basses ive ever seen! congrats!!!

This week we had Steve in to do a masterclass on both his use of Loops and other technology in real time manipulation, and on the business side of music. Was an incredibly instructive afternoon (im thinking about giving the whole looping idea a whirl at some point soon), we all enjoyed the loops session, found the business workshop really helpful and Steve was one of the nicest, most down to earth and clued up musicians ive ever met. To top it off he then played a solo set at the music divisons november gig! Top bloke

That. Is. Brilliant

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1006889' date='Oct 31 2010, 12:19 AM']Pre-wax oiling ... [/quote] WOW....the grain has really popped with the oil!!! how long till assembly now?