Bilbo

Love it, Kev.

28000 members and not one turned up.

Not another Jake's brill thread? I am going to have to merge them AGAIN!!

When does a flat become a sharp? When I an reading in B at 340 bpm. Anything can happen!

I am amused at the idea that a review of a touring show would read.... '....superb vocals from Ruthie Henshaw and the dancers were fabulous but the one thing that let the whole thing down was that the pit orchestra was using a fretless bass player instead of a fretted. The tragic undermining of the musical integrity of 'We Will Rock You' (Queen bass player John Deacon always used a fretted) was tantamount to heresy and the offending musician should be piloried and never work in this town again. Ruthie! Insist on a pick!!'

I recommend Epiphone starter guitars - loads of choices and I have found the quality consistently good (I recently bought a 335 Dot Studio and it's great). There are loads at Thomann that are in your price range. http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_i_ltded_wc_set_1.htm http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone1_lp_special_i_ltded_wb_bundle.htm http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_100_ch.htm http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_black.htm

I am the house bass player at tomorrow's jam at The Bull in Colchester. The last three times I did it, I was the only bass player. Can SOME of you come down and give me a break? PLEASE!!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1383346906' post='2263574'] At it's core, music [b]is[/b] based on repetition, so that statement in that exact wording will fall in the very first stages of a serious discussion. You may wish to rephrase. [/quote] Fair point. I guess it's a question of degree.

I spent 15 minutes with an acoustic guitar this morning, running some ideas. Probably still low tech this month but ideas are formulating.

I love bass solos. Good ones, that is

Interesting, Dad.

Alembics are all ugly. I have one electric bass and one double bass for everything. I have more guitars than basses (4) but play them a lot less. For me, it is and always has been about the music not the tools. The 'music' includes sound so a specific bass is defensible I guess but, for me, they all sound like basses so a decent professional sounding piece of kit works every time. The rest is just fluff.

I nearly did it!! Well done, Z. Get that new picture up! I have a half hour free tonight

Great band doing their own thing with an astonishing level of expertise. Well rehearsed, intelligent arranging, great players. I won't buy it but I can't but admire it.

Woah. What happened there? Yesterday I had 2 votes, now I have 7. I am a success!

I didn't notice you'd gone. . Welcome kcab.

Another nice review on Amazon. Thanks, whoever you are!

It is not based on repetition and most people like repetition.

Anthony Jackson

648 views and 16 votes....

AM still not back on-line at home (house-move) so can't do anything meaningful until Monday (28th). Looking forward to listening to all the entries.

I have a Finale French Bow as per here: [url="http://www.stringemporium.com/carbon-fiber-upright-bass-bows.htm"]http://www.stringemporium.com/carbon-fiber-upright-bass-bows.htm[/url] I did a lot of research when I bought it and it was considered by many on-line to be fantastic VFM and compared favourably with wooden bows that were far more expensive. I think it came in at around £200 when import duties were included. I use if rarely as bowing is not something I have got into yet (I want to but not had the time) but it certainly does the job and is easier to use than the bow that came with the bass.

I use a K&K Sound Double Big Twin pick up through a Fishman Plat Pro, an AI Clarus and Ten 2Ex cab. The sound works for me and, recording, I try everything; mic, pick-up with pre-amp, with amp. di etc and the one thing I have learned is that all the kit in the world won't make your bass sound like it doesn't!! An Antoni 1/2 size isn't EVER going to sound like John Patitucci's Thomas Martin bass or Charlie Haden's Vuillaume. If you are not cutting through the mix, it may be that the sound you have is not as rich as it needs to be? Try another mic a little further away from the bass to put some 'air' in your sound. With a DI, close mic and ambient mic, you will get what you are playing. If that doesn't work go back to the sound itself.