Bilbo

Yes I did, Pete. It didn't work very well because of the mess I had already made of the pick up. I am sat in my shed with my Clarus+ amp plugged in and the manual open and I seem to have sorted the problem out be learning about how the various buttons work. I have lost the annoying aspects of the sound and found something more than usable. I think I have made the classic mistake of never 'practising' my sound and only looking at the issue on gigs where the time and space are limited. I am bowing the bass at the moment and am not getting any problems. I am tempted to add a mic like a DPA 4099 or something. This guy sounds great.

Am hoping to spend some time with it today. I am assuming I just need to ensure that I have an even signal across all frequencies.

I am not happy. First double bass gig after my heart attack yesterday and I couldn't sort the sound out at all. The KNA would not settle. I had an irritating honk every time I hit the low E and a scratchy rattle (not the bass, the electrics) at the higher end. I have no double bass gigs in the diary until September so I am going to shed but I will really need to sort out the sound once and for all. This endless pick up search is a bloody money pit.

Is Dave Goodier still in Bristol? He was a lovely player.

They aren't great either. Sorry. I am in a grumpy mood. I have two gigs on 29 and 30 March and then my diary is empty. Forced retirement.....

Giblin played some lovely things with Chris de Burgh and with Jon Anderson. This is from the 'Song Of Seven' album. The opening bass solo is sweet.

I personally believe that there are some things that Jazzers should stay away from at the risk of appearing to be misguided fan boys screaming 'Ya think Jaco was the greatest? Look at meeeeeeeee'! It's immature.

The live CD Caribe is a monster album if you want to hear Camilo's Big Band and AJ at their best. Caribe [Ltd. Edition] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003WSSMFW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_CNEKCb8DYV0Q9

Not got any details but I have just heard that US bassist Jeff Andrews has passed away after a long illness. Can't find anything on line so any news would be helpful. A great player who gigged with Brecker, Mike Stern, Vital Information and a host of others. http://www.jeffandrews.biz/index.html

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar is a roast but try anything by Miguel Zenon.

Thanks, Pete. That is really helpful.

I have always operated on the assumption that you buy a good quality professional instrument and then learn to play it rather than waste time trying to find 'the one'. I have had the same bass since 1986.

A recording of my Harley Benton 12 string guitar, bought for m by my wife as a holding option before I get enough money together to get the Ovation I want.

A session from my HM days that I found recently on a cassette in a box under a bed in a back room. It never got played or released but the best bit is that the guitar player has since won an Emmy. There are a couple of drop outs due to analogue to digital copying issues but you get the idea.

😃 I have played a Wal for 33 years so weight is not going to be a problem.

1. Latin - Brazilian and Cuban 2. Jazz 3. Prog. Melody, Rhythm and Harmony, in that order.

Will do, Len. I may be wrong but I don't think I have ever played a Fender Jazz 😃 Actually, that isn't true. I used to roadie for a guy who had one. Age 22 so 33 years ago.

I may need a fretted bass soon and am gassing for a fretted five string Fender Jazz. Does anyone know of any support groups available? Fender GAS Anonymous? Cognitive Bass Therapy?

I tend to think that the double bass is, by its very nature, a reverb unit. I have reverb on my AI Clarus but never feel the need to use it.

I am on a Miguel Zenon binge at the moment.

I guess that is because it is not your royalties that are being taken.

I wonder how much of this is just coincidence. There are only 12 notes and a finite numbers of places to put them. Surely it is possible that two people happen upon the same sequence?

I had gig once where I was playing loads of 16th note grooves and, wham, the hand literally seized up. I had to walk across the stage and get a pick of the guitarists amp while it sorted itself out. Not happened since. I guess I hadn't warmed up enough.

No Quarter 😁

Not sure I need that, what with having an upright and all 😎