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BassBus

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  1. [quote name='risingson' post='984630' date='Oct 11 2010, 05:25 PM']No way, Jamerson didn't have appalling technique! He had unconventional technique, but in no way was it appalling. There is no right or wrong way to do anything in the realms of popular music. Your technique isn't up for severe scrutiny unless it is unnecessarily impeding the song you're playing, that's the only time technique becomes an issue. It's preferable to have good technique of course because otherwise it proves difficult to play what you can hear in your head. But ultimately surely technique is the thing that should compliment your musicality and not the other way round, that's when you develop the bedroom players on Youtube that can fretw*nk till their hands fall off but give them a I IV V and they go to sh*t.[/quote] Now this is the point I was trying to put across. There are great players out there without any training and technique to their playing that is not accepted as the norm. Perhaps it's those players who move ability forward taking it to new areas which the rest of us follow.
  2. It seems to me that most are saying the same thing in their own way. You develop a level of technique that you are happy with. Some spend a lot of time developing a higher level others just play in a way you want to.
  3. As the title suggests. I appreciate that there are certain areas of playing where a good technique will be required such as orchestral playing and probably general session work. However, I find I have no shortage of people who enjoy having me play with their bands. Even recently, after a two year layoff from regular playing due to academic commitments, I was asked to play by a guy who is a professional player. That was after a depping gig in which I made loads of mistakes. Now, I’m the first to admit I do not have a high degree of technique on either electric or double bass. I am also only an amateur and don’t intend to be anything else as that gives the fun I want in music. There must be something else that attracts people to my playing. I also work as a counsellor and it is widely regarded in that profession that the relationship is the most important requirement for success with a client. Counsellors who have a high degree of knowledge and technique, but no ability at building the relationship, are far less likely to be useful to the client than those who have a lower level of knowledge and technique but a great ability at building the relationship. Therefore, does the same not work in music if we just wish to remain as amateurs? We are building relationships not just with the band in which we play but also the audiences we play to. Is it not more important to "play for the music"”(groan, cliché) than to have all the technique under the sun. Discuss.
  4. This is worth bumping up. These are lovely basses and the neck is so easy to play, very slim. Good EQ as well.
  5. Thanks for the review, Chris. Very in depth. I think if you had time to play around with the sounds a bit more and use it in a band setting you might find even more that suited your taste. I dearly love my S2000 and it's my first call fretted bass. Rob has refined the design of the SII/S2 bass over the years and having a fretless S2 I can hear what you mean about the sound. I've never tried a Kubiki so I can't compare but my Status basses give me everything I need in a bass, looks, feel and sound. Oh yes, and I'm just back from seeing Mr. King and the boys at Gateshead. All on top form as ever. The lights on his new basses are amazing.
  6. I've used Todd Phillips' DVDs [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Todd-Phillips-Essential-Techniques-Acoustic/dp/B00024OR4Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1285510048&sr=1-2"]here[/url] On Jenefer's reference to side on plucking, definitely. I find it gives a much richer tone to the sound. It occured to me that the position of your plucking fingers will also depend on the height you have your bass on the end pin and the length of your arms... So many things to consider.
  7. I think it all comes down to your own personal taste. I'd agree with everything thisnameistaken has said but if you experiment plucking at different points on the string you'll find the point that produces a sound you are happy with. Watch orchestral players play pizzicato and they pluck the string quite high up the neck. To hell with what anyone else says, it's what pleases your ear that's right for you. Most of all experiment.
  8. [quote name='Prime_BASS' post='951364' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:53 AM']What makes them cost so much.?[/quote] The people who buy them.
  9. You really don't know what you're missing kind of bump!
  10. Just came across[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ogMz5kioxU"] this [/url]on You Tube
  11. Anyone any idea what has happened to the Bespoke basses website. The link below is dead. Are they still trading? [url="http://www.bespokebasses.co.uk/electric.html"]http://www.bespokebasses.co.uk/electric.html[/url]
  12. Just bought some DB strings from Chris. Great condition and exactly as described. Thanks Chris.
  13. Great pickups and very reliable. Simple to fit too. Have a bump.
  14. This definitely needs a bump for a great looking bass and a fair price too. They really are as good as Gary says. Lovely full, rich tone.
  15. and just for the hell of it a 21:12 bump
  16. I'm sure that's good news. They're great little amps. I bought a Contra from you some years ago and I use it for everything now. Very vresitile little boxes.
  17. I don't quite see what is wrong about the bass. It looks quite splendid! The headstock is great.
  18. That smooth black neck just looks great against the black body. Drool! :wub:
  19. I can relate a story from the 80s. A young and up-and-coming oboe player had entered a prestigeous music compitition. Now, he was good enough to win, without being cocky about it, but ended up coming second. The judges called him back afterwards. They told him they apreciated he was a good enough player to win the competition but his instrument had held him back. They then awarded him £2000 towards the cost of a new instrument. I'm sure that same award would be much more now. My point is that the better the quality of instrument you play will no doubt contribute to improving your own playing. Don't put yourself down. I'm certainly not the world's best bass player but after I bought my first Status bass, my playing lead our band leader to coment that one solo I played was the best bass solo he had ever heard. Don't really think he listens to many bass solos though.
  20. There was always a time when someone like Nick Beggs was a nobody. While most of them will disappear into the wilderness I'm sure one or two of these nobodys will become somebody some day.
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