William James Easton

[quote name='Spoombung' post='403346' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:54 PM']Yeah, looks like I'll be there. I'll bring a load of CDs - all Free, of course!
I look forward to meeting everyone and maybe having a look at a couple of basses.[/quote]

i've just had to listen to your stuff. absolute excellent!

[quote name='saibuster' post='403061' date='Feb 7 2009, 09:31 PM']Hello guys, didnt write here for a while and its good to be back!


My band went to Vodafone's unsigned bands competition today and we passed the first level.
The second audition is going to be for the area's finals (before the national final event).

We received some papers with information on what we need to prepare for the second event and apart from
the music, it seems like the put a lot of emphasis on performance and [b][i]image[/i][/b].

Now here is the thing, we are playing hard rock, or melodic metal, what ever you want to call it, none of us is into
indie or any of the more mainstream rock that is happening at the moment. This also means, we are not going to
wear the current rocks uniform (black skinny jeans, insanely tight worn out t-shirt, big glam curly hair).

This puts us in a problematic area, how can we deliver a contemporary image that fits our music without looking dated or skinny?

If it was up to us, we would all wear a plain t-shirt and straight jeans, but its obvious that this would reduce our chance to win.
I would love to hear the trusty forum members thoughts about it, also, are there any "style" or "image" agencies that could
help us? we take this band very seriously and would invest money in image if needed.

cheers![/quote]
vodafone hey.....i think you should all splash out on some orange amps and maybe wear a devo style boiler suits but in orange.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='402139' date='Feb 6 2009, 04:29 PM']By the way, it's Barefaced - one word, with a 'd' at the end. Barefaced Ltd in fact (as of today!)

Alex[/quote]

noted

well it's kind of bass but maybe off topice soi feel free to move mods (like you need my say so!)

Has any BC'ers visted this guy? A family frind who restore vintage guitars told me about him about a year ago and i only just remembered. From what i remember he was in the middle of setting up a new showroom/whare house for all his gubbins.
Looks to be some pretty intresting stuff there if you're into your vintage.

www.twotribesmusic.co.uk/ - dosen't seem to have changed much since i first looked at it.

is anybody bringing gear they are trying to sell?

i've played/borrowed so many brands in my gig history but i've never played through a mesa rig.

Mike McCready and J. Mascis from the land of the living.

[quote name='Protium' post='401413' date='Feb 5 2009, 07:42 PM']No offence but I'm not sure what good sound clips of the cab will be to help you judge whether you like it or not.[/quote]

never said anything about judging them.

How many bass chatters own one of these fine looking cabs and do you have sound clips? Sadly i'm just suffering from extreme 'GAS', out of my cab budget. But you never know let's see how the bonus is! Just really love reading the passionate postings and web site 'blurb' about them and would like to hear some different style sound clips of them.

[quote name='johnnylager' post='401078' date='Feb 5 2009, 02:45 PM']Still for sale? Oh hang on, it's a lefty.[/quote]

racist.....

i'm still intrested.

i'm looking to try out a sustain pedal. if i can get hold one for a play on this one song we do and it works then i would have yours off you.

or maybe i shouldn't be such a tight git and splash out a massve ten pounds?

[quote name='Golchen' post='400687' date='Feb 5 2009, 09:25 AM']For some reason, the chapman stick seems to attract bassists more than it does guitarists, keyboard players et al. I never understand why?

I play chapman stick, but I don't relate it to bass playing at all, to me it is melody playing with my right hand whilst accompanying with the left hand (utilising some bass notes) - all tapped with the fingers. Curiously that description sounds like piano playing!

I agree with you that a stick is NOT a bass! Having said that, it can be used to fill the role of bass within a band. I have an interview with Tony Levin, and he states that when he plays stick in a band setting, he only uses the bass strings, he doesn't use the whole thing unless playing solo.

Great instrument, but extremely hard to master in my opinion (eg I'm nowhere near!)[/quote]

Bingo. all the answers are there!

[quote name='SteveK' post='400707' date='Feb 5 2009, 09:47 AM']Perhaps the OP could post a link to any article that refers to a Stick as a "Bass guitar" [/quote]

not everything is on the internet you know. you pesky kids with your 'links' and your scobby doos....

somebody bully me for 2 tickets on the day. if i pay cash the wife will never know.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='399931' date='Feb 4 2009, 01:19 PM']Post 145 now updated! Apologies to all....[/quote]

ggod boy. have a plum......

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='399766' date='Feb 4 2009, 10:28 AM'][b]In It to Win It[/b]

These are the 24 names who have asked for stickers:
born2bmild
yorks5stringer
adrenochrome
Dr Dave
jake10floors
timloudon
[b]Williamjameseaton[/b]
Kirky
Toasted
Jim Fleeting
niceguyhomer
Argh
7string
Prosebass
Skelf
Funkmaster
Stanrobinson
davidlperry
greeneking
MikeyR
Casapete
Josn3184
Steve
Rhino
These are names who said they were interested: it would be helpful if you could please confirm if you are still coming!
Monz
artisan
MikeB
RayFW
EntropicLqd
Ant
watersoftyne
noisedude
AlphaDave
Bassmanc
MrBassman[/quote]

Shocking!

[quote name='Hector' post='399014' date='Feb 3 2009, 03:07 PM']Felt I ought to chip in as one of my pet peeves is people getting hung up about what instrument people play. The end goal is to make music, it's that simple. People should be allowed to make music with whatever they want. If you feel that expressing yourself via the medium of a Chapman Stick doesn't suit you then fine, but it might suit others.[/quote]

again. read the post.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='398940' date='Feb 3 2009, 02:06 PM']I'm going to set myself on fire first.[/quote]

that would attract attention first and some one may 'come to your rescue' before you've had chance to get out.

*screams, runs, jumps out of window*

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='398884' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:19 PM']Well that says something about Levin not the stick, surely? If he was playing a descant recorder he'd still be on the front of Bass Guitar magazine [/quote]

holding a descant recorder and being interviewed about it? cripes it's a world gone mad!

[quote name='Rich' post='398882' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:18 PM']Well, some of its strings are in the bass register. So in part it could be viewed as a bass, yes. But is it a bass [i]guitar[/i]? No, it's a Chapman Stick. It essentially performs the same sort of task as an ERB, it's just played differently, that's all. Yes, Tony Levin plays one, and so does Nick Beggs. They are bass players who also happen to play the Stick.

Check.

Errm, Steinberger anybody..?

Check

But it's not an instrument of purely higher register, any more than an ERB is. If you're going to take issue with the Stick, [b]you should be having a pop at 7/8/9/+ string bass guitars too.[/b][/quote]

i'm not having a 'pop', tut tut.
now i know how Jesus or Mandela felt!....i joke of course.
thankyou Rich a constructed and valid counter debate with regards to my post. pointing out to me the obvious required bits n bobs that could make them fall into the same pigeon hole. But still wht do/did (do not read these mags anymore) keep featuring them/the players?
I love mike watt, i sit down to read about his bass playing, i dont need to know about his kyacking (SP?). the samegoes for Jeff Ament and his skateboarding.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='398860' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:05 PM']Did anybody say it was a bass? As far as I can tell, it has more in common with playing the piano.[/quote]

as stated before i have read interviews with tony levin in bassist (UK) and bass player (usa) that feature a large portion of the interview on the use of the stick.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='398806' date='Feb 3 2009, 12:23 PM']however last time i met people off the internet there was screaming and woods and police.........oh the terror...

and dogs?[/quote]

*cowering*

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='398742' date='Feb 3 2009, 11:38 AM']Not sure why the human brain feels the overriding urge to put everything into neat little compartments.
Why do you think that might be? The search for order amidst the chaos of life?
The need to feel you are in control of an environment beyond control or comprehension?
[b]These are the deeper questions behind your crule attack on te Chapman stick. It's just another instru[/b]ment.[/quote]
very deep. however i think you have failed in reading my post.