William James Easton

welcome local friend. i to had a jag bass (purchased off another harrogate member) coz it looked damn good. alas due to not playing as much as i didi and it being to versitile for moi i part x'ed it for a jazz. enjoy, bass chat is good for contacts, buying n selling and genrally winding bedromm bassists up!

psychobilly, file under [i]shudder [/i]

whats all this promoters pish? buy a generator and plug in outside said venue where promoter is fannying about. stick it to em. D.I.Y son then again are you contacting the 'right' people?

[quote name='coasterbass' post='565627' date='Aug 11 2009, 08:01 AM']Menswear?? [/quote] oh the 90's brit pop fall out, what delights.

somebody show me a band that aren't doing a reunion and i'll show you a band that still has some integrity. Les McQuuesn? Crème Brulee? "it's a sh*t business."

[quote name='Bassassin' post='558571' date='Aug 2 2009, 04:28 PM']Truest words in the world, EVAAR. Welcome back! Music is one of the few things that has kept me going for the last 3 years, which has been a spectacularly dark time for me. Gigging & practicing with my band, composing & recording - what I've found myself calling "The Redemptive Power Of Rock 'n Roll". Somebody on here said last week - apologies for not remembering who - "[b]you don't choose music - music chooses [i]you[/i[/b]]". Can't beat it. Jon.[/quote] that's wicked, must pinch.

no i can't be taught. 2nd most important thing after passion and before a free mind.

don't be soft, Just play!

Well after years of trying to get back into 'it', giving up (more than just playing), and launching failed atempts to play with people who are more intrested in other elements rather than playing, i have finally found that fire again. I decided to play bass for my friends 'project'. its all his songs etc so i am just a hired gun really (even though he insits thats ot the way) And i've gone back to basics, stripped my gear sound and technique right down to the bare bones. FECK ME ITS GOOD. I no longer worry about trying to write a line that;s intresting, different, will make me look cool. I play with the song, relax, enjoy the music, not worry about if abillity is gonna be judged by some 9 string noodeling nonce and rock out. I'll add bits when needed IF needed but not for the sake of it.r field. I am not for one minute nocking more 'adventerous' play but hey music is about fun and passion, coming form the heart and being pure. Not noodling to impress other 'experts' of your field. i am off up stairs my studio* now to rock out. p.s. not drunk *spare bbedroom

NME? what a f***ing waste of a good tree.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='519141' date='Jun 20 2009, 10:44 AM']<cough, splutter> You have newborn [i]and[/i] £200 to spare on a bass?!? Lucky fella. No suggestions from me, though. Sorry.[/quote] just don't tell the wife. p.s. order for little dodo soon.

i want/need a semi acoustic. but in true pops easton style i'm on a circa £200 budget. bridge pup and normal scale. i like the look of casady bass, but woe is my pocket book. any ideas cyber world? regards

Has anyone/does anyone/ will anyone ever experiment with silent practice? let me explain....the reasons most bands dont get anywhere around my end of town is that they can never make the noise they want. so i suggested to my latest band mate that we invest in some sort of guitar pod, (bass taken care of through mxr DI), electric drum kit and some sort of PA mixer with mutiple headphones out put and practice in 'silence'. i was instatly branded a genius and hoisted above the heads of the adoring fans to the sights and sounds of a ticker tape parade on Avenue Street. has anyone else experimented like this? (if not, bagsy my idea and i'm the best) if so what has you set up been like? problems? i jammed like this with a drummer mate last night, it was fun however we didnt have mics so had to communicate through signs and facial expresions as we were to lazy to take our 'cans' off. have a good day.

[quote name='Eight' post='511617' date='Jun 11 2009, 09:08 PM']Most musicians really aren't that interesting.[/quote] apart from me....oh wait, musician hey.....

shes in my top 5.

Just read the new BGM. Dave Swift, looking forward to reading that article....wasn't any good. The gaff in the scarf, dude in sunglasses, somebody else. They all speak utter drivel. I might just be me but i thought i was reading interviews with accountants. nothing against each player but back to listening to bass and not reading interviews for me.* tin hat on. *apart form Mike Watt the man is brilliant bass, spoken, written.

[quote name='sticker' post='489292' date='May 15 2009, 08:14 PM']is it just me that thinks it sounds like he got burnt on a deal for some studio "inspiration"?[/quote] somebody needs to knock him in the head! $3000 on wing wang? i think not even Roman Bednar wouldn't get burnt that bad!

poor Jeff needs a hug.

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='477431' date='May 2 2009, 12:19 AM']I love Neil Young ... Im not really interested in anything else ...[/quote] respect.