Beneath It All

[quote name='Gizmo' post='88653' date='Nov 14 2007, 09:09 PM']I was hopping to go see them at the robin in bilston on the 5th dec but i'll be in sharm el sheikh enjoying some winter sun at the time Ive seen Holdsworth & co before ronnies scotts in Bham became a lap dancing club... As i recall Skuli Sverrisson was holding down the low end at the time it was a stella gig But id love to see Jimmy as i think hes a top player[/quote] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Skuli Sverrison - what a monster! Check out Holdsworths' Hard Hat Area. Seem to remember seeing him on the tube also........Hopefully I'll get chance to say hello to AH as he's in Leeds on Dec 1st.....For all you JJ fans,you might want to check out James Taylors' Pull Over concert on DVD

My EVO 2 300 has an almighty hum which more or less disappears ,but not entirely, when I plug in my bass;;The sub harmonic works not at all...Anyone else had similar problems? Anyone else still using Ashdown!!..Would also appreciate any thoughts on the Superfly head....Ta.

[quote name='Geejay' post='84535' date='Nov 6 2007, 06:02 PM'] Hi All, Three or four weeks ago, about an hour and a half into our usual two hour rehasal my left forearm cramped up, I got pains in my left had and it too cramped up. I last had this when I first started playing with another band about ten years ago and was very nervous and tense. This time I had problems sleeping that night due to the throbbing and tingling pain in the ends of my first and second fingers on my left hand (fretting hand). I thought it would happily go away but a couple of days later the numbness was still there. My wife cheerfully said it sounded like what a colleague of her suffers from Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. Next day I was round at the doctors having all sorts of pins dragged across my fingers and palm of both hands. The doc said it was not the dreaded CTS but I had damaged the nerves in the ends of my fingers and would have to stop playing and allow them to fully recover. So no band now for four weeks, fingers getting better and I can play a few tunes without problem. Tried my acoustic guitar today for a change and ouch! End of finger problems back. Has anyone had similar problems with nerves in the fretting hand fingers? I'm getting bored not playing but I don't want to cause permanent damage. Any thoughts or advice gratefully received. Geejay[/quote]Interested to know what bass you use - I sometimes have similar problems when I use small necks.[[smaller the neck,the more you need to cramp your hand to play]..Also do you do warm up exercises before playing;particularly important now It's getting cold..

Just checking out some of the Dan stuff on you tube,in particular Josie, with the drum solo by Keith Carlock; I've heard a few bands doing this tune over the years but never heard THAT Jim Keltner drum lick [right after the drum solo,back into the tune and one of the coolest licks ever played] executed correctly ...Even Chambers played the same fill as Carlock plays on the tube.....Almost right but out by a 1/16th...?????

[quote name='bnt' post='82611' date='Nov 2 2007, 01:24 AM']There was a documentary about the making of [i]Aja[/i] a few years ago, with interviews with all involved, including Chuck. The story of how he had to conceal his slapped part on [i]Peg[/i] from Donald is now part of bass folklore. Hey, the bassist knows what's best for the bass! [/quote]>>>>>I remember the story but often wondered how you conceal a slapped bass line from the likes of Messrs. Fagen & Becker?!

[font="Arial Black"][/font]...................Not forgetting GAUCHO - Just as good as AJA.

Sadly,Colin is the only surviving member of Back Door..Ron Asprey was replaced by an old friend of mine,Rod Mason from Huddersfield..Not sure who the current drummer is, but I believe an album is slated for release in Dec..Check them out on the Cultural Foundation website

So i've been looking for new stuff to play on the bass, and i'd like to get into more stuff like Stu Hamm. However, I don't know of any other artists like him, and while I respect people like Pastorius and Wooten, I find their playing quite dull. Can anyone recommend any artists who play solo bass and don't shred? ****************************************Maybe you should take up the spoons

Just dug out my Blind Faith album - Forgotten how good Rick Grech was on da bass..Check it out

Can someone explain how to change my BC log in name,as I'm no longer hip!!??

[u][/u][quote name='low note lee' post='74395' date='Oct 15 2007, 07:19 AM']The poles in the neck PUP of my Squier Jazz Bass fell down, and when I opened it up, the glue holding it to the cover has lost its grip. I wouldn't mind trying out new PUPs, so does anyone have any recommendations for some relatively cheap (>£50) Jazz Bass style PUPs? I don't really have any particular sound in mind, and i'm open for a bit of experimentation.[/quote]*****************************Schallers..Excellent and cheap

[quote name='cris the man' date='Oct 18 2007, 08:30 AM' post='75892'] found out a kool technique today **********************************Most people seem under the impression that Jaco always played by the bridge/back pickup...In reality, some of his sweetest sounds came via the technique you mention....Another great technique[for me anyway],and I figured it out all by myself! - If you're playing upstrokes with your right hand, finger the note with your left hand with a slight downwards motion[i.e. in an opposing direction].. If playing downstrokes,then the left hand is fingered with an upward motion..It really does help the string to 'sing'.......Stumbling across this technique was like a quantum leap for me in terms of my fretless sound....It works on fretted as well!