SICbass

In the words of Foghorn Leghorn's adversay George P. Dawg, "When I said he was ugly, I just meant he looks like he's been beaten wit da ugly stick."

That looks well risky to me. If your rig ist tall enough (and most are) I've always liked the Markbass Bass Keeper. Dead safe, and so easy to transport.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1445104123' post='2888857'] My fave to play with the band is 'I Want Your Love' by Chic, Not complex at all but as Bilbo mentions in his post.... it's about getting the groove. Harder than you think. [/quote] Yep. Very hypnotic. The guitar part even more so.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1444999990' post='2888043'] As a turgid young teen, I'd favour the shower section. Usually a bit of bare leg and a tantalising glimpse of side-boob on offer. Kids today have it so easy, don't they? Reverse cowboy, teabagging, Arabian goggles, dirty Sanchez, pearl necklaces and Boston pancakes, all at the click of a mouse! [/quote] I never thought of myself as having lead a particularly sheltered life, but I honestly have no idea what half of those things are. It sounds to me like a rundown of the starters at Aintree 🐴

Express Yourself by the watts 103rd St. rhythm band, just for the joy and groove of it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rImQZ8euKok For the same reason, I Gotcha by Joe Tex. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0qT4zTv_vVY

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1444925847' post='2887437'] Storing wine upright, pfft nothing upmarket about that! [/quote] Storing the wine 'upright' (geddit?) upright bass? I saw what you did there 😏 I'll get me coat...

The advertising text Much in the vein of classic sports car ethos, the SRKP4 is sleek, yet simple. Muscular, yet agile. Turbo charged by the Mini Kaoss Pad 2s, this is the perfect vehicle for any level of aptitude, any style of playing, or any musical genre. Reminds me of the "J. Arthur" section in that 80s free music paper Making Music, where such advertisers texts were subject to appropriate ridicule.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1444994177' post='2887939'] But undeniably a splendid way of getting right up the nose of any guitarist, and therefore to be praised. [/quote] Wise words young padawan.

All a bit hooky if you ask me... /coat

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1444921180' post='2887377'] Here's the upmarket version. [/quote] Now if you can get one that plays and then does that in the break (preferably drum break) you're onto a winner.

Does it strike anyone else here as ironic that the second one was the ace of SPADES? I love the fact that someone went to all that trouble, and yes, I've seen worse live acts.

No frills there, strictly bog-standard.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1444813713' post='2886212'] No backlash from here! I agree 100%. [/quote] +1

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1444808274' post='2886135'] If I need to learn a song, the first thing I do is write down all the chords for intro, verse, bridge, mid 8, etc then sort out the bass line. I find being able to play the song on guitar or keyboards gives me a clue as to why the bass is doing what it does and what it should be doing if I can't hear it properly (actually, more like what I can get away with) Also, being able to play all the chords usually means I can correct our guitarist who's only listened to it in the car on the way to rehearsal [/quote] Being able to check harmonies is invaluable, but don't allow it to distract from actually [i]listening[/i] to the bass line. I often come across situations where a guitarist or keyboard player have written a lead-sheet based on what they've heard harmonically without paying attention to the bass-part. The upper part of the harmonies is accurate but you sometimes come into conflict with the keyboard player's left hand. Then ensue patronising looks from said keyboard player until you can bend his ear to actually listen to the bass on a recording (sorry, thread-hijack and mini-rant are hereby over)

All of the information above is spot on, especially repeated hearing in order to check and re-check "did I hear what I thought I heard? Or was I assuming what I expected to hear?" I think most of us who have posted so far are of a generation who worked this way and this is an extremely useful discipline. Of course thanks to [i]all things bright and digital[/i], we do also have the benefit of software to slow things down nowadays. Things like [i]the amazing slow downer,[/i] or [i]audacity[/i] to name but two. These can both be helpful particularly when trying to check out faster, tricky passages.

Forgive if this has already been posted, butt it was new to me. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIG-BUTT-004-BASS-made-in-USA-/121770260680?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202351%2526meid%253D988e7aee3ac34384bc47920c78eb2a1a%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D4%2526rkt%253D6%2526sd%253D291565352585&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1443910531' post='2878711'] At least he has been responsible for a most entertaining thread 😆 [/quote] Such self-sacrafice is truly inspirational.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1444328349' post='2882335'] They co-ordinate nicely with your living area! [/quote] Or is it the other way around?

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1443774212' post='2877526'] "It looks just like a Telefunken U47..." [/quote] ".... with leather?"

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1444160480' post='2880818'] This is the best bass tone I've ever heard although this is live, actual song starts about 1m 30s in [media]http://youtu.be/4wsd-vRaVHE[/media] [/quote] Yep. And JJ Burnell's sound on "Peaches", same gig. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUoIclrvsPQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=TUoIclrvsPQ[/url]

I did the complete opposite once. I went to see the Dave Weckl band at a club in Berlin (I live there). I was friends with the club's owners (mortals like myself play there too sometimes) and was having a drink around the corner from their table. They kept popping round the corner and asking me to join them at their table with John Patitucci. Not knowing what to say and not wanting to bug the guy, I repeatedly declined. At some point the band members left and the manager came round and said "You *rse, we were struggling to make small-talk in English and he (Patitucci) was right up for a gab and a beer:" DOH!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1444212174' post='2881096'] Well it's active - so full range of tones - lush, deep and rich tones so can do both Jazz and P bass - does a few more too. [/quote] I hope this isn't a daft question, but does it make Alembicy type noises too?