SICbass

I saw these live a couple of years back (the tickets were for free and I thought it would be a laugh...it was fun...anyway) and Simon LeBon was about 2 stone heavier with a full on beard. He looked like Oliver Reed.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1442828139' post='2869674'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYW50F42ss8[/media] And this... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8[/media] [/quote] I've long been a fan of Tom Lehrer, so thanks for that reminder, but the Rubberbandits are fantastic. Dead funny, really ace production with just the right amount of attitude. Thanks for posting.

Hey there, look forward to hearing some samples of the duo.

Really nice man, got me from bar 1. Ace tune, nice groove. Thanks for posting.

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1445338948' post='2890628'] Completely forgot about these chaps. I caught the end of their set at Camp Bestival a couple of years ago and have been trying to see (and book) them ever since. They're on tour soon, but unfortunately I have a gig on the night they're in Bristol. Steampunk-Victorian-punk-thrash-comedy: These blokes do it all.... [url="https://youtu.be/21QqXumEWFU"]http://youtu.be/21QqXumEWFU[/url] [/quote] Absolutely superb. I've never heard of them. I just laughed my head off. Thanks so much for that.

Ooh shocker! That's how rumours start.

Hello there and welcome. I always wanted to do a "dead" tribute and call it the Dreadful Great (or Grate)... but Ungrateful Dad tops that. Well done

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