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Advice on 2nd hand midi synths on a budget
bass_dinger replied to FelixGubbins's topic in Other Instruments
I have been looking for something like this for a long while - thanks for sharing! Organ bass pedals in kit form - rather than breaking down a home organ just the parts... -
I have the top half of a conductor's stand, with a 20mm female fitting. I need the bottom half - the legs and the stem. Does any company sell the bottom half separately?
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I am surprised at how inexpensive these are, on Facebook marketplace. And they sound and feel good to me, too. I would have gone for one myself, eventually, were it not for the 50 quid Kurzweil in Cash Converters. Keyboards will teach one harmony - and, apparently, once one develops a good left hand technique, you can do everything a bassist does . . ..,
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What keyboard did you end up with?
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Sweet Caroline and boxing - a song to punch people to... Have you ever heard it played by a ukulele band?
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You are right - even the songs with a distinct bass riff don't _need_ it for the congregation to be able to sing it. However, there is this song... And this Each have distinct riffs that are beyond me!
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How Deep ( and my finger, too...) in 6 4 4 4 Is there a name for alternating bars that flip between two time signatures? I am told that Bernstein's America does the same, between 3/4 and 6/8.
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@Rosie CThis YouTube video is a very typical version of this song - no strong rhythm, and the bass line playing on the chord changes. And here is me playing over it, using the written music. how_deep2.wav
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Yes. When I first learned it, I was not aware of the alternating time signatures (although I realised that the timing was peculiar, about the same time that I spotted that the words didn't rhyme!). I play on the chord changes rather than try to create a rhythm, and let the vocalists and congregation carry the song. I can try to create a recording of what I do, if you are desperate....
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I give you Dancing in the Street - the Silent Music video. No music at all - "It's like two drunk mates making their way home from the pub. " Watch it and laugh. . . . Dancing in the Street -- Silent Music Video - YouTube.url
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Saddle Up and Ride Your Pony by David Christie It's cheesy, and he may even be miming to the bass line . . . However, I have managed to avoid it for 30 years, simply because the people who schedule radio playlists like it as much as I do . . . David Christie - Saddle Up (Official Music Video) - YouTube.url
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Two minutes? That's not even one song! Or is that the point that you are making - even one song would be too long!
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Burn the heretic 😄 I thought it better to burn the banjo, and have stern words with the heretic.
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Sadly, people take that to extremes, and turn up with no preparation at all, or without having sung through the songs, or even looked at the song list. Usually that's the singers, but I once had a bassist turn up without their bass.... Agreed! It's not a gig, it's an opportunity to serve others. Why do people treat it like they're doing the congregation a favour by tuning up on the day? Get excited people - it's important.
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If it's the right three people, you will do it justice! For those who don't know the first song, here: https://youtu.be/3glYEDzSyok?si=g50qLV_v34kOBKE0
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Anyone who has spent time in a church will realise that things which are big, bulky, musical and unwanted will end up there... Organ. Pianos. 4×12 bass cabs. Soprano singers.
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Is there a popular bass player, that you just don’t get?
bass_dinger replied to Rayman's topic in General Discussion
Mark King. Yakka takka takka tak. I have a CD in my car - The Best Dad Album in the world. One track is Dance the Night Away, by the Mavericks. Two chords, root-5th. The next track is Running in the Family by Level 42. Lots of notes. I prefer the first track, probably because I can understand the language of that song. I think that, when I listen to Mark King, Mohini Dey, Flea, I don't have the skill set to understand what they are doing. So to me, it's alien. -
Did he get a better offer from another church?
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We had such inconsistency with the sound team, that the Worship Leader came up with a solution that did not involve the sound guys. Channels that are sound activated, a second mixing desk on the stage (and later, personal mixing desks so we could each set our own monitor mix. Still waiting for the whole band to buy in-ears - I don't want to be the only one. However the leader is yet to send out advice to the whole band on what to look for, so if he isn't bothered, nor am I. I even shared a link with him, following a recommendation from basschat: "look at these. Highly recommended. Do you want to share it with the rest of the group?".
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I was that leaver. They took me back, I was grateful and happy to play. But I have managed my expectations of the band.... And they have understood the problems that caused me to walk. They've done nothing about the problems, but they have understood them....
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Is there a popular bass player, that you just don’t get?
bass_dinger replied to Rayman's topic in General Discussion
Agreed. She is hugely talented, technically brilliant - and my sister keeps sending me links to her stuff. But I just don't get what she does. And if she was the keynote speaker at next year's South East Bass Bash, I would be very embarrassed! -
Any Favourite Whacky Songs/Instrumentals?
bass_dinger replied to SteveK's topic in General Discussion
I am big fan of "back covers" - take a song, and cover it in a style that predates the original song. Here, Gloria Jones Tainted Love in the style of Django Reinhardt. Is that what you are looking for? -
Isn't this the one that can has a descending bassline during the chorus, akin to that in Bach's Air on a G string? A, E/g#, F#m, A/e, D, A/c#, Bm, D/a, repeat...
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My cousin was in a punk band that did nothing and split up. The rhythm guitarist (Graham Jones) still wanted to play in a band so my cousin's then girlfriend introduced him her friend, Nick Heywood. They went on to form Haircut 100. As for me, I turned up to my ukulele night in a cafe, and someone had bought along their drummer friend (Charlie Grima out of Wizzard). He struggled to lock in with us ,- anyone who has ever played with a ukulele band will understand that the fault was with us! (That same cafe was where the Beatles had had a meal while shooting a video in nearby Knole Park, down the road from an antique shop where John Lennon found the poster advertising a performance from Mr Kite).
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Perhaps he had a B E A D G set, and tuned the B string to an E, E string to an A etc. "Step away from the bass, please, Sir. "
