Dread Bass

Hi all. I’ve recently picked up the double bass and am starting to jam with a jazz band. I’m trying to get up to speed on walking bass which is proving harder than I expected! I have started transcribing lines from recordings of the band I’m playing with as well as working from Ed Friedlands book and I have booked a lesson for a few weeks time. I also have Irealb and am intending to work through some jazz standards. I’m mainly transcribing on electric at the minute while I try to build my facility on the double bass. Can anyone recommend any classic walking bass lines that I can transcribe to build my vocabulary or any other resources to look at. I need to try and get up to speed as quickly as possible so I can keep up with the band. Thanks in advance. (I did a search but nothing came up but I searched walking bass and only got 6 results so I may be using the search function wrong! So apologies if this has been done to death!

I just bought a Saffire 24 to run with my iMac and I am very very happy with it thus far. Like you I don't need anything super complex, I just want to do some demoing. I can say that the Focusrite sounds a lot better than the cheap m audio I was using. Both through my KRK rokit 6s and through headphones. (Though my headphones are not great quality)

Here are the facts around my latest transaction with Bass Direct. I bought and paid for a Darkglass compressor at 9:30pm on Monday 28th which was the bank holiday. At 10:30pm That night i got an email from Mark stating they would ship my order this week. Yesterday i got am message stating it had been shipped and it arrived on my door step at 9:15 this morning. I mean what else is there to say. Wonderful service which i have come to expect from Bass Direct but never take for granted. That said i have had great experience from Bass Gear as well but i have never used the Gallery. I think we are very lucky to have bass specific shops that offer above average (or in my experience excellent) customer service and a wide range of cool products. Even if its a bit more expensive i will continue to support these shops. That said Bass Direct were the cheapest i found for the Darkglass.

This is going to be great

I do 30+ gigs a year and a few week long tours a year. I have 6 basses that are used frequently and a few in various stages of modding. ACG 7 - main band ACG 6 fretless - 2nd band/ solo project ACG 6 fretted - practice/backup/solo project ACG Jazz 5 - jazz standard jams with friends + deps Alembic 4 - stays at home theory and reading practice P bass copy with flats - messing with Motown stuff. Damage wise they all get marked. The 7 has got quite a few on the headstock and body but touring will increase the chances of that.

Awesome thread and awesome thing to do!

That said I do use my B7K as an always on and with only a hair of overdrive. I am surprised to see some describe it as harsh but then maybe I like harsh?

Glad to see a thread about Darkglass that isn't full of fan boys! I must admit I love my B7K and it has solved loads of problems for me. I love the Darkglass brand and can't wait to try an Ultra, but it's nice to see some honest opinions of people that haven't got on with their stuff. Proof that no pedal is for everyone! That said I can't wait to see what Darkglass bring out next.

I love the flat radius personally and am totally used to it now.

Welcome to the ACG club buddy

I'm biased but I do think Alan makes some of the best fretless basses available.

Welcome to the club!

I bought Ed friedlands complete bass method he covers reading from the beginning and I've found it great. I would recommend trying to read daily even if only for 10 mins.

My ACG 7 custom has a Matt black finish pretty much: http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0090-recurve-sc-s-type-7-string-lh/ As you can see it looks awesome.

I didn't really. I did the finish strung it up and have been waiting for some free cash to put into the electrics. I should really finish it as it's just sitting there.

Was a good one. Nice to meet everyone.

Bought an eq pedal from Ian. Great transaction with no issues.

Standard fare for us is to share backline and drum shells between the bands. Change over between bands are usually 15 mins! I usually bring my bass cabs but am shocked by how many bass players don't seem to own a rig. If your a gigging band you should at least own a head. I have no problem people using my cabs but amp is an issue! As for people using my bass I use a left handed 7 string so no issues there

Seems like I've been mentioned a few times (cheers Cameron and EAD) My main band in a tech metal band called Taken by the Tide Here is a video: http://youtu.be/Gscq_YzkNSY Also here is a link to our bandcamp where you can download our EP for free: http://tbtt.bandcamp.com My other band is a more straight up death metal band called Beyond Grace. Here's a video: http://youtu.be/Ru_g9c0j5f4

Awesome band!