Jase

I took my driving test in Cwmbran.....hello from Tredegar!

I'm a member but rarely use it....far too much to get through and I get lost.

[quote name='Absolute-beginner' post='362173' date='Dec 23 2008, 05:26 PM']has anyone actually played this yet? Matt[/quote] I suppose it'd sound like what ever you wanted it to sound like...if that makes sense, it's just a series of notes....need a recording with TAB don't we

[quote name='escholl' post='361578' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:02 AM']--------5-----------------16-------------------- -------------17--5--X--------------------------- -7--------4-------------5-----14---------------- ---5-3--------------------15-------X------5--3- -----------------------------------------3------- I won't be able to play this, as I've only got 4 strings I could always drop D, I suppose. [/quote] Look out!!! the loonies are in What's that "other" line for? [i]Now[/i] it's confusing.

That video on youlube for me starts to show signs of a struggle??...the one with Toots, unless he was just in awe of Thieleman.

[quote name='Waldo' post='361941' date='Dec 23 2008, 01:20 PM']The funny thing is, to my ears this is just how his real solos sound![/quote] ......nah, the weird thing is, that's true...of the later stuff anyway! Always been a Jaco fan but some of the performances towards the end are so bad.

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='361826' date='Dec 23 2008, 11:38 AM']Thanks for all your feedback! Yeah Amplified is a bit of Prog really, good fun. I think Drift Away is probably my favourite to play live, just for that bassline in the chorus and the funky break down bit. The temptation to start soloing in that part is pretty aluring when we're on stage![/quote] Go on.....spoil yourself go for a solo....it's christmas

Cheers!

Decent, value for money, simple to use, loud and punchy....an LH-500 with a VX cab is a tidy little set up, I've been gigging the LH-500 with my VX and it's going just dandy! A big, fat, full tone which warms up with the paper cones of a VX. The HA3500 is also good value, seems to have a little more bite to my ears. A Transporter 410 might be worth having a look at if you're looking to keep the cost down. The HA4000 can sound good if you're into frequnecy things and eq's! A Trace GP7 SM are really good, so are the 410 Trace combos. Hope this helps

Some great stuff on there!

Can someone post a link or two with valves, sounds interesting to swap them....so you can get cleaner, warmer valves? How about more dirt, any suggestions?

[quote name='endorka' post='360562' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:55 PM']Interesting how we have different perceptions on this, as I got a lot out of his instructional video, as much philosophical as technical. Certainly, it is clear he was unwell to some extent during the recording of this video, but he struck me as genuine and quite charming, in a geeky kind of way. I didn't get the impression of him being a bragger or show off, just someone totally into what he was doing. Whatever one's opinion of the music he made, there are certain observations that can be objectively made; - he had a superb sense of time. - he had a superb sense of melody and harmony. - he wrote some pretty nifty tunes. - I'm told by people who saw him live that he sounded like nobody else at that time. - he changed the way people approach the bass guitar. .... and he could groove on simple lines when the tune calls for it. It would have been a privilege to have met this guy and hear his thoughts, in a lift or otherwise. I bet he could have played a mean "Girl From Ipanema"... Jennifer[/quote] I agree with you on most of what you say Jennifer, the video to me is the end, Jaco trying to keep it together, or get back on track....I think the video was done at a time when nobody wanted to know Jaco...he even jokingly says "gimmie a gig" at one point. I don't think it offers much, it's at a time when he wasn't coming up with anything new, relying on old "Jaco licks" I don't think it shows him on top of his game at all....maybe the odd glimmer. IMO of course

Tidy prog mate!

I've never heard of these cysts Ross has spoken about, they sound a right bind mate.

[quote name='AM1' post='360457' date='Dec 21 2008, 08:23 PM']F_ck that - doctors are C*nts![/quote] Then you deserve no sympathy!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='360475' date='Dec 21 2008, 08:55 PM']-------5-- ---------17 -7------4- ---5-3---- Need to get rid of some dust![/quote] Bit of a stretch

[quote name='steve-soar' post='360074' date='Dec 21 2008, 09:33 AM']I love some of Jacos stuff but some of it, like the instructional video is awful.[/quote] Naff innit!

Some early Jaco....with what I think is a great tone [url="http://audiofile.org.ua/song/62164.html"]Spiffing Tone![/url]

Good on 'em I reckon. Doesn't matter what's on the headstock, for me it means you can get great sounding basses for next to nothing...about time!

Early Jaco stuff is the stuff to get down ya neck! Same for early Metallica too, Cliff is great...the guys that replaced him, not a patch I'm afraid.

[quote name='HeavyJay' post='358469' date='Dec 19 2008, 12:48 AM']You're probably right, I might just need to deal with the fact that it's going to happen and live with it.[/quote] Yeah, nerves are good, I've done breathing exercises whilst driving to a gig, sounds stupid but it's true. Try and get to the point where your nerves end up being the positive excitement of playing live.

The Jaco thing is a bit like the Billy thing,most people are only aware of their technique, even more so these days with youtube etc, particularly for younger players/music fans....it's all spoon fed..."this is how Jaco was", "this is Billy", "this is Victor", etc, etc nobody seems to look further.

[quote name='HeavyJay' post='358204' date='Dec 18 2008, 07:14 PM']I've been playing for 16 years, gigging for probably 12 (not including school bands etc.) and gigging with my current band for about 8 months and I'm stil s****ing myself before tonight's gig! It's the same before every gig! What's wrong with me?[/quote] Shows your human

Out of all the Jaco vids the real bad one for me has to be the Instructional video.