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Just put down the phone to the friend I mentioned. As the last post says examiners are happy for you to play one of the pieces from the book. He also said that there is nothing to stop you picking your own but not that easy to find a piece that is the required standard. He said Jaco would be a good choice and to my suprise he also mentioned Mark King, he did however mention a piece by David Sandborn "Run For Cover" which would be a good choice. I have never even heard of the tune so I quickly did a search and found a PDF transcription which I have posted in the Theory and Technique section on here.. I will be interested in playing this as it does look interesting. I hope this was worth the wait and of course I wish you all the best with your Grade 8.

Many Thanks.

Looking for the bass Transcription to Larry Carlton's "Room 335" can anyone point me in the right direction.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1342900569' post='1742646'] I can read but I panic in a hurry!! Where as tab I don't panic (if that makes any sense!) [/quote] It never ceases to amaze me that anyone who can read TAB well are unable to grasp how uncomplicated reading notation is. I use Sibelius to write my scores and on the few ocassions I have converted a written piece to TAB I then can see how TAB can often make a piece harder to play. Putting aside the fact there is no indication of placement of notes in relation to the beat which restricts you to playing tunes you already have a clear idea of what the bass line should sound like, but I also find that TAB instructs you to change position far more than is needed. The trick to reading is to play the written note in the correct position for the notes that follow.i.e. if you are playing a piece which fall nicely under and around the second fret but then requires you to play a run starting on the 1oth fret, simply play the first section around the 7th fret, the notes are the same but the shift to the 10th fret will be a lot easier and smoother. I often find that TAB will show the former and not the latter. Of course another draw back with TAB is that you will never learn the names of the notes and that the higher up the neck you play the more options you have to play the same note in a different position.i.e. the E at the twelth fret of the E string (the thickest string, 4th string) is exactly the same note on the A string (3rd string) at the 7th fret, plus the same not on the D string (2 string) on the 2nd fret. So when it comes to reading notation you simply choose which note to play in relation to what follows with the least amount of movement of your left hand position.

It seems to me you want to run before you can walk. Been playing bass for longer than you, in the last 10 years mostly as a pro. In my extended resting time I try to learn a new technique, or try and transcribe lines I find interesting. On one such rest period I heard and really liked the bass on Hideaway by David Sandborn. The track begins with figure style and then goes into slap then back and fore, fingurestyle to slap. Struggle and listen as hard as I could I just couldn't get the slap sections down. Could never see myself playing track in a live situation I just gave up. Roll forward a few months and I fall across a second hand book by Stuart Clayton of Level 42 transcriptions and descided to knuckle down and learn to play at least one song from the book. The track I chose was "The Machine Stops" within a week I was able to play the whole song following the slap, hammer, pop, etc. by Stuart. Then returned to Hideaway, piece of urine. Can now also play Mark Kings fast triplets trick he uses in all his bass solo's all thanks to Stuart Clayton's books. Still can't ever see me being called on to play any of this in a live situation but slap is a really fun technique to learn. For me I always thought that he was a flash git who banged his bass with his left hand while singing, wrong, just take a listen to the tracks when he just plays fingure style and you can learn a lot from his use of ghost notes. To conclude, learn to walk.

Sent him an email, so, fingers crossed will hear from him soon.

I have a friend who is one of their chief examiners. If you want I will try and contact him and ask him what he considers a good choice. May take a while as he is always jetting off all over the world to carry out exams.

Looking for a good transcription of Nathen Watts bass part. Already know the main riffs and break, looking for all the noodlings in the last part of the song.

Nothing wrong with wanting to learn to slap. In my opinion it's what bassists do, so always a good idea to be able to play. I don't slap all the time but if a song calls for it then I do. Mark King uses a slap technique which involves hitting a string with the left hand without plucking with the right hand. This can clearly be heard on the Level 42 hit "Love Games". With this technique really fast runs can be played. Not sure about double thumbing maybe another chatter can answer. One thing I will say about slap it is great fun to play and well worth learning. Not seen the Stuart Clayton book but I am familiar with his Level 42 Transcriptions, which are highly recommended but are now like rocking horse droppings....... very hard to find. [attachment=112683:1.png] LH = left hand hit, no right hand

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1341822410' post='1724423'] I notice you say your hands "BURN" like crazy. You dont mention pain as such. This would suggest to me that what is happening is a build up of lactic acid. If you stop for a minute or two, does this burning sensation go away ? If you dont know, then try it and see. As well as all the good advice given so far, I would suggest that you warm up before a playing session. Before you even touch the bass, do some gentle stretches (search You Tube for "Hand Stretches for Guitar"). After that, SLOWLY do some chromatic scales above the 5th fret. Dont dive head long into fast strenuous playing immediately. Give the hand(s) a further 2-3 minutes to prepare for the strenuous task being asked of them. Here is an article on lactic acid which may throw some light into what may be happening in your situation : [url="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-lactic-acid-buil"]http://www.scientifi...actic-acid-buil[/url] [/quote]++1 Also check this thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177265-warm-up-how-and-how-long/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177265-warm-up-how-and-how-long/[/url]

Thought fellow Basschatters may enjoy my transcription of the [b]"Boz" Burrell[/b] classic. Can't Get Enough of Your Love.pdf [attachment=112227:Can't Get Enough Of Your Love.pdf] As discussed below, The above file is actually a PDF. For some reason Basschat not only renames the file but also changes the file extention to .ipd. With internet explorer if you right click and download the file extention is automatically changed back to .pdf but with Chrome and Firefox the file extention needs to be changed to .pdf by you. For anyone still unsure I have included 3 .png's of the PDF. [attachment=112310:Cant Get Enough Of Your Love-1.png][attachment=112311:Cant Get Enough Of Your Love-2.png][attachment=112312:Cant Get Enough Of Your Love-3.png] Will leave the 4 files posted until such time I may need the space for further pstings. So, if you find the files are no longer available PM me and I will be happy to email them to you.

Mark and I traded a Stingray Fretless neck for a fretted. Great communicacion and neck arrived from France within 3 working days. Cheers Mark it was a pleasure doing business. Ron

Many Thanks JJ.

I wasn't having a dig at Scott far from it, I think his videos are very enlightening and a damn good watch for bass players. I did say IMO, surely we are entitled to an opinion.Likewise IMO the iPad is over priced and over rated, that doesn't mean that I am right?

Better to play on a 5 string, octave pedals always sound synthetic (see what I did there). Video is more of a plug for IMO an over produced mediocre tune.

Several years ago I worked with a keyboard player who woke up one morning with RSI. The night before he had played an energetic gig playing 16th notes during a RnR set. He has never played pro keyboards since and now plays tuba in a funk band. He also admitted having never warmed up as he 9/10 his keys were set up on stage. I was taught that to play a gig without a warm up was asking for trouble sometime in the future. All athletes have a warm up routine before an event and musicians should do the same. Like the keyboard player 9/10 my bass is normally set up on stage so I simply perform some simple hand stretching exercises, bending the wrists back and fore as far as I can with my other hand and clenching my hands into a fist and slowly relaxing them. Another tip is to squeeze a squash ball tightly in in each hand. Yes, I can already imagine the kind of comments I will receive after this post. But for those of you who ignore a warm up routine don't be surprised to hear yourself in a few years say "if only I had done some warm up".

[quote name='Booooooom' timestamp='1337542891' post='1661735'] and some more... [/quote] Cheers Booooooooooooooooooom for posting for me. Just to clarify as Basschat upload renames the files for some reason. The 3 files are:- Phil Collins - I wish it would rain down Don Henley - New York Minute Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons

Was gonna post some Pino transcriptions but since site updated nothing is working right. If you email me I can send them.

I have used FretFX on 2 of my basses [url="https://fretfx.com/"]https://fretfx.com/[/url] and got on fine with them. Wouldn't hesitate to use again only I am looking to light up my Status headless bass and the on/off switch is stuck on the back of the head.

[quote name='Jabba_the_gut' timestamp='1337118507' post='1655927'] Hi, I'm thinking of fitting LED fret markers to the side of the next scratch built bass I make. Has anyone done this on their own builds? I'd be grateful for any info on the best way to approach this, or any circuit diagram? I have seen a couple of different ways including one using op-amps of some sort. Could I power the LEDs from the pre-amp battery or should I keep the circuits separate due to noise and battery drain? Any guidance would be welcome. Cheers J. [/quote] I would be interested in this also. Can you post any info/links here?

Check this site. At least twenty more[i][b] Free [/b][/i]tracks. Plus if you scroll to the bottom of the page yoy will find a couple of transcriptions of the bassist who replaced Mr.Fraser in[i][b] Free [/b][/i]"Tetsu Yamauchi". [url="http://arcellussykesmusic.com/index.php?/transcriptions/"]http://arcellussykes...transcriptions/[/url]

Bought SR4 Tuners and string tree from Paul. Arrived the next day after I paid. Faultless transaction. Many Thanks Paul

Here's a few to get you started. [attachment=107507:All Right Now.pdf] All Right Now [attachment=107508:Little Bit Of Love.pdf] Little Bit of Love [attachment=107509:The Stealer.pdf] The Stealer