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[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1378817125' post='2204977'] I could be wrong but I would think that there must be a hidden agenda if you've been asked to play this in an audition. There is nothing to play so unless they've given you a different feel to the number the idea must be to find out how you groove on 2 root notes a bar. I'd add some small unobtrusive fills, but assuming the drummer is playing the correct part, I'd stick to him like glue. [/quote] A hidden agenda!? I've not heard their take on the song, so I'm flying blind here. I've just been grooving along basically playing root, root, rest, 5th, root, rest, pretty much throughout with some lead-in notes here and there and slide back down to A at the end of each chorus. Sounds OK. It's easy to get carried away with the fills so, as you say, I'll concentrate on root, root, rest, 5th, root,rest with space just about everywhere else.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1378815638' post='2204937'] Be brave and just play the accents with the bass drum*. Add some small fills if you really can fit them in but the risk is that you over play and sound crap. In an audition you have to play something but I'd try to hit the groove just right instead of attempting to show how funky you are. * That's all I do. [/quote] Thank you. There is a thread on Talkbass about this with some useful ideas buried within a long-running joke. I'll concentrate on root notes on the groove.

I've been invited along for an audition and one of the songs is Kiss by Prince. I've got the chords. There doesn't appear to be any bass on the original. Just wondered if anybody plays this and could suggest an approach, please? A quick look on YouTube throws up one attempt at a bass cover but it sounds far too busy to me.

[url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/109005101/burnsbaldwin-shadows-bass-circa-196667-ex-jet-harris.html"]http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/109005101/burnsbaldwin-shadows-bass-circa-196667-ex-jet-harris.html[/url]

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I'm researching buying and importing a bass too, and can pretty much confirm what others are saying. I got shipping quotes from FedEx, UPS etc and they were all at least £160. The US Postal Service will charge $72 (£46) for a 5-day service which, considering the distance involved, seems remarkably cheap to me. Obviously I'll then need to add on VAT, Import Duty and handling charge but that still gets me a really nice bass that I just cannot find this side of the pond. I'll pay the seller by PayPal so we both have some protection.

[url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-jazz-bass/1016474775#photo-content"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fender-jazz-bass/1016474775#photo-content[/url]

I've read this ad a few times now and I'm fairly sure they're saying they want a bassist with a "4K rig". 4000W !? [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/hype-need-a-bass-player-t541098.html"]http://www.joinmyban...er-t541098.html[/url]

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1377938652' post='2193736'] It's just a laugh! Jebus! [/quote] Exactly.

The singer in my band has just sent me this. Thought I'd share it.[attachment=142730:10 commandments of bass.jpg]

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1377201177' post='2184804'] Cough cough, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/213184-unusual-but-im-liking-this-any-ideas/page__view__findpost__p__2155716__hl__i+like__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] [/quote] I should have gone to a well-known high street opticians before posting this!

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Check out "Shades" album too and think: "Hell, yeah..." I nicked that quote from an Amazon album review - sums up the JJ Cale Vibe in two words.

Spooky thing is, I was practising After Midnight this afternoon because we're going to play it in my new band. I played Naturally virtually non-stop back in the 70s and it's still one of my all-time favourite albums. Cool, laid-back, less-is-more swamp-rock. Love it. I have 4 of his albums in my car including Road to Escondido where he co-operated with Clapton but, for me, it's not as good as Naturally or Troubadour. On Road to Escondido, my personal feeling is that Cale's understated style doesn't mix too well with Clapton's more florid sound and there's a nagging non-meeting of minds throughout the album. Cale couldn't sing all that well, but for me, that added a straightforwardness to his songs. For those people who haven't heard too much about JJ Cale, Here's After Midnight: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81Vx-0uM0k[/media] Genuinely sad to hear of his death.

[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4b0be624-6b87-47e8-bbf0-588a2c6c0439"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...f0-588a2c6c0439[/url] BBC is reporting: "[b]Born 5 December 1938. Died 26 July 2013." [/b]

Lady in red [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt2YIpZWBqA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt2YIpZWBqA[/url]

Sheena Easton [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huNejF17gzg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huNejF17gzg[/url]

Thought I was sorted, but band folded after 6 meetings. So, still looking for a decent party/function covers band...

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1370389158' post='2100316'] If it's just for rehearsal and you already have a compact, why not make the weight/size saving worthwhile and go for a ten inch unit? I use one loaded with the celestion ntr ten from a markbass f1 and always have volume in reserve, it is a nice driver. [/quote] Yes - good point.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1370420019' post='2100457'] A lot depends upon the relative importance to you of having something you've made yourself versus a practical solution. A second hand speaker means you can try before you buy, you have good residual value if you need to sell, you know exactly what you are getting. If you decide to go ahead you could try this driver [url="http://profesional.beyma.com/pdf/SM-212E.pdf"]http://profesional.b...pdf/SM-212E.pdf[/url] I use them and like the sound, smooth and controlled. This is a ceramic magnet driver but still only 2kg more than the Celestion with better excursion and lower bass. 6V6 is building a cab at the moment with this driver, you could wait until he reports back how it sounds and then go for it. Here's the thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200152-1x12-diy-cab-build/"]http://basschat.co.u...-diy-cab-build/[/url] [/quote] I'm not a very practical person ("DIY" = Destroy It Yourself, as far as I'm concerned...) so, in reality, I'd be just about capable of fitting a driver into a pre-prepared cab - hence my interest in the empty cab + driver idea. I'd certainly not be capable of building a cab from scratch. You make sensible, practical points about what I'm aiming for. Basically, I want something that's easier to take to rehearsal than the Compact. I realise I'm probably not going to get anything much lighter than the Compact, but I'd be interested in something that is less awkward/cumbersome to carry up/down a steep flight of twisting stairs to a basement room and could also be used for home practice. I don't want to spend any more than £200 but i don't want something that sounds awful. I don't want much, really. Secondhand? No problem. Easy (empty, pre-built) cab + matched driver + 6 screws + push-fit wiring? No problem. This? [url="http://www.basscentre.com/bass-cabs/eden-ex110-cab.html"]http://www.basscentre.com/bass-cabs/eden-ex110-cab.html[/url] or maybe the 112 version.

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1370302893' post='2099014'] I thought you had a Barefaced Compact Steve? [/quote] Yes - I still do. At 13 kg it's really light and powerful. That said, It's still a bit awkward to lug up and down stairs because of its size. Never satisfied, you see. I'm looking for something I can use with the GKMB500 at home for practice and also at rehearsal. The obvious solution would be a Barefaced Midget, but I haven't saved enough bottle tops for one of those yet. So - something just like a Midget, but half the price. Like a Golf, but not a Golf. Something like your Zoot 112, in fact.