JapanAxe

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459356637' post='3015779'] I meant quicksand..! I have a real problem with keys players and have had for decades. I know there are good ones out there, it's just that for whatever reason I've never managed to work with any of 'em. In my experience it's best to not go through all the stress and grief and avoid them completely. I won't join a band with keys, regardless of how good they otherwise are, it's just not worth it. [/quote] I can think of one (1) keyboard player I've worked with that didn't overdo it with the left hand. Come to think of it, that works euphemistically too!

Although I admit I would be curious too, surely that is beside the point - unless you hope to identify the player from this information!

Nick, if you get bored with that Precision, you know I'm just off your commuting route...

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1459161081' post='3013907'] mmmm - as much as I like Duck Dunn, £974 is a lot of money! [/quote] They'd probably take £900 for it. Plus Amazon's 'look inside' feature gives you [i]You Don't Miss Your Water[/i] for free!

His 2008 covers album Meet Glen Campbell is excellent - great choice of material, quality delivery. A true musician.

So buying a Jazz is a weekly occurrence? Nice!

Is there a fee, and if so who pays it?

I don't mind as long as I'm not called upon to play a 'solo'. If I know in advance that something like this is coming, I plan ahead by working out what well-known riff from another song I can fit in, e.g. for a mid-tempo shuffle I play the start and main riff of Deep Purple's 'Black Night'.

Previous thread: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/267391-gospel-players/page__hl__gospel

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1458938341' post='3012339'] Now, if the guy on the left could spell 'practise' properly, they'd all fall into line.... [/quote] [b]practice[/b] is a noun [b]practise[/b] is a verb Unless you're American.

The Marshall is a straight-ahead amp, the other two have amp modelling on board. Any of them will do the job for home practice.

Malc and Northy, it's worth saying where you live as you will generally find Basschatters in your area who will be happy to show off their rigs and let you try them out. The more kit you try, the better idea you get of what you like and what you don't. Failing that, find something you fancy (used) on the Basschat market place, and if you don't get on with it you can sell it on without losing much on it.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1458907578' post='3012022'] you lot are encourageable [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1458908926' post='3012038'] I don't get that one. [/quote] The word is 'incorrigible', meaning 'impossible to correct'. /pedantry

If you only want a practice amp, the smaller Fender V3 Rumbles are cheap as chips - typically £188 (40W) and £110 (15W). Shouldn't be a problem to find one to try at your local Fender dealer.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1458833180' post='3011357'] Looks a bit different doesn't it! He says he can apply a range of patterns and finishes as they are built to order too. [url="http://www.retrovibe.co.uk/custom/django.html"]http://www.retrovibe...tom/django.html[/url] [/quote] Alice Cooper tribute band anyone?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1458843826' post='3011528'] I would recommend a Fender Rumble 100 V3. They are as small as an average practice amp, insanely light (you can pick them up with a finger), and loud. I've played a gig through one and it dealt fine with the volume of a moderately loud drummer. [/quote] Doubles as a practice amp and a gigging amp then.

This one actually[i] did[/i] make me cry, but it was the beauty of the performance (with Rodney Crowell at Bristol Colston Hall): http://youtu.be/l3LQeRqTBK4 And this one did when I played it to Mrs Axe - something about sharing it with another person: http://youtu.be/Xad0Qyu__cE

The proposed location will eat a lot of stage space - tripods = trip hazard!

I have a school photo taken when I was about 8. I thought I was smiling (but not grinning idiotically) but the photo shows an 8-year-old who has discovered the works of Jean-Paul Sartre*. [size=3]*This didn't actually happen for another 10 years.[/size]

To the OP - work through the lessons at www.studybass.com to understand how chords are constructed.

I share the OP's pain. I'm a pretty organised person, so disorganised people really wind me up. A band that isn't well run is unlikely to engage or retain my services.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1458419248' post='3007557'] Generally, if you are doing covers and you have the ability to switch tones during a gig you just choose a tone similar to the original tune for each song? [/quote] [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1458463739' post='3007696'] You'd be surprised! Many don't. [/quote] I just modify my plucking style and use my tone control to suit the bass tone to the song. I don't obsess about exactly replicating the sound on the original recording, I just go for something that works and sounds 'right' to me in context.

Masquerade bash at Swindon MECA [[i]sic[/i]] - followed Nathan Jones All Stars (big band), including a Michael Bublé set, and played virtually non-stop floor-fillers. A few small gaffs (the band is quite new) but overall a success I would say!