Len_derby

Far too many to recall without cringing, but here is a very recent one. Outdoor gig on Sunday, the natty gazebo we put up to keep the sun off blew upside down mid-way through a song. It wasn't even an upbeat song either. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/98/woopsc.jpg/][IMG]http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/549/woopsc.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Welcome. Your wife has good taste in presents! Have fun on the forum. Len

Welcome Tom. No newbie hazing rituals here. You'll be expected to make the tea and coffee for the first few weeks though. Have fun. Len

What you're saying here brings to mind a recent thread on here that observed that when it's been isolated the bass sound on some very well known and 'iconic' songs sounds disappointing. It's how the bass has 'mixed' (in the broadest sense of the word) with the other instruments that has been a large part of the magic.

Welcome Rich. Lovely music.

Welcome Greg, from someone just down the A38 from you. There's a few of us on here from around the Notts/Derbys/S.Yorkshire area. Show us a photo of the homemade 8 x 10. It sounds great! A 1920's Tallboy. Was that one of Al Capone's gang? Len

Wow Thom, that doesn't sound good at all. I've been happy so far with what he's done with my admitedly bog-standard Fenders. Food for thought.

[quote name='AlanJ' timestamp='1337630706' post='1663234'] Absolutely, couldn't agree more I've noticed another thread or two on these here forums about music shops making a fuss about people trying instruments out etc. That's something I've certainly not found with R&D - they've always been very willing to let me have a go with any of the kit, and even leave me in peace while I do. [/quote] Yes, that's true. I've found that as well.

[quote name='garethfriend' timestamp='1337624719' post='1663046'] sounds about right. They are a decent bunch in there though to be fair, considering buying my next bass from there, for a real world shop I have found them to compete reasonably well with web prices on new stuff compared to many shops. No experience of their repair tech though as anything I can't do myself goes to a[b] luthier in Leicester[/b]. [/quote] Hey Gareth is that [url="http://www.leicestershire-luthier.co.uk/index.html"]http://www.leicestershire-luthier.co.uk/index.html[/url] out at Thringstone? I've found them to be a top quality outfit.

I've bought a lot of stuff off them over the years. I've always found them obliging, knowledgeable and they always seem to have a massive stock for a small town in the doldrums. But, following my own personal experience, I don't take stuff there to be repaired or set-up.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1337617977' post='1662888'] After 32 years of playing bass I'm adequate at what I do, experienced enough to be able to dummy what I don't often do and (usually) smart enough to avoid being placed in a position where I am going to fail miserably. Self proclaimed expertise is worth nothing. [/quote] That's neat. If you play as well as you express yourself in words I reckon you're pretty good

Or, in response to those gear nurds you get at gigs a logo that said what_the_f**k_are_you_looking_at? In small writing, obviously.

The man who really got me fired-up for bassplaying was Colin Hodgkinson, who I first saw with Back Door back in about '75. Precision + solos + lead vocals.

[quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1335296036' post='1628945'] The new Tord Gustavsen Quartet album The Well wonderful. Beautifully recorded and very understated with melodies and phrases that just hang in the air [media]http://youtu.be/_3A6ziUPbdk[/media] [/quote] Thanks for posting this. They're a band that I just hadn't heard of. I've just ordered the CD off Amazon. God, this forum costs me some money......

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1337394892' post='1659375'] I experienced a fair bit of it earlier in the year when selling on here. A pattern emerged that put me right off dealing with newbies. [/quote] I know where you're coming from on this one Gary, but everybody was a newbie once-upon-a-time. I think that a lot of active basschatters initially join the forum in order to buy or sell and then stick around when they find out what a great place it is. But obviously if someone's not got any feedback the risk factor goes up.

It sounds like the balance is far too much in the festival's favour on this one. I'd say diplomatically and politely decline, without burning any bridges (even the one across the River Severn). You never know, they might just come back with a better offer, particularly as one of the organisers seems to have a itch he needs to scratch (on stage, with you).

Here's the thread concerning the set of TruBass I gave to Al. Hopefully he's still got them and they can be yours for a small donation to Basschat. [u][color="#800080"][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170049-rotosound-tru-bass-black-nylon-strings/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170049-rotosound-tru-bass-black-nylon-strings/[/url][/color][/u] I tried them on the bass in my avatar photo, a Squier Telebass. My guess is that they will fit ok on a Hofner Violin but someone better informed may be able to confirm that. For the record, I took them off the Squier as the sound was far too muddy with the single 'mud-thumper' pickup fitted. I use a set on my Yamaha fretless though.

Welcome Chris, Good ol' Rockabilly, love it. Yes, nylon tapewound strings. Rotosound do them, I think they're called Trubass. Nicely black too. As for ripping your frets off......maybe one thing at a time? Len PS - edit. I passed on a slightly used set of these strings to alhbass on this forum. He couldn't use them and may still have them floating around. Worth dropping him a message.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1337070219' post='1654747'] I'd say this is a situation where you either have to leave or you have to say something and see what happens but you can't do nothing at all. [/quote] Having followed the thread I tend to agree with this. I think it's a situation where 'do nothing' isn't an option. But, if you do decide it's not for you and you take your leave how will you feel if in the future you find out something went seriously awry concerning the kids and you didn't say anything at the time?

Thanks for coming out to see us on Friday night. I did enjoy introducing you as 'this is Alan, who I met on the internet three days ago'. Good to have you aboard Alan.

Another thumbs-up for the Ritter. I've had a double gig-bag for about 3 years. I've regularly carried 2 basses in it plus cables, DI-box, Boss Tu-2 etc. and it's shown hardly any wear. Apart from one tag on the end of a zip-pull. But they always seem to come off don't they?

Plow on mate. The majority of my live playing is done in churches, and has been for years. Bear these in mind. 1. Most churches I've played in are acoustically dire. That's just the way it is. 2. Just about every congregation I've played to has included people (not always the oldies) who just don't want the music you're playing. Even if it was played by Donald D.Dunn and his heavenly band. You can't win with those people. They look for reasons to moan. 3. The majority of the people will have appreciated what you did. They may not be explicit about it, but remember you are there to facilitate worship not put a show on. Everything you have said strongly suggests you are doing well. The problems (if there are any) are outside your control. Keep on that stoney road!

Welcome DarkHeart. I too played a Hiatus for a few years. They sometimes come up on the 'For Sale' thread. The Japanese ones are thought to be the best. I like your photo. It looks like a bunch of meerkats looking out for danger. Have fun! Len

It's not the way I do it, but it sounds like it works for you. It would be funny to see some of your words. We could do a 'guess that bassline' competiton. For learning by ear I find that using reference tunes to work out intervals between notes is useful. For example, In 'Somewhere over the rainbow', it's an octave leap between 'some' and 'where'. Minor third (three frets), first two notes of 'smoke on the water' riff. Major third (four frets) 'Kum by ah'. And so on. Works for me.