EliasMooseblaster

...gonna keep her 'til the end." (Deep Purple - Highway Star) "I am at the centre of this universe, wind of time is blowing through me...

As the owner of the long-scale version (Epi EB3) I will warn you...they're an acquired taste. If I surmise correctly from your pic that you normally play a Jazz, you'll find the tone [i]very[/i] different! But if you're after that Jack Bruce / Andy Fraser type tone, you could do a lot worse for £50-odd. As someone who acquired the taste, I think they're great basses. I was after a Quadrophenia-era John Entwistle tone, couldn't afford a Gibson, and found the EB3 got it closer than the Epi T-bird. Give it a shot, you may surprise yourself!

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1397466189' post='2424057'] I watched The Who - Live at the IoW Festival (1970?) on You Tube at the weekend. It's an amazing gig and well worth a hour and 20 mins of your time. What I did notice and have noticed in the past from watching his playing is his unique technique. Hi picking fingers flying everywhere. How does he play so well and quickly ? They guys a legend! [/quote] My playing technique to this day is largely inspired by (lovingly ripped-off from) watching the way he plays on that video. That, and my bass collections has centred around Precision-style basses for that Live at Leeds/IoW tone, and Gibson-style basses for the Quadrophenia/Who by Numbers tone. That "typewriter" fingerstyle is definitely something worth mastering - you may find the strings feel a bit "spongy" if you're striking that close to the neck, but it does make them sing a bit more. High gain, and roundwound strings "on the other side of the frets" are also helpful!

[b][i][color=#222222]"I'm skint and in debt, a perfect time to buy a Fender jazz right?"[/color][/i][/b] Wrong. [s]If you are skint and in debt it is the worst possible time to buy a Fender jazz ...or any other bass. Play the bass that you already have, concentrate on the art of mastering the bass and become a better player instead - it's free.[/s] Get a US Std Precision. [b]Sensible answer: [/b]yeah, for god's sake don't max out your credit card on a bass you can't afford. Someone close to me did something very similar years ago, which led to payday-loan-type companies and trying to use one credit card to pay off another. It wasn't a pretty sight. But yeah, I hear good things about those Miller Jazz basses!

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1396729365' post='2416911'] Now adding the burst effect. [/quote] I think Mr Takei puts it better than I ever could: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSKkwzwdW4

Cheers Silvia, there are some fantastic shots in that first set! Thread duly created: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234365-cherry-white-eliasmooseblaster/

...and I'll pop a placeholder here in case any footage surfaces from the [b]New Cross Inn gig on the 26th March![/b]

Probably about time I started one of these! In an attempt to keep this in chronological order, this one was taken backstage at the first gig with our new singer: [b]The Spice of Life (London), 25th Feb 2014. Photo courtesy Alex de Torres.[/b] [url="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/97242355/Cherry+White++MkII.jpg"][/url]

Really quite marvellous, was the ol' Troubadour last night. Cherry White shared the bill with Dani Molino, whose band features none other than Happy Jack on upright bass. Very nice to meet Jack and Bluejay, and the music was excellent - opening acts Vera Black and Erin Mortimer are definitely worth checking out as well. And the venue fed and watered us before we went on - not something I've come to expect from most venues, so that was a pleasant turn-up! And ultimately, a great crowd and a great atmosphere made for a great evening.

Thank you both, we had a smashing time last night as well. Jack, the KK Baby Bass sounded absolutely lovely (must have been that nice amp it was going into!); Silvia, looking forward to seeing the photos! Lovely to meet you both.

As someone else said in one of the related threads (and possibly here as well) these "rules" are more like widely-followed guidelines than scientific laws. Depending on whose transcript you pick up, for example, I've seen Pink Floyd's [i]Money [/i]written out in both 7/4 and in 4+3 / 4. (Somebody told me this was because conventionally, 7/4 is emphasised as 3+4 / 4. I don't know whether I believe this person, particularly because I didn't think there was enough music written in 7/4 for there to be a broad "convention" on the matter!)

In a similar vein: http://youtu.be/PAhQ2F56Gn0

Yep. You should all definitely get along to this one. It's going to be awesome.

[quote name='achknalligewelt' timestamp='1396969201' post='2419252'] Is it one of these 9/8 + 7/8 + 5/4 + 3/4 constructions? Because I counted those whole beats in the guitar part, and dammit there were 16 of them! [/quote] Try following the hi-hat instead: after the vocals come in, it's three bars of 7/8 followed by one of 4/4. (The choruses and the drum solo are just straight 4.)

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1396965633' post='2419189'] The verses sound like alternating 7/4 and 15/16 (or 7/8 7/8 7/8 4/4 if you like) [/quote] Your bracketed guess is correct! Unfortunately I don't have a prize to offer you.

[quote name='achknalligewelt' timestamp='1396960143' post='2419092'] It's all 4/4. But with a very clever drummer, who makes an irregular snare pattern sound like it's not. I think. [/quote] [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1396962204' post='2419128'] Oh, no; it starts off in alternating 4/4 and 3/4, then spurious 4/4s get chucked around (I think..?). [/quote] Both wrong, I'm afraid. Though there are some spurious 4/4s chucked in at key points. Try again!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1396879069' post='2418260'] I've also never seen music notated in 8/8. It was only a few years ago that I found that 8/8 exists as a time signature. I think that we're so used to syncopated 4/4 beats, that anything that is 8/8 would be written as 4/4 with a high degree of syncopation. Strange however that 3/4 and 6/8 aren't confused in this way. [/quote] 3/4 and 6/8 not so much, but how about 2/4 and 6/8? Things may have changed in the (many) years since I was learning GCSE Music, but my teachers always used to think it more important to learn to distinguish 2 from 6. I learnt to think of a typical 6/8 as a sort of "ONE-two-three, TWO-two-three" rhythm.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1393721077' post='2383808'] Rich sent me a wee update - it's turning out to be a wonderfully deep cherry red - exactly what I was hoping for: [/quote] *throws bucket of cold water over self*

We managed to bury one on our last album: https://cherrywhite.bandcamp.com/track/the-white-whale The chap with the sticks was actually quite good at "hiding" the odd-meter bars on this one. And it does shift back to occasional 4/4. I'd be interested to see who can spot the main time signature!

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1396439766' post='2413588'] I didn't think I'd have to wheel out the big gun but Hypnofrog says DO IT [/quote] GAAAAAAH! Does Hypnofrog think this is £900-worth of bass? http://www.wunjoguitars.com/shop/bass-guitars/gibson-sb-400-bass-1971 I'm actually in two minds the more I look at it. But I've no idea how it sounds...

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1396437954' post='2413543'] DO IT [/quote] DON'T ENCOURAGE ME. I HAVE BILLS TO PAY.

You probably don't want to hear this, but I did walk past a 34" original '70s SG bass in one of the windows along Denmark St a couple of weeks ago. Very few things have given me GAS since I got my Thunderbird, but this was one of them. Probably just as well I didn't go in and ask "just to try it," else I think temptation would have got the better of my credit card. Practically chewing a knuckle off just thinking about it now...

Well bugger me, it's a small world, isn't it? Look forward to meeting you both there, then!

Thanks very much for all your input, chaps - this has been quite an eye-opener! In my case, a suitable daisy-chaining cable came bundled with the Pitchblack - if I'd had to buy a separate cable, I'd probably have said "sod it," and bought a multi-pedal PSU anyway. From a little bit of cursory research, I'm led to believe that various varieties of Tubescreamer don't draw any more than about 20-odd mA (couldn't find a listing for the bass version), so I should be well within the limits of what the Korg can provide. The only thing that worries me now is dannybuoy's comment about his Pitchblack giving up the ghost - I thought those things were supposed to be reliable!

A disappointing turnout - think I timed that one badly as all the students from the nearby college had probably already cleared off for Easter. Not being a student for a few years means I've lost track of these things! But we got a few people through the door so at least I was able to give each band a few quid at the end of the night. A pity there weren't more people as the other two bands were absolutely excellent...and I must admit I thought our set was a pretty good one as well. Hopefully we'll get a few more in for the next one!