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    I think I’d prefer a paper version to be honest. It’s battery won’t run down, and the worst that can happen if it falls of it's stand is losing the page.
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    Does this allow you to make notes and changes?
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    I’d rather hear music played well with emotion and feel by a band with little or no, for want of a better phrase....stage presence, than hear music played badly, with mistakes and no emotion by a band that are more preoccupied by what they’re doing on stage or what they look like.
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    Yeah, yeah that’s me. The fretboard is pretty much flat and the strings follow that. So yes, I can only really play the low B and the F strings. It took ages to a) get my bowing technique right, bearing in mind that I’m bowing at such a strange angle, and b) to find just the right areas on the string for the bow to work in a nice way. I’ve got some custom flat wound strings arriving from America one day this week, they’re currently being held up in customs. When they come it should hopefully make bowing like this easier, I’ll be able to slide along the string.
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    Like this
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    I've done a few at Birmingham Rep. I agree, it is brilliant. A friend of mine did Blood brothers for quite a while, I'd sat in with him a few times, that's what got me wanting to do it. That experience served me well when I finally got asked. I agree with the poster about a volume pedal, it's incredibly useful. Stands and lights were supplied, as were headphones. There were TV monitors scattered around the pit area, so that we could see what was going on.
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    “It means all the extra stuff. You know, give me a frank with all the Hazarai.” At least according to this: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/one-with-everything-the-story-of-the-stereo-memory-man-with-hazarai-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWl2XfzlgM
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    With my solo bass gigs it’s just me. I toyed with the idea of using film as a back drop. I make my own films to fit my music, but decided a projector was too much else to carry around. There’s no show as such, and very little conversation, just a thank you at the end. People coming along mostly know what to expect. I get people sitting quietly, eyes closed, I’ve had people meditate too, that started at a gig I did in Paris in April. That was great because I realised that people had finally started to understand what I do.
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    The freeze isn’t for sale, sorry.
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    My F
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    Sold
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    Excellent, thanks
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    Bump and some price drops. All of these pedals are in excellent condition, having been bought new back in the Autumn.
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    It's a little annoying that when you reply to a thread, you're automatically following that thread, you have to opt out of it. I'd prefer it if you had to opt in instead.
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    Mocha.......

    ambient replied to Creeper's topic in Bass Guitars

    Hmmm, not the mocha I thought
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    That's nice
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    I think he's a very talented bassist. He was a jazz bassist I believe. That's how come he plays upright and bass guitar. He also sings incredibly well too, at the same time as playing bass.
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    Bump and price drop. This included a PJB gig bag.
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    I love John Williams's playing. I mentioned female composers earlier. It's only very recently that it was considered 'suitable' for women to make a career in composition. Mendelssohn's sister was a very accomplished composer, but she had to publish under her brother's name. Similar to authors of the period.
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    That's an unusual tuning. I have mine B-F.
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    These are great basses.
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    The Joni Mitchel and Peter Gabriel’s new blood albums were excellent.
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    Part of the problem is, like with the original question, "the most musically talented man of all time". It's really only in very recent times that it's been considered acceptable for women to forge a career in music, either as a musician or a composer, for instance craddock Mandelson, she often published under her more famous brother's name. Jaqueline DePres is one female musician that I’ve always particularly admired. In the avant-garde you have Eliane Radigue, an electronic music pioneer who worked with the late Pierre Henry. Delia Derbyshire from the BBC Radiophonic workshop, and composer of the doctor who theme. Another electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros who began playing music at a ridiculously early age, and later developed some lovely concepts about soundscape and listening. In musical performance you have Maria Callas for instance, and a whole load of more contemporary artists, Carol Kay instantly springs to mind.
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    Also why only man?
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    There are so many, and talent manifests itself in a myriad of ways. I would argue that having the ability to spend thousands of hours practicing and learning is a demonstration of talent? In the past as now there have been phenomenally talented youngsters from all walks of life. Haydn was the youngest of 20 children and was destined for a life as a boot maker. I'd say maybe Mozart.
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