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    I'm 36 and currently in year 2 of my music degree course. I've been playing for about 20 years and pretty good technique and harmonic knowledge etc. My musical tastes are hugely diverse, everything from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Puccini and Tchaikovsky. My rock and metal tastes include Dream theater, rush, Pink Floyd, Anekdoten, Seventh wonder, Exivious and Porcupine tree. I'm based in Birmingham but at uni in London. I'm also really into music production/composition and also play keyboards.
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    Where are you based ? Have you thought about advertising at your local music college ? I occasionally play in band that has an amazing horn section. The trombone and trumpet player met at Birmingham conservatoire, I met them through a guitar player friend.
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    Anything with the name Auralex is overpriced. Make you own for a fraction of the price using materials available from eBay or any number of other places. I bought some foam pads for my studio monitors from digital village for a lot less than the Auralex ones, and I've compared them to a genuine pair and there is no difference.
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    Hopefully meeting someone next week who wants to try this. In the meantime please, no trade offers for basses other than those of equal value to this. I don't honestly believe that I've overpriced this, on the contrary in fact, this is a good price for a top quality Fender bass. It takes only a very short time to check the value of an instrument, especially if it has previously been sold on here, and it's annoying when the trade offer has previously been sold for several hundred pounds less, or in some cases £500 less ! I'm a student and can't afford to give stuff away or lose money on instruments. My asking price is firm, and has not and will not be lowered.
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    I've had 2 like that start following me this week, the one's talking about marriage already, but I've told her it's early days yet
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    Probably a sign of the times I guess, things don't sell as fast as they used to. It's slightly annoying though, when you get a trade offer, only to discover with a bit of research that the bass you've been offered is worth nowhere near the value of the bass you're selling. I had a bass offered to me last week, it did look interesting. When I looked into though, the particular bass had been sold on here at least 5 times, the last time it sold it went abroad, and was a fretless, it's now back and has been re-fretted. The most it sold for before was £800, the bass I'm selling Is priced at £1250. Today I was offered a bass that has been sold on here previously, the last time for £700.
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    [quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1384611478' post='2278718'] I dont think it is a problem that you are not finding it natural to anchor on the pick up. Few have mentioned the potential hand/wrist problems that can go with this technique. Granted, lots of top players use it and get away without any problems but others suffer because of it. The trouble is that it can take years to find out that you have an injury problem. IMO it is better to err on the side of caution and keep the wrist straight. As for the Floating Thumb being "sloppy"......tell that to Todd Johnson ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4qNYPjpIiQ[/media] [/quote] I had the pleasure of spending a weekend studying with Todd a few years ago, he's an amazingly talented player. If you can master the floating thumb technique then it's very useful, especially for 5 and 6 string players.
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    I think the OP's title is a bit misleading, and is maybe leading people off track. Floating thumb, to me anyway is this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnbUWWW1Abg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnbUWWW1Abg[/url] where the thumb is being used as a mute. Then there's the traditional thing where the thumb is anchored either on the E string on on top of the pickup. Then there's what the OP means, where the thumb and hand move about. If you're only playing a 4 string, then you shouldn't really have a muting problem (I don't mean only in a derogative way). Use the left hand fingers that you're not fretting with to mute the other strings. If you're playing the E string then I don't really see how the other strings would be ringing. This is kind of why I personally think having a few lessons on basic technique is a good thing, especially when you first start to play.
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    http://www.scribd.com/mobile Lots of really good stuff here ! Don't limit yourself to bass clef either, practice treble clef too
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    Are they an American agency ? Probably never heard of the nhs
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    Is there an option to privilege your own medical insurance ? I'm guessing that whoever provides their insurance is also something to do with the recommended place for the medical.
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    Always see it, play it and then pay for it, that's my motto anyway .
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    I hope they restart production, my Q6 is about the best bass that I've ever played.
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    Now here is a good player, great playing skills and very creative. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kGzQav6FJo Scary to think what he'll be like in 10 years time.
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    ambient replied to kedo's topic in General Discussion

    I just scan them into mine using a scanning app and view them using Amazons Kindle app or 'good notes'.
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    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I need to cut back on the amount of books that I own, you open a cupboard and you're likely to get hit by a book [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] .[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]They're all in good to excellent condition, with no missing pages or anything.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Schoenberg - Structural functions of harmony - £6.50 [/font][/color][url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Structural-Functions-Harmony-Arnold-Schoenberg/dp/0571196578/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384015380&sr=8-2&keywords=schoenberg+theory+of+harmony"]http://www.amazon.co...eory+of+harmony[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Schoenberg - Theory of harmony - £6.50 [/font][/color][url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theory-Harmony-Arnold-Schoenberg/dp/0571109330/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1384015380&sr=8-4&keywords=schoenberg+theory+of+harmony"]http://www.amazon.co...eory+of+harmony[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Music notation - £7.50 [/font][/color][url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Notation-Manual-Practice-Crescendo/dp/0800854535/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384015951&sr=1-1&keywords=music+notation"]http://www.amazon.co...=music+notation[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The guide to midi orchestration (a really good book) - £12.50 [/font][/color][url="http://www.timespace.com/product/GTMO-100/2/1/the_guide_to_midi_orchestration__3rd_edition.html"]http://www.timespace...rd_edition.html[/url] If anyone wants them as a job jot then PM me and we can agree a price. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]All prices include postage.[/font][/color]
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    So you're selling a bass that's an absolute classic and you've owned for how long ? To buy a bass that isn't a classic and can be ordered today and delivered sometime very early next year. Save up a deposit for a status and then save the balance during the 16 week wait. And keep this beauty !
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    Have a look on the bass gear shops's website.
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    I tried one of these at a gig once, don't let the 400 watts put you off, they're extremely capable little amps !
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    Listen to some horn players and vocalists too. Gotta say there are some players mentioned here who I didn't realise played fretless, Jimmy Haslip for instance, I'll have to check that out out 'cos I love his fretted playing. Has anyone mentioned Kai Ekhardt [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7w8njCYZ9s&list=RDdk4MAHAMYOw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7w8njCYZ9s&list=RDdk4MAHAMYOw[/url]
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    [quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1384009239' post='2271872'] And her rendition of some of the tunes are justapproxed, not exactly accurate other than that she might be a lass playing a bass, all I see it's a human playing it good or bad, that is all I see. we are in the year 2013, live with it. Jesus dudes, Carol Kay has been doing it for yonks! My mate Ellen O'Reilly can do that while singing, and looking a whole lot better [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Pnz5CogUE[/media] [/quote] Ellen is class !
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    Anyone want to try these ?
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