Clarky

I'm really not sure which night to choose. Darryl Scott is a fab singer but I saw him in JUly with DT so it makes sense to see someone different. Currently torn between Martin Simpson and Richard Thompson

I SO wish I could be there tonight Ad and Lozz but will be out of 'that London' wearing a tweed waistcoat, with strange facial hair, attending a bluegrass course

deets here [url="https://www.facebook.com/DannyThompsonBirthdaySessions"]https://www.facebook...irthdaySessions[/url] Now which one do I attend, hmmm

I bet there's still a spare place on DB course Jack if you are seriously interested but would have to be quick, as its starts Friday late afternoon

I only signed up last weekend. And its next weekend But I hate you anyway

[quote name='paddy109' timestamp='1382535201' post='2253315'] I am not attending but have been in the past a couple of times and had so much fun. Met some amazing musicians and would recommend highly. Its hard work and the late night jams are a real blast. Have fun Clarkie, I am very jealous. [/quote] Cheers! Looking forward but also a bit trepidatious as I know zip all theory and not that much more about bluegrass (although my band plays several blugrass-type songs)

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1382438745' post='2252070'] How do you arrive at an eBay name of "[i][b]Grave Of The Fireflies[/b][/i]" anyway? [/quote] Must be a fantasy games and books enthusiast Anyway its better than "Nest of the bedbugs"

I wasn't aware your lot ever left the 70s, Jack

But seriously to be absolutely bang on, I do need to start the note fractionally ahead of where my head tells me to in the more propulsive parts ... and it is because of the slower attack profile of double bass notes

In my case its because I can't keep a beat

I am down to two basses from - at one stage - about six or seven. If my Jazz sells, I will be down to one. I agree, the more distractions from actually playing and practicing the less likely you are to progress

I would love to have one of these to noodle on - an Alembic Brown Bass which are $7k+ new and so out of sensible reach [attachment=146652:14143_45viewL.jpg]

Hmmm, Laurence is very talented (he did some great work for me on the neck of a bass) but he is a one-man outfit and at least when I visited he seemed to have quite a lot on. Also his workshop is tucked away in a corner of Clapham which is would be pretty hard to get to without a car (and very pricey with a taxi from central London). Aren't the much more convenient bigger outfit the Martins a better option in your circumstances?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1382361216' post='2251133'] That's where you went wrong, Clarky. Packages with 'Fragile' stickers on them get singled out for 'special treatment'. [/quote] If you read Lord of the Rings, you would know "Fragile - musical instrument" translates in Orc-ish to "Kick sh*it out of this, by order of Mordor"

Last month I sent an EUB to BC'er Beedster (London to Wales) via ParcelForce (the only company that offers a 'large box' service). I put very prominent stickers on both sides of the box saying "Fragile - musical instrument". So Mrs Beedster comes home and finds a shredded box in her garden, with a big hole in one side, packing material blowing everywhere, and sat in the pouring rain. A covered porch was 10 feet away. Furthermore they forged Beedster's signature to pretend he had accepted delivery. Utter disgrace. Fortunately the bass was so heavily packed and solid it was unharmed. Otherwise this would really have kicked off

This thread needs Bilbo

Scott LaFaro's reconstructed bass (as Danny Thompson won't be selling 'Victoria' any time soon!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqQ9dCk9oU http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I5-PgCFlx1k#t=10

I've just signed up for the double bass course and wondered if any other BassChat DBer is attending? http://www.sorefingers.co.uk/

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1382295351' post='2250319'] I will start by saying that I have no issue with people liking or playing jazz. But I hate it. It grates.It's just wrong.Each to their own, but it's not for me. [/quote] There are a zillion types of music that fall under the grouping'Jazz'. Wes Montgomery playing guitar, Ornette Colman playing free jazz, Bill Evans' piano trios, big band jazz like Duke Ellington, bebop like Charlie Parker, the 60s experimentation of Miles Davis and so on. I am non-plussed by some of it, love some of it (eg Bill Evans), hate lots of it (free jazz etc) but its a hell of a broad grouping. Do you really hate all of it?

To be serious, I think its just because it doesn't follow simple verse, chorus, verse, chorus etc and therefore becomes somehow mysterious, intellectual and 'pseud-y' to many. Probably the same would apply if you played some of the prog rock excesses (eg, 'Tales of Topographic Oceans') to many people. The fact it routinely has the p*ss taken out of it in populat culture ("Nice ...") probably doesn't help either.

Its just to wind up Bilbo