Clarky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVM00eoohI

Cracking gig last night! Next up is Bull & Gate, Kentish Town on Wednesday. Onstage 8.45 pm .

Just back from our gig at the Jazz Servants Quarters in Dalston. Despite the venue being empty half an hour before we were due onstage, it suddenly filled and we played to a decent size crowd. I played with my Kolstein double bass, rather than my Takamine acoustic bass - first time I have gigged this particular instrument - and it went really well. A lot more physical gigging a DB than an acoustic bass but all the more satisfying for it. Our Spanish/flamenco flavoured tracks went down especially well. After the fiasco at 93 Feet East on Monday (when we had technical problems and an @rse of a soundman) this was a very good and extremely gratifying gig

Bump for tonight's gig in Hackney area, East London

I couldn't believe the amount. That's just legalised robbery. At least I had a good night with SWBO

I must be their biggest fan as it cost me £130 for a parking ticket (my wheels were on the pavement; but which wardens are out at 9pm at night?) Good gig from the Jetsonics though, and the Mrs and I especially liked the reggae/dub number

Thanks all. It sure is whisky-soaked music! This used to be our live encore

Cynically I am guessing the reason it doesn't have a DI/XLR is so it doesn't massively undermine the Sansamp franchise

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Hi all we are playing the Land of Kings Festival in Dalston, E. London tomorrow (Saturday) night. The venue is the Servant Jazz Quarters [url="http://servantjazzquarters.com/"]http://servantjazzquarters.com/[/url] and we are onstage at 8.30pm Next we are playing the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town (nr Camden), London on Wednesday night; onstage time 8.45pm Cheers Clarky PS, link in my sig takes you to Soundcloud page for All The Queens Ravens with six-track EP loaded

Hi all, although I'm no longer in the band there are several tracks I recorded that are still to be released (and hopefully an album). The first to be released is the band's new single, a New Orleans-style sleazy reworking of Tom Waits' fabulous 'Yesterday is here' with added Rattlin Bone coda. I still love the music even if I have moved on band-wise. Hope you enjoy http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/13121225

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1335965528' post='1638721'] Did you mean [i]'well'[/i] up? [/quote] Erm, yes Very emotional to see and just beautiful music

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1335779280' post='1635727'] Some great stuff posted in this thread. Carles Benavent is Bassist i like to listen to a lot. His Fretless playing is sublime. A nice track here with Josemi Carmona. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJbr1_gDYw4&feature=related[/media] Some Fretless. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBNJNCvY6c&feature=related[/media] Garry [/quote] Not seen him before. Interesting style of play (I watched some YT clips last night). Only time I can recall seeing anyone play a fretless with a pick. Being the bass nerd I was intrigued by his unsual looking fretted bass with the big cutout on the upper bout - turns out its a Jerzy Drozd 'Barcelona', designed for him by the Spanish luthier [url="http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/barcelona_views.htm"]http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/barcelona_views.htm[/url]

[quote name='Emlyn' timestamp='1335897662' post='1637763'] Hi Clarky, I've nearly put it in Sibelius 7, I think there's a 'convert to tab' option - not checked, but it pretty much does everything else, so hopefully I can. Hope the bass is working well for you, Cheers, Emlyn [/quote] Hey Emlyn, yep I just put my fave strings (Kolsteins) on the bass and it really sounds lovely I was being tongue-in-cheek about tab as its a running joke on here (moderator Bilbo's constant refrain is 'Learn to read'; he also hates Moondance by Van Morrison so this track receives a fair few mentions too )

What time you onstage Ad? Not sure I can make it as have recording session previous night and gig following night and SWMBO may put her foot down. However, if its a mid-evening time, may be able to persuade her with promise of meal nearby ....

he is an amazing gipsy jazz guitarist (check out his album The Gipsy Project for example) but played alongside Jaco in the latter's last sad years and is very influenced by Jaco when it comes to bass playing (to the extent you could shut your eyes and think it is Jaco). Amazing musician who I was lucky enough to see live in London around 15 years ago. Good work Emlyn - any chance you could re-do in tab form?

Yep, they had 5 bands on and seemed to allow about 5 minutes to switch over and line/sound check. Very silly. I felt for the main act (after us) who was cut off after just 4 songs at 10.45 (we all assumed that the music finished at 11 ....)

These are relatively rare and I know there was an Items Wanted thread for one of these a while back. I gigged mine last night (technically I have the B10, with different preamp but otherwise identical), sounded wonderful! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takamine-TB10-Acoustic-Electric-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-/261010787752?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cc5748da8"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takamine-TB10-Acoustic-Electric-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-/261010787752?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cc5748da8[/url]

Just back from 93 Feet East in London's Brick Lane. My 2nd gig with ATQR. Was going so well until the penultimate song in our 7 song set when the guitarist broke a string and - with no help from the stroppy sound engineer whose only comment was to point out we were 10 minutes over our allotted slot (not our fault, the earlier bands overran) - had to borrow a guitar from another band. We then discovered this had a faulty jack socket. We muddled through that song with the guitar barely audible and totally inaudible in parts and then we had to abandon the final song as my bass then also started to cut out (coincidence, hmmm). Oh well, the first five songs went really well and we will be better prepared for next Saturday's gig (guitarist will be bringing his spare guitar and I will bring extra cables, just in case)

Just back. Was going so well until the penultimate song when the guitarist broke a string and - with no help from the stroppy sound engineer whose only comment was to point out we were 10 minutes over our allotted slot (not our fault, the earlier bands overran) - had to borrow a guitar from another band and then we found this had a faulty jack socket. We muddled through that song and then we had to abandon the final song as my bass then also started to cut out (coincidence, hmmm). Oh well, the first five songs went really well and we will be better prepared for next Saturday's gig (guitarist will be bringing his spare guitar and I will bring extra cables, just in case)