TKenrick
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Advice from Cambridge-based bassists needed!
TKenrick replied to TKenrick's topic in General Discussion
@urbanx perfect, many thanks! -
Advice from Cambridge-based bassists needed!
TKenrick replied to TKenrick's topic in General Discussion
Thanks @urbanx, I think he's really open to anything at all. I suggested open mics as they tend to be a good way to meet people, do you have any particular recommendations? -
One of my students is relocating from the US to Cambridge in September as his wife will be studying at the uni and he's keen to get involved in any sort of playing opportunities that are available. So, are there any open mics/jam nights or similar that he should go to (or avoid)? He's open to pretty much any genre, I think.
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New one that I did for a student: Paramore - 'Told You So' bass transcription Now, I know it sounds like music for 12-year olds, but here are some observations: 1) Justin Meldal Johnsen plays some great stuff on this 2) I was delighted to find some Lydian harmony in the bridge (whole lotta E naturals against that Bb major chord)
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Greetings from the other side of Staines bridge!
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An old Chaka Khan tune that has a fantastic (synth) bass part and still appears on set lists. It's in Eb minor, so I've also made an adapted version for those who don't have more than four strings: Chaka Khan - 'Ain't Nobody' transcription
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Here's a chart that I made for dep gigs this summer. Not much to write home about, but it might save people time and it's good 16th-note rhythm reading practice: Coldplay - 'Adventure of a Lifetime' transcription
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Hell of a player, that Jorge. Saw him with Julian Lage a while back and the level of musical telepathy between them was incredible.
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I guess you're referring to the Joe Dart/Paul Jackson/Me'shell Ndegeocello/Stuart Zender/just about every other funk bassist trill (I also hear it referred to as a 'shake'). This is the most gloriously silly example I can think of that has trills on almost everything: The thing that I find makes a huge difference is this: it's in the arm, not the fingers. Take your fretting hand thumb off the back of the neck and use your elbow to generate the rapid back and forth sliding motion. Forget trying to be too accurate or polite with it to start with, it'll take a while to feel like you've got it under control and then you can gradually refine the movement.
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Is this difficult to play? Is it unnecessarily complicated?
TKenrick replied to bass_dinger's topic in Theory and Technique
Instant red flag for me right there. Yes, it's hard to read/play, because a human wouldn't come up with some of those ideas (bar 11!). The main thing is not the unnecesary complexity, more that it lacks musicality - as @itu said above, there's no discernable bassline for the listener (or even the bass player) to latch onto as it lacks rhythmic or melodic repetition. My advice would be to ask the MD for a chord chart and do your own thing, starting with the bare minimum of accompaniment - people (and machines, it seems) often think that 'funky' = make it as busy as possible, but that's rarely the case. -
'Tis the season... Vulfpeck - 'Christmas in L.A.' bass transcription A student brought a transcription they'd found online to a lesson, and the beaming was so wonky that it made reading the thing 10x harder than it needed to be, so I did my own chart. Some nice harmony in here, too.
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I've retired from double bass playing, so this has to go. Bought in 2014ish from the US, it's seen lots of home use but hardly ever taken on gigs. I have little to compare it to, but it's always felt very comfortable even on long practice sessions. Small chip on the top side near the adjuster which I've done my best to photograph. Rehaired last month by Adrian Warrick strings in Byfleet. Ebony frog, abalone inlay, ebony adjuster, 69.5cm length, includes case. It's the satin black model on the Finale site : https://www.stringemporium.com/finale-bass-bows.htm Current new price is $480 including shipping, not sure what the import duty would be. I'm asking £230 delivered to mainland UK, if you want to come and try it then I'll knock money off for collection. -
Another jazz one rescued from my Sibelius folder that time forgot. Ray Brown playing very simply (for him, at least) on an F blues, almost everything sits in half position: Full transcription here: Ray Brown F Blues transcription
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Welcome, Joe! A question re: your lessons - has your teacher asked you about your goals, and then given you a plan for how he might help you get there? Lessons should definitely be a two-way discussion, but if you feel like you're having to steer things in a particular direction then maybe the balance of effort is not as it should be (if we all knew what to work on and how to practise it then we wouldn't need lessons, right?).
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Not a transcription (sorry!), but a lot of my students seem to get easily overwhelmed by set lists for dep gigs, so I made this: Yes, it's common sense, but it's amazing how much time I've wasted running through songs that I've already gigged 100+ times.
