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[quote name='jakesbass' post='515900' date='Jun 16 2009, 11:17 PM']Funnily enough of all the great bass players they have (both Becker and Fagen) employed over the years, the one that I always think does the utmost perfect job for the track is Walter becker himself eg Hey Nineteen, Blues Beach lots on Kamakiriad. He is a great bass player in my view.[/quote] Agreed, he plays some very melodic and memorable lines.

[quote name='JanSpeeltBas' post='515858' date='Jun 16 2009, 10:43 PM']Pigs flying? Interesting. Laboriel told this story: after many months and paying more than a million dollars of studiotime, musicians etc the record company asked Fagan when the record would be ready - when in fact he had only recorded three tracks...[/quote] It's well documented that both Fagen and Becker are notorious for attention to detail, even down to mixing the contributions of various drummers on the same track. I mean, even taking the snare of one drummer, the bass drum of another, and the high hat of another, and combining them whilst excluding other elements of their drum kits, to finish the track. There is a video of Chuck Rainey somewhere, when he is casting some extremely disparaging remarks about Fagen and his approach in the recording process. He may have been "doing a wind up" but from what I recall, it didn't sound like it. It's such a shame that Fagen, being a brilliant songwriter, is losing his vocal range/ability (not that it was his strong point in the first place) as can be heard in some of his live recordings on Youtube. They certainly recruited some of the best musicians and bass players that would fit their genre, and to me, Tom Barney has to rank somewhere near the top. But Carolyn Leonhart (the best singer they have employed in the back line) has to be the best "member" of all time to watch Yes, she's the one in the red trousers :brow: And just how musical is the solo by Jon Hetherington the guitarist? Pass the tissues..............

Here's the lead sheet for you....

Is the sellers surname Trotter?

That is one great visual reason to get a job outside of the music industry. I have printed the pic of Norman and placed it very carefully on the fireplace so my youngest child is scared away from potential injury.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='422630' date='Mar 1 2009, 09:26 PM']Hey all, I've been getting a sneaking suspicion my strings are a bit too high on my DB to make it easily playable- been doing some reading on TB and it seems the height at the nut should be about a credit card's width- mine is substantially bigger than that right across the board, and it makes half position a right pain in the neck. Does anyone have experience fiddling with this? Is it something I should be able to fix myself or would I be better taking the bass in for a full setup? Also, if I do it and f*** it up, I'm assuming the nut is replaceable without having to re-do the entire fingerboard- is this correct? Thanks in advance. Kyle[/quote] Is this any use to you?

I sense general disdain for guitarists in this forum , but this guy is brilliant. Played a lot with Jaco on guitar, obviously picked up a bit from him, as seen in his bass playing here:

[quote name='Major-Minor' post='512026' date='Jun 12 2009, 12:24 PM']This seems strange - where would you expect to start learning if not with "the most primitive and elementary aspects of playing and reading music" ? Most beginners that I have taught struggle even with a row of crotchets in half position. Learning any instrument is a gradual process. Simandl takes you from the basics to the solo repertoire in graded steps. What possibly confuses some bass guitar players moving to DB is the terminology re positions ie half position and intermediate positions etc. But once you have mastered these positions you no longer think about what they are called. Don't worry about not reading tenor clef proficiently - as long as you know say F up to C at sight, then you can work out any other notes from that. And lets face it, tenor clef is mostly used in the solo rep where you would "learn" the music anyway. As much as I champion the use of Simandl, I'm sure there is room for a new double bass tutor book that is clear and concise - perhaps I'll write one when I retire! Tally Ho The Major (Major F Minor)[/quote] Major.................... My point about Simandl starting "the most primitive and elementary aspects of playing and reading music" was in response to Wulf's comment that "I think it would seem unnecessarily mystifying if I'd begun with no idea what music was about". My point being that it does educate from day 1 assuming that the reader IS beginning with no idea. Which is why the books are great - simple and progressive. I've been playing for 40 years and have not come across anything better.

[quote name='wulf' post='511988' date='Jun 12 2009, 11:49 AM']I'm not sure I would put "well-graded" as an adjective for the Simandl book! It works through the given positions from one end of the neck to the other and, while it does start rhythmically simple, seems to take delight in forcing the student to recognise every possible combination of natural, sharp, flat, double-sharp and double-flat option for naming each pitch. Approaching it after 20 or so years of playing bass guitar, this wasn't too bad in itself, but I think it would seem unnecessarily mystifying if I'd begun with no idea what music was about. Wulf[/quote] I disagree.........I bought the 2 Simandl books (when I read Pastorius raving about them!) and the first one obviously starts with the most primitive and elementary aspects of playing and reading music. The second book takes you through to the highest levels of playing. Although I have still not learned to read tenor clef proficiently. The Simandl stuff is highly recommended by most teachers and professionals, why do you think it seems unnecessarily mystifying?

[quote name='pjbass' post='509714' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:04 PM']I tried everyone on Denmark today and had no joy, even though Rose Morris is a fender dealer - will try the Bass Gallery tomorrow. Cheers Buzz, may have to go with BPR if i can only buy sets of tuners. I need to use a hard case in future :/[/quote] Have you tried the bassdoc? He has things like this from time to time.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='509484' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:19 PM']I received my Stagg EDB this afternoon, after a quick play i'm very impressed, seems like a bargain. But.... The strings seem too far over to the bass-side of the fingerboard. The nut and bridge seem to be cut ok so maybe the the neck is at an odd angle? Or is it meant to be like that? It's my first upright of any kind so i have no idea what i should be looking at! One thing that did make me suspicious was that Soundslive sold this at £299 as a "last one" deal, all the other Stagg EDBs were £349. Now they are selling this colour at £349 too, so maybe they wanted to get rid of this one? Thanks in advance for any advice and information! Steve[/quote] I would contact Sounds Live as soon as possible. They are a great shop/supplier so if there is something "not right" (and it doesn't look right to me) they will sort things out immediately for you. Even if it is the last one, I do not think they would sell you it on the basis that the price has been reduced because there is something wrong about it.

Nice work...............

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='505490' date='Jun 4 2009, 02:33 PM']I've had this before, and now it's come back: I had to make a truss rod adjustment today to put a bit of relief back in the neck after changing strings (I was getting some buzzing on the lighter strings from frets 5-9-ish). Only made about a 1/4 turn adjustment. Now when I play the open E (especially) or A (less of an issue) I can hear a rattling sound in sympathy with the string. If I fret a note it goes away, if I press the string tight to the nut, or apply pressure to the string behind the nut, it goes away. So it's strictly an open-string thing. It isn't getting heard by the pickups so it's not a huge deal, but it's a bit disconcerting. Is this literally my truss rod rattling around inside the neck? If so, will it go away as the neck settles into its new tension? Or is the truss rod itself knackered? It seems to still work OK. Cheers.[/quote] Someone else had this problem earlier this week and the Bassdoc sorted it. Have a look at this and see if it resolves the prob - it sounds similar? All the posts are on there, so just follow the Bassdocs.........it might be the same problem and solution [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=50713&st=0&p=503723&#entry503723"]open string buzz[/url]

[quote name='pegman1' post='505419' date='Jun 4 2009, 12:51 PM']What is Hip is the tune id like to get my hands on.[/quote] PM me with your email address and I'll send it the whole thing over. It's only for 3 horns but is a great arrangement. Full rhythm section etc etc included.

Here you go - Frankenstein - tabs and dots.

[quote name='pegman1' post='505312' date='Jun 4 2009, 10:16 AM']Does anyone know where I can find full tower of power transcriptions and also a full transcription of marcus millers' version of frankenstein? Cheers[/quote] Do you want just the bass parts for the T.O.P stuff? I have a few full arrangements too - no tabs though, just the dots. I've got frankenstein - I'll upload it for you in a minute Rob

[quote name='YouMa' post='505220' date='Jun 4 2009, 03:44 AM']Why do companys endorse if you are not famous? Im not being rude,but i have never heard of you,your playing is very good but i can play at the same level of bass playing .Does this mean i get free stuff just for being a decent bass player. I have never heard of farida(excuse my ignorance),does anybody famous play there bass guitars? I wish i could get endorsed but i dont think the "public" has heard of me,you must have been in a band who charted or something at least.[/quote] Why don't you contact Farida, tell them why you should be endorsed and ask them for a free bass/whatever? Just because this bloke has a bit of success with his endeavours, I don't think there is any need to get personal. And I suppose if you want to find out about Farida, you could always use Google.

[url="http://www.acousticimg.com/products/prod_clarus_specs.html"]Acoustic image Clarus [/url] ? Over 800 watts at 2 ohms apparently. Weighs 4 lbs. Depends on the sort of sound you want (it is very CLEAN) - and you could always add something if the built in EQ and your bass don't give you what you want. I've got one, and it sounds great with an active bass. I think WoT used a similar model with an EBS pre-amp for a while. [i]"Clarus+: 800W (plus) with two channels...plus effects * Extended frequency range, high fidelity sound * Light weight (<5 lbs.), small size (10.2 x 8.2 x 3.5) * Unique, slanted front chassis with built-in handles on side rails (Clarus 1) or capable of being mounted in our Coda+ or Corus+ speaker cabinets (Clarus+) * Combo jack input (either 1/4" or XLR) * Phantom power on XLR input * Three-band EQ preamp section per channel * Input and master level controls * Effects loop with return level control per channel * Switchable notch/low cut filter per channel * Balanced direct out with ground lift * Digital effects with 6 presets and level control (Clarus+) * Mute switch and pre/post EQ for direct out * Stereo capable with external power amp (Clarus+) * Headphone output (Clarus+) * 400 W switch mode power amplifier (Clarus 1) or 800W (Clarus+) * Switchable dual voltage operation (115/230V) * Dual speaker outputs via Speakon connectors * Comes with padded case, Speakon to 1/4 inch adapator"[/i]

Good one!!

[quote name='Eight' post='503265' date='Jun 1 2009, 08:25 PM']Damn... such a cool story and such a great shop now ruined by one poor choice of birth place. I jest of course. Interesting stuff Rs.[/quote]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='503352' date='Jun 1 2009, 10:11 PM']Whisper it....I even understand women (oh dear, what have I said?)[/quote] You are bang out of order. And that is a really cheap shot at us "normal" Newcastle men not realising that women don't mean what they say, but that they are only trying to provoke us in to thinking deeply about what they are really trying to say........if you know what I mean. I am expecting my first warning and if I get banned for that, you have my number if you need to contact me. Consider your lifetime honorary membership of the Geordie Misogyny Society (G.M.S) terminated.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='503341' date='Jun 1 2009, 09:59 PM']Thanks for the compliment rs. but I think the distance between lee4 and myself precludes any practical help. Super glue can be successful but I would suggest a replacement nut is the best way forward. I've always found Yamaha's spares dept to be helpful - ring them and quote the model bass and they should be able to supply a nut to fit at nominal cost.[/quote] See....I knew you knew everything.

I don't know if this will do what you want, but it's cheaper and might be enough for what you want - [url="http://www.pgmusic.com/"]band in a box[/url]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='503273' date='Jun 1 2009, 08:33 PM']I figure there must be software out there that does a passable job of converting MIDI data to notation, but I've never heard of any (I can't read so I've never really needed score before). It doesn't have to be all that sophisticated - all I need to do is provide some written parts for horn players. I won't be troubling it with chords or anything messy like that. I'm not even that fussy about the quality of the score - we'll be rehearsing them anyway so nobody will have to sight-read anything. Does this software exist? If it works with Pro Tools that would be really handy.[/quote] Just write it out manually? From your description, it's probably the best way - but, If you want a great program to do it [url="http://www.sibelius.com/home/index_flash.html"]you can't get better than this[/url]

have a word with the Bass Doc- he knows everything about things like this.