timhiggins

Like the new offerings Twincam and Dad ,and it was nice to hear where the inspiration came from Dad ...what a great J.A. tune I love how groovy they are 😊

I have found that often the most innovative of players are not constrained by a need to stay within the so called jazz idiom and also that a lot of the best new talent is overlooked in favour of a name that will sell tickets. Diggs for me is one of the best but where can i see him ? http://youtu.be/7w6MjJ7Cz8U

Lovely job Rob very sweet i shall do something soon but i cant promise it wont have bad audio and an upside down pic

Had a great gig at Baldock beer fest we are an original reggae band and prefer to use our own soundman but this can often put the in house team's noses out of joint ,the fellas in this case [ who are very good ] were cool with it and we had loads of very positive feedback ...Grantchester Cambridge tonight for another beer fest then another tomorrow in Buntingford... shame i'm always driving !

Just love Pharoe http://youtu.be/13L6sjk080c

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1492715056' post='3282694'] it cannot be doing the frets and finger board much good though basically the snapping just forces crud from the strings windings [/quote] Neck/fret impact is no different from playing a robust slap line its just the loosening that de-cruds strings

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1492702720' post='3282554'] Just another option but not a magic wand.... If you, one string at a time, loosen them off till they are flapping about but still attached to the bass, then pull and snap em against the fret board really hard for about 30 sec maybe a minute. Re-tune and viola. New strings. All the micro finger muck ingrained is forced out of the micro cracks. Personally I just get replacement cheapo Rotos on. Might try the cheap Warwicks next as they seem to be along the same cheap end value string that I actually so far prefer. If times are hard then any string cleaning is better than none but I find the results don't last that long whatever you do. Boiling them tends to weaken them and they snap easily. I used to do it a lot when younger though but mainly because coming in around the 80s it was a slap fest and new strings worked best. [/quote]I do the loosening and snapping thing too and it actually works ! not for very long but it does work ,for some reason each time you do it the E string zing duration shortens at which point I give in and buy new strings 😊

That sounds like a great idea ,i would of finished sentence with a big thumbs up symbol like dad does but i have no idea how he does that ...some sort of druidic magic i reckon !

Its ok if you want a bass that looks like a wooden manta ray !

I have roto black nylon on my h.b. frettless acoustic and they sound great they aren't thin though but if you decide to get the files out i highly recommend them !

Great stuff with the funk and the summerryness chaps...and,i must learn to do proper vids like that in future

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1491720817' post='3274915'] Great stuff... gotta love the groove you've got going on there and the accompanying dance... a few bass faces would have taken it too the next level aesthetically... nothing wrong with your playing though, enjoyed that very much [/quote]Thanks Rob and there was definitely some gurning going on later

Mum's the word Dad

Ha 😃 indeed...funny thing is I like the out of control bits but free jazz doesn't seem to be anyone else's cup of tea !

Here is mine its a little bit of a groove from a work in progress played on my Eastcoast [stagg] e.u.b through an Eden 180 sorry for the phone vid size its my first youtube upload ,and i have no idea what i'm doing ! Enjoy http://youtu.be/27AukNJq9MU

I shall be along interfrastically ...

I used to get severe leg cramps in the night which would wake me but i would be unable to move ,and although the pain would gradually subside i would be left with some pain all the next day I was told by my doctor at the time that it was nothing to do with my varicose veins and related problems however after i had op to strip veins in both legs the cramps disappeared ,i am careful however not to stretch my legs on waking as that would often bring cramps on .

Ignore my last comment as i'm an idiot and have now worked out how to cast all 3 votes