ChunkyMunky

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1427933725' post='2736139'] Yes, why not try the Bass Players Market UK?...Click on my signature below [/quote] I've had a lot of luck there thanks to his group! I managed to sell my Musicman Bongo within a week.

Two hour train journey? Absolutely. This is too good to pass up! [b]Attending:[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]TheGreek[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] - [/font][/color][i]Ritter Cora/ GB Rumour/ Mesa Walkabout[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Grangur[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Lozz196[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Sibob [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- [/font][/color][i]My '71 P-Bass has a Rosewood fingerboard/My P/J has a Pau Ferro fingerboard / My MGS has a Kingwood fingerboard[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Seashell[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bassface2k10[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] - [/font][/color][i]MM Ray with Maple board[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ratman(?)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bottle[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Happy Jack - [i]Mike Lull Thunderbird + 1965 Mosrite 'The Ventures'[/i][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bluejay[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] - [/font][/color][i]Lefty fretless Warwick Corvette Pro 5[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Jazzneck - [i]pre EB MM Stingray with Rosewood board[/i][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Gary Mac[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Sharkfinger[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]theyellowcar[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]such - [/font][/color][i]Marcus jazz with Sadowsky preamp. Maple fretboard [/i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](and friend with 5-string Maruszczyk jazz)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bikenbass -[/font][/color][i] Ibanez fretless and Dingwall Combustion[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Barkin (?)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ordep - [/font][/color][i]zon sonus 5, and possibly a modulus VJ.[/i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] (and a couple of bassist friends [?])[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]timhiggins (?)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]hertsbass - [/font][/color][i]maple neck Fender P[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bassace - [/font][/color][i]Double Bass[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]EliasMooseblaster - [/font][/color][i]Hagstrom 8-string[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Macdaddy - [/font][/color][i]Iceni custom 4 string[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Chimike - [/font][/color][i]Acoustic 220 rig if space allows[/i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] ChunkyMunky - Musicman Bongo 5Hs, GenzBenz Shuttle 3.0-10T (providing it hasn't sold, already)

I'll probably do a bunch of clips in Logic, some with drums for the sake of context, I'm not sure what I'll upload them on. Also, just checked your blog out.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1431895700' post='2776056'] You just like showing off your Bongo at every opportunity. If you were Silvio Berlusconi, you would have Bongo Bongo parties. When you're old, you'll hold up your arms and you'll have Bongo wings. Your favourite drink is Um Bongo. [/quote] You bet I do! I just put it down 5 minutes ago, oddly enough. I saw the blueburst option and thought "well, I never!"

Roy is pretty accessible via Facebook. Shoot him a message and you should be dandy to go.

[font=georgia,serif]Works fine for me! The really cheap and bright sunbursts you see on really low end Squiers and Encores make me feel a bit ill. Not a huge fan of sunburst but this bass works just great for me, irrespective of the finish.[/font]

Welcome aboard, Liam!

A P-bass would do the trick nicely. If it's a bit more modern, I would just slap some new strings on. I doubt anyone in the audience is going to think; "Wow, what a great bass line. I would've preferred if he used D'addarios!" whilst downing a pint.

I've got 3 packs of DRs coming and I'm tempted to do a recorded comparison for all of you lovely folks. I've got a pack of DR Lo-Riders, DR Fat Beams and a pack of DR HiBeams. I'll be doing them on my Musicman Bongo 5Hs going into a POD. Any hints and tips? What kind of clips would y'all want? I'll delete the thread once the ball is rolling.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431824073' post='2775377'] Must be good for stability with the Bongo? Stability-with-the-Bongo... it's a small village in Gloucestershire. [/quote] The Bongo is awesome but standing up, it has a ridiculous amount of neckdive. The Mono strap kind of helps a bit.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431823653' post='2775375'] Loving the pointy shoes... [/quote] Having size 13 feet don't help much, I can assure you!

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac132/ChunkyMunky92/ScreenShot2014-09-20at204103_zps14ff8e0c.png The Musicman Bongo, of course! Cringey picture but still. At least the Bongo looks sweet as!

This sounds like great fun. Shame I'm stuck down in Sussex.

I had that when I first transcribed 'Rio' by Duran Duran. This was a couple of years back and I had just started properly but I got into it, half an hour on 50% speed and carried on. Got it within an hour after that.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431712880' post='2774301'] Most cover band sets have too many songs in them I don't like, which is why I'm not currently in a covers band. And I really can't be bothered with all the pain involved in starting up my own covers band so I can put together a set I like playing. But I suppose if you're joining an already-established covers band you pretty much have to suck it up and play what they want you to play, no matter how crappy. My particular bugbears are 500 Miles, All Right Now and [b][font=comic sans ms,cursive][u]Sex On Fire[/u][/font].[/b] Particularly All Right Now, as I played it in a covers band in the mid-seventies and it was tedious stale buns then, so I'm sure as hell not going to be playing it forty years later! Jesus, there [i]are [/i]limits!! And as for The Proclaimers - well, obviously they must be lashed. Over and over again. Until they drop. [/quote] Hated that one from the first time I played it! I thought I was the only one.

If I'm there, you're welcome to try it on the Bongo of mine.

[quote name='JoeEvans' timestamp='1431717118' post='2774380'] I definitely have experience of musicians who think that they are ridiculously good and wouldn't hesitate to describe themselves as such; however, they don't generally need to go to Gumtree to find a band to play in. I'd be more worried about being irritated than outplayed here... [/quote] He seemed real modest about his playing but I can guess that this guy is going to be a whizz. Just going on my intuition here, but I'm kind of hoping I'm wrong to a lesser degree. [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1431716123' post='2774361'] There's nothing special about 'Autumn Leaves' [i]et al per se[/i], unless you're expected to improvise a solo spot..! It's just chords, just like any other song. Depending on the 'swing' required, a bit of 'walking' over the chord notes, with subtle 'ghost' notes, half-tone bracketing, chromatic joining runs and such and you're away. Soloing can be done with a bit of homework; improvising (well...) is the difficult bit. If you've the chords to your repertoire, just (slowly, at first...) play them through as simple arpeggios. I'd start off with the 'vanilla' chords at the outset; that's the simple ones without the fancy extensions such as 9ths and 13ths. Not quite top spot at Ronnie Scott's for starters, but not rocket surgery, either, I'd suggest. [/quote] To think, I was going overboard with making sure it was sounding perfect. Could it be truly that easy?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1431717738' post='2774392'] Download, then change the file extension to 'pdf' or mp3. It's really a pdf or mp3 file (as noted in the text...), but the quaint forum software frigs it up; it's a 'feature' (read 'bug'... ) in the forum software. Hope this helps. [/quote] I'm an advanced player and this guy helped me unravel the complications of Jazz bass. Don't think too difficultly! He's the man to ask.