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I wouldn't lose any sleep over stuff like that - it's what you do with what you've got that counts more than anything else. Doesn't matter if you've got a Squier Bass and a cheap 100w combo or a £7k Fodera and an Aguilar rig.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1358644908' post='1942870'] recipe for disaster...anyone who claims they play better as a result of it either has issues or is a crap musican. [/quote] Truth.

This kid can play - the next Tal Wilkenfeld or Yolanda Charles. If she's only been playing a couple of years, she must have been woodshedding like crazy in that time to get that good. Just goes to show that if you put the work in, you'll get something out of it.. Excellent .

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1358613036' post='1942219'] I don't think Adam Clayton is a bad player by any stretch of the imagination. He has played all kinds of memorable bass parts on U2 songs , including "hook" parts that are central to the song in certain instances . He's got a great sound , his basslines drive the songs along and he does a great job in that band . I am a little surprised that the O.P chooses Where The Streets Have No Name as an example of simplicity , because I have often thought that was a tricky pick workout and not easy to keep properly in time and as tight as Adam Clayton plays it . U2 , especially the more recent stuff , is not really my thing but Adam Claytons' playing is an important part of that band and their success . [/quote] Good post - "Where the Streets Have No Name" is hard enough to play fingerstyle (I can't do it) let alone with a pick. IMO his more simple parts are things like "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You", or "Angel of Harlem".

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1358588964' post='1941686'] Personally I see them - andf their ilk - as nothing more than a watered down version of the vocal groups that have been formed since before Motown. The style of song is flavour of the month just now due to Pop Idol, X factor, BGT (same sh*t, different title), so none of it will be remembered as any form of classic in the realms of Ronettes, Drifters, Four Tops, etc. in the future so all-in-all I don't give it any thought. This is a musicians forum, JLS aren't musicians, they have very little relevance and working musicians on any level, whether they're playing the Frog & Sickbag on Friday or O2 arena they'd give zero credence to this "award". [/quote] Great quote - hit the nail right on the head.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1358587024' post='1941656'] i wish i could get this in higher quality.. his solo to the start of this classic is so good.. you have to turn this up to really hear him soloing.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKNjKBszLA8[/media] [/quote] I remember videotaping this on a late night C4 programme - absolutely loved it. Nice to see "Friends & Strangers" on this thread - it used to be the theme tune to the Robbie Vincent show (can't remember which radio station). This was in the days before I even thought about playing bass - that fretless part is outstanding.

[quote name='Joel McIver' timestamp='1358588313' post='1941680'] I'm here guys. I'm completely gutted about the errors in the current issue, a couple of which are my fault and others were mistakes made by the office staff. Apologies, we're working on it. Joel [/quote] Props to Joel for coming on here, and if it makes for a better magazine, that can only be a good thing.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1358462594' post='1939875'] I would keep an eye out for a Yamaha BB605, BBG5S, BBN5, etc, etc. They're awesome basses and they can go for about the same or less than the Ibanez you've been looking at! I picked up a BB605 several months ago for less than that, and it's just an incredible instrument, I prefer it to basses I've had costing many times more. There's always RBX375's going for next to nothing on ebay too, although personally I don't like them as much as the BB's mentioned above. [/quote] +1 - can't go wrong with a Yammy! Great build quality, great sound too.

It's a shame that Joel hasn't come on here with his viewpoint at this moment in time. From what I've seen from his posts on here, he seems a decent enough bloke willing to hold his hands up if something has gone a bit pear shaped with the mag. Maybe the foul up was at the printers as has been mentioned previously? The double Fender ABG feature aside, I thought this months copy was a good read, but have started getting a bit bored with reading about bass players who don't use a particular technique or a 4/5/6 string bass. That definitely needs to be binned - I'd rather have those pages devoted to another interview devoted to a particular bass player (any genre, don't care which), which would be far more useful.

What about "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" by Wild Cherry? I've played that on gigs loads of times & it always goes down well with the punters....

I think you would quite enjoy Ed Friedland's "Electric Bass Complete" (books 1-3 Hal Leonard books). Takes you through everything to get you started, especially learning to read rhythms and creating bass lines from the basics upwards. The harmony / theory thing you learn as you go through the book, plus you get 3 CD's of all the examples. I've been playing for years, but I'm still learning stuff from it.

Urb on here might be able to point you in the right direction - he's a jazz music journalist and seems to have his finger on the pulse?

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[quote name='stoker' timestamp='1357411525' post='1922369'] So it's all about networking then? [/quote] Being polite / friendly and willing to change parts if they don't work (good people skills) is good. Having good sight reading skills is also a plus.

I played a 5 string version of that bass at Guitar Works (when it was open) in Reading. I can honestly say you won't be disappointed - I've got an OW 5 string custom jazz, and would say that it plays and sounds just as good.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1357134986' post='1917880'] Anything with the word 'YAMAHA' on the headstock. Unbeatable VFM. [/quote] Truth - I've had three (still got one) and not a duffer amongst any of 'em.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1357071031' post='1917194'] Technique is a wonderful thing to have... but is it the be-all and end-all..?? Not if you haven't got anything else... And you can have all the energy and passion under the sun... and it gets you no where with a decent facility to put that across. It is all about what you bring to the party.... and if you will carry the P.A, lights etc ....you're in.. [/quote] This.... I would also say having good people skills is just as important. A player with fantastic technique who has no people skills won't last long in any musical setting.

What about a passive Yamaha BBN5? I had one of these as my first 5 string, and used it for over 10 years. Great bass, well built and a really good entry bass for the novice 5 string player.

[quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1357000581' post='1916322'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3xtqEv99eE[/media] [/quote] Great record - was the first single I bought with my own money when it was reissued in 1976. The "clicky" sound could possibly be electric bass (possibly a P or a Ricky) as he was no slouch on bass either. Totally underrated as a guitarist (IMO) but that's another thread... Couldn't swear blind, but wasn't most of the 50's and early 60's Rock & Roll recorded on 2 track?

IMO a 5 seems to be pretty much a standard instrument with a lot of bands in a lot of genres, but would agree there is a certain amount of snobbery. I played in an indie covers band for 18 months and never had any negative feedback about using a 5. I've had more negative comments about using a couple of lightweight cabs and head - but I wouldn't change my gear for anyone. As long as you're playing appropriately within the music, it shouldn't matter how many strings your bass has got.

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All my stuff goes in a John Lewis laptop bag: Earplugs / OBBM speaker & instrument cables / Extension plugboard / 2 x IEC connectors / tuner / spanner / small phillips screwdriver / nail clippers / vocal mic.

[quote name='2pods' timestamp='1356353412' post='1909414'] Sitting in a bath wearing Levi's. Wasn't that to shrink them to fit, rather than relic-ing them ? [/quote] That's what I thought - Levi 501's with the Red stitching inside the legs?

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