louisthebass

Bassist was a great mag when it first came out. The interviews & lesson articles were very good, and some of the reviews of the gear that was about were ok too. Sadly, as time went on, the quality of the mag started to decline. Final nail in the coffin was a totally unfunny cartoon which ran in the mag for about a year before the mag remerged with Guitarist. I pulled all of mine apart & kept all the stuff I was really interested in and binned the rest of it (ran out of room to keep them).

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1349689298' post='1829016'] That bloke from CS! New York Gary Sinese? plays bass on the show. Apparently, he's got his own band. [/quote] Name of Gary Sinise's band is the Lieutenant Dan Band - named after his character in Forrest Gump & he's been taught by Jeff Berlin.

I'll be going - haven't got tickets booked though. Will probably do the Saturday as usual.

Try these: [url="http://www.studybass.com"]www.studybass.com[/url] [url="http://www.scottsbasslessons.com"]www.scottsbasslessons.com[/url] [url="http://www.playbassnow.com"]www.playbassnow.com[/url]

Spent a lot of time in Cornwall with wifey when we were on holiday last week - a very, [b]very[/b] nice part of the country..... .

Have to agree with all the comments - well built & reliable, but heavy. I used to have TX210 & a 115BW cabs before I got wise & switched to smaller kit (Epifani). Agree with the other comment about having the right size car too.

I have one every 3-4 weeks, which is just about the right amount of time for me to work on and take in my homework.

First gig I ever went to was "Time UK" at The Marquee in Wardour St in 1985 - only really went as Rick Buckler was the drummer & it was his first band outside of The Jam. Bass player that night was a fella called Nick South - wonder whatever became of him?

[quote name='Jam' timestamp='1345581041' post='1779170'] Working through Stuart Clayton's Scales and Modes book, but I'm really struggling with it today. I sat down after having a bit of a play around with major/minor scales over jam tracks on youtube, and thought I'd do some more practice, try and unravel some more theory. I've been through all [i]7 chapters[/i] on major/minor scales (though I was tempted to skip some of the exercises...) and stumbled through the section on the circle of fifths but the deeper I get into the book the less I understand. I just spent 10 minutes trying to understand a couple of sentences, and I feel like I'm reading a different language. I'm sure I'll get it eventually but I feel so stupid at the moment! :/ For example, in the C Major scale, the chord progression is: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim, C I ii iii IV V vi vii I So, in any keymajor scale, will ii, iii, and vi always be minor? Will I, IV and V be major? Is vii always diminished? For example, A major scale: A, Bm, Cm, D, E, Fm, Gdim, A Is that correct? How on earth am I going to remember that when I'm playing?! [/quote] The best thing to do is to harmonise (sp?) the major scale like this: I = Major 7 Chord II = Minor 7 Chord III = Minor 7 Chord IV = Major 7 Chord V = Dominant 7 Chord IV = Minor 7 Chord IIV = Minor 7 flat 5 Chord or Half Diminished Chord This applies for any key in the circle of fifths as detailed in the book. The above is (pretty much) the basis for Western music as we understand it in terms of pop & rock music anyway. If you're really struggling with it, send Stuart a PM (he's a member of the forum) & I'm sure he'll be able to make it pretty easy to understand.

As much as I loved the sound of my Trace / Peavey rig, I don't miss struggling with heavy gear at all. Doing the lightweight gear thing has been a godsend for me & my back. Tone-wise I've not really lost anything... Yes I would like to go back to doing 2 x 10 & a 15, but that's life....

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1345335748' post='1776482'] Pino is God. [/quote] Agreed!

This weekend I are be mostly listening to these chaps: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw66BuAeb_M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw66BuAeb_M[/url] My favourite covers band .

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1344384174' post='1763861'] Scott's a dude. He has a very conversational approach. You mIght call it boring. I'd call it honest. [/quote] Well said that man . I'd rather listen to the subject being presented the way it was, than someone trained in speech to the 'nth degree..

Just my opinion, but that is the best bass lesson I've ever seen without a single note being played. A ton of sense spoken in 15 mins.

I'd like to give a mention to Joe White [url="http://www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk/"]http://www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk/[/url] He's done great set ups on my Overwater & Yamaha TRB5 basses in the last month, so if you're in the Surrey / Berks / North Hampshire area & you need a great set up, check him out!

In my experience, I've found DB fingering (1-2-4) over a 4 fret range up to about the 5th fret to be very useful (after that I use a mixture of DB & OFPF). I very rarely use OFPF below the 5th fret. The main thing about trying to do a root - octave shape with the first & third fingers is that it puts a lot of strain on the third finger unless you do some kind of shift. Using the fourth finger for the octave takes the pressure off the third finger - the third & fourth fingers both share a tendon, and the last thing you want to do is damage yourself (unless you've got what Dave Marks calls "Gulliver Hands"....in which case OFPF will be easy peasy).

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1343835338' post='1756031'] Just a note to say that I inquired about 2 speakon cables a few weeks ago at Bassic Bits and was obviously quoted an amazing price. In my usualy mix of laziness, apathy and forgetfulness I didn't reply but I got an email from Barefaced saying my cabinets were going to arrive soon so I hurriedly emailed bassic bits back late on Sunday night (maybe even really early Monday morning) explaining that I'd really like my cables asap because otherwise I'd not be able to use my cabinets. Dave really came through for me and I had the cables Tuesday morning! It's my first time with Bassic Bits and even thought I only spent £30 I just feel that Dave went the extra mile. PS - My Barefaceds haven't arrived yet so I reserve the right to take all this back in case the cables don't work! Someone really should introduce Alex to Dave's method of calculating delivery times. [/quote] I guarantee you that those leads won't fail - Dave made me some recently & I've used them quite a few times with my Epifani / Aguilar rig. They'll be fine....

I think it might be worth listening to what this guy has to say: [url="http://www.bass2bass.net/lessons-pros/67-surviving-scene-5-practicing.html"]http://www.bass2bass.net/lessons-pros/67-surviving-scene-5-practicing.html[/url] I'm a member of the forum there, have watched all of this guy's videos on the forum and everything he talks is good sense (IMO). Hope it helps.

OBBM's your man - he made me a few excellent Speakon - Speakon leads for my Epifani / Aguilar bass rig as well as a couple of instrument cables. Great quality at a great price. Buy with confidence as this stuff will last you years.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1342989642' post='1743600'] I thought that was Pino.... [/quote] It could be - there's four bass players on the album it came from, Pino, LK, Tim Drummond & Danny Kortchmar...

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1342980614' post='1743398'] Ok this isn't working out at all. I've spent two hours this morning doing scales/intervals and two hours in the afternoon on arpeggios. IN both cases using a matronome and increasing the tempo incrementally to push it as fast as I can play. My arm is starting to ache doing this so clearly this is bad practice, but I cannot find any other way to develop speed and dexterity. [/quote] The best way to develop good technique & speed is to practice everything slowly, (or at least a comfortable pace) and only when you've mastered it at a certain tempo, then increase it by a couple of clicks every day or every week. If you can only play a piece up to a certain tempo & no faster, there's no shame in it. If your arm is aching, it might be a good idea to back off the pace & the amount of time you're practicing?

I think it's LK that plays on "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley? Good player .

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1342959104' post='1743111'] I think it could be a lot better. For example there were a few mistakes. When your in the recording studio and you make a mistake, you stop and re record it. I think the same should be done for tuition videos. [/quote] Just my opinion, I like it when Scott leaves the mistakes in - it shows he's human. I think he's started to gear some of his lessons towards beginners, but I think he's also trying to keep the more advanced people interested as well. It's a fine balance that is quite difficult to maintain, but if he can keep doing that, then more power to him.