Count Bassie

I think we're doing alright here.

I pulled the head and saved the sleeve section of the enclosure, put the head back in, cut the grille to fit and put the logo back on it. It's a pretty cool gag now, sounds fine. I loaned it to a guy, I have to get it back at some point.

Got an old Mk-III refurbished a couple months ago. Two mixable channels, it's a beautiful thing- the sound I've been after for years. Seriously. I'll stop derailing now!

My old Combo 300 looked like one, but it weighed about 100 lbs (sorry...).

It's ok to get along.

We had a trio that would do 2 or 3 hour sets, with a loose list of tunes we'd cull from. We'd end up playing a tune and jamming on it, then either me or the guitar player would introduce a modally friendly riff from another tune. Maybe we'd segue with it, or remain in the same tune with the new riff running with it. This kind of thing invited all sorts of permutations and grooves. It was a fun party band, and had that DJ gig thing of not stopping- you could dance until you felt like quitting, no standing around waiting for the band to get it together and play the next tune. Once we had the rule laid down we could run around in it and whomever wanted to could break it- it was a blast! You had to know the tune, and listen. Doesn't sound like that's what's happening here. Disorder is discouraging at best... I hope you're moving on.

Because this is fun.

I had a girlfriend at rehearsal once. She was something of a singer, so she went around the room and critiqued everyone. That was her last time at one of my rehearsals. Lol, and yes, I heard all about it!

It's nice to be considerate of your other band mates... Taking care of business without bloodshed is always the better way to go.

There are politics to think about- if you're interested in being taken seriously at all as a player, well, sounds like your move... No pressure. 😁

Yeah, improvisation can blur it up good, but the old school ethic was you played over/within a form. Modality and a sense of adventure can pull at the boundaries. When Miles and Sun Ra came along things started to break *all* the rules... And that was bound to happen of course. Still, those guys could count and play melodies. (Edited typos)

Yes. "Jazz" isn't shorthand for "Chaos". You're playing over/around a melody that's contained within a form. It is (in it's more 'classic' form anyway) orderly at it's core. In other words, you're going to need to be able to count...

You're dealing with things here that a lot of us got done with years ago. That's not to sell you short- just some perspective. It sounds like you've grown out of needing to deal with that kind of frustration

A band I was in had a drummer who from time to time would go off on a tantrum. Once during a disagreement he sat at his kit, sticks in hand, and folded his arms in protest, eyes straight ahead. Like a six year-old at the dinner table. His girlfriend was in the band- she looked at him through dim slits for eyes and seethed, she had seen a lot of this, we were all getting sick of it... Of course we knew he was sleeping on the couch that night, lol. We got through a lot of little scenes in that band, but we also had a ton of fun. We functioned and it was rewarding. You deal if you can deal.

Not being able to count, and being easily set off aren't minor issues when playing with others. Not to take it over the top, but it sounds teetering on somewhat pathological. Maybe the guy needs a therapist... No smear intended.

It's a noble idea, but at this point in my own experience I see this as mostly a waste of time and energy. It seems like this could (but I don't really know of course) easily become an escalation without dividend. I'd keep it simple, to the point, and be true to myself. Don't sweat what this kid thinks. Get you some sanity.

A little personal discipline goes a long way; a lack of it can ruin anything. If pointing out a timing issue makes him into a little monster, i see no reason to try and bring him up, that was someone else's job. Jazz... Lol... Like so many have said, why not point your enthusiasm to some new energy? Get into something that works and is fun to be a part of!

Very nice, thank you!

Thanks! I'm just shallow enough to need these two pieces to be properly presentable for an audience. 🙂

I knew it!! 😅

I guess our man Down under has it sussed. Sounds pretty sensible... I don't use a lot of peripheral gadgetry, I tend draw straight lines from points A to B if I can. Mostly I'm looking to keep inaudible lows out of my system. In any sort of modern pa there's a lo-pass toggle on the channel my DI goes to, so there's an argument you can make for patching it into my fx loop. But I'm starting to 'check out' now as I begin thinking about it... I'm going to sit down... 😆

So many things to consider, depending on what you run and how you run it. The more you've got going on the more you need to know. For my money/sanity, less external gear is more... I go Broughton hpf pedal > SansAmp Bass Fly Rig > amp, take DI from the amp.

I'm off to pick up a Series 6 7215 combo this week, and I understand it will accept an extension cab. Am I on the right track thinking an 1153 cab will be an appropriate mate for it, size and tuning-wise? Thank you for your time.

Almost every gig there is now some sort of able PA involved, so I really only need an amp for stage monitoring. I want to play with a sound I enjoy hearing, and that I can find inspiration with, so I say an amp is important. Also I like to give the drummer some, and the opposite side of the stage, because in clubs we may be using a smallish PA with a simple monitor system. So I often have 2 cabs. Expensive? Well, if what I want is expensive, there you go. But my needs are fairly simple- but again, I want to hear what is fun for me. I let the FOH worry about the FOH... the amp is for me. The playing, that's for me too, but I can share that with the house...

That is the right idea.