Captain Bass

Thanks to everyone for your support! Think of me at 7pm tomorrow night! Hopefully have some pics and stuff for you guys! Cheers, Andy x

On Sunday 13th June I will be playing the gig of my life, opening up for Bon Jovi at the O2 Arena! Here's an article about it- [url="http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8207306.Carpenders_Park_bassist_to_open_for_Bon_Jovi/"]http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8207...n_for_Bon_Jovi/[/url] Can't wait!!!!!!

On Sunday 13th June I will be playing the gig of my life, opening up for Bon Jovi at the O2 Arena! Here's an article about it- [url="http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8207306.Carpenders_Park_bassist_to_open_for_Bon_Jovi/"]http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8207...n_for_Bon_Jovi/[/url] Can't wait!!!!!!

New vid coming soon!!

New vid "Tap Harmonics Song" Well thought out title I know!! Hope you enjoy

My first youtube vid - New Vid Streamer Stage II NT vid "Tom Thumb" vid "Tom Thumb" Complete Composition with Drums

Rapidshare link is down for TOM THUMB MP3 Here is a new link for it - [url="http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmyjrmmodj"]http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmyjrmmodj[/url] Andy

cheers for your positive feedback guys, it means a lot to me coming from my bassist peers! new vid soon

New Vid!

[quote name='valentine' post='496952' date='May 24 2009, 11:53 PM']id love to have a bash at learning some of those riffs,but,dont think id be able to pop and slap as fast as you,my technique isnt as advanced i like the way you do the funky beats way up the neck and mix it with tap ons and add some chords in there to,sounds really nice,how long it take you to write them 2 solos?[/quote] A lot of these ideas stem from older ideas where I have been developing different techniques. I have always been interested in developing faster transitions between techniques, especially with slapping to tapping. I have tried to represent this in the first video and at the same time tried to keep the piece interesting and musical. The second video (Tom Thumb) was more of a developement of my palm muting technique. Rather than obtaining a palm mute from slapping my left palm onto all strings, i isolate the E string for all the palm muting, allowing the notes and harmonics on the A,D,G,C to ring out. I also wanted to develope an interesting rythm to accompany the piece with the palm mute. I have now put up a new video on this thread which is Tom Thumb with Drums. The drums make the rythms im playing more obvious, especially with the palm mute in the verse part. Cheers, Andy

[quote name='Platypus' post='496732' date='May 24 2009, 06:15 PM']Enjoyed the videos - nice playing. From the other Pinner based Basschatter![/quote] Cheers Platypus, However! You are soon to be the only Pinner based Basschatter, As of wednesday next week I shall be moving to Carpenters Park in Watford

[quote name='wombatboter' post='496023' date='May 23 2009, 01:40 PM']Fresh ideas, good groove... liked this a lot. First one sounded a bit too trebly for me but on the whole there are plenty of things I can steal to use them myself ...[/quote] Cheers

If you are using a VSTi plugin like Toontrack EZ Drummer you have to select muliti output from the integrated mixer within the VSTi's actual interface, then Cubase will allocate the tracks within the DAW, otherwise it will only run from a stereo bus.

[quote name='ari' post='486861' date='May 13 2009, 12:54 PM']Very nice playing there! Great tone too... May I ask how you made the video? I assume you recorded the bass direct in the computer and then synchronised the soundtrack to the video? Any idea how to do that?[/quote] Thanks, I have a LINE IN on my camera which is connected to the LINE OUT on my POD XT PRO. The camera records via a small mic at the same time - which I cant figure how to turn off so I can just use the Line In.

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='482428' date='May 7 2009, 08:52 PM']Stunning. Mind blowing. I give up.[/quote] Don't give up on my account! Iv'e seen 12 year olds on youtube who make me look like that twat bass player in Blur!

[quote name='chris_b' post='482596' date='May 7 2009, 11:48 PM']Nice one. My very first gig was in a church hall in Pinner!![/quote] Ha small world! what church? was it St Edmunds by any chance?

[quote name='simondee' post='476839' date='May 1 2009, 11:25 AM']You've just inspired me to restring my Thumb E-C. Lovely stuff Andy.[/quote] It's definately a good idea if you have a spare 5 string lying around and it is certainly more fun! I'm surprised more bassists don't do it! Although it may not be practical in a band situation!

[quote name='Mike' post='477445' date='May 2 2009, 12:45 AM']Great work, Andy. I must admit, I'm really not partial to solo bass -but these were really good. Great tone, very clean recording. Excellent work! Look forward to more![/quote] Ah thanks Mike! that means a lot!