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yeah i was looking for the simple ones to start of with as James Jamersons lines are often quite complex especially the stuff with Stevie and Marvin

hi everyone one again ive been recently listening to motown and similar stuff and really want to try learning some funk tunes. so where good to start?

cheers guys lots of helpful information i will take away

hi everyone, im looking into trying to get my foot in the door in the music industry outside of just being in one band. my main thing im looking is at depping work (i can fit this easily around uni) and was just wondering how good do you have to be to be a dep player.

hi everyone. Im looking into going into dep work during my possible final year of uni, and was wondering what are the best songs to learn in preparation ( i may already know most i dont know) and was just looking on advice? cheers

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1430233499' post='2759282'] Both have their place in Bass Guitar history, and rightly so. Nothing more to be said on Jaco - All been said, and in depth. They both had a great input into Bass playing, and both very serious musicians. But they both put out some rubbish playing wise. I am a real Jaco fan, but towards the end, his playing wasn't on top of it. Same for Jack as well, on some of the YouTube clips his intonation and solos were not up to what you would expect from him. But then again, did I read that he had developed some hearing problem? Jack was also a trained Cellist as well as an upright player, and had decent Piano chops as well, along with a back ground in Jazz. So plenty to research and write about regarding his great early playing career. [/quote]jacks got quite the interesting life story to be honest

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1430229418' post='2759206'] Jack Bruce - and read this first..... [attachment=190770:download.jpg] [/quote] i will but tight deadlines may stop me from reading it before i finish the essay :L

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430221897' post='2759081'] He's best known for Cream obviously, but don't forget Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann, West, Bruce & Laing... he also worked with Kip Hanranan and Gary Moore among others. [/quote] im defiantly going to be writing about all the people hes worked with the only reason i say for cream for analysing is because ive got chord charts and info for the song im going indetail for

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1430221144' post='2759059'] Yes, Jack Bruce. I also suggest you use a spelling/grammar checker on your essay. [/quote] yea defo

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430221005' post='2759053'] James Jamerson. But given the two options you mention, Jack Bruce every day of the week. Much more of an interesting character, had much more of an impact on the music scene of his time and produced far more listenable music. In my humble opinion. [/quote] yeah i have a feeling aswell creams music maybe abit easier to analyse than jacos

hi everyone abit of a bizzare question here but i have to write a 1500 word essay on someones effect on the industry (anlyse some of there techniques aswell) and was just wondering who everyone would think would be the better to write about bare in mind i have to go indetail about a song of theres cheers

hey everyone im looking for material on jacos life and maybe abit about his style and was looking for some good sites with info on(not wiki as my uni goes crazy if you use it) cheers

i think i may have got the groove now

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1429705638' post='2754121'] Im trying to nail the soul intro version of this and even with the score its a real mare. I dont really struggle with the head just the intro. Happy to send the tab that i have or pos;t a scan on here if it helps. [/quote] cheers man that come in handy

hi everyone im currently learning pee wee ellis the chicken (jaco version) and just wondered what best the approach was?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1429471245' post='2751717'] For me it's the opposite. If I"m enjoying the exercise it means I'm playing things I already know and doubt I'm gaining from it. If I'm not enjoying it, it means I'm challenged and if I stay with it there's an opportunity for improvement. Blue [/quote] cant agree with you more dude the second something becomes to easy i try to find a way to add more challenge to it or learn more

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1429463493' post='2751605'] Decide what you need to work on, list those things in order of priority and what needs most work. Work out how much time you have to spare, then proportion an amount if time to each task. Keep a diary too. [/quote] i might try the keeping a diary as someone else said to do that cheer

cheers everyone great advice

hi everyone again i have another question (hope im not posting too much :L) whats makes a good practise routine? and how to you assign time to each aspect?

hey everyone ive just started playing ghost notes and im adding them to my grooves and i was just wondering if anyone had some good exercise or good songs to cover to get more used to them? cheers