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I am having a Yanni moment. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzbbLvRpl5A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzbbLvRpl5A[/url] Garry

Monk Montgomery. [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]Phil Chen.[/color][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]David Hood.[/color][/font] Nate [Nathaniel] Phillips. [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]Garry[/color][/font]

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1317469202' post='1390991'] Ex pat clubs are fine in small doses but a little incestuous and can be a bit bitchy. [/quote] True..... Sounds like yer average gigging band. Garry

If you have a Twitter account, use Soundcloud to tweet and promote Basschat.... Garry

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1317459965' post='1390867'] DON'T DRIVE!!!! Just.....don't....drive. G. [/quote] Or if you do - don't hit a Camel! That will be your lot.... Garry

I have been to the UAE/Bahrain quite a few times, everything from one night to Six months. And the one thing to do if you are there for a long period, is seek out the Expats and their clubs. Drinking is cheaper, and you will get invited to parties, BBQ's, water sports etc. Just hanging around the hotels becomes boring however nice they are. Get out and see things, its a great place.Fantastic food. Normally all paperwork & permits will be sorted by Agents/fixers/ or the Hotel, otherwise you will not even get into the country. I hope it comes off, and enjoy. Garry

Just tried this, and it is well usable. Not 64 bit, but bridges well and no problems with J-Bridge. Other good [b]free[/b] stuff here as well, in fact just about everything you need to start you own Recording set up, Synth's, Drum Samplers, Ethnic stuff, loops, Patches, Pre sets, Midi, and a few basic DAWS and Notation programmes. [url="http://www.vst4you.com/pages/vst%20instruments/protoplasm_free.html"]http://www.vst4you.c...plasm_free.html[/url] Garry

No converter will 'rip' entire multi instrument tracks, or Drum tracks accurately. A solo line can work [sometimes] Also a solo Percussion line can work [Shaker/hats/Kicks etc] Just get hold of some Drum Midi files [as said above], or even Drum Audio loops and chop them up. Huge amounts of Freebies floating around the net. Garry

Terrific stuff Stuart. Garry

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1316855924' post='1383670'] Any ideas how to get rid of it cos I've never had this message before [/quote] I can't help with the Firefox problem. But in a couple of days, you might finally be able to get rid of the Krinks problem. [Fingers crossed of course] Garry

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]If the [Bb] blowers are playing the tunes, they are going to pick the keys that sound nicer and within range.[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Quite often they will use fake book keys, and everyone knows where they stand [well on a busking gig][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]If they are just playing backing phrases, it should not make a difference [If they are experienced][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Classical pieces are a different matter and are usually written out and arranged with sound/range/timbre/harmony colour in mind.[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]There is more to it than just being lazy i think - A lot of wind players double and treble with[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Concert, Bb and Eb instruments. Meaning they have put a lot of work into learning their Instrument[s][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Garry[/font]

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1316827227' post='1383540'] Marcus proving once again that he is 'the man'. Awesome. I love Marcus' fretless playing..he's one of the few players who has a unique voice on both fretted and fretless bass. [/quote] Marcus does get overlooked for his Fretless playing. He was playing plenty of great Fretless in his late teens, with the likes of Dave Grusin, Lenny White and Bobby Lyle. Garry

I like the site - started using Chrome today, and just about every site i visit is super quick. Including Basschat - good work chaps Garry

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1316770534' post='1382547'] Highlight has to be at 4.36- string player leaning back and thinking "what the f**** is he playing? It's just a bunch of wrong notes" [/quote] Made me snigger to. On another note, Gino Vannelli is part of my dark side to.... Garry

If its not your thing, i do believe you can buy rusty razor blades in the new Bass Shop. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexUs0Su-rg&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexUs0Su-rg&feature=related[/url] Garry

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Plenty of free VST's/VSTi/Sequencers / Notation / FX all in one place......[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Check it out.[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] [/font] [url="http://www.vst4you.com/"]http://www.vst4you.com/[/url] Garry

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1316607706' post='1380285'] I've never seen a Bona gig that has been anything other than mind-blowing. Find it incredibly strange that other bass players should be saying he should lay the bass down when he is such an inspiration, at the same time as doing the vocal/guitar thing....very odd. [/quote] His CV seems to indicate, that thankfully many top Musicians and Producers think his Bass playing is just fine.... I have seen him a few times, and he always seems to be on it. Also +1 for Antonio Sanchez. Garry

I have had my RIM Basses Single cut about 5/6 years now. Plays and feels great - huge meaty output with tons of sustain. There has been no need to adjust the truss rod since i first got it. Rock solid. Only Bass i use other than my Lakland Fretless. Its really not worth knocking them until you have tried a few, all different of course. Looks have never bothered me, just playability and sound. [url="http://img231.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img231/2263/1316596053swe.smil"]http://img231.images...6596053swe.smil[/url] Garry

A lovely traditional voice too - he grooves great on his solo albums, and does his own Fretless thing. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1p3GbiPNR4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1p3GbiPNR4&feature=related[/url] Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' timestamp='1316512379' post='1378903'] look at the exercise again and this time read the notes instead of the chord symbol, it's not a 5 note arpeggio, the Arpeggio is C E G B, and neither is it confusing to beginners... it just is what it is. I am not speaking only of constructing bass lines but about having a wider harmonic knowledge and being able to hear the 4 chord in it's accurate context. There are plenty of examples of the use of the 4 chord in the Lydian form, lots of standard song sequences would employ it, it can be found in all forms of music and is. For the sake of clarity lets put it this way. If you played a Cmaj7 in part of a sequence that came from the key of G then the F natural would be harder to justify as in technical terms it would be a wrong note.... there are of course plenty of people who could contextualise it successfully. [/quote] Nicely summed up Jake. Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' timestamp='1316423078' post='1377714'] Hi Kev, yep should be a pdf but looks a bit odd doesn't it...! hopefully this is it... [attachment=89739:Arpeggio and diatonic exce.pdf] hmmm! that doesn't seem to work either, that was a fresh upload.... MODS! HELP! [/quote] It works for me, right click and 'open in new tab' Left click and it will open, but not in a new tab. Right click and 'save target as' works of course. Garry

[quote name='urb' post='1375870' date='Sep 16 2011, 07:27 PM']I filmed quite a few years ago when he played the old Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJrngd1p3g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJrngd1p3g[/url][/quote] I remember the Megastore thing - a great time...... I have seen him live many times - a couple of times with his own band. And a while back with various other people, including David Sanborn at Wembley which was an amazing gig. Terrific Musician. Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1375624' date='Sep 16 2011, 03:20 PM']That's what you call a CV![/quote] Thats minus all his Radio & TV jingle sessions. Clearly the people that matter think he is worth £27.00 Garry

Some early Rocco & TOP. Terrific Brass arrangements. Garry