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[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1330538' date='Aug 7 2011, 01:03 AM']When will they get the strings to line up with the fret markers?[/quote] Yer , not exactly Precision engineering is it? never has been. Thats why Fender put the blocks markers on the Jazz Bass, then it did not matter... I wonder if it comes complete with dead spots. Garry

[quote name='bobogib' post='1331095' date='Aug 7 2011, 05:31 PM']My question is, having never touched a bass before, where is the best place to start?[/quote] Slapping and popping, you will quickly get a gig at the next trade show. Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1330008' date='Aug 6 2011, 04:03 PM']In a similar vein, who played bass on this track? Absolutely fantastic playing, especially in those verses. Great song overall! [/quote] Neil Jason i think, although Francisco Centeno did a couple of tracks on that album. Both busy session /TV players at that time. Garry

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' post='1328559' date='Aug 5 2011, 12:09 PM']Fretless with pick from the great man from Spain B[/quote] Carles Benavent is just superb. Seen him a couple of times with Paco de Lucía. Beautiful Tone. Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1328315' date='Aug 5 2011, 09:40 AM']I'm never sure in these threads whether we're supposed to suggest reasons why the number of contributors isn't growing exponentially or simply agree that we think it's unfathomable and declare how much we love everybody and everything.[/quote] +1 I thought we just +1 every post then hang around peoples profiles and spook them. Garry

Sting did a few times i think. Garry

[quote name='Skol303' post='1326805' date='Aug 4 2011, 12:41 PM']Distorted bass/guitar + pounding kicks + dirty dubstep synth = A MIXING NIGHTMARE! I'm struggling to find any headroom in the mix with so much going on at the lower frequencies.[/quote] If you are out of headroom, why not bring the channel faders down, and turn the monitors up to the volume you are used to listening to. Give your self plenty to play with before you do all the EQ'ing. You can always get the volume up with the final stereo mix, or the mastering stage [with a mastering expert hopefully ] Garry

[quote name='Paul S' post='1325897' date='Aug 3 2011, 05:17 PM']evening slot after the carnival![/quote] What Carnival ? Garry

[quote name='Paul S' post='1325795' date='Aug 3 2011, 03:57 PM']One of the high profile, 'pro' players made much the same observation and it the discussion carried on. Either that or I need to up my medication [/quote] I am sure if anyone was high profile, they would not be posting here... I see you are on the Essex Riveria, i am over on 'that Island' Now thats a good reason to up the medication Garry

[quote name='Mylkinut' post='1325270' date='Aug 3 2011, 09:51 AM']Trouble is, I can't take a bass. How do you guys recommend I keep from getting too rusty? Pop into shops and noodle once in a while? obviously more will need to be done [/quote] Go into the Music shops in the States, and slap to your hearts content - they will give you plenty of strong black coffee so you can slap faster. They don't mind, and there is no fear of them calling CSI or the FBI. Garry

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1325348' date='Aug 3 2011, 10:35 AM']Here's the link for when it becomes available for 'listen again' [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012yj2m"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012yj2m[/url] Also came across a great Bootsy interview that was on Craig Charles' show a while back [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase#/clips/p00jjhf9/in/collection/p00h6w5p"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase#/clips...ection/p00h6w5p[/url][/quote] Thanks for the link. Garry

[quote name='steve-bbb' post='1324423' date='Aug 2 2011, 03:59 PM']just a thought .... Andy Pask[/quote] +1 Been a very, very busy session player in this country for ages. And of course co wrote the TV theme tune for 'The Bill' as well as playing Bass on it. Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1320373' date='Jul 29 2011, 12:57 PM']The album is from the 'Groovemasters' series, which is typically just two acoustic guitarists playing off each other so an album of fretless bass and acoustic guitar is a bit of a break for the Groovemasters idea. The rest of the albums aren't so great but the Cullen/Manring one really is awesome. When Michael was actively using Talkbass I used to tell him all the time about how awesome it was![/quote] I never bothered with the rest of that series - more to do with all the arseing about trying to get that one from the states a few years ago... But worth it in the end Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1319986' date='Jul 29 2011, 03:35 AM']Today I was finally able to download his [i]Equilibre[/i] album with David Cullen. It's such a simple concept; Cullen all together in the most amazing way.[/quote] I love this Album - Cool playing from both, i also like the way the that there is so much groove going on.... with no Drums or Percussion involved. Top stuff. Garry

It's not the 14 year old kid you should worry about in a music shop, he might grow out of it...... It's the grown men with a tash and a beer gut that are attempting it - now thats a problem. Garry

[quote name='Dropzone' post='1317646' date='Jul 26 2011, 09:12 PM']How do I get, say, track 6 on my desk to record as track 6 on track 6 on the computer?[/quote] I think i know what you are saying. In Cubase you need to go to devices, then VST connections, and set your your in's & outs for the channels. This might help - its in a strange lingo though.. but the visuals are there. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4E-wi__rDM"]Cubase Devices[/url] Garry

[quote name='algmusic' post='1317715' date='Jul 26 2011, 10:17 PM']Not quite, I never said all technique and no soul. If you have good technique it can help you achieve what you play from your heart with less effort. Most of the time the simple things are things that make a difference in music, just because you have been taught something complex, it doesn't mean you play exactly that, you interpet the technique for what you have learnt to play what comes from the heart. I'm self taught for serval years, then I got some technique down and I found the missing pieces to play the simple things well and to improvise better. On a gig, the theory, technique is almost forgotten and just play what feels good and sounds right, but the technique is what helped you get there. Also I think people think people like Bowie just play and then it's there.. they have 100's of ideas and use only one.. it's all really a form of technique trying to understand what works. but back to the OP.. answer.. the join is when some thinks it's good enough to listen.. and that is all relative[/quote] I like all that..... And i agree with your uncomplicated answer. Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1316651' date='Jul 26 2011, 09:26 AM']just for balance... I know loads [/quote] Yep, there are more than plenty about. Garry

[quote name='lobematt' post='1315977' date='Jul 25 2011, 05:25 PM']Yeah by session I don't mean just studio, I basically mean people calling me up wanting to give me money to play my bass! Which I know is far down the road and very hard to come by but I know it's not impossible.[/quote] Freelancing - all the same these days. Studio/shows/acts/gigs/tours/function band deps. Reading & busking chops. Quick learner. When any major theatre show comes to your neck of the woods, go to the stage door and ask for the Bass player, Ask if you can sit in and watch the show in the pit. Get to know the players and get your name around. Pop tours a different matter, you need to go to the company or Muso fixer - but it will still be on recommendation and CV. You need to get to know as many muso's as possible, not just Bass players. Musical directors etc. They are the people who will recommend you to the people that matter. Build a CV up. One other trick, go to a well know player that teaches as well, get to know him and he will/might give you dep's if he thinks you are up to it. Believe me, it works. And as others have said - all the usual stuff like being friendly, reliable, consistant, and not show of music wise to impress. Good luck with it all. EDIT - me and Doddy typing at the same time... Garry

Like that - Sounds great. Garry

[quote name='Skol303' post='1315742' date='Jul 25 2011, 02:06 PM']PS: good point about sound quality; my bad. All DAW's essentially have the same sound quality, as you mention - I see this cropping up time and time again when people say they can hear whether a track has been produced using Logic, Reason, Cubase, ProTools or whatever. Cheers for clarifying![/quote] I think when people take the same Audio tracks into all the other DAW's for A/B testing, then say they sound different, Is usually to do with how the panning law is set up in each DAW. The VST thing is not really an issue i suppose, because of the 64 bit rewire function. Running two DAW's together can get RAM intensive, but now not a problem with 64 bit of course. Garry

[quote name='Skol303' post='1315556' date='Jul 25 2011, 11:25 AM']Reason/Record are definitely a 'step up' from GarageBand in terms of sound quality,[/quote] Not strictly true. FX and Synth bundles aside. The in/out sound comes from your Audio card, not the DAW. How ever, which ever way you choose to destroy it with FX etc is another matter. Reason 6 looks interesting, 64 bit at last, but i still can not see any mention of VST support anywhere. Have i missed something? or have they not gone down that route again. Garry

[quote name='Tech' post='1315331' date='Jul 25 2011, 02:02 AM']Yeah what an incredible and underrated talent.[/quote] Yep he is a great talent. He might be underrated on Basschat possibly, But out in the big world, highly thought of. I will pop down to Ronnie's in November for sure. Garry

I swear Nile Rodgers had an active battery operated right hand - it was relentless. Top band. Garry

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1314287' date='Jul 23 2011, 10:16 PM']Love the drumming, how Chris Coleman manages to keep steady time with so much space, so many polyrhythms AND tying into what Hadrien is playing is utterly breath taking.[/quote] The more times you listen to it, you then start to realise that his contribution is pretty serious. Good stuff. Garry