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[quote name='GonzoBass' post='1347800' date='Aug 22 2011, 10:03 AM']This gave me the luxury of "making the score our own" in a few places which made my MD role a lot easier. A fun show! A lot of work, but a fun show!!![/quote] We had the " Bat Boy" Composer Larry O'Keefe as our Musical Supervisor for a two week rehearsal period, He pretty much wanted it note per note as the Broadway score version, but he was kinda flexible as well. For instance the tune "Mine all Mine", he wrote for the London show which i think is now in the Score, Was pretty much thrown together in the studio [apart from tune/lyrics and chord structure] Larry is a great guy and very talented. Yep a fun show, and a nightmare for deps.. Garry

I have this album, great playing all round. The band were at Ronnie Scotts last month but with Poogie Bell on drums, and Bob Franceschini on Sax. Great stuff. If you like Jeff Lorber you might want to check out some of his earlier albums. Wizard Island for one. Garry

I quite like these tunes [I thought i would not for some reason] May be my puter speakers - but it seems a bit light Bass end [Bass Gtr i mean] But saying that i can always hear the Bass end well on Commercial stuff on the puter speakers, so you [Bass Gtr] might be a bit light in the mix. Garry

Hey Christian, good stuff dude. Really nice to hear some finished stuff that is well structured with some form - And some tunes! 'Bela' is a lovely theme. Garry

[quote name='GonzoBass' post='1344779' date='Aug 18 2011, 08:01 PM']MD/Conductor/Bassist for "Bat Boy, the Musical"[/quote] Hey - I Did "Bat Boy" in the West End London run about six years ago, also the Cast CD... That show is a read and half, and a great score. You must have had your hands full Gonzo - MD'ing and Bass playing, good one! Little Shop is not a hard read, but if you are new to shows its a good way to ease in and get used to the feel of Musical Theatre [If thats what you want to do] Garry

Just picked up a Pedal from Mark. Good friendly guy to do business with. Garry

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1340496' date='Aug 15 2011, 11:28 AM']Italian might be more helpful understanding what they're saying [/quote] There speaks the voice of the Don... And yep Bobby V is awesome. [Pick or no pick] Garry

Like.... Great stuff. Garry

[quote name='JTUK' post='1339460' date='Aug 14 2011, 11:33 AM']whilst trying to sell an amp. I found this whilst searching for something else.... and whilst he is going through all his tricks...he still can apply a few styles with a decent feel. I posted this as it has enough for most people...pickers, fingers, farty stuff. Might be something to provide inspiration ..??? and gets away from hammering away at the one technique which if that isn't your thing, can get pretty boring ....[/quote] And what are you trying to post? any clues...? need any help. Yep, agreed that Mr Vega does it all round. Garry

I think GP is a great player and top pro, a very funny geezer with some acid wit. Seen his stand up show, its real good fun. Not sure what all the bashing is about. Guy knows what he is doing and there [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg"]Aint no doubt[/url] ,superb in feel & tone and plenty of groove. Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1338542' date='Aug 13 2011, 10:45 AM']Might as well just start playing like Victor Wooten...no keyboard player could copy that![/quote] Garry

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1338445' date='Aug 13 2011, 09:17 AM']Had this extensively with the first keyboard player in my current band. He was a VERY smart chap, psychiatrist specialising in criminal forensics (think [i][b]Cracker[/b][/i]), and a very capable musician. He was also into mind games and wind-ups and look-at-me-aren't-I-clever posturing. He doubled up on my basslines surreptitiously at rehearsals so that the bass always sounded too loud and really muddy. I kept changing my bass, my rig, my playing style in an effort to solve "my" problem .. it never occurred to me (or anyone else) that another band member might be deliberately sabotaging things. Eventually he got spotted of course. He tried to laugh it off and make out that it was all a great joke. He was out of the band after our next gig. When his replacement came in, I made it very clear on EVERY appropriate occasion who was responsible for supplying bottom end.[/quote] Funny how we all see things in a different way. In my business [Music] we see all that as not being a very smart chap, and an incapable Musician. Garry

[quote name='bethnalgreen' post='1338126' date='Aug 12 2011, 08:03 PM']I look forward to the day when someone plays the bass riff in the middle of You Can Call Me Al live ............ as the second half of it is the first half recording being played backwards is it not? :-) JJ[/quote] Yep, but all you do is play the first half as is.... Then again but with the notes in reverse order, last note first etc. Bassist Armand Sabal Lecco did all the touring gigs with PS after the single, and did a great fcuk of job with it. Plenty of him on Da tube. Garry

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1337566' date='Aug 12 2011, 01:04 PM']I mean four and a half beats in a bar of 4/4, but only in the bass part, not in the other lines! It's an obvious cock up in the part writing. There are a few other things like that too.[/quote] To be honest from reading your posts, little thought has gone onto the charts, IE - like you say above and notes out of range, unclear directions etc. Well in my experience that always leads to one thing -[b] All [/b]the band charts will be like that, and time will be wasted sorting it all out on the job, And that includes the other Musicians. Oh and dont worry about string players being 'On it' they will be even more confused than you if it is not written out correctly.... You will all be in the same boat, so just enjoy it. Garry

Autumn Leaves is another one for getting your ears tuned into 2/5/1, and the circle of fifths (or circle of fourths) Garry

[quote name='gary mac' post='1332711' date='Aug 8 2011, 08:34 PM']Let's hope it was just a case of something getting lost in the translation [/quote] If not, he could get himself down to Croydon. There will be plenty of takers there... Garry

All very interesting, but how is this all a general Bass discussion...? Garry

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1263993' date='Jun 10 2011, 03:00 PM']Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Jessie J, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake transcriptions & more......... [size=5] [b][url="http://jbbass.co.uk/transcriptions.aspx"]http://www.jbbass.co.uk/transcriptions.aspx[/url][/b][/size][/quote] Thanks matey... Garry

[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