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Mike Batt was not just resposible for the Wombles - he wrote tunes used by loads of acts, and also various TV stuff, He also surrounded himself with top class Musicians. I get the feeling he knew what he was doing. Garry

[quote name='farmer61' post='1269732' date='Jun 15 2011, 10:06 AM']This made me laugh on so many levels..........! Waiting for the OP's next post on this [/quote] +1... Garry

[quote name='slobluesine' post='1268917' date='Jun 14 2011, 05:31 PM']the f***in wombles playing at the biggest rock festival on the planet beggars believe?[/quote] Lets face it, Glastonbury has always been a Council tip of bursting at the seams rubbish....[mostly, a few acts save the day] So why single out a multi single selling hairy rock band? seems just the ticket to me. Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1266460' date='Jun 12 2011, 07:07 PM']My ultimate Lee Ritenour track...super funky! Abe Laboriel here too, I believe. He is in the video of the live versions. [/quote] Oh dear - i have always loved that track. Garry

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1266419' date='Jun 12 2011, 06:34 PM']talking of Lee.. this sound exactly like my Jazz.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsmtF9wMjc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsmtF9wMjc[/url][/quote] Ah Melvin Davies........great player! Very Marcus in sound and Style. Garry

More Abe from the same Dave Grusin Video. The great late Carlos Vega on kit. Garry

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1266344' date='Jun 12 2011, 05:31 PM']Man these guys are good.. i so dig Abs playing.. never mind Lee.. great stuff.. Abraham has got a style like no other.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW567Pjp6hU&feature=player_embedded#at=162"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW567Pjp6hU...embedded#at=162[/url][/quote] Funny enough i dug out my old Dave Grusin video with that tune on it after your SW thread [i was on a groove roll] The same track from the Dave Grusin video. Yep great stuff. Garry

Another high action here as well, strung 46-135. I can do all the tricks on it with little effort. And much prefere the meaty sound i can get [for me anyway] with a big clean sound when DI'ed. I suppose its all down to the player. No right or wrong way. Garry

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1265386' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:14 PM'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emu54xHr4yM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emu54xHr4yM[/url] precision bass playing..[/quote] And very lyrical the way he takes the tune. Garry

[quote name='Sawtooth' post='1265390' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:16 PM']Great bass, but I've always thought that was Stevie's left hand on a synth? Or is it underpinned by a bass guitar as well?[/quote] Just [Bass] Synth. Garr

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1265382' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:10 PM']puts me in a good mood this one LD.. good call..[/quote] Lol.... I reckon the Marcus version will be along soon........ Garry

[quote name='TimR' post='1265354' date='Jun 11 2011, 08:53 PM']It took two pages on a bass player forum to get to Higher Ground? Man we're slipping.[/quote] And even longer to get this. Garry

[quote name='ZMech' post='1265310' date='Jun 11 2011, 08:12 PM']I'm not sure if this is within the rules, but I'll post it anyway! Absolutely love this cover of As, done by the ever brilliant Gene Harris: so much funk there should be a warning label.[/quote] Yep that was a great version - any idea who sang it ? being trying to find out for ages. Edit - just looked on the Youtube site, Jerry Peters on vox, and Harvey Mason on drums. And talking of Harvey Mason - by looking at his Facebook page, there seems to be a new album brewing with George Benson. [url="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000165586147&sk=wall"]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100...147&sk=wall[/url] Garry

To be honest, there are to many to list for me. Like you i have just about everything he has done. The [b]Talking Book[/b] album gets a lot of play on my systems. Really love this track from that. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H--_-gPX3Nw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H--_-gPX3Nw...feature=related[/url] The guy is just superb all round, and as they say 'It don't get any better than that' Good topic Bubinga, Garry

[quote name='fabinosto' post='1264812' date='Jun 11 2011, 12:13 PM']Sorry, I m french and I m not sure you understood what I want to say. =)[/quote] Lol.... just joking. But of course you are right - He is a great Musician. Garry

[quote name='fabinosto' post='1264653' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:38 AM']J. Andrews is not just a bass player, he's a great musician.[/quote] Thanks for pointing that out..... Garry

You should have the Midi file now. Garry

[quote name='owen' post='1264708' date='Jun 11 2011, 10:46 AM']Thanks Garry. Email sent.[/quote] Just give me 1/2 hour or so....in the middle of doing something. Garry

[quote name='owen' post='1264696' date='Jun 11 2011, 10:27 AM']Hi y'all! I have a Sibelius file which is no use to me because I do not run Sibelius. I need it as a Midi file. Could anyone load it into Sibelius and then save it as a Midi file and mail it back to me? TIA[/quote] Yep i can do that for you . I will PM you my Email address. Garry

Another bunch worth a try. [url="http://www.7air.co.uk/vst-fx.php"]http://www.7air.co.uk/vst-fx.php[/url] Garry

Yep i have seen the full video quite a while ago - and he is a fantastic player. I have a a couple of things with him on, and he is very consistant in everything he does, right on it. Thanks for posting. Garry

[quote name='Oggy' post='1261221' date='Jun 8 2011, 02:17 PM']Basschaters I’m really getting into GarageBand on my Mac, (stuffing around with the effects and EQ) editing numbers that I record via a Zoom recorder at our band practice sessions. I’m now getting to a point where I want to do bit more and am looking for a few pointers on what Audio recording software and hardware other Basschaters use and why? I’m not sure, that GarageBand is the way forward, I hear lots of other software being referred to on this site, and perhaps a different brand would be better? Anyway it’d be interesting to get other Basschaters to let us (me) all know what they get up to on the recording side of things – some of the stuff I hear on this very site, done with imagination and low budget, has been really very good quality – how do you do it chaps? Oggy [/quote] I say go back to the basics! Garry

In the late 70's - my dad took the plyers to my Fender Jazz [ actually it had been his] and ripped the frets out and filled the gap - [b]why?....[/b] Because Jaco had, so everyone else was having a go... I still have and use it to this day - i am on my second board though [nice bit of dark Ebony that has lasted about 10 years till now] Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1261493' date='Jun 8 2011, 05:31 PM']Jaco was, in many ways a lick player. If you listen to a lot of his stuff, you will eventually hear his cliches.[/quote] To be honest this is true of a lot of the greats, They just manage to store thousands more than the average soloist, that gets them from A to B. Not all of course. Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1260729' date='Jun 8 2011, 08:47 AM']And this one has a really great bass solo from the master himself. 1980 - No Fodera, but he still sounds like AJ. [/quote] I can never get enough of AJ's Bass playing, always right on it. I still love listening to those 80's Japan concerts, with the likes of Grusin, Gadd, LA big band etc. Some great posts on this thread. Garry