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Yep a great album... Another one who was getting into Robben Ford at the time. A very melodic album. Garry

[quote name='skej21' post='1132656' date='Feb 18 2011, 07:43 PM']Wasn't this shortly before reknowned (and very under-estimated IMHO) percussionist, Homer, decided to leave? It's a great shame to lose such a great instrumentalist, but they continue to be fantastic as Homer-less, Still Broke, Norfolk n Tallent![/quote] Not long after Homer left the outfit, Roadie/Driver and backing singer Van Morrison left as well, but things went down hill then, and they became... Van-less, Homer-less, Still Broke, Norfolk n Tallent. Garry

All of Doddy's advice.... And remember you don't have to play 4's all the time - 2 sits good under some of those vocal tunes. Garry

[quote name='topo morto' post='1130882' date='Feb 17 2011, 12:34 PM']I just thought that it's funny that "a man/woman with good ears knows if he's/she's in tune; a man/woman with a decent stage tuner is never sure"...[/quote] Fixed. Now you wont have the PC brigade and the ear police on your back. Garry

Thats great - no noodling going on there, you can hear the changes all the way through. The art of a good solo, even if you are going in and out and substituting. Garry

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='1129204' date='Feb 16 2011, 08:10 AM']The OP was referring to a full time covers band in the post- Its a young mans game.[/quote] And i did say on my opening line - Its not at all a young mans game. [[b] Maybe a full on covers band[/b] - if they still exist] Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1128887' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:48 PM']It really depends on whether you want to simply read music in order to learn a set/songs or whether you want to go into bands that sight read regularly eg cruise ship bands or pit work. If you want to sight read then it will probably take a bit longer because there is a big difference between reading when the stakes are low and reading when you are there, onstage in the moment. You also (in a proper sight reading situation) have the conductor to deal with... learning to play with a baton is another element to the skill. [b] The hardest thing about reading for bass is the fact that if you make a mistake EVERYBODY hears it.[/b][/quote] Yup - the chord changes, and you have made it your own inversion, or diversion..... I think there are two types of reading. 1] In the living room etc, at your own pace and no pressure. 2] In the real world in a working situation, looking ahead for time/key changes [presuming you are reading on the spot] signs and codas, DS etc, watching the moves of conductors or MD's, listening to the other players so as to keep it tight - and still trying to make this all into a Musical performance. Number one can be achieved in a year i should think [ like others have said - a teacher is a great idea]. Number two takes longer, assuming you have not been sacked a few a times and have not thrown in the towel. None the less its an interesting journey and a very good lesson in discipline and strict concentration. Have fun. Garry

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='1128855' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:25 PM']Lots of pro musicians I know -some name successful chart acts too- struggle after years in the business with not much to show for it. I still think it is a young mans game being pro.[/quote] Its not at all a young mans game. [ Maybe a full on covers band - if they still exist] Look at any TV band [not that many granted], look at many the of show/pit/ bands/Orchestras, Classical Orchestras...full of people up to their retiring age. Being a full time Musician has many sides to it these days. At one time it was easy just to play only Bass or what ever and earn. Gigs , shows, sessions, tours, 6 night a week Residencies, pub Residencies, cruises, name act tours or being in their bands, hotel residencies, millions of holiday camp gigs, they were all easy available. Now days folks do all kinds besides just their first instrument. Some teach, some do arranging, some turning midi files into school band charts, some orchestrating parts for films and shows, some supplying media music for broadcast and production/library companies [earning broadcast royalties], some writing for TV etc, some fixing or agents even, Music techs, the list goes on. Its all part of being a full time musician in this day and age. Just being a pro Bass player alone in the traditional sense is not going to sustain you a great life span in the business of music anymore, unless you are something very special, or just want to get by financially. Look at Guy Pratt these days, Bassist, Media Music writer and part time [music business stories] comedian. To the OP , good luck with it all. If thats what you really want, work hard and go for it. I did at 17 and 35 years later still living nicely, Oh and with a wife and family including the holidays, own house and a decent car - and have never eaten a pot noodle in my life. Garry

Play in a Staccato style - like Rocco Prestia, then its to short to notice.... Garry

[quote name='Eight' post='1125902' date='Feb 13 2011, 01:16 PM']It's been a little over two years since I bought my first bass (and registered here).[/quote] Thanks, you have just reminded me to register all my Basses here. Garry

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1122483' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:06 PM']I'm not really into mastering in a big way. I know that I don't know what i'm doing so I try not to mess up my mixes too much. I thought T-Racks would be an easy way to a "polished" master, but, yeh, it just destroyed my mixes. It sounds like I should give it another go trying to be much more subtle. At the moment, i'm using the Stillwell Audio Major Tom compressor. If you set it to forward feedback, and set the ratio to limit you can get a lot of "transparent" compression before it starts to mush up.[/quote] If you are crap at it [as most of us are] Ozone 4 a great tool. Plenty of presets [or a starting point] to make anything presentable. There is some great tutorials here for at least understanding the process. [url="http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/guides.html"]http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/guides.html[/url] Garry

[quote name='51m0n' post='1122379' date='Feb 10 2011, 10:02 AM']Epicverb and SIR (a convolusion engine), both are free and sound fantastic.[/quote] Another vote for SIR here. Just great. Zero latency as well. Although SIR2 is not free - well worth the dosh. Also Ozone 4 [again not free] Great mastering tool. [In the right hands of course - but then again so is anything] Garry

Another production/tech head here. Cubase for years [and love it] so have a good work flow going on. I use a M-audio 10/10 with the PCI card. Just gone all 64 bit Quad core W7 [8 gig of DDR3 1600] I had a small problem with some older plug ins [32 bit] But there is this cheap little programme called J-Bridge, which bridges 32 to 64 bit. so all sorted. I Have Live 8 as well, but not loaded it onto the new system yet. A friend of mine is using Reason 5 & Record - it looks pretty cool. But to be honest they all pretty much do the same these days. I like Cubase because of the built in score/notater midi editor. Good for Orchestral mock ups. Garry

Well thank you.... Garry

[quote name='Skol303' post='1120346' date='Feb 8 2011, 05:52 PM']I still stick by ReCycle as being the 'daddy' of working with loops and samples.[/quote] Yep, It was the Daddy [creating REX files] - but to be honest, all the main DAW's do it these days. Albeton does it with minimal fuss.Any DAW reading Acid or Apple loops will do it. Any Audio editor that has transient slicing will do it. A few of the guys on this site like using Audacity [[b]which is free[/b]] being that it is an Audio editor i am sure you Can do it in that. Go and check it out. [url="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/"]http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/[/url] Garry

Good stuff. Garry

[quote name='99ster' post='1114758' date='Feb 4 2011, 12:16 AM']+1000 Well said Jake. [b]And good luck to Mike.[/b][/quote] Agree with that. The people who go out there and promote their profession get the work. People who sit at home and just talk about it...Erm....just talk about it. Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1111497' date='Feb 1 2011, 07:34 PM']I stumbled upon this on YouTube. I love hearing the islolated tracks. Great playing. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6o5i_QZ_o&feature=fvst"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6o5i_QZ_o&feature=fvst[/url][/quote] Still one of my fave albums. Harvey Mason on kit duties. The playing on that isolated track is nice and clean, great player. Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1102514' date='Jan 25 2011, 06:30 PM']Interesting to see that 78 people have opened the first excerpt (Straight No Chaser) and then the number of listeners goes down as the list progresses. Are you guys trying to tell me something [/quote] I started at the top and worked my way down. My way of thinking was - The files are smaller so less chance of a Drum solo! Garry

[quote name='markstuk' post='1103941' date='Jan 26 2011, 04:14 PM']Order away here :-) [url="http://www.suerydercareshop.com/category/172/Electric_Guitars"]http://www.suerydercareshop.com/category/1...lectric_Guitars[/url][/quote] Did she knit them herself? Thanks for that, just the job for my son. Garry

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1064855' date='Dec 20 2010, 05:55 PM']I thought we did this thread last week? Carry on though as Im on the other side of the fence this time (see my signature) so to contradict everything I said last week you must have a 5'er! [/quote] A week is a very long time in the business of Bass. There will be many Bass chatters who last week purchased a five/six or 92 string. They would then start a post about that particular Bass being the best Bass they have ever played [by a country mile]. A few days later it will be in the 'For sale section' " As much as i have tried - i just can not get on with a fiver or whatever, i am a four stringer really" Thats what makes this place a priceless hang out... Garry

No one for Bob Babbitt then? Garry

For years i have just carried my Sans amp Thingy around. I know what it sounds like into a rig, in the studio etc. Engineers are [b]always[/b] happy to use that. Not bothered about mic up etc. Garry

The guitar player in Spinal Tap had low output pups, Thats why Jim Marshall made him an amp that went up to Eleven. Garry