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[quote name='Delberthot' post='987756' date='Oct 14 2010, 09:56 AM']Does he teach you driving 'the Chinese Way'?[/quote] They do not have time... They would pull over into a lay-by and he would give him................ Lessons in Love. Garry

Apart from using a sampler [any one for that matter] you might have to map the samples. If you are after turning midi into good usable sounds other than the GM canvas sounds, Try some of the many free synths and Romplers about on the net.There is some greats ones on the pinned thread in the recording section. If you can get hold of the Computor Music mag, every month there is a free DVD loaded up with great synths,Drum synths, samplers and some great sounding patches to go into their sampler.The patches sound pretty authentic for the traditonal instruments. You would also be able to load your Roland wavs into their sampler. Well worth a look that mag. Or a ton of free VSTi's here. [url="http://www.vst4free.com"]http://www.vst4free.com[/url] Garry

Fishing for Bass is his real thing though. [url="http://www.markkingfishing.com/"]http://www.markkingfishing.com/[/url] Garry

He dabbles in a bit of snooker to...! [url="http://www.worldsnooker.com/player_list-7651.htm"]http://www.worldsnooker.com/player_list-7651.htm[/url] I wonder what else he gets up to. Garry

Anyone interested in Jazz harmony and composition, This book and CD is well worth a look and listen, good stuff. TAB free zone i am afraid. [url="http://www.berkleepress.com/catalog/product?product_id=654963"]http://www.berkleepress.com/catalog/produc...oduct_id=654963[/url] Garry

Tower of Power. Just loved those lush arrangements. Garry

Warwick Black label 45-135 s/s round wounds. [Fretted & fretless] Garry

[quote name='silddx' post='588105' date='Sep 2 2009, 10:29 PM']Ahh, LouLou's lightsabre eyes [/quote] Jeeezuz man - you sprayed the cats eyes as well? Looks like you have done a great job on the Bass. Garry

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='980573' date='Oct 7 2010, 02:37 PM']I once bought a P bass because it looked good in my pants.[/quote] Garry

This should fit the bill...Wal fretless on the vid. You will need leather trousers though. And coat your beard with cheese, the girls love a rarebit of Welsh. And for the Dubai gig. Good luck Garry

[quote name='HMX' post='977551' date='Oct 4 2010, 07:48 PM']In a band situation, a poor bass player is selfish and unsupportive - not providing the foundations the music needs to build from. There's a difference in being tasteful and tasteLESS.[/quote] You would make a good social worker with words like that... Garry

[quote name='51m0n' post='978290' date='Oct 5 2010, 01:18 PM']+1 - and a very big one at that, I use these ALL the time, they rock![/quote] Yep they are good. I like the Boot EQ mkII, which sounds pretty good to my ears. Garry

Another bunch of nice VST freebies here. Enjoy. [url="http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/vst-effects/"]http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/vst-effects/[/url] Garry

[quote name='Twigman' post='973907' date='Oct 1 2010, 01:17 PM']But also I think it's much harder for new originals bands now because too many bands play covers and too many venues think they want covers........covers bands are killing music!![/quote] Good grief - cover bands are not unique to Basschat Musicians. Cover bands have been around since the dawn of music. Armies of Musicians playing traditional tunes, Classical Musicians in an Orchestra playing works from the great composers of years ago. Big bands in the 40's & 50's playing show tunes...and the list goes on. And to this point i have not noticed that Music is dead. Plenty of Musicians play in covers bands and are still writing original stuff for other projects and broadcast or whatever. Infact their cover work money sometimes finances their original projects. Garry

For me a bad Bass player is an equal in a bad band. So i dont listen to what i consider a bad band.Just turn the CD/MP3/RADIO etc off. or run out the pub, theatre, screaming with my ears in tatters. Plenty of good Muso's about to listen to, why analyze and waste time and good earage on bad Musicians. Garry

[quote name='Conan' post='972492' date='Sep 30 2010, 11:10 AM']Think you posted the wrong link there Gareth...[/quote] Yep i think its this one..... Great DVD. Steve Gadd on it as well. This version is great for the dynamics. The album version was Mr Miller. Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='970832' date='Sep 28 2010, 04:20 PM']But on the negative side he is looking more like my auntie Pam every day.[/quote] What, your auntie Pam looks like a geezer? Garry

[quote name='MythSte' post='970547' date='Sep 28 2010, 12:08 PM']P.S, Im aware I miss a beat going into the guitar harmony section! [/quote] I would not worry about missing a beat when you have a track called Rimmer..!! Having a listen at the moment. Garry

A few good tips here from Stu Hamm. [From a sim post going on elsewhere] Garry

[quote name='SteveK' post='585716' date='Aug 31 2009, 12:35 PM']Remember Wild Boys?...has to rank as one of the most e[b]xcruciating vocal performances of the 80s.[/b] Only surpassed by Marc Almond and Jimmy Sommerville's I Feel Love. [/quote] Fantastic Garry

[quote name='arthurhenry' post='964297' date='Sep 22 2010, 11:47 AM']Whereas if I play behind a Joe Cocker tribute for example, I'd feel a bit more free to put my own spin on things as I'd just be an anonymous backing musician and nobody would care.[/quote] If you see any of the original bands live - they put their own spin on their original recordings.A slur here, a bum note there, Why the f*ck am i still doing this 25 years later [Other than i need the dosh] So feel free to do what you want, a gig's a gig, its still all show business after all. Garry

[quote name='Marvin' post='963049' date='Sep 21 2010, 10:10 AM']So your mission, if you wish to accept it, is to come up with a few covers (4 or 5 at the max) that are very quick and easy to learn but sound alright. By easy I mean nothing with loads of fills and variations in it, repetitive is the key word here as I've got a lousy memory [/quote] Good grief you want an easy life.. What about just starting a Bill Haley tribute act? You would only need to learn one song then.

What going down with M&S ? Funkifying & Discofying up their ads with a Cheryl Lynn toon ... The music i mean.... Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='960215' date='Sep 18 2010, 10:21 AM']That Jarrett/Haden stuff is sublime. Proper jazz without that kind of macho competitiveness that marrs a lot of the music. Coincidently, I downloaded it yesterday (I have not had a chance to listen to it properly yet).[/quote] I have had a few listens now, Its great how they have kept interest all the way through, which is hard with just a Piano and Bass duet. Good stuff. Garry

I got hold of a nice duet album today.. Keith Jarrett and Charlie Hayden - Jasmine. Nice and laidback. Preview Video Garry