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The post is confusing me. I thought it was about Avalons and playing straight into the desk. But i am dyxlesic, so that might explain all. Garry

[quote name='witterth' post='818688' date='Apr 25 2010, 11:39 PM']NAAA......7/4 me ars3 are you right though? ??[/quote] Thanks for the offer of your arse - but i will tacet on that one. But it's 7/4 for sure. Garry

[quote name='TimR' post='818623' date='Apr 25 2010, 10:55 PM']I had to stand up in the end at a pre show rehearsal and teach a stage full of kids, a pianist and a drummer. La-La-La-La-La Me-ri-ca. Took a few minutes but sounded really good. I don't think I'll ever forget that experience.[/quote] You missed out a La.. Or was it a 5/8 3/4 version of America. Sorry i will get my coat. Garry

[quote name='Chris2112' post='818381' date='Apr 25 2010, 07:50 PM']Great piece of music though! Especially the full length 1980's version![/quote] Yep i do agree, co written by Andy Pask [An Excellent Bassist] Garry

There is some great stuff on Lucas Pickfords site. Enjoy [url="http://www.lucaspickford.com/transbass.htm"]http://www.lucaspickford.com/transbass.htm[/url] Edit.. Just remembered, they are not PDF. But go full screen on your monitor and download as a Jpeg, or screen capture etc. Garry

I am presuming you are being serious with the post. But no amp, a bicycle and an AB book on theory, and some headphones does not make you a good bet to be at the top of the list when an earning covers band are looking for players. [Regardless of your talent] I may be wrong but you might need to aquire some basic gigging stuff to make it work. Can you not borrow an Amp? Or maybe get someone to drive you to the gigs? You might be lucky and someone in the band pick you up, But that could be a turn off at first, when trying to convince someone you are the one for the band. But hey who know's. Worth a try. Good luck Garry

[quote name='witterth' post='818125' date='Apr 25 2010, 03:42 PM']btw, the theme music to "The Bill" (old one any way) was in 12/8 and a Phycologist friend of mine said,that was why it was hard to whistle/hum ..I see what she means come to think of it! (I think they did eventually change it to 4/4 before bining it alltogether)[/quote] If she was trying to whistle that theme in 12/8 and finding it hard, Could be possibly due to the fact that it's in 7/4.. Garry

Great stuff. Here is LJ in all his Musicman glory, again with George Duke. [The Overture, and what a superb arrangement it is] He is playing in unison [finger style] with the string lines at the end. If you have ago at transcribing it, Watch out there is some 3/8's about! Garry

Yep i met him a couple of times in the past. I do believe he went off to NZ a few years ago, To run or become Head of a Music dept somewhere in your neck of the woods. Great player. Garry

Sparko lives just down the road from me. Infact he did some repair work on the roof of my house not so long back. We managed to turn over a well know nasty Insurance company for a bit of dosh. At the time he was thinking about putting his P-Bass up on Ebay. Good show tonight onn BBC4. Garry

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='816801' date='Apr 23 2010, 10:52 PM']It is now, but it wasn't before. It's been moved. [/quote] Shall we get it moved again? Good luck with the hunt. Garry

Of course all the usual suspects. But for me, Leornard Bernstein - West side story score was genius. And his amazing conducting on a lot of the Classical stuff. A link here for studio out takes of West side story. And Musician skills of the highest quality. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf_pBHMcyHQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf_pBHMcyHQ[/url] Garry

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='815578' date='Apr 22 2010, 10:48 PM']This probably wants to be in the "bassists wanted and available" forum mate.[/quote] It is... Have you been sniffing glue.. Garry

[quote name='Faithless' post='815107' date='Apr 22 2010, 03:56 PM']To me, it's a bit strange - [b]one day a guy is pushing music boundaries [/b]in Blue Note with some smokin' jazzers (Garrison with Horacio Hernandez and Scott Kinsey..), and the other day he's playing behind Whitney Houston..[/quote] I am curious as to why you think the clip you posted is pushing Music boundaries? It was all done in the 70's/80's with various well known fusion bands.[ and possibly by Bassist's on this very forum] And very likely a real purist Jazz snob would not even consider it Jazz, Or even think you are strange that you consider it Jazz........... At the end of the day its always a gas playing with great Musicians - whatever the style.[IMO,not to would be missing something] And the more dosh the better. Garry

[quote name='daz' post='815325' date='Apr 22 2010, 06:59 PM']Still dunno what the [i]Strictly [/i]band or tour is ? Li'l help ? [/quote] Its a touring show version of the BBC TV Strictly Come Dancing. Garry

[quote name='stonecoldbass' post='815123' date='Apr 22 2010, 04:08 PM']I love my Avalon too...it's hard to define what it is exactly, but everytime I use it to record bass it just sounds great.[/quote] I know what you mean, but for me its the uncoloured natural sound, and of course all that gain... Good stuff. Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='815034' date='Apr 22 2010, 02:54 PM']I like the way the avatars portray this as an argument between a dog and a cat.[/quote] Top man! I did say pull up an Armchair and some Popcorn. Garry

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='814880' date='Apr 22 2010, 12:26 PM']Sorry to disappoint... life is way too short to worry about football hooligans [/quote] Ok then.. That would be Bar stool and Meat Pies. My mistake. Garry

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='814835' date='Apr 22 2010, 11:59 AM']Sticks and stones can break my bones.... but it's easy to be a big man from behind a computer screen. You didn't even read what I wrote. I wasn't even talking about the playing... Ha![/quote] Arm chair and Popcorn at the ready.... Garry

Hi Craig, Basses sound great, I have a Avalon and love it to bits. On the song side [ good choice] Why dont you add some light chords/synth pads and a bit of auxilary percussion, building as you go along. That way it would not sound relentless, it would be a way of holding attention. Sorry not trying to be critical, just a bit of input. Good one Garry

[quote name='RhysP' post='811759' date='Apr 19 2010, 07:58 PM']A 1/16 size double bass - otherwise known as a Viola. [/quote] Whoosh.... Garry

[quote name='Kohpnyn' post='811612' date='Apr 19 2010, 06:05 PM']I get the impressions that 'feel' is one of those words that just means 'something I like'. So here's my contribution: [/quote] Always liked that track! Garry

[quote name='JTUK' post='811283' date='Apr 19 2010, 01:11 PM']The Live Japan album was very good..[/quote] This is a clip from that gig. Garry

[quote name='JTUK' post='811283' date='Apr 19 2010, 01:11 PM']Not sure about the cowboy rig though [/quote] Yep - very YMCA and Gay! All the GRP stuff done in Japan was great stuff. Garry

I really like the feel Marcus Miller gets on the fretless Bass solo around 02:45 on this track. Really lyrical... Its an oldie, i think he was about 20 when he recorded it. Garry