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[quote name='ZeroDown' post='572760' date='Aug 18 2009, 12:00 PM']methinks I'll try both ways and see what works best for me Sam[/quote] Always the best route. Everybody has different hand sizes,touch etc... Do you like playing hard or soft... Do you attack the note, or stroke it... String spacing.... It all comes into play. Garry

Anchor on the back pick up with thumb here.. [5 string] Pluck with two fingers, And dampen with my pinkie finger.[right hand] [which also makes it easier to palm mute for me- just drop the wrist] Have done for about 35 years. Garry

[quote name='Beedster' post='571489' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:47 AM']Exactly what I thought. Couldn't see those guys elbowing in on the guitar market but - given the fact that I'm pretty sure about 50% the vintage Fenders you see on ebay (and occasionally on here) come out of China - I guess it's a possibility! I saw the thread title and thought a BCer had grassed a Chinese seller to ebay and was regretting it Chris[/quote] If he had had a misunderstanding with the Triads, He would not be posting on Basschat. But would be on the menu in Chinatown. Garry

[quote name='arabassist' post='570828' date='Aug 16 2009, 05:15 PM']alright so its a second inversion of C major - but whats stopping it from being a chord of G major? because G, E and C are all in G major as well[/quote] Nothing is stopping it. But what key are we talking about here? C or G ? or even F. If you are in the key of G.... The triad you are talking about would be chord 4 [IV] of the scale/key of G. If in the key of C the triad you are talking about would be the root/tonic chord. Also in the key of F, it would be chord V [dominant chord] In my head i know what i am banging on about, Maybe one of the teachers around these parts, [Jakesbass] might be able to explain better. This might be of help [or not ] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_scale"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_scale[/url] Garry

Yep one of the greats.... still is really.. What i mean is he is still alive and dancing Garry

[quote name='arabassist' post='570112' date='Aug 15 2009, 06:30 PM']Hello, let's take this random chord. I play 1st, 4th and 6th note of G major, so: G D 2 A 3 E 3 isnt that the same as the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of C major? but with the 5th lowered an octave? (is this an inversion?) which chord would it be then? Thanks Ahmed[/quote] Looks like you are using tab there. Its just a C second inversion. Or as is usually written in chord charts, C/G........[ C over G bass ] Garry

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='569018' date='Aug 14 2009, 01:53 PM']Carol Kaye told me she was the best![/quote] Was she? I hope you wore a condom. Garry

[quote name='alexclaber' post='568753' date='Aug 14 2009, 10:37 AM']If you asked [b]the general public [/b]most of them wouldn't even know that Macca played bass. Alex[/quote] Infact they would think Bass is some kind of fish they ate in Málaga on holiday. Garry

[quote name='RhysP' post='563601' date='Aug 8 2009, 05:50 PM']They'll all need hip replacements by the time they're 40 if they carry on like that.....[/quote] I think you mean Hip Hop replacements. Then they might break into the music business rather then break their own necks. Garry

[quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='563665' date='Aug 8 2009, 07:21 PM']hi people, im in a predicament, Ive sold both my 4s got my warwick dolphin 5 Which im selling. But i got my sei six that i swapped with my thumb six and my shuker 6 fretless that i got for a lovely 600.00. I want a bass made but am struggling to warrant the cost. I love my sei six and just had a shack put into it it fits me like a glove i cant fault it and i dont play my others (thats why im selling them)since i swapped it. Bought my fretles shuker on a whim!!!!! i love it and am planning to get lessons and start maybe a few jazz jams. now when i bought the shuker the guy i got it from said to me there is nothing like having a bass made for you... but there are so many nice basses for decent dough im struggling to warrant buying a new one. i played a sei jazz in the gallery the other day and it was sweet very sweet and i could have it for 1500, or any ones on here, still have my sei six, shuker six and save up and get a 4 string later next year. Any ideas guys and girls and us undeciseve ones!!! and ps kindest regards to all who have contacted me regarding my posts. regards Ziggy/john.[/quote] I think i get what you mean dude. It was hot in Essex today Garry

[quote name='Aussiephoenix' post='560049' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:33 AM']In the beginning, there was GAS, a Sadowsky was bought and the GAS ceased. Now, I have a diferent kind of burn. A friend gave me an old precision body, that got way altered, parts were bought, and slowly but surely my first Frankenstein was built. I honestly didnt expect much, but I was honestly blown away by the results. It wasnt perfect at first, it took another neck than the one I'd bought for it initially, it'll take yet another pickup to replace a sub-par one that's on it, but, over all, I think I did a pretty decent job. is a P+MM with an aguilar obp3 and a Dr Parts Jazz Neck. So, there's only the MM pup that needs replacing at the moment to get that bass to God-like status, ... So, I find myself looking for new challenges. now THIS was unexpected... its like Im GASsing for my next Frankenstein project... Not really for just having a "new" bass, but because I enjoyed getting such a kick*ss result from my first one, all for the price of a Squier VM... So, there's a new one in the making, the base being a Squier jazz 5 Deluxe. This one is one of those rare Sqiers that had quite a decent build, and amazingly enough, the 5th is tight There are drawbacks of course, as Selling Frankenstein basses is almost as hard as selling sh*tty low rung basses... What are your thoughts on this?[/quote] This sounds like 'Trigger Broom Syndrome' to me, not Gas.... Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='560041' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:23 AM']WOW, I love Grusin's arranging, his best attribute, and he's a damn fine pianist too... Pattitucci's Pollmann sounds awesome and the whole thing is really swinging, great great playing. Thanks Garry Jake[/quote] Dave Grusin has a very melodic and lyrical style in his composing also. He has written some top draw scores and has a unique playing style. You just know its him. Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='560034' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:15 AM']The Dave Grusin CD of 'West Side Story' is top drawer. I love it from the moment it starts to the moment it stops. Fantastic players across the band, great playing, great arrangements. Gloria Estafan's 'Tonight' is beautiful. Dave Valentin (and Grusin) on 'I Feel Pretty'. All stunning stuff. [b]All for £5.69.....[/b] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Side-Story-Dave-Grusin/dp/B000001YO7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1249380878&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Side-Story-Da...0878&sr=1-1[/url][/quote] Good grief i paid nearly £20.00 when it first came out. Garry

Think this is worth a listen and a look, [Thats if you like your big bands] DG's version of 'Something's coming' from West Side story. Superb arranging and playing [well i think so] Garry

And dont forget the great Ray Brown. A little history and master class here. Garry

[quote name='4000' post='559849' date='Aug 4 2009, 12:27 AM']JJ is a great, great player.[/quote] +100...and a great tone. What ever happened to his band 'Flim and the BBs'...? Garry

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='556708' date='Jul 30 2009, 11:57 PM']One of my favourite bass solos is in a track called Friends & Strangers by Dave Grusin. It is a fretless player (don't know who) but just a lovely solo. Would love to be able to play like that one day!![/quote] +1...a very lyrical solo indeed. That player my friend was a very young Marcus Miller. Marcus never seems to get much of a mention for his fretless playing [F.O.R] But his fretless playing is up there for sure. Garry

Sounds a bit sim to my single cut five stg without the maple board that Robbie made for me about 3 years ago. My neck has the same dimensions as the Marcus Miller Jazz 5. Just fab to play. Good luck with the build. [attachment=29917:RIM_1.jpg] Garry

Have you tried this... [url="http://www.propellerheads.se/substance/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=tutorials"]http://www.propellerheads.se/substance/ind...ticle=tutorials[/url] Might be some... I use Cubase as the host then rewire Ableton into that, with no problems. I have in the past used Cubase as a host and rewired Reason into that, once again no problems. It could be a GB problem. Garry

Windows XP running Cubase SX3 / Ableton 8 / Sound Forge. PC 1 driving AVI's and Quicktime on a second desktop. And a Laptop for running Finale 2009. A couple of Delta 10/10's. M-patch 2 for monitoring. A pair of Mackie's. Avalon U5 and also a Phoenix Audio DRS-1 Class-A pre. [ Hired out to my mates studio at the moment ] Studio logic Keyboard. And various Basses [ always my Rim Jazz5] and Gtrs. Waves plugs amongst others / Kontakt 3 / Various VSTi's. VSL library and about another 700 gig of various samples and patches. Moving overseas at the end of the year... I will then be moving over to Mac so i can run Digital Performer [ Good for the video stuff] Will keep the PC stuff still. Garry

Of course locking in with the Drummer is important. But it is just as important you know what you doing on the Tune front. It might be worth contacting the guy in charge and getting a clue as to what you are jamming. An experienced guy would just erm..'Jam'. But if you are feeling vulnerable with that side of it and have trouble with busking... Then just locking in with the kit or watching various bits of the kit wont really help. [ unless you know the tunes] Its really just down to a bit of preparation.... i would think, Garry