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Avoid the ...... New 5 string bass syndrome . 'I have a 'B' string, So i am gonnna use it all night because it is there'.. Garry
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[quote name='neilb' post='278874' date='Sep 6 2008, 11:05 PM']Great song choice, BTW, its "riff" not "rift".[/quote] If the drummer is playing out of time, Or the guitar player dont know the changes, Or the keyboard player is crawling all over the beat, Or the girl singer dont know the words. Or the Sax player fills every gap, THATS A RIFT!....
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I need help finding some 80s fender knobs
lowdown replied to gafbass02's topic in General Discussion
If you are after some real 80's knobs.. Look in todays Mail... Interview with One of the Taylors from Duran Duran. They actually thought that they were good! Garry -
Write out the notation for his gtr line. Then ask him to play it. You wont here a peep out of him all night. Best way to keep a guitarist quite , Is make him sight read! Garry
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If you want to send audio or Mp3 files... Use this... Its free and quicker. [and dont clog up your email programme] Still better to zip/winrar up before. You get email notification, then you just download. [url="http://www.yousendit.com/"]http://www.yousendit.com/[/url] Garry
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Looks like its just us 4 then... Garry
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Yep i Have tickets for the Mick Jagger center in Dartford... I saw him in Berlin Last Year...JH on Bass and it was Fantastic. We Hung out with the Whole band for about an hour after the gig In some tiny bar. Jimmy Haslip did not stop going on about himself.. Very funny, And he has had some life!.. Garry
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MODERATORS: HEADS UP!!! TOO MANY SELLERS IN TWO MINDS!!
lowdown replied to Apothem's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Apothem' post='264025' date='Aug 17 2008, 05:27 PM']"Oh, I have gigged it today and I have decided it is going nowhere..." "Oh, it was only a feeler, I was in two minds, so it is not up for sale anymore...." Nothing is more irritating than this!!! Reading between the lines: nobody offered what I had in mind, so I 'll have to stick with it for the time being, but I will use a silly excuse... It's free!! I can!! I would dare to suggest to moderators to charge a fee for putting a bass up for sale, e-bay style. No "feelers" allowed: either it is up for sale at a specific price or it is not. If you do not know what to charge, do some research first and avoid some embarrassment. I know this is a great community but the "For sale" section is the "For sale" section, not the smoochy-smoochy, "oh, lovely!!!! but I am skint " waste of bandwidth!!! Anywhere else you pay to advertise. If you DEFINITELY want to sell it, be prepared and that's it!! Too many "I will try here, or it will go to e-bay" transformed into "... well, after all, I did not know what I was doing....". Very well, maybe there should be a charge upfront, to clear in advance the mind of people just testing the water. Attracted buyers will visit the site anyway. In a few words: too many taking advantage of the (free) system. Please do not flood my mail box with comments, I will not reply. If you want to add something, please do in the open thread. And before anybody asks: yes I have sold a bass here, a cheap one, and if I had known in advance about all the timewasters begging to reserve it for them for the next week/month, only to disappear in the blue yonder, I would have done otherwise. Surely not again. All the best to convinced sellers that WANT a change and go for it!! Thanx[/quote] Best Laugh i have had all weekend. No Contracts involved, No Solicitors Involved. Buyers and sellers can do what the want! About time you crashed landed into the 21st centuary my friend, and got a life! Garry -
[quote name='Mike' post='264349' date='Aug 18 2008, 08:45 AM']Garry, I'm keeping an eye out on the bay. I'm finding it very hard to find clear information about the different models. Do you know when they changed? Regards Mike[/quote] Not Totally sure, I think about 3/4 years ago.. They were around the £1200.00 mark. But for sure a different beast.. Thats why they are real hard to get your hands on. I have tried both, and for me it was a bit like the Lakland Usa and Skyline thing. Good luck with what ever you go with. Garry
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If you can, you want to get one with the original spec.. Keep you eyes open on Evil Bay. They were better Basses with an Ebony board. Bart pups, Badass etc. Like gold dust though.. Garry
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Could always try Accuracy with a smile on your face.... Try doing a bit of live TV or a Broadcast... The producer sure would love a bit of showmanship... With bum notes and clams all over the shop... Garry
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[quote name='ashevans09' post='263283' date='Aug 15 2008, 06:02 PM']I'm always bumping into fellow bandmates.[/quote] Girl singers i hope!.. Unless you bat for the other side... Garry
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Yer Man he is Great.... "Mr Methane". I did a tour with him... Loved his warm up! Garry
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Going through some old Mini Discs, I found a session i did for Orville the Duck about 5 years ago. Not the highlight of my Musical life... But F*****g strange. The duck did a cover of ............. 'Anarchy in the UK' When i get the disc on to The PC i will post it. So whats your strangest Bass Experiance? Garry
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[quote name='LukeFRC' post='263116' date='Aug 15 2008, 02:41 PM']whatever you do make sure you make eye contact with your audience sometimes! you are playing to paying folk not your shoes or your fretboard[/quote] Where does that leave Stevie Wonder..? Garry
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[b]SOLD........................[/b][b]SOLD[/b] Due to me relocating to Spain within the next few months. Lots of Bass stuff being unloaded in the next few weeks. Bass gtrs / Double Bass / Amps / Pedals ...you name it. All in good nick...just not used or needed anymore. First up this lot. Jazz Bass - Oscar Pettiford & Erik Mosehlm. [ Hard back version ] Charlie Parker Omnibook [ Bass clef Edition ] Gtr School Bass Fitness - Josquin Des Pres. J.S.Bach for Bass - Josqiun Des Pres. Afro - Cuban Grooves for Bass & Drums - Lincoln Goines & Robby Ameen. Tapping Technique for Bass Gtr - Stephan Richter. Jaco Pastorius - Modern Electric Bass. Essential Jaco Pastorius - Hal Leonard. Jaco Pastorius - Dan Towry. The Melodic Bass Library - Jimmy Haslip. Bass Harmonics - Barry Sahagian. Harmonics for Electric Bass - Adam Novick. Slap It - Tony Oppenheim. Standing in the Shadows of Motown - Dr Licks. Fretless Bass - Steve Bailey. Six String Bass - Steve Bailey. Basslines - Joe Hubbard. Electric Bass Guitar - Laurance Canty. Technical Bass Studies - Barry Sahagian. Electric Bass [ x2 - volume 4 & 5 ] - Carol Kaye. Jazz Impro [ Be-bop edition ] - David Baker. Jazz Riffs for Bass - The Riff Series. The Monk Montgomery Electric Bass Method [ Jazz Lines ] The evolving Bassist - Rufas Reid. Evolving Upwards - Rufas Reid. Double Bass solos - Keith Hartley. New Method Double Bass Book 1 - F.Zimmermann. 1000 Patterns for Jazz - Bass clef series. 8 Classic Jazz originals - Jamie Aeberold. Also a couple of Busker books and a Stevie Wonder Song book. All in Pretty good nick [ 2 Have had cover stuck back on ] Sorry But no CDS or tapes. [ About 6/7 off these books should have Cds or Tapes...Yep Tapes! ] But over the years they have Vanished. This lot weighs in over 8KGS.. So with courier included. [b]£55.00.[/b] Can do Paypal or cheque.. Or if you want to pick up [ Canvey Island nr Benfleet Essex ] [b]Cash £47.00.[/b] There are some real good books there. Even the Double Bass Books are great for Electric. A lot are the original editions. Jazz - Funk - Harmonics - Slap - Theory - Soloing. Get through this lot in one night , And you will wake up the next 'new kid on the block' In the morning. [attachment=12186:800_x_600.jpg] Garry -
I have seen him live a couple of times over in Paris. Just playing in a quintet doing standards. He knows his way around changes very well, Not just noodling [No fusion licks there] Not a fake book in sight [ Dont see that very often these days in small gigs] I dont think a lot of the videos going around these days do him any justice. He must be doing something right, gets a lot of work. I can not see him doing a day job for a while.. Garry
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[b]SOLD....SOLD[/b][i][/i]
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I have seen this guy, and he can play a bit! Nice chops solo on the second track, 'Raju' from Bassist Hadrien Feraud ... [url="http://www.myspace.com/johnmclaughlinofficial"]http://www.myspace.com/johnmclaughlinofficial[/url] Or his my space site. [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=109664162"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=109664162[/url] Garry
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Just noticed the scan has come out s**te. I will try and do a new scan. Not sure whats going on with the attachment. But if you right click and 'Save as'. You can save as a Jpeg [and print] Garry
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Well if my wife finds the Paul Young CD.... I will try and do the whole thing tomorrow. I think the intro section goes something like [Pic attachment] Might have got some of the articulations wrong. But without hearing i cant be sure. Anyway should get you started. I think the middle section is just around G minor, F and Eb...
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[quote name='Bill' post='259337' date='Aug 10 2008, 03:14 PM']Pm sent![/quote] PM for you sir. Garry
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In the Sale Dept... Needs some work , but cheap! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25341"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25341[/url] Garry
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All i know about this Bass, 3/4 size, From China, I have had it 7 years from new. [u]Issues[/u][b][/b] Neck has at somepoint has started to come away from Body. This has not stopped me using it.... But of course has resulted in higher / heavier action..[ good for me , but not a novice ] A couple of small chips on the body, but nothing major. The neck could be reset by yourself if you know what you are doing. But i would suggest going to a repairer, then you could have a good set up. Not sure the cost of this, but not a major job. This would be a good starter upright, or if you are still finding your way about. [u]£100.00[/u] Can do Paypal. And would have to be picked up... Or maybe i could meet..[ not sure about that yet ] Welcome to try at any time. I am at Canvey Island, Near Benfleet Essex. Garry [attachment=11870:S1.jpg][attachment=11871:S2.jpg][attachment=11872:S3.jpg] [attachment=11873:S4.jpg][attachment=11874:S5.jpg]
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Sean, You might find this link useful. Free on line Study of Jazz Harmony and Impro. Also good for arranging tips. Guys across the pond always rate this site highly. Can get a bit indepth though..But hey its free! [url="http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=107"]http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=107[/url] Bit OT, but if you wanna check out how the Classical world get off and Harmonise, [url="http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77"]http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77[/url] Free again.... Garry
