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    Your dream bass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Had my dream Bass made for me a couple of years ago. [ see my pic to the left.. :)

    I wanted a single cut...
    with ebony board and profile of the Marcus Miller 5..got that.
    Agi 3 band pre-amp...got that.
    Through body Badass...got that.
    Something that sounded Musicman, and in single coil mode Jazz bass like...got that.
    Funny thing is that it has a massive out put..so i tend to use it in Passive mode.

    Had no more Gas since i got this...
    So one happy Bunny... :huh:

    Garry

    Bass for theatre work

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    Posted

    Having done loads of shows over the last 20 odd years.
    I can tell you that you need a bass with no noise [Hum etc]
    A good volume pedal.
    A good DI Box [Otherwise you will be provided with a basic one from the sound team]
    My trusty Sans-amp has done me good for years.
    And get a good set of headphones [ Otherwise you will be provided with a set - usally S**T]
    Amps will not come into play [Or only for your own monitoring - and at low volume ]
    And of the last few years , nearly every show i have done has required a 5 STRING.
    When the conductors down beat comes in ,or the click starts, you wont have time to start messing with D-Tuners.

    Also comming into play sound wise..........
    The director might have a moan,
    Or the Gay west end wendy MD having a moan. [ Bass is to loud - its always to loud, or thats i am always being told ] :huh:
    And always the straight out of school sound engineer, with his book on EQ,
    Cutting all frequencies above 500 khz [ They dont think the Bass goes up that high ] :)

    You cant go wrong with a MusicMan 5 string...even with EQ set flat, still sounds punchy and
    Second hand you can pick real bargains at the moment..

    Shows seem to be getting harder and harder...
    Sometimes doubling on Upright / EUB...
    And at least one number on Fretless.
    Usually a combination of musical styles....
    The list goes on and on...
    Oh yer .................
    You will need plenty of thick skin.... :huh: :unsure:

    If all that dont put you off....

    Welcome to the 'Business of show'... :huh:

    Garry

    Peggy Lee's Fever

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by lowdown

    [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!.... :)

    Paul Westwood - Bass Bible

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    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

    ernest tibbs/allan holdsworth mini uk tour

    in Gigs

    Posted · Edited by lowdown

    Yep i Have tickets for the Mick Jagger center in Dartford... :) :huh:

    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!.. :huh:

    Garry

    MODERATORS: HEADS UP!!! TOO MANY SELLERS IN TWO MINDS!!

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    Posted · Edited by lowdown

    [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]

    :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

    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

    Wanting to buy a Dean Jeff Berlin Sig...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [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

    Most Bizarre Bass gig you have done?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    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

    Accuracy vs showmanship

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    Posted

    [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

    Bass Book Bundle [30] SOLD

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by lowdown

    [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

    Hadrien Feraud / John Mclaughlin

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by lowdown

    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.. :huh: :huh:

    Garry

    Hadrien Feraud / John Mclaughlin

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    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

    Wherever i lay my hat

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    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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