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Sounds to me like a deliberate note choice on the first two measures to add a bit of dissonant tension which he then removes on the third and fourth measures. Or it could be the old trick of when you play a bum note always play it again so people think it's an "arrangement".

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1507378687' post='3385047'] The Ric was a Kay copy. [/quote] This has only increased my admiration for Mr M!

Location/Venue: St Mary Clements Methodist Church, Truro Your age: 1981 -17 Your bass: Borrowed Fender Musicmaster Your amp: A Carlsboro keyboard amp The set list (some of it): A song the guitarist wrote and some CCM/gospel type type songs

Gah-Ree! Gah-Ree! Gah-Ree! Gah-Ree!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1506587076' post='3379679'] Just to weigh in here, it was a good day. I have to say, I enjoyed the Steve Lawson event immensely and profess I'd never even heard a note of his before the day; musically it reminded me a lot (and I'm uncertain whether this is a good or bad thin to say!) of David Sylvian's [i]Gone To Earth, Flux and Mutability, Approaching Silence[/i] material. I will be investigating more. Some nice basses on show...I fall a little more in love with Gary's reverse Thunderbird every time I see it. The bass with the Pacman LEDs was a delight. There was a really nice 5-string (an Alpha), I think it was Peds. Reminded me of a design from Bud LeCompte (who used to be on the old alt.bass newsgroup and here, or Bassworld, for a while too). [/quote] Paul, you MUST check out more of Steve's music. Three of his early albums, Not Dancing For Chicken, Grace and Gratitude and Behind Every Word are still probably my favourites. I'm sure that Steve will think that three albums over a decade old a ever so old hat but they still contain some absolutely fabulous tunes. MMFSOG, Jimmy James, The Kindness of Strangers and Blue Planet are some of my favourite pieces of music, full stop. And who couldn't love an ambient album inspired by the 2004 European Elections!

[quote name='orangefriday' timestamp='1506889593' post='3381857'] Yes it was a good first bash for me. Good to meet up and chat to a few people and see how and why they end up with the set up they do. It's interesting that everyone has a slightly different 'holy grail' sound and part of the gear journey is trying to track it down. I don't know where the time went - I need to catch more of the talks next year. Thanks to all who made it happen! [/quote] [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1506891431' post='3381880'] You definitely win the prize for the best custom guitars there (a red squirl and a pretzel is how I would describe them) - you need to post pictures up! (And thanks for letting me use your rack space... ) [/quote] And the heaviest!!!! Let no one ever complain about a Wal bass being far too heavy ever again! Seriously though, I did love that orange swirly bass, though! And the LEDs on the pretzel left a huge smile on my face!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1506467682' post='3379010'] I think the name brand basses I play today are better than the Fenders & Gibson basses I played back in the 60s & 70s. Blue [/quote] I suspect that in 30 years we'll be talking about how great 2010s basses were... it's funny how perspectives change. Esp with your comments on 70s instruments. You hear so much purple prose about 70s Fenders these days. Classics. Amazing tones. Block necks. The new desirable vintage instruments... I can remember reading the music mags throughout the 80s and 90s when the absolutely agreed position on 70s Fenders was - avoid at all costs, the era where the post CBS bean counting kicked in and quality plummeted, dodgy wobbly three bolt necks with a stupid tilt screw that never worked, ill advised departures from the classic designs, those awful blobby head stocks, poor cheap wood that weighs a ton and doesn't resonate, over wound pickups that sucked your tone... and so on. They were considered the doggiest of dogs to play and listen to. Yet now they're nouveau classics. The joy of rose tinted glasses and marketing pressure I suspect.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1506368932' post='3378316'] Nice to meet you at the SE Bash Cos. Another Greek member - little do they know about our plan involving a wooden horse.... [/quote] I'll keep an eye out for the title of AndyJR's next build thread... "A hollow bodied build... and it's a BIGGIE!"

Great to meet you on Saturday. And thank you for letting me nick your Sire for 10 mins to try out! Welcome to Basschat. Join in the fun!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1506248787' post='3377262'] A left handed Warwick? I'm thinking someone was in hog heaven Double P pickup for the win. [/quote] There was a little frisson of leftie bass love between the stage and the "camera operator". Mind you, Davey got a stern telling off when, while talking about the difficulty of finding decent left handed basses, he made a throwaway remark, "Maybe I should've just learned right handed..."

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1506351294' post='3378116'] Glad you all had a blast, unfortunately I couldn't make it as it was my mother in laws birthday [/quote] [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1506352162' post='3378133'] My wedding anniversary is on the 24th which scuppered this year as we went away overnight and next year is a big one so I'll probably be away even longer to take in the weekend and the Monday (don't get me wrong I love going away to celebrate my nuptials, but I really want to get to a bash). [/quote] Most inconvenient, can't you get them to move it? Ezbass, Addlestone is lovely at that time of year. The perfect romantic getaway...!

Another great day out and nice to see so many BC-era. And apologies to all those who I thought at the end of the day. "Blimey XXXXXXXX haas gone, meant to have a chat... damn..." Too many nice basses and talks to get in the way! Well done Colin, Nik, Chris and all... some photos here... https://www.facebook.com/trevorraggatt/media_set?set=a.10155422501035860.1073741856.705595859&type=3&notif_t=like&notif_id=1506195464466144

Not long now... YAY!

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1506024299' post='3376018'] It was a fix! 😁 [/quote] Nik, It was actually quite hilarious, I think Paul said to every single person who was there, "Look, if you win that Barefaced cab in the raffle I've got a lovely 335 over there I'll give you for it. And some pedals. And cash... And a kidney..." The look of shock and disbelief on his face when his ticket was first out of the bucket was priceless!!!!!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1505738203' post='3373872'] Remember. . . . musicians hear all the bad notes, but audiences hear all the good notes. Have fun and enjoy yourself. [/quote] Never a truer word... have fun!

[quote name='SuperSeagull' timestamp='1505767734' post='3374215'] I'm a lurker here and only just spotted this event. Really disappointed that I cannot make it as looks a great programme. Enjoy and hope to join you next year! [/quote] Shame Graham, would have been nice to say "Hi!" Next time!

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1505301985' post='3370837'] '3 Times a Lady'.A popular '1st waltz' request at weddings.Surely its a break-up song? "But now that we've come to the end of our rainbow" and "Thanks for the times that you gave to me,the memories are all in my mind" Likewise ""Best of my Love" by the Eagles.Strange choices.Just goes to show,people dont listen to song lyrics often enough.They just hear one line and think 'Ah that'll do for my wedding' [/quote] "Easy" is even worse... paraphrase... "I hate you, you've done nothing but hold me back and put me down for years but now we've had one last bonk, when you wake up I'll have cleared out my things and gone... ... and you know what? I just couldn't care less, you cow!" The perfect wedding tune... and done it so many times as a first dance!

All depends on how you want to approach it. With my set up I choose to set a core amp tone with my amp EQ. As it is, I tend to set the EQ on my current amp and cab set up pretty flat (tone knobs on 0 not boosted or cut for the "...but the amp's got it's own built in EQ profile..." pedants) because it tends to sound good to my ears. Any further tonal variation is done from the bass. This will be a combination of changing plucking style and position, changing pickup selection and onboard EQ changes. I'd argue with the suggestion that the amp has a better EQ system than my basses. Sure, three of my four electric basses have very versatile EQ systems. As it is I also happen to use them for different things. The Wals are well known for the versatile nature of their pretty unique tone filters. My Frankenjazz has an Audere J style preamp. That gives pick up blend, bass, mid and treble controls plus a three way switch that loads the pickups in different ways. That gives a lot of tonal options but the nice thing about that preamp is that there are no stupid, unusable EQ extremes so that preamp is what I would describe as very "musical". Versatile but full of really usable options. The exception is my Aria SB700 which (although it has an active buffer preamp on board) has just a series/parallel switch and a passive tone control. So why drive the changes from my bass rather than from my amp or from a preamp pedal? Well, frankly, if I want to be making changes to my EQ or my tone between songs (or even during songs) I want the controls I'm using to be at my finger tips. What I don't want to be doing is kneeling down or turning my back to the audience to make a change. The former always looks naff to me and the latter tends to create more dead air between the songs than necessary. It's all down to how you approach driving your tone. As it is, my approach is 100% to do it from the bass. Even with the Aria SB700, when using that bass I work within the parameter of the tones that can be extracted from the bass. With that bass (which it kinda just a P-bass with a reverse coil pickup) I still don't fiddle with the amp tones during the set.

[quote name='Quevlar' timestamp='1505333060' post='3371188'] Bit of a long shot but thought i would ask. Does anyone going to this happen to have an Epiphone Thunderbird (any colour as long as it's black lol, only joking) they are looking to sell for around £125 - £150 please (or less if it is slightly tattered looking - as long as it plays fine... If anyone does, could you pm please so can make arrangements. Thanks for reading. [/quote] One little comment... TBirds can be marmite basses once you get your hands on them. They certainly look cool but I know a good few folks who love the look but hate everything about how they hang on a strap etc. On the other hand I know loads of TBird addicts. A try before you buy bass... I feel exactly the same about Rickenbackers. Love everything about them except playing them.

[quote name='Chownybass' timestamp='1505235418' post='3370438'] Hello all I know I'm a bit late to the party... but I will be attending too. I'll have a bunch of our basses for you to try out.[list] [*]Chowny SWB-1 [*]Chowny SWB Pro [*]Chowny CHB-1 [*]Retrovibe by Chowny EVO [*]Retrovibe by Chowny Volante [*]Fuzzster Pedal [/list] Look forward to seeing you all there! [/quote] Any chance of bringing a long scale semi model to compare...

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1505075843' post='3369353'] They're playing a small club Friday night in Milwaukee.I think it hold 150 people and that might be high. $30.00 I should go. Blue [/quote] You really, really, REALLY should!

Shouldn't we also start a list of raffle donations? RAFFLE DONATIONS: Trevor - Joyo OD pedal and pot-luck CD bundles

[quote name='Quevlar' timestamp='1505093787' post='3369432'] Apologies for the silly question, have only just signed up to the forum, never played a bass and don't currently own one (hoping to get one soon). Is this something that's open for a clueless beginner to just come along and have a bit of a nose please ? Only about an hour or so drive and would be nice to have a nose at some bass playing up close and personal and see some different bass' in the flesh so to speak. If it is open to anyone with an interest in bass do you pay at the door or need to buy a ticket in advance ? Cheers [/quote] Like Grangur said, you'll find everyone really approachable and more than keen to let you have a look at their gear. And a noodle if you pluck up the courage. It's a really, really fun day. Oh, and bring your bass and get Ian to do a quick set up on it. You'll be astonished at the difference getting someone to tweak the string height, neck profile etc will make to how well it plays... See you there! I'll be the guy with the MarkBass 2x10 and a couple o f Wal basses in the big room. Make sure to say, HI! and have a go on them!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1504630662' post='3366208'] There'd better be a Wal in there [/quote] There is, of course. Just a shame that EVERY SINGLE THING about the Wal Mk 1 entry is wrong... including the photo!!! D'oh!!!

Fab, ta!