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How could I have forgotten So and Hounds Of Love? And The Crossing. And Misplaced Childhood. Top 10 is now a Top 14 and counting...

Just saw this on Neil Murray's Facebook page. Such a shame. Really good player. RIP Jimmy.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1453590990' post='2960948'] From Yellow Brick Road. absolutely love this album. Rocket Man is very special. [/quote] [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1453597256' post='2960993'] Donald's Night Fly. Love the walking bassline on this. its probably my favourite album of all time. [/quote] You're breaking you own rules now... I'll stick UK and published in the 80s though. Even that gives far too many to choose from to narrow it down to one. I've slimmed it right down to 10! Asia - Asia Yes - 90125 Capercaillie - Sidewalk ABC - Lexicon Of Love Genesis - Duke Gary Moore - The Wild Frontier Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky & Gaudi ELO - Time Fairport Convention - In Real Time: Live '87

What? Kylie Minogue has issued a signature bass? Presume it's a short scale!

I suspect that they will have flown off the shelf faster than the database could cope with. Mine arrived today... Looking forward to stringing the bass up with them.

Whoops, hadn't spotted those... Moderators, please feel free to delete/preserve in perpetuity to my eternal ribbing and shame...

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/01/20/rock-legend-animal-dies-aged-66/

You could also do worse than read Steve Lawson's blogging on this topic in the social media age. http://www.stevelawson.net Also, obvious question, but what do you want to achieve through the promotion? Major record deal and then becoming the new Led Zeppelin, private jets, groupies and all...? Picking up some gigs? Regular but modest income from sales of music? Networking with likeminded musos for further music making? Showcasing your abilities for publishing interest, library music interest, session interest etc? Having somewhere online for fans to buy stuff? Just getting a kick out of others hearing and (hopefully) digging your music? Depending on how you answer that seemingly too basic question will affect the types of strategies which you use, the platforms you use and how you use them. It will also affect the difficulty/likelihood of achieving the desired outcome you have set for yourself...

An old Boss CE2-B that I've had for something like 20 or 25 years...

Ooh, I think we must have bought them all...

Oh cr*p!

Yeah, I would say that it's two layers of sturdy nylon with some thick card/fibreboard like stuff between. Think a bit stiffer than a decent quality soft suitcase. My sprung Morley Bass Wah pedal bows the top of mine out a bit. As others have said, I wouldn't want roadies throwing it in the back of an artic on a world tour but for keeping your pedals safe in the boot to the car and similar gig use it's perfectly adequate. Edited for my rubbish typing...

Since my gigging set up with the covers/function/pub band I used to play with was my Mk 1 Wal and my Pro Series Wal, I'll let you guess which side I come down on... Only took my FrankenJazz if 1) I just happened to fancy a bit of Jazz bass alongside my Mk 1, 2) the aesthetic required a more 60s look or 3) it was a really dodgy outdoors job where I wasn't confident of the likely conditions... I've always taken care of my basses when playing and they remain in sight at all times so taking my Wals out of the house was never a problem for me.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277136-fancy-some-la-bella-flats-for-twenty-quid/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277136-fancy-some-la-bella-flats-for-twenty-quid/[/url] I think this might asnwer a lot of flatwound string questions...

Hey there, how'd you like a set of La Bella Deep Talkin' bass flats for £23 delivered... just spotted them going for this price at Music Room... [url="http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/30_492/products_id/4389"]http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/30_492/products_id/4389[/url] Well, that's decided the question of what brand of flats I try on my Pro series bass...

What a great idea for a customer feedback road test. Sadly didn't sign up as nickel strings don't suit my skin (I'm a sensitive little soul) but will be watching with interest if there are any future tests for stainless or flats. Really interesting reading folks initial comments and will look forward to more considered thoughts post gigging. We often talk strings in similar ways to wine tasting descriptions but it's so few and far between that cross comparison or consensus is hard to build up. However, having a load of players commenting on the new design all at once and comparing with their previous strings should make for a fascinating experiment. Nice one!

Used Picato rounds for several years, after switching from Elites and was always impressed. Going to try out some flays so planned to use those too...

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1452986685' post='2955402'] There's an interesting analysis of 'Sledgehammer' here http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2013/analyzing-the-musical-structure-of-sledgehammer-by-peter-gabriel/ [/quote] Terrifying level of pick-apart-iness but a great read none the less. Love this quote... "As with the drums, the bassline is so on time that it almost sounds sequenced. But no, Tony Levin is just really, really tight." [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1452982987' post='2955372'] Love sledgehammer, but recently discovered this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiu6RMMNERs [/quote] Came across this vid on the telly once. Great show. IIRC the band all come on and off stage one by one in a big glass elevator in the middle of the stage, which I thought was rather cool. I can just imagine that backing vocalist's audition... "Thank you miss, you've got the job. Oh and by the way, eight songs in you'll be singing Kate Bush's lines... So, no pressure then..." Finally wonder if anyone's thought to do a thematically linked medley of Sledgehammer with this rock and roll classic...? Nah, probably not. http://youtu.be/9brPznl1Av4 (Couple of nice Madness references in that vid though...)

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1452729176' post='2953022'] Minotaur straps do it for me. [/quote] They look really nice. I've not seen them before. If I wasn't all strapped up I'd deffo have a few of those on order! http://www.minotaur.gr/index.php/cPath/25

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1452768291' post='2953195'] Quite simply, brass and woodwind instruments are not in concert pitch (c) - most brass and tenor sax are tuned to Bb, so when they play in the key of C for them the rest of us are in Bb. Just to make things worse, alto sax is tuned to Eb, so when they play a C we have to play Eb. C is the most common key as it has no flats of sharps (black notes on the piano), so is the easiest key to read music in. [/quote] Exactly. Which is why you often hear what we call a clarinet being referred to as a Bb Clarinet. Other turnings are available but generally sneered at. And just wait til you end up in the middle of a horn/sax section chatting about transposing from "normal" keys so they can work out a part...

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1452780428' post='2953423'] I'm going for Cheap Trick [/quote] Budokan? I'm going for the Ian Gillan Band with John Gustafson on bass!

I like Italia Straps. They do nice 4" wide ones in lovely leather. Use them on all my basses. They take a wee while to arrive coz they are shipped direct from the US and they seem to make them up on order a lot. Great comfy straps though. http://www.italiastraps.com And my preference is for Jim Dunlop Strap Loks rather than Schallers.

Also check out the glorious eight minute extended 12" mix which is on one of the "Best Of" albums. Has lots of sections with just bass and drums or with the bass accentuated in the mix which really let you hear what Bernard was doing and what a genius he was. Could be useful for nailing/practicing the parts... http://youtu.be/WgxFlvdYUnM

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1452701009' post='2952590'] I know it did, I read it. I'm sorry to say I couldn't resist being an arse. [/quote] One off lifes' little pleaseures... PS please feel free to enjoy going all Lynn Truss on my ass too!