SpondonBassed

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1509181747' post='3397150'] sure hope the Police don't take two years to clear him, their usual investigation time it seems, we need him in Australia Whoops wrong thread, not sure how that happened [/quote] ...while the gentleman holds the neck of the stuffed goose absolutely rigid... Whoops, me too. Soz

[quote name='prowla' timestamp='1509209318' post='3397355'] The thing about you is you don't know how good you are; you made that story our own. [/quote] Precision patronage. Nicely captured. Heeheehee

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1509232025' post='3397505'] Not really. It's more likely to be the marketing department of the label they are on are doing 'something right' - i.e. spending cash on media saturation. Crazy Frog charted globally and the ringtone alone made over half a billion dollars, I'm fairly sure that doesn't make it a great piece of music. It's just marketing. [/quote] Was that before or after he was emasculated? He used to be the frog's b0ll0x 'till he suffered the unkindest cut of all. [attachment=256461:EntireCrazyFrog.jpg]

[quote name='Combed20' timestamp='1509211779' post='3397366'] Hi all. I have been offered a paying dep gig for early Dec and there is a lot to learn. Wondering what kind of cheat sheets people use -if any at all. Music stand with printed tabs or can anyone recommend an app for a table? Thanks in adv. [/quote] With singing I always had my first line written under the title on my set list. I don't really need much prompting with basslines right now but if I was struggling with a new set I'd probably write the first four bars in TAB by the title. I must buy a music-stand that can handle TAB without being snooty about it. Touch screens are a bit unsympathetic too. They don't like my calloused fingers so I'd check that you don't have the same problem IIWY. PS; Good luck with the dep.

I'm old school. I like cathodyne music. http://cathodyne.com/

What? You'd have been okay with Will I Am?

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1509177298' post='3397114'] I watched a YouTube video a while back where a guy used just that, but he had to make his own dremel attachment using a standard abrasive wheel which he wore away into a cup shape. It was for a fanned fret guitar with cnc milled fret slots. He pre-cut and rounded all his frets before fitting them. Looked amazing whenever he was finished. Can't for the life of me remember who it was... Edit: easier found than expected! [url="https://youtu.be/moxUw3Ke2Q0"]https://youtu.be/moxUw3Ke2Q0[/url] [/quote] Many thanks.

PMd

Worrying... News today; the Cowell has had a fall. Occupational hazard when you are so top heavy with an enormous bloated head I suppose.

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1509134471' post='3396988'] There was a conversation on here recently comparing the playing styles of Jerry Barnes and Bernard Edwards. Both are / were extremely talented players but the general feeling seemed to be that Bernard's style suited the songs better because he kept it simple, choosing to use slaps, pops, etc sparingly and above all, tastefully. Just because you've got a 200mph supercar doesn't mean that you have to drive at that speed all the time. [/quote] Yet the stage is filled with appreciative fans when Nile invites them to the onstage Chic party at the end of the gig. I happen to like both bassists. Why do we tend to have a marmite attitude when our heroes have competition?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1509149391' post='3397065'] All retired folks in my condo association. Kids steer clear of us. We don't have any candy. Blue [/quote] Put a deposit down on a two bed flat for me please?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1509134238' post='3396981'] ...[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I've recently been trying to stretch myself and learn the double thumb technique but having my thumb running parallel to the strings and using the left side of my thumb nail doesn't give me the desired tone (lots of bum notes) and have found that I'm having to use my thumb at 90 degrees (pointing inwards and using the top of my thumb nail) to get a clean sound. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]This is painful(wrist) and has no bearing on any muscle memory from years of slapping using the traditional technique.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bit of advice? Do I persevere with what I know is the wrong technique or how can I get the desired tone and getting rid of the bum notes by using my thumb parallel to the strings?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks fellas...[/font][/color] [/quote] Excellent question. I am by no means an experienced player. As for slapping, you can guess that I am not going to remind anyone of MK when I thumb and pop. Damping cleanly is the challenge for me at this time. I wondered though, do you have one of those thumbs that seems to double back on itself? I've seen players who have thumbs that almost make a [i]backwards[/i] right-angle at the last knuckle. VW is one of those players; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pxX6eKm4QI[/media] My last knuckle does not allow any backward angle at all so I have to be extra precise and I have to damp the strings on either side of the one I am thumbing. I'd say practice would help if I was aiming to be in a L42 tribute band. As it is, I only use a pop now and again for accent. Every now and again I'll thumb but usually only on the B as it only has one adjacent string to bump against. For this reason, I find double thumbing really hard on the E and A. I believe that the shape of my thumb is an impediment to sustained accurate thumbing because I have to adopt an unnatural wrist position to avoid adjacent strings on strings other than the B. It can be a convenient excuse for me to avoid the issue. Like you, I wonder if I am ever going to feel comfortable with sustained thumbing, say with a complex eight-bar groove or longer? Is it like that with you? Is it only possible to be a good double-thumbist if you posses a double jointed last knuckle? I am locked into this topic as these questions have bothered me for a while.

[quote name='Sipuri' timestamp='1509133184' post='3396968'] I have 3 Vigiers with ridiculous low string action. There are, indeed, little differences between them. The latest, a Vigier Arpege 6 string has a string action of no more than 1mm at the 24. fret for all strings from B to C (open string but with zero fret), I never thought possible. I have a drop a tuning (two halftones lower) on the Arpege. [/quote] Welcome to the forum. May we know what the action is at the 17th please?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1509124773' post='3396879'] You've got a deal then. What's the set list? [/quote] [attachment=256364:SetListOct17.png] ...in no particular order.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1509119660' post='3396827'] ugh... nutmeg... Hmmm... would you take black pepper? I don't do blues or nutmeg... unless the pay is very good, then I do (almost) anything [/quote] Okay. But if you start garnishing it with stuff like toasted quinoa or owt like that you're out on your ear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBYjZTdrJlA

I like the black on gold thing at both ends. Makes for a sophisticated look with the burl. Sorry to hear about needing a fret rework but the binding you described is something to look forward to. Your efforts to get it to premium standard are admirable.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1509090664' post='3396490'] We auditioned a singer years ago, he turned up looking nervous as hell. In front of us he shotgunned two cans of 1664, and then knocked out the best version of La Grange I've ever heard, well it was as good as the original (the vocals anyway, we were as crap as usual). We didn't hire him because we were a bit worried about how stable his confidence was going to be if it needed that kind of kick start, but booze and creativity/performance has been a pretty effective strategy from at least as far back as Mozart BTW I still wish we'd hired him [/quote] I am no stranger to intoxicating substances myself. I am aware that altered states of mind are a major influence on art in general and especially in music. In this context however we are talking about doing a job. Employers generally make intoxication during work time a sacking offence. I see little difference here. May I also point out that there is a vast wealth of creative music out there that was created by sober people. Many of the survivors of the so-called rock and roll lifestyle who have cleaned up their lives say that they wished they'd known earlier that they could still play without help from substances, legal or otherwise. Peer pressure on musicians to get intoxicated at gigs is not such a problem today either.

[quote name='roceci' timestamp='1509056183' post='3396411'] I've played Jazzes for probably 90% of my 20+ years playing & until recently have always plucked between the neck pup & the neck itself. Over the last month or so however my right hand has moved itself steadily back & I find myself playing mainly over the bridge pup now. I'm loving the clear tone I'm getting as well as increased control on fast runs & less clack & clang generally. The only downside I'm experiencing at the moment is I'm finding that notes played on my D, G & high C strings are not coming thru as powerfully as those played on the bottom two. This wasn't a problem in the old plucking position. The tension feels much higher on the top strings now compared to the E & A, & I'm having to dig hard to get the volumes anywhere near equal. Anyone else made the switch & had this issue? What worked for you? Wondering if it's a matter of strengthening my fingers thru practice, lowering the action on the top strings, trying a lighter string gauge or something else I've not considered. [/quote] I'd leave the saddles unless you have changed strings for a different gauge. If there is room, adjust the pick-ups so they are slightly closer to the strings at the high C. If they are close enough to the strings already increase the distance from the E string instead and compensate on your gain. Edit: Like Dad sez.

We showed too much interest and they took it away. Aw

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1509063062' post='3396435'] oh wait... you mean first name or surname? The surname might just fit! Can't be... 5 letter first name, 6 letter surname? [/quote] Cliff Richard? I didn't know he was a shredder.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1509063442' post='3396440'] That's another thing that sometimes happens. I have a friend who can play very complicated things on his guitar. But when it comes to joining others, he just can't do it. He sounds contrived and mechanical... but the thing is the guy knows a lot, and has the technical ability, but I think he is just used to copying other people's work without really absorbing the material. I've tried to encourage him to just join bands, as I think once he loosens up he could potentially be very good... but he's not comfortable and prefers to just play at home. [/quote] Sound like me in some ways. Have him washed and sent to Derby and we could be making technically sweet music by the end of the week!

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1509055241' post='3396405'] ...But if you aren't accepted or kicked out, then leave it and move on to the next thing! [/quote] Having been rejected I agree that it is the best strategy to quietly move on. I passed audition with what was to be a six piece band about eighteen months ago. In the follow-up 'phone call I was given given the set to learn in agreed stages. I committed to learning six songs to be ready to practice with the band in a fortnight. I was to wait for a further call to check what six songs to learn next The role had been offered with the understanding that auditions were still going on for bass and two other roles in the band. The call didn't come as expected and on the practice night of the third week I went to see the band. When I got out of the car I could hear bass from the car park. It was good too. My fears were confirmed when I entered the hall and saw the new bassist setting-up. I was not enraged, despite friends' supportive suggestions that I should have been. Instead I accepted that the band leader was doing what a good band leader does for the overall good of the project and had picked someone who know more of the set list than me from the start. My only issue was that I had to find out for myself when I should have heard back the previous week. It really wasn't that big a deal. Once I had got over myself I could see that I was one of many people who had responded to the newspaper advert (yes, the local classifieds still work well) and that what had happened is something of an occupational hazard in these circles. I wished the band well and left with no animosity. My restraint was a good choice because the newer player, for reasons unknown, was gone six months later and I was contacted to see if I would still be available. I still wanted the job but my mum had died in the meantime and I was starting to guide my life into a new direction. I politely declined. I can still hold my head up when I bump into these chaps on the circuit however. The behaviour described in the OP seems a bit career limiting to me. Eventually no-one would want to know you on your own patch. Stupid really.

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' timestamp='1509053606' post='3396395'] Had a guitarist years ago answer an ad for a club band I was in. I took an instant dislike to him, absolutely full of himself, pain in the arse to spend even five minutes with. He turned up to a few gigs with his wife before his audition in an attempt to ingratiate himself further and give himself what he thought would be a head start over the other prospective candidates. I remember him standing with his wife talking to the bandleader about the bandleader's holiday and saying "me and the wife love it there, we should all go there together next year!" I made my feelings clear about him early on but the bandleader wanted to give him a try. He was given three or four songs to learn with about two weeks to learn them. We set up during the day at this club so he and another chap could come and audition. I remember dreading it. Gets to the time he was due to arrive, no show...half an hour goes by, still no sign, bandleader phones him and he says he's lost, even though this was a particularly well known venue, about an hour goes by before he bursts in, again with his wife, pissed and stinking of beer, all flustered. Rushes to get his gear in then to my absolute delight puts in the worst audition performance I think I've ever heard, clearly did next to zero preparation, could hardly make it through a song without making the most horrendous bum-note laden racket. It was a joy to watch! He then tried to say "no no, I just need to get myself together, give me another try" to which the drummer and myself got up and walked out the room. He at least had the good grace to have left before we came back. He still had the cheek to phone the bandleader a few days later to beg for another try! What a wally! [/quote] It's sad when someone needs a "sharpener" to boost their sense of self worth. "bum-note laden" That made me laugh. Was that his surname? It put me in mind of a terrorist that once made the world news.