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[quote name='subaudio' post='504671' date='Jun 3 2009, 01:50 PM']Hiya mate I recomend the Bass Bible by Paul Westwood [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Bible-History-Styles-Techniques/dp/3927190675"]Here[/url] I had lessons with Paul and he's a fantastic Bass player and teacher, I often dip into the book if theres a new feel I want to find, it comes with CD's so you can hear them too[/quote] Thanks very much for this! to be honest i was thinking more like a kind of dictionary of genres or some sort of teachers resource book. However Im sure a more bass specific one such as this will certainly hold my interest better! :-) If anyone has any more ideas - especially any of the teachers on here - Id love to hear from you! thanks in advance Russ

Apologies if this isnt the best place to post this but couldnt see anywhere that was a more natural fit... So, Im looking for a book that will spell out the different characteristics of different styles of music. It doesnt need to go into great detail (basic kind of gcse standard maybe?) but should give an overview of different styles from around the world and why they sound the way they do. (for instance cuban music accents beat 4 instead of 1 and uses predominantly ??? scales / Indian music uses ragas etc / Indonesian gamalan music uses repetition and 'slendro'/pentatonic scales etc etc). I guess if the book explores the cultural / historical significance of each music that too would go some way to explaining why styles sound the way they do as well... Does anyone know if something like this exists? All suggestions gratefully recieved!

Thanks all... really helpful! :-)

Hi There, a friend of mine, (a lefty) is after a new bass but doesnt really know what he wants and is struggling to find anywhere that has much in stock for him to audition. I thought someone on here might be able to point us in the right direction? Any lefty specialists out there?? Also, the guy is going to New York in a few weeks. Any ideas for shops he should check out while there? many thanks for your help!

Hey Bilbo, i must have missed these :-( Which area are they posted in? Would be great to have a specifc place for everyone to post transcriptions to... or is there one already that I just haven't stumbled across??? thanks [quote name='bilbo230763' post='482910' date='May 8 2009, 01:40 PM']Just wanted to draw attention to the fact that the transcriptions I have been putting up here over the last few months have now been downloaded a total of 354 times! Does my heart good to see that there are some people out there who are interested enough to have a gander. The most popular was Miles Davis' All Blues solo (63). Then Steve Swallow's 'Wrong Together' solo (45)and Dave Holland's 'Serenade' (41).[/quote]

For my money grades are not the be all and end all but worth doing (even if you just work through test papers without sitting exams) for the following reasons... 1) if you want to get onto a course it can help you get an interview etc - even if you can say i dont have the grades but my knowlede / playing is at a level comparable with grade 8. to do that you need to have at least worked through the syllabus a bit... 2) if you ever want to go into teaching its a useful benchmark so you dont have to say to potential employers / students "Im quite good, honest!" 3) Exposure to music/techniques outside of what you would normally listen to / practice can only be a good thing I agree though, if i was putting a band together i couldnt give a monkeys whether applicants have grades. I'd liken it to learning to drive really... driving lessons teach you to pass a test rather than make you into a capable driver. Grades teach you to pass an exam rather than master your instrument At this point i should add im about to go into teaching and have never done any grades! :-)

I heartily recommend Bass Merchant. Bought my Aggy rig there when Mike still owned it (Luthier who makes Zoot basses / cabs) and he was very fair on price and although the order took quite a while, he was great at keeping me posted as to what was happening... Also he would always invite you into the workshop for a cuppa and a ciggie and to look at instruments in various states of repair - which was nice! :-) Havent bought anything from the (not so) new management yet but he seems like a nice guy for whom nothing is too much trouble. The bass centre havent been great for a while now imho... I spoke to the manager at the Guitar Show a couple of years back when i was looking for a Les Paul bass. his reply? "I didnt know they made one" maybe it was just an off day or my confusing cock-er-nee dialect :-)

bought a 3u flight case from Lee... very quick shipping and it's in great condition... Lee told me it was extremely well built and he wasnt joking! carting my Aggy DB750 head around is now a 2 man job! :-)

Fantastic! Thanks for all; the help everyone! Russ

Thanks so much for the help everyone... let me see if im understanding this correctly. One way would be to simply use my existing 9v Boss power supply with a daisy chain to power my boss pedal tuner, Boss OC3, Akai headrush, Behringer Bass Chorus etc etc etc. The use my seperate 12v supply to power the DHA? What would happen if i used the 12v supply and daisy chain to power everything? Would it be BAD??? Unless I get Diago or someone to build me a custom 9v and 12v daisy chain yeah? And with regard to 1000ma and all that jazz.... (I dont have the foggiest what this even means!) but i need to find out how many ma's each of my pedals draw, total them up, check my supply can deliver that much and that the daisy chain i buy can cope too? God it's all very confusing for someone of my limited intelligence! [quote name='Hamster' post='437540' date='Mar 17 2009, 04:59 PM']Something like this will do - [url="http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products.asp?id=2218"]http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products.asp?id=2218[/url] I agree with the above - don't go for anything with less than 1000mA output, and you will need a seperate supply for the DHA. As for polarity etc, most go the Boss way with a centre negative 5.5mm x 2.1mm male barrel plug, some have 3.5mm Mini-Jack and some have centre positive. If you need a converter link to match your pedal to supply, send a PM to the forum member OBBM - he'll make up whatever you want.[/quote]

Hi All, have recently started using a few more pedals and am spending a fortune on batteries and running out of power sockets for the adaptors. So, was wondering about getting some sort of 'spider' power supply to give juice to everything from one power socket. Firstly, am i right in thinking these things exist? havent been able to find anything through basschat's search function but i assume this kind of thing is built into pedalboards? secondly while most of my pedals are standard 9v i do have a DHA valve distortion that runs off 12v. So, can everything be run off 1 supply? What about if different brands of pedal require different voltages or polarity? Sorry, I have no ideas how all this works so would really appreciate any advice / links you can send! Thanks! Russ

Thanks guys! I'll check them out... Russ [quote name='burno70' post='405341' date='Feb 10 2009, 01:40 PM']Akai Headrush. You couldn't find a simpler looper pedal. It's cheaper than the Jamman but doesn't have half it's features. I think you'll find plenty of fans of both these pedals. There's also the boss RC series which is worth a look.[/quote]

Hi! I want to invest in some sort of pedal operated sampler to use as a practice aid... i.e something that offers a decent amount of sample time so I can set up a chord or chord progression to practice my scales etc over. The idea being if i hear the scale/mode im playing OVER the relative chord Ive set up, it might help me recognise the sound of each... also should help me setting up and playing through chord changes etc. Naturally it really needs to be something footswitch operated. So, anyone know of anything suitable on the market? I have no idea whats out there so any suggestions gratefully recieved! Thanks all Russ

I cant recommend the tone of the DHA highly pedal enough... Its simply beautiful and extremely versatile! Unfortunately mine has had a dodgy bit of wiring somewhere and Dave has had to fix it up for me a couple of times. I dont mention this because I think this might be a common fault (the pedal is built like a tank and I've not heard of anyone else with reliability problems) but simply because after getting used to using it, whenever i've had to return it, it felt like hacking my arm off! Dave is now going to replace the entire innards of the pedal for me to make sure it's fixed this time. Cant ask for better customer service than that really can you! :-) [quote name='Toasted' post='404150' date='Feb 9 2009, 11:42 AM']I've always been impressed with the quality of the DHA pedals I have had.[/quote]

Hi Low Enders.... Anyone road tested the SWR spellbinder blue? Am thinking this might make a nice small gig / home practice rig ... I read a pretty positive review in bass Guitar Mag but just wondered if anyone else had any comments Thanks!

[quote name='umph' post='357933' date='Dec 18 2008, 02:13 PM']trace elliot v6 > matamp 2X15 very very loud[/quote] Do Matamp make bass cabs off the peg or was this a special order? Also, anyone know if they make bass heads too? Any good??? Both Guitarists in my band have Matamp stacks which sound AMAZING so really i guess i should get one for Low end... kinda like a band uniform! I cant see it replacing my Aggy DB750 but i'd love to see the look on their faces if i turned up to a gig with a Matamp stack just slightly taller and louder than theirs!

Theory versus feel? surely either is seriously diminished without the other? I started the thread about minor modes which was mentioned earlier in this discussion. I wasnt looking for someone to supply a magic answer or anything... or to tell me what to play when... And I dont think our original poster here was either. More I wanted to understand the theory of minor modes so that I could analyse what I already play (through feel!) and try to see why it works or why I like what I like. You've got to have parameters and rules so you can decide when to break them! Sometimes i think the less knowledgable on these boards (myself included) can rub people up the wrong way simply because our lack of understanding leads us to phrase questions in a way that makes it sound like were looking for someone to come along with a magic wand. Personally I think the fact that someone is on a forum like this, looking for answers and to improve as a musician, says they are prepared to actively go out of their way to improve their knowledge of theory AND how to use that theory with feeling. what's so funny 'bout bass love and understanding??

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='382891' date='Jan 16 2009, 11:00 PM']Here's some light relief! 20 of my girls in the sunshine! (Cheers Spiltmilk!)... [/quote] It's like the bassists playboy mansion!

Doctor of bass! that is some photo you have there! too small to see what bass is what but that makes it all the more alluring... leaving something to the imagination like :-) One day.... [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='382649' date='Jan 16 2009, 05:12 PM']Sorry! Typo on my part! Ta! Nick[/quote]

Bilbos post was the kind of thing i was looking for... but to be honest, i think the only way i'll ever actually understand all this is by doing all the groundwork as others suggested! Thanks everyone! I wont be stuck for something to practise for the next 30 years that's for sure!

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='382225' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:08 PM']Talking about this in terms of the relative minor key to C Major (A natural minor), one could say you derive the following: Am BDim Cmaj7 Dm Em Fmaj G7, Am So, instead of: ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian you are starting out at aeolian, then going thru the modes as is eg. locrian, ionian etc. Does this answer your question? Nick[/quote] Aha! obvious really! just exactly the same but starting on the 6th degree of the scale (relative minor) yeah? So what about melodic and harmonic minor? I guess that would only change the 2nd degree chord (Bdim in this case)???