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I saw the story in The Guardian I believe. M.H.D.S.R.I.P

I have never used Bass Emporium to purchase anything. I usually use either the Gallery (great stockists and superb customer service I must add) and Digital Village. They cater for most of my bass related needs.

I tried the one at the Gallery and its awesome!!!! I dont know whether its still in stock but it should be, it didnt seem popular. And thats a shame cause its a real groovy machine....

+1 StringBusters. Ordered strings on Tuesday afternoon, had them by yesterday morning. Mosdef goin back.....

After walking past Sainsburys, cross the road and walk up till you get to an alleyat the river (Riverwalk). Turn into the alley and walk up then turn right. Cross the zebra line and the Gallery is ten steps ahead of you. Sounds complicated?

[quote name='Mikey D' post='718034' date='Jan 19 2010, 04:42 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18176&hl=demon"]A previous thread about this[/url] I think it has the video of the guy playing it...[/quote] Thanks MikeyD, I hope this will put the issue to rest once and for all.

[quote name='Doddy' post='717985' date='Jan 19 2010, 04:08 PM']Michael Boddiker is one of the other players on the track,along with John Barnes.[/quote] John Barnes? Wasnt he at the peak of his powers at Liverpool around that time?!? Jokes!!!

[quote name='Doddy' post='717861' date='Jan 19 2010, 02:14 PM']It's synth all the way. There is no bass player listen on the credits to that track but there are 3 synth players, including Greg Phillinganes who is one of (the?)the best synth bass players around.[/quote] Thanks Doddy, I thought so too and Greg is one of the best synth players around along with Michael Boddicker.

Hi Guys, I had an argument/discussion with one of the lads, a piano player and he was convinced that the bass on Michael Jackson's Speed Demon (Bad album) was live and I thought otherwise cause it sounded more synth to me especially on the chorus. Can someone with a higher audio perception please clarify. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOWkBI8a23A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOWkBI8a23A[/url]

There are too many and too diverse to mention but Richard Bona's solo on George Benson's version of 'Missing You' does do it for me each time I hear it....

[quote name='chris_b' post='708721' date='Jan 11 2010, 12:26 PM']With your budget you can add Lakland Skyline and MTD Kingston to the list.[/quote] I second MTD KZ5...........

[quote name='guyl' post='707188' date='Jan 9 2010, 10:34 PM']Awesome fretless 6 player Steve Bailey has a good story about his first gig with a low B. It was with Miles Davies or Dizzy Gillespie (or some other "great") whos band he was in at the time. He took his new bass out without doing his homework and a few numbers in was told "why don't you learn to play that fu**** instrument before bringing it to my gig"![/quote] Another interesting story is by Byron Miller (George Duke) who was on tour with Chaka Khan in Japan when he got his first 5 string. Needless to say, without any rehearsal or getting used to the instrument, he messed up big time and was nearly thrown off the tour!

Started off as a drummer then bassist left to take a job outta town, I switched over and voila! I discovered my 'soul' - mate....

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='707879' date='Jan 10 2010, 05:18 PM']OMG... I forgot to mention Boy In the Bubble by Paul Simon. Shame on me.[/quote] Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Got Me Hooked. Bakithi Khumalo punched a mean phat line for it too!

Best - Bass Gallery Worst (and by a clear mile) - GAK

After coming across a thread about the great master James Jamerson, I couldnt help but attach this story. It makes an interesting read about the legend, it may be slightly long but its worth a check out. Lets share our thoughts and opinions (not about the man but about the article.) Especially the question - Who Played "I Was Made to Love" Her? The Carol Kaye-James Jamerson Enigma" Enjoy [url="http://www.bassland.net/jamerson.html"]http://www.bassland.net/jamerson.html[/url]

[attachment=39459:yamaha_trb1005.jpg]Yamaha TRB1005. Cannot go wrong with that one.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='701344' date='Jan 5 2010, 10:35 AM']I thought he had his bridge mutes on for everything? I'm no aficionado, but AFAIK the key Jamerson sound is from fat, dead flats, nuclear-baboon-grip action and bridge mutes. Oh, and having Jamerson's fingers too. [/quote] You mean 'finger'? Otherwise known as 'The Hook'?

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[quote name='leftybassman392' post='701007' date='Jan 4 2010, 09:35 PM']Sorry for the delay:- Basic procedure is as follows (many variations)... [indent]Step 1: Connect your bass to a channel input of your recording equipment using D.I. with no effects (usually called 'clean' or 'dry' signal). Play the bass line as required for the song and record it. You now have a recording of the exact sound the bass is making. Step 2: Connect the output of the recorded channel from the recording device to the input jack of your chosen bass amplifier. Connect the output of the amplifier to an unused channel (or channels) of the recording equipment. When you play back the recording the bass amplifier treats it as if it were you playing the bass live. If you decide you like the sound you simply rewind the recorder and record the sound onto the new channel. If not, change the amplifier settings and go again. If you still don't like it you can change the amplifier and repeat the process as often as you like.[/indent] As I said above, this is a basic description. Part of the skill of a recording engineer is to use it creatively to obtain the required sound. There are some very good examples in some of the posts above. I'm afraid that's as simple as I can put it. Hopefully it makes sense.[/quote] Ah, make sense. Thanks, leftybassman....

[quote name='leftybassman392' post='699487' date='Jan 3 2010, 01:39 PM']Record the bass clean through DI onto your recording medium, and then run an output from the recorded channel to the input of your chosen amp & record the signal off the amp onto another channel. It has numerous advantages - not least that you can keep trying it with different amps to get the sound you want.[/quote] Please explain re-amping, it sounds like a great technique but sadly I have gotten lost in transalation.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='698200' date='Jan 1 2010, 06:12 PM']Ever since I started playing, which was about 14, I just played along to records constantly (LPs in those days). A few years into my playing I decided to have a couple of lessons, so that I could learn theory and some jazz. The first lesson was a disaster. I was playing my '83 Steinberger in those days, and the teacher looked at it and started to criticise it, saying it wasn't a real instrument. Then he said there was no need to play anything beyond the fifth fret, as every note is there. So I thought, why not just play a bass with 5 frets? He then sent me home with the cycle of fifths, without ever explaining what they meant. I ended up badmouthing him in the shop I was working in, and someone he was teaching happened to be there and overheard this. A couple of days later I get a call from the teacher, telling me never to contact him again. So there we have it: my one and only stab at learning theory and jazz. By the way, he's named Tony Silver, and to this day we seriously hate each other.[/quote] I guess part of the core problem is some of the music teachers we come across cannot help break down those walls and make students understand. I mean judging from the explanation about your music teacher, he could have found a more reasonable way to talk to you about your instrument though I dont see how it could affect your style I believe I am in the same boat with you, I used to play with a piano player who was part classically trained, the guy knew his beans so to speak and we had a Trio goin on. The drummer and I knew nothing much on theory but we grooved pretty funkily if I may say. Anyway, one day the piano player was having a conversation with one of the singers and he told him that he wondered how I picked up on the stuff he played because it didnt make sense that I didnt know much theory but I was able to follow his movements and patterns. I have come to realise that ear - training has played a major part of my development and 'feeling and grooving' has improved my style. Having said that, I still believe that learning a fair amount of theory will make me able to communicate with other musos and whilst it may not necessarily improve me but it could make me understand the 'language' a bit more than I can now.

Anyone heard of Sam Simms? This is him playing on Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope Tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJrIJym43c

Come to think of it, I havent seen footage of JJ outside of a tux or shirt and tie! But great footage of the bass master, though off topic I was shocked when on another thread on this forum, people were posing the question 'who is James Jamerson'? Is it me or something is awfully amiss?

I dont know who played on this particular track between Ray Brown, Wilton Felder and Chuck Rainey (I think its Rainey) but the groove is awesome IMHO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA5JJ5Qcxa8