Spoombung

[b]Monkey Puzzle Trio[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Bku84zXSA[/media]

http://youtu.be/Z7R7-KEITwU http://youtu.be/0oYh4V-yY40

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[b]Prescott[/b] on at 8.30. [size=8]Three different trios [/size] [url="http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/monkey-puzzle-trio-hello-skinny-prescott.shtm"]http://www.cafeoto.c...y-prescott.shtm[/url] [b]PRESCOTT[/b] An instrumental trio of bass player, Kev Hopper (Stump, Ticklish) keyboard player, Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti) and drummer, Frank Byng (Snorkel). Prescott deliver a curious mix of the melodic and discordant with syncopated funky, skewed beats and lopsided, sometimes jabbing riffs that emerge from a complex web of musical interactions and expand or contract like sections of a stuck record. There is more than a reminder of Hopper’s previous band, Stump, echoes of Prog Rock (Soft Machine, Van der Graaf Generator) a whiff of Post-Punk outfits like Palais Schaumburg and a hint of the contemporary Kraut-groove of Byng’s own Snorkel ensemble. [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prescott/280644805358909"]www.facebook.com/pages/Prescott[/url]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1363433100' post='2012618'] Really? [/quote] Yes, [i]really[/i].

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1363433286' post='2012623'] EDIT; I read your post again - I guess you're talking about the sound of a higher octave note versus a lower one, not comparing tone of the same note on a four string vs. a five string. If so, ignore the above! Although by the same logic, perhaps we should all "upgrade" to guitar and ditch those bass notes entirely! [/quote] Yep, I'm just talking about the octaves, not the actual instruments. You can have as much fundemental as you like on a 'B' played on a 4 string (an octave up from a bottom 'B' on a 5-string) and it will often sound much bassier because your ear will tune in to the harmonics - the harmonics that are very much lacking on the note an octave below. Your ear can 'track' the bass line and you get a sense of a [i]complete bass line[/i] rather than low rumbles with a few high notes. Having a 5-string and playing below the E on the B string [i]for most of a song[/i] is a quick way to make your bass playing anonymous and it will reduce all your efforts to inaudible padding and rumble IMO. That's what I tell my students!

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1363208407' post='2009941'] Can't you play the 'low' tones just an octave higher (or even, gosh, something different around the same theme/feel but not so low?) I ask genuinely by the way, I don't know the answer [/quote] Yes, you certainly can. And it's very likely it will sound great; just listen to a bassist like Chris Squire or Jack Bruce if you're not convinced.

A 4-sting will often sound a lot bassier and a lot clearer- even in the upper octave. Its.... Strong fundamental, weak harmonic mids (low stung instruments like 5-stings) versus Strong mid harmonic, strong fundamental (a 4-string) An upper octave instrument is usually perceived as bassier because of the accompanying mid harmonics that lower pitched instruments don't possess. In short, it's more audible and more textural. I would encourage any bassist to do themselves a BIG favour and 'downgrade' to a 4-string and return to audibility.

Pretty minimal set up made from an old camping table top. These are the only two effects I'm currently interested in but I may add an octaver and find room for the compressor at some point.

I think you've answered your question: don't buy it. Crazy, quirky, half-fretted thing. It's unlikely to suit you -and you don't like black.

£50

[color=#ff0000][size=8][b]T O N I G H T !!![/b][/size][/color] [color=#ff0000][size=8][b]Friday 8th[/b][/size][/color]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1362755413' post='2004333'] Both these bands are transporting me like a vortex back to student nights in the 1980s that I would rather forget , if only because I wish it was those days again now . Pretentious , angular , obtuse and downright mental . Right up my street . P.S It was me who took the first Stump album to America in 1988 and gave it to the DJs on college radio in Seattle and San Francisco , who played " Buffalo " quite a lot for a while . [/quote] Cool. I don't think a fascination with '[i]Pretentious, angular, obtuse and downright mental[/i]' music is a particularly 80's thing. I get the impression a lot of bassists here don't like stuff like Palais Schaumberg, DAF or even Stump. It just doesn't groove enough, or something like that, and it's got 'funny' noises in it.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1362754236' post='2004310'] And some people say that Germans have no sense of humour ! [/quote] Indeed! More Germans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzWbWIlR5jI&feature=share&list=PL4B2C0B621ACC3CF6

http://youtu.be/eaSQNMmezRQ

http://youtu.be/Iqn2QMD3ZSE

Explore this wonderful museum and then experience unique improvised music with short films and dance featuring: [b]Prescott[/b] are an instrumental trio of bass player, Kev Hopper (Stump, Ticklish) keyboard player, Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti) and drummer, Frank Byng (Snorkel). [i]Prescott deliver a curious mix of the melodic and discordant with syncopated funky, skewed beats and lopsided, sometimes jabbing riffs that emerge from a complex web of musical interactions and expand or contract like sections of a stuck record - to startling effect. There is more than a reminder of Hopper’s previous band, Stump, echoes of Prog Rock (Soft Machine, Van der Graaf Generator) a whiff of Post-Punk outfits like Palais Schaumburg and a hint of the contemporary Kraut-groove of Byng’s own Snorkel ensemble. [/i] http://youtu.be/1EY3GZdRtbY [b]Plus improving/experimental groups:[/b] Duo Steve Moyes on cello with Jude Cowan-Montague voice and keyboards, and films by Agnes Hay. Alison Blunt - Violin Moshi Honen - Guitar Illi Adato - Percussion & Electronics. Pig7 - Kevin Poulton and Stu (Genghis Attenburgh) keyboards, samples and guest guitarist Matthew 'Moz' English. Plus improvised dance from 'Ov London Moving Ensamble' Mention the Light and Shadow salon' and get in for £6.50!!!!! [b]Music starts at 7.30. Prescott on at 9.15[/b] [url="https://www.facebook.com/events/203238716488216/"]https://www.facebook.com/events/203238716488216/[/url]

I don't understand why bass players want deafening amps. You just need it loud enough to compete with the drums - then it goes through the PA. In the old days 100watt was considered more than enough. Now its 500 watts, etc.

The amp is [i]very[/i] loud.

Scouting for Girls (the band)

[quote name='The Burpster' timestamp='1362257394' post='1997756'] ...... and you have played how many? You don't state why you believe so, or indeed how many PRS basses you have actually had contact with ? They are remarkably easy to play (especially if your prefereance is P or Stingray size necks), and balance fantastically. In fact the only bass that I have played that was easier and left me wanting one was not even a tradional design - The Status Streamline. I think its fair to say that your comment is merely unnecasarily confrontational...? [/quote] Well it's all subjective, but a 'baseball bat' neck, a top horn that doesn't reach to the 12th fret and a bottom horn that curls in like a fender are all things I don't like but I concede there are some people, like yourself, who like that. If you've got 7 of them that means you must like them... so I bow to your greater experience. I'm not trying to start a war or anything.

Just bought one of these (from the London Bass show). [b]Pros:[/b] Very good sound, intelligent one controls that really suit me, the toneprint compression is excellent, excellent tuner. Good design. [b]Cons:[/b] The kettle lead is a rather loose fit and I've had to re-insert it a few times. Slight acoustic, high pitched whining noise (not from the fan) from the unit - not a problem for gigs and rehearsals but audible practising at home.