chris_b

She was just seventeen. You know what I mean.

DL. . . . great version. I haven't heard that for a long, long time.

I believe Bob Babbitt is the bassist on "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Apparently James Jamerson was on the session and walked out when they told him to play the same riff over and over. Bob Babbitt took over.

I live on the outskirts of London, but even so finding good bands is not easy, even here. It must be disheartening to only find guys you don't want to play with.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442917093' post='2870436'] I do wonder - is he trying to build up the Youtube videos and T-shirt sales in order to compensate for a not exactly stuffed studio schedule? Of course, now I've said that he'll probably bitch about it in a video! [/quote] Seems to me he's just doing Stand Up (I know he's sitting down!) and having fun. I've thought most of what he says at one time or another in the last 20 years. It's just an aggressive satire. I would have thought everyone would know his routines are based on well known stereo types.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1442919550' post='2870473'] I can't believe anyone would go and watch solo singers singing to backing tracks week after week. [/quote] Why not? These guys are giving punters what they want; a voice, a melody and a familiar song.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1442915741' post='2870413'] But it's 29lb. These days that is heavy. 10 years ago it was extremely light. [/quote] 29lbs is still pretty light. . . . but 10 years passing? That's the rub.

What a pointless thread.

I like him. I agree and disagree with what he says, but as long as it's funny that rant humour works for me.

. . . . anyone making music in their bedrooms.

It's all good. I love the early adopters. We have a great symbiotic relationship.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1442847040' post='2869948'] Everything works perfectly................don't fix it Something is wrong...........................fix it [/quote] +1 Isn't this the only logical thing?

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1442906876' post='2870313'] I read an interview with Leland Sklar last night where he said that he still gets excited when gets a call for a live gig, 'even in a bar'! So after playing some of the biggest gigs in the business, Sklar still looks forward to a local bar gig! [/quote] Exactly. Sad I know, but I get a kick out of every part, from putting the gigs in the diary and loading the car and driving to the gig. When people say "worst part of the night" at the end, it isn't for me. I love the load out etc. It means I've done a gig. Of course I'd prefer to be playing with Clapton at the Albert Hall, but I love doing good gigs and, as long as I play well, I'll take a bad gig over a night watching TV any time. The worst part about gigging for me is waiting for the next one.

I thought he made his cabs in Holland!

I would always have a second cab. If one is [i]fine[/i] two will be [i]fantastic[/i].

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1442828471' post='2869682'] That's not the reason. It's because the karaoke is a lot cheaper. [/quote] Also under the old licensing system you didn't need a music license for Karaoke and you did for 3 or more musicians.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1442798746' post='2869569'] Gigging is fun. [/quote] +1 The reason I learnt to play an instrument was so I could join a band and gig.

There's Bernie Goodfellow who makes GB basses in Brighton. I don't know if he runs a repair shop as well but it's worth a phone call. I took my Lakland for a fret dress/levelling and set up at the Gallery in Camden. Might be a bit to far for you but they did a fantastic job.

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1442733970' post='2868992'] He replied that he had never paid more than £70 for music, even if it was a five piece band and h want about to start now. The pub went from being one of the more successful local music pubs to empty on the weekends in a couple of months because of the rubbish acts he had playing there. [/quote] This is what happens all to often when a new guy moves in. Many pubs are subsidised by the brewery so the landlords don't have to make good decisions when booking bands. We've just cancelled a venue (4 gigs a year) because the bands are being made to invoice an agency (the fee has also been reduced) who will then give the bands a cheque after a couple of months. For pub money it's not worth the wait and the hassle. Apparently this system is not being introduced to hit the bands but because the brewery has found lots of landlords invoicing them for non-existent gigs. Bad bands are getting gigs because the guys running the venues don't care enough to do a better job.

What is this thread about? Dressing up opinion as fact? Some Fenders may have issues but to generalise that they are [i]all [/i]rubbish is plainly not true. Some issues with set up doesn't make all of them rubbish instruments either. Just means you have to give them your own set up. That might be annoying but doesn't make the bass bad. Let's have some common sense. That some companies make better basses doesn't mean that all another companies basses are "rubbish". Many great players are using Fender instruments and that proves large numbers of them are fit for purpose and fine to use at the highest level.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1442673010' post='2868689'] My back is properly f***ed and with the music trust group I'm with, there are a lot of room changes where I have to pack and move every 40 mins. [/quote] That's a BF One 10 (15lbs), a GK MB200 (2.2lbs) and a good trolley. Everything can stay set up on the trolley. The heaviest thing will be the speaker cable.

I agree about the ego. An ego in check is a great asset to a performer. It's when the ego gets out of control and takes over or when it starts to exceed the talent that's when all the problems start.

I used to gig my Bergantino AE112 and my regular 500 watt amp with an acoustic guitarist. Great tone at very low volume. I prefer the sound of bigger speakers so the smallest I'd go would be a Barefaced One 10 and a small 300 watt amp. You need light, as loud as you want and good quality tone and headroom that won't break the bank.

It's a great time to be a bass player.

Not really. A few years ago I got £80 for 3 numbers on the Paul Jones R2 show. Then that was the standard rate, and I guess it was negotiated with the MU. I don't know if TV has a different rate, but I guess that with the coverage that the Beeb provides most bands would agree that the exposure is worth it.