chris_b
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Yes. That would have been very embarrassing for him as well.
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I read that Phil Spector had several bassists waiting in reception, just in case Carol Kaye didn't cut it on River Deep, Mountain High. I know a drummer and a well known bassist who were put in for a Gene Pitney tour, with full orchestra. When it was discovered these guys couldn't read music, they were asked to leave, and as they put their last drum on the pavement, the new guys were unloading their gear! That's how quick they replace you.
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I agree. There are interviews on Youtube with A list session bassists and almost all of them bring at least 6 basses to sessions, when those sessions existed. While most seem to end up using their Precision bass with flats, they have to be capable of providing different sounds at the drop of a hat. I wonder what was behind that Will Lee story? Seems odd that a player of his stature in the NY session business didn't nail the exact tone they wanted. Maybe he was too busy? I wouldn't have expected to see Lee Sklar on a Billy Cobham record, but he was obviously doing something right.
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Release your grip so your thumb can move, not slide. Play with the lightest grip you can manage. It'll take time, but, you should focus on speed and accuracy of your hand movement. Maybe take the strings down a little? You'll get there.
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The further away from "a sound" a bass goes the less popular it becomes. The Big Al probably sounds fantastic, if you can find your tone in amongst all the others, but who is going to bother when it looks so pug ugly? I've heard Bongos and they sound great, but I'd never buy one because of the look. I think Musicman deserves a thumbs up for trying to move bass design into the 21st century, but as Fender have found, most bass players haven't budged an inch since 1957.
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No one listens to me in our house and haven't since the 1980's! -
I have 2 basses, 3 amps and 3 cabs which I mix and match. They all sound different to me, but the guys in the band wouldn't notice and the audience reaction is, "You got a bass???" I aspire to sound like Nathan East and Reggie McBride, but think I sound more like Duck Dunn and John McVie, but I've also been told that I sound more like me than them!
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Me too. Thankfully, neither she nor Bowie bothered with the "I've got to play the bass that was used on the original recording" and "Jaco only needed 4" nonsense.
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As long as you are in time it doesn't matter what you play.
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One looked like he was playing a bass ukulele, but the rest were definitely playing Precisions, with burst and tort.
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I had a bunch of air-bassists at a wedding once. About 4 of them made a line in front of me and . . . . played air-bass for a whole song!
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If you are in the DR business, short of being hit by a comet, there are no excuses or reasons why something didn't work! Especially when what happened was predictable. Assuming we are hearing accurate reports, bad design/procedures/human error are the same in the Talkbass incident. The water sprinkler system activated? What? In a computer room???
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You answered your own question. . . . you have a great rig, but you're bored.
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They probably are (that's why I'd expect the second release of instruments to be OK) but maybe selling the basses with the problem wasn't the smartest move.
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They built a wall to protect the plant because earthquakes and tsunamis have occurred before. It wasn't an unusual problem, so being "fair" doesn't come into it. Someone did their job very badly. The incompetent decision to site the backup generators in the path of the disaster they were supposed to be protecting from, caused deaths which will be going forwards many years, the poisoning of a lot of land around the plant and now contaminated water is draining into the sea. All because of a culture that can't say "no" to management!!
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I'm not so sure about that. He's batting all Talkbass posts and comments back to Warwick. They are the company making these basses now and Roger Sadowsky doesn't have an involvement. Warwick seem to have lost control of their Chinese manufacturing process. This is 100% their problem, but they are still putting these basses on the market. Doesn't say much for their support of the reputation of the brand.
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That's the trolley I have. It was about £40 when I bought it, about 8 years ago. It's very well designed and solidly made. There's a bar that slots between the wheels so they cant point in different directions. I'd buy another, but I don't expect to have to.
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Like the Fukushima nuclear power station fiasco. They needed a backup power supply in case their power was taken out by a tsunami, so they put the backup generators at ground level, exactly where the tsunami would get them!!!
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+1 His lines are always melodic and musical. No matter how busy he gets, like Jamerson, he's always supporting the song.
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I ran disaster recovery or business continuance for several large firms. We had to be restored to the last backup point and back up and running within 12 hours of any data centre failure. That service probably cost many times more than TB's budget. I wonder why the "servers suffered from water damage"? Why was the fire service spraying water into a computer room? CO2 is always the only fire retardant allowed in data centres!
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So far I've found Talkbass to be a very helpful and civil place.
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They have been reviewed on Talkbass, and apparently there a issues. Such as noisy pickups. I'd wait for future batches and see if the problems have been rectified. It's a shame. Roger Sadowsky's name was a byword for outstanding quality. Warwick don't seem too bothered about that. Which is a puzzle!
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Doesn't sound like a very well designed data centre!
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My cat's not bothered. I consider myself lucky if the drummer wants to chat to me.
