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    Fish out of water is one of my all time favourites.
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    [quote name='Cornfedapache' post='466921' date='Apr 19 2009, 07:36 PM']Not that I could really afford it, but chucked in a bid on a double necked Atrics bass (4/5 string). Didn't win and it was collection only from Wolverhampton (I'm on the South Coast) but someone got a bit of a bargin I reckon for just £166. Why do these things never come up when I have cash? :cry: LOL[/quote] Here's a mate in the UK at a pub gig, not that he normally likes to be centre of attention....
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    [quote name='Cornfedapache' post='466935' date='Apr 19 2009, 07:51 PM']Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. With a bit of Laura Nyro, Kate Bush, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, Judy Collins and Mamma Cass thrown in... Bass player? Hmm... Jaco is a def fave.... So many to choose from though![/quote] Another Laura Nyro fan, top man. Lucky enough to have seen her live in about 71/72 at the Festival hall.
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    Sorry it didn't work out but it sounded like a no-go-er from the outset. A better opportunity will present itself.
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    Nice stuff, happy birthday.
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    [quote name='littleal' post='464955' date='Apr 17 2009, 01:10 PM']I have just bought a 6 string hk bass from that german ebay Dude, it cost me £280 inc shipping it has a through neck,Kent armstrong p'ups, 3 band eq, walnut body, maple & pallisander neck. Even if it needs a little finishing & tweaking here & there it seems like a good cheap bass to get my girlfriend started on, If anyones interested i will give a full review of it on here, ie build quality,finish,sound,playability ect, Here are some pics from the auction: it seems he uses the one photo for all his auctions of this bass so i should imagine the wood grain will be different.[/quote] You have a girlfriend that wants to start playing bass on a 6 string? Marry her.
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    Take a back up fretted.
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    I tried Seven days bass and vocal one time. What a workout that was in my head. I had to really concentrate on the 5/4 and then try and detatch myself from it to go for the vox. Never got there and gave up in the end. Great exercise though, it's worth a try for the hell of it.
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    Maybe I've missed a bit in one of the replies or the post but are you righthanded? I reckon it's just RSI but you need to be carefull, these things don't go away if you don't address the problem. Painkillers are a short term thing but not advisable to sort the problem. May even be worth a visit to a specialist.
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    If the band aren't sure whick keys they play numbers in, it does sound like you either got the message from the vocalist, or they're sh*t. If I were auditioning another musician, I think it would only be fair to offer as much info as possible. Do they want you to have problems on the night? The drummer thing is a tad weird. If you're looking to replace a whole rhythym section, you'd think that they'd find a bassplayer who knows a competent drummer or vice-versa so they come as a team. Best of luck with this one and if you're not too hot at transposing "on the fly" you can always save face by calling the vocalist a w***er for not being able to reach the original keys and walk out.
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    [quote name='casapete' post='465303' date='Apr 17 2009, 04:55 PM']+1 to the above. I live in a Victorian terraced house, and the lad next door used to rehearse with a full acoustic drum kit every night just when my girlfriend just got in from work/early evening. I think his parents thought I would be tolerant knowing I was a pro musician, but as I tried to explain to them it was like coming in from a noisy factory and still hearing it in your home! We could hear every part of his playing, was just like being in the room with him, no kidding! Despite many friendly attempts in person to compromise with them over this, I eventually rang my local council who were very helpful - gave me a basis on which to attempt to get it stopped. After writing a polite letter to the neighbours stating the next step was to involve the council, the drumming ceased. Unfortunately the whole family have since blanked us, which is really sad but thats the outcome. Think the parents bought the lad an electric kit with headphones - pity they had n't shown this consideration sooner really. I try to adopt a 'live and let live' policy regarding noise. Occasional birthday party celebrations/house warmings etc are all part of our lives. Do think though that regularly making neighbours lives a misery however you do it is pretty selfish behaviour, and does cause a lot of trouble. Like the previous post, I also believe we should all be entitled to a peaceful home environment. ( God-hope this does n't sound like the Daily Mail/Express readers posting on here!!!!)[/quote] I make you right in all respects but the OP has always stated that he is eager to sort out the problem to the satisfaction of all parties and has displayed nothing but a desire to not annoy neighbours and keep his rehearsing to a reasonable level and time slot.
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    As it happens, I've always sung since playing bass, whether BV's or lead vocals. I do find it very easy but now and again, come up against one or two numbers that I find really difficult to do. Last one was Jailbreak by Thin Lizzie. Easy to play, easy to sing but not together, for me. I imagine, but am not positive, that a lot of players say they can't do it as they are concentrating too much on the bass line or whatever part they are playing. It's a mind over matter thing. The less you think about it, the easier it is. I make you right about knowing the bass line ccomfortably and then working on the vocals. Trying to think about both at the same time is a no go area. It also looks daft when your watching your fingers and singing sideways into a mic. It looks like you've had a stroke.
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    [quote name='beerdragon' post='465467' date='Apr 17 2009, 07:08 PM']For anyone who uses Guitar Pro here's a couple of sites i wasn't aware of. then again i am a bit slow. [url="http://www.gprotab.net/index.php"]http://www.gprotab.net/index.php[/url] [url="http://www.guitarprotabs.org/what-is-guitar-pro.php"]http://www.guitarprotabs.org/what-is-guitar-pro.php[/url][/quote] Good site guitar pro but I had to download some software to enable me to view the tabs.
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    [quote name='4000' post='463647' date='Apr 16 2009, 07:45 AM']I once had an online argument with someone about this; his era was was the 60s and he was saying exactly the same thing you are, except in his case nothing lived up to the 60s/70s. As I said at the time, my dad says a similar thing; anything after Count Basie is junk, and that includes the Beatles. Personally I much prefer the 70s to the 80s/90s, because that's when I discovered music. For most people it's all about what era you grew up in and the music that moved you most at that time. The music you liked most as a teenager is normally the music you like most ever after, unless you have a very open mind or are easily bored, or simply weren't into music at all as a teenager. That doesn't mean there isn't good music out there, it just means there might not be music that does it in the same way for you out there. Every decade will have its followers because they'll grow up with the music of that decade, and every decade will have music that you may like and music that you probably won't. What I find depressing is the complete lack of availability of gigs for originals bands, certainly in our area. We're averaging about a gig a year these days, which is pathetic.[/quote] Have to agree there. I got into music, late 60's early 70's so it's familiar, and forms a huge part of my musical upbringing however, at nearly 60, I'd still kill someone to get their Foo Fighters or Muse gig tickets. Maybe these bands are too mainstream now to be cool to some people. My point being, in every era, there are great bands making great music. It's all there if you look.
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    [quote name='bilbo230763' post='456217' date='Apr 7 2009, 09:41 AM']It is not that they are inately crap - it is that there are 53 million songs out there and everyone playes those 5. Punters like them because they are passive consumers not because these compositions are particularly good. There are literally thousands of tunes that have equal levels of immediacy and are easy to play but, because people can't be arsed to look for them or to transcribe them/prepare charts, they never get an airing. Re: your two graduates from Birmingham conservatoire jazz course and the trombone player on the classical music course - in my experience, this is no guarantee of anything. People who get qualifications as players can be superb but they can also be pretty average if they lack the passion. As a self-trained musician, I am sometimes stunned by the poor playing of conservatory trained musicians. Re: snobbery - it is not the elitist in me that makes me dislike most jam sessions, it is the unwillingness of the British musicians to say 'go away and practice some more' to the more dysfunctional attendees. If someone plays like Sanborn, I will play with them, even thought he is not my favourite player. It is when they play like Sanborn's dog that I get hacked off. I suspect the standard in London is higher than it is in Ipswich [/quote] I've not heard Sanborn's dog so I can't comment. Is there a You Tube link?
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    [quote name='OldGit' post='463403' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:17 PM']I think this has been posted regularly since Henry the VIIIth wrote Greensleeves ... It's much, much, better for the vast majority - ie the marginal bands and performers as they can get airplay (unsigned bands on national BBC Radio 2 programmes shock!) and release home made CD's for piddlin' amounts of investment. Commercial will always be commercial and tickets for big names concerts will always be stupidly expensive ... but you can still buy a CD at a non mainstream band's gig for less than a gallon of petrol ... . There's myspace to get yoru music out there and places like CDNOW where "unsigned" bands can sell their stuff to the world.... Can't see the problem myself ...[/quote] I think the court is still out on whether he actually wrote this folk song. The style of the composition is apparently later than Henry V111's reign.
  17. leschirons
    Stick a poster up on the wall of your nearest music shop. If it's a good shop, they'll have a couple of hundred people in over a weekend.
  18. leschirons
    Well I like EADG, but then again, I like BEAD but which is better? There's only one way to find out.. F I G H T
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    I consider that my gear is quite high end equipment and, both the bands I'm in have told me it that I am the perfect guy for the job and would find it impossible to function without me. I suppose that could have something to do with it being my P.A. and van, no, no, I'm sure it hasn't. Drummers and guitarists are nicer than that I'm sure. (Of course my gear is better than me but it's nice to have good stuff and toys)
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    First off, I've forgotten the questions and the order but here goes. Seeing Ronnie Wood switch from guitar with the Birds to bass with Jeff Beck and as a drummer, playing with bass players that weren't very good so thought I could do better. Influences, Dave La Rue, Jack Bruce, Brian Bromberg. Want to be able to get up with anyone and be able to play along and not screw up. Need to try and succeed at whatever I do. (That doesn't always work out) I'm very much a less is more player so probably don't have a bass identity. The P bass thing? Only ever owned a really cheap copy, bought to deliberately smash up at the end of Won't get fooled again so never really wanted one. The Jazz is a better instrument. It does more stuff.
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    I'm winning at the moment at 57. Sorry about the guitar pic. Trying out a Parker Fly at the time.
  22. leschirons
    About a year ago, I saw clear Perspex sheets in Wicks (40 x 60 cms) I think for about a tenner. They were about 3 mm. You could scribe round your one, cut out, tape together and drill through the holes in the original.
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    I think I'd need a pic of your Mrs before making a judgement.
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    SOLD

    leschirons replied to playbass's topic in Basses For Sale

    [quote name='playbass' post='455823' date='Apr 6 2009, 07:41 PM']I bought this in October/November last year to see how I got on with a six stringed bass; it was my first bass with more than four strings. Luckily it seems to have a good low action and I've found it very smooth and even to play. Its been a great learning experience... I've learnt I only really need five of the six strings. So this beast is up for sale, while I keep an eye out for a five stringer. Specification: Ash body 3 piece maple/flame maple neck (I think) 24 frets 35" scale Twin truss rods 9V active pre-amp Bass, mid, treble boost/cut pots Pickup plend pot Volume pot [attachment=23413:body_to_head.jpg] What looks like a 1cm scratch on the left of this photo is just a reflection. [attachment=23414:body.jpg] [attachment=23415:DSCF3700.jpg] [attachment=23416:back.jpg] [attachment=23417:chips.jpg] [attachment=23418:DSCF3703.jpg] [attachment=23486:head.jpg] The gold plating isn't as new (sorry it's a bit blury, will put up new photo if it's an issue) [attachment=23485:case.jpg] Yamaha hard case included. I'd prefer collection (for the bass' safety) but I'm willing to post at buyer's expense. The majority of the bass looks great, as you can see, but there are a couple of dings/chips. If you'd like to see more photos then let me know and I'll post them up or email them straight to you. I'd probably prefer a sale but I'm on the look out for a 5 string fretted bass with 24 frets (or at least 22) which I'll be stringing E,A,D,G,C. Probably looking for 34" scale and I'd prefer to be able to see the wood (i.e. not painted). [b]Price: £450 or make me an offer![/b] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31215&hl=playbass"][b]MY FEEDBACK[/b][/url][/quote] I can't believe this is still for sale. You seen the new price? Neck's a tad too wide for me or I would like a shot. Have a Bump.
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    [quote name='TheRev' post='459680' date='Apr 10 2009, 09:56 PM']I don't think it's a Bass Collection - they don't have position markers on the fretboard. I reckon it's a Tune of some sort.[/quote] I agree.
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