Paul S

I will need to leave before the draw - if I get a winning ticket how would this work?

Been given some cash for a present and instead of just losing it in weekly spending I've decided to put it to one side for some double bass lessons before deciding whether the instrument is for me or not. Does anyone know of anyone local to me? I am in Benfleet, which is kind of right between Basildon and Southend. I am guessing I will need to travel a bit.

Maybe even as far as Chelmsford

Ta.

And a Hi from Benfleet.

I'm going to be selling my Hohner B2A but haven't got around to putting in in the for sale section as I was going to take it to the SE bass bash.

Here is a pic.

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Looking for around £150 incl. Hohner fitted hard case.

Lots of mojo but plays really well - there is possibly a grounding issue that doesn't show up anywhere I have played it but someone else reckoned it buzzed.

PM me if you are interested I can send more pics plus details.

Or even keep some in the toilet?

But can you use it afterwards to make drinks? Reserved especially for [i]those[/i] guests, maybe.

ta.

Yeah - pretty damned cool when George Benson or the guy above does it but maybe not when playing along to 'Smoke on the Water' bah-doodn-doodoo-doodoo-doodoo-doodoo etc

No idea why it happens but I pretty much always either hum or sing the bassline while I am playing it. Sometimes even when I am trying to explain something to the rest of the band or get my head around something and it is just me, which does make me feel a little silly.

Anyone else do it? And does anyone have any explanations?

I do it all the time and often get odd looks. I 'become a bass player' mentally a few years before I bought my first bass as I started to listen to music differently - from the rhythm point of view. No idea why, as I had previously played guitar and always listened to melody, but I guess that change is why I started playing bass.

Also I am aware of humming or singing the bass line while playing it - not a conscious thing - anyone else do that? maybe I'll start another thread on that to save hijacking this one.

[quote name='TheButler' post='610408' date='Sep 27 2009, 10:32 PM']Saucer full of Coffee in them. Leave it for like a couple of days and all odour will be gone It works for odours in cars and fridges and stuff too. I saw it on how clean is your house... and it honestly works well.[/quote]

This is going to sound facetious but isn't - - what kind of coffee? liquid or solid? And from instant granules or ground beans? (ok - lets get this out of the way - high altitude east African beans, medium roast and coarse ground, or would Lidl's instant do the trick?) Or doesn't it matter?

Not sure if it was overdubbed but Humble Pie's 'Performance - Rockin' the Filmore' sounds very live. You can hear beer bottles being clanked during quiet bits.

Just swapped basses with Dave - easy guy to do business with and would recommend him to anyone.

Thanks Dave!

Either headphones or, like bythesea, via the amp. Sounds better through phones but I hate all those dangly wires everywhere.

I heard a couple of great stories being told by Nile on a program about Disco one night.

First one was the Diana Ross record 'I'm Coming Out' - she was, at the time (maybe still is, I don't know) something of an icon within the lesbian community and they did this mainly as a joke to get her to burst on stage singing 'I'm Coming Out'. The mischievous little imps.

Then one time during an interview Nile said Bernard was asked what strings he used to get his distinctive sound. He said something like 'I don't know, man - Nile, what strings were on the bass when I got it?'

He always comes across as a really nice bloke - pretty humble about his success and talent which he generally lays at the feet of Bernard Edwards.

No - just sorting out the money transfer!

Oh dear.

How would you post this?

I'd need to shift one of mine to accommodate it, not necessarily beforehand, but it is everything I have been gassing for.... black/black/maple pbass with jazz neck....

Edit - PM sent...

I was looking at some Black Sabbath on You Tube last night, as it happens, and was surised to see Geezer uses both fingers and a pick - a pick for the Dio years mainly. But there is a great clip of Children of the Grave from the reunion concert where he apparently uses both - clever chap - or is it just some weird editing from two gigs?



I think I've also seen John Paul Jones using both, variously, through the years.

+1 for Hold your head up. The long version has brilliant organ playing on it. Anyone remember Tragedy (not the Bee Gees)?

I thought the same from their early stuff but saw them live during their 'Songs from the big chair' tour. Amazing. 'Everybody wants to Rule The World' won the Ivor Novello award that year, I believe. That and 'Head Over Heels' are stonking tunes. Great drummer.

IMHO they went a bit up their backsides after then, mind you.

Has anyone ever lived with the 1818 cab? It sounds huge but I wonder if it is too heavy to be practical - be nice to hear from anyone who had/has one.

Not to worry! Be nice just to see one being played. I have a mid-long term plan to learn to play DB so will most likely be picking your brains for a while if you don't mind.

Just a thought - is there anyone coming along who has a double bass and could a quick demo on slap bass?

One more - managed to rearrange what I am doing but probably have to leave early.


UPDATED LIST:

01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig
02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage
03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else.
04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB
05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby.
06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time.
07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones.
08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot.
09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Westone Thunder 1A, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10
10. Chris B
11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T
12. Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's
13. Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz, SX P Bass, DHA-DI-EQ & Ampeg SVT 5 Pro
14. Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go)
15. 51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500
16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision
17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status
18. peted - Warwick Thumb BO 4, Hartke HA3500, BFM Omni 10, Aphex Bass Xciter, Shuker Singlecut 6 fanned fret (if it's ready by then, but I'm not holding my breath)
19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + a cab of some sort.
20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab
21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then
22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys.
23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else)
24. silddx - Warwick Corvette $$ 4, Warwick Corvette Standard Ash active fretless 4, POD X3 Live, (I am praying I won't have it by then, but I will bring the Kopo Lina fretless 4 if I do!)
25. Phil_the_bassist: MMSR5 w/JE preamp, Sandberg Cali JM, Steinberger synapse5 w/ extra pup, various fuzz pedals and envelope filters, whatever amp I happen to own by then.
26. Stingray5 - My StingRay5, StingRay fretless and Tune TWB-6 plus any other basses in my signature pic if people let me know. I also have an Aria AMB-50B acoustic bass if anyone fancies a go? Could also bring my GT6-B. Plus ('cos it's small) a BLX-80 combo. And some cans...?
27. Urb - 1 x Sei 5 String Single Cut - 1 x Sei 4 string Jazz bass - EBS and Boss pedals
28. dave.c - Spector Rebop 4DLX EX, Spector NS2000-4, Gibson SGZ,Hartke LH500, Hartke Hydrive 410
29. WalMan - Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 US, MarkBass CMD121H, Epifani 1x12 (not the neo one but I can't remember the initials just at the mo), Bass Pod xT Pro, Marshall SuperBass 100 head
30. Bottle - Ibanez ATK-305NT, Gallien-Krueger MB2-500, EBS Pro-line 4x10
31. Nancy Johnson (Paul) - Waterstone TP-12 Tom Petersson 12-String bass. Tech 21 Landmark 300/Ashdown MAG 4x10/Ashdown MAG 1x15
32. Beedster: Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender..and Markbass!
33. Moos3h
34. pete.young: Burman Pro 4000 and a Dean Bromberg B2, which has an unusual Piezo bridge pickup
35. coasterbass: Mesa 1x15 RR, Mesa 4x10, Ampeg SVP and Eden WP100 preamps
36. sixshooter: 55P bass Sonic Blue Relic, 59P bass original Sunburst, 59P bass Custom Shop relic Mary Kaye, 79P bass original but upgraded Black, Modulus 6 Oteil Burbridger
37. Jean Luc Pickguard: couple of Ashborys, an NS-design CR5M & danelectro longhorn
38. Deaver: El Maya or the Prosebass Humbucker Fretless
39. Jack London: GK1001RBII and Simnett
40. ped: Vigier S2 fretted/S3 fretless, Roland Vbass, SWR 4x8/1x15, noname 1u poweramp if it doesn't explode beforehand, phone, keys, wallet
41. bythesea: Overwater Perception 5
42. Walbassist: Wal Mk III (spalted maple) fretted 5, Rick Turner Renaissance Bass fretted 5, Veillette Archtop Bass fretless 5, Brook Otter fretted 5 ABG
43. dannybuoy: Peavey T-40 & pedalboard
44. bassace: double bass
45. barneyG42: Status Series1, and possibly me Hartke 3500
46. Johngh: Fender MIJ Jazz 75 reissue. Shuker Headless 6er and Status S2 Classic 6er headless.
47. Clarky: Shuker JJ Burnel and Mesa Walkabout
48. Stylon Pilson: £10, a Hartke LH500 and a Barefaced Compact. And probably a fretless Aria Sinsonido
49. Xzantes: Conklin Groove tools 7 string fretless
50. sdgrsr400: Lākland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe, Glockenklang Soul II, Acme B2-ii
51.woolz: ABM ashdown evoIII 575w head, peavey cab. ibanez sr20th, few pedals.
52. Paul S: Fender Jaguar, Hohner B2A; Trace Elliot AH300-12, 1153, 2103H

I used to have the 210 MAG combo and bought an ABM 210 extension cab. When I first got it I fiddled about so the amp was playing just through the ABM cab, then the MAG cab in the combo, then both - just to test that very thing. And, yes, the ABM sounded noticeably better.

I have a second hand Peavey TKO80 which gives a lovely warm sound. You can pick them up for peanuts - this was £50.