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Transcribe! Is truly awesome computer software for manipulating stuff you're trying to transcribe (e.g. slowing down without pitch shifting, taking just one channel etc.) I also hear the Amazing Slow Downer is good ( sax playing friend of mine uses it) and it can get an app for it. Check out Kyboo's ear training app as well (should be here in technique forum).

Oh man that looks amazing! Tempted to source some covers (and that's saying a lot as I usually hate how they get in the way).

Thanks lads. Will report back further when I've got my sweaty hands on it! Discreet, I was thinking of sticking with the nude look - always been more my thing ( )

Well, this is on it's way to me soon. 63P in faded sonic blue, with lightest relic available. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

[quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1421331258' post='2659952'] That's a familiar sight! Looks great, I was considering that colour when I bought my Bebop Which pickups did you have Sander install on yours? [/quote] Thanks! I went with the Lollars, glad I did. How about you? I'm actually having a bit of a crisis of confidence at the moment as I'm not sure how to string this bass. I quite like it as E-C but it's hard to EQ it right, and I do sort of miss the low notes (especially as the bebop sounds thunderous down there!). Maybe trying to force the bebop to be all modern and widdly is limiting its true potential as a quality 'classic' jazz bass.

Sold my Bass Pod XT Live to Lee, who was a pleasure to deal with throughout - good communication and prompt payment. Thanks Lee!

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1422195136' post='2669686'] Bit the bullet and bought it today. £16 a month at 0% interest, which is nothing really. I'm going to restring it over the next few days. Really happy with it so far though :-) [/quote] Man let me know it gets on with the high C - I've been planning to do that myself when I get the cash!

It's a big topic and you need to break it into manageable chunks. The funnest way (and also will really help with repertoire) is to apply all your practising to tunes. Take a tune you like that is a relatively common jazz standard and shed over it. Things you could work on are: Learning the melody of that tune by ear Playing the associated chord (up to the 9th) for each chord symbol (try to learn the chords without any lead sheet, use your ears) Ditto with the scale Walking a line through the tune Learning (via transcription) licks over that tune So when you make a playlist it's great to have a few exemplars of playing you like on a particular tune, then add lots of transcribed material to your bag of tricks. It's really nice to transcribe the walking lines of different bass players - you need lots of ways to outline the harmony clearly with a walking line. You'll find work you do on one tune translates really well into others, as there's a lot overlap in the types of chord progressions that come up. Ideally you want to have harmony in your ears and hands.

No chance I'm watching this or I'll get Sadowsky GAS!

You might be thinking about ascending and descending intervals? So C up to G is a fifth, but G to C (i.e. G is the lowest note) is a fourth. Similarly C up to A is a major sixth, but A to C is a minor third.

Which are you weaker at? A pocket player who has a good knowledge of Jazz harmony is a very dangerous thing!

Haven't listened to them since the days of Sounding A Mosaic, which was a great album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlsBPH8O7q8

Not my cup of chai that, but thanks for reminding me about Palle Danielsson Beta! Been ages since I've listened to any of his stuff. This is just beautiful: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLfFB7_Um8M[/media]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1418909060' post='2634709'] Here comes some New Orleans funk. These guys are the Gold Standard in Funk........ [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBtH2WNa1s[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSDyh36miqY[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvj6xA251eg[/media] [/quote] Some years now since I've partied at the Maple Leaf, but this really takes me back! Put a big smile on my face, thanks Chris.

Here's the deal. I love the sound and feel of vintage fenders. I would love to own a pre-CBS precision. But I'm (relatively) broke, and was born a few decades too late. I don't want to "trick" or "fool" anyone, I just want a bass that sounds/looks, and more importantly feels the part. There's nothing in the world quite like a properly broken in neck. I don't care about authenticity or rareness or whether I've earned the wear on my bass as a badge of honour. Quality control on Fenders, especially vintage instruments, is patchy and here I am with the opportunity to have my own instrument specifically made with care by someone who really knows their stuff and who can ensure it's made with due care and attention. So for those reasons I ordered a Limelight precision. I'm not so hot on relic'd paint jobs or rusty hardware, so I've asked for minimal possible relicing and tarnished (not rusty) hardware. I've never been a fad follower and I wouldn't give the lint out of my belly button to be part of an "in" crowd - I just want a bass I can afford that makes me as happy as possible. I don't buy instruments to collect, I buy them to play. It's not a hobby, it's work for me and I buy instruments that allow me to provide a given sound. It doesn't hurt that it's fender shaped and looks older than it is - you wouldn't believe the number of people who listen with their eyes. You don't get my mindset, that's cool, but calling them counterfeit has some nasty connotations. I'm sorry if by doing what I'm doing I've bothered you in any way. Maybe you could elaborate what it is about my decision that upsets you?

'Kin ell Rob, that's a hell of a roster! Most of the UK's finest. Need to start my own venue asap....

There will be a full review and more pics incoming during the next few days (in short, it's glorious), but here's a lovely shot of my De Gier Bebop 5 to get you going:

Just sold my Yamaha TRB 6-II to Tyler. Possibly the easiest transaction I've ever had on basschat (and they've all been great) - first spoke on Sunday, handed the bass over Tuesday. Excellent communication, and a really nice guy to talk to, so deal with confidence. A bit sad to see her go, but sure she's in a good home now - enjoy her mate!

Sent a double bass bag to Tom a little while ago. Really lovely person and a pleasure to deal with! Assuming he's busy running all over town gigging on upright now

Sold my Reggie Hamilton jazz to Mark last week. Nice bloke with good communication and easy to deal with.

A fine choice sir, and a sensible ordered approach. Make sure you transcribe some lines off records though! Here are some prime examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u37RF5xKNq8 (Sam Jones on bass) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLn3YHeeaKc (Ray Brown on bass) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O923RxX4Hpc (Ron Carter on bass)