EssentialTension

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And Led Zeppelin had their own methods for sampling other people's work.

Almost always, probably really always, my bass lines are things I have 'sampled', 'recycled', 're-used', 'heard before', 'reinterpreted', etc., and sometimes I don't even know where they came from, but they came from somewhere. And musicians have always copied, always sampled ... it's only the copying technology changing that allows new forms of sampling.

Not again, please.

Agreed ... and anyway more sustain equals more muting becomes necessary.

John Lennon MBE return letter valued at £60k

I've got that one ... I'm planning to refinish it in camoflage colours.

Early Cream is Jack Bruce on Bass VI, Soft Machine had Roy Babbington on Bass VI, early Hollies Eric Haydock bass VI etc etc .... https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/283789-anyone-gig-with-just-a-fender-vi-bass/ https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/207055-fender-pawnshop-bass-vi-good-for-indie/

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Risen from the grave like Lazarus?

I should probably add that I meant no criticism of you and I did know it was tongue-in-cheek.

'It's just round the next corner.'

Depends on the material, depends on the gig. More and more big touring bands have autocues on iPads. Elton John has one on his piano and one at front of stage so he can see it wherever he is looking.

I'm nearly out of popcorn.

Very nice.

Thank you

There's nothing to be suspicious about in the case of Steve the Seasick. It's a musical act, accept it.

I don't know about here but there are quite a few bassists playing like that ... the guy in Doves for example. Some guitarists too e.g. Albert King, 'D**k' Dale. And the guy in Orchestral Manoeuvres plays right handed strung left.

Yes let's not confuse by introducing lydian and mixolydian modes ... when they aren't necessary. Or so it seems to me.

1 Bleeding fingers? ... play more softly and turn the amp volume up ... also play more regularly but for shorter periods ... get some surgical spirit from the chemists ... practice with a plectrum, it's another skill to learn while the bleeding improves. 2 Flats or Tapes? ... only time will tell what you like and what suits the music you play ... there's nothing wrong with the Roto flats if you like them ... what makes you think black tapes would be better? ... Roto black tapes are different to La Bella black tapes and different gain to Pyramids etc. ... it's up to you of course but my advice would be try the Roto flatwounds as you have them and stick with them for a while, get used to them, only then will you know if you like them or not. 3 Gauge & setup & nut? ... when changing strings, one should always check the setup, by which I mean the relief, the action, and the intonation ... it might be fine but who knows if you don't check it ... anyway two sets of strings of different makes even with the same gauges will be constructed differently, the tensions will be different, the compliance will be different ... so there is no substitute for trying things out ... unless you have some strings with a very high gauge, it's unlikely you will need to adjust the nut. I hope that's helpful even if it's not quite what you wanted to hear.

The blues, often, has major triads, A, D, E, but nonethless a flatted third (and seventh) can be and often are used.

That's good practice and with thirds sometimes the major third 'works' but also the flat third 'works' even under a major chord and you'll need to choose which 'works' best in any particular case. I haven't listened to it in some time but for Three Little Birds I'd probably be expecting major thirds.

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Apparently the beard comes in a can , so anyone can have one.