Pete Academy

In case anyone's interested, tomorrow night (Saturday).

I just wish that SD would bow out with an album featuring Carlton, Rainey, Purdie, etc.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1317650654' post='1392691'] My signature, now with Black Beauties... [/quote] Wow!!!

For me it's all about my onstage sound. During last week's gig at a small theatre in Belfast I got the perfect sound - no effort needed.

I had this dilemma years ago. I was after a used Stingray 5 but couldn't find one. I bought a Warwick FNA Jazzman because it had a big MM-style pickup. Nothing like. IMO, nothing else sounds like a Stingray.

You've nailed the sound, notes, groove and feel perfectly. As spot on as spot on can be. Great stuff!

Apologies to anyone who already knows this, but the truss rods are dual action. If the neck is too straight and needs some relief, you might find the truss rod is too loose. Keep turning and the truss rod will eventually bite, allowing the necessary relief required.

Nearly Dan play The Stables Theatre in Milton Keynes this Saturday October 8. Be there or be pubic.

The last time I checked eBay, this pedal was on at £400, which I thought was crazy. I checked today and someone is selling one for £750!!! Traded mine in for fifty quid.

I have tried a [color="#ff0000"]MiBass[/color] amp today, It was the 200w version (there's also a 550 due soon). I'm pleased to say this amp was worth the wait. Looks great, solid build, very light and compact. The EQ seems different from the normal Ashdown one, as it's more interactive. Punchy sound with lots of clarity, and good headroom, despite the lower wattage. Headphone socket fitted, so great as a practice amp, too. I would definitely go and try one.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1317049511' post='1385962'] I can understand that horn-players are reading charts but the fact that Barney is reading all of the time puzzles me a bit. I'm aware that SD-songs aren't easy but it's not impossible to learn these songs by heart. Perhaps a detail but it spoils the fun a bit when I see someone reading during every gig...after ten gigs you should be familiar enough with the songs to play them from scratch. I remain a huge SD-fan..just listened to Aja this weekend and it still sounds fresh. [/quote] I've noticed this, and it pisses me off, too. I think it's part of the Steely Dan Orchestra thing they had going on.

Slap is not dead, folks. See some past threads on musical slap.

Nearly Dan play The Waterfront in Belfast this Saturday October 1st.

I have tried a MiBass amp today, It was the 200w version (there's also a 550 due soon). I'm pleased to say this amp was worth the wait. Looks great, solid build, very light and compact. The EQ seems different from the normal Ashdown one, as it's more interactive. Punchy sound with lots of clarity, and good headroom, despite the lower wattage. Headphone socket fitted, so great as a practice amp, too. I would definitely go and try one.

[quote name='philwood' timestamp='1316967923' post='1384964'] By the way everyone Pete and the band were tremendous last night would recommend anyone go and watch them if they have chance. Petes a great guy with an awesome bass too!! Really enjoyed it mate [/quote] Thanks mate. A pleasure to meet you and your good lady. And a million thanks for helping with the drummer situation.

Our guitarist also plays bass. He has a couple of Markbass New York 604 cabs. He recently had a couple of problems with a cab distorting. He was going to send it back to the manufacturer for repair, but discovered the problems were easily solved with a bit of detection. One was the covering cloth having come unglued in the port at the back, and the other was using a very slightly dented speaker cable jack, which was resolved by switching to a speakon connector instead. This made me think about a thread where people could post trouble-shooting successes with gear, so that Basschatters with gear problems could access this and maybe cure similar problems without resorting to expensive and time-consuming repairs. Make any sense? Or should I get me coat?

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1316964480' post='1384907'] I think if I had a band like yours Pete,I'd have to have a full pad so that if there was a problem like that it could be depped pretty easily.Otherwise you need a pool of players who would ideally know the set,just in case-especially as you are not playing 'standards' in a pub. [/quote] Good idea. The brass parts are scored, so we have quite a few deps to call on. Everything else isn't. I'll mention this, as I know Bryan has the set scored for drums.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1316964276' post='1384902'] I think in threads like this it would be useful for people posting about personal experiences to say whether the band(s) involved were playing covers or originals. [/quote] I quite agree. I think a covers band in a pub or at a function, where everyone wasn't really scrutinising the set, would get away with a last-minute dep. An original band would be in trouble. There are some sets where the musician needs big balls to step in at the eleventh hour.

So we're due on at The Platform in Morecambe at 8pm and have to be soundchecked by 7pm. The drummer has to travel from Birmingham and is stuck on the M6, due to an accident. The traffic isn't moving at all, so we're not sure if he'll make the gig. We ring the other drummer, who is already on a gig. To cut a long story short, and after many phonecalls, fellow Basschatter Phil Wood, who was coming to the gig, found a great local drummer who provided a kit and played an impromptu opening 20-minute set of blues/rock covers with the band. Our drummer eventually turned up around 8.45, and we played the Steely Dan set as normal, albeit with a couple of songs having to be dropped. The night was eventually a success (I hope!). However, here's the dilemma: if this happened to your band, would you try to get a last minute dep, who wouldn't have time to go through any songs, or would you cancel the gig? People had paid over ten quid for a ticket, so do you risk it? However good the stand-in musician is, he or she wouldn't really know the beginnings, endings, stops, starts, etc. Any thoughts?

Gaslighting Abbie has one of the finest crafted bass parts I've ever heard. Gave me nightmares to learn, and we only performed it a few times.

Amazing.

Where do I start? With this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk5NaatwEco&feature=fvst

His technique's good. Playing is tasteless.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1316712978' post='1381877'] Have a great one Pete! [/quote] Thanks mate...hope you're OK.