Pete Academy

[quote name='4000' post='1319666' date='Jul 28 2011, 07:36 PM']To see whether or not you [i]can[/i] play quickly on it. It's something I always do. I want the instrument to be as easily playable as possible.[/quote] I would say it's most irritating on drums. Slow down, for God's sake!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1319649' date='Jul 28 2011, 07:14 PM']As surprisingly few schoolboys know, egregious rapid-fire slapping in a retail environment is a sure mark of the hobbyist dilettante. Simply approach the offender, moisten one's fingertip and push it into their ear with a to-and-fro circular motion. Peace will be restored.[/quote]

Not necessarily the best. Living or dead. My choice is Marcus: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2dnerYZs-c&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2dnerYZs-c...feature=related[/url]

Fantastic stuff!

Working in a music shop, I find the most annoying thing that bassists and drummers do is play as fast as they can. I always feel like saying, 'But what if someone asks you to play a slow blues or a groove?' Why the need for speed?

Awesome bass playing.

In any art form it's possible to be creative with the minimum of resources. An artist can be creative with just a pencil. But the more resources you have to hand, the more you can explore the possibilities. If you only know the blues scale, it doesn't stop you writing great riffs. But you are still limited. Once you get into techniques like slap and tap, it opens up far more avenues. But these obviously get overused, as we have seen on past threads and Youtube clips. I think Victor Wooten has it nailed. He likens music to vocabulary. The more words you know, the broader your vocabulary. But then again, it's how you use those words. Hemingway's work used a limited vocabulary, but his writing was still amazing. Whatever you know and don't know, it's all about how you use it. Does this make sense?

Check this out. [url="http://www.ritter-instruments.com/newsletter/af_formmail/index.php"]http://www.ritter-instruments.com/newslett...mmail/index.php[/url] Even if you hate his basses, you have to congratulate him on this.

I hate distorted bass, but that's a great tone.

On first look without my bass it seems like: Open E, Db to D hammer-on, E, then G to G# hammer-on before the finger plucks. Make sense?

Technically amazing, no doubt, but I prefer a groove-based solo with less notes.

You've done it again and introduced us to some great new music (me, anyway).

The grandmasters of groove.

Funk at its finest. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DA98cvyAk8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DA98cvyAk8...feature=related[/url]

I love DRs. I've got coated Silvers on my Jazz and Marcus Millers on my Roscoe. I would definitely speak to Jay at Firstline Distribution.

[quote name='RichF' post='1311248' date='Jul 21 2011, 10:15 AM']i have kept my subscription. A big pile of back issues sit in my bathroom where I find most time to read them. This month's was pretty poor.[/quote] Bathroom? Was this month's issue sh*t or piss poor?

It's coming soon.

I can fully understand the comments about her playing compared to other male bassists. But come on, she's obviously very good. Jeff Beck and Chick Corea aren't going hire a slouch. Grapes and Sour come to mind.

Why the negative comments? She's obviously a great player.

I think she's an amazing player. IMO.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1307071' date='Jul 17 2011, 09:03 PM']We can't all like the same players Pete, and I still contend that she wouldn't attract half as much attention if she was a mediocre male player than a mediocre female player. Sorry if that upsets you Pete, no offence intended.[/quote] No offence, mate.

I'm on about her playing ability.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1307060' date='Jul 17 2011, 08:57 PM']Video confirms that Tal got where she is by using Vinnie. Derivative and bland like everything she does. There are far better players out there, but they don't need to rely on the gimmick of being a woman.[/quote] Sorry Chris, but that's absolute sexist bollocks. She's obviously a great player. You should be ashamed of your comment.

Herbie Hancock and Jeff Beck can't be wrong.

Certain posters have accused Tal of having her career boosted by her connection with a certain drummer Take a look at this and make up your mind about her talent. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEGQ4VO4Uo&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEGQ4VO4Uo...feature=related[/url]