Pete Academy

[quote name='Marvin' post='1077851' date='Jan 4 2011, 08:42 PM'] I bet you say that to all the punters. [/quote]

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1077844' date='Jan 4 2011, 08:38 PM']Cheers for the amp Pete, I love it! [/quote] Oops, sorry mate...got confused.

[quote name='Marvin' post='1077826' date='Jan 4 2011, 08:28 PM']That's the fella. Thoroughly decent chap.[/quote] Thanks Marvin...didn't realise it was you. I always stress to the staff that emails need to be dealt with quickly. It doesn't always happen, especially if we're really busy or short-staffed, but I know it would piss me off, too.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1074838' date='Jan 1 2011, 10:40 PM']I think it's spot on- I think he's sh*te. No balls,technique or swing. I regularly play with drummers who blow him in every single way.[/quote] Wow, those drummers must be into him in a big way!

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1077466' date='Jan 4 2011, 04:19 PM']Just to add to the many, many negative comments about BGM's subscription department, I recently decided to ignore the numerous comments on this thread about the subscription and took the plunge. I buy the magazine every month so why not, I thought!? I placed the order on December 18th to start on issue 62. I then saw it in my local shop on the 22nd. I phoned last week & promised a call back I never got. So I phoned today & was told my order was "yet to be processed". I know we've had Xmas (the bad weather won't affect an unprocessed order though) but thought that was pretty poor. I've arranged for it to kick in from issue 63 now & bought 62 locally. Not a great start. I've said it before & I'll say it again - I miss Bassist![/quote] This the third month in a row my subscription has been late. Apparently posted on the 20th of December. They have extended my subscription for an extra two months as compensation but after that I'll just buy it from Smiths, where the latest copy has been sitting for almost 2 weeks.

Verdine White Alan Gorrie (AWB) Stanley Clarke Bernard Edwards Mark Adams (Slave) And millions of others.

[quote name='crez5150' post='1075689' date='Jan 2 2011, 08:36 PM']What you're forgetting is that Jeff Berlin is a Cock![/quote]

[quote name='greyparrot' post='1075364' date='Jan 2 2011, 03:09 PM']that sort of thing is real bass playing for what a bass is for, how rubbish would it be to funk slap a bassline like that, but many funk slap bass lines can be replaced by finger bass lines. while of course slap is bass guitar, and i love it too, and i use it often, it is not really what bass is about bout another dynamic to an amazing instrument . Thanks mate. :-)[/quote]

[quote name='Thurbs' post='1074941' date='Jan 2 2011, 12:57 AM']I wonder if you could enlighten me... is this a good idea? Guitar > [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/MIC2200.aspx"]Behringer MIC2200[/url] valve pre-amp > [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/CX2310.aspx"]Behringer CX2310[/url] crossover > [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/EPQ2000.aspx"]Behringer EPQ2000[/url] 2 channel amp, 1000w per channel at 4 ohms Amp output 1 > Cab for top end Amp output 2 > Cam for bottom end All that gear can be had for £450. The only downside I can see is developing tinnitus within about 5 seconds of playing.... What am I missing?[/quote] I would say it was a good idea if it wasn't Behringer.

Jeff Berlin once said he doesn't bother with fretless because everyone just ends up sounding like Jaco. For me though, Pino's playing is unbeatable and original.

For fingerstyle it would have to be Bernard Edwards, without a doubt. For slap, Marcus Miller. As I only have one choice I would have to go for Marcus.

[quote name='1oopus' post='1074419' date='Jan 1 2011, 02:56 PM']Happy new year! And here's some more groovy goodness to celebrate 2011 In terms of pure groovines, the mighty Bernard Edwards is hard to beat - this modern remix does him justice [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkClQxmMpjY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkClQxmMpjY[/url] one of many Prince funky nuggets - Josh Dunham is on fire on this track [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35tKpiJHOZo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35tKpiJHOZo[/url] Jamiroquai - live with Nick Fyffe - nuff said [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzIxyKSzdP0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzIxyKSzdP0[/url] Erykah Badu - satin voice on top, sublime basswork on the bottom [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcdjVJcvCgk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcdjVJcvCgk[/url] Maxwell - only a whole-song ostinato going on here, but a it's a delicious one [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqzJS8PufQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqzJS8PufQ[/url][/quote] Fantastic choices.

Excellent playing.

Love it.

The good bassist plays for the song. The bad bassist plays for himself.

Friday January 7 2011. www.therobin.co.uk

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1072108' date='Dec 29 2010, 08:25 PM']Don't drink more than 3 pints before going onstage [/quote] Especially if it's whisky.

What you don't play can be more important than what you do play. Space is important.

It's interesting to hear people telling of their experiences in music shops. It would seem that the Bass Cellar is not everyone's favourite store, but working in retail these days can be a frustrating experience. I'm personally sick of hearing people go on about Thomann's prices. We can't match them, and I've had countless people ask me to do so, after taking up loads of my time trying out gear. But I realise the savings are tempting. I'm seeing the usual perils of online shopping these last couple of days. A man came in after buying his son a guitar with a locking trem online. The lad received the guitar and hadn't realised you couldn't use the regular machine heads when it was locked , and so broke a string. Dad tried to replace the string and couldn't, the trem went out all over the place, and the lad was upset. He ended up having to shell out for a complete re-set of the trem. A local store would have explained all to him beforehand. I like to think I'm patient and helpful with customers ( I ask lots of questions, so I can recommend the right gear, not just my favourites, but what I think will be right for the customer), but some people test the staff's patience. This year we've seen a definite slump in guitar packages, mainly due to places like Wilco and Lidl selling crap for a few quid. But in these cash-strapped times I can see why parents are tempted, especially if it might only be a whim. Bass starter packs have been almost non-existent this year. Scary stuff.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='363788' date='Dec 26 2008, 05:05 PM']Eb C# B G# F Eb C# C. Marvelous. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk[/url][/quote] That's dead right.

Some varied stuff there.

[quote name='markstuk' post='1071238' date='Dec 28 2010, 08:28 PM']As a bass salesman would you ignore people as they came into your shop - preferring to facebook on the computer instead? I suppose you would if you hated money and people? (not you specifically of course).. Mark[/quote] To me it sounds like inexperienced and underpaid staff or long-in-the-tooth cynical ones. I would never treat customers like that.