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i can still see it Kiwi.

Excuse my over posting but a friend posted this to me earlier. i wouldn't post it if i thought it was sh*t. for me a favourite band. they bridge a gap of funk and rock so well. its blend of magnificence. its such a great record imo.. the perfect rock funk record imo. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lad3jUGhp5w[/media]

There such an epic talented band Toto. I'm sure Donald and Walter would approve. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayMQVbUvgPA[/media]

I've played a few and they kick ass. huge output pickups. really aggressive. i actually played one next to a USA jazz and preferred it. don't really like the lower horn shaping though but thats just my op. the feel of the neck was so playable.

I don't buy a lot of rock music but i bought Quadrophenia last week..its a great album but as soon as i heard this record, i was blown away. the bass playing is just SUPERB..!!! as is the drumming. always something interesting going on with his bass playing. a joy to listen to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2h1MY70uag

this girls been around for years. great musician.

Not your usual amazing groove player, as you can see. nice upside down, right handed bass, lefty player, sock stock playing. all joking aside this guy is smokin.!! [url="http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204775947064488&fref=nf"]http://www.facebook....7064488&fref=nf[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1411053405' post='2556011'] The bass player is a GIIIIIIIIIRL [/quote]who is the bassist Bilbo.?

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1411063753' post='2556163'] this [media]http://youtu.be/hNiWVTRmHhk[/media] [/quote]yeah this is a superb record. didn't realise it was Billy on drums. thanks Steve.

From the album Drum n Voices.. vol 1 and 2.. just superb playing from all, the bass playing is just….the guitar playing is just fantastic. yep i dig this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WE09kXWbHE[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0q0LcU4JY

i might say I'm not really into true funk, i do like a mix of musical styles. but when i here a track like this i quiver at this funk. he was a real master. his dancing was something to behold, and I'm sure Micheal Jackson stole a few moves. i can't remember the amount of times I've heard his voice sampled, or the bass lines, drums. it was great acheivement, he managed to get people to peace at the Boston gardens. during the King assassination to come together through his music.. there was a huge crowd of people in Boston at this live venue, who wanted to riot, but James managed to calm them with a speech. it was inspiring to hear/see. lots of vids on youtube.. anyway Maceo with the funk. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UdtmOsdggo[/media]

im not a Stingray man but i do love them. Ive always owned Jazz basses. when i played a SR4 it blew me away. i ve owned an SR5 that was amazing. still have not owned an SR4 which are different, in lots of ways. anyways this guy is great on a Music Man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWiT6Q6Awk

George Anderson's playing from Shakatak is much better in the mix of there fantastic music too be honest. but he's one of the UK greats imo. i did enjoy (in parts) his playing here. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snm_KxSKPY8[/media]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1410556970' post='2550873'] Well.......OP did say Brit Funk......lol... It was a term that always baffled me. [/quote] maybe its a typo from the OP. those posted before were always jazz funk for me. imo.. Brit Funk was . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFznv4ThUA[/media] Brit Jazz Funk was . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvp3Xu1_Dw[/media]

wow. I've never seen anything quite like that. that is real talent. thats not just cabaret. thats in many directions. she's like the best session singer ever. so many voices.

The Sadowsky single coils are great pickups. not cheap though, as you might expect. Wizard pickups.? your own spec but cheaper than most.

thank you for that Ambient, sounds great as does your recording. i will check it out. really want an octave pedal also.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1410129519' post='2546497'] You can in looping, that's what I find so cool about it. It's really great with an eBow, you can use some really widely voiced chords even across 3 octaves, and using effects on them you get some really nice colours of sound. [/quote]oh cool, I've never used a loop pedal. I've seem them used, but never discovered them for myself. whats an eBow Ambient.?

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1410089175' post='2545948'] About a year ago I started having classical piano lessons again after a very long hiatus. I wouldn't say I am finding it more interesting than the bass, but I am finding it a hell of a lot more of a challenge. The piano is a fiendishly difficult instrument. I had forgotten how much stuff you have to pay attention to all at the same time. Right now I am struggling with pieces where one hand plays legato and the other plays more 'lifted' (not quite staccato), and then it swaps over after a bar or two, so that the legato line (which carries the melody) constantly shifts between left and right hand. Bloody hell! I'm really enjoying the challenge, but I must admit that when I plug the bass in after a piano practice session it feels like putting on a pair of comfy slippers. Aaahhhhh, that's better .... It's all good! PS To the OP - not sure what you mean by being able to create colours on the piano but not on the bass, but I wonder whether your problem might be solved by investing in a six string bass. More colour than you can shake a stick at there, and you've got about two thirds of a standard piano keyboard under your fingers. [/quote]sorry i should have said multiple colours/chords ,of course you can play clolours/chords on the bass, but you can't mix two chords together with the two hands, like you can on the piano. and yes colours is a snotty word for a bunch of notes and yeah for sure, its not easy, I'm finding the physical aspects fairly easy, as in good finger technique, and proper physical approach. but its the reading that slows me down. its a f***ing pain in the arse to be honest. oh well push on. i carry around a note recogniser test, on my phone and I'm constantly on it, but it not like being at the piano itself. i may also add that once your competent reading piano notation, with treble clef and bass clef at the same time., the bass clef on its own with an instrument you know, seems a little easier to digest. full respect to those who do read bass though.

are you ever born to be anything.? i think your genes are the key… those and your life influences as a child, are your true map of your future.

I will always be a bassist, but for now I'm finding the Piano more interesting. i know why, and its because i can discover more music than i can on the bass. I'm aware it depends on how you look at it, and how you approach the instrument. but i can create colours on the piano, i can't do that on the bass.