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Got a gig soon with a funk outfit...got a list of tunes..i know most of them like Parliament, Stevie, JB, Chic,Isley b's...Trying to get them to do Do I Do!! maybe next time..anyone play any of these...? also anyone got any good vids of them/anyone playing them..its always great to see different takes on em Gimme some lovin / Stevie Winwood Taxman / The Beatles I wish / Stevie Wonder Hard to Handle / Black Crowes or Otis Redding Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group It's Your thing - Isley Brothers Get out my life women - Lee Dorsey Take me higher - Sly & the Family Stone - Superstition - Stevie Wonder - Give up the funk - Parliament Play that funkee music - Wild Cherry Livin For the city - Stevie Wonder Sex machine - James Brown Good Times/Rappers Delight - Chic sugarhill gang

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw[/url] Mr Preston on a BC

never heard of it Pete?

why does everyone think that slapping is all he does? He plays fingerstyle, a horn, plays fretless and plays the piano

i used to have my action super low with hex core strings that were tight...i found i had to play soft with no dynamics in my finger playing...if i dug in i would choke the notes....the string needs room to do its thing....this is a prob with super low action IMHO.. and i could forget slap...sounded bad there is a balance to be had IMO

[quote name='Musicman20' post='899422' date='Jul 19 2010, 09:08 PM']The main issues were: JO4 with a MASSIVE neck pocket and strings not lining up with pup pole pieces. I think the neck was out of line. JO5 that was massively heavy and the string rings on the through body were not fitted correctly or in line. DJ5 with poor binding...the frets were sprouting through it. It also looked second hand so this may have been the shops fault but apparently it was new. Another DJ5 - This time a better finish, good binding, but the logo was out of line with the actual colouring on the head stock, so it looked like the logo was in 3D. In addition, there was paint missing near the nut due to the nut being cut far too low. IMO, I think they designed great basses, but I havent found one im 100% happy with, especially considering the price. I think QC has probably slipped to low levels due to the amount they are making. The Lakland lovers on talkbass are not willing to accept it when I mentioned it and told me it was to be 'expected'! Another thing, they NEED to start including a least a high quality padded gig bag with their basses, especially as the Fender-clones are more expensive than a Fender in some stores. Apologies for the rant, but I spent ages trying to find one because they play and sound great, but the problems Ive seen are just not on. Im probably just unlucky or far too picky.[/quote]i dont think there is anything picky about the probs you have had, especially the frets sticking out of the binding..also the price we pay for the instruments... .i guess you hear good things about a manufacturer and expect it all the time...obviously thats not the case...i think you have to keep in mind though that although your prob right, you MAY,.. have had a trio of bad experiences,or the worst of a bad bunch etc.. rant or no rant players should share there good/bad experiences with everyone...we gotta stick together us bassists!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='899391' date='Jul 19 2010, 08:48 PM']I seriously think he belongs there amongst the elite of musical geniuses. His bass parts were way ahead of what anyone else was doing at the time. For me, it's always 'What's Goin' On', and the story behind it's conception - myth or not - is fascinating.[/quote]gottta love that album Pete.in my top ten...when you say myth do you mean the one about Marvin pulling him out of a bar a he was pie eyed? apparently he played the line pissed?

[quote name='molan' post='899375' date='Jul 19 2010, 08:38 PM']My all time favourite Jamerson line. This is amazing too: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0[/url][/quote] there is nothing wasted with his bass lines, nothing that shouldnt be there..every note has something to offer

[quote name='d-basser' post='899316' date='Jul 19 2010, 07:36 PM']I quite liked the few I played but I would recommend keeping an eye out for a 55-02 second hand as you can pick them up relatively cheap and they are awesome basses.[/quote] Yeah DB they are awsome...better than the 55-01...you can get them cheap as well..im sure there was one on here for £800 ish...would still go for the -01 though for the price.. and trick it up..ive seen them go for £400 ish

[quote name='Musicman20' post='899311' date='Jul 19 2010, 07:31 PM']The only thing I would beware of is the QC on the basses. Talkbass wont have anything said against Lakland, but Ive had 4 bad basses and they had worse problems that virtually any 'bad' Fender ive laid my hands on. I LOVE their 5 string neck though....although I think I wouldnt enjoy anything but fingerstyle on it. Very deep tone due to the scale. You might be happy with it stock but a fair few players change the electrics, and im not one to mod so its probably not for me. If you get a good one, they are great basses.[/quote] MM, out of interest what problems did you have? i must have had a good one..

well i thought he bumbles alot. seriously yeah love his playing..Stevie's "I was made to love her" is sublime playing...just wow oh you tube again.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pYux5-d1Es"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pYux5-d1Es[/url]

[quote name='Jigster' post='899282' date='Jul 19 2010, 07:08 PM']Hey guys does anybody have one of these? I understand they're Laklands budget range (kind of??) but what's the gen on these? Pups okay? Output? Do they gig well? The one I tried had a nice action and sweet maple neck. It would seem a good next step in playing a 5er, but not splashing out anything TOO big Thanks for any info[/quote] Yes there the cheaper range but the only cheap bit is the price...they are cooking basses....some say the barts/bart pre arent up to it but there still good..very well made too...i had one with nordstrands and a glock pre and it was smokin tone wise.nice and light too....neck was a little wide for my tastes but it wasnt a prob...buy with confidence...swap out the pups/preamp if you desire its not that expensive.. the deluxe model with the maple neck would be my choice..

[quote name='walbassist' post='899129' date='Jul 19 2010, 04:47 PM']And [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAIG-DEOXIT-CONTACT-CLEANER-5-SPRAY-5-OZ-BRAND-NEW-/170515835576?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item27b3892ab8"]this[/url] is meant to be the business.[/quote] ok thanks WB...where exactly do i spray it..the cavity side is a PCB board...i cant get to the actual pots like say on a jazz bass.does it matter

you just know when your last post was pushing it too far..

just to add i cant understand how you may think that MR x sounds like he improvising and uninvolved?? i think its some wonderfully intuitive bass playing..he knows exactly what hes doing and where hes going from change to change...i like both versions but to say that MR X sounds uninvolved???? thats like saying Jamerson is bumbling around i think your missing the point but thats just my opinion of course...

[quote name='Doddy' post='899201' date='Jul 19 2010, 06:10 PM']I think that the 'looseness' of the album version gives it a cooler laid back vibe. Like I said earlier,that's the track that got me into Jamiroquai-I just really got into the groove of that track.I bought the album straight away(on tape from Our Price!!!) and played it to death,but that version of 'Space Cowboy' always stood out to me. This was about 18 months before I ever picked up a bass,so it wasn't the playing that attracted me.The whole vibe of the track just made me feel good. I've just stuck the album version on now,and it still does it for me more than any other Jamiroquai track.[/quote]+1.. i was blown away when i first heard the bass playing on the album V...a much smoother cooler version but as we all know different people dig different vibes...this version has always stuck with me too..Doddy your IMO spot on to say its a looser version, with a more direct melodic groove...especially love the break and the following bass playing.. i would say the single version is more pop while the album version is more jazz funk not to say i dont rate Stu's...still very very funky for me its the best of Jamiroquai with either..

thanks bro..does it have to be electrical cleaner....were not talking WD40 are we

hi..im getting scratchy noises coming from my U Retro when i turn the dials...any ideas why this is? is it the single coils?

[quote name='4000' post='898314' date='Jul 18 2010, 07:33 PM']I love Stu's tone; the only player for the original Jamiroquai IMO. Paul's a great player (and I've told him so!) but Stu was so integral to the original band. Mr Xs playing sounds to me like the sort of thing I'd do when I was trying to work out what I was actually going to play on the finished track. Stu's version IMO is much more concise, focused and, well, funky. Each to their own though.[/quote] if this is what you would play just working out a bass line to this track, i wanna see/hear you play!!?? thats a bold statement.....ok i get what you mean, but at the end of the day its a different style with fills that are much more musical, with alot less space..im gonna hide after i say this but.....i bet Mr X could play the Zender version with his eyes closed, but i bet you Zender could not come out with the musicality that this guy does... different horses and all..

although i think the album version is erm IMO...technically better and more flowing musically note for note, i like the fact that most of BC like the simpler Zender version...it just goes to show that simpler bass lines may be better depending on there application...i still get more enjoyment listening to mr X but i can appreciate Stuart's lines... the more i listen the more i like...can anyone let me know what else Stu played on, would be very interesting to see his adaption to other music..