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[quote name='playframe king' post='990093' date='Oct 16 2010, 12:16 PM']May wander to Win on Tuesday as it fits with another plan - what time you on approx? Lard feeling rock star again ?[/quote] Er, yes - two other people commenting on this thread!?! Frightening. Richard Warren opens and Luke Doucet headlines so we could be on as early as 8.45pm (can't see it being before) and over by 10pm. As always I'm always happy to see any Basschatters

Looking good and I've saved that link too...very useful

I have two rigs. If I am not sharing I take my vintage 70s valve amp and if I am sharing I take an old 90s solid state head instead. It is a pain and I agree with Monkonthehill that these promoters usually do pretty well out of such things. I'm happier lending cabs then heads. Most bands we play with are country / folk so they don't drive the amps as hard as when I was in my punk days. I think if I still played punk I would be a lot less likely to share

I can't add much to Lozz's detailed answer but to say both are good all rounders. They are used in soul, funk, jazz, country, indie, metal, blues etc where as some basses are more obviously genre specific (you can break the rules but I merely make the point). I too am a P-bass player, the Jazz seems to be, & I am hugely generalising here, for flashier playing or players with smaller hands. The one bit from above I've never really got is when people say about Jazzes being easier to play. You get used to [b]any[/b] neck profile and ultimately if you are practising with one instrument you will bond with it anyway. I always feel a bit clusmsy on a Jazz but this is simply because I'm not used to them & certainly not a design fault. Your best bet is to go into your local shop and try both. Take on board the comments made but go with the instrument YOU feel most comfortable with.

Sorry I'm sure most of you don't need the link but for those like me with the interweb skills of an 85yr old the link is [url="http://twitter.com/basschatuk"]http://twitter.com/basschatuk[/url] here. I appreciate I could be (& should be) publically mocked but I had to go through quite a mini investigation to get to it!

bump for Tuesday & a surprise Duke & the King support in Nottingham on Monday too

Never seen that either. And I'm equally baffled

[quote name='fender73' post='989772' date='Oct 15 2010, 10:50 PM']with regards to the richest.....It isn't me, that's for sure[/quote] I very much doubt I'll be checking any lists either

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='989716' date='Oct 15 2010, 10:17 PM']I have no grades at all nor can I read music (the same for many musicians if we are still allowed to call ourselves that?) and recently spent an evening with a very fine classical player who came to a blues jam with me a couple of years ago and said he wished he could do that,I thought he was taking the piss at first but he wasnt and he got me to go and show him the basics of the 12 bar and a few simple licks to get him started. I was amazed at what he could play if it was in front of him and literally nothing without! It was like some kind of comedy sketch. You cant teach rock its not possible ,Look at cold play and all that stuff,Middle class mushy rockers cant do a full on Metallica thing,They think they can and I have played with some top notch drummers that read symbols and all sorts of stuff but when it comes to the final rock out at the end,Nothing.....its not on the page.[/quote] I played bass on a Total Guitar magazine CD (issue 10 if anyone cares) because the magazine wanted a club band type vibe rather than schooled musicians. I was hugely flattered at the time & I think we always admire players who are different to us. I have the upmost respect for people who read music etc & it amazes me on the rare occasions they tell me they like my style.

Welcome Wally

I had it happen a couple of times back in the late 90s, raised the issue & the parts were changed. I was amazed nobody else in the band picked up on it because we were really clashing

Sting is at an unfair disadvantage here with his last accountant! [quote name='wateroftyne' post='989630' date='Oct 15 2010, 08:24 PM']The one with most money.[/quote] Yep that's the fella!

The GAS one is new so I'd assume it's been replaced???

I've always put covers up on YouTube as well as originals. Never been a problem. I've always credited who the song was originally by. Millions of bedroom players do covers and I never hear of any issues. The reality is you don't get more than a few hundred hits so if it is a breach of copyright then I think the lawyers reckon we're not worth the effort.

Personally flat sounding amp and buy a basspod but it depends on the studio, live room & what you hope to achieve.

Tapestry by Carole King does it for me. Or some CSNY

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='988637' date='Oct 14 2010, 11:37 PM']Would you believe my Ricky would have been perfect for the job - sold it last week.[/quote] Isn't it always the way? Remember most of the audience will be judging the look, i.e. whether you have a Hofner, rather than the sound. He used rotosound black nylons circa Abbey Road if you want that tone? Sounds like a fun gig. I love McCartney's playing

Welcome to Basschat Andrew

Welcome to Basschat

In my current band it's a new experience for me. I wrote a few lyrics in the past and even came up with the odd verse or chorus structure as well as writing my own basslines. This time around its very much a case of "rhythm section know your place"! We are expected to hold back, do as we are told and never, ever mess up. I quite like the discipline of it all although I definitely want to be more involved in the future. At least I mainly get a say in my basslines. I'd add before I conjour up images of a dictatorship that our songwriter does have a good understanding of drums and bass. In the past I've worked with singers who don't notice your parts in the past and I'm enjoying things at the moment.

Hey Oli, welcome to the forum

A wonderfully succinct introduction. Welcome edited for poor typing

Failing all that the text alone should be ringing alarm bells. Any doubts always walk away. I still bet that goes for more than it should, although a lot less than it would if it was real