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The bass player in a Death Metal band called Origin does LOADS of doubling of the guitarists sweeping....on a 4 STRING lol Slightly more tasteful i guess is Adam Nitti's sweeping, super clean and rather effortless looking. His technique is something i've hooked onto, using the thumb to rake down through the sweep and fingers to rake up back through it. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B_a6zwI2Tmg"] Origin [/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-wxurZAFJWA&feature=related"] Adam Nitti [/url] Si

I've really been concentrating on my timing and 'cleanliness' with regards to recordings. I realised a couple of years ago that i have a natural tendency to rush things, i get excited lol. So now literally with everything that i do i lay back a lot more, in other ways i almost get lazy with where i hit the note. At first it felt very unnatural, but i listened back to the session where i had the epiphany and it was spot on. Now my studio recordings are a joy, because now i associate any session/studio recording with relaxing, all very Pavlovian i guess . On the live side of things, with most people i suspect, it kinda goes out the window a little bit. If it's a chilled gig, it's much the same as a recording, but i haven't done a chilled gig in a long time . I like to bounce around, have fun and give a performance, that to me is more important live then hitting every single note 100%. Of course, the more one does something, the better one becomes at giving said performance and hitting all the notes super clean, although who wants to hear a studio like bass line at a live gig, you want some spark and fire there! 99% of audiences (IMO) will appreciate an exciting performance moreso then if every player stood still and nailed the recording, how boring would that be! Si

Within regards to scales, i'm working on an idea that i got from Adam Nitti which is something along the lines of: "if you can't sing all the different scale shapes, you don't know them well enough" It's already helped any improvisation i do as i have more of an idea what will work based on the sound of everything as well as the actual theory. Also, Miles Davies said it best when with "...there are no wrong notes, just opportunities" Si

[url="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-gb&tab=m1190634400937&from=ENGB_Control%20Room&vid=f15af114-c9ed-4eda-8e52-acce9025f872"] Might Be Of Interest [/url] Wicked band, not bad solo spot for a mainstream artist show! Si p.s. theres a couple of adverts before the vid starts

It's not letting me send PM's to you Pete. Cheers for coming down, sorry i missed you at the end! Hope you enjoyed it, if you make another Oxford gig we'll have more of a chat! Si

What is the hardware like? Decent enough tuners and bridge? stays in tune etc? I'm maybe looking for a jazz to try some Dimarzio's in, and their white/yellow 70's esque one looks nice. Alder body. I seem to remember the bass you brought Neil was a lot more yellow then what it looks in their pics. Was the one you brought listed as 'Vintage Yellow'? Si

My vote goes for tort!! Black or white looks nice on white basses BUT a solid 'colour' one might look a bit weird on the trans white finish with the wood grain, would look better on a solid white, like the DJ above. So all things considered, yup, a tort! lol Si

My '85 is anything but heavy and the quality control was obviously very very high that day, they also must have had a shipment of the best bodies, necks and parts for my model! ....... i wonder how long we can keep this up for lol Si

Very Schmexual!!! Does this mean you beat WoT to the full set?? (rosewood & maple fretted & fretless) Si

I have a 44-02 Deluxe skyline, and it's fantastic. Having said that, I've never tryed a US Lakland.......having said THAT, the Skyline doesn't leave me wanting to try anything else, so go figure! Suffice to say, its pretty unbeatable for the price i payed (second hand) Si

I saw him at the Guitar Show in 07 doing some of that stuff on the MarkBass stand/room Again, impressive technique, but thats as far as it goes for me! Si

Approximately 127 played in 2007, give or take About a 70/30 Covers/Originals ratio See my list in the 'Gigs' section for the first half of this years covers and originals gig list! This year should definitely see me doing a lot more originals gigs and tours, many exciting plans in the pipeline. Si

Ok everyone 2008 Covers are up Jan to June, July to Dec will follow at an appropriate time Si

I have always liked the Viper basses, and ALMOST bought one once, but decided they only look cool slung low, and seeing as i play my basses quite high, so didn't make the purchase Nice specimen though!! Si

I've just accepted that MOST sound men, not all obviously, haven't a clue as to what they're doing, so the FSOF gigs that we don't have our sound guy at i just concentrate on having a good stage sound so that I'm feeling the gig, thats what matters! Si

Very nice indeed! I'm possibly considering something similar! Si

Well you're very kind Paul I'm enjoying it a lot, it was very weird playing the first FSOF gig without hair the other night! But i like it a lot! Si

Well my Shuker is for sale, check the link in my signature! Its 36" scale so would be much easier for small hands then the standard 42.5" scale of a 3/4 upright On the cheap and nasty (IMO) side of things, i think Stagg have just released a new EUB, probly good if you're just trying out the idea but not gigging etc Si