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So thats: OBBM Silverfoxnik Me Nick Thomas G-77 Mickey D Mobius misrule Bloodaxe Stewart SUY Lets keep a running total Nice, Si

I'm playing on both 11th and 18th, but again, if its kinda morning/mid to late afternoon its all good!! Cool Si

Everything suggested here is awesome...obviously. Scales & Modes are the building blocks of music fundamentally, but just practicing these in a linear fashion can be boring and probably the most un-musical thing you could do!. The practice technique that kind of opened it up for me was practicing with a looper pedal after being inspired by a couple of lessons with Steve Lawson, i'd loop a couple of chords in various rhythmical patterns and this helped scale practice achieve a bit of musicality, for me at least. The other thing is that groove is an odd one to try and teach! Its kind of like explaining hot or cold...its a feeling IMO. Rocco Prestia once said when asked 'What is the groove' he replied "Imagine a group of guys are walking down the street, all feeling and looking pretty cool, and one of them picks up a rock and puts it through a window......he just messed up the groove" A bit odd, but hey, he grooves like a futhermucker, so i'm not arguing! Good Luck! Si p.s. +1 for the above post, singing is a BRILLIANT way of writing/figuring out lines!

Yup, i should be at this! I gotta come from High Wycombe (south Bucks), how easy is it to get to, and park at canary Wharf? Or would it be better to get a train in to marylebone and tube it, bearing in mind the last train home is 12:10am Nice Si

I have a red Bronco, which are basically Squier MusicMasters i think. Nice little basses, picked it up for £50 as a project to make into a Piccolo bass, worked fine, still needs a little fine-tuning. Theres a recording of it on my myspace. Si

Jazz Bass + J-Retro = Easy ............. .......... ...... or get a Shuker Si

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So NO-ONE is going to this????? nutters lol Si

I mean obviously the sunburst refin gets a vote from me, but i've always been a fan of the vintage cream colours with a tort pickguard. Fecking Quality Si a quick p.s. edit: i think i beat the profanity filter hehe

I had the AGB-140 very briefly a couple of years ago, briefly as in 3days or so, i took it back. To me it seemed massive....i mean really really long, if i was to purchase either of these two again i'd go for the short scale one. I also got a weird kinda hum from the 140's pickup, and thats a problem when the electronics on these basses are really hard to get to....no control cavities, just the f-holes. I'm all for hollow basses for sure, but i didn't like the 140 Good luck Si

Looks nice to me! When does the body date from? Si

Theres a few different views on this! I've seen interviews with big session players who say "If i write the bass line, i want a writing credit. Justin Meldal-Johnsen actually covers his views on writing credits in his seminar over at www.bassplayer.tv The musicians union will have guidelines on this. Certainly at the level it sounds like they're at it would be prudent to secure a fee before you play anything. Saying that "I'm signed" doesn't really hold much weight nowadays, unless you know theres a decent amount of money and marketing machine behind the artist. I'm signed in Japan, but i wouldn't offer you a royalty lol. Good Luck mate Si

Definately needs to be seen! :-D Si

That's beautiful!!! Where did you manage to find that? Bet it cost a pretty-penny! Nice one dude! Si

Current FSOF shows [b](Covers shows in the post below)[/b]: [b] 17th Sept - Bar Academy, Islington, LONDON [w/ Paige] 26th Sept - Nags Head Blues Loft, HIGH WYCOMBE [w/ Fei Commodo] 23rd Oct - Football Club, BICESTER [/b] There is more INFO on all dates on the First Signs Of Frost myspace when they are announced. At weekends, if I'm not playing with FSOF, then chances are I'm playing covers gigs in the Greater/Central London & Bucks/Berks/Oxon areas. SEE LIST BELOW FOR COVERS DATES Hope to see you all soon Si

Hey all, just wanted to put this out on BassTalk seeing as i've been doing it a while. I offer Bass Guitar lessons catered for your individual needs at very competative prices in the High Wycombe (South Bucks) area. Give me a message and we'll sort something out. Beginners to Intermediate. Cheers, see you soon Simon

If you wanna take a trip to www.myspace.com/firstsignsoffrost and have a listen to a couple of tracks, i'd love to hear peoples comments! The first two tracks are me playing (from our new 5 track EP 'THE LOST CAUSE'), the last two are from the old EP recorded 3 years ago......that isn't me.....before my time Listen on decent speakers/headphones please Cheers Si p.s. If you're a glutton for audio punishment, also take a listen to my solo type meanderings, link in my signature

Richard's playing at Canary Wharf for the Classical Fiesta Concert on Weds 18th July. Anyone else gonna be there? Si

I've got friends who have done VocalTech, Bass Tech, Guitartech & the drummer in my band came away with 'Best Drummer' for the degree course at Drumtech. Strangely i haven't really spoken at length with my basstech friend about it, but both my Drummer and my vocaltech friend have both said that they wouldn't necessarily recommend it to everyone. My drummer said that they don't really teach you how to play as such, just afford a more focused environment and a fair few contacts! So a lot of the work is down to self-motivation. Both my drummer and vocaltech friend have said that going for an open day is essential and both recommended the Diploma over the degree course!. Cool, good luck SI

Mines probabley up for grabs if anyone is interested Black finish, Pickups swapped for Barts. Nice one dude on the trade! Si

[quote name='chris_b' post='14133' date='Jun 8 2007, 12:40 PM']I also gig in a Reggae band, with a couple of Jamaican drummers. Their take on this question is: Why are you counting? Feel it![/quote] I knew i was right to! Si

+1 for the above post +1 for if you get a job put the money in an account for uni!!!! And perhaps just spend the time playing and practicing, maybe a part time job instead of a 'life-killer'. What kinda gigs are you doing to warrant a 1000watt head???? Not many people do gigs that need that, thats like stadium onstage volume lol. Si