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[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367967057' post='2071858'] A gift gratefully accepted. But what is better. An emoticon from this forum or an emoticon from another website? I'm sure the emoticon experts will put down their basses and inform us very soon. It's their duty you see. [/quote] Some of us are too busy giving history lessons to actually [i]play[/i] basses.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367965189' post='2071833'] Sorry but i can't find the emoticon for yawn but i expect an expert will come up with a history lesson of them soon. [/quote] I tried them for a while but found they didn't cut through as well as regular emoticons.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367948083' post='2071469'] Thanks for the history lesson. Your point is? [/quote] That it wasn't used extensively by Noel Redding?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367945496' post='2071406'] There are lots of examples on youtube etc of the Bass Vi in various bands and styles from Jack Bruce and Roy Babbington to Robert Smith and The Cure, Placebo. Eric Haydock of the 60s group The Hollies used one extensively as did Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. [/quote] Jack Bruce recorded some of Fresh Cream with the Fender VI, but then went over to the EB3. There are some later videos of him miming with the Fender VI, presumably because of the psychedelic paint job. Noel Redding used a Gibson EB2 first when he joined the JHE in September 1966 but found it difficult to play as he was used to guitar. Over the course of the next couple of months he played a Danelectro 6 string and a Fender VI, but couldn't get on with it, finding it too "trebly", went back to the EB2 in December 66 and switched to a Fender Jazz in February 67.

[quote name='jared21' timestamp='1367932658' post='2071146'] anyway the question is will it sound good in a three piece band, we do songs that sound ranging from artic monkeys to foals (kinda aha) i was thinking it could be a different sound [/quote] The Fender VI is a different beast from a bass. In my experience, they sound great alongside a regular bass and guitar, but they are a lousy replacement for a bass.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1367872826' post='2070560'] Help, a friend is buying a new vocal mic for his wife, and has asked me to recommend something. this is way beyond my pocket, I think SM58's are expensive, So I'm struggling to come up with a shortlist. She's obviously a female singer with an alto voice,[b] She isn't very loud and tends to hold the mic about 5cm away from her mouth.[/b] The SM58 really doesn't suit her by the way,[b] We play loud enough for feedback to be a bit of a problem[/b]. [/quote] Hmm... One thing you could try is to back off the vocals in the monitor mix. I'm guessing here, but it may be that she's subconsciously backing off the volume because she's not liking the sound of her voice in the monitors (who does?). Boosting her volume will only compound the problem and make her sing quieter until the gain's so high that you get feedback.

My 11 string Sterling [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/dlloydbass/sterling11a.jpg[/IMG]

Nice.

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1367574640' post='2067045'] Bad musicians are too. And non-musicians. Anyone, really. It's possible (and usual!) to appreciate how wizard somebody is at something, to understand what they do, and still not be moved by it. [/quote] Sure... this looks quite difficult, but... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjHhJd70f4[/media]

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1367422477' post='2065464'] dlloyd, don't you think that you're being a little pedantic Most musicians I know consider 'session work' to be a session in a recording studio. I don't ever recall anyone refering to a live gig as a session. [/quote] Yes, that's what I would call a session musician... but given the opening definition in its Wikipedia entry: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_musician"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_musician[/url] , there's maybe some potential for confusion that the OP might want kept out of his survey. (I noticed that a few days ago when somebody else was equally pedantic on this forum!)

It might help if you define what you mean by "session work". Are you talking about recording work or live work? Strictly speaking, anyone being paid to play a single gig or series of gigs for a band that they're not a permanent member of is doing "session work", as they're being paid for the session... I suspect that you're intending a tighter definition than that though?

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1367410233' post='2065236'] They have a wooden core, I imagine this would help to offset any neck dive. [/quote] Even so, they'll still be extremely lightweight in the body, which combined with a strap button at the 15th fret...

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1367403901' post='2065109'] More to the point - this is a stepping stone on the way to Star Trek replicators! [/quote] Can it make a cup of tea? (Earl Grey, Hot)

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1367371856' post='2064893'] A company is starting to use 3D printing to make guitars and basses. The designs are a bit meh to me, rehashing Gibson Les Paul's but they can be made to your own spec as to hardware etc. It's an interesting concept and I'm sure we will see more of this in the future. The prices are in line with other top end builders, 3500 NZ dollars or around £1925. There's the link. [url="http://www.odd.org.nz/guitars.html"]http://www.odd.org.nz/guitars.html[/url] What's your views guys. [/quote] They look fantastic, but I imagine neck dive will be an issue with the basses.

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1367331281' post='2064301'] Oh look, it's on spotify: [url="http://open.spotify.com/artist/5cYQN4cYERoObzjv0lbejX"]Trio Of Doom[/url] Update: I can't sit through it all without wanting to break something [/quote] The first track is a bit grating, isn't it? [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=1][quote name='John McLaughlin'](laughs) Yes indeed, the Trio of Doom. That trio was unbelievable. It was amazing. When they were on it was unbelievable to play with those guys. Anyway, rehearsals were phenomenal. We had only three tunes that we were going to play (at the historic Havana Jam in Cuba). So we went down to Havana and we had a tune each. We started off with my tune, The Dark Prince, which was a kind of blues in Cminor with some altered changes. But the thing is, Jaco altered everything. He turned his amp up to 11 and started to play A major, which is like a little far away from C minor...and unbelievably loud! So we start to play the tune, Tony's looking at me, I'm looking at Tony and it's like, What the f***' And in the meantime Jaco's upfront with the bass between his legs, doing his thing...it was almost like Jimi Hendrix. And the whole set went like that. When we finished the set, I was so angry at Jaco. Tony too. And we walked off stage and Tony was already up and running to the bathroom...he was about to throw up. Anyway, Jaco came down and said, Oh, man, you bad mother! And I said, What' You have the nerve to speak to me after this travesty on stage. I don't even want to see your face, I don't want to hear you, I don't want to see you. And it all came out, and in about 15 minutes later it was fine. But Tony couldn't get it out, right' And it was such a farce. Anyway, CBS called me about two weeks later and said, So, we're going to put it out. And I said, You're going to put what out' You're not going to put that out. You put it out over my dead body. That's terrible. So they asked if we wanted to re-record it over at Columbia Studios on 52nd Street. So we all went into the great CBS Studio on 52nd Street where we did all those great things with Miles -- In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew and all of that. So we start re-recording the tunes and in the meantime, Tony's not looking at Jaco. I mean, forget about speaking, he's not even looking at him. And Jaco's already very nervous. So we start playing and we did my tune again. So we do one take and we go in the control room to listen back and Jaco says, Well, I think we can do it better. And all of a sudden Tony jumps in front of Jaco and says, Better' Better, m*****f***er'!! He pushed Jaco up against the wall. I had never seen Tony angry but that was like a little volcano action, man, I tell you. And Jaco's like...Hey man, I'm sorry, man, I'm sorry. Tony didn't hit 'em or anything, but when Tony got mad you just get out of the way. He had Jaco up against the wall and Jaco was like apologizing profusely. He knew he f***ed up bigtime. So after 10 minutes of Tony blasting him with both barrels, Tony went into the studio and destroyed his drumkit. (laughter). And I said, You gotta record with this! He destroyed his kit and walked out of the studio and that was it. What a shame. But hey, who's perfect in this world' But I told Jaco off right away back in Havana. I got rid of all the rats and snakes right off the stage, but Tony had it balling up, stewing around there for a while for he finally exploded. He always had difficulty with getting it right out. So yeah...Jaco was crazy, but what a player! He was too much. Boy I miss him. I miss Tony too. What a tragedy.[/quote][/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1367323926' post='2064137'] The first time I hear Jaco was on Hejira. I thought he spoilt a good Joni Mitchell record, but what do I know! [/quote] ? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qGTeMBNuGM[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4D1hez-Lw[/media]

This was one of the first I heard, and it's still my favourite: [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrnAcPHJWo[/media]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367225168' post='2062647'] While i am familiar with the work of Bob Glaub [/quote] The best I've found is a list of musicians he's played with (an impressive list at that), so I may be familiar with his work... what are the more famous tunes he's played on?

To date, the best Precision I've ever played was a Lakland Bob Glaub. Fantastic instrument. As far as it being "signature", I have no idea who he is, other than that he's a session musician... I couldn't name you a single song he played on.

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1367168306' post='2062037'] BTW its totally cool I wasnt expecting to get the gig [/quote] If they do offer it, turn them down. An audition for a local band with "paperwork"??? F*** that.

I had some monster cables and wouldn't buy them again. Good cables, but their business practices... not so good.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1367164801' post='2061979'] [url="http://www.bassic-bits.co.uk"]Basschat's very own OBBM[/url] [/quote] I have some OBBM cables and can vouch for their quality.

I'm not an expert on Gibsons, but the logo looks fake.

It depends. In the case of the Fleabass, he does play an instrument that looks like one live, but don't imagine that one you buy off the shelf will be comparable to one that has been built for him. It's not possible to produce an instrument at that price level with any degree of consistency.