Marvin

Hooky was on telly the other night, you probably all saw it, but due to his unique playing style he now has issues with regard to his back. So perhaps he might shorten his strap.

Do people have to write essays? Anything over 5 lines and I start to drift.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='950051' date='Sep 8 2010, 10:55 PM']I went to see that Scott Pilgrim flick last weekend, he's got a lovely fireglo Ric bass that gets destroyed fighting a vegan bass player with a Mustang. In the next scene the Ric was held together with gaffa tape and I was distraught![/quote] It's all CGI these days, so the fireglo Ric probably never existed. Why did a vegan have a ferrel horse anyway?

[quote name='Linus27' post='949362' date='Sep 8 2010, 12:52 PM']I think the mistake being made here is that we are actually thinking people listen to us. Come on everyone, don't forget we are bass players. Nobody listens to us or cares about us. Lets all get back to where we belong. At the back, looking bored or boring, upappreciated and not very important to anything or anyone. See, that makes everything so much better [/quote] You're right of course. But, I'm awaiting the thoughts of Tony Goggle on this subject before I make my mind up on the matter.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='949224' date='Sep 8 2010, 10:40 AM']Sounds a little to me Nig that ..........[/quote] [quote name='silddx' post='949231' date='Sep 8 2010, 10:47 AM']Bugger, I was hoping you would stay out of this one [/quote] Jake's word is the LAW!

Great stuff Jake. The musicianship is just.....it, really. Effortless. I'd like to say more but I've got a mental block :wacko:

[quote name='fatback' post='948785' date='Sep 7 2010, 08:51 PM']Does not remembering what I played last time count as improvisation? If so, me = tit [/quote] Fantastic! Someone exactly like me.

[quote name='TKenrick' post='947652' date='Sep 6 2010, 09:04 PM']I use current rock/indie stuff as a means of teaching my students (most of whom are between 12 and 17) to read. Seems kids these days don't want to read Bach, but this gets them used to dots and keeps them away from TAB. Try this for reading material: [url="http://tomkenrick.wordpress.com/transcriptions/basstranscriptions"] [b]Some dots for rock[/b] [/url] (Apologies if you've already been through what's on there, I'm back teaching next week so there'll be plenty more rock transcriptions on the way soon...)[/quote] Whoops how embarrassing I've got your site bookmarked, partly because it's probably the only one I've found that has some more contemporary transcripts. There's quite a variety of sources on there. Thanks. *runs to corner to hide in shame*

[quote name='Bilbo' post='941098' date='Aug 31 2010, 04:42 PM']Just learn the dots. Its much more effective and it gets you work. Tab is a child's toy, a shorthand that, because of its familiarity, initially makes more sense to the uninitiated but which is ultimately inadequate for the purpose it was invented. Put the toy away and get to work. It will reward you in the long run.[/quote] Dots then please! But excluding the usual Jaco, Miller, Clarke, Wooton and other Jazz and fusion bass 'heros'. Also not overly interested in soul, R&B or funk dots. What I want is dots for rock, indie, alternative and more rock etc. The problem is no one writes the dots for the music most of us want to play that's why TAB sites get used. As for sitting down and working it out for ourselves, some of us have full time jobs and the usual array of responsibilities the preclude sitting down trying to figure out a bass line so buried in the mix it's barely audible.

It certainly hasn't changed my stance on the issue, I'll say no more.

That's really looking good. Aesthetically it looks very well balanced. Nice lump of wood. Cheers.

[quote name='silddx' post='944828' date='Sep 3 2010, 06:34 PM'] Pics now up on FB. [url="http://finnbass.com/showthread.php?p=113167#post113167"]http://finnbass.com/showthread.php?p=113167#post113167[/url] Cheers[/quote] They won't let me look unless I join.

[quote name='chardbass' post='944589' date='Sep 3 2010, 02:47 PM']My Girl? Simple re chords and tempo. It's all about note lengths and articulation.[/quote] I think that one shows that simplicity can be both effective and beautiful. I really like that line.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='943845' date='Sep 2 2010, 07:47 PM']John, that is probably one of the best posts I've seen since being on BC. Nice one. [/quote] I second that. A most brilliant brain fart John, keep it up......I think. EDIT: first time I read that I thought it said Brian Fart and was going to be a reference to Tony Goggle.

15 pages, day 3! Still no end in sight. Mods have requested refreshments for weary contributors and a special rest area has been made available in the BC Arms for anyone who needs a lie down. MEDIC! MEDIC! Quickly, we've got a faller.

[quote name='Mikeg' post='941679' date='Sep 1 2010, 07:46 AM']Thanks guys i think i may go for the ashdown mag 300 with a 2x10[/quote] [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-Mag-C210T-300,-Ex-Display~ID~11134.asp"]Ashdown combo[/url] Like this one? I don't know for sure but to get the full 300w out of it I think you need an extension. Can anyone confirm this? If you're playing small venues I think perhaps your drummer is going to have to learn some restraint. Talking as a punter and not as bass player, if you're in a small place and someone's bashing the hell out of a kit, many of your potential audience might well leave for sake of their hearing. Just my opinion though. All the best in your hunt.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='942640' date='Sep 1 2010, 08:43 PM']Just for you Marvin here's one of me with said monocle in situ, as you can tell, I don't take myself too seriously.... [attachment=57920:IMG_0196.jpg][/quote] Very much the part Jake. If only more were not to take themselves to seriously. Excellent stuff

[quote name='chris_b' post='942622' date='Sep 1 2010, 08:32 PM']I'm still at the stage where I need my trousers flapping to enjoy a gig. You just don't get that with a POD![/quote] True. An oversight on my part there. I don't suppose a fan next to the POD wafting air around the trouser area would have the desired effect either.?

[quote name='51m0n' post='942558' date='Sep 1 2010, 07:54 PM']Our work here is done - whose off t' pub?[/quote] Buy me a Tia Maria with a cherry on a stick in it and I'll join you

Please someone tell me why I have just read through 9 pages of this........this! I'm with silddx, buy a POD and have any tone and or sound you want, make your bass sound like a family of chimps with flatulence if you want One highlight of the thread though, that picture of Jake in his best bib and tucker, very fetching and the monocle a very nice addition.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='942343' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:52 PM']Skint? Unconcerned about being chuckled at by muppets? Buy a GK backline 600, 300w of powery goodness for less than £300. Sounds better than my old ashdown did. And nobody has yet told me to buy a real amp since i got it. This is not a glowing endorsement, but it is light, and it is cheap.[/quote] Even cheaper now you've scrawled 'Ampeg SVT' all over it.

Why are we all still on about amps? Just use a POD I haven't actually got one myself but........

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='942146' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:31 PM']I have written SVT in tipp-ex on my GK head, that should work...[/quote] You've done what! Wanton vandalism. Anyway it'll make no difference in this neck of the woods, bumpkin yokel types don't even know their alphabet. Waste of good CORRECTION FLUID.

[quote name='silddx' post='940819' date='Aug 31 2010, 11:45 AM']I hope no-one will be pissed off with me but I am going to finish this thread on Finnbass. It's a sort of bonding gesture [url="http://www.finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=6608"]http://www.finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=6608[/url][/quote] Traitor. BTW I can't get that link to work you traitor Oooo look they've got a big Bill Fitzmaurice forum bit! Tempting, tempting. (^I knew that was there already though )

[quote name='Bassassin' post='940295' date='Aug 30 2010, 08:08 PM']Marvin - it doesn't play that badly, to be honest it needs a bit of setting up. I did the fretwork before I modded the headstock, and built it up to see how it played then & it was quite a bit better than it is now. The neck's moved a bit while it's been off the bass, & also I originally had ugly-looking wood shims in the neck pocket. Having swapped these for acrylic ones, I don't think the neck's sitting exactly the same in the pocket now, probably because wood's compressible & acrylic ain't. The alignment's shifted fractionally too - not a problem with the Schaller bridge, but annoying all the same. The single biggest problem with this bass is the weight - it's starting to make my house subside! J.[/quote] Sorry mate, must have read a bit too much into your post. More niggles than bl00dy awful then? I do like the comment on it's weight . It's definitely a looker. All the best.