Marvin

[quote name='BigRedX' post='793533' date='Apr 1 2010, 05:38 PM']Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed that off topic isn't being deleted?[/quote] Probably

[quote name='Bilbo' post='793623' date='Apr 1 2010, 07:07 PM']Oops - wrong pdf. Will try again[/quote] I retract my previous post then

Bilbo you do realise that you are not supposed to play after midday.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='793465' date='Apr 1 2010, 04:38 PM']Sorry, where's the story about this being an April Fools?[/quote] I do apologise that would have been me, I didn't read the time the OP was posted. I now see it was yesterday and so is evidently not an April Fool but a bona fide account. OR Refer to silddx's post

hello and welcome

Ha ha. Very good, that's why I left it until after noon to post on this one. April fools jokes get worse every year.

[quote name='Rich' post='793180' date='Apr 1 2010, 12:19 PM']Now that's one hell of a fancy-dress outfit.[/quote] I think pictures are needed

I like Bilbo have no loyalty to any retailer. I took my bass into where I bought about a month ago because the clip on the battery compartment had broken - not my fault. Anyway took them ages to get a new part. When I took it in I got the usual, "oh the bloke dealing with that is off today". The owner turned to his minion and said well you can sort that one, to which he said "well if I've got time". It was a Tuesday morning, and I know they never ever get anyone in there on a Tuesday morning. I had other business in town and said it was fine I can come back at the end of the day despite the fact I was told it would be repaired while I waited. Basically their attitude was awful, the guy I was dealing with at the beginning was very good, but these two just sucked. The upshot is I won't be going back to purchase any major bits of equipment unless it's dirt cheap. Which it won't be. With regards to kids being more disrespectful, from a personal point I think it's across the board. The rudest and most thoughtless people I encounter day to day are elderly, but on the flip side there are people of the same age who are the funniest, wittiest, kindest and warm hearted people I've met. It's just people. One older customer of mine really gets up my nose, rude, arrogant and generally objectionable.

[quote name='Musicman69' post='792959' date='Apr 1 2010, 09:21 AM']Anyone for tennis? [/quote] I was thinking exactly the same

[quote name='Daquifsta' post='792575' date='Mar 31 2010, 10:18 PM']I think I'd rest my thumb just behind the knobs, kind of on the corner of the box- y bit. I think it would feel just like it's normal home on the top of the bridge pickup on my bitza Jazz :-)[/quote] Well that's certainly better than some of the possible suggestions of where I could stick my thumb

I couldn't play that there's nowhere to rest my thumb.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='792548' date='Mar 31 2010, 10:00 PM']I'm a hit man and the missus is still alive.[/quote] I knew you'd let slip about what you did one day.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='792493' date='Mar 31 2010, 09:14 PM']I think you just have to give those twiddy things on the headstock a bit of a twist. Mine was in tune when I bought it though so I'm not 100% sure. [/quote] May I also suggest a tuner, one of those electronic jobs or something similar. Tuning forks are so yesterday.

[quote name='Mog' post='792429' date='Mar 31 2010, 08:35 PM']I'll play anything except pub trad. Ya know that [size=3][b]"ooohh ahhh up the ra sh*te"[/b][/size]. I try to ply with as many musicians as possible. There is always something to learn.[/quote] Have you got the TAB for that?

Welcome to basschat

Welcome to basschat

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='792221' date='Mar 31 2010, 05:52 PM']I'll let you off because you're a cutie if your pic is anything to go by [/quote] Please don't, your making me blush. Blushing is embarrassing by it's very nature but even more so at my age

A big thanks, now you've explained it it makes perfect sense. Cheers

[attachment=46136:brass_in...cket_NEW.pdf] I don't know how well this attachment is going to work, but I'll give a go. It may not be readable. The last 4 bars, where it says chorus, there are the notes on the stave (which match those on the tab) but above these notes are what I can only describe as 'small notes'. Although it's probably way beyond what I need to know at the moment, I have a curious mind and need to know what these extra notes may be indicating. I'm that sort of person. Can anyone help please?

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='792232' date='Mar 31 2010, 05:57 PM']Does that mean I can get a pro from here to go do the exam for me? [/quote] You could always ask someone like Doddy or OTPJ They may be able to fix it into their schedule. Although they may get some strange looks if someone asks their name

You have 3 things going for you that mean you need not worry (too much) 1. You 2. You have a tutor 3. [size=5]You're a member of basschat, a fountain of knowledge. [/size]

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='791514' date='Mar 31 2010, 08:29 AM']Bit heavy for me I think.. would never be able to lug that up the stairs [/quote] Oh, I think I've got the wrong end of the stick

[quote name='keving' post='791656' date='Mar 31 2010, 10:53 AM']um, dumb question if I may. What is raking?[/quote] It's not dumb if you've never come across the term before. I only really came to understand what it meant about 6 months ago when I started playing again. Raking is [quote]Striking a string with one finger and then striking the next lower string with the same finger.[/quote] As opposed to alternate fingering. I think that's how you explain it. I'm sure someone will correct me or explain it better if it's not clear.

[quote name='Clarky' post='791384' date='Mar 31 2010, 12:09 AM']I am rubbish at theory and have a large pile of books at home that I thought at various times would help me through the maze. Trouble is they are all as dull as ditch-water and I give up faster than you can say E flat minor seventh. Take Chuck Rainey's tutor book (called something like Modern Bass Guitar or Electric Bass Guitar). It simply includes pages upon pages of scales, arpeggios etc with no musical context. Does anyone know of a bass tutorial book that could actually make this stuff fun by bringing in real life applications. By which I mean, perhaps showing a scale, relating it to the composition and melody or bass line of a well-known track, then taking variations to show how it could be applied in different styles? When jakesbass did a tutorial at the SE BassBash last year he did something along these lines and it was very inspiring - unfortunately all I can remember of his talk now is his enthusiasm, ability and that awesome Alembic! [b]Edit: I know lessons from a good tutor would help but I have very little time as I leave the house for work at 6am, get home 7.30pm-ish and have a wife and three kids to amuse/deal with etc (as well as BassChat to stare at endleessly). Practically speaking I couldn't do more than one maybe two lessons a month[/b][/quote] I'd go for a lesson a month if that's all you can fit in. I'm in a similar situation, I'd love to have lessons but can't fit them in. As for books it's really trial and error. Sometimes because you can't ask questions it can cause a fair deal of confusion. I've got a couple of books that use short exerts as examples. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Handbook-Complete-Mastering-Guitar/dp/0879308729/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270050858&sr=8-6"]Adrian Ashton's Bass Handbook[/url] and [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hal-Leonard-Bass-Method-Complete/dp/0793563836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270050945&sr=1-1"]Hal Leonard's Bass Method[/url] The start very simple, the Adrian Ashton book has a few longer examples to practice with. They're OK. But probably no more interesting than you've already got. I've also got Bass Guitar for Dummies but I don't use it.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='791261' date='Mar 30 2010, 10:34 PM']Thanks everyone Looks like I've got the amp sorted Will update once I have it Now to start looking for a cab... [/quote] [attachment=46073:images.jpeg] One cab madam.