Marvin

[quote name='BigRedX' post='766143' date='Mar 6 2010, 03:45 PM']I have to admit that my interest in rock/metal has been minimal since 1978, so only the first half of that was of real interest to me. [u][b]Also on the evidence shown a P bass only seems good for being anonymous both sonically and visually[/b][/u]. The bassists who sounded interesting to me were Jack Bruce and Lemmy, neither of whom were sporting Fenders.[/quote] Surely that's somewhat of an exaggeration. I've never personally wanted a Fender but I wouldn't go as far to say they were anonymous either in looks or sound, especially considering so many manufacturers try to emulate them. EDIT: in actual fact sonically it doesn't matter because core tone is all b0ll0cks

[quote name='paul h' post='766283' date='Mar 6 2010, 06:00 PM']As per title. Can't really be bothered anymore. Message ends.[/quote] Oh well cheerio! You won't want to be leaving that EB0, you just bought, gathering dust will you so pop it down anytime. Indefinite loan sort of thing just in case you change your mind

[quote name='discreet' post='765738' date='Mar 6 2010, 12:07 AM']Can't say - Ped's watching [/quote] It's alright he's gone.

[quote name='discreet' post='765729' date='Mar 6 2010, 12:00 AM']Why don't you people just boff everyone involved in heavy rock/metal and have done with it? [/quote] What's boff mean? Sorry I've led a sheltered life.

[quote name='Oscar South' post='765578' date='Mar 5 2010, 08:28 PM']Gig wednesday, the bass used to belong to someone else on these boards. You can hear some recordings of the band here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76422"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76422[/url][/quote] You could have given the guy on the box a proper instrument to play, that's just bl00dy cruel. Weren't there any tambourines or triangles available?

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='765723' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:49 PM']I have no shame! [b]Actually, Bruce Dickinson is looking rather hot these days :brow:[/b][/quote] Isn't he though, what a dish he is with that short hair.

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='765714' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:28 PM']Is it terribly wrong to confess that I [i]so[/i] would have 'done' a young Ozzy? [/quote] I think that was probably best kept to yourself. It's not too late there aren't many on the forum you could delete the post and no one would be the wiser. EDIT: Too late.

[quote name='discreet' post='765709' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:13 PM']+1 Liked it, but was distracted by guitarist's boots.[/quote] Weren't they great Not a big fan of the era, but excellent programmes, I was glued to the screen (not literally of course that would be painful and impractical).

[quote name='josh3184' post='765454' date='Mar 5 2010, 06:17 PM']No wonder, you've been gone for almost 20 hours Marvin: [/quote] As an aside I've just noticed that I'm on the top 20 posters for the day. That's not good

I was too young and too skint.

Practice or jam with a drummer, it should cure it completely. He'll drown you out and you won't hear a fecking thing.

[quote name='josh3184' post='764577' date='Mar 4 2010, 10:56 PM']Ah now you've done it RhysP, we've never gonna see Marvin again.... Or alternatively in about 5 mins.[/quote] Cripes I think I've damaged my hand. It hasn't hurt like this since I tried practising stretching over 5 frets.

Welcome

Best of, belatedly because you're probably in the midst. Just to add, Mercy is a piece of you know. If I can play it so can a dog with mittens on Hope it all goes well

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='764519' date='Mar 4 2010, 09:51 PM']I love a glossed maple neck, [b]but rosewood always seems to help with a fuller and richer, more balanced sound.[/b][/quote] That'll be your core tone then will it?

[quote name='RhysP' post='764563' date='Mar 4 2010, 10:35 PM']You may not be aware of this, but there is a wealth of hardcore pornography on the internet that can serve as an interesting alternative to Basschat. [/quote] Good heavens above will these wonders of modern technology never cease to amaze me. So let me get this right, there are pictures of....... no surely not.

[quote name='endorka' post='762424' date='Mar 2 2010, 11:58 PM']The following links should help - they have fingerings for various scales using the Simandl method. [url="http://doublebassblog.org/downloads/1_octave_scales_with_fingerings.pdf"]http://doublebassblog.org/downloads/1_octa..._fingerings.pdf[/url] [url="http://doublebassblog.org/downloads/2_octave_scales_with_fingerings.pdf"]http://doublebassblog.org/downloads/2_octa..._fingerings.pdf[/url] The "-" sign means a shift, which you can do, or in many cases replace with a pivot on the thumb for the bass guitar. Jennifer[/quote] That's very kind, thank you. Rich

It's hopeless. Even admitting you have a problem, which is supposed to be the first step to recovery, doesn't help. I tried to go all day without not so long ago, I just couldn't. I used to be a 1.5 post a day man, I'm up to nearly 3 now. It just can't go on. I am supposed to be practising to get into a band you know, saying that though my typing's coming along a treat Anyone need a P.A?

Welcome. Theory and technique forum may be a good place to look to tide you over until you find a teacher. It's better than a book as you can ask questions. Obviously

welcome

[quote name='Beedster' post='762796' date='Mar 3 2010, 11:55 AM']Agreed. Let's not forget that the whole 'fretless slide & vibrato/glissando' thing was partly a means of bassist holding their own in bands increasingly dominated by the left/bass hand of overly dominant keyboard players. Slap and fretless are as identified with 80's pop as, and because of, over-produced keyboards. There's a reason why the basses of the era were either very scooped for slap or very middy for fretless. Jaco believed that it was easier to play fretless than fretted. He practiced on a C-width fretted Precision neck but gigged and recorded on a defretted A-width Jazz. OK, he had big hands so some of the points re the limitations of fretless above are negated, but even so he had a point. Once you've played fretless a while frets genuinely get in the way. Frets also colour the tone to a huge degree, something that took me a long time to realise. This colouration isn't as easy to get rid of as you'd think, that is, it's not easy to change as the colour of a fretless note. As a bassist I have been constantly troubled by the fact that at auditions, rehearsals and gigs, people constantly rave about my fretless playing, not because it's good, but because it's different and, I think, because they think it's worthy of praise in itself. By that I mean "wow, that guy's playing fretless, he must be really good". I'm not. As long as you don't have very small hands or very poor hearing, it's as easy to learn fretless as it is fretted. The main problem, as has been mentioned on BC many times, is that people believe that fretless is a solo, mwah, vibrato, and slide sound. I blew a couple of guys away once by playing Rhythm Stick on my fretless Jazz. They simply would not believe that it's easier to play on a fretless! If I play it fretted I'm in Fret Buzz City, fretless, sounds fine. My only real concern with fretless playing is in recording. I was at the receiving end of a humbling lesson last year when what I thought was great playing turned out to be consistently out of tune on playback. As we were recording live this was a real problem. I have a generally good ear but it appears I was shifting pitch with the vocalist, and consequently we we became a rather off-key positive feedback loop. Also in live situations with poor monitoring or lighting (or both), fretless can be a nightmare, even for very good players. If you don't believe me, listen to some of Jaco's horribly out of tune recordings (OK, not just the monitors and the lighting I know). My view on fretless playing if asked, and I get asked a lot at gigs, is quite simply that the only difference is a few strips of metal. In the same way that you know a fretted bass is out of tune, you know a fretless is out of tune. The great thing about the fretless is that you can do something about it in real time. If you're the guy who can never tell his bass is out of tune, don't buy a fretless, If not, get one and treat playting it just the same as your fretted and I'm sure you'll find it a very satisfying experience. The compromise between treating it a s anormal bass and being a 'fretless player' is this: negotiate one moment per gig when it's obvious you're playing fretless, and you will get chicks talking to you all night and fellow musicians buying you beers! C[/quote] A great post, takes those myths.

I'm going to cry into to my cup of tea. Some good stuff there, right up my street. Unfortunately I'm a little too far off and probably not good enough, damn my fingers. All the best, sounds like your mate will have a cracking set.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='762913' date='Mar 3 2010, 01:24 PM']You've ... gulp ... [b][u]banned [/u][/b][i]Mustang Sally[/i]? Omigod. It's the end of civilisation as we know it.[/quote] Where is a covers band without it's chestnuts? We'd all better stock up and be prepared for the ultimate doom Must admit though I can't play any of them, including MS. Good to see someone playing some ZZTop. Best of and all that.

Welcome

I don't get it at all. I never associate Adam Clayton with Warwick regardless of how the bass looks. I always thought the point of a sig bass was that the player was somehow associated to that brand or particular instrument. Perhaps I'm wrong. And apologies for my appalling grammar, damned educational failings.