Marvin

[quote name='steve-soar' post='699962' date='Jan 3 2010, 08:49 PM'][attachment=39262:old_fart.jpg] My drummer took this and made me feel a combination of wanting to punch him and wanting to smile, he is a consummate twat.[/quote] For some strange reason I had you down as looking similar to Nick Cave - dark hair, beard, moustache et al. Sincere apologies if that offends you. Consummate twat - brilliant, venomous insult if there is ever one.

[quote name='silddx' post='699852' date='Jan 3 2010, 07:17 PM']Get in a band THIS MINUTE young lady! You are too much the hottie to be sitting at home watching Poirot this evening [/quote] We can rejoice when said young lady does join a band that the audience will be transfixed on the bass player for once. [quote name='Sarah5string' post='699858' date='Jan 3 2010, 07:23 PM']I would if I could find a sitter for my 2 kids! Trust me, it's on my list of resolutions this year [/quote] Kids are like wormholes in space they just consume all time. I'm fortunate to have the good lady Mrs, but time in general seems to speed by. Haven't played a note in weeks. [quote name='silddx' post='699880' date='Jan 3 2010, 07:45 PM'] Wait 'til I get on that stage again! I'll be totally smokin' [/quote] Filthy habit, I'm moralising now And Poirot clashes with Wallinder on the beeb.

I is currently going through a crappy stage. In part due to not playing for about 8 weeks. So from this week on I've decided to work out a sort of practice schedule. Nothing overly rigid, just some goals to achieve, learning a bit of theory go back over stuff and maybe learning a few songs that I like not necessarily anything that might get played in public. (which is unlikely at the moment as I'm not in a band!). Everyone gets to a plateau where they are unsatisfied with their playing. Mine is usually down to trying to play material that I'm not up to yet.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='697607' date='Dec 31 2009, 09:58 PM'][/quote] You've left the label showing your trouser waist size showing, young man. One should be more careful.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='699550' date='Jan 3 2010, 02:11 PM']Yes. Yes you should. If I don't approve of your record collection you should hang your head in [i]shame[/i].[/quote] Thank you

I didn't particularly like the clips of Colin Hodgkinson. Much in agreement with Prosebass, he seems to be a frustrated guitarist. Don't much like the tone either, way to clanky for my picky palette. This is a discussion forum, and if someone thinks something isn't much cop then they're going to say so on occasion. I personally didn't see the term 'lame' as offensive. The thread wobbled when this statement came up [quote]idiot being the only one passable here..[/quote] You could see how things were going to progress after that. If someone says " oh that's just the biggest pile of sh1t i've seen" it's not a personal attack on the OP. I'm sure if I were to list my record collection on here it would be met with howls of laughter, but as no one on here really knows me should I take in personally? Sorry for going way off topic!

Mine really are tenuous. Met Nigel Benn, said hello and shook his hand. My brother's wife's aunt's partner is Mark Flanagan from Jool's Hollands band. My sister in law's cousin is Gill from River Cottage thingy ( I don't watch it) Wife claims to be distantly related to Kylie Minogue. (Probably as a result of deportation and criminal activity)

Tight thumping growl. Bit like a chest infection!

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='699162' date='Jan 2 2010, 10:50 PM']Anyone seen this on the tv shopping channel? [url="http://www.guitarwiz.co.uk/"]http://www.guitarwiz.co.uk/[/url] Imagine turning up to a gig and the guitarist was using one of these? & they'll sell you a £13 tuner for £30 [/quote] Watched QVC for half an hour in sheer amazement. Stupendously bizarre.

never. if I try to sing ( and my singing is awful anyway ) my hands stop moving for some odd reason.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='698187' date='Jan 1 2010, 06:00 PM']Here's something else. When I learn a song I don't think about what the chords are. ie, I don't think, 'Right, this is A to G to C etc.' I think in patterns on the fretboard. I look at the fretboard as a grid and remember the changes as almost geometrical patterns. I'm sure other players must do this. Am I right?[/quote] I do that and hate myself for it. I'd much rather know what it is I'm actually playing or giving a bassline to.

[quote name='Doddy' post='698122' date='Jan 1 2010, 05:09 PM']I hate just being told the roots. I want to know what the chord is-I don't want to play a b7 over a major 7 chord,it'll just sound bad,and knowing what is going on will eliminate any guess work and allow me to just play.[/quote] I nearly took a blunt instrument to a drummer's head trying to explain that. "Well it's just a chord just play the note on your fretboard thing" he said. What a ........

[quote]Well, until I was 12 or so, I learned the scales, and played Beethoven and Mozart like a parrot, with all the passion of a typist. It all seemed like extra homework at the time, but I have since come to appreciate all the theory that was drilled into me, and the understanding of how all music, all chords, all keys are related, and once I reached the stage where I found music a means for expression, having all that experience behind me, made things a lot easier. [b]I've worked with several great artists, who, without that basic foundation, have had a very tough time simply expressing themselves. [/b][/quote] That's from Andy Fraser's website. And I've got to say, as someone (i.e me, not Andy Fraser) who knows little theory, I can't argue with that last sentence.

He seems to play high up on the neck at some points, so if he's mixing that with the notes where he has the capo (making it effectively an open string) perhaps he's just making life easier for himself. Rather than jumping around the fretboard, which could potentially sound a bit choppy. But WTF do I know As a trainspotter aside he's change his rig I think. He was using a marshall last night. I need to get out more.

[quote name='Hamster' post='697391' date='Dec 31 2009, 06:03 PM']Problem is, what program are they running it through? - 40[sup]o[/sup] easy wash with Ocean Colour Scene? - and that's got to be double continuous because it sounds bigger & therefore better........ RMS is the one to use as a reference point - because I remember Bill Fitzmaurice said it was! [/quote] It did seem a strange way to explain output. I've always preferred RMS.

Thank you. It was just that I'd never seen output put in those terms, which now you've explained is fairly intuitive. Cheers

I was trawling through the for sale section on the forum and saw and Peavey tvx410. To get an idea of spec I visited a website the name of which evades me but it put the output of the cab in these terms. 350watts continuous 700watts programme. Can someone explain what this means please as I have never seen this before. Cheers Rich

There's plenty out there for your budget. A Jazz bass simply refers to a style of bass, and the features of that bass, not what you play on it. Many players use Jazz basses due to their versatility.

Best of luck with your continued road to recovery. It's step by step and one day at a time.

[quote name='Marvin' post='694185' date='Dec 27 2009, 12:01 PM']I was surprised to get a Zoom B2.1u pedal from my lovely wife, great fun. Also got a new strap from the kids and, overall, I've got to say not one present I didn't like. Not that I got many.[/quote] Sorry couldn't be arsed to type it out again

Great move. Adds clarity and openness imo. I've seen a few items that I might have been interested in without price and just moved on as I can't be bothered playing guessing games.

RCHP are probably a little bit more accessible to a 'general' audience. Personally I don't get into RCHP and prefer the more challenging Living Colour. I remember my best mate bought Living Colour's new release back in the early 90's and try as much as he could, just couldn't get into the album at all and ended up selling it.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='692468' date='Dec 23 2009, 05:36 PM']I suspect that most if not all tab readers are lacking in the sound department. The sounds in Guitar Pro can be utter pants, but it's a useful "get out of jail card" - no substitute for the ears though, & on no account believe that the tab is accurate. Great tool for writing your own lines though. Pete.[/quote] I tend to use tab as I simply haven't the time to sit working out lines by ear, especially the ones that are not overtly obvious and hidden by layers of other instruments. Songster itself, I've seen it. It's quite limited as to what you can use without subs, and the number of tabs available. Also some of the few I've looked at were woefully inaccurate. But it's ok for some things.

Heartbreaker by Free.