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I think you should be as versatile as possible, so using both fingers and pick is essential. Just keep on it, and hope all goes well, TS

Have you ever Me and My Old Lady - both by the Offspring

Lovely bass!

[quote name='bassbloke' post='1081929' date='Jan 8 2011, 11:23 AM']The whole 'feel' argument often smacks of hypocrisy to me. The album and single charts are full of dance, rock, indie or pop by numbers songs with zero individuality and, IMHO, zero feel. What I do see though, is plenty of artists that use every interview opportunity to sell their latest release as something that took loads of blood, sweat and tears, thereby implying that it has bags of emotion and, by association, feel.[/quote] Agreed. To me, feel = substance, but it is so hard to put into words on a forum.

I picked up some Sennheisers from amazon - around £17 I think and they sound great!

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='1046058' date='Dec 3 2010, 10:09 AM']Is that a Bolton era Sam Allardyce?[/quote] Why yes!

Lazarus by Porcupine Tree usually gets me.

Enjoy it and we expect pictures!

Never thought I'd enjoy listening to Duran Duran, but I do and John Taylor is one of my favourite bassists!

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1058234' date='Dec 14 2010, 09:48 AM']funky_numba. There seems to be a lot of utter crap on this thread. Instead of blaming it on an amp, bass, pickups, set up whatever, it is in reality all about the technique. And by this i don't just mean right hand, the left hand is just as important. On the right hand you want to really push hard on the strings to make sure your pushing the strings for all that they can give, then your left hand needs to be firm to let the note ring out propperly. Someone mentioned more treble and new strings for a funk sound? Really? Because if you look at chic/ sister sledge/ E.W.F, the strings they use are either pretty dead or flatwounds. This gives a really mellow tone which i think favours the low mids. I think at the end of the day, you should try to find a proffessional who can talk you through all this, and hopefully give advice on how to set up a bass too. I think once you have the fundamentals you can then explore how upgrading basses, pickups, and strings may help.[/quote] Treble and new strings here and it's funky as hell..

1. How hard do you dig in with the pick? If its a song I really enjoy playing, then sometimes quite hard. But if my strings are older and lacking 'zing' I like laying off a little and keeping the groove with a pick. 2. What are your favourite pick guages and materials? Currently using Dunlop 'the one with the alligator on ) 1.14mm and its just right. 3. How hard do you grip the pick and how flexible are your finger and thumb? Firmly but if it starts to hurt, you obviously know that you need to ease off a little. 4. For funkier lines, how much palm muting do you use? I don't play any funk with a pick generally, I feel I have more control with my fingers. However, with some rock/punk, I do like to add a little bit of palm muting - though not much. If it means much, I like to add ghost notes in riffs.

I'm okay... at times.. Oops, I come across really big-headed!

Here are the risks, y'all Fantastic band, mind you!

I would love to. But that means learning the sing in the first place too I can barely speak to someone when I'm playing bass.

I wouldn't think being able to sing a certain note would have any correlation on having a good ear? Could be wrong, of course.

When and where in Bristol is this, mate?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1047907' date='Dec 5 2010, 12:23 AM']It's nice to see his boobs are coming along since he first started posting these. Incidentally peeps, what is this style of music? It's like[b] extended speed ad-jingle chase music.[/b][/quote] You mean that's NOT a style? Isn't it dodgy Ridge Racer music?

Found the badass a little harder to get hold of (maybe didn't look very hard?) and heard that you had to drill some holes on the bridge too - I'm useless with anything practical! So I got the Gotoh and it's a great bridge - massive difference from the stock fender bridge.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1047026' date='Dec 4 2010, 01:33 AM']Don't get me wrong, I agree with your general complaint that there is more to demo-ing a bass in a video than just slapping on it. I was referring to the wider contingent, the 8th thumping, root noting, P bass holding collective who don't accept the evolution of bass beyond being a loud, farty and indistinct noise coming from an Ampeg.[/quote] Boom! I like it! I'm not really a slap player - I'm pretty awful at it, but agree with TS and yourself.

Bit of an annoying song I find, but the bass line is ooooh so good! I'm feeling slightly more festive now!

Hoping to go to this one. My father was chatting with one of the organiser's bosses the other day.

Thanks, ste! Yours is a 75 RI and mine a 70s - I guess they're different?

Very nice! Love the colour, enjoy..