Mykesbass

I vote every month - really doesn't take that long, as I'm sure most people can work out in just a few bars if a track is going to work for them or not. Every month I find at least one track that I genuinely like, this month there were four that I thought were great (and all very different from each other). Only negative - I don't like the photo concept, and a few times tracks I felt were musically weak won (or at least got votes) due to being closely linked to the picture at the expense of far better compositions. Constructive suggestion - as the time thing seems to be an issue, is there a way a dedicated Soundcloud page could be put up with all the tracks in one place, rather than going back to each individual link? Keep up the excellent work Skol303 and all the participants! Mike

Just sold my Yamaha RBX4 to Benebass - great communication and quick payment, pleasure to do business with. Mike

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1422440646' post='2672563'] Check out Ed Friedland, the bass whisperer, on YouTube. He does sensible and relevant product demos and reviews. [/quote] +1 And Dan Veall (Dood on here) is also very good at giving proper gear demos.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1422436269' post='2672494'] , but it's major third A#, is nasty. How can the two go together?! [/quote] Think of it as Bb - much more mellow, well grounded sort of note!

I'd be sorely tempted to throw Kooks in to the set.

[quote name='dub' timestamp='1422267443' post='2670382'] I just had a really good gig at celtic connections with Shooglenifty and the Dohl drummers from Rajasthan. A good recording by the BBC on iplayer [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02hf46d/celtic-connections-shooglenifty-live-at-celtic-connections-2015"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...onnections-2015[/url] [/quote] Watching now - love it!

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1422258170' post='2670279'] The Talman looks awesome!!! EDIT: finishes! [url="http://www.sweetwater.com/insync/ibanez-talman-basses/"]http://www.sweetwate...-talman-basses/[/url] [/quote] And at those prices what a brilliant starter bass!!

There are four of five tracks there all completely different from each other but all loudly vying for my vote - shame it won't be like this in May [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1422129950' post='2669099'] Extract from Wikipedia (... and so not [i]guaranteed [/i]accurate, but...) ... [attachment=181934:BMW_i8_Engi.jpg] [/quote] Which, strictly speaking is a range extending generator which charges the electric motor - but yes, even BMW call it an engine so I'll shut up!

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1422121590' post='2668964'] Not quite my friend. Putting a Bmw i8 engine, running gear, instrumentation, etc into a different car would be a better analogy. [/quote] Pedant alert - the i8 doesn't have an engine [size=4] [/size]

Great work - but yes, a Spector isn't really going to look the part is it!!

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1421435167' post='2661281'] Former Wichita resident Glen Campbell was the first guy in town to own a cell phone. [/quote] He's now also officially "an assistant referee for the county".

[quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1421745315' post='2664424'] Seems like Marcus has got a deal to create his own line authorised line of basses. [url="http://marcusmillerbysire.com/marcusmiller/page/about.html"]http://marcusmillerbysire.com/marcusmiller/page/product.html[/url] [/quote] Wonder if they're anything like these ones: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252854-new-cheap-marcus-miller-endorsed-range-of-basses-sire/page__st__30__p__2659067__hl__marcus%20miller__fromsearch__1#entry2659067"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252854-new-cheap-marcus-miller-endorsed-range-of-basses-sire/page__st__30__p__2659067__hl__marcus%20miller__fromsearch__1#entry2659067[/url] [size=4] [/size]

Fretless all the way for me both in Dylan covers band and soulful blues band. There are a couple of songs where I sometimes think fretted might be better but a) I'm sure nobody in our audiences would ever notice and it's probably just GAS!

Ha, I'm in the same boat - I have the one PCB112NT (one of the badly finished ones that got sold off cheaply - all the vinyl fell off within minutes of owning it but I love it and it sounds great) and want to add another and am putting some bits up here to raise the funds if one ever comes up (hint) [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Personally, I wouldn't go the non-matching route, and will wait until I can add another cab. I don't think there is anything else out there at the price that will be as good as the PC.[/size]

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1421575236' post='2662740'] I don't see anything wrong with jam nights. No-one would complain if, instead of a band, the owner put on a Bingo night or a darts tournament. The landlords are under no obligation to provide us with paid gigs. He's doing the same as you, trying to earn a living. People go on about it being a closed shop for mates of the house band or the fact that they might have to listen to a load of deluded crap players all night but not giving others a chance to get up there and have a go is also promoting a clic situation. [/quote] I have no problem with jam nights/open mics per-se but this is a situation where one is directly replacing a gig night in a gig venue. The one I used to help run in Ipswich was great - getting youngsters and new players up and playing with the more experienced ones, people finding band mates and getting gigs - all very positive stuff. Most importantly, it was held on Wednesday nights.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1421509262' post='2662103'] Ahem - might it just be that the pub, for whatever reason, didn't want you? I've told bookers that I didn't want to work for, that I was booked up for the next twelve months...... [/quote] [size=4] Naughty!! No, pretty sure it wasn't the case as the landlord was very friendly and as soon as I said I was looking for gigs he laughed and said "not this year I hope?"[/size]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1421495270' post='2661938'] Just being Devil's Avocado for a moment... does it really matter? Isn't it better to have some kind of live music than none at all? [/quote] In some cases yes, but in this one they are replacing bands that they have to pay for with a jam night that they don't. As I said, they don't have any more spots available for bands for the whole year, so if it wasn't a jam night there would be live music.

Now I know we've been over the whole playing for money debate many times, and I've tended to sit on the fence as I can see the value of open mic and jam nights - in fact was involved in running a jam night for a few years. However, I have just seen on Facebook a pub that I approached a couple of weeks ago for a gig to be told that they are fully booked for 2015 advertising a Blues Jam TONIGHT!! They even have a set list that you can put your name against two songs to play. To me this has really overstepped the mark, blatantly using a jam in place of a live band, not as a midweek spot where they wouldn't be paying for a band anyway. Just glad I've got a gig elsewhere tonight. Rant over [size=4] [/size]