Mykesbass

Never understood it, but love the theory that Palladio designed rooms to have harmonic proportions. Could certainly feel it in some of his buildings but could never really explain it!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='748864' date='Feb 17 2010, 08:00 PM']I liked the original post on this thread... The truth is that "Joe Public" fails to notice not only clever bassists, but good musicians in general. As an example in question, I used to fill in as a geetardist in a sixties trio. Now, first of all I'm no guitarist at all. I can manage chords and the odd solo. That's about it. Not a patch on my bass playing. The lead singer/bass player was awful. Terrible singer & possibly the worst bass player I've ever heard. Ever. The girl on drums could just about hold an eight-beat rock rhythm together with a dodgy fill around the kit. Nothing else! But we played 60's soul hits that Joe Public knew & could sing along to. [u]We cleaned up![/u] So the moral of the tale is that it doesn't matter if you're a top line professional player or a mere simple plodder just starting out. As long as you play tunes that Joe Public knows, you'll go far. As a little epitaph, I also used to play at a jam session in a Nottingham suburbs pub on a Thursday night many years ago. If the band were struggling to get it together, the two old hecklers at the back would shout, [b]"Play something we know!"[/b] If the band was really really bad, they'd shout, [b]"Play something YOU know!"[/b] [/quote] Couldn't agree more - the most succesful band I've been in was a very shabby outfit in East Anglia - we played straight up old school rock & roll - nothing super authentic with slap double bass or anything like that, just a whole load of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard etc. The singer had a tiny PA and we all had to keep it way down for him to be heard but the comments we got from the Legions and Social Clubs was unbelievable, just because we played what they liked to hear.

Pretty sure you can't do a £100,000 cash transaction these days due to money laundering controls.

Having just listened to David Hood on Stevie's post, and rated Son of A Preacher Man in the "basslines that surprise you" thread, I thought this guy needs more exposure on here - OK he made it on an Unsung Players list last year but IMHO this guy should be up there with Mr Jamerson! [url="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfixqr5ldke~T4"]http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...fvfixqr5ldke~T4[/url] And yes, confession time, until 10 minutes ago, having loved so much of his work, I'd never heard of the guy!

Thanks for the post Stevie but now I realise I should know more about Tommy Cogbill - will set up a new thread.

Just want to say thanks Jake for the community spirit - those pictures are really helpful. Will let you know how I get on with the new technique (hope it's not like it was when I was taught how to play squash properly - didn't win a single game after that)

I still can't get my head around Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (well, it diversifies the musical content of the thread if nothing else)!

Is this not refering to playing in front, on, or behind the beat rather than speeding up/slowing down? I did read a whole load of stuff once about which famous players did what but my sad old addled brain can't remember where it was. Quite a few discussions out there if you google "playing behind the beat".

[quote name='Clarky' post='739501' date='Feb 8 2010, 10:33 PM']Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias ... if I am not mistaken But yeah, agreed![/quote] Sometimes you just have to!

So that's where Dave's got to!! [url="http://www.clashmusic.com/news/chas-and-dave-final-show"]http://www.clashmusic.com/news/chas-and-dave-final-show[/url]

[quote name='ezbass' post='738092' date='Feb 7 2010, 01:58 PM']I've got a couple of Fender P basses that are really light, however, due to this the headstocks feel heavy on the strap and make my shoulder ache a bit, whereas my super heavy Stingrays are far more well balanced and so feel more comfortable on the strap due to the more centred distribution of weight. I think it's more about balance than total weight and a good wide, padded strap (Comfortstrapp, Mono straps, Slapstrap [super wide]).[/quote] Got to agree with Ezbass here - balance is crucial. My Aria 404 used to dig in on the (very wide) strap and I would be flagging after an hour and a half. Now use a Cort which weighs in pretty much the same but I can wear it for much longer with no problems at all.

Hi Geoff, Having torn myself away from your avatar (big Guinness fan of course), may I be so bold to suggest my very nice Korean built Aria that's up for sale on here - I'm sure the neck is along the lines of what you are looking for: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=69115"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=69115[/url] Sorry for the shameless commercialism! Mike

The other factor that you have no control over where tone is concerned (if playing live of course) is the room (and the mercy of a sound engineer if you're gigging at that level)!

[quote name='peteb' post='734621' date='Feb 3 2010, 11:17 PM']Is this a repeat of the (very good) series from about 12 or so years ago?[/quote] Doesn't look like it - Alan Shypton is the current presenter of Jazz Library so I'd have thought it was a current show. I only heard about it via a Radio 3 trailer - we've banned Simon Mayo in our house so it was humming away in the background and all of a sudden that distinctive sound cut through the dinner preperation and washing machine so I scurried off to look it up so the link is all the scant information I have.

In case this hasn't been pointed out before: [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qf7jz"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qf7jz[/url]

It sure does - pure class being able to make something so slow and empty groove like that. Great post.

Welcome Steff - don't think you caused offence, you've just encountered the general banter of this place. There are also a lot of people on here who are unhealthily into bass gear. Enjoy the forums and beware of the humour! Mike

Must be the "Warwick User Kit" that bumps it up. Surprised the specs don't mention which brand of "snake-oil" they use!! * Neck through * Available only as 4-string right-handed model * Body made of Maple (front side) and Ovangkol (back side) * Matched headstock with Bootsy portrait * Maple neck, * Rosewood fingerboard * 24 frets * Bootsy Collins black star fingerboard inlays * active MEC TJ/J pickups * active MEC 3-band electronics * Silver Metal Flake finish with black airbrush design * Dome speed knobs with star inlay * Chrome hardware * Warwick tuners * Just-A-Nut III * 2-piece Warwick bridge * Warwick security locks * Bootsy Collins signature on the truss rod cover * Warwick EMP-strings: 045" - 105" * Including Warwick "User Kit" * Including RockCase® flight case * Individually issued certificate of authenticity

Crafter BA 580 - bowl back job, not the greatest unplugged but do a great job plugged in - look for one with an LR Baggs pick-up.

Just sold Stuart some strings, great comms, exceptionally quick payment, great person to do business with - thanks Stuart. Mike

Just imported Easy Star All-Stars and Pink Floyd into I-tunes and am listening to Dark Side of the Moon v Dub Side of the Moon back to back - 'fraid to say it's 1-0 up to the All-Stars

A Dressing of Luthiers (but then again some of them refer to it as stoning which wouldn't work)!

A Stew-Mac of Luthiers

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='728571' date='Jan 29 2010, 12:14 PM']Fender "close enough" does'nt have the same ring to it.[/quote] Surely that'll be the Close Enough for Jazz?