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There's an ad on T.V. doing the rounds at the moment and the sound track is (I get the) Sweetest Feeling, sung by Jackie Wilson Between the lyrics; 'Girl, when you hold my hand' / Bum note / I feel so grand that I could cry. Listening to it, the desired note to fit the melody is a tone lower than the one first struck, which the bass player drops to straight away. Thing is, it keeps coming back to me that the howler has actually become a characteristic of the song and that the melodically correct note would only detract from the song, which is to my mind, a real classic. What do you think ? If you played this song on stage, would you include the bum note ? as played on the song ?

I'd love to do a cover of Ordinary World, cracking song

When the cork's off; - The first track from Quadraphenia - Bat out of hell - Speed King by Deep Purple- - Two Tribes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - James Brown allsorts - The whole of Ziggy Stardust, in original order - Assorted Genesis (Trick of the Tail etc) For starters. See different list for other occasions.

Get a Classic Vibe P bass as a starter, then modify that with John East gear, or something else, perhaps offboard DI box of some kind ? May be a little over £250, but the CV is a really nice place to start from

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1134130' date='Feb 20 2011, 10:31 AM']Hmmmm, now then, theres a challenge hahahaha. We have touched on that tune. I may try it out with tthe singing too.[/quote] I should have added playing the bass and singing it simultaneously, of course !

Has that been seen here before ? seems familiar

Sing and play simultaneously every gig and miss it when I don't sing while playing. As others have said here, it's a skill that comes with practice. That said, I did find singing the lead vocal on the Chilli's Suck My Kiss a real challenge. Worked on it for months T

Could this be the start of a trend for slide bass style ? Take a fretless !!

Thanks for minding the store for us all Hamster. S'appreciated. T

To the OP; Just a thought - have you heard your own bass from the distance the audience hear it ? is it possible that sound may be different to the sound experienced up close to the rig ?

What a joy to listen to. I'd like to hear some of the digital age 'rock stars' attempt something like that

It used to be Quo's Rocking All Over The World. That was until I changed the straight quavers into crochets and quavers and played the emphasis a little off the beat, which made the whole thing groove a bit. The rest of the band said they all enjoyed it too A turned upside down into a

[quote name='crez5150' post='1126094' date='Feb 13 2011, 04:39 PM']Ok well I'll bring my portable rig which is - 1 x Aguilar DB112 1 x Aguilar DB112NT Gallien Krueger MB2 500 head Status Kingbass 'Graphite' 5 string I may bring my new 'Funk Board' if I can get it together in time which will have the following - Akai 'Deep Impact' SB-1 Akai Inteliphase Akai Unibass UB-1 Markbass Supersynth Boss OC-2 Ocatve[/quote] I'll be looking forward to hearing this setup. I'll be bringing 2 x GS112's, so there may be a chance for some A/B'ing ? T

Nice collection, what's the one with the small body on the end ? Thanks for sharing cheers T

Anyone notice any problems with Marcus Miller Fat Beams ? I've had two sets so far with no issues, but this thread does make me wonder about buying more

If the gig was just a bit closer to London, I'd definately come along. Hope the gig's a blast though

congrats on getting back in the saddle

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1108014' date='Jan 30 2011, 12:11 PM']As the curtain rises, we see a bewigged man in knee britches. He is sat at a piano, a pile of manuscript towering over his head. (FX: A phone rings) Mozart: Hello, Mozart Music. How can I help you? Bishop of Salzburg: Mozart? Mozart: Yes, Mozart here. Bishop of Salzburg: It is I, your patron, the Bishop of Salzburg. Mozart: Hello, Derek, how can I help? Bishop of Salzburg: Herr Mozart, I vant zum lyrics in zis symphony you are writing for me. Mozart: You asked for a symphony, not an opera. Bishop: Can't I have lyrics in mein symphony vot I am paying you for? Mozart: No. Then it would be an opera and that costs double. Bishop: Vy? Mozart: To pay for a librettist. Bishop: Can't you do it yourself? Mozart: I'm a composer, not a librettist. Look, I'm busy here mein old mate. Do you want this symphony or not? It's a good one. Bishop: Vell .... Are you sure you can't put some words in? Mozart: Not for the same money. Bishop: Vot vould I get for the same money? With words. Mozart: Couple of songs. Maybe three. Bishop: That's not much. Mozart: Well, how about three songs and a clarinet divertimento? Bishop: Mmmmm. No. I'll stick with the symphony. OK - aufwiederhoren. Mozart (to himself): F***ing numpty punters[/quote] Try it with a Russian accent, best laugh I've had today ! (better stop, they'll think my hinges have come off again)