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[quote name='Doddy' post='1167258' date='Mar 18 2011, 03:09 PM']unless of course,as a bass player you are happy and content to never venture beyond the root.[/quote] god forbid. Not playing the root and the song still sounding cool, flowing, together and tight is such a dream. I had a moment last night doing "A Foggy Day" when i stopped even thinking about root notes and just played around in a couple of scales following the chords loosely and having a couple of target notes. I'd never experienced it before and it was sooooo lovely.

[quote name='redstriper' post='1166533' date='Mar 18 2011, 12:46 AM']In what way are they crap ? Some more FFT [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=508&hl=Harley+Benton"]here[/url].[/quote] They are crap in the way that they sound sh*te and feel even worse. Or at least the ones i played.

[quote name='Paultrader' post='1166247' date='Mar 17 2011, 08:50 PM']Here's Walter Becker on bass. And they're risking a tambourine too! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrI_mIT6PQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrI_mIT6PQ[/url][/quote] not seen that. so is he a guitarist who plays bass or a bass player who plays guitar? does it matter?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1166190' date='Mar 17 2011, 07:57 PM']The gist of this thread is the guitarist's 'I can play guitar, so bass will be a piece of piss' mentality.[/quote] oops

Doesn't Walter Becker play bass on some of the Steely Dan stuff and Donald Fagen solo stuff?

[quote name='redstriper' post='1165825' date='Mar 17 2011, 02:49 PM']Why is this bass so 'crap' ? Have any of you experts actually played one?[/quote] There is a local retailer that stocks some of this brand. Not that particular model but some slightly more expensive ones and they are crap. The cheaper one that the OP has mentioned might be brilliant - but i doubt it.

I really struggle with this template approach of "How To do ...." and claims like the 10,000 hours. The rest of the article i am sure is well meant - i confess i didn't read it all but there are so many possible paths to becoming a good musician that the title is wrong at worst and misleading at best. It almost suggests that there is only one way when there are many possibilities. OK, agreed that a lot of thoughtful playing and practice is required but thats not news - or is it?

[quote name='Ben_55' post='1164412' date='Mar 16 2011, 02:06 PM']Hi im completely new here but just wanting some advice. I really want a jazz bass but being a beginner i can't afford fender i would however like a lacquered neck which the squire Vintage modified ones dont have. Thomann offers this which seems quite a reasonable price. Is it a reasonable beginners bass? Ive built guitars before so i was considering perhaps replacing the pickups and doing marcus miller esc routing and mods! Basically i want to know is it a pile of sh** or a worthy bass for modding? [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb1975_na.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb1975_na.htm[/url] [/quote] Looks nice but probably is a pile of crap. I would go for a secondhand Ibanez or if you can a Yamaha in that kind of price range. I certainly wouldn't waste money modding a bass like that - it would be like putting a sports engine into a Robin Reliant. That said a lot of Fenders suffer from average build quality. Still sound great but not as well built as some other manufacturers. There is a lovely old Yamaha BB1100s being sold in the Basses for Sale section. If you can get a few more spondies together it would be a fantastic acquisition. Might not be a Jazz bass but will do a lot of tones being active and passive and built like a tank.

[quote name='tomb' post='1165041' date='Mar 16 2011, 09:47 PM']somebody told me that the best ones at the moment are the ones right here on the forum by Major [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284[/url][/quote] +1 The Majors output is excellent.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1164827' date='Mar 16 2011, 07:17 PM']Then she is a very clever girl [/quote] +1 and already reading music aged 5!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1165058' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:06 PM']I wonder how many people who dislike slapping pretend they can't do it even though they can because people who can slap and aren't jealous are not the same people who won't.[/quote]

And shes gone straight to the top of the neck for a bit of a solo fest...not like daddy. My kids have been raised on funk. They were in a friends car. Their friends mum asked if they wanted to listen to any music. "James Brown please" she piped up. Her current fav is Herbie Hancock... [attachment=74943:HannBass.JPG]

[quote name='Doddy' post='1164503' date='Mar 16 2011, 03:16 PM']I voted 'love it',because it's a legitimate bass technique,therefor I love it in the same respect that I love playing the bass using any other technique,or playing extended range instruments,or reading,or studying,or using effects,or playing upright.......and so on.[/quote] I voted for "I think its great if used tastefully to suit a song" I love nearly all techniques apart from tapping/hammering. I feel another thread coming on...

Lovely. She looks a natural. I'll try and post a pic of my kids playin' if i can find one.

I tried a few different ones and opted for the EBS Multicomp. Extrememly transparent if thats what you want.

[quote name='JayPH' post='1164260' date='Mar 16 2011, 11:49 AM']i might just get one of those electronic things Rolf Harris used to play and a tape recorder [/quote] You mean a Stylophone and they are available in Toys R Us! Its true. I had a little solo part the other night to do at a gig. Uknown to the band members i had my Stylophone in my back pocket and whipped it out and began soloing on it. Its great.

[quote name='andy67' post='1164344' date='Mar 16 2011, 01:02 PM']Hi fellow chatters.. I have just sold my dream rig and am now in the process of replacing it with something smaller and lighter. My Ampeg 8,10 and Trace V4 will have a new home as of tomorrow. I want to replace it with a Hartke Kilo and AK410 cab... however... Speaking intitally with GAK, who were great, they informed me that the head would be available on the 15 March - hooray - and gave me a great cash price on it! So, over to Talkbass where I have a discussion with Mr Hartke who informs me that the date for availability is April! Booo! But hey 6 weeks at worst...And then onto my local shop Reddog Music who as always are great and do their very best for matching GAK but inform me that I can have the cab now but will have to wait until August/September for the head because they are no in production yet! Eh??? is my reply, how can this be?? The Hartke rep old the shop that this is how it is for now. GRRRR... GRRRR... What am I buying into here? Its the first time I have moved to a new manufacturer in years! Andy[/quote] Maybe you need to re-think. You could always go for the TC Electronic stuff or the Mark Bass.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1163397' date='Mar 15 2011, 05:34 PM']All my gigging gear now is either 2nd hand or bought through endorsements, so I've not paid full whack for any of it. I'm finally about to sort out insurance (way overdue) but was wondering, should I insure it for the price it'd cost to replace it new/full price or should I insure it for the price I paid for it? I guess it'd cost more to insure it for new prices but then if anything happened to it and I'd insured it for 2nd hand prices, it'd be harder to replace it (not quite the same for endorsement gear). Thanks for any help! Thom[/quote] I insure for the cost of replacing the item new. Yes, costs more but not a lot more. Secondhand prices ca n vary but you can always find a manufacturers recommended price. I use musicGuard.

Ex Girlfriend in 1984: tell me you are not going to spend your holiday money on a bass guitar. Me: hmmm, well Ex Girlfriend in 1984: well its me and the holiday or the bass guitar - you choose The bass was with me for 24 years

Notes and theory is all good - but some of the best theorists i know aren't the best improvisers. I'd say you need to add equal amounts of inspiration and feel too. This will develop over time. A good place to start may be to learn the melody (if there is one hehe). This gives you notes that fit the song structure. I'll add that you would know which notes will work if you were a theorist too but playing them in an order and timing that are pleasing/interesting takes a bit of practice and experience. Just keep working at it and keep learning. The more you know the more you realise you don't know. Its quite depressing and exciting at the same time.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1162110' date='Mar 14 2011, 06:15 PM']Weh Hey... Great stuff Alberto and i hope things go well. Garry[/quote] +1 good luck to you mate. Is your drummer free for a dep

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1162077' date='Mar 14 2011, 05:46 PM']Back in the pre digital days when tape speed sometimes played at different pitches... my favourite ever YouTube clip They've since tracked her down & she is remarkably good humoured about it[/quote] That is hilarious.

If you get an outboard the advantage is that you can use it with different basses. Sadowsky do a great outboard pre-amp. I got an Audere pre-amp installed in my Jazz Bass and am more than happy with it. Others will tell you about the East pre-amp. If you go for PuP replacement you need to be sure about what is right for you as you might end up installing a set that don't do what you want. For example, i installed some Quarter Pounders in a bass once and really didn't like them. They sounded too "Heavy Metal" to my ears. So there i was with a set of PuPs i didn't want and sold them at a loss on EvilBay.

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='1160912' date='Mar 13 2011, 07:49 PM']B ) They got away with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] LOL - punters eh. You spend all that time practicing