62P-Bass Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Apologies for the blatant self-interest post, but I now have a website up and running and wanted to 'put it about a bit' - hope that's okay. I've put up PDFs of most of my articles from Bass Guitar Magazine - mostly my series on how to read music notation, plus a few gear reviews and other bits that some of you may be interested in. At some point hopefully soon I'm going to put together a book on reading music for bass. Not just a bundle of old articles, but a whole new resource that I have big plans for. Sign up to the mailing list and I'll update you as soon as this is ready. It's just an iWeb job but I'm happy enough with it so far - any feedback on the site much appreciated! Cheers, Andrew P.S. Look out for the infamous/notorious 'Fretless Moods' video! [url="http://www.andrewmckinney.co.uk"]www.andrewmckinney.co.uk[/url] Quote
mez6d657a Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Really great stuff . Definitely going to be spending some time in the articles section! Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Superb resource and a very well laid out site. Congratulations! Quote
aido43 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Great site--look forward to book in due course--nice to have Bass mag articles in one collection Quote
Kraken Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Andrew, I've actually been buying BGM for your article since it started. not that you need my endorsement, but if anyone is of the mind they are a fantastic set of learning material for reading standard notation. Thanks Barny! Quote
bassfunk Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Just what I needed! Will be on this tonight while Mrs Bassfunk is out, and I wont have to clear the history afterwards Quote
purpleblob Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks for the headsup - the site looks very interesting. Quote
62P-Bass Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks for checking it out guys and the nice comments. I've just added some tracks from the new JTQ album that is being released in April - they're on the Media page. Cheers, Andrew Quote
Hobbayne Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) I just caught the end of a JT concert this afternoon on BBC4, I actually recorded the classic albums show the other night featuring Tom Petty and caught the tail end of JT. IIRC it was Leyland Sklar on bass. Edited March 3, 2011 by Hobbayne Quote
62P-Bass Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 Ah yes, the old James Taylor vs James Taylor issue! We do sometimes notice people leaving after a few numbers and think - wrong James Taylor! Apparently [u]after[/u] one gig some came up to James (the one I play for), said how much they loved the gig and his music, and then pulled out a copy of Sweet Baby James for him to sign. The cover is basically a huge picture of the other James Taylor! A Quote
krispn Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Hey Andrew How dod the P Retro work out for you? read your review a while back in BGM and you mentioned you were taking it on the road. I'm thinking about getting one to add tht little uumph (better than oomph, sexier I'd say) to some tunes mid song. Quote
62P-Bass Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 P-Retro is a great bit of kit if you are after an active P-Bass. I kept it in the bass for about 6 months but I never actually turned it on to 'active' during any gig, so I ended up taking it out. I'm just really used to and comfortable with a passive P-Bass. It could work really well for you if you change your sound during the gig or mid-song. I'm very much a one-sound-fits all player for gigs! I made some comparison recordings that you can access on the BGM website [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=429:p-retro&catid=48:demos&Itemid=102"]here[/url]. Andrew Quote
Blademan_98 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I liked your article on what to take to a gig. Also liked the fact that I take most things along! I always have spare strings for my guitar, but never for the bass. Perhaps I should start Quote
chaypup Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Good site! Looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday in Cardiff! Quote
dave_bass5 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) [quote name='62P-Bass' post='1149022' date='Mar 3 2011, 10:44 PM']P-Retro is a great bit of kit if you are after an active P-Bass. I kept it in the bass for about 6 months but I never actually turned it on to 'active' during any gig, so I ended up taking it out. I'm just really used to and comfortable with a passive P-Bass. It could work really well for you if you change your sound during the gig or mid-song. I'm very much a one-sound-fits all player for gigs! I made some comparison recordings that you can access on the BGM website [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=429:p-retro&catid=48:demos&Itemid=102"]here[/url]. Andrew[/quote] Thanks for a great website. Very useful and great reading. I was just reading your review and was going to ask how it went with the P-retro. Your article had almost sold me on getting one for my CV P but after reading the above comment im now thinking im pretty much the same as you (definitely not in the playing sense though, im miles behind that) I tend to stick to one tone during gigs, other than to roll off the tone on the bass every now and then, and im not sure even that makes a huge difference. Edited March 4, 2011 by dave_bass5 Quote
xilddx Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I agreed with masses, a very good site and the PDFs of your reading articles will be very useful. Top work mate! Quote
lemmywinks Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Great stuff, many thanks! Already downloading and printing the Reading and Technique PDFs, gives me something to get stuck into at home. Quote
Hobbayne Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 [quote name='62P-Bass' post='1148887' date='Mar 3 2011, 08:42 PM']Ah yes, the old James Taylor vs James Taylor issue! We do sometimes notice people leaving after a few numbers and think - wrong James Taylor! Apparently [u]after[/u] one gig some came up to James (the one I play for), said how much they loved the gig and his music, and then pulled out a copy of Sweet Baby James for him to sign. The cover is basically a huge picture of the other James Taylor! A[/quote] Blimey! There's another one? I wasnt aware there was two of em! Quote
62P-Bass Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 The [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor"]James Taylor[/url] The other [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor_Quartet"]James Taylor[/url]! Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 [quote name='silddx' post='1149386' date='Mar 4 2011, 12:31 PM']I agreed with masses, a very good site and the PDFs of your reading articles will be very useful. Top work mate![/quote] Yes I will be having a look at this too, We have a bass clef YTS thread Andrew that I will copy and paste this into although it keeps going a bit quiet over there it's ticking along gently Quote
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