Steve G Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 took my bass and headphone amp along to play while the kids did their karate lesson which was a first. suprisingly good environment to have a session. Quote
AndyBob09 Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 As a bassist, my day's been awful. Haven't put a thought to bass at all. Tomorrow will probably be the same. I never do these days. It's such a damn shame I gig lots and never practice. New Year's resolution? Why not! Quote
rOB Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 Pretty good. Pretty sure my amp is now sold. Now all I have to do is decide what to replace it with. Hmm mb500? LmII? MiBass? Decisions decisions Quote
Jacqueslemac Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 Went to see a three-band gig. After watching the bass players in the second and headline bands I feel a bit disheartened, both were so good. Quote
rOB Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 Gallien Krueger MB500 amp ordered and on its way. Very exciting. Will make my small rig even more convenient to move around with a more effective eq section and a foot switchable drive channel. Quote
SpaceChick Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 Nailed "Badge" by Cream.... New track for the bands setlist Quote
ahpook Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 i was playing along to 'rio' by duran duran, struggling to get up to speed and girlfren called through from the bedroom saying how good i was sounding. made my day Quote
BassAgent Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 Had a 4.5 hour rehearsal today, just like yesterday and the day before. I love my job Quote
Jayben Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 Started recording bass tonight, tone was good but playing was sloppy. Need to do some serious metronome practice, tonight's escapade was unacceptable and plain embarrassing. Unhappy bunny. Quote
Chrismanbass Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) just had an email from an artist saying that he want to use a different line up of musicians to "experiment with different musical influences" wouldn't mind but the artist is a personal friend of mine and an email seems a bit of a cop out really and a bit unpersonal Edited December 30, 2012 by Chrismanbass Quote
Wylie Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Practiced twice, total about 1.5 hours. Keep going back to basics, which I suck at. Have to keep doing the same stuff over and over and over and over ... Quote
BassTractor Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Unique! Crazy! Wild! Never experienced anything like it. Most certainly insane. Most certainly extremely irresponsible. But: got hold of some dough, and bought or ordered - an Orange Terror Bass 500 - a Squier CV 50s Precision, Lake Placid Blue - a Squier CV 50s Precision, Butterscotch Blonde - a Beta Aivin 250W head (like the Promethean w. lower wattage) - a red Ashbory - a BF Compact plus Midget I feel I'm very close to be settled for life. Very close indeed, even if I know what GAS can do to man. "[i]This is a small step for man, but a giant leap for [b]this[/b] man.[/i]" best, bert Quote
xfredrikx Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Got new strings in the mail, DR-LORIDERS 50-110. Always nervous about changing brand of strings. Been using Ernie Ball Regular Slinky for the last 5 years. Anyway, put them on, tuned and intonated. WOW, never usually like strings right out of the package but these strings feel great. So happy. Great acoustic sound as well. And the stiffness is just the way I like it (I tune CGCF). Cant wait to try them trough an amp. Quote
SpaceChick Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) WOW Bert Well yesterday was pretty good on reflection. Band practice and did rather well at Badge (other band mates hadn't practiced their parts as much as they should). Then, we were about to play another track.... which has a fairly simple but "busy" bassline..... and the guitarists (we have 3) said "We did tell you about the key change didn't we? Its in C now not A"...... Um, no you didn't. So I replied "Well expect the bassline to be crap then whilst I transpose on the hoof".... well I amazed myself, only made 2 mistakes in the whole song, and transposed as I went perfectly other than that. Really boosted my confidence it did!! Edited January 3, 2013 by SpaceChick Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1357205160' post='1918951'] WOW Bert Well yesterday was pretty good on reflection. Band practice and did rather well at Badge (other band mates hadn't practiced their parts as much as they should). Then, we were about to play another track.... which has a fairly simple but "busy" bassline..... and the guitarists (we have 3) said "We did tell you about the key change didn't we? Its in C now not A"...... Um, no you didn't. So I replied "Well expect the bassline to be crap then whilst I transpose on the hoof".... well I amazed myself, only made 2 mistakes in the whole song, and transposed as I went perfectly other than that. Really boosted my confidence it did!! [/quote] My normal response to something like that would be "No it's not" then keep playing it in A. It's probably why i'm not in a band Haven't really played bass in a good while. I played yesterday when i was very tired, but it was no use. Quote
Jacqueslemac Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 First band practice of the new year last night. We're working on a heap of new songs because we're bored of playing the same old covers. We also had a go at some old stuff we used to play with our previous drummer. Not everyone had learned everything, but all-in-all it wasn't a bad session and it was good to work on new material. A good start to the new year. Tonight is the first practice for the surf band for about a month. Quote
BassTractor Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1357205160' post='1918951'] I amazed myself, only made 2 mistakes in the whole song [/quote] Kudos 'n' all that, but why always with the negative angle? Why not forget about two unimportant mistakes and rather tell us exactly how many [i]good[/i] notes you played? So: HOW MANY? best, bert Quote
SpaceChick Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1357227367' post='1919398'] Kudos 'n' all that, but why always with the negative angle? Why not forget about two unimportant mistakes and rather tell us exactly how many [i]good[/i] notes you played? So: HOW MANY? best, bert [/quote] Well its a 3 and a half minute song at 100 beats a minute. so roughly 350 beats, roughly 1 note per beat (some quavers but some minims, but mostly crochets) 2 mistakes. so simple maths would say 348 right notes. Bloody hell thats sh*t loads! I rock! (Debs steps away from her boostfulness as nobody likes a smart arse, but appreciates the lovely Bert for making her think and giving her an even bigger confidence boost!) Quote
SpaceChick Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Well after my earlier euphoria, I have now come back down to earth with a crashing bump No sooner than our lead guitarist gets back on his feet after cancer, but today our rhythm guitarist finds out he needs a quadruple heart bypass Gutted for him, as he's a lovely guy. Also gutted for the band (and me) as we had some great gigs lined up next month Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1357243911' post='1919828'] Well after my earlier euphoria, I have now come back down to earth with a crashing bump No sooner than our lead guitarist gets back on his feet after cancer, but today our rhythm guitarist finds out he needs a quadruple heart bypass Gutted for him, as he's a lovely guy. Also gutted for the band (and me) as we had some great gigs lined up next month [/quote] Oh, your band seems to have the worst luck. But believe me, i have known a fair few people to have major heart surgery, and none have died. From my experience, it's quite survivable, and when he's back on his feet, it will be like nothing has happened. Still, i had typed "my heart goes out to him" here, but decided to delete it :/ but i do wish him the best! You can get a dep in if you really want to play those gigs! Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I put on the album californication and played my way through most of it, with a couple of improvised soloy parts. I was pretty proud of myself. Also got a set of half round bass strings, and a set of round wounds. Somebody, please tell me if i should put the half rounds on the jazz bass? Tell me, should i put the half rounds on the jazz bass? Tell me, "Put the half rounds on the jazz bass"! Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1357244482' post='1919850'] Put the half rounds on the jazz bass [/quote] oh, you! you're just telling me that because i told you to. Would they suit a jazz or ray better? i think jazz, but unsure... Quote
SpaceChick Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 [quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357244586' post='1919858'] oh, you! you're just telling me that because i told you to. Would they suit a jazz or ray better? i think jazz, but unsure... [/quote] That's a tough one!! I have flats on my fretless P bass, and am trying an experiment of flats on my 5 string Jazz bass. Never tried half rounds, so a mystery to me. But I think you need to get these experiments out of your system. Quote
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