dmccombe7 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, peteb said: Bizarrely, knowing a few people connected with Magnum, that's a completely opposite viewpoint than they all have, especially regarding Stanway! Maybe they were having a bad day ? We were just the helping hands rather than connected with the band so maybe that's the difference. ? Can't fault Mark Stanway tho. He even offered to take us out to the local chippie for a treat before the Magnum gig. Dave Edited February 13 by dmccombe7 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Bilbo said: It's all a matter of perspective. Multi Story, the prog band I recorded a track with for their CBF10 cd, they supported Magnum on the OASTN tour. They got on well with Stanway but didn't say much about the others either way. I have never met any of them. I think my fav artists that i've met have been Phil Collins who bought us coffee and cakes, Phil Lynott who played pool with us and John Sloman when he was with Uriah Heep. He was also a very friendly guy and the one i forgot who also came over and sat with us in the lounge area for a few beers was Francis Dunnery from It Bites when they supported Robert Plant at Barrowlands in Glasgow. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Another one for Dave - 'How Far Jerusalem' from Magnum's 'On A Storyteller's Night'. Great lyrics. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/how-far-jerusalem-magnum/ 1 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 'Two Hearts' from 'On A Storyteller's Night' has just gone up. Knocked that one out in my lunch break (working from home today)! My brother just told me Tony Clarkin died last year. I was so sad to hear that. I think he was a massively underrated writer and I have loved so much of his work over the years. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/two-hearts-magnum/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 (edited) 'On A Storyteller's Night' from 'On A Storyteller's Night', oddly enough. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/on-a-storytellers-night-magnum/ Edited February 14 by Bilbo 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 'Endless Love' - endless Magnum tunes, more like! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/endless-love-magnum/ Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 2 hours ago, Bilbo said: 'On A Storyteller's Night' from 'On A Storyteller's Night', oddly enough. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/on-a-storytellers-night-magnum/ Hi Rob, the download link doesn't open on this one for some weird reason. ? The one for Endless Love opens ok so no idea what's going on. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 (edited) Sorry, Dave. My bad. I used the wrong dooberry ferkin which caused the fidgle to blurg. Should be working now Edited February 14 by Bilbo 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 6 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Sorry, Dave. My bad. I used the wrong dooberry ferkin which caused the fidgle to blurg. Should be working now That's weird but i understand that lingo. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 'Days Of No Trust' from the 1988 Magnum album, 'Wings Of Heaven'. Five in one day. I'm off to bed now. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/days-of-no-trust-magnum/ 1 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 'All England's Eyes' from 'On A Storyteller's Night' by Magnum. I am not entirely confident on this one as there are passages where the bass is lost in the what is a fairly dense mix. I have had to 'guess' some of the details here and there so, if you hear it differently, you may be right. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/all-englands-eyes-magnum/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 'Vigilante' from the 1986 Magnum album of the same name. I think that's the lot for now. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/vigilante-magnum/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 I had meant to do this one for ages - Kai Eckhardt's bass solo from 'Blue In Green' on the John McLaughlin Trio's 'Live At The Royal Festival Hall' recording in 1989. So not Wally Lowe! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/blue-in-green-bass-solo-john-mclaughlin-trio/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 I did this one for a giggle. This is the most meaningless transcription on the website….. Four notes, most of which are Bb. There is some significant E activity in there but the G and F# barely get a look in. ‘The Pump’ from the 1980 Jeff Beck album, ‘There And Back’. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-pump-jeff-beck/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted Tuesday at 10:38 Author Posted Tuesday at 10:38 Another one I am proud of, this is the complete Felix Pappalardi bass performance on the album version of 'Nantucket Sleighride' from the 1971 Mountain album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nantucket-sleighride-to-owen-coffin-mountain/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Wednesday at 18:36 Author Posted Wednesday at 18:36 Anthony Jackson's complete bass part for the tune 'Beethoven's Piano Sonata 8 - Pathetique' from the 2011 Hiromi Trio Project album, 'Voices'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/beethovens-piano-sonata-8-pathetique-hiromi/ Quote
Bilbo Posted yesterday at 19:44 Author Posted yesterday at 19:44 'Dreamer' from the 2014 Hiromi Trio Project album, 'Alive'. Not 100% sure as there are some classic AJ 'what the f*** is he doing NOW' moments but most of it is safe. There are some heavy challenges with the read, though, as a lot of the chart is in weird time signatures which does odd things to the ties in Sibelius. Once you 'get it', though, it soon settles. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/dreamer-hiromi-uehara-trio-project/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted 12 hours ago Author Posted 12 hours ago Another from the same 2014 album, this is the tune 'Seeker'. More digestible altogether but there are some passages that test your 16th note reading to the full. Lots of evidence of the James Jamerson influence Jackson often speaks of. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/seeker-hiromi-trio-project/ Now I am off to collect a new (to me) Markbass set up for my electric playing! 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago Sorry, guys. I bottled it. Head only chart for the tune 'At One' from the 1993 Michel Camilo album, 'Rendezvous'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/as-one-michel-camilo/ Got the Markbass kit. Wow! 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 30 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Sorry, guys. I bottled it. Head only chart for the tune 'At One' from the 1993 Michel Camilo album, 'Rendezvous'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/as-one-michel-camilo/ Got the Markbass kit. Wow! you buying new gear Rob ? Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago I am, Dave. I am happy with my Acoustic Image Clarus for my double bass set up but it wasn't doing it for me on the electric front, even with a PJB extension cab, so I just got myself a CMD151P (the Jeff Berlin model). I also got frustrated with my 5-string bass earlier this year (a Marleaux Consat, I think) so sold that on here and bought a Cort Rithmic 4. I now have a complete Jeff Berlin fan-boy set up (not because it is Jeff Berlin endorsed but because it works). I got the Markbass (w. an additional New York 151 extension speaker) off ebay - a total bargain and the seller was only 30 miles away from me! The Markbass set up is astonishing - I tried the combo years ago and thought 'I have got to get me one of these' and it has taken me this long. I will be selling some other kit to off-set the cost but, frankly, it was an absolute steal. 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago (edited) The bass part for the tune 'Mali' off John Patitucci's 2009 trio album, 'Remembrance'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/mali-john-patitucci-trio/ Edited 4 hours ago by Bilbo Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, Bilbo said: I am, Dave. I am happy with my Acoustic Image Clarus for my double bass set up but it wasn't doing it for me on the electric front, even with a PJB extension cab, so I just got myself a CMD151P (the Jeff Berlin model). I also got frustrated with my 5-string bass earlier this year (a Marleaux Consat, I think) so sold that on here and bought a Cort Rithmic 4. I now have a complete Jeff Berlin fan-boy set up (not because it is Jeff Berlin endorsed but because it works). I got the Markbass (w. an additional New York 151 extension speaker) off ebay - a total bargain and the seller was only 30 miles away from me! The Markbass set up is astonishing - I tried the combo years ago and thought 'I have got to get me one of these' and it has taken me this long. I will be selling some other kit to off-set the cost but, frankly, it was an absolute steal. Nice one Rob. I recently had a look at the Rithimic bass too. It gets great reviews. Also got a notion for an Xotic J4 but a bit more expensive. Had the MB 121 combo and ext cab few yrs back. It was an odd thing but standing next to it i found it sounded weak but move out into FOH and it was right there and fitted really well into a 70's Glam cover band with guitar and keys. Having listened to Joe Dart a few times recently i sometimes think i want that MB sound he gets. I think Allain Carron also moved over to MB too. Look forward to hearing some sound demos and a full NBD review would be nice. Have fun and enjoy. Dave Quote
peteb Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, dmccombe7 said: I recently had a look at the Rithimic bass too. It gets great reviews. Also got a notion for an Xotic J4 but a bit more expensive. I've got one of the early Xotic J4 basses - great bass! If you can pick one up for a decent price (and you can sometimes get them for a song), then do it. Certainly at least as good as the Japanese Sadowskys, but much better value. Quote
Bilbo Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago Another simple chart (easy to read and a very basis introduction to the most simple of Latin feels), this is the Ruben Rodriguez bass part for 'Nature Boy' a bonus track on the 2019 Steve Khan album, 'Patchwork'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nature-boy-steve-khan/ Quote
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