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Paint it Black - Stones

First impressions without trying to play it through. 1) What's the tempo? 2) Is there some pattern that repeats itself over the parts? I am not able to see anything like that, yet, but most likely I should play it through first. 3) Done by a machine (see the first notes in bar 15)? How does it sound straight from the computer? 4) What kind of band is playing? Is it even possible to go up high if there are keys close by? Soundwise it may be feasible to stay in the half and first position. 5) I think (this is my very biased opinion) that bass should be rhythmic instrument in modern music. Compared to say baroque music I believe melodic content was more important then than rhythmic if we look at older and today's music. Therefore many melodic jumps seen in the score might be possible to "reduce" to smaller intervals without "reducing" rhythmic content. Ghost notes should not be forgotten. Wishing to see comments from the pros here, like TKenrick, Bilbo, Tom Read, Chris Dev, et al.

You were probably at Goldsmiths around the same time as my younger brother. My brother loved his time there with LC. A friend of my mine was also teaching Bass there at the time, John Deemer.

Feel the same. Really good. He's also thrown me the bone on a couple of his essential jazz albums, which I've never heard of. Looking forward to getting into those this evening.

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This bassline was created by software, to go over the chords to "Oh little town of Bethlehem". The Musical Director selected "funky R&B" (or somesuch) as the option for the bass style. Is this difficult to play for a competent reader (which I am not)? Is it unnecessarily complicated? I am struggling with it, and will probably simplify it. Does anyone have any hints or tips, to help me to create a funky yet playable line.

I had a chat with the man today. I forgot to ask him about the decal but the bbot bridge reflects how it was originally. I had a quick noodle on it. It definitely wasn’t a lightweight but it felt incredibly resonant I have to say.

@greghagger You shared that lesson at the exact right time - with my commitment and ability, I will have learnt it by November 2026!

Just thought I would add to the thread with this Ken Taylor 5 that I bought last year. I got it new from BAX for an absolute steal, prior to them going bump. It's not fashionably light (9.5lbs), but I'm not too bothered - (it's much lighter than my 6 & 7 strings!!) The main thing is it sounds absolutely immense, love the growl of the humbuckers, the EQ and blend can get a great variety of tones, and almost plays itself. Build quality is as good as anything else I've played.

Spin The Black Circle - Pearl Jam

OMG! You're right! But my memory is so hazy of that night...

Thanks.

None, but I avoid 2.4GHz like the plague for mission-critical applications. This would not interfere with anything, but the 2.4GHz carrier might.