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I simply cannot understand the appeal of these. I'd also bet that the majority of these are completely staged. Coming up next !!! ... watch this old woman's reaction to price of groceries at Tescos .................

Some neck progress:

So this evening is the first chance since the weekend that I have had to do a few little jobs including bringing an old flame back into the fold. I will say I have owned this bass since 2006 but since I was in my early 20s and living at home it really hasn't been used I even made the choice to leave it at my parents home when I moved out many moons ago. I have over the last couple of years purchased far to many basses,sold far to many basses but in doing so I came across the old receipt for when I purchased this bass (again a while ago but it started the itch) which has led to this point. On Sunday I removed the bass from my old bedroom and we made the journey home. The Bass in question is a Gibson EBO that has had John Birch convert it to EB3 type specs but with his pickup and bridge and although it's been a while it is very similar condition to when I last used it in anger with crazing the faded colour to a orangy gold rather than the cherry and all the knocks and marks expected with a bass from the 60s. Today was finally time to show some TLC with new strings a gentle clean and then a really good oil of the board (not the best area to work but needs must sometimes) The bass is now looking and playing great although I have yet to play through the amp as I ran out of time but I forgot how loud the bass is acoustic the vibrations through the body is totally surprising even more so when you consider the small body. I love it can't wait to get it cranked up as I remember the Birch pickup being very hot.

Fables Of Faubus Mingus

Just back from Queen at the O2, really surprised myself at how emotional I felt - they played a few snatches of Freddie's vocal which really caught me off guard. I've always been very sniffy of them carrying on without Freddie and John but I have to say I was completely wrong - Adam Lambert was excellent vocally and very respectful of the legacy generally. Neil Fairclough was fantastic, both bass and vocally. Overall a really top night. Damn I hate it when my sanctimonious self is wrong...!

This was on earlier today and I thought it might interest some of the Basschat members. It's just under 30 minutes long... The Documentary - Carol Kaye: Queen of the bass - BBC Sounds

I feel very happy and fortunate in my very mature age to be with a band who all get on really well, are really accomplished musicians with a top singer, play great soul/Motown music, have our own small but powerful PA which our sax player owns and likes to set up himself and we go out regularly twice a month, 3 times at a push. I have a rig which is light weight and a lovely collection of basses I can choose from. We play gigs that are a maximum of an hour from home and I'm usually back in for 1.00am nursing a beer or a single malt. Life is good but I have to admit, the only downside is I'm walking about like Tin Man for a couple of hours next morning.....small price to pay though.

Here's the back of neck and headstock:

If anyone wants to watch my reaction to BT's latest excuse for us still not having broadband a week later after they accidentally ceased our line I'd be more than happy to film it. Strictly 18+ though.

Dissection - that's fine, I can happily watch Rick Beato or any one else with a good grasp of theory and recording techniques deconstruct something. Reaction videos are another matter. 😳

Reaction videos on youtube are one of my current irritations, Its getting hard to find actual things on youtube that aren't someones reaction to that thing! I am completely perplexed as to why someone would watch one of them. I avoided them for ages, then I thought I would watch one in case there was something non obvious I was missing. I watched about 30 seconds of it, and it turned out to be exactly what I thought it was, so I remain in total confusion as to the appeal. I know we all like different things, and if you get some enjoyment from it, I guess its good, but who cares what some random persons reaction is to something? I suppose some could say that channels like Rick Beato is just reactions to songs, but at least there is an analysis there as to how the songs are constructed, not just 'oh this bit is great'

Yep, at 15 I was wearing Dr Martens & Fred Perrys and playing bass in punk bands. Fast forward 40 years and there has been zero development/progression, still wearing DMs & Freds, still playing bass in punk bands.

This is my number 1.

Thank you all for your input. Its now In the diary already. hopefully see some of you there Thanks again Daniel

@Dready Zeppelin

Good Evening Everybody. Sorry to seem ignorant But i have never been to an event like this before, So, Can Anyone Please tell me What actually happens at one of these Events? as I have no idea. Are there guest appearances? is there a Concert? I can only assume there are Guitars on display and for sale possible Bass Expert Luthiers? Thank you for your time Daniel

Worst case scenario- Trampa has become sentient and taken over the CNC machine to create an army of killer instruments. S'manth has had to take on Sarah Connor's role and is fighting back with the mantra "There is no bass but what we make". Sorry, it's been a long day.

Margaret on the guillotine - Morrison's own brand.

I had no trouble downloading it using 'get_iplayer'. Worth a try..?

Blow wind blow - Tom Waits

If you do, let me know and I'll do a reaction video.

And a closer view of that beautiful flame:

I cannot stomach any of these 'reaction' videos. They are tedious in the extreme and I couldn't care less what someone else thinks about hearing Neil Peart for the first time. I can see the appeal of making them as they get a massive amount of hits and I presume that means some sort of monetisation. If it doesn't then I'm completely stumped as to why they even bother making them. The analysis videos I do understand as there is usually something in there to learn from, but the 'OMG, that's dope' reaction ones - utter dross.

I prefer Harley Davidson's early albums before he sold out to the music industry.

You're not. I like them too. Particularly when the young'uns discover some old classics. A favourite of mine was a compilation of black listeners discovering that Bobby Caldwell and the Bee Gees were white.

I'm a little bit obsessed with The Charismatic Voice on YouTube. Of course it doesn't hurt that she's extremely attractive and has one of the most emotive and expressionate faces I've ever seen, and a voice like butter. Sometimes I'm not even sure what she's reacting to, and I'm not sure I even care. 😆

A lot of these are daft but you do find some really good ones. There’s a chap who is apparently a drummer who, in this video watched. Neil Peart live solo. He was dumbstruck for most of it. One I do like is The Charismatic Voice by the opera singer and vocal coach Elizabeth Zharoff. She dissects a lot of rock songs, explaining why some bits are more difficult to do than they sound etc. She was giddy at the odd time signatures and instrumental prowess of Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio, as well as giving feedback on the vocal warblings.

Unfortunately there's a big difference in building design between something that will suit orchestral and choral music which often need a bit of help projecting out in the auditorium, and something that suits loud amplified music, where that same projection will play havoc with the sound.

I am new to the forum and have used TALKBASS.COM for ages. Time to spread out a bit!! I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and was the staff bassist at a theater playing for all the major shows touring through Chicago. I made my living recording jingles and movie scores while playing shows at the theater in the evening. Toured for Andrew Lloyd Webber for 20 years on the road. (ALW concert tour, CATS, Phantom of the Opera and also Les Miserables- not a Webber show). Currently living in the Phoenix, Arizona area (hot as hell for the summers). I perform 5 shows a week at a dinner theater and play church gigs on Sundays. Also freelance for other projects on my days off. I look forward to chatting with others on this forum.

Some of my best playing experiences have been gigging. When the stars align, the room acoustics are good, the onstage mix allows everyone to hear each other, the crowd are appreciative and you're playing music you enjoy to the best...nothing beats it. But that was 15 years ago. I didn't like the 2am load in when I got home to my flat in London though but I was young enough then to not let a 2:30am bed time affect Sunday too much. It would affect me more now even though I'm much more skilled at cat napping than I was. I'd still love to gig if I could play music I liked and the crowd enjoyed but opportunities are few and far between where I am. It's hard to find musicians who are interested in the same kind of music, almost all the ones I know are into metal or cheesy C-pop acoustic ballads.

Pushin’ hard - Kingdom Come

I've had 3 differing Fleas over the years and have researched them to within an inch of their funky little lives. It's my all time favourite bass. Hope this may be of some use! 1st - 2004 with Seymour Duncan P/U and Aguilar preamp. It sounded the most 'electronic' of the 3, with a very edgy synthy tone. The most like Fleas 'live' sound if you will. It always sounded so 'funky' for want of a better word. 2nd - 1997 with an Original Lane Poor P/U and Bartolini Pre-amp. This bass was all about being clean. With deeper Bass and higher highs, but no 'nasty-ness' in it, so to speak. The body shape was cut differently too. It was a tad thicker, front to back, but had a larger cutaway on the rear. 3rd (and current)- 2004 with Seymour Duncan Pickup and Bartolini preamp. Bit of a nasty edge and quite clear sounding, but, the Bartolini Pre-amp is not for me, so, it is currently being completely gutted out and having a full EMG system (for s*** and giggles). It's also got the Hipshot bridge. Which is the best of the the three bridges that came with the Flea (others being the Badass and Gotoh). In my opinion as someone who's owned a few, don't get hung up on needing a Lane Poor for his tone. It's a nonsense. They all sound like a Flea Bass and ALL will nail that Californication/By The Way/Live era sound. The tone is in the neck and the preamp dictates whether you want some nasty edge to your tone, or a cleaner option. That said, the Lane Poor WAS my favourite pickup. It was definitely picking up more of the freq spectrum. It had a certain depth to the lows the SD didn't have. The tone isn't remotely sterile either. That's just b******. Roll back that treble and you get all the warmth you need - I use my Flea in a band that has a tonne of Motown songs! People mistake clarity for sterility - totally different things. Enjoy. They're iconic basses with the most individual tone I think there is. You can't hide playing one! Here's a pic of the Lane Poor equipped one, and then my current one in Blue.

I don't find it easy and I mess up a lot on the part that goes back up. Which is why I use it, it is right on the edge of what I can do, so if the bass is harder to play I almost certainly wouldn't be able to play it. I couldn't play it on a P bass.

Yep one Bass... One for each day of the week!.. {2x Ibby GSR200, Ibby SR600, Harley Benton HBO Acoustic, Custom P Bitsa, Custom J 'PJ' Bitsa. Custom Rickenfaker}

Another snippet of the Jaydee in actions... sorry about the knee in the video frame

I'm finding this too. Now that i'm retired the additional income is coming in very handy especially with rising inflation and fuel cost over here. Now circa £2 / litre of fuel. That's £9 / gallon. We are going to increase our fee from start of 2023. Cant change already confirmed gigs. Dave

I really enjoy the whole live gigging experience. Playing with other musicians, actively working with a drummer and changing subtle little things as we play, adjusting amp stuff on the fly, working out how to cover when the singer comes in at the wrong point etc, etc. I can arrive & be completely set up in under 10 minutes & out the door about half an hour after we've finished. In between playing times I get to spend time nattering with a group of people that have become very close friends. Wouldn't change it for the world.

In Chas Hodges (of Chas & Dave) book he wrote about this, and said that at their sound-checks they got the vocals right first, then added in everything else underneath it so that the vocals always stood out clearly. He did say that a few times they had to advise the sound people that pretty much no-one ever went home from a Chas & Dave gig complaining that they couldn`t hear the bass drum properly, but a few times people had complained they couldn`t hear the vocals, so from then on that was how they worked, they vocals/lyrics being more important than any of the accompanying/supporting instruments. Which is directly opposite to pretty much every sound check I`ve ever done, where probably more time was spent on the level of the kick drum than on (all of) the vocals. Ok, yes, it was punk, but even our vomit should be heard clearly!

Always liked this one... We have it on our garden centre playlist (along with loads of other dub, about 700 tracks, with hte rest being funk and jazz, with some classical...). And it entertains me no end when some old folks are browsing our pelargoniums, and suddenly, from nowhere, Duckie or Junior shout "Big Spliff"

I'd have to say NO to that venues request to store gear in their premises at my risk. Too much money in our gear to leave lying around. I dont even leave the car unattended when loading or unloading. My wife stays with the car at all times. If she's not with me the band members take turns staying with the vehicles while others load / unload etc. Dave