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  1. Silvia Bluejay
    Epic fail on at least two levels. 1. Define 'best' - best chops, best playing for the song, best songwriting...? Get promptly mired in controversy. 2. Last time I checked, people don't play bass with their genitals, therefore 'female bassist' is as relevant as 'gay bassist' or 'black bassist.'
    26 points
  2. EBS_freak
    I’m not, I wrote this post in September.
    8 points
  3. Happy Jack
    Well that's a New Year's Resolution right there ...
    6 points
  4. AndyTravis
    I have a nut allergy
    5 points
  5. Frank Blank
    Ok, I'll start. I was assuming someone else might but, anyway... If I spent as much time practicing bass and writing music as I did reading and commenting on Basschat I'd be a far better player! I realise/appreciate that BC is a powerful and hugely useful reference guide and tool for any bass player but hell, I spend so much time just mooching on here and essentially wasting time. So I suppose the resolution really is to practice more and, of course, that doesn't have to be at the expense of BC, I just need to prioritise.
    4 points
  6. dmccombe7
    All the very best to everyone for 2019 Sad to see the New Year start with the news of Ray Sawyer passing on at 81yrs of age. A true entertainer over the years. Dave
    4 points
  7. Happy Jack
    Coming soon to a clickbait website near you: 50 dead bassists 25 oldest bassists 100 best-dressed bassists 40 bassists who don't play a Precision 69 top bassist divorces 101 things you didn't know about bassists 33 foreign bassists who don't talk like us and smell a bit funny 10 reasons why Brexit will improve bassists 5 richest bassists 100,000 bassists who don't appear in any other pointless lists
    4 points
  8. anzoid
    OK, think I found the bass - it looks like it's a Joseph Kaye Guitars custom build - found a gallery on Facebook, so not sure if this link will work: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Josephkayeguitars-The-london-workshop-142235195836790/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1197588173634815&__tn__=-UC-R
    4 points
  9. Roger2611
    Part of the problem seems to be the quickness of a soundcheck, if you are lucky enough to get one, as a support act it's usually "bass" I hit two notes "thank you, Guitar" and that's my soundcheck!
    3 points
  10. AndyTravis
    Get an album done, do some gigs to support said album. Make no money, be happy playing music.
    3 points
  11. kodiakblair
    The job is done 😎 Started the tung oil coats very early yesterday morning and did last coat around 11.30pm. Gave it a buff over this afternoon then came assembly. Still a small amount of fettling to be done, couple of touch ups to the finish and a wee bit off the saddles to tighten up the string spacing. Comes in just shy of 10lb.
    3 points
  12. steantval
    Or on his Summer holiday 😀
    3 points
  13. stewblack
    I've had some great experiences and some worryingly poor. Luckily enough being a recovering alcoholic I've learned the value of acceptance. Accept the things I cannot change, is the motto by which I have to live. I can't change a sound engineer or how they do their job any more than they can change how I play the bass. Of course it sucks if they get a crappy bass sound, but I have to accept it so I do. The one rule I've always maintained is to shake them by the hand and thank them for what they've done for me. I never know when they will next be in charge of making my band sound as good as they can so I try to keep them on side as much as possible. None of this in any way belittles the OP nor his disappointment which I entirely understand. I can only speak to my own experience.
    3 points
  14. Staggering on
    What about lefties? I believe you know one.😀
    3 points
  15. walshy
    This is my Pino bass. Well it’s a 1970 original (Bar the paintwork) and a lot less coin than the GAK ones! Looks the business thanks to BassDoc for sorting it out 👍 Just got it back today 😍
    3 points
  16. mike257
    It's really never going to be the kit. It's all in the players own technique and touch, how hard/soft they play, the angle they attack from - spent two weeks teching for a great session player who stood in on a tour I was looking after, I knew the lines as well as he did having worked with the band for ages, but when I line checked his bass, I sounded almost exactly like I sound playing through my own kit. He sounded completely different. I was lucky enough to work for Victor Wooten for a couple of shows. I can 100% confirm that having his actual bass in your hands and pedals at your feet in no way makes you sound or play anything like him 🤣
    3 points
  17. arthurhenry
    Have they done a list of best male bass players?
    3 points
  18. taunton-hobbit
    S'probably the evolution of New English - or summat.......... 😎
    3 points
  19. anzoid
    An article on JKG where Mark's bass is mentioned: https://www.pressreader.com/australia/guitarist/20180112/282930975749387
    3 points
  20. steantval
    Available from all Ann Summers stores 😀
    3 points
  21. rollie 55
    glad i didnt watch 😊
    3 points
  22. Silvia Bluejay
    Sorry guys (and gals), this is getting boring. We have ascertained the following: a. some of us don't like Kylie (or Dannii) b. On the other hand, some of us are huge fans c. Most of us seem to agree that Kylie has paid her dues and generally deserves the Legend slot at Glasto d. (Too) many of us are enjoying dragging this topic on and on and ON with dubious, unfunny, semi-sexist banter which doesn't even stretch to offending us female members - it simply terminally bores us. Time for a lock. Thank you all.
    3 points
  23. Staggering on
    For the third year our jazz quartet played an early New Year's Eve gig yesterday (Dec 28) at a nursing home where about 75 residents/patients gathered with some family members and staff for a party to celebrate NYE. We play in a lovely big room with great acoustics and decorated with balloons and lots of other appropriate things including hats and noisemakers. We did two sets and then had the big countdown at 3:00PM(!) and the balloons came down from the ceiling nets and we launched into Auld Lang Syne as the residents toasted and cheered in the new year. It is a fun but also sad gig as many of the residents struggle with various afflictions brought on by old age or disease but the music always seems to get through to them and some dance or clap along and some sing along with us. Even most of the people with mental difficulties (dementia and others) respond to the music and at the end of the show seem to be a bit more "alive" , if I may use that term. I guess for many musicians this would be a very odd gig but we have come to look forward to it and work hard to make it a good time for everyone, including the band. A sad fact is that when we go back again many of this year's audience won't be there and as we all get older we realize how precious life is and how lucky we are to have music in our lives and that we can brighten up the day for others doing what we love to do. This gig always reminds me that life just flies by, we should try to do what we can while we are able and have fun with our music and use it to cheer up others as well, and that is not always easy as life throws stuff at us.We play in many different venues but this gig always makes me want to get moving and take what I can from whatever time I have left. OK, sermon over, time to wish everyone a great year in 2019.😀
    3 points
  24. Teebs
    I can't imagine how this must have been for you - I'm sure that with determination, you'll get your passion back. I wish you every success. I'm in Manchester, I can give you a violin bass (Challenge VP) ⬇️ If you're interested, let me know where you are & we can sort something out.
    3 points
  25. jezzaboy
    Due to an expensive recent purchase I`m putting my Sire P7 up for sale only, no trade thanks. This is Version 2 with the new pickups, ebony board, matt finish on the back of the neck, gloss finish on the front of the headstock. The tuners have been changed to a brand new set of Schallers and the bridge barrels have been swapped for Wilkinson brass ones as I don`t like the look of the original ones which will be included. There is also a fresh set of D`addario strings fitted. It is fitted with the 18 volt pre amp which is a great bit of kit as the threads on here will confirm. The specs are below. It weighs 8.5 to 9 lb, it`s as near as I can tell from the Mrs scales. It`s a £460 bass new, this is as new with £60 worth of tuners and new strings thrown in. I would much prefer collection from Paisley just outside Glasgow, don`t mind driving a bit to meet up or I have a hard case which I can stick it in but you can arrange your own courier and I will make sure that someone is here to hand over. If you are wanting to do this, payment would have to be by bank transfer, UK only. Body Material: North American Alder Shape: Sire Precision Bass Type Neck Material: 1 Piece Hardmaple Shape: C-Shape Scale: 34” Neck Joint: 4 Bolt Steel Square Plate Fingerboard Material: Ebony Radius: 9.5” Frets: Medium, 20 Frets String Nut: Natural Bone 38mm width Binding: 1 ply Ivory Inlay: White Pearloid Block Electronics Pickups: Marcus Super Precision Advanced (Neck) + Jazz Advanced (Bridge) Preamp: Marcus Heritage- 3 with Middle Frequency Control Controls: Volume / Tone (Dual Pot) | Pickup Blender | Treble | Middle / Middle Frequency (Dual Pot) | Bass, Mini Toggle (Active / Passive) Knob: Modern Black Plastic Hardware Bridge: Heavy Mass Standard Tuning Gear: Sire Premium Open-Gear Hardware Finish: Chrome
    2 points
  26. WHUFC BASS
    Just ordered one from obbm. Thanks for the tips fellas!!
    2 points
  27. EMG456
    It’s another ACG special birthday bass. The first of a new model- the Krell Kompakt. Black Limba body with ART top. Wenge and maple neck with ebony board. Multi coil pickups with Dual filter preamp. Thanks to Alan Cringean (ACG) who not only builds great basses but also takes great pictures of them!! A full build diary is in this thread if you're interested in what the process is for having a bass built from scratch.
    2 points
  28. HazBeen
    Do more gigs with my originals band, fewer with the tributes ...... if possible.
    2 points
  29. AM1
    Wow!! I don’t know what to say! That’s incredibly kind. I’m not far from Manchester, 30 mins drive. Totally overwhelmed. Thank you so much.
    2 points
  30. josie
    The band had a chat this morning and all agreed our collective resolution is to gig more this year than last. Which shouldn't be hard! Again it's partly a case of everyone making it a priority, and possibly letting other things be less important (little things, you know, like wives, or children, or jobs... 🙂 )
    2 points
  31. Happy Jack
    I'll certainly be far more careful in future about which kazoo I pick up ...
    2 points
  32. SpondonBassed
    I'm just grateful that TV doesn't get taken over by the Scots on NYE any more. I mean, just because the English can't hold their drink and run a TV station, we had such weirdness when I was little. Although years had passed since the trauma, I was still afraid that Donald would turn up without troosers at any minute last night. Happy New Year to you all!
    2 points
  33. skankdelvar
    HNY 2 U 2 DMc
    2 points
  34. rollie 55
    looking at this i just want to pick it up and play it
    2 points
  35. Woodinblack
    yes, 400 is quite warm. what is the power of your iron? Maybe it isn't clean or too lightweight, but it would seem odd. I don't do it like that, I would say a second to warm up, feed the solder in, but don't leave it in contact too much afterwards, it should stay hot enough. just be sure to not move it as it is cooling. - Either way, I would say, do it the way you are most comfortable with. It is unlikely you will damage them but if you do (and with the 1n4148s it is obvious, they would fall apart), they are about the cheapest components you care going to find, literally 1 or 2p.
    2 points
  36. Woodinblack
    They aren't specifically sensitive if you are not soldering too close and I wouldn't think they needed more attention than normal, although if it takes 5-6 seconds to solder something I would say your iron is too cold, it should only ever take a second or two. So turn the iron up from what you have it on if it is temperature controlled. Although the 4001s are pretty robust (the black ones, or 400x series anyway), the bottom ones, presumably 1n4148s can be a little delicate close to the body, so when you have soldered one side, let it cool a bit before doing the other side. I can't say that I have ever lost a diode soldering it in though, and that includes surface mount.
    2 points
  37. Bobthedog
    Agreed to both points one and two from a serious view. Less seriously, however, my playing could sometimes be referred to as a load of balls. Does that count?
    2 points
  38. arthurhenry
    That would be one way to end the pick vs fingers debate.
    2 points
  39. BreadBin
    Challenge accepted?
    2 points
  40. Silvia Bluejay
    Or perhaps because it forces the reader's mind to move away from the obvious, most of whom tend to be male. I would prefer to simply see a few more female names in 'normal' lists, as splitting lists by gender does have the effect of making you think along the lines of 'if it didn't specify that they have to be female, would any of these women be taken into consideration?' (Probably only a couple of household names would.) There have historically been fewer female bass players around, so, proportionally, there will have been fewer outstanding female bassists than male bassists. I don't think all-female lists are the solution, though.
    2 points
  41. Delberthot
    Used mine last night and I absolutely love it. In fact, the whole band commented on how much they enjoyed it. I've had my GK/BF set up so that it is for me to hear meaning that the rest of the band have had to have a monitor mix with my bass in it whereas the sound from this carries across the stage but isn't too loud. Possibly the first time that I have set my volume at the start of a gig and hadn't touched it during the night. Need to check my subscription but the GK/BF rig will be up for sale alter on today
    2 points
  42. Frank Blank
    Quite an interesting thread running on talkbass.com specifically about the QSC K12.2, seems to have been running since mid 2017 until Dec 2018. I thought it was worth a mention because one of the contributors is someone who works for QSC who answers a lot of the queries put to him... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/qsc-k12-2.1287735/
    2 points
  43. Japhet
    I recently discovered that when an Ebay item's location is advertised as 'Middlesex', that is actually Middlesex - half way up the Yangtze river.
    2 points
  44. casapete
    Did our now usual NYE residency at a local hotel. 4 piece band plus a good friend on DJ duties. Audience numbers for the evening a little down on last year, but they made up for it in quality - really up for a good time and noticeably a younger lot than in recent years. We got to do more recent material as a result, which made a refreshing change. It’s quite easy to underestimate audiences at such events these days, assuming they’ll want old weary stuff when a lot of the time they just want to go a bit crazy to some good tunes! Only downside for me was the naffing drummer went a bit daft in the last set, hitting everything so damned hard that I now have a slight ringing. I should have taken my ear plugs, but based on previous years didn’t think I’d need them. My NY resolution is to pack them in my gig bag for every event I do, lesson learned. 🤨
    2 points
  45. Maude
    It just proves that you don't have to be a great singer to be a great frontman. A few years back I was in a band with a decidedly average singer but he was a great frontman, could get the most disinterested crowd eating out of his hand.
    2 points
  46. skankdelvar
    2 points
  47. kodiakblair
    With a 51 slab body awaiting it's 2nd coat of tung and more than enough already there's no good reason for yet another P-bass. Except the finish. It's a cracking finish 🙂 Bought from Sounds Great Music on Friday afternoon and delivered by DPD 1400hrs on Saturday. My camera skills are zero so I've pinched the shop photos.
    2 points
  48. paul_c2
    Its not really a case of "us" and "them"; more like that there's good and bad musicians in all forms of music. The less good musicians tend to focus on just a subset of their musical knowledge, and its easier for a less good 'classical' musician to not have to focus on things like swing, groove, playing by ear, improvising etc. But let me reassure you, there's 'classical' musicians who can run rings around the average 'rock' musician for technical ability, knowledge, musicianship, etc etc in ALL aspects of playing music. Also worth mentioning, that jazz musicians tend to be able to read very well, in addition to improvising over chord changes etc etc (including the good guitarists!)
    2 points
  49. Cato
    The whole original ethos behind all Leo Fenders guitar and basses was good quality but relatively affordable mass produced factory built instruments. No matter how much Fender claim that the Custom Shop signature range are 'authentic reproductions ' they're actually a long way from what Leo originally had in mind for the brand.
    2 points
  50. Maude
    I haven't played NYE in years through choice. It's always, without fail a nightmare. People who don't normally drink get sh!tfaced and act like d!cks, couples who don't go out very often go out and argue with each other, people who do go out all the time get territorial and act like d!cks to ones who don't go out all the time, the night never lives up to anyones expectations and it all ends up a very sad, depressing place to be. And I'm stood, sober on a stage watching it all unfold. No thanks. Merry New Year 😄
    2 points
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