Bullet-Rule

Keep practicing and plugging away, show you don't need them to do well for yourself. I'm guessing there were a few big egos in the band - you don't need them.

Good luck for the future

I think Rivers is a tasteful player and I enjoy his melodic lines.

'Whatever fits the song' is my motto. Although I do agree with the thought that most of the sound comes from your fingers. It can be smooth, funky, staccato, growly and have a sharp attack. Use what you're comfortable with too.

Very interesting read, I can see Thunes' side but I agree with Kiwi that he sounds bitter and unfulfilled.

I'd like to play some funk and form/join a funk-oriented band.

I'm not that accustomed to funk bass, but I do love some Jamiroquai stuff. Can you guys recommend some more funk bands for me? I know Jamiroquai can be regarded as acid jazz back in the day or pop nowadays but whatever

Also, I'd like some tips on what makes a good funk bass player, and advice about bassline construction: what scales do you guys use, etc.

I don't post on here often enough, so thanks in advance

Carl

Best of luck with the gig and future events with the band. Hope it all works out!

Mic Todd- Coheed and Cambria. Brilliant bassist, always picks the right bassline.

There is no kudos for playing well in a music shop. The whole point of being there is to eye up and try new basses/ guitars, so there's no need for extravagant or over the top playing in my opinion.

Keep it simple, get a feel for the bass, check the fretwork, neck, body and paint, sustain and judge how its sound will fit into your band/ project.

Got my Spector in January 2008, bought some strings later that year.

Errr... That's it.

This year will be much better, I've got my eyes on a US Fender Jazz. I've said that for nearly 2 years now.. god..

Just the two, crappy Hartke first bass and my Spector Legend 4. I'm thinking about going for an American Fender Jazz or a Geddy Lee. A Lakland 55-01 perhaps too..

There's never been wiser, truer words spoken, nice one Dave!

Nice work, this is very useful, thanks WalMan

Now, I'm not familiar with Laklands and their price, but I'm sure £699 is pretty good for the Daryl Jones sig (4 and 5) and same for the Osbourne 4.

Here's the link:http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/clearance.html. I found the basses on the clearance part, and thought they were going for a relatively good price.

The clearance models are based in Birmingham.

Let me know if you grab one

Carl

I think it's mainly because of the distinctive Warwick growl. Like you said Josh, there are too many generalisations here, surely Warwicks suit the metal genre sound-wise otherwise they wouldn't be so popular? I think its similar with Spectors, they both cut through very well due to their dominant mids.

I didn't turn up, as I'm not familiar with a lot of AC/DC stuff, especially for a 3 hour set! Glad they weren't disappointing.

Very sorry to hear about this, my thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Best wishes,

Carl

Second Stage Turbine Blade- Coheed and Cambria

New strings? Sounds kinda obvious but you'll be surprised. Although I guess it's more of a zing with new strings than a growl... hey, give it a go, it's cheaper than buying a Sandberg

That is a beauty, bump on me!

If I can make it, I'll be there. A nice basschat day out

Congratulations on your promotion and lovely new bass!

Yes, I think it's horrible. I admire those who can slap well, but that piece is just yuk.

Thanks your your replies, there's some interesting views. I think I'll just adapt my bass playing to rock or metal or compromise, and play funk metal, haha, like RATM or something.

Hi, I've not been here for a while but I thought I'd visit. I have a bit of an issue at the moment, and others may feel the same too, so here goes:

I listen to mostly metal and hard rock: Megadeth, Metallica, Maiden, etc, and I absolutely love listening to it. Now, when it comes to playing it, I just don't get the same joy out of it. It's the same if I write my own metal song.

I don't listen to funk or blues, but often, that's what I enjoy playing. For example, I just love to funk out or improvise over the blues scale. Yet I wouldn't usually listen to this stuff.

Anyone else have this problem? I feel it's because the bass is more prominent in the latter genres, but not so much in metal (Ok, Maiden and Megadeth may be exceptions
What do you guys reckon?

I have the same mixed feelings about genres. One minute I can be playing thrash metal and loving it. Next I move to prog rock. Next I move to funk, next to reggae, etc. I like too many genres, and I don't know which to settle on.