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[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='946235' date='Sep 5 2010, 03:20 PM']Remember when they had Toby Smith and Stuart Zender and their records were interesting?[/quote] OOoooooOOOO, "controversial"! You have forgotten to put Derrick McIntyre on that list!!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='946212' date='Sep 5 2010, 02:54 PM']Neck pickup solo'd Marketing says that series switching makes jazz pups sound like P pups. Not in my experience, but you get 6db extra output less highs and more lows and low mids.[/quote] +1. A friend of mine swore blind that his S1 switching made his Jazz sound like a P. Until I let him play my P, flats and all. He now owns 3 P's of his own lol.

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='946199' date='Sep 5 2010, 02:43 PM']This has actually just made my day. If you havn't seen the original just youtube Double Rainbow. [/quote] This is genius! Reminds me of this I love Charlie's little "yeaaaah" at 21 seconds lol

How about this? [url="http://www.newser.com/story/89177/man-tries-to-trade-baby-for-beer.html"]http://www.newser.com/story/89177/man-trie...y-for-beer.html[/url] I know it's not bass related but still CRAZY.

This - [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p009mczz/edinburgh_2010_david_odoherty_my_beefs/"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p009mczz...herty_my_beefs/[/url] Or anything by Tim Minchin

I don't know if anyone else is excited about the release of Jamiroquai's 7th studio album 'Rock Dust Star Light' in November 2010, but if you are here's a taster; So, what do people think?

[quote name='spike' post='944170' date='Sep 3 2010, 08:05 AM']The music I have for it has it with 5 flats which is Db, same as C#.[/quote] Went back and had a look, you're right. It's Db. I was only one out (and it was about 4 years ago that I last read it) lol

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='943883' date='Sep 2 2010, 08:14 PM']Wonder how many bands transpose this to C from C# ... T[/quote] I'm sure the last time I played this at a reading gig it was written with 3 or 4 flats (Eb/Ab) maybe? (Using Ab Mixolydian/Ab Major by alternating between G natural and Gb) It was a long time ago though. Can't really remember :S

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='900091' date='Jul 20 2010, 02:35 PM']Sounds pretty good, but has anyone else noticed how Ed Friedland manages to make every bass sound good? He [i]is[/i] the bass whisperer.[/quote] Is that because he appears to be making love to it? That must be his "i've arrived" face that he's using whilst playing!

[quote name='oldslapper' post='943815' date='Sep 2 2010, 07:18 PM']For me, the best is both. Study to broaden your vocabulary and understanding, but go listen to the locals talk. Study, listen and PLAY. Sorry about that, probably all clap trap,..........please ignore. John[/quote] + 1 Miles Davis was a HUGE Debussy fan and spent hours every day studying his compositions and the way he used modes to mould harmonic and melodic functions within music. This knowledge was then combined with the countless hours of experience that Davis had, and an entirely new Jazz form was born (Modal Jazz.) You always hear the phrase "thinking outside the box" and in order to do this, you need to know the box, so you can think outside. You also need to be able to ACTUALLY carry out your ideas once you've thought outside the box. Find a balance between experience and a musical understanding and you will be a well balanced musician IMO.

[quote name='Doddy' post='943714' date='Sep 2 2010, 05:59 PM']Joe-I totally agree with you about motivating the students to be the best that they can be,but unfortunately(at least around this area) a lot of people don't want to be the best they can,they are happy to settle for mediocrity. You can see the potential in them,but they won't put the work in.[/quote] I've seen this a lot with people in my area and amongst some of my students. They like to push themselves a little bit and then decide ego is more important. They all seem to prefer the comfort and recognition that comes with being a big fish in a little pond. Shame really.

OOOOH! I've always LOVED this; [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_75_jazz_bass_rw_natur.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_75_jazz_bass_rw_natur.htm[/url] Maybe second hand for £800? *wishful thinking* I've always found that the 75 RI with the rosewood neck is an elusive creature even at an unreasonable price!

[quote name='rmshaw37' post='943616' date='Sep 2 2010, 04:34 PM']what do you have and what sort of thing are you going for?[/quote] Ooops, that would be a good start. Currently have a 70s Jazz Bass, RI 50s P Bass, Aguilar GS112 and Markbass LMIII which is rackmounted alongside a Korg DTR1000. Also have the Aguilar TLC compressor along with flightcases/hardcases for all instruments and cabs from previous touring. Have NO idea what I'm after. Maybe another bass, another cab? I honestly have no idea! But it will be something fun no doubt. All suggestions welcome

Basically, I have just come into some money and need a list of things that I could buy but that could be easily justified to the other half (or hidden away! ) We're currently engaged and there's less than a year to "the big day" but this money was a bonus (see full details below) so she'll never know it was gone! YEY! I had about £950 to play with but I'm making the wise decision to give the other half £150 towards her wedding shoes as a 'sweetener' so she won't ask as many questions , so about £800 to play with [u]*insert boring bit*[/u] I came into this money through an insurance claim. My car was parked up overnight on the street where it always is and a taxi driver crashed into it (writing it off in the process) and drove away without leaving details, but luckily two witnesses took his details/a photo on their iphones (long live the iPhone!) and he has swiftly admitted liability. This meant a big fat cheque from his insurance company who have offered me enough money to pay for a replacement car and a year's tax, with the added bonus of the additional £800! (Big thanks to my mechanic dad sorting me out with a cheap replacement motor!) [u]*end boring bit*[/u] Obviously the sensible thing would be to pay off the insurance for next year too, but that would diminish what I think is a reasonable little 'pot of gold' So come on guys. Help me spend my £800!

[quote name='tom1946' post='942960' date='Sep 2 2010, 07:42 AM']I also hate 'brought' instead of bought. Classic and cool guitars website offends me when he remarks: 'much sort after' it's SOUGHT you idiot! What about 'proffessional setup'?? don't get me started.......[/quote] It's not even close to the people who write "you're" when they mean "your" and visa versa. I honestly cannot understand how people can do it! They would laugh if they had written in full and then read through it. For example, someone on my facebook had written this (needless to say, I swiftly deleted them!) "I was wandering [u]*that's another one I hate*[/u] weather [u]*and another!*[/u] your [u]*and another!*[/u] coming out on the weekend? [u]*cringe*[/u] I noticed that you left you're [u]*and again*[/u] school work on me [u]*how many?!*[/u] kitchen table, so I'll [u]*christ, that one is RIGHT!*[/u] bring it with me..."

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='942471' date='Sep 1 2010, 06:50 PM']I'd say that's a good reason to doubt - imagine you are on tour where spares aren't readily available. Surely you want an amp that can handle the impedance mismatch of blown tweeters to get you through the gigs? And Pete doesn't even play loud... what happens if you are in a band that does? Weak argument - the amp may protect itself which is great - but it could leave you in a right crappy situation.[/quote] No chance. If the amp is working and the cab isn't, just stick it through the PA via DI and use the monitoring system to hear yourself until you can get a new cab. I'd rather one thing blew and the other protected itself. Less money for you to shell out when replacing broken gear!

[quote name='lonestar' post='942422' date='Sep 1 2010, 06:00 PM']liking the new look though. Is she one of your new backing singers ?[/quote] No way should she be backing you! Get her up front and enjoy the show ... Ooops. Gig, I mean gig

Let's start a FACKING REVOLUTION! BASS TUTORS WHO TEACH GUITAR "ON THE SIDE"!!! ANYONE WITH ME?! No... Ok, I'll get back to being angry about guitarists stealing all the students lol *Shakes fist whilst staring out of the window and mumbling*

This is a great bass line. Purely because it shows how GREAT a bass line can be when you hold back a bit and try to be subtle and clever. Plus the playing in the middle 8 is brilliant (2:08-2:20mins)

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='942290' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:04 PM']From the land of large wardrobes comes... [/quote] This was clearly invented by a man without a girlfriend/wife.

You can beat them, but it'll probably kill it!

[quote name='Bilbo' post='942210' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:11 PM']Noone seems to understand the concept of deferred gratification and the benefits of long term study any more. Its all 'want it, have it'. That and the fact that most kids never see a live musician until they think its too late to learn (i.e. after their 16th birthday). I have watched a couple of Glastonbury/Leeds/Reading acts over the last few days and the playing of most of them is pretty poor. No lessons needed to achieve the dizzy heights achieved by the Libertines' bass player .[/quote] + 1 - Couldn't agree more. The standard of most "artists" these days comes down to how cool they look or if their hair cut is fashionable. Very few bands/performers can actually play to even an average standard these days. On the plus side, history tells us that most musical genres/movements will create an opposing movement (for example, the anti-virtuosic guitar solos of the punk era, followed by the shred acts like Vai.) Fingers crossed for 2011 and beyond!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='942183' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:51 PM']Across the road from our shop is a music teaching school, where they do mainly drum, guitar and bass lessons. The drum and guitar teachers are busy, but the bass side is woefully quiet. I spoke to another guy who has a teaching school. Again, the bass side of things is poorly attended. Why is this? Is it because there isn't a bass 'icon' around at the moment, like (dare I mention) Flea, who the kids want to emulate? Are the songs that bands are playing easy enough for people to master on their own? Has the vast amount of tutorial material on the Web - Youtube in particular - killed off the need for lessons? Any thoughts from bass teachers out there?[/quote] Because when kids think of rock music and start to learn, guitar and drums are the cool instruments, bass is the boring one that the shittest guitarists play. You don't really change your view until a little further down the line and realise that bass/drums are where it's at, and guitards are hated by all. It's just a musical maturity thing really. Most kids think that you have to play guitar or drums to "wow" a big crowd. Most adults know better.