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Just watched this on youtube and think Wooten has a really good point. HIs observations of how an audience interacts with the music/musicians is really good and I like that he considers not only the music that he is making with his fellow musicians, but also how the audience can feel involved, just through what he chooses to play. Do you agree with VW that 'a bass solo should be based on the groove' so that the audience stay interested? Do you think that as the musician, you should be able to take control musically and the audience should appreciate that without the need for you to consider how to keep them interested too? I'd like your thoughts, as musicians and punters please http://youtu.be/2U2cOVgaKBM

[quote name='blackmn90' timestamp='1322213499' post='1447910'] Your more likely to have a better understanding of complicated rhythms if you grew up in cuba compared to growing up in nottingham as thats how the traditional music is there compared to straight eighth stuff we seem to have far too much of here [/quote] Not completely true. I know some Indian Classical Musicians and a lot of their traditional music is written in 10/8 and other structures/time signatures that us western musicians would call 'uncommon' or 'odd'. They think that 4/4 is a really tricky time signature, because (musically) it is totally different to the rhythms they are used to. They would find "straight eighth stuff" anything but straight forward to play. Just shows that cultural understanding and the nurture of your musicianship can really affect how you comprehend musical ideas from other cultures.

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1322166367' post='1447552'] I recently posted a thread about talent...is it inherited? Earlier this evening I visited a couple (my ex-wife and her hubby) who are both talented musicians (sax and piano). Their 8-year-old daughter was eager to perform her skills for me on clarinet and piano. She played faultlessly. I asked her parents how long she had been playing. Apparently since September. I thought she might have put in around an hour a night to reach her standard of playing. No...5 to 10 mins a night. This has firmly convinced me that talent is definitely hereditary. Any similar stories? [/quote] [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322166515' post='1447555'] Why would that convince you that talent was hereditary? [/quote] + 1 EssentialTension... How does the OP come to the conclusion that the child must have been born with talent that was passed on from the parents. The only thing the OP's observations highlight is the theory that multiple pieces of research into children with musical ability have concluded... Nurture and a musical enviroment are the conditions needed in order for any individual to progress musically from an early age. Perfect pitch is probably the most obvious example. We are all born with the ability to train our ears to recognise frequencies as different pitches (in the same way we are all born to recognise different light frequencies as colours), but we need an environment in which it is developed (i.e. through the encouragement of musical parents who recognise the skill and can develop the ear through training) and consistent practice, otherwise we lose the skill as we grow older and use it less regularly. Those are just scientific truths... whether "talent" within any individual helps this process to happen at a higher speed with less need for practice is simply speculation really.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1322153886' post='1447336'] Will there be any pedal reviews for left footers as well? [/quote] I need a left handed strap and plectrum too, so some additional info on that would be great. Joking aside, I think Silddx makes some really good points about writing style and trying to have some appropriate reviewing criteria in place so that the reader has a benchmark to judge the review and products against, rather the existing benchmark of everything being a 4/4.5 star.

Must admit, I never really understood why Geddy is so highly rated. As a fan, the OP can't remember the last great bass line he put out. As a non-fan, I can't remember hearing a Rush track and thinking 'Wow, that is some great bass playing and/or songwriting'...

This - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJAEu_0BqCQ

What does he say into the microphone before smashing up the guitar? I can't quite work it out.

Pino and Steve, laying down a truly killin' groove! Kicks in at about 1:00 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3bSk9euVEk[/media]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1321706036' post='1442173'] Allparts necks are the dog's spuds though, and are second only to Fender. In fact they can be superior in some cases, in my humble opinion. [/quote] I totally agree, but by anyone's books £360 is more expensive than £150!

[quote name='SidVicious1978' timestamp='1321698101' post='1442010'] plus the allparts are cheaper [/quote] I have to disagree. At Allparts current price of £380 for a rosewood neck with pearl block inlays, it definitely is NOT cheaper! http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bodies-necks/necks/bass-necks/replacement-neck-for-j-bass-rosewood-board-w-finish-w-binding-block-inlays-p-1978.html

From a quick glance it looked ok to me, but there was something odd about it. Then it hit me, it doesn't have a pearl block inlay at fret one! Quite a glaring mistake once you notice it, as EVERY bass I've seen with block inlays has an inlay at fret one

Can I just add, that in the defence of any newbies, it does say this when you go to Edit Signature [b] Edit Signature[/b] Your signature may contain: • Any number images [u][b]• Images of any size[/b][/u] • Any number of URLs [u][b]• Any number of lines[/b][/u]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1321630521' post='1441448'] Wow can you narrow that down a bit [/quote] Unfortunately not. It's massive and I'm proud

I'm sticking with this thread, so that when it descends into the 'people have too much useless information in their sigs - nobody gives a sh!t what kind of bass you have unless it's for sale!' argument, so I can join in!

[quote name='Leemarc Ferguson' timestamp='1321615578' post='1441168'] Just a question I thought I throw out there to see what my fellow bass players think [b]"Slapping or Fingering technique"[/b]? [/quote] Whichever it takes to keep her quiet

No doubt a conversation will be had between the cow and Farmer Fred about how it is musically and contextually relevant to discuss how the majority of his bovine brethren get their sustenance from grass

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1321479720' post='1439799'] That has to be totally unique? i've never seen anything like it. [/quote] There's a reason for that... it sounds awful! The technique might be interesting to watch, but his playing is just some cliched slap riffs and a LOT of poorly executed muting... add into that the awful sound that pedal is adding to the mix and it's just a poor demo all 'round IMO.

Chord charts are a great idea. I play in an Irish band and for some reason, there is always a random extra bar at the end of reels etc, so chord charts will stop you getting caught out by those early on! It's great fun to play though and will offer a new challenge, so enjoy it

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1321543014' post='1440428'] Then Farmer Fred will end up really far away from his gate Skej, you haven't thought it through [/quote] Maybe Farmer Fred needs to get back to farming and forget about trying to be a bassist/music teacher

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1321542475' post='1440416'] It looks right to me? I have a book in front of me and its the same as farmer freds? Not sure Im with you. [/quote] It might look the same, but encouraging people to start drawing their clef on the 'A' space and then curling up to the 'F' is just wrong. It looks scruffy (just like FFs) and takes away the importance of the clef starting on the 'F' line. If drawn correctly, it should start with a dot on the 'F' line before moving left, up and over that dot and curling down towards the 'A' space. Like this: http://youtu.be/cLMGXiURltI

Is it wrong that this video annoys me because he draws his clef the wrong way. It's called an 'F' clef because the starting point from where you draw the clef is on the 'F' line AND because it looks like an 'F'... but more importantly because it starts on the 'F' line! Same goes for the treble clef starting on the 'G'. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. P.s. I imagine Doddy would agree

I'm suprised that we're 7 pages in and nobody has put a Traben up yet. Bloody abominations IMO!

Normally I try to refrain from controversial posts, but I finally get the chance to show my hatred for these truly AWFUL instruments!

I've found that if you stick with the "one finger per fret" rule, it cuts down on how many times you need to shift and makes the shifts make more MUSICAL sense and also gives you back the control. If you play ascending with this method, you play this; C, D#, D, Eb (shift) E, F, F#, G (shift) G# (shift/slide up to), A, Bb, B, C Whilst you'll notice that it still encourages you to slide into a single note (G#-A), this is unavoidable with the chromatic scale, but has reduced both the number of shifts AND the number of times you will be required to sacrifice control in order to hit all the notes (by playing open notes or trying to play 5 semitones in a row on a single string by sliding into the final note). You'll also notice that the starting notes of each shift are major thirds (C to E and E to G#)... this will make it a lot easier for you to make musical sense of the chromatic scale and will mean that you are playing the shifts in intervals that you are commonly using Unlike the "play 5 semitones and open strings to make it easier" approach, playing the scale this way not only allows for the scale pattern to be transferred into any key, but also removes the safety blanket of relying on open strings to help you out (because they aren't always there to fall back on!) Just my opinion/approach, but hope it helps