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    So who's seeing the New Year in with their band?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by woodenshirt

    I'm playing tonight at a private party. It's going to be quite a challenge though. I'm guesting on rhythm g**tar with another local band and I've only got a couple of hours to learn the songs! It can't be that hard can it? :)

    I can't even have a lot to drink as I've got to get up for work at 5.45am!

    Have a great time tonight folks,

    Mart

    Hello from London

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Welcome WHUFC BASS,

    From a Stoke fan...... what the hell was Fuller doing slapping Griffin in public?!?!? why couldn't he have waited till after the match?

    Good luck for the rest of the season and keep on blowing them bubbles.

    Oh by the way, I love the brace of Thunderbirds..... have you still got them?

    Mart

    Music Live

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I went on Saturday.

    I always go to Music Live and this was the worst one I've ever been to......

    except for one thing..... T M Stevens playing with Swans in Flight.

    The bloke is unbelievable!! It was worth the £17 to see him play.


    Mart.

    1953/1959 Precision Basses

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='311742' date='Oct 22 2008, 07:39 AM']Tune-o-matic... he's renowned for it.

    His definition of '100% original' is quite often different to what the likes of you or I would think.[/quote]

    Did that bloke from Burton on Trent ever get anywhere with his crusade about the dodgy Candy Apple Red Jazz?

    Mart.

    Strings for my B1

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by woodenshirt

    I've got a Martin B1 acoustic bass that urgently needs a change of strings (they are as dead as a wotsit).

    They can be no heavier than medium gauge (according to the info on the inside of the soundhole).

    Any ideas on the best strings to use and where to get them from?

    Thanks,

    Mart.

    Bass Equipment

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    For me it would have to be my very first proper amp and cab, a Davoli valve 100 watt head and a home made cab that was loaded with a Fane 18" speaker.

    The sound was awesome!

    It did have one problem with it though, it used to move around 'stage' quite a lot when I was pushing it to the max :huh: .

    I sold the cab in 1976 for £20 and broke up the amp after it stopped working (probably just needed re-valving).

    What an idiot I was.... :)

    Mart

    Treating knocks/dings/chips

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='stingrayfan' post='186769' date='Apr 27 2008, 09:07 PM']So true - esp with Fenders. Any other guitar, people expect them to be as-new when they're second hand, whereas Fenders almost have to come with a few dents and dings. I guess that comes from them being thought of as "vintage".

    In short - dent it up a bit more![/quote]

    +1

    Totally agree :)

    Mart

    Anyone else do lead vocals and bass?

    in General Discussion

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    I am a lead vocalist who plays bass, in fact I have been for the last nine years or so.

    I tend to concentrate on my vocals and do the bass playing on autopilot. The problem is, is that if I think about my bass playing then I tend to mess up the vocals!

    Before I started the lead vocal thing I was a bass player who sang backing vocals. During this period the bands that I played with did original(i.e. no covers) music, so to a certain extent, my vocals fitted in with moments when I was doing the less complicated bass work.

    I think that since I've been stuck behind the mic my bass playing has suffered, don't get me wrong, I was never a brilliant bassist, but I did use to get compliments about my playing (so I must have been doing something right).

    I must admit that lately I have been thinking about being a bass player/backing vocalist again, but for the time being it's vocals and far too many root notes for me.

    So to answer the original post Galilee, at this moment in time I'd probably want people to think of me as a great vocalist and great bassist, however nobody has said either to me yet...... I live in hope :)

    Mart

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