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immaturely i just wanted to find something i could rock out on and wasnt too hard to play my dad gave me a really old beat up bass it didnt have a name on it so i gave it a go i used to listen to a lot of punk and my favourite bands were root note warriors so i picked it up really easy and could play the entire ''smash'' album by the offspring in no time! for a long time of being in punk bands and not really caring about my instrument just rocking out i began to become bored and wanted to get more out it, so i learned some theory and technique (radically changed the way i played) and then i began to just enjoy playing regardless of being in a band or not i love my bass

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='1250129' date='May 30 2011, 12:02 PM']Why not buy a blend pedal? They seem like useful things to have in terms of bass effects generally, plus you can use any distortion you like with the option of blending it for bass. Edit: - And a bass player with some great distortion sounds IMO is Caleb from Cave In. I believe he uses a Rat and a Fulltone Fulldrive which are both primarily guitar pedals.[/quote] +1 great bass player

middle of a gig and a chair came through the window... ahhhhh middlesbrough

damn you jack johnson you lazy surf bum ukulele playing tool! if he did roaring slap bass solos shops would have a better selection in...

thank ou for traveling all the way up to glasgow but we havent had enough people through the door so we cant pay you (there was about 200 people there)

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1245053' date='May 26 2011, 12:26 AM']This is my ultimate Fender Jazz bass.. just love this colour... i would kill to own this bad boy..1 owner from new.. totally original.. 1969 matching headstock, blocked and bound.. does a jazz get any better than this?????.. lovely instrument[/quote] ++++++++11111111111111111111

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' post='1251579' date='May 31 2011, 02:49 PM']Slap Bass; Ahh, music to my ears! I may not win this one! [/quote] music to my ar*e... slap bass sounds like throwing a bag of marbles at robocop

festivals are so much fun! playing one in cornwall sometime in augugst, should be fun stuff!

how did i forget about trent reznor

[quote name='silddx' post='1246983' date='May 27 2011, 12:52 PM']I'm not remotely religious, but I see this as no different to Fishing Bassists, Cross-stitching Bassists, Poodle-Fancying Bassists. As long as no-one tries to force cross-stitch on me, everyone is free to do as they wish. And - what a nice, challenging, but respectful thread.[/quote] you sure i cant tempt you... [attachment=81064:EasterCh...ssStitch.jpg]

[quote name='YouMa' post='1246632' date='May 27 2011, 08:40 AM']My New nude jazz quintet practice in the hare krsna temple on westgate road in newcastle.[/quote] used to live near the westgate road, love that area! [quote name='Hutton' post='1246855' date='May 27 2011, 11:39 AM']As a Christian who is employed full-time by the church I just want to say how much I have appreciated the way in which everybody has approached this thread.[/quote] i concur!

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='1246173' date='May 26 2011, 08:11 PM']This is an honest, questioning post, NOT trolling. Why does there seem to be a need for being a "Christian ......." (insert whatever here). I have recently seen a "Christian Motorbike Club" (out on a Sunday BTW), and this morning pulled up in a car park next to a car plastered in Christian stickers, including "Christian Surfers". Now we have "Christian Bass Players". There doesn't seem to be the need for atheist, Jewish or Muslim versions of these groups, why the need to create this segregation?[/quote] i think my point was more of a ''i play bass at church on a sunday and we play a particular style so i was just wondering if there were any people who play similar stuff to me'' kind of thing! it wasnt to create segregation, i suppose its similar to having a ''jazz bass players'' or ''punk bass players'' section i suppose its more of a genre than anything you get me?

Stuart Braithwaite (mogwai) - Guitar Munaf Rayani (explosions in the sky) - Guitar Ben Bridwell (band of horses) - Vocals Aaron Harris (isis) - Drums Justing Broadrick (jesus/final) - Keys/guitar i think that would be a hilarious line up actually, william shatner on vocals

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1245693' date='May 26 2011, 02:53 PM']I'd never go near a church but it does interest me as to the way you do a church gig, it seems like there is A LOT of audience participation, does that put you off?[/quote] by that do you mean people singing along etc? it doesnt bother me at all, for me there is a bit more pressure because youre following the band leader but it makes you a heck of a lot better on your instrument because you have to get to a stage where you dont need to think so much about what you are playing and concentrate on where the band leader wants to be! did that make sense?

hi! im going to be on the bbc tees radio station a week on friday with my rap band, on the 3rd of just on the bob fischer show! we are going to be doing some songs and talking about our plans and promoting a local festival (intro festival) its on later on on the evening, i think about 8pm or something as soon as i know i will let you all know! look us up www.twitter.com/raptastic_alan www.twittter.com/raptastic_tom www.facebook.com/raptastic www.myspace.com/raptasticuk www.soundcloud.com/raptastic (all thoes sites say the same things just with a different name) [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2006/01/22/presenter_profile_fischer_drury_feature.shtml"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles...y_feature.shtml[/url] thats a link to the show!

cant watch at work will have a butchers when i get back from practice tonight

also here is the link i posted earlier if you cant be bothered to go back [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEKjjirtbAM...feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEKjjirtbAM...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='lonestar' post='1245542' date='May 26 2011, 01:10 PM']I'm very much in the same mind as skol303 on this and as an atheist have often been really moved by gospel and spiritual music. A few years ago we went with a friend to the Glide mission church in San Francisco's tenderloin district, it was Christmas, and the most uplifting and enjoyable religious service I've ever attended. This was largely due to the lovely warm welcoming congregation but also the stupendously good choir and band filling this huge auditorium of a church with joyous sound. I've seen a few clips on here of very cool funky gospel bass players in the USA but although the words don't always strike a chord with my personal beliefs, the love, and soul evident in a lot of this type of music certainly dusts my broom. Why not post some clips on here chaps ? Edit: Funny enough just saw this : [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=77094&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=77094&hl=[/url][/quote] i poseted one futrher up not the best quality but you get the idea heres some of the song that we are doing at the moment [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAmGWjrTWds"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAmGWjrTWds[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gdt0CYfjmM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gdt0CYfjmM[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bUZj1bkoE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bUZj1bkoE[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8u3h0qjcIU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8u3h0qjcIU[/url] last one has a fun bassline to play

hey there fellow bass chatters! here is a link to some of my music that i write www.soundcloud.com/hydras you might like it, you might hate it, opinions wanted... Si

MUFF

[quote name='danbowskill' post='1243573' date='May 24 2011, 10:13 PM']+1 .......anything by tool(when the bass kicks in )......maby schism.[/quote] +2

never really heard them before, are they any good? ta