gypsyjazzer

Is there any difference in the circuitry between an amp that is made especially for a Bass Guitar and one that is made especially for a Double Bass?

Thanks for posting the two video's Jez & Geoff. Absolutely stunning musicians. Made my day.

My 2 cents worth Jez: Sounds good. You have a good jazz feel. Good notes. Fingering looks good. Most importantly (For me anyway) I was taping my feet--very good sign. Just for the record have you noticed that some of the top line jazzer's on quite a few instruments have unorthodox techniques--so there is no correct way in the true sense of the word ---( I'm not saying that for the classical guys). If I only had the musical genius of Django!!! with his two workable fingers for his solo work with his left hand----

I play guitar and bought a Schatten gypsy guitar pickup. It attached to the underside of the top with putty. I found the putty excellent-very plyable--more plyable than Bluetack. The pickup stayed in place. www.schattendesign.com

Thanks 'bassace' for posting that audio of 'The Legendary Scott Lafaro'. His sound is so solid and he swings so hard--'Yeaaaa!!!!. One of the greats.

[b]Well done Phil![/b] Far Far better than me. Here I am still playing the Banjo (No joke!) Mind you there are some virtuoso banjo players out there--classical / Jazz and all styles in between.

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1394791857' post='2395221'] Well, yes, there have been other great rhythm sections but I tend to agree re Basie. The constant was Freddie Green who had the good grace to stay mainly on the top four strings of his guitar leaving plenty of room for the bounce of the bass to be projected. Otherwise +1 to Rabbie re Sam Jones for his work with Cannonball Adderley. In The Jazz Bass Book, John Goldsby writes........'Sam Jones should be remembered as one of the great bassists because he always made the band sound good. He wasn't a flashy soloist but his sound and feel made him very popular with his fellow musicians.' When I started there weren't any jazz teachers about. Sam Jones was my teacher via the records I used to listen to. [/quote] Yes, I agree with bassace--Freddie Green was one of the main contributors to the Basis sound. He got his sound from playing mainly on the 6th/4th and 3rd strings--the 4th string being the main string. He played basic (No pun intended!) chords knowing that other members of the band would be playing the upper added notes. Freddie's sense of timing was immaculate--he was noted for that--highly praised by the Basie guys. Go to Freddie's web site and read all about 'The master of rhythm guitar'--www.freddiegreen.org. And read about his [b]one note chord[/b] (Yes--no typing error!) he sometimes used to play. He was the man! Yes--regarding Sam Jones--He had a real solid sound and swung like ---well you name them---he was with those guys.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1393152225' post='2376632'] The important thing about walking lines is to relate what you are doing when you are walking to what is happening elsewhere across the piece being performed. I learned early on that learning lines from a book or even from transcriptions by the Greats often does not work because these set pieces, whilst technically correct, are not working 'in context'. It is about recognising what lines in your arsenal fit a given passage; this is something that you need to learn to do in real time, on the bandstand, and can only really be achieved by doing it. Also, a lot of the swing you get from a walking line is in your tone and not just in the notes. Some great lines can fail to work because of a thin sound whilst some massive cliches work astonishingly well because the sound is soaked in swing. A lot of subtle problems exist because lines use the wrong passing notes or start/end clumsily and the only way to get better at this is to keep trying, listening hard to what is going on around you and working on what you are trying to do in that endless quest for the perfect line. What I find interesting is how many times I go back to listen to the Greats and find the lines aren't 'all that' but the intention and swing are so intense, the details matter less than we think. Walking bass takes a minute to learn (what could be easier than straight quarter notes on the beat) and a lifetime to master. [/quote] Bilbo's coments are spot on. The greatest swing rhythm section ever was the Basie rhythm section--sounds so easy--4 in the bar--but it takes a lifetime to master.

Musicians wanted for formation of new 'Gypsy Jazz' band. Two very experienced musicians looking for Double Bassist / Rhythm Guitarist / Violin / Clarinet / Accordionist who know the style. Willing to rehearse. South Manchester based. email: [email protected]

Any bands out there needing a good solid manouche style rhythm guitarist steeped into Django and the Gypsies? High Peak (North Derbyshire) area. Send me a PM

Double Bassist available. Jazzer / Gypsy Jazz / Bluegrass / Western Swing. High Peak Area (South of Stockport). Send me a PM.

Excellent. 10 out of 10.

Many thanks for your info. gentlemen--will check them out.

I want to upgrade to quality tuners on my 'Palatino'---Have you done so and if so what did you use?

Thanks guys for your input--much appreciated.

Has anybody played an EUB (Or even a BG) through a portable battery amp and been happy getting a fairly reasonable sound? What amps have you tried?

Is there a big difference between a cheap piezo bug stick-on (The small round type) and an expensive one? Is it like buying a cheap and a quality mic?---'You get what you pay for'?

Thanks guys for your imput on my question. An extension cab could be the way--also a 'fatter' type of string. The pickup on the Eminence is a made by David Gage-works well. Regarding Ray Brown--nobody on [b]any[/b] instrument can sound like anybody else---every musician is a one-off. I read an article by a bass player who knew Ray Brown and this guy had several bass's and Ray Brown sounded like Ray Brown on all of them.

I play an Eminence EUB fitted with Innovation 'Honeys' (Nice string) through a GK MB150 combo going through a Fishman Platinum Pro-EQ . Quite a good sound. Do you think a separate amp & speaker cab---say a 12" speaker--- would give me a better sound? Your experience with sperate amp & speaker cabs? I did read somewhere that two separates give a better sound than a combo. Is that so?