Dad3353

Already recounted [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/307866-gas-poverty-what-a-crock-of/page__view__findpost__p__3325610"]here...[/url], we once lent our bass to Rodney Curtis for a festival gig, as his own was faulty.

Someone needs a box for shipping a bass, maybe..?

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1503523717' post='3358974'] Album #1 Joy Division - Substance Album #2 Joy Division - Substance Album #3 Joy Division - Substance Album #4 Joy Division - Substance Album #5 Joy Division - Substance [/quote] Well, I looked 'em up. I skipped across the Youtube tracks; there's no way I'm going to waste a whole hour of my life giving [i]that [/i]the works, not at my time of life. And to think they actually blagged record deals with that..! Amazing salesmanship. I did appreciate the irony of the title, it being spectacularly devoid of it, in my view.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503569816' post='3359225'] Skream! - Skream - 2006... [/quote] It's amazing just how long four minutes can become.

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1503518842' post='3358928'] BF Midgets. Phenomenal light little things. [/quote] My fault, I misread that. I thought the suggestion was for [i]MG[/i] Midgets. Sorry; as you were.

[quote name='giamma' timestamp='1503563629' post='3359116']...seems I'm looking for something that simply doesn't exist [/quote] Welcome to Basschat. ...

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1503563760' post='3359117']...recommending drum'n'bass. [/quote] ([i]Shudder[/i]...) Perish the thought..!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1503552188' post='3359046'] Yep, but I'm one of the good ones ... [/quote] Who's the other one..? ...

Good morning, Nick, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Advice..? Look for a bass tutor in your area (I see you've found our 'Tutor' section already..? Good show...) and see about a few 'starter' lessons, to get you on the right track..? What kind of music do you want to play..? Any favourite tunes you'd like to learn..? They'll be the first questions to answer, I suspect.

[quote name='Avi14' timestamp='1503512268' post='3358861']... Recently, I have covered 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars. Do let me know if you are finding any improvement... [/quote] You're doing fine (although still playing stuff I've not heard before, what with me being old 'n all..! ). As comparison, see and listen how this fellow plays that same piece, using a pick, as you are.. [media]http://youtu.be/pePw8WDw1Eo[/media] Compare to the 'live' videos of the band, too. It's worth trying, as an exercise at least, playing 'finger-style', as an alternative technique, or playing using the pick 'up and down', instead of just down-strokes. These are just variants; what you're doing is not wrong, but having several options is usually a Good Thing. Any chance of teaming up with some buddies and playing along with drums and the like, 'live'..? It makes all the difference, playing with other folks. It's not always possible or easy, but brings a whole new dimension to one's playing. Just sayin'. Keep it up; it's working. Only another forty-odd years to go..! ;-)

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1503527871' post='3359007']...I hope it sounds ok to you! [/quote] Master of the understatement, eh..? Mmm, well, alright, OK it is, then. ... No, seriously, this is a worthy sequel to the (deservedly...) winning composition of last year; and hopefully a prequel to a trilogy..? It's going to be a challenge, too, writing the script for the film that this (and its predecessor...) conjures up..! There's a sparse nature in the paradoxically rich tapestry which unfurls relentlessly before us, and a grim undercurrent of foreboding in the rapid pulsation. One is tempted to lend reconnaissance to the 'lyrics'; images are evoked from some mysterious, unknown depth of psyche, temptingly familiar yet totally foreign. I imagine that a fair amount of time was spent on the vocals; that time has paid off handsomely. Not to neglect the rest of the orchestration, with some surprising dissonances in the piano, keeping us on edge, helped in this by the edgy strings and industrial 'noises off'. A nice echo back to the previous piece in the slight calm, only to take off once again, up to a restrained crescendo. Excellent work; thanks for sharing.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1503523717' post='3358974'] Album #1 Joy Division - Substance Album #2 Joy Division - Substance Album #3 Joy Division - Substance Album #4 Joy Division - Substance Album #5 Joy Division - Substance [/quote] I think I perceive the inklings of a trend creeping in here... (No, I've never heard of 'em; I'll look it up. One never knows, I might even like it... )

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1503511540' post='3358855'] Is this Prat Bass in Spain?... [/quote] He's said (above...) that it's coming from the States.

Jack Casady. Any and all of it.

Our singist has had, for the past decade or so, the habit of ending just about every one of our numbers with a rather laconic 'Thank you', whether or not there's any reaction from the attendance. Looking back at the videos, it looks suspiciously like taking the pee, although that's not his nature. I think it's more of a nervous tic, really.

Ooo look..! A bee..!

And..? And..? ([i]sounds of fingers drumming, foot tapping, room being paced a-pace, nails being chewed, the wringing of hands .[/i]..) And..?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1503415162' post='3358047'] Get him to stick labels on with his name and address, then rough them up a bit, make them look old. Maybe also stencil his name across it? Just so it looks like his instrument that he's owned for some time. [/quote] It may work; it may become a prison sentence. Customs bods are not daft.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1503414897' post='3358045'] People travel with instruments all the time though, if it's seen as his personal property then there is no issue, if it's leaving the UK after then it shouldn't be subject to UK tax anyway so it's not a fiddle. [/quote] Depends on where the final destination is, and being able to prove it.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1503410646' post='3357998'] Awaiting an amusing 'gif' from Dad...... [/quote] When duty calls...

[quote name='noc' timestamp='1503414058' post='3358034']... Would it be different if a citizen/someone who lives in the US was coming to visit England you think? [/quote] Not if the bass was to be left in the UK (ie: imported...). T'would be OK if the visitor was to take the bass back home with them, but US Customs may want to see the papers going back, too..! These 'ere gov'ments are no fools; they know how to get taxes paid all right..!

Like all smuggling, it's a risk to be taken or not. How lucky is your buddy, in general..? Folks travelling out and back with stuff (not just instruments; cameras, expensive watches etc...) would be wise to have their original purchase papers with them, to show Customs that all taxes and duties have already been paid. If the final destination is not a, EU country, VAT would not be payable, but import duty of the final country would be. The documents required for 'sending on' in that way are rather complex, and probably beyond the scope of yourself or your friend. I'd have a real think about the whole deal if I were you. The odds against are stacking up. Just sayin'; hope this helps.

[quote name='noc' timestamp='1503404767' post='3357923']...That wont trigger customs will it?!... [/quote] Oh yes it will.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1503404497' post='3357917']...Every piece of gear colours your sound in some way or another. [/quote] ...which is why most folks just accept the expression for what it is: just a trite 'I don't actively dial a sound in'. Most of us know it's not hifi (and probably wouldn't like it if it was..!).