OldGit

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='886477' date='Jul 5 2010, 05:17 PM']I don't know who it is! lol[/quote] Just post it to "the owner" marked "very personal"...

Print that and send it to the owner...

Great stuff.. We just used old piano keys for row markers in the garden If only we'd had vision...

[quote name='Alien' post='886373' date='Jul 5 2010, 03:40 PM']^ What he said A[/quote] +1 Once they reach pubety and start sprouting hair I know they will need kicking out in favour of a nice fresh set, say within 18-36 months...

[quote name='wombatboter' post='886287' date='Jul 5 2010, 02:00 PM']Whoever played it : I love that bass-line and the sound of that bass is just great, very lyrical playing and really loud in the mix. Whenever they play it on the radio (over here in Belgium not that often) I turn the radio up just because that bass-line is so powerful. So if I get it right, somebody from Lindisfarne played that bass ?[/quote] Or was it Carole Kaye?

Oh sorry .. do you mean you only have three, one year old, strings on your P bass I can see how that might be of concern to smeone else, if, say, they wanted you to play a low G and you didn't have an E string ...

[quote name='Skinz' post='886268' date='Jul 5 2010, 01:32 PM']after being slated at practice this weekend for having three year old strings on my P-Bass.[/quote] by whom?

[quote name='chris_b' post='886085' date='Jul 5 2010, 09:58 AM']What number is this guy trying to play?[/quote] Is he tyring to play the bass line from tabs? if so it's a perfect example of the big problem with tabs over dots - no note duration values .. Plus his stereo is so tinny he's never heard the bass line from the record..

Now I like Busted and McFly and what they did to bring guitar music back to the kids and all but it's really a Townshend jump ...

I started playing upright (Stagg, not real) a few years ago and found it transformed my EBG playing, especially the right hand. I have no desire to play EUB full time and can't afford/don't have space/gig for a double but it certainly had a very positive effect. +1 on at least one lesson just to get the technique started correctly.

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='885822' date='Jul 4 2010, 09:12 PM'][b]O.C.D.[/b] [/quote] Just ahead of me there I keep a record of the info the tax people need but I dep with a band where a lot of detail goes into The Book, including which dances are done and which tunes are played.

Ah Sadly it's 400 km from Milan to the Wood & Tronics workshop ...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='886089' date='Jul 5 2010, 10:04 AM']Hey CK The original part was played - and written on-the-spot - by Ray Jackson from Lindisfarne (yes.. them again!). He was given £25 for his troubles, and didn't even get a credit on the record - apparently, when they were designing the sleeve, they forgot his name and didn't bother to find it out. he was credited as 'That bloke from Lindisfarne'. Nice, eh?[/quote] Now if he had just 1,000,000th of a penny for every time that's played on the radio ..... As I've said before, it sounds like a bass line played by someone released from the shackles of an autocratic and dictatorial singer, lead guitarist or producer.

A Baritone sax gig for me but ... Typical student venue chaos. Built in PA but, oddly, I had to go and get our mixing desk. Cutbacks, I guess... "Nah mate don't use your own mic, use ours so nuffin' gets confused" .. hummmmmmmm their SM57 vs my Sennheiser 421 on a baritone sax? PA people will know what I mean. I sound checked with their 57 and it sounded awful. Snuck my 421 onto the stand and plugged it up before the set started to choruses of "that sound better" and smiles all round the sound crew. See, told you so.... Smallish but very enthusiastic crowd. This was the finale of a festival of inclusion and featured disabled performers of many types including our band which is a mixed able-bodied and disabled funk band. Lots of audience members dancing in chairs (wheeled and other) and waving of arms.. The band was really cooking and the last year since we played the same gig has seen it transform from a ramshackle collection of ongoing arguments in progress to a cohesive whole working together with a common goal. Great stuff.

That looks great .. Big screens too! I like Busted jumps .. May have to try one of those myself (and pre-book the physio for after)

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='885841' date='Jul 4 2010, 09:34 PM']I've known this guy for years, and he's always been a prat.[/quote] Ah My suggestion to have a polite word is probably not going to work then ...

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='885653' date='Jul 4 2010, 06:31 PM']Ah, that's the Telecaster bass I was referring to.[/quote] Oh yeah I forgot they came without the neck humbucker sometimes too .. mea culpa

[quote name='bottlebassman' post='885422' date='Jul 4 2010, 12:57 PM']Well gotta say it went better than I could have dreamed of! Think we played well, got a good response, will be booked there again and someone from a local club came along and wanted to book us for a gig there! But most importantly, I had a great time, really enjoyed myself, didn't want it to end and can't wait for the next gig! (in 2 weeks). Will try and get a few pics up shortly for you all to have look at. In case anyone wants to know this is the setlist (s) we played - Set1 Working on it (Chris Rea) Bad case of loving you (Robert Palmer) Walking by myself (Gary Moore) Keep your hands to yourself (Georgia Satellites) Dancing in the moonlight (Thin Lizzy) Message in a bottle (The Police) Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh) Hard to handle (Black Crowes) Long train running (Doobie Brothers) Mustang Sally (Commitments) - sorry - waiting for abuse!!!! Tush (ZZ Top) Set2 Can't get enough (Bad Company Feel like making love (Bad Company) Wishing Well (Free) Black night (Deep Purple) House of the rising sun (Animals) Smokin' in the boys room (Motley Crue) Fortune Faded (RHCP) Whiskey in the jar (Thin Lizzy / Metallica) Times like these (Foo Fighters) Touch too much (AC/DC) Tie your mother down (Queen) Hammer to fall (Queen) Sex on fire (Kings of Leon) Alright now (Free) Smoke on the water (Deep Purple) Encore!?! - Caroline (Status Quo)[/quote] Hey well done you ( ) Good set nice mix of pub classics and a few newer ones. I bet they were singing along all the way through...

Get a copy of this: [url="http://www.gig-getter.co.uk/"]Gig-getter book[/url] It tells you how to build up your regular gigs, how to build on successes and how to address bookers etc etc It's for bands looking to play more pub and club gigs so spot on what you are after. If you implement all the tips and tricks in there you should be OK. You do need some media but if you are already gigging then it should be relatively easy to get re-booked, assuming you are entertaining enough.... Of course if you want to play places where it all depends on you bringing a big crowd every time that's a different thing ... If you need to address how entertaining and professional you are that's really a different subject...

[quote name='chris_b' post='885528' date='Jul 4 2010, 03:46 PM']For gigs, Ron Wood played a Fender Jazz when he started out in the Jeff Beck Group, through a Marshall 200 watt amp and a 2 x 412 stack. The Faces used Ampeg, but I don't know what they used in the studio. I doubt if Ron could tell you![/quote] Played a 51 style P through Marshall at some point too [url="http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/85226481.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215ABF3343C02EA5480E229F172B0FA22F8E7B24DBF79DAB4FCF36E5F9C45B2D89"]Picture here[/url] and [url="http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/85363942.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215ABF3343C02EA5488AD5D415B5AFC5024B7BCB5F9B639EF1CBB8A9C7E8AB6E44"]here[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='885525' date='Jul 4 2010, 03:42 PM']Had an interesting night playing with Kit Richardson at The Victoria in Mile End on Friday, not a bad small pub venue. Decent PA and monitors. The footie was on and due to it going to penalties and an inexperienced promoter, the first band (Scrotum Clamp - a punk band wearing ladies dresses and white face paint, drummer in a b&w bunny outfit) went on at 10pm instead of 8.00pm as scheduled. Bands were late, promoter and sound guy late too. I and my band were hanging about for ages. As bloody usual. So, sitting in a poncey reliced leather armchair by the pub fireplace, I got my bass out of my Warwick premium soft case to warm up a bit. After a minute I noticed a funny smell. Shortly after, two of the young and fashionably languid bar staff wandered over to me and said, in a very Neil from the Young Ones style, "[b]Hey dude, I think you're on fire, man.[/b]". I looked round and my f***ing base case neck had folded, right over an unprotected candle on the fireplace hearth, and caught fire, the flames were about a foot high. I tried to damp it on the tile floor but bits of molten plastic flew onto my leg and my trousers were also briefly on fire. The bar guy chucked my pint over the case and extiguished it. about four inches of the top of it is gone and it stinks. Chucked it now, but at least it got my bass home safely. Later on, our violinist had some chips from the chippy over the road. She violently threw up before and after our set, and later as I was walking her to the tube station. Poor thing. She added to my trouser fire damage with a few little vomit splashes. Al in all, a decent gig with a decent crowd [/quote] sounds very rock n roll.. Maybe in 30 years whomever rescues your bass bag from the skip will get Christies to auction it like Jimi's IoW strat ... "Lot 47, Warwick bass bag. Fire damage from Silddx's memorable fire gig in July 2010. Who'll give me 152 Dollars?"

I'd not learn it note for note. It's about feel: laid back, sloppy and in your face. I think it's wonderful. Bass is fairly easy to hear on this one and the same thing will probably happen - the crowd will sing along - so don't worry too hard about getting it "right" Rod and pro band including Maths Wizard Carole Vorderman on mandolin. Letterman band does it a little less laid back In my mind their accuracy and professional polish makes it less "right" You must be able to a better job than this guy ...

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='884511' date='Jul 3 2010, 01:48 AM']You'd be surprised the amount of stuff I have lying around. I just gave six pedals to Bigwan for repairs, and loaned an amp - and life is carrying on as tho nothing had changed [/quote]

Funky Love Posse Sunday 4th July, 8-midnight Cardiff Uni Student's Union, Park Place [url="http://www.wmc.org.uk/index.cfm?UUID=F7E981D4-E0C7-0F68-DA3A6677B0FFE710"]Finale[/url] for the [url="http://www.wmc.org.uk/index.cfm?alias=unity"]Unity Festival.[/url] Were on about 10. "Wales' Premier mixed able-bodied and disabled Fun Funk Band" it says I'm not arguing Baritone sax gig for me so if you come along try not to call the bass player "Old Git" .. he may not get the joke

[quote name='Rich' post='883775' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:39 AM']Don't worry Dave, if Si started disappearing up his own butt, his missus would soon bring him back down to earth she's great[/quote] Oh so true... Rich brought his Shuker round one evening, about 6 months after I got mine. "Wow" she says "his Shuker bass is a lot prettier than yours ..." Oooowwwwccchhh!! "and he's a much better player too" Ooowwwchh again!.. I'm so lucky to have her to pull me down to earth on a regular basis