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[quote name='spinynorman' post='640566' date='Oct 29 2009, 10:33 PM']You can rehearse the between songs stuff too much. I've been to see The Hamsters many times and it's getting to the point where I can recite the patter with him. "... Purple Haze ...", here comes the story about the Devil's chord.[/quote] Yeah not really in the same department ... If your front person says "er thanks for coming down, are you having a good time" more than 3 times per gig you have a bigger problem than if the crowd can shout along with your rabbit between tunes ... Otway makes that joining in part of the gig ...

I like that ...

Excellent news! Keep us in the loop ...

[quote name='ezbass' post='640272' date='Oct 29 2009, 05:19 PM']Mark "Bedders" Bedford is the bass player in Madness and has been mentioned as a potential interviewee in this very thread IIRC. I'm guessing they added The Specials' Horace Panter to make into a mini Two Tone special.[/quote] Excellent!

[quote name='logicalmike' post='640173' date='Oct 29 2009, 04:07 PM']hi there is this bass bash still on? I live in Penarth and it would be cool to chat and meet more bass heads[/quote] Sure .. All info in the first post. Come on down ...

[quote name='RyanD123' post='639903' date='Oct 29 2009, 11:45 AM'] The "62 is possibly the most beautiful bass ever made[/quote] Have to agree.. There's just a simple perfectness to that combination of stuff.. Probably why there's three sunburst/tort/rosewood P-types in my music wing as I type ....

And don't forget the handling fee that Parcelforce will charge you if you use USPS to ship. That's about £18 .. you have to pay them for paying your duty bill for you. Aparently... And the seller may ask you to pay the PP fee as well. best to know exactly how much you are likely to be spending before saying yes ...#

[quote name='jonthebass' post='639859' date='Oct 29 2009, 11:02 AM']Unfortunately the whole deal is based on trust. I would say this all sounds pretty legit to me though. As for Customs charges, etc it works like roughly like this: Combine the item cost and shipping cost and the charges applied (Import Duty, VAT & Handling charges) will be about 20% of that total. Don't know if the old 'Gift' option will prevent this charge. Hope that helps? Regards, Jon[/quote] No the gift option only takes the customs "no duty" limit up to about £40 quid (from about £15) ie if it cost more than £40 then you pay the duty. It's not worth it to pretend a bass is only worth £35 and a gift. They are not daft in Her Maj's customs and excise, and you'll probably negate your insurance unless you declare it at something pretty close to believable. And it sound sliek you are trying to avoid a dodgy person yet you want them to lie for you to save a few quid? Sound to me like this is too uncomfortable for you ... Buying from individuals abroad is a nail biting exercise sometimes ..

[quote name='Gary Williams' post='639801' date='Oct 29 2009, 10:14 AM']Just bought a lovely CIJ 62 Reissue Fender Precison from Simon and I am delighted! He took dozens of photos of the bass so that I knew every dent and scratch on the bass before I received it. Then seeing it in real life was a million times better than the images which made them look much worse than they actually were. Great communications throughout, bass arived within 24 hours of him posting plus it was seriously well packaged. he is also a great resource for all things bass and has help me since the purchase with technical setup issues. Thanks Simon - much appreciated![/quote] You are welcome Gary. I hope you get on well with a P bass after all those [s]wasted [/s]years playing a Jazz

[quote name='alexclaber' post='639753' date='Oct 29 2009, 09:17 AM']The only time I really have to look is when leaping from low down to playing chords above the 12th fret, which as I've been singing at the same time means I have to wear contact lenses not glasses or all I see is a blur. Alex[/quote] ah yess.. When I'm looking and up the dusty end my bi-focals mess things up a bit

Wow brilliant How do I find out if I have Spotify invites to give out? Do you have be a paid up card holding member of the Spotify party for that?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='639557' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:52 PM']Ah, that would explain it... but would shrinkage move the screws too?[/quote] don't care , really

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='639547' date='Oct 28 2009, 10:45 PM']Aych! Is part of the relicing intentionally not having the control plate and p/g fit each other or was that just how they did it back in '68?[/quote] I suspect that's shrinkage of the scratch plate ..

Fist thing I'd do is stick a piece of foam under the strings at the bridge and play 2 cms further up towards the neck. You can also try turning up and playing softer, raising the neck pickup a little, buying a P bass But if you are changing your strings anyway give it a go and see what happens. Just change one string variable though - so use the same make and model of string but up a gauge. Too may variables changing at once will mean you won't be able to pin down whatever it is that makes the change.

[quote name='gnasher1993' post='639464' date='Oct 28 2009, 09:14 PM'][/quote] What's the big bamboo flute like thing? The big bore one? Looks interesting. [quote]By the way...I'm 16 .[/quote] Make the most of it. It doesn't last

[quote name='Marky L' post='638797' date='Oct 28 2009, 09:24 AM']A liitle bit of this and a little bit of that! I usually fretboard stare more at the start as I get my cojones in order. Fannying around on stage is part of the fun of it for me but I do need to keep refering back to my fret hand just to make sure I'm in the right place. 100% it's a confidence thing.. confidence that I am play the right thing and confidence to look at the freaks in the audience. I did see a band recently where the bass player was stood right at the front for a large portion of the gig with a demented semi-baked stare... I was a bit disconcerting, even if it gave that "danger" element that good rock n roll needs to give it an edge. Totaly agree that you have to give a performance, from good songs, played reasonably well through looking good to showing you are having a good time. I drop some howlers in songs quite often but just laugh them off. I've had a number of the "man, you're a great bass player" comments, which to be honest I'm not. Decidely average with limited abilities, but I make it look like I know what I'm doing. I do have a bad habit of staring at the bloody set list though.. that seems to be my safety blanket of late. Apart from our singer who arses about a fair bit, I just wish I could get the others to mellow and let loose somewhat.[b] Our lead guitard monkeys around in rehearsals but the nerves get him at a gig and he can be a bit fixed to the spot. Pity.[/b][/quote] Not really about neck watching but "the Show" in general, It's the same thing, really. I never understand why bands spend ages getting the music right in rehearsal but don't do the show aspects, The bits between tunes, or eliminating the tumbleweed bits where the clapping should be, getting rid of the gaps where the singer feels they have to say something, and then they have no idea what to say - just rehearse all of it. Better to work it out in private than "learn your craft" in front of an audience who go away thinking you are rubbish cos you can't handle the time it takes to set up the keyboard between tunes, etc .. And it's all so easy to sort out ...

Bad news Phil. My commiserations. Time to buy a classic Steinberger or a cool stool or a WAV, or a bass gutar stand ...

[quote name='chris_b' post='638655' date='Oct 28 2009, 12:04 AM']I do quite a few deps and spend most of the night staring at the singer or guitarist wondering what on earth is going to happen next![/quote] Ah yes, me too... How come they forget that starting without a count can throw a dep? I've found that in a new deppin' situation leaping about taking the limelight and stealing the audience from the front person or Guitard is generally not a good way to get that dep gig a second time ....

[quote name='Absolute-beginner' post='638618' date='Oct 27 2009, 11:20 PM']How about wearing shades and pointing the neck at the audience? maybe?[/quote] Shades look great on [s]top of the pops[/s] er whatever but on stage you need eye contact with other members of the band, especially if you are a less experienced / no show / no audience type band ... Can't do that with shades on .. OR Option B: rehearse with shades on so you can work out non-visual cues ..

[quote name='Nostromo' post='638542' date='Oct 27 2009, 09:58 PM']I might be able to show up an meet some fellow basschat persons . . . . . but I have no idea what an Avatar is ? [/quote] Ha ha it's the image that represents you on Basschat - Yours is this:

[quote name='NickH' post='638342' date='Oct 27 2009, 07:12 PM']I'm bit of a natural showoff so I love interacting with the audience. I look at the neck only when I absolutely have to pull off something tricky or a big change in hand position. I'm not as accurate a player live as I am elsewhere but the tradeoff is definitely worth it. I've had musicians I really respect come up to me after gigs and say words to the effect of "Awesome bass play mate, you were amazing" - eh? Who were you listening to - I cocked up an absolute ton! But the deception is the trick of it. With enough sweat, gurning, dancing and tomfoolery the bum notes go in one ear and right out the other, and all they remember is a great show. While in practice I tend to dance around like the same as I do playing the gig. It gets me used to playing (fairly) accurately while doing all the stuff I'm going to be doing live. It's also great cardio training. After lugging the kit in and setting up, then having the lights slow-roasting me while headbanging around, playing my heart out, and finding the breath to sing backup it's physically demanding. No point wanting to do all that and not having the fitness to pull it off - or not be able to play at the same time.[/quote] Well put! So many bands forget to rehearse the show bits as well as the music

[quote name='benzies123' post='638246' date='Oct 27 2009, 06:00 PM']Aren't all wireless units that are currently available going to soon be rendered useless by the increasing broadcast frequency of something else (possibly radio)? I don't know too much about this myself but my friend who is a sound engineer was talking to me about it the other day... it might be worth looking up if your thinking of buying a wireless unit.[/quote] "Check out my band:Cable To The Moon" You'll be Ok then

[quote name='KevB' post='638205' date='Oct 27 2009, 05:30 PM']Agree on the entertainment part up to a point but it does depend on the occasion and style of music too. I've come away from plenty of pub gigs being slightly embarassed by overactive looning - sometimes less really is more. I also feel that most (not all) really good bands have a single identifyable focal point, usually the singer but not always so. Some covers bands I've seen might have 2 or 3 people in the band interchangeing doing lead vocals and it can be quite distracting and never as effective as an out and out 'front man'. All personal opinion of course.[/quote] Sure Teh classic example is the Who With Moon, Townshend and Daltry all going bananas, Entwhistle standing still and playing was a statement all by itself. He even looks at the neck But then again he did wear white suits... IF you have a great front person you can probably strip naked and wear a sock on your A tuner and still not get noticed.. Most of us don't have the luxury of a top class front person (expecially if tumbleweed is a normal occurrance) so a bit of communication with the audience will help all round. Of course if you have three totty trumpets, two women totty singers, a totty bloke singer and a totty lead guitarist as your front line then you are let off the hook, Rich..

[quote name='Protium' post='638188' date='Oct 27 2009, 05:18 PM']Why is my job 210%?[/quote] Because you are the bass player and you have to work at least 2.1 times harder than the lead vocalist or lead guitarist to entertain people. The first 100% is just getting noticed

[quote name='davidmpires' post='638142' date='Oct 27 2009, 04:38 PM']What's wrong about closing your eyes during a cool moment of the song??[/quote] Absolutely nothing if it's appropriate .. I was talking in generalisations. Try not to nod off though