paul_5

My Apocalypse - Metallica.

Eye contact with the band members can help you relax, and keep it simple.

On the other hand, AI could give us a Babel Fish type device that shouts chord names at us…

Me too! I/ve tried about a dozen different compressors over the years and have finally settled on the Briggs Diamante optical compressor. I too play fretless almost exclusively and it's great for tightening up the tone.

What about if the player is also suitably ‘reliced’ ? Fair do’s on this though! 😄

Jaco only needed Rounds...

Ceylon - The Commodores.

Well, the flats/Jazz combo was good enough for John Paul Jones on the classic Led Zep stuff, and in recent yerars Flea has been sporting flats on his Jazz basses, so at least you're in good company.

Zomby Woof - Zappa.

No, it’s NOT a word!! 😄

I played keys as a teenager and a friend got me into Rush, so I bought "A Show Of Hands" 'cos it had loads of songs with keyboards on. A reasonable choice. Then I heard the Geddy's bass run on "closer to the heart" on side 4 (it was on vinyl in those days) and knew that I just HAD to make those sounds. Sadly I never have, but I've occasionally come close.

Only one of them can hold a tune though, the other couldn't carry it in a bucket!

My pet peeve is songs/choruses that rely on "wooahhh" instead of writing proper lyrics. It's just lazy songwriting.

Re-watching the Metallica S&M DVD from the 90's. The footage looks really grainy and dated by today's standards but the audio is great!

Fixed. 😄

Pretty much everything *but* Fender! 😄

Nope, Jazz bass straight down the line. I’ve got a P for the odd occasion when I feel like a change, but for me it’s Jazz bass, Jazz bass and thrice Jazz bass.

Call Any Vegetable - Zappa

Me, I’ve bought nowt!

The Dangerous Kitchen - Zappa

Also the Sansamp Bass Driver never really scratched me where I itched - I still reckon the Paradriver is vastly superior

Perfect when played through a Line 6 Helix.

Dance of the Mad - PWEI

Flats. I know that there are loads of players who love them, but I went through about 5 or 6 brands before realising that they weren’t for me.