Hobbayne

[quote name='TMB' post='1293609' date='Jul 5 2011, 05:05 PM']Hey did you see Joey Jordison on bass! Hers actually pretty awesome![/quote] Is there a link to this??

A precision with a jazz bridge pickup

Where is this club exactly? The only things opposite Ealing Bdwy station is haven green common and a taxi rank I may pop along as its only a bus ride for me!

Our guitarist fell off the stage during a gig once, after consuming a bottle of Jack Daniels all by himself beforehand!. The Hohner Jack is a good bass, I had one a few years ago, after headless basses went out of fashion!

Influenced by JJB eh? Pity he never learned anything from him then!

I wouldnt feel happy handing over six grand plus to a bloke in Corfu with zero feedback

It is a bit on the heavy side, I think its made of plywood. I just use it for storing the Ray in, it never leaves the house.

I have one of those, it is extremely well padded, the tolex type pvc is coming away a bit and the glue they use is very pungent, good construction and well worth the price, good VFM IMHO

I played a gig once where the guitarist was so out of tune, I had to turn the bass right down and grin and bear it! Funny thing was, he didnt even think it was him!

I recently got myself an 8 track recorder to use as a musical sketchpad. Unfortunatly, I appear to have got a bit carried away with it Its a Boss Br900 with a built in drum machine which I used to start a song idea off, followed by an acoustic guitar and vocal, two rhythm guitar tracks, a bass track, a keyboard track and a lead guitar part and another vocal track. My simple song idea now has turned into something from Phil Spector!!

Can I borrow your 52 P bass tomorrow night for the British Legion Tango and Samba night??

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1245737' date='May 26 2011, 03:11 PM']Hi Rick, can I just add this thread is useless without pics [/quote] Yes, agreed! - Altogether now!.. Pics!,Pics!,Pics!,Pics!,Pics!,Pics!!

The Doors never used a bass player, all the bass parts were done on the organ but still a marvellous band nonetheless!

Yes, another one for the tort pickguard. Really nice work mate! Its almost identical to my 1977 P Bass

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1243292' date='May 24 2011, 07:10 PM']I think I'll sell my BMW - I'm only an amateur driver.[/quote] I drive a Ford Focus so what does that make me??

I fully agree with you! I play my VM Jazz down the local British Legion through a cheap Behringer 180 watt combo. Its true, the old folk who want Jim Reeves and Johnny Mathis dont care or even know what a good bass sound is! OTOH, I use my Stingray through a Trace Elliot 400 watt to play Louder clubs and pubs to youngsters who want it LOUD!!

My VM Squire Jazz Bass. It was originally a fretless, but has been added a fretted neck and a nice tort pickguard. You can see the three peice basswood body quite clearly, along with a nasty looking knot in the wood! Fitted with flats for a nice retro sound!!

My VM Squire Jazz Bass. It was originally a fretless, but has been added a fretted neck and a nice tort pickguard. You can see the three peice body quiet clearly, along with the knot! Fitted with flats for a nice retro sound!!

If its a 60th anniversary P bass then why have they used the updated 57 shape??

I use flats on the Jazz and rounds on the Stingray. Doing the circuit that I do, its nice to have a nice deep sound for reggae and jazz/swing and the clickity clackity slap sound for funk etc!!

I once played at a music pub in Watford. The front bar was rammed, but the music bar was empty apart from one pissed bloke who wanted "Proud Mary" and Brown Eyed Girl" After a while even he walked out and we where playing to an empty room! Eventualy the governer came in paid us and told us to f*** off! I,ve still no idea why??

The bass seems to stumble during the intro at about 30 secs into the song

I learned the Sound Affects album by The Jam when I first started playing - started off on simple songs like Pretty Green, Music For The Last Couple before going to But I,m Different Now etc. If you,re not familar with this album take a listen, theres some great bass work on there by the legendary Bruce Foxton.

Pretty Green by The Jam

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1219216' date='May 3 2011, 09:34 PM']C&W? Chromatic runs? No. Turnarounds? Straight climbs and descents in the key. Keep it simple. Nodding off? Well, [i]you [/i]may find it boring but it's the audience that matters, isn't it? And if they get a sense of disrespect for the music they like, you can probably expect a traditional Irish greeting afterwards. [/quote] God, no! I,ve no disrespect for anyones music! I,m just after some tips from folks who have done these gigs