Andy Nervous

[font="Verdana"] Hi Zach, I agree with TheRev,especially Danny Thompson,he has the nicest natural feel I've ever heard,very melodic. Also agree Solid Air is a classic album. However,there's one major omission when listening to pioneering d.bass playing,(and my fave),Willie Dixon. You can hear him playing on just about any song by the Chess record label with a d.bass. Chuck Berry,(You Can't Catch Me is a beauty),Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim,Little Walter,etc.all used Willie Dixon. He also wrote loads of their hit's,Little Red Rooster,Wang Dang Doodle,etc. Check out this for a mean d.bass instrumental,full of technique and sheer physical strength! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go"]Willie Dixon - Bassology[/url] Mr Dixon pioneered the slap style,his early recordings go back to the 1930's. Listen to anything by his band,The Big 3 Trio,groundbreaking stuff. The Rockabilly slap style technique triplets is believed by many to have begun in the 1980's by such plank-slappers as Lee Rocker,Stray Cats, but on Willie's early B3T recordings,there he is,larger than life,slapping his plank silly. Magic. By the way,I live in Bristol and have been a happy slapper almost 30 years. If interested give me a PM and we can meet for a jam or to talk bass, best wishes and good luck, Andy[/font]

[font="Verdana"][/font]Hi Wayne, How did it go with the piezo? I have been using that exact same pick-up myself for at least 15 years,gigging several night's a week, not on my bridge but tucked away under the finger-board. They are superb as a click pick-up for playing slap-style. I use a shadow bridge pick-up through my bass amp,line-out to PA,then plug the piezo direct input to the PA. I've played in all sort's/sizes of venue's,through all sort's/sizes of PA - and never had any problem - no feedback,noise,distortion etc. The click sound it produces is absolutely spot on,clean and crisp - crunchy even - and it enhances triplet's beautifully. I'd recommend this set-up for any bassist wanting to become a Rockabilly plank-slapper,(a bargain at 78p),but it's not a viable option as a bridge pick-up. It's missing all the qualities you need for bass-notes,forget it. By the way,the best way to attach this under the finger-board is to hold in place with a strong,thin implement,(eg;your nan's knitting needle), and slap a dollop of Araldite,completely covering it,over the back of the piezo. It makes a superb contact,hence strong signal. Very best wishes and good luck, Andy.[/font]