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I'm very much in the same mind as skol303 on this and as an atheist have often been really moved by gospel and spiritual music. A few years ago we went with a friend to the Glide mission church in San Francisco's tenderloin district, it was Christmas, and the most uplifting and enjoyable religious service I've ever attended. This was largely due to the lovely warm welcoming congregation but also the stupendously good choir and band filling this huge auditorium of a church with joyous sound. I've seen a few clips on here of very cool funky gospel bass players in the USA but although the words don't always strike a chord with my personal beliefs, the love, and soul evident in a lot of this type of music certainly dusts my broom. Why not post some clips on here chaps ? Edit: Funny enough just saw this : [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=77094&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=77094&hl=[/url]

OK i own up: My name is mike and I... like playing Rio. Really struggled with hungry like a wolf a while back until i read all the stuff about how john Taylor's bass parts were mostly fudged in the studio and he couldn't play it live either. Just got he hang of it and my band dropped it.

I have a Thumper in my SX P copy. it's very good does and does Thump very well. Also the chap at Wizard is very helpful

Thanks Markus but I think that he was looking for someone a bit closer to teach bass guitar to his 12 year old son.

One of my clients is looking for a bass tutor for his son in the Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridge area. Can anyone help please?

Yes where else would I rest my thumb ?

[quote name='alexwba23' post='1123068' date='Feb 10 2011, 07:30 PM']Thankyou very much! Currently working my way through the mad melody part in Sir Duke slowly i might add! AC[/quote] It easy...playing it on your own that is !

I've had active basses and back to basics is the way forward IMHO. Having become very attached to my souped up SX Precision, recently purchased from WHUFC on here, over the last few months I'm starting to think that 2 pickups and 3 knobs on my beloved US Jazz bass is a bit more complicated than required. Given the cash I'd get a US standard P like yours any day. Nice !

Strange isn't it ? even my long suffering wife, who's eyes glaze over at the mention of any new bass related equipment after all these years was quite interested in the recent pic of me pretending that I knew how to play Moonbass' lovely NS WAV 4 at the recent East Anglia Bass Bash. Caption added by my son who has just discovered Photoshop.

Oh dear ! Some great pictures there. Thanks Dood. ( I don't think that I'll be needing that free dinner after all).

Free dinner what? Where? Is it still available ? I'll drive back it's only 40 mins away. Thanks very much Charic and all the rest of you for a grand day out, the chance to try some lovely gear and to meet you all. I hope that the ACG continues to play nicely for you Charic and next time I'll come prepared to deliver my fascinating and exciting talk about allen keys and feeler gauges. Speaking of gas Now I just need to persuade Mrs Lonestar why I need a NS EUB, a Stingray 5 and a Rickenbacker. Anyone got a spare room free just in case ? I may need it once I'm discharged from casualty.

That's sad Who was it ?

I'll be there at 10:00

Hurrah! Well done Charic. I can bring 3or 4 extension leads

That's very decent of you Sir. Sorry I can't stump up the £100 but will be happy to pay my £10 or £12 to you if it doesn't happen or I can't make it in person on the day for some unforeseen reason, as I think we all should, if we've agreed to come along at this stage and a good fellow like Paul is shouldering the risk. Still looking forward to it. Mike

It's certainly the kind of playing that dusts my broom.

Nearly always fingers butif not 1mm Tortex shaped as above for bass and g**tar. Best ones I found have a star shaped hole in the middle and never slip.

I'm really looking forward to this and happy to pay in advance once instructed. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread I'm happy to bring my tools along and help anyone with instrument setups and advice for newbies. Whilst not a professional lutheran (yet ) I have been working on my own and friends instruments for years and would be pleased to help with re-stringing, intonation, truss rod and action adjustments; bring your own strings. I may dig out an old but surprisingly playable Hohner Precision copy which has been mouldering away in the back of a dank dark cupboard for years for people to practice on/demonstrate. If anyone else has an old plywood bass or g***ar bring it along to fiddle and fettle. Mike

hope I can try your Jazz 5 Truckstop ! I'm happy to stump up a couple of extra quid if we need to.

I heard the vocal tracks isolated on this. Spine tinglingly good and I think it was done in one take. Mind you this is pretty sublime too !

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