SlackAlice

Hi folks. Just thought I'd 'bump' up the post as I'm still on the look out for a band. I'm itching to get back out there. If anyone has a vacancy just PM me. Angie

[quote name='sigalk' post='1309176' date='Jul 19 2011, 02:17 PM']Hi Angie, We are looking for a creative bass player who would like to join our band. We play our own original music, no covers, it's Alt Rock in the style of PJ Harvey, Pearl Jam, Crowded house etc. You can have a listen to a few of our demo tracks on [url="http://www.soundcloud.com/sigalk"]soundcloud.com/sigalk[/url] There a few of our recent tracks and also some tracks from my previous solo album, this should give you a good idea about the general style we are playing. We are based around Reigate and Dorking and rehearse at Tweeters, Leatherhead. If you're interested at all, please don't hesitate to contact me. Many thanks Sigal[/quote] PM'd

[quote name='ped' post='1368594' date='Sep 10 2011, 02:33 PM']P.s any ladies interested give me a call, you might get a free shirt.[/quote] They look great. I'll be buying one of each when available. Angie

[quote name='MB1' post='1368062' date='Sep 9 2011, 08:56 PM']MB1. I do all the shopping in my dressing gown since i stopped taking my medication.[/quote] Angie

[quote name='bassman7755' post='1359548' date='Sep 2 2011, 09:40 AM']OK at the risk of being contraversial - if you need a book to show you scales then IMO your doing it wrong.[/quote] For me personally I don't believe I am doing it wrong. [quote name='Doddy' post='1366809' date='Sep 8 2011, 06:49 PM']Alright...... Now,play a C major scale,ascending, starting on the G string of a standard tuned 4 string bass......your fingering pattern has just gone completely out of the window.[/quote] ....and that's exactly what I wanted to learn and with the help of Stuart's book I'm doing just that - rather than just playing a pattern from the root note (which I've relied on for years!) I decided I'd like to know the actual notes in the scale and be able to play them anywhere on the fretboard - over 1 string, 2 strings or over all 4 strings. [quote name='bassman7755' post='1367142' date='Sep 8 2011, 11:29 PM']My system isn't perfect but it is the one that involves the least amount of rote learning which is my weak point. My brain just cant function with note names in real time. The way I hear and play is ll based in keynotes and note functions.[/quote] If you got a system that works for you then great stuff - it's all down to personal preferences. I personally wanted to brush up on the theory side of things, know what notes I'm playing in the scale, how the circle of 5ths works, chord structures etc........and I'm loving it! It really has opened the fretboard up for me (whereas before I rarely ventured past the 7th fret). It continues to be a huge learning curve for me - it's going to be a long journey but it's one I'm thoroughly enjoying. ........my biggest regret is that I didn't do this years ago! Angie

[attachment=88905:bass.JPG] Thought I'd share my P bass.....it's a Squier but I love it....especially now I've put flats on it. Angie

Hi & welcome Angie

[quote name='KiOgon' post='1365170' date='Sep 7 2011, 12:37 PM']Ordered on the 1st September - here on the 7th - all the way across the states, over the water & down the bumpy road, arrived safe & sound this morning. Kaz just said -"You're like a dog with 2 dicks now" - yep [/quote] Wow great service - She's a beauty! Enjoy. Angie (envious)

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1291513' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:00 PM']some know his colaboration in this trio, if not its a great testemant to his playing.. frickin awsome groove playing with this odd time switching to 4/4.... wonderful taste in what notes and timing go with a song.....for me hes one of the ultimate bass players... fingerstyle bass playing doesnt get much better than this imho.. anyone got any other vids of him.. i heard Bona was in the crowd and was blown away by his playing [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLmVWzRiY0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLmVWzRiY0[/url][/quote] Mr. Palladino is my bassing hero......fantastic clip..........damn, I should be working (lots of drawings to issue today) but now I'm on a PSP clip fest on You Tube.....oh well! Angie

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1322072' date='Jul 31 2011, 12:03 PM']Hopefully a bit more knowledgeable than the bloke there I spoke when I mentioned that they were selling a squier bronco bass with a badly repaired 70s musicmaster neck (broken & glued headstock) as a genuine 'virtually unplayed' US musicmaster at a typical Denmark street price. It was still on their website several weeks later complete with the false description and pumped up price. It seems to have gone now - I hope some poor sucker didn't pay six times its real value. Then there was the member of staff in there who insisted that S8 on a fender serial is a reliable indicator of an instruments age & ALWAYS means that a bass was made in '78 - even on the models that didn't come out until '81 [/quote] Wow Thought the experince was too good to be true.......perhaps I'm just gullible & naive . Indeed I've just had a look on their website: they have the P-bass on there and is listed as 'used'......no mention of that on the tag yesterday. I thought £629 was cheap for a new one Cheapest I have seen new is £647. The bass itself is in immaculate condition but they should say if it's second hand. Angie (gullible )

[quote name='kjm' post='1321367' date='Jul 30 2011, 03:17 PM']There no longer there closed down as has hanks[/quote] Yes I had no idea. It's been 3 years since I last ventured down Denmark Street. It has merged with a store opposite (forget the name). They are located in the basement with percussion.....small area with a small selection of Ricks, Yamaha, Fender, Squire, Tokai & Warwicks. Amps & cabs in the centre of the room. No staff down there, just one potential customer trying out a bass....fairly uninspiring all in all and I won't bother with future visits. I then popped into Wunjo - totally opposite experience! Lively, good selection of basses with very friendly & helpful staff! I've had my eye on a Deluxe Active Fender P bass special for a while & low and behold they had one......& in the colour I wanted (chrome red with maple fretboard). As soon as I indicated my interest a young and very polite chap asked if I wanted to try it out which I did for about 15 mins. He was very knowledgeable. Explained the controls and variety of tones it had to offer........lovely bass (this WILL be my next bass)! Played for a while and another colleague came over & asked how I was finding it - again very helpful and polite. I did say I wasn't in a position to buy today and he was absolutely fine - he said I could pay a 20% deposit to hold the bass. Again I couldn't do that but he was wonderful......nothing was too much trouble. As Mr. SlackAlice and I left the shop the young assistant came over and shook our hands...... Wonderful stuff! Angie

Currently having a few beers in Soho & will pop down to Denmark St. later.......will have a browse & see how there 'customer service' fairs......:; Angie

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1318178' date='Jul 27 2011, 12:59 PM']Another simple exercise is to take any chart of any type in any clef and just read the rhythms (i.e. don't worry about what the notes are just their time values). Tap them out on a table top - you can do this away from your bass. Time well spent.[/quote] +1. I've also had problems with rhythms......notes individually fine, but when you get a mixture with ties it throws me. Going through a piece and tapping out the rhythm as Bilbo suggested has been a huge help. Angie

1. Merton - NOS Trace Elliot strings 40-100 2. silddx - Bass Builders: Simplified Sight-Reading For Bass by Josquin Des Pres (not with CD) 3. silddx - Bass Builders: Fingerboard Harmony for Bass by Gary Willis (with CD) 4. Clarky - Sansamp BDDI (not new but vgc and in tin) 5. Clarky - tortoiseshell Precision scratchplate (as new; after-market non-Fender made but fits US Precisions) 6. SlackAlice - Strings: Elites Stadium 40-100 7. SlackAlice - Book: J.S. Bach for Electric Bass by Bob Gallway (non CD version) 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Angie

They are lovely....though not a lovely price!!! Tao Turquoise for me...........if I we're to ever win the lottery! Angie

Ha! Thank you Paul, much appreciated. Like your 'Pond' avatar too........I'm a longstanding 'Who' fan myself...... Angie

Hi there I have been playing bass for 18 years (rhythm guitar for 26 years)........haven't played in a band for 8 years & have decided it's about time I got 'back out there', as it were. I gigged extensively between '94 & '03. I'm dedicated, have a professional attitude, reliable & easy going with no ego!!!! I get along with everyone ...... I'm a young 38 year old! I play a broad range of styles; Blues, Rock, Pop, Dance, Motown/Stax, Jazz, Indie, Dub, Reggae, Ska etc....... Have own gear & transport - so if anyone in the Berkshire/Surrey/North Hampshire area is interested just PM me. Angie

+1 Working my way through this at the moment too - finding it very helpful indeed! Angie

[quote name='deanovw' post='1306475' date='Jul 17 2011, 10:44 AM']I am John and so is my wife.[/quote] John Taylors' first name is Nigel (he was billed as Nigel Taylor in the very early days)...........could you get Mr. Clutterbuck to send you a few CDs? Angie

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1298766' date='Jul 10 2011, 09:04 AM']I'd expect the guitarist to make it to the end of the song with a missing string and then change strings in about one minute between songs.[/quote] +1 Angie

Have been looking into venturing into the world of flatwounds & have spent the past few weeks weighing up the options...... After reading this thread I'm going to give Status a go Angie

[quote name='silddx' post='1304172' date='Jul 14 2011, 11:19 PM']Pink Floyd in Pompeii.[/quote] +1 A few of my many faves: Family: The Weaver's Answer - Beat Club.......for Roger Chapman's energy Roxy Music: Out of the Blue - Beat Club........for John Wetton & 'The Great' Paul Thompson Angie

[quote name='elom' post='1303076' date='Jul 14 2011, 12:15 AM']My mate's 11yo lad (who is already a more than decent drummer) has decided that he'd like to play bass. A fine decision. They were looking at a Thomann (Harley Benton) starter package which I'm not knocking (got a cheap HB acoustic myself and its fine). However I think that for not much more money we could put together something a bit longer lasting. Have already potentially sourced a Roland Bass Cube 100 but would be interested in your opinions for a suitable starter bass. He came round and had a play on my basses and he can handle a full scale bass but I think that something light would be sensible. Interestingly the one bass of mine that really made his eyes light up was my Hohner B2A! Budget is about £150 and I'd welcome any suggestions you might have. Ta muchly.[/quote] Do you have any decent Bass outlets in Devon - if so I'd pay a visit to let him try out a few, get used to the various models & see what he's comfortable with.......just my two penneth! Angie

Here's the link for you: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRECISION-BASS-SCRATCH-PLATE-USA-Mex-fit-4-Colours-/190544931618?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1320232169442853577"]Guitars Electric - eBay[/url] They also have a website: [url="http://www.guitarselectric.co.uk/"]Guitars Electric - Website[/url] I tried searching this site as well as the net for a lead to Squier pickguards.....nothing. Angie

Sorry to hijack your thread Gary - did you manage to find a suitable pickguard or did you have to modify one made for a USA P bass? I have an Indonesian P Bass Special: Antique Burst but want to change the tortoise pickguard for a White Pearl one. I bought one off eBay which arrived today (didn't say that it wouldn't fit a Squier like some): the holes do match but the neck is a little too tight & outline for the pickups isn't big enough....by about 2mm (1mm each side).....thinking of gently filing it without trying to make a mess of the edges. Has anyone else has experience of this? Alternatively, does anyone know of an outlet for Squire specific pickguards? Sorry for being exceedingly dim! Angie