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OzMike

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  1. Covers lifted from our (blues / rock trio) set: Burning of the Midnight Lamp - Hendrix Cortez the Killer - Neil Young Crossroads - Cream version Feels Like Rain - Buddy Guy Fire - Hendrix Girl with One Eye - Ludes Gravity - JMT I've Got a Woman - JMT One More Mile - Otis Span (version) Red House - Hendrix Rockin' chair - Seastick Steve Smokestack Lightning - Michael Powers Steppin' Out - Cream Stranger - Johnny Winter SWLABR - Cream Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream The Thrill is Gone - BB King Who Did You Think I Was - JMT
  2. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1270674' date='Jun 15 2011, 10:59 PM']Have you ever had this situation? You meet a new partner. They love the fact you play bass, especially in a band. They brag to their friends that they're seeing someone 'who is a musician and plays in a band'. They come and watch you at every gig and love it.[/quote] Our drummer solves the problem by ending relationships after only the first two stages listed above. For me, my g/f comes to most gigs, and in fact getting new material for our g/fs to hear is a very good motivation for myself and the singer. It also helps having a g/f who appreciates a good looking woman at my gigs almost as much as I do...
  3. [quote name='Doddy' post='1264868' date='Jun 11 2011, 03:18 PM']Jeff Andrews is a great player-I love his playing with Vital Information,Michael Brecker and Mike Stern. Especially Stern's 'Upside Downside' and 'Time in Place'.[/quote] Funnily enough, I was reminded of Jeff Andrews by the Jaco thread - 'Mood Swings' (from 'Upside Downside') is one of my favourite tunes with Jaco on it. His tone was a little more rounded and not so quacky on this cut, IMHO.
  4. I remember watching the full-length recording of a Mike Stern show from which this snippet is taken a few years back: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb6PkN5ezGc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb6PkN5ezGc[/url] Amazing technique + improvising ability, and one of few bass players I can listen to and forget that it's 'only bass' they are playing ... the instrument disappears, leaving only notes...
  5. [quote name='lmbalcao' post='1262369' date='Jun 9 2011, 12:12 PM']PM'd[/quote] The eternal optimist, on a 2.3 year old thread....
  6. [quote name='JTUK' post='1263584' date='Jun 10 2011, 10:33 AM']Classic mistake IMO..of a lot of people...oblivious to what else is going on or what works and what doesn't and this can get close to that scenario, IMV.[/quote] No mistake here, although my experience for "pure" covers has been limited to (somewhat ironically) a Brit-rock covers band (organised by a hard-core pommy drummer who could play the drum parts of many 60s-00s tunes note-perfect) and a Motown / Soul band. In both cases, a lot of effort was put into reproduction of not only the notes, but the right tones too. I guess I've been lucky in that I could 'assume' other people would learn the original parts as well as I did - or poorly - as the case may be.
  7. One reason I will be purchasing this amp is so I can run one, two or all three cabs; the third would be handy as a bass monitor for the drums, or for a little extra volume / headroom. I guess I need to do a little experimentation and see what works the best as regards connection when I get my hands on the amp. Currently I'm using a Shuttle 6.0 to run the two GB cabs, but am finding it's a little difficult to get a completely clean sound at max volume, and of course it's limited to running two 8 ohm cabs. Preamp wise I've got a few choices - Zoom B2, Microbass II and a Behringer BDI. The MB II will probably get the nod because of it's flexibility. Using lightweight cabs and amps is a wonderful experience, and when one doesn't own a car and needs to catch taxis to gigs (most of which are normal sedans), the "small and light" component approach really works well for me. Here in Estonia provided backline is alu-speaker Hartke most of the time, Ampeg 8x10 almost all of the rest of the time ... neither of which are sounds I particularly like. So having one's one backline, here especially, is a must.
  8. Hmmm ... I find learning covers note-perfect, at least initially, is a great way of improving my playing. Capturing the exact nuances of someone else's playing can be hard, and it really forces you to concentrate and analyse what is going on. And once they are learned 'perfectly', it seems to make sense to keep playing them that way. I can't think of many rock / pop cover tunes I'd do my 'own thing' on - that's what other bands (that allow more flexibility) are for.
  9. I might be getting my hands on one of those fancy-pants lightweight IPR 1600s, and was pondering how best to connect the cabs I have. amp specs - 2x 300W/8Ohm, 2x 530W/4Ohm, 2x 800W/2Ohm cabs - Epifani NY-112, Aguilar GS-112, Aguilar GS-112NT (all 8 ohm) With one cab, the connection is obvious; with two, I'd run each off a separate channel. But for three: option 1. run from single channel -> 800W/3 -> ~267W/ speaker option 2. run the GS cabs from one channel -> 530W/2 -> ~265W/speaker, and the Epi from the other -> 300W/speaker In option 2 I guess I wind up the input attenuators to the same position on both sides as the output per speaker is then the same. And it appears there no real-world difference between option 1 and 2 in terms of watts distribution, although I feel it's perhaps better to use both channels and not use a single channel at it's lowest supported impedance. Does all of this sound reasonable? And I'm also curious if anyone here uses an IPR-1600 too. I've previously used a combo of Yamaha bass preamp + yamaha power amp, and it sounded damn good + was a very flexible setup. Cheers Mike!
  10. [quote name='Jesso' post='1257773' date='Jun 5 2011, 10:51 PM']I haven't tried that with my GS12 cabs, cos the handle makes em unstable.[/quote] Hmmm, my GS112s seem to stack ok, but I do put a towel under the shuttle head on top for extra stability ... the bugger has a tendence to start shaking off otherwise: [url="http://www.4shared.com/photo/lTBD8SYf/IMG_0029.html"]http://www.4shared.com/photo/lTBD8SYf/IMG_0029.html[/url]
  11. I recently purchased a J-Retro preamp from Clarky - he was easy to deal with, honest (returned extra unnecessary postage money) and friendly. An oversized bass-slapping thumb up!
  12. Another big Carlos fan here - have seen them twice. The first time he took a solo type break in one song .... Paul made some crack about him being a bass god ... it was pretty average, to be honest. Overall though, a great player with quite a distinctive style - both in terms of bass and personality! But... a question ... in 'All Fired Up', that sounds like a double / acoustic bass to me, no?
  13. Greg - I bought my Shuttle 6.0 when I was back in Oz from Rocket Music in the USA using their talkbass discount code (for other's information, prices from shops in Australia are often way more expensive than buying the gear from overseas yourself and taking a punt on the need for a warranty). Firstly - Rocket Music are highly recommended. Secondly - my 6.0 has never skipped a beat, and I've used it in many situations (rehearsals -> medium size gigs, different cab configs); it's also been through temperature extremes (-20C here in Estonia and +40C in Australia), and is still kicking nicely a couple of years on ... and this is with a number of international flights under it's belt... :^) I doubt that GB has any more troubles with their amps than do other manufacturers that use the B&O output modules - and their customer service really is terriffic. I've asked questions of them a couple of times, and each time had an email reply from Jeff Genzler himself within 24hrs. One thing though - the wattage ratings on the 6.0 and 9.0 appear to be a little overstated. This is the module used in the Shuttle 6.0: [url="http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com/en/news/news?id=20"]http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com/en/news/news?id=20[/url] --> 500W @ 4ohms with 10% THD ... yet the Shuttle 6.0 is rated at 600W into 4ohms? Also, not sure about the other models but the Shuttle 6.0 has a 230V / 110V switch so there's no trouble importing into Australia (nominally 240V at the wall) for this model.
  14. Hmmm ... interesting because I'd been finding the same thing with a GS 112 / 112NT pairing driven by a Shuttle 6.0. Some more drastic EQing on the amp has lead to an improvement, but I'm still not completely happy with the volume. I'm using speakon -> 1/4" cables, but wouldn't have thought that'd make any difference compared with speakon -> speakon ...?
  15. Welcome from just across the water.
  16. No problems - but, it's quite possibly an easy fix for someone who knows what they are doing.
  17. 'tube link: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beXuw-x166o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beXuw-x166o[/url] The bass was mixed way too low, IMHO. Does JPJ always leave the pickup covers on? Guess it's ok if you pluck right on the end of the fingerboard.
  18. A couple of questions: - do you have the power cable for it? - does it wah / sweep at all? Or maybe you can describe a bit more in what it's not working right now? Ta!
  19. This is a good price for a great cab - the best type of 18" cab I've ever used, and definitely not 'slow' or flubby as some 18" cabs are. Free "too bad I'm in the wrong country" bump!
  20. Hmmm ... haven't tried the Ibanez, but I know from experience any potential thoughts of 'missing bottom end' with a GB Shuttle 6.0 (close enough to the 3.0) go out the window when playing live; this 'missing bass' is often unwanted flub in that that environment. From the wording of the review it seems neither amp was tried in a band setting or with other instruments. Unless you are intending on playing solo gigs, reviews should *always* include a 'live band' portion, otherwise the comparison is still theoretical, not a 'real world' one.
  21. Helsinki for me - my g/f and I have been fans for many years, and it's our first show. Can't wait! No mention of bass, but interesting all the same - Alex's setup for the tour: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMLYexG6FM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMLYexG6FM[/url]
  22. [quote name='iconic' post='1190063' date='Apr 6 2011, 10:27 AM']wow, didn't know that![/quote] +1. I saw him on that 2004 tour - front row seats, have never been deafened by so many male fans shrieking at a show before or since - and had no idea what happened a few months later.
  23. +1 for Interparcel - I've used them to send a bass cab from the UK to Estonia. Decent prices, and they answered a support email within 12 hours too.
  24. Welcome to the 'fakers club' - I think it's a big one, and that the best musicians are just the biggest 'fakers' of all. They are so good it seems like they can 'fake' being able to play anything! As a fellow faker, my position is this - if a bass player can play his part, it doesn't matter how long it took to get there or how much work 'out of sight'. When people sometimes compliment me on my playing, I hold back a giggle thinking 'you don't know how crap I really am, and how much practice I had to do to cover it up'. My first suggestion would be - get a teacher. A good teacher will be able to make an assessment of your strengths and weaknesses, and direct your efforts towards where it'll make the most difference. And what makes you think you can't learn a song by ear? - anyone can do it, it just comes down to how long it takes. If it's a matter of some tone-deafness - I have that too. Often I can't tell the difference between the 'correct' note and one that is 'in harmony' with it (especially if it's not the root). A teacher can help in this regard too. For some musicians learning by ear is easy; for the rest of us, your ear needs some / a lot of training. I feel as though I should know more theory, should be able to play better, should know more songs. This is because music is an open-ended experience; it's never 'finished'. This can be overwhelming if you only consider what you can't do, but more helpful is to consider what you *can* do, what you want to be able to do, and how to connect these two points (via practice, learning, listening, band experience etc). Don't forget what you know, but perhaps *do* start learning some 'basics' and - eventually - what you know already and the 'basics' will meet.
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