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    Hiromi Uehara - XYZ Bass Transcription

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    On 27/09/2025 at 15:32, Graeme Benson said:

    Hi

    Is this transcription still available? 

    Cheers

    Oh wow, not looked at this one in a long time....I'll have to dig through my hard drives but I'll try and find it!

     

    On 21/10/2025 at 03:19, spearminthideous said:

    Wow, awesome work! That tune is a beast — Hiromi’s compositions are always full of rhythmic twists and harmonic surprises, and XYZ is no exception. I can only imagine how intense that main groove must be to lock in, especially with all the syncopation and odd-meter phrasing going on.

     

    Very much so :) Not looked at this one in a very long time but I remember it being a real challenge to keep that groove going (and here's Tony Grey making it look easy...)

     

     

     

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    The Yamaha BB mega-thread

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by funkypenguin

    On 24/05/2025 at 08:14, TheGhostofJaco said:

    I get confused with all the models but I love Jon Maron and his tone so much. Pretty sure he plays a 3000 that may be passive.  Also know those are hard to find now so I was curious what other models I should look at for that thick pj bb tone? 

    I don't blame you, I've become a real fan of Jonathan's playing over the last couple of years and think he's a real hidden gem of the bass world! Jonathan's BBs are indeed passive :) he has a pair of BB3000S (V-V-T control layout instead of the V-T-Pickup selector) and he strings one with flats, the other with rounds. I've been looking for one for a while but people that have them are keeping hold of them, and the one example I did find was both the wrong side of the Atlantic and out of my price range. 

     

    One option I'm exploring as an alternative is the BBX, these were apparently Japan only basses but they have the same overall spec and control layout, the big difference being that they are bolt on rather than thru-neck. 

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    Show us your playing videos!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by funkypenguin

    On 26/10/2023 at 21:06, BillyBass said:

    Great stuff Ben.  And this must be the custom build you were waiting for, for ages!  

    Thanks for the warm words!

     

    The build itself was just over 15 months from order to completion, a lot of the waiting prior to that was all about squirrelling away the money! 

     

    It was well worth the wait though, it's been my main bass for around 18 months now and has been everything I hoped it would be and more!

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    Cello Suite no.II in D Minor (Bach) - complete recording

    in Recording

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Beedster said:

    Outstanding playing, very well done. Sorry to say however that I'm 100% with @JakeBrownBass, the tone - at least on my computer - detracts significantly from the performance, I find it distorted in an unmusical way, with what appear to be recording artefacts in some of the upper register notes. I'll listen with headphones later, but even if it's better in that medium - and reflecting the comment from @lowdown above that if listened to on monitors I might hear it very differently - to my mind if you want people to listen to and share your work, it's important to get the recorded tone to work across devices if you can. 

     

    But hey, it's not all bad, I'd kill to have the patience and skill to learn and perform those pieces. I had to play one of the suites for Grade V on a 'cello and it was a several hours per day task to learn, and even then I needed the sheet music in front of me 👍

     

    When you say recorded artefacts, are you talking about the harmonic colouration that almost sounds like distortion? If yes, that's a characteristic of the Hellborg power amp. It's something I really like, but I get that some really don't :) Noted regarding optimising the sound for different devices!

    Cello Suite no.II in D Minor (Bach) - complete recording

    in Recording

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, JakeBrownBass said:

    Fantastic work. 

     

    The recorded sound is distracting from the performance for me. It feels like i'm listening from outside of the room with how much top end is rolled off. 

     

    Thanks :) 

     

    Interesting that the sound makes you feel like you're listening outside the room, there wasn't any top end rolled off on the amp or the desk although it is quite a dark sounding bass.

    Janek Gwizdala - Manchester

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, jimbobothy said:

    … it was a shame more people were not there as it was a cracking gig. Potentially due to the time of the year or maybe too niche for some? Either way it was fantastic 👍🏼

     

    I think time of year has something to do with it, a lot of the people I mentioned the gig to were away on holiday. Fantastic gig in any case!!

    RK7's Overwater Chambering

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    On 21/08/2022 at 17:08, martin lee said:

    To everyone who had commented and enjoyed Robins story, it saddens me to tell you that recently Robin lost his fight. He truly was a gentleman and my first port of call for many bass and life discussions. I am truly saddened by his passing and heart broken for his parter and four boys… I came on here to read through his story and remember the kind soul that he was and the enjoyment in working with him on this project!!

     

    Really sorry to hear this, met him at the North East bash and he was an absolute gentleman :( 

    Should Wal scale up their operation?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Misdee said:

     

     

    I like Wal basses, but they were always an idiosyncratic design. To my sensibilities they have their strengths and their weaknesses. They certainly sound unique, and I love the fact that they have such a pedigree. I would hate it if they went down the Sadowky route.

     

     

    I wouldn't think so, they've a full order book so unless they take on and train more builders to bring the wait times down the way that Fodera did back in 2010, I don't see why they would change their business model. 

     

    12 hours ago, 40hz said:

    But, IMO, they do need to scale up production a bit more. I don't think this would affect quality or devalue the brand at all. I'm stuck in this limbo of wanting to order one, but then not being wanting to wait 4-5 years to actually receive it.

     

    Would you be happy to pay the corresponding price increase that would come with scaling up production/employing more luthiers that can build at the same level as Paul? What is it about the long wait that's putting you off out of interest? Is it that you're worried your tastes will change in the interim? I would think that the long wait would be ideal, in that you can spec precisely what you want, no holds barred, and you've a long time to save up the bread once your deposit is paid :) 

     

    Ben

    Should Wal scale up their operation?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    7 hours ago, joe_geezer said:

    I can't argue with that, its just a shame younger gifted players won't have the opportunity to carry on the Wal legacy, the Wal ownership club will continue to be only for middle aged doctors and lawyers that can barely string 2 notes together :biggrin:

    If they want a Wal enough and are prepared to save/wait, it's doable :) I've never understood the whole lawyer/dentist stereotype, the guys I know with higher value instruments are all a. serious players and b. gig them regularly.

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