funkypenguin

These guys all influence me for different reasons. In no particular order..... John Myung John Patitucci Mark King Hadrien Feraud Matthew Garrison Anthony Jackson

any more news from Jon regarding completion?

wow.....she really is a beauty! been following this thread for a while and you must be one happy chappie! sorry to badger you...but any chance of some sound samples in the near future? ive heard a lot of good things about Nordy pickups but havnt had chance to hear them myself

I'm not a pro in the sense you're talking about, but i play a lot at uni (i.e. rehearsals every day, at least a gig a week) and its never a chore, i love just messing around on bass (and trumpet too) in my spare time. I asked my tutor Ollie Collins the same question, and he never sees it as a chore either FWIW i think once it becomes a chore its time to take a break from playing, short or long (unless of course you earn your living from it)

how far away are you from completing it now?

Im 20, currently studying music at Salford University and am available for paid work in the Manchester and Leeds/Bradford area. Im a competent reader of notation and a passable reader of chords. I'm experienced and familiar with most styles of music, and have done work with small jazz/latin groups within uni and in the Manchester/Bradford areas. Im also available for theatre/pantomime work. Shows i've done professionally include West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Grease, Les Miserables and The Sound of Music. I can email a full C.V if so required. My technique is based around fingers (and slap if required) and is of a fairly high standard. I mainly play 6 string basses (as listed in my sig.) but i also play 4 if it fits the gig so let me know what you want! My backline consists of a Trace Elliot AH300SMC bass head going through a Trace 1048H 4x10 cabinet. If you would potentially like to hire me please dont hesitate to get in touch! my number is 07595 300048 and my email is [email protected] Recordings of my playing are in progress and will be complete very soon! Ben

+1 to the basses mentioned. also, surely if you were a serious gigging player who often has to travel light (or does really small/tight venues), you might even spend a little more on a Status streamline?

any news from the man?

1. Born 2B Mild 2. yorks5stringer 3. Al Heeley 4. Wonderhorse 5. simon1964 6. Tait 7. Mikey R 8. budget bassist 9. Jake_tenfloors 10. Soopercrip 11. timloudon 12. Kirky 13. Huwberry 14. Conan ? 15. gnasher1993 16. J3ster? 17. bigevilman? 18. Keefman? 19. Josh3184? 20. Prosebass 21. richardd 22. Anthony Joseph W? 23. sifi 2112 24. Guybrushthreepw? 25. retroman 26 thisnameistaken ? 27. Mr Bassman 28. Funkypenguin unless a gig presents itself, il be there we're cool to bring bassist friends along who arnt on here yes? theres a few at uni who fancy coming along! il be bringing the two 6 strings in my signature

[quote name='alanbass1' post='751432' date='Feb 19 2010, 10:35 PM']Couldn't find a Spector thread so........ [/quote] shes a beauty alright!

Not 100% sure if this applies here, but just finished 3 days worth of West Side Story with the universities theatre company. its all gone surprisingly well! its certainly pushed my reading up another notch and ive come to like the tritone chord alot more as a result

[quote name='Nick Brown' post='730912' date='Jan 31 2010, 06:23 PM']I have 2 right now, this one - and a Monarch 4 string. They are great basses and when I bought mine weren't quite so hideously priced. Having said that there are other marques I like as much. Certainly the W&T basses are really getting close to the same ball park as the Foderas, in fact they are probably up there right now. On the more traditional area I feel the Alleva Coppolo basses have that kind of quality too.[/quote] whoaaa.....thats a lovely (presentation?) bass there! whats she like to play? im assuming it has the same features as AJ's? (36" scale, 28 frets)

i really like the look of the thumb SC! i think the shape will suit 5 and 6 strings far more than the standard model.

any more news? im really looking forward to seeing the finished article!

A bassist ive recently discovered, if you fancy getting you fingers round his lines is Tony Grey. Bassist with Hiromi's Sonicboom [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL14_nd2C2Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL14_nd2C2Q[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg[/url]

[quote name='krispn' post='671686' date='Dec 1 2009, 11:01 PM']I played a Fender '78 for a few years having got swapped from a thin, fast Ibanez SR something with active pick ups. The Ibanez was much easier to play, had more sounds, not all of them good I should add, and was a fair price. The P sounded better. Recently got back to playing and got a Jazz bass, Lakland DJ model - lovely bass and a nice sound but for me rolling off the volume and tone controls created a different sound but to my ears not a useable sound. I always thought it sounds too jazz like (strange that)! Switched back to a P bass (Lakland BG) and its just got that sound! I roll back the volume and it mellows a little but doesn't lose anything, I roll back the tone control and it gives me a deeper flavour. This bass, and a P bass in general, is like one of those really good sound men you occasionally find at gigs. I play with my fingers and it says oh ok your looking something classic sounding, I tweak the tone and volume control rolling them back a little here and there and it delivers the tone. I turn up the volume and tone control and use a pick it just says oh yeah now you want that sound? no problem. Bam its edgy growly and all those good things you want from that type of tone. I find that a P bass is more useable across its volume and tone setting than that active Ibanez was. It might not have been all bells and whistles but we dont really need it do we? A P bass will do slap, it will do prog. It might not be as easy to play as on a custom this or that but you can and it will sound great all the time you do it. Simplicity is beautiful, a sunset, a kiss, a p bass. none of these things need to be complicated[/quote] Prog on a P.....i really wouldnt fancy trying to play Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment or Scale the Summit material on a P-bass neck. good luck to you if you think its doable! i would liken it to trying to play Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto with the piano underwater (i.e. with lots of resistance)

[quote name='4-string-thing' post='668493' date='Nov 28 2009, 05:19 PM']Original and best! I've owned mine for 30 years, and never, ever felt the urge to sell it. How many of you can say that about your fancy/exotic, 5 and 6 strings?[/quote] ask me in 20 years time In response to the question....i would disagree. i certainly wouldnt play one in my prog. band, reasons being, wrong sound, lack of range and P basses being hard to play in the upper register

John Myung - Scarred, Metropolis pt.1, The Dance of Eternity, Lines in the Sand Geddy Lee - Malignant Narcissism, YYZ John Patitucci - Scophile, Imprint, Theme and Variations for 6 string bass, Sister Sadie (GRP Big Band) Pino Palladino - I'm gonna tear your playhouse down (Paul Young) Tony Levin - Biaxident, Osmosis, Universal mind (all liquid tension experiment) Michael Manring - The Enormous Room, Selene Trip Wamsley - Huevos con Dios

Hey dood! you thought about one of the sansamp rackmount preamp units? i forget exactly which one Geddy Lee uses but is that the sort of edge to the bass sound you're looking for? i tried one at my local (manchester) PMT recently and its gone to the top of my wishlist!

As a reader and someone who has been reading since i started playing music, once you've gotten the notes down, and assuming you have a musical head on you, its expected that you interpret the notes on the page to get, well, MUSIC! out of the notes! every bass player will have a different interpretation of whats presented to him/her, so if a band/artist/producer has a very specific idea of how they want the line phrasing/emphasising, then either a recording or some rehearsal time are essential, speaking from experience.

[quote name='ianrunci' post='655072' date='Nov 15 2009, 11:18 AM'][color="#000000"][size=2]any strings over 15 quid, a complete con * Ampeg bass gear (three tone settings rock, rock and sh*te) * gay basses like jaydee, status wal ect * most high end bass cabs, you can have one built just as good for less than half the price * Six string basses, for god sake get a guitar * plectrum bass playing, clunk click clunk * Rickenbackers, the worst sounding basses ever invented [/size][/color][/quote] let me guess.......fender player

[quote name='andy67' post='654435' date='Nov 14 2009, 01:15 PM']I'm with WOT on this one. I like Michael Manring in context but as I said earlier...I want to see and hear him play bass! To me, imho, it appears that he likes to play the mechanics more than the fretboard! just an observation don't bash me!! However I have an old recording of him performing 'Ghost in the Machine' Sting I think, and its awesome. Wot, I've seen the youtube video, your tone and technique is fabulous! It really enhances the band an is bang in with the music! I'm no virtuoso nor super player, just a player who enjoys plaing livce in a band not in a bedroom nor parlor. cheers andy ps Wot, please put a link up to that live performance.[/quote] not again.....he IS playing bass, just not playing a bass line...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='653960' date='Nov 13 2009, 07:14 PM']That must have been a heck of a gig. Did anyone bootleg it?[/quote] do i detect a hint of sarcasm there? it was phenomenal as it happens. he finished by playing one of the best solo pieces ive ever seen. very nearly as good as this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0qIL2ie-VE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0qIL2ie-VE[/url] the students dont bootleg recitals. its disrespectful when you should be listening to the performance, but the uni may have filmed it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='653924' date='Nov 13 2009, 06:31 PM']Hmmm... I can't imagine many clarinetists, oboeists, tuba players, etc. do solo gigs or recordings...![/quote] Our principal tuba gave a solo recital at uni last week....they happen if you know where to see them. it just so happens that manring has wound up on youtube

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='653492' date='Nov 13 2009, 11:29 AM']Maybe it's because most of his audience are bassists? [/quote] then consider this. what he's doing is effectively a recital. go to a recital featuring any instrument, brass, woodwind etc. and its a good bet that most of the people watching would either play or be familiar with the instrument. or just appreciate good music played by skilled musicians