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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1346667936' post='1791610'] I only change my tone for particular styles; a bit more treble for popping, a lot less treble for reggae, that kind of thing. For the most part iI stick to the same settings once I've set it for the venue's acoustics or the band I'm with. [/quote] this - my J stays with both pups full on and tone full open - most of the tonal range i need actually comes from fingering technique and playing further towards the neck or bridge [quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1346667444' post='1791604'] Does anyone agree that you should you change you're tone for every song?. [/quote] isnt there more to concentrate on with playing the bass line correctly? an average 'non-muso' punter will quite easily spot when a bass line (or any other band part for that matter) hasn't been played faithfully to the original but only other bass players will comment/critique each other's tone

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1346609885' post='1791183'] do you think a 'graphic design chat' thread would fit in the 'other instruments' section? [/quote] well there is the resources thread which i started a couple of days ago

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1346609885' post='1791183'] do you think a 'graphic design chat' thread would fit in the 'other instruments' section? [/quote] lets just try and shoehorn it in anyways while nobody is looking

there are plenty of graphic designers on here do feel free to PM if you wish

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1346521048' post='1790240'] Is he just making this commentary up? All in all not a great advert for fretless. [/quote] sorry but i just couldnt bring myself to place the mouse pointy thing on that little red rectangle and click come over to the speechless thread... no inane commentary on HJ's videos

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1346523066' post='1790277'] "Bores you to tears"? Really? Well you're unlucky because for me, he's transcendental on every track he played (when he was straight). [/quote] actually imho the only exception i can think of to his outstanding playing (not sure of the reasons behind it but i suspect they may be very complex) but the playing on ian hunters all american alien boy is rather average as far as jaco performances go

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1346522047' post='1790262'] His arse is as bad as his bass playing is good. His cross-dressing is vaguely amusing but wouldn't it be nice if he found something worthwhile to do with his talent? [/quote] i sort of disagree - i see his cross dressing in the same way as say eddie izzard as part of the image/stage persona - and i dont find it amusing for the same reason i dont find flea amusing just because he chooses to cavort around the stage virtually butt nekkid - its all just part of the image imho but as you saying his playing is superb and speaks volumes for itself regardless of how he looks

nice to look at ... until you get greasy fingerprints all over it

i do like the new little video techniques he has employed too to spice his productions up a little more - especially the opening curtains

[quote name='BassHavoc' timestamp='1346493169' post='1789824'] They told me when they kicked me out. No pussy footing around, they straight up admitted it. [/quote] who needs enemies when you got friends like this!

just let them know youre in a great new band..... .... called [color=#008000][b]KARMA[/b][/color] .......... and youre first original song will be called .........[color=#006400][b] It's a bitch[/b][/color]

the new one!! no spoilers [url="http://youtu.be/2Lt9LG-245A"]http://youtu.be/2Lt9LG-245A[/url]

first big gig i went to was 1976 rick wakeman at hammersmith odeon on the no earthly connection tour i had the fortune to have a chat with him during the interval of a travis gig at ally pally a few years ago and made him laugh when i told him it was still the loudest gig ive been to

this is the thread ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158235-jaco-and-joni-a-good-read"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158235-jaco-and-joni-a-good-read[/url]

four parts here... [url="http://youtu.be/tTcbTg8O548"]http://youtu.be/tTcbTg8O548[/url] there was a thread on here while back about joni mitchell talking about jaco which was a superb and very understanding insight and tribute

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1346099187' post='1785331'] The shock value is pretty much gone from smashing instruments. After The Who and Hendrix is there anything else left in this regard? Er, no. What killed me about that video was that I didn't understand why he didn't swing the bass so that the string side went into the stage first. Surely that would have got the neck joint to break with one swing? [/quote] as alanis would say ...isnt it ironic.... (although mr silddx will probably tel me it isnt ) that two of the guitars worlds most famous abused/lost guitars are restored and back in commission iirc dweezil zappa has the hendrix strat which had the lighter fluid treatment, and of course mr trujillo with the BOD which bounced off many a stage

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1346178118' post='1786197'] Even John Pastorius adopted 'Jaco'. I suppose it's what starts to sound familiar after a while. Jaco? John? Jaco? [/quote] was his family from devon?

v nice

not new... but rather good anyways [url="http://youtu.be/Dy9BQ1f4COM"]http://youtu.be/Dy9BQ1f4COM[/url]

maybe they were too loud and some health and safety person from reading council pulled the plug

well done the beeb wtf is the point of showing the first three songs of a live concert and then just pulling the plug???

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1345971700' post='1783582'] Long term, what produces a better all round bass player? 1) Someone who has studied the extremes of the instrument, realised they've overplayed and used judgement to get back to something tasteful that suits the song or 2) Some lazy, useless plodder like me who can only play simple stuff and has to search around in my empty brain whenever I want to play something vaguely interesting [/quote] as alanis would say .... isnt it ironic .... that both/either options will often produce more or less the same end result

im going to go out on a limb here and challenge your use of virtuoso! i totally agree with you regarding the high numbers of younger musicians and students with outstanding 'technical ability' - didnt we have a thread on here a while back about the definition of virtuoso? just had a wee search but cant find it - anyways - to me it means a very great deal more than just technical ability and its not just music students either - there are many drummers and guitarists locally around here who are self taught and technically very very good and there is little to separate them all side by side - but place them up on stage with an old sweat who's been playing for 40+ years and it is often quite apparent where experience comes into the equation and makes the difference with style/presentation/voicing etc etc knowing where/what to play and where not to play blah blah blah i guess the thing that gives the technical adept music students the edge over their peer group is the ability to learn/develope on a personal level all the attributes of virtuosity that cant be taught so easily if at all - very few people are born with magic ears but they do develope over time