steve-bbb

bell ringing?

are you in marketing and PR by any chance ?

just having an audacity moment and recording some old vinyl after clearing out the attic

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1343651283' post='1753067'] [sup]Not sure who bassist was on Nikita by Elton John but that sound rather than the actual notes played had an influence on me.[/sup] [sup]I love a nice punchy sharp mid sounding bass for most things.[/sup] [sup]Although i play in a calssic rock band and it doesn't work - damn !!!![/sup] [sup]Dave [/sup] [/quote] five different bassists listed on the album credits but doesnt say who did what [url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits"]h[/url][url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits"]ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits [/url] my guess would be pino or deon estus (maybe the sleeve notes might shed some light?)

still going strong since the 70's [media]http://youtu.be/A11bAJOOqF8[/media] also still going strong since the 70's [url="http://youtu.be/Rhf5_tqxatc"]http://youtu.be/Rhf5_tqxatc[/url] especially Kasim as he plays great lines and can sing at same time!!

maybe throw in a couple more covers to do alternate originals/covers through the second set ? you could choose covers that would sit well next to your own material and also ones that are easy enough that they would be very quick to learn and get up to speed ??

[url="http://youtu.be/jw8FOI1hOOk"]http://youtu.be/jw8FOI1hOOk[/url]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1343490319' post='1751406'] That's a bit of a sweeping statement. A Jazz isn't for everyone. I couldn't get on with the one I had at all - the body shape was uncomfortable, on the strap I couldn't reach the G tuner, the neck joint got in the way when I played high up the neck and it never sounded as big and fat as my other basses. [/quote] send all your jazz basses to me please! edit - on a serious note for Franner .... try a VM Squier Jazz - can guarantee that you will like one or the other enough to splash out on a higher spec J - Fenders are available but dont forget to check out [b]Sandberg[/b] but most importantly .... the sound comes out of you amp and speakers ... but it starts in your fingertips

[quote name='eddiehoffmann' timestamp='1343467140' post='1751125'] Great player and a slap in the face of the pick haters out there... [/quote] i bet he knows it's wrong ... he's probably just doing it to taunt us

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1343400017' post='1750205'] And HJ Freaks is a perfect example of the importance of image. There's no doubt that he's a talented musician, but would we have heard of him or be talking about him at all if it wasn't for the cross-dressing videos? I think not. [/quote] this - if he just wore boring old jeans and a black tshirt (aka bass players uniform) then he would have most likely disappeared into the world wide web of bedroom bassists without a trace along with hundreds of others of equal skill and competence

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1343399345' post='1750195'] One for the w*** bank, ta! [/quote] you too huh

[size=6][b]THIS[/b][/size] [url="http://youtu.be/kQShZ2Tnshk"]http://youtu.be/kQShZ2Tnshk[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343392310' post='1750043'] No, he's dead. [/quote] but there will usually be some busybody somewhere who will mind 'professionally' on his behalf no? good luck mr andybob - ive tried this too in the past but i just could not get my head around the whole lefthand/righthand independence thing in much the same way that i cant play bass and sing at the same time...although some might say i just cant play bass full stop

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343386924' post='1749892'] Have a look at Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. [/quote] will alfred mind?

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1343338265' post='1749332'] Never used one on bass though I've seen it done IMO rio is one of those songs that should not be done in another key , it's one of my favourite lines at the moment I may just try what your suggesting for fun with my 6string capo for a laugh as I know the line well Doesn't that key shift make you wonder what the band is all about? Edit- just noticed the audition is now, hope it went ok for you? [/quote] i think im going to go get one of those capos suggested above and have a fiddle with it - i find playing with things like that far more entertaining than trying to get decent sounds out of an octaver or synthbass pedal

i asked if they minded we do it in E - they didnt mind!

ahhh the hair dryer white noise effect

more widespread than id guessed!

i dont mind transposing on the fly if its basic patterns but whilst Rio is fairly basic it is rather busy and i just dont feel the drive is there playing up 3 - and then there's that nice big fat open EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE .......... [i][size=3]her name is rio da da dum dum dum dee dum etc etc[/size][/i]

ive never seen it (on a bass) does anybody do it? does it work? (i see no reason why it shouldn't) i have an audition this evening - they want Duran/Rio - no problem I can rock the pants off it in the original key - they want it up three semitones in G

scuse the bluntness but 6 months really is pi55 all i flogged all my gear many years ago and regretted it massively (from my own personal exp unless you are loaded with beer tokens, you simply cannot go out and replace a trace rig a status and a trb6p 'just like that')

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1343281058' post='1748158'] It has a couple of duff, slow tracks but balances that with awesome tracks like [i]Night of the Iguana[/i] and [i]Hana[/i]. [/quote] i will try giving it another listen !! (in between revising/learning some stuff that some pesky local band that want me to audition Duran/Rio in G!! FFS do these singists have no sense of decency!!)

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1343234928' post='1747542'] That has to be one of the most awful covers. No energy, just the most lazy, cynical cash in ever by a bunch of talentless hacks. The best cover of the song is, frankly, by Joni herself from the [i]Shine [/i]album. [/quote] sorry but that album should be called sh*te not Shine

whats to say about this man's vocal talent that hasn't already been said? beautiful arrangement with PJJr ultra slick on guitar [media]http://youtu.be/HLWnJtQrSyE[/media]

some of our american friends might say this is bordering on hipster douchebaggery but i think counting crows made a nice cover of this in comparison the plethora of (imho) lame covers of this out there (this has to rank high in the top ten most covered songs ) [url="http://youtu.be/tvtJPs8IDgU"]http://youtu.be/tvtJPs8IDgU[/url]