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i have an affinity series J 2009 ish is bloody awesome

Steve Gadd Band are doing a whole week in early October at Ronnie Scott's with Jimmy Johnson on bass [url="http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/schedulemonthly/2016/october"]http://www.ronniesco...ly/2016/october[/url] edit ... bit of a monster line up http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/3540-steve-gadd-band-featuring-michael-landau-jimmy-johnson-kevin-hays-and-walt-fowler

[quote name='Lardy' timestamp='1473595384' post='3131447'] My first gig on Friday. Early evening, short set, 'works' venue. Indescribably good fun - if a little nerve-wracking - and really satisfying. Audience of forty or so, colleagues, friends of friends etc, so a 'sympathetic' crowd who danced, sang along some and gave a big cheer at the end. 'Made plenty of mistakes but the other band members just smiled and were pretty sanguine, kept it going and the audience didn't seem to mind (or even notice). During one song I even managed a laugh (well all of us did) as it sounded as if the drum kit was being violently destroyed - but the drummer was just 'in the zone' I think (he's stunningly talented so it was all good). I really should have picked up an instrument thirty or forty years ago, not last year! I've taken quite a few leaves out of the 'book of basschat' - learned lots from contributions to this forum so much appreciated. And hats off to those who this sort of thing regularly and do it well! [/quote] congrats on a successful first gig - talented drummer you are indeed very lucky - just keep throwing chew toys at him (or her) as for the audience noticing wrong notes, worry not, because they never notice, they only actually notice something is up when you stop playing hope this helps

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1473495071' post='3130638'] I recently made an offer for a fretless Warwick on gumtree and the guy asked when I'd be able to collect it, and we agreed a day. Anyway he couldn't do it anymore and finally after 3 weeks of him coming up with excuses he's told me he's holding out for a better offer. Is this common? It's the first time I've had it and it's so frustrating! [/quote] was he scottish and used to work in a music shop?

an hour ish max - which equates roughly to anywhere in Kent and maybe slightly over the border into Sussex if a decent gig comes along, and very occasionally the odd gig in London ... but never over the river into the dark side ... commonly known as ... Essex

i have a line6 basspodxt with headphone socket or alternatively iPad with an iRig Pro with Amplitube, some of the amplitube modelling plugins are quite acceptable especially the ampeg sims

totally sublime

maybe something like this? http://www.east-uk.com/index.php/bass/piezo-magnetic-mixer/mpm-01.html

already added shitloads but will throw a few more up for good measure ed - in the lead with 39 they are all extremley tasteful though

oh bollocks i missed it

anybody get to the faversham hop festival this weekend - played there yesterday

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1472981243' post='3125681'] Well this pub is on a very, very noisy one way system with a massive 24 hour Tesco opposite and an endless stream of blues and twos. I heard that this new neighbour has been complained about by the folk who were already living there. I wonder if people actually do any 'due diligence' before buying a new property? [/quote] a year or so ago we had a spate of this thing and this started appearing around town

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' timestamp='1472572116' post='3122246'] Hi folks, Here's a wee solo video. It's an improvisation over the changes of the classic jazz standard All the Things You Are. Hope you enjoy it [media]http://youtu.be/tndvUPi_hks[/media] Cheers, Kev [/quote] thats a bit nice

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1472584810' post='3122405'] Jo Burt Experience, Christchurch beginning July. I'm Playing a Mayones B4 through Markbass/Ampeg rig (for anyone who's remotely interested). [media]http://youtu.be/kwUPWg_pZdM[/media] [/quote] awesome saw JB live in 1980 with Sector27 playing that rather nice fretless P at Hull Uni Students Union

my dog can transcribe better than songggggsssterrr hope this helps

and the obvious third option is....

avoid greasy nibbles and knick-knacks before the gig too - i once had some pork scratchings or something and just licked my fingers clean and wiped them down my jeans then spent the whole gig with my fingertips feeling like they were sticking to the strings

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1472414549' post='3120979'] How does a new guitarist even have a voice? I've been in my band for 5 years and I don't shave a say in anything. I can be replaced easily and bands with paying gigs are hard to find in Milwaukee. Blue [/quote] but couldn't this to a degree, depend on how you accepted the gig in the first instance and your input and contribution during your early membership?

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[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1472393994' post='3120764'] But you still should be able to get a high degree of intonation. You do have to be very very precise. [/quote] [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1472398467' post='3120812'] I set intonation on my fretless using the edge of a fingernail to stop the string for accuracy. [/quote] [quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1472401447' post='3120845'] Good idea. The edge of a credit hard might work, but you may need three hands. [/quote] try a capo i didnt have a capo to hand so i used this aligning the edge of the roll exactly along the twelfth fret and checking the pitch of the fretted note and comparing it to the harmonic with a tuner

just a quick 75 minutes at the end of the day but i thnk we got away with it again

x-factor millenials innit

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[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1472378074' post='3120618'] Having very little neck relief helps with that fretless sound. [/quote] +1 agreed - set action/relief too high and you will lose a lot if not all of that distinctivve fretless growl - too little or too low and the nice fretless growl turns to definite buzzing - is just a case of adjusting until you get the tone exactly where you like it - you might find too that the fretless sound varies subtlely up and down the neck as the neck/string angle changes a small amount

Zep, Rush, Max Webster etc