steve-bbb

TRB1004J - they are supposed to be about 800 new but you can often pick them up in good condition preloved for about 3-400 (i got mine on fleabay 2 years ago for 380 absolute mint and unused) if you find an early series japanese TRB-4 like that gorgeous blue one which was sold recently on here please let me know ASAP if you like 'burp-tone' TRB is the way to go

we didnt have a school bass but i do recall the school cello - when i did some bass stuff at school it was with my own black shaftesbury (single-cutaway) LP

how about a jazz-a-like ? something very close in shape/style/configuration i recommened this or maybe one of these....

s'ok innit

are you still waiting for the next horse and carriage out of dorsetshire? good luck

[size=5][color=#008000][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]come to daddy [/font][/color][/size]

yup but then i am easily amused

too many apps was listening to the wireless yesterday and they were running a 'news feature' (for news feature read cheap cronie advertising for chums of BBC) on radio 2 drivetime last night where you could order your drinks on way to pub to save waiting at the bar

[quote name='JuliusGroove' timestamp='1382966095' post='2258507'] Hello.. Constantly buzzing around friends for advice on gear so thought I'd sign up here! Living in Brighton studying Bass on a music course, play in a Latin, a funk and a hip hop band Cheers! [/quote] oh hai you need advises - plenty on here enjoy

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1378514064' post='2201460'] Touching on what folks like Molan had to say earlier , I personally have always gravitated towards the highest quality basses , even when I was a kid looking at pictures in magazines ( that's all we had for bass porn in the days before the internet ) with no means to buy them . However , now that I have a bit more money, I have realised that most of those basses are completely superfluous to my real - world practical needs . I honestly think that you get most bang for your buck at around the just-over-a -thousand-pounds mark . An American Standard Fender Jazz will do everything that a U.S - made Lakland Joe Osborn or passive Celinder Jazz will , and it's not so expensive or difficult to replace that you need to worry unduly about looking after it . The way to get the most out of any bass is to play it and use it , and there is an inertia for most people that makes them handle expensive custom basses with kid gloves compared to more generic instruments . I am no fan of his playing , but it's great to see Victor Wooten playing his Foderas with scant regard for wear and tear , and Stanley Clarke spanks his Alembics with an equally gay abandon . That's the way to do it , in my opinion . That is what [i]really [/i]constitutes a good investment in a bass - to play it and love it . Overall , once you actually get your hands on them and play them . there is far less difference than you might think in the final results between a very good mass- production instrument ( i.e U.S.A Fender , EBMM, Lakland Skyline , ect ) and most very expensive boutique basses . There are , of course, plenty of notable exceptions , but I can't help but notice that many ( maybe even most ) great players in various eras who we all admire were capable of getting amazing results on fairly standard equipment . [/quote] +1

what's a practice room??

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1382912238' post='2258038'] What could possible go wrong? [/quote] You turn up at the first rehearsal and then they come clean and tell you it's actually a Suzi Quattro Tribute Band

from the overspill

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1382872744' post='2257334'] Hey Steve. I've just double-checked and they're all working ok for me. What are you browsing on? (phone or 'puter?). [/quote] seems ok now - must have been a soundcloud thing

mister skol there is about 4 or 5 links there that dont seem to be working

i would have composed/recorded a little ditty but ....

is it a J if not, is it a 'J type'

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' timestamp='1378732617' post='2203829'] Hi folks, Here's a video of some clips from a recent gig at the Amersham Arms, New Cross, London. It was a fun gig! Cheers, Kev [/quote] great stuff Kev have now found you r website and bookmarked and listening to Silvertide - very nice

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1382688608' post='2255369'] I know a fair bit of theory, I use it in everything I play but, I have absolutely no idea what a tierce picarde is... [/quote] just think of it as a happy third - in a nutshell a piece in a minor key resolving on the final cadence to the major [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picardy_third"]https://en.wikipedia...i/Picardy_third[/url] edit - apologies lord sausage you beat me by a few seconds there

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1382646109' post='2255067'] Needs more 13th chord stabs! [/quote] [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1382646939' post='2255082'] I love how tight they are although they're so tight with the stabs at times its bordering on OCD. I think they will gain more respect doing their own material than rehashing other songs because not all the songs they've played fit into their playing style. I wish the bass was fatter in the mix because the keyboards and drums seem to dominate everything which is a shame because Henrik is doing some interesting stuff.. [/quote] as much as i do like them i agree with these comments - the stabs all are pretty much all in the same syncopation - hopefully though over time they will develop more with their own original material and start taking these arrngements in new directions otherwise they will just end up groovy but interminably formulaic - maybe part of the issue is that they have undoubtedly hit on a good formula wiht all their unique cover version arrangements and its that old cliche of if it aint broke dont fix it? how many times in pop music history have we seen 'winning formulas' (ie money spinners usually) go on and on and on until everybody has become terminally bored and moved onto the next new genre?

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1382644495' post='2255048'] But I'm rejoining the financially debilitating world that is BC. I have GAS cramps and my bank account's panicking already. Oh god. Anyone want to buy some rubbish old Japanese basses? J. [/quote] enough posts to know better!!! listen carefully i will say this only once save money ... buy squier and hartke and forget all that fancy fodera schtuff edit .... were you abducted by bass playing aliens if so do they prefer Ps or Js ?