steve-bbb

wow not everyday somebody offers to pay me well for just a few seconds of my time send him my way

the 40 speaker art installation thingy is a great idea only just recently stumbled across it i remember this from uni days when was in the 'big choir' and we did this - didnt appreciate it then at the time as much as i do now which is a shame as its not very often that any singer is fortunate enough to be in a choir large enough to do this - i do seem to remember though that this piece (and other similar plainsong style stuff) is actually more difficult to sing than one would at first imagine

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1380114131' post='2220973'] Simply tell me what to do and I'll do it. [/quote] Sylvia , myself and i would guess many others on here would reiterate that you are doing a great job with this and carry on doing the best you can between the handful of you that are doing it with best intentions! what we surely dont want is for this all to start veering off on the direction of being organised by some democratic collective with everything being scrutinised and voted on otherwise we run the risk of suffering the "horse>>design>>committee>>camel" syndrome

just to play devil's advocate for a moment - wasnt the whole purpose of this exercise to raise funds for charity by distributing the bass around random players up and down the country with the intention of it being gigged and then passed on to the next random gig? not to detract from all the fantastic hard work put in by Jim and Sylvia and Lars and everybody involved, but from a cynics point of view, the fact that some cleb bass player has signed it before/after a gig (but not played it) imho would most likely not increase significantly the donations made when it makes it's next random amateur/semi-pro gig appearance - we can only hope that the added publicity from the cleb endorsement will encourage regular punters to be generous to a charitable cause - if it only does this much then it wil have achieved something positive the cleb involvement is good for increasing its profile among bass players, particularly those who might not already be aware of it from basschat or facebook for example, but from a wider media persepctive the clebs will be getting as much if not more publicity being seen to be supporting some charitable cause - surely agents and PR for the clebs would not be doing their job properly if they didnt try and do this - and ultimately the end result should be money raised for charity and increase profile for bass everywhere its a difficult balance and i dont disagree with what you are doing Sylvia and hopefully you appreciate also that miserable old buggers like me have offered to host it at a gig several times and pass it on but not been able to because it is either already being gigged or having some cleb leave their mark on it so we just have to wait patiently until it passes nearby enough to go grab it for a gig and pass it on i guess the moral is we should have got in early before it got famous

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1372104587' post='2121746'] Gypsy kings are okay up to a point..... [/quote] 'after a certain point' i'd say the roots album when i twas released mid 90s was a departure from their commercial flamenco-pop songs back to their errr roots [media]http://youtu.be/tKbJXmjbWAc[/media] check the bass ... any clues??

[quote name='stingraybassman' timestamp='1380029311' post='2219754'] .....surely not. thought your layout was mega anyways, will be stealing that for future ventures. I'll post some pics etc when the bass arrives. [/quote] thanks let me know when you use it i'll forward my invoice

[quote name='stingraybassman' timestamp='1380027294' post='2219693'] Cheers guys, should have that bass in a couple of weeks. I never saw yours on the site Steve? [/quote] no me neither - maybe they thought it was a bit lewd??? i cant see how the waynes world owners would have all copy/media rights over the phrase 'schwing'

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1380019671' post='2219514'] What on earth is a "woodworm Telecaster"? And who is Dave Gillmore? [/quote] unlike 'callmedave' camoron he is 'dontcallmedave' gilmour sorry to hear the news - do you have any facebook page status to share around? thanks

well done!!

not even sure if it is released and if it is i havent listened yet but i can say with total confidence ...... anything by sir elton john

a. no b. no c. no they are fine as they are imho

[b] [url="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/nyregion/moved-to-tears-at-the-cloisters-by-a-ghostly-tapestry-of-music.html"][size=4]Moved to Tears at the Cloisters by a Ghostly Tapestry of Music[/size][/url][/b] Spem in Alium [url="http://youtu.be/w2pv8BkpFgY"]http://youtu.be/w2pv8BkpFgY[/url]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1379960546' post='2218808'] Worked really well and was easy to set up. Could probably do something similar next year [/quote] thats like having really good coffee and removing the caffeine

what did mrs hamster put in the coffee??? i had three cups and felt absolutely bloody wired to the moon thanks to all the organisers for an entertaining day out and judging by the numbers on display i'd imagine rob green and alex claber would be very pleased with the status and barefaced presence!

flossing?

verse phrases [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]G ---------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]D ---------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]A -----[color=#a9a9a9]3[/color]5-------------[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif][color=#a9a9a9]3[/color]5[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]-------------[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif][color=#a9a9a9]3[/color]5[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]-------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]E --1-------5-5--3--------[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]5-5--3[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]----------[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]5-5--3[/font][font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]-------345-----[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]A --5--555-5---555-5-----555-5-----555-5-----555-5----555-5-----555- 1----0---1-0 [/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]into chorus same as intro phrase[/font]

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1379827960' post='2217065'] Have to learn this tune today, anyone got tab or dots for it? [/quote] this should show you roughly where the notes are - for the timing/phrasing i would suggest listen to the recording and copy Bernard's groove as close as you can get it - left hand this is very easy to play - right hand this song is all about the groove - i would also suggest try and rehearse this with the drummer if you can - we do this in our set list and you can practice until youve got it absolutley perfect but if the drummer doesnt nail the groove all your basswork will be wasted - it is musically quite simple but requires a lot of effort between bass and drums together to pull this one of well [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]intro[/font] (greyed notes are slides/half notes sort of thing) [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]G --------------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]D --------------------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]A --5-------------------1----------1----[color=#a9a9a9]1[/color]---------3-----5--repeat---[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]E -------5-5-3-----1-1-----[color=#a9a9a9]32[/color] -1-1----[color=#a9a9a9]3[/color]--[color=#a9a9a9]3[/color]---5----------------------[/font]

Stand by ....

is great to be able to put somes faces to names at last!

dont you boys know any nice tunes? i now have a headache enjoyed the PG/DS talk