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    Courier who covers basses?

    in Bass Guitars

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    22 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

    They appear to be a 3rd party jobby - nothing specific about instrument insurance.  Parcelforce appear in there, and their t&cs say instruments not covered.

     

    Was there a firm Basschat recommended before?  My search skills are lacking.

    I spoke to them today. They (Overland Express) said they insure the parcel, Parcel Force are just the carrier. 

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    Five string shoot out - Sadowsky vs Spector

    in General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

    I have a SpectorSpectorcore 5 (which is for sale on here) which comes from the same factory as the Legend. Absolutely excellent, only selling mine as I’ve switched to EUB.

    Looks great, Graham, but I am specifically NOT looking for a fretless. 

     

    Don't you wish you had enough money and space for ALL basses 😄

    Five string shoot out - Sadowsky vs Spector

    in General Discussion

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    Sadowsky MetroExpress 21-5 Vin Mo SGMP or Spector Legend Classic 5 WB

     

    I need a five string and these two are in my budget (around £700). I have looked at online demos and tried to find some reviews but wondered if anyone had anything to say that could help to convince me either way. If there are any alternative products that anyone can add to the discussion, feel free to do so.

    Jaw droppingly good albums for bass players to hear

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    It doesn't happen nearly as often as I would like but, occasionally, there is an album that you listen to and, from the first beat to the last, it is special and you keep going back to it for inspiration, sometimes for decades. A few I can't get over are:

     

    Michel Camilo Big Band- Caribe - Anthony Jackson is on absolutely top form here. He is also  massively impressive on

     

    Steve Kahn's live album 'The Suitcase' - a double live CD with Anthony Jackson on fire.

     

    Allan Holdsworth's 'Road Games' with Jeff Berlin ripping us all a new one.

     

    Jimmy Johnson on the first three Wayne Johnson Trio albums; Arrowhead, Grasshopper and Everybody's Painting Pictures

     

    Bruford's first three: Feels Good To Me, One Of A Kind and especially Gradually Going Tornado - Jeff Berlin at his finest but the production on the last one really works for the bass.

     

    Joni Mitchell 'Shadows and Light' - Jaco's finest moment? Possibly. But what about Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life.

     

    Marc Johnson's Bass Desires

     

    Dave Holland's Conference Of The Birds.

     

    Which are the albums you go to for bass inspiration?

     

     

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    Help! Need to learn Walking Bass in 2 weeks !!

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted · Edited by Bilbo

    3 hours ago, FDC484950 said:


    Usually the type of piano player that’s never heard of rootless voicings and spends the whole gig hammering away in the same range as the bass…

    He played the whole gig calling standards I didn't know in strange keys, sequeing every tune without stopping and oblivious to me not having a clue what was going on. So I rolled off the top and got the muddiest, most indistinct sound I could and bluffed the whole thing. 

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