Bilbo
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I want that on our publicity material!! :-D
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I have different approaches in different settings, Burno. Sometimes it's straight quarter notes all night but, with this trio, I am able to stray further and further from the core.
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Thanks for that, Dad. I do know what you mean about the listening. I tend to be listening to the soloist so can miss the nuances of Tom's performance. I will work on that. As for us all playing different stuff, it's supposed to be a counterpoint. We do try.
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A waltz called 'Just Love Somebody'.
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Breakfast Means Breakfast - a Giant Steps changes fest. This is hard to play!
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At last, a few decent video of something I am involved with. The Michael Spearman Trio live at The Fleece at Stoke By Nayland. A trio gig early in January featuring guitarist Michael's composition. This one is called 'Trippin'' (as in falling over, not drug references). It's essentially a rhythm changes blow. The drummer is Essex based Tom Jiggins. The video was done with several cameras and the edited properly so this is as good a set of videos as I have ever been part of. The camera actually points at me instead of my having to wait for passing glimpses!! Apologies for the shirt (you should have seen the Docs).
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Sorted. Thanks, guys.
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Does anyone know where I can get a replacement speaker for an Acoustic Image Ten2ex? The kit sounds like an electric bass whose battery is running out but I am playing a double bass through it and there IS no battery AI website lists no dealers in the UK.
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Female bass Players? How many do you know of in UK?
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Paula Gardiner, a double bass player, is Head of Jazz Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Gill Alexander and Emma Vinyard are Suffolk bassists. -
Carl Hudson on keys. Boston 's finest.
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I like the White AR220s. I think I saw one in Colchester. I had a Sunburst Artist when I was in my 20s but I swapped it for a stinky poo acoustic (what was I thinking?). Regretted it ever since but there you are. I am not using electric guitars much at the moment and have an Epiphone 335 for the things I need one for but these white AR220s are pretty.
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I learned to double thumb a few years ago. I was thrilled. Never used it again.
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BR was never really rated by Jazzers. He was an entertainer, showman and a drummers drummer. As clever as he undoubtedly was, he was never really considered very musical. I had one of his albums on cassette way back but would not look for anything he has done again. Ps Neil Peart is also a bit crap at Jazz.
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The Marc Johnson /Chuck Sher book is great. Concepts for Bass Soloing.
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Every gig. Without fail.
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Heaven - Decent charts and a band that can read 'em and play. Hell - too many rehearsals because someone/no-one can read.
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I would get something 'real'. My brother bought his son a 'small' drum kit and he was gutted because he had hoped for a real one. Anything short scale is going to lose it's attraction quite quickly.
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I have two Monos, one for the Wal and a double case for when I take two basses. They are definitely worth the money. Only issue is that the double case is VERY heavy with two basses in it.
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I was into Jack Bruce when I believed he was playing Arias. Whether he actually was is something that would never had occurred to the young and naive Baggins that I was then. I did record on it so it wasn't a total nonsense but, compared to the Wal...
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I had an Aria SB-700 when I played NWOBHM with No Quarter and Pop in a band with Feeder's Grant Nicholas. I loved that bass. Fortunately, when I 'moved' it on, it was to my kid brother who still has it so I do not fall into the trap of nostalgia. I play it occasionally and am confident that I didn't know what I was talking about, that it was actually a piece of crap and I was right to ditch it for my Wal Custom Fretless.
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Jazz trio gig with Mike Gorman (Incognito, Culture Club). Lovely player, lovely guy. There was Beethoven.
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Soundchecks are for wimps....
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Had TE myself. Took two years for it to clear up.
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My seven string bass was less than £300. It's no Fodera but it's fun.
