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    Will I like Elixir strings? A tight@rse wonders...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've used all sorts of different strings for years....Wariwck, Elites, Ernie Ball, Rotosound, etc. etc.

    I decided to bite the bullet and go for the Elixirs, and I couldn't be happier. I've had them on for months now, and they still sound incredibly bright. I don't use a pick, so I can't speak about the flaking, but I absolutely love them. No going back for me.

    Better to spend the money on strings that will last, rather than cheaper strings that you have to change every month or two. False economy.

    Who (non bass) inspires you. ?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Jeff Beck - Seen him live a couple of times and he absolutely blows me away.

    Marek Dorcik - the drummer in my previous band. He's really a great jazz drummer, and I really miss playing in a band with him. We just knew intuitively what each other was going to play. He's a fantastic musician and will always inspire me.

    Cheap 9v batteries (for those active basses)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Thunderthumbs

    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1362266388' post='1997867']
    Yeah, Costco is a good place to buy Duracells.

    For active basses? Where the battery lasts months? Do yourself a favour and buy good batteries, not cheap questionable quality batteries.
    [/quote]
    Exactly. Why spend hundreds if not thousands of pounds on a bass, put good quality strings on it, put it through top notch amplification, and then scrimp a couple of quid on batteries.

    Like sticking remoulds on a Ferrari.

    Playing AND singing

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Like anything really, work out both the bass and vocal parts, and work on them very, very, slowly. Eventually, you'll get to a point where the vocal parts will start to come quite easily if the vocal and bass rhythms are quite basic.

    For the more difficult ones, it's just practice, practice, practice, slowly, slowly, slowly, and speed it up very gradually.

    Also, it depends on whether you're talking about lead or backing vocals. I do backing mainly, although I have done lead vocals while playing too. When listening to any music at all, listen to the backing vocals, and concentrate on trying to sing along to that part instead of the lead vocals.

    Essential "Bass" albums?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1341939833' post='1726639']
    Donald Fagens Nightfly album has some pretty tasty playing and i have always liked Marcus Millers stuff with Grover Washington. Yep, its all middle of the road but the playing is clear, defined and tasty (all IMHO of course)
    [/quote]
    Nightfly.....Fantastic album all round, and great bass playing on every track. An album [b]everybody[/b] should have a copy of.

    Ok... Your top 10 Bassists of all time?

    in General Discussion

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    Something like....in no particular order:

    James Jamerson
    Marcus Miller
    John Patitucci
    Geddy Lee
    Pino Palladino
    Stanley Clarke
    Alain Caron
    Bernard Edwards
    Jaco Pastorius
    Bruce Foxton

    I stuck Bruce in there at the end purely because, he may not be a virtuoso, but he is the reason I play bass. His tone and lines stood out for me among all the other bassists of his generation.

    Antigroove

    in General Discussion

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    What utter w***fest.

    The bass player needs a serious talking too. It's not about you, you tit. It's about the song. There's a reason the bass line is what it is. It works. Yours doesn't. Cock.

    Absolutely awful cover.

    Sir Duke bass cover

    in Recording

    Posted

    Hi Ben.

    Nice fluidity. Just one little point, in the first phase of the bridge, where you are going back down to an F#, it actually continues up the neck on the 14th fret of the E string, and ends up on the 20th fret of the G string.

    Cheers,
    Pete.

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