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bassbloke

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  1. 7 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

    Talking of Stu Hamm you can see how he stacks up against some other bass players in this ultimate widdle-fest! For me he's nowhere near the best in this group - top 3 for me (apart from Stan) are Bunny Brunel, Billy Sheehan and Jimmy Johnson - none of whom do slappyclappy stuff...

     

    Some of that is hard work.  To save basschat viewers of a nervous disposition, the only solos of note were Flea, first half of Bunny Brunel and Jimmy Johnson.  The rest are pointless.

  2. Robert Trujillo.  When I say I don't get him, what I mean is that I struggle with the fact that someone whose career includes excellent work in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves and Black Label Society and stints with  Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne seems to have regressed so much as a player.  I'd say it's even more apparent than Lars Ulrich.  Whenever you see footage of him, he's playing some crappy wah, fuzz drenched 'solo' or smacking seven bells of sh*t out of a custom shop Warwick.  That said, I doubt he'd want to swap places with me.

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  3. 3rd rehearsal with new vocalist.  All original material (heavy metal) and we're tweaking the songs and tuning to best fit his voice and range.

     

    We've gone from Eb with our original vocalist (Bruce Dickinson esque tenor) to C# with current vocalist who is a baritone into lower tenor territory.

     

    We detuned mid rehearsal as an experiment.  I have a pretty light touch anyway, but can't remember the last time I played that softly.  I turned my amp up and let it do the hard work.  The opening 15 minutes of the Gary Willis instruction video came flooding back.

     

    I have to re-work quite a few bass parts to make them less busy.  Low tunings require space to stop them sounding mushy.

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  4. Dean Edge 8 string bass in gloss black finish.  Made in Korea.

     

    Basswood body and a lovely 5 piece maple/walnut neck.  Rosewood fingerboard and mother of pearl dot inlays.  Soapbar pickups and active preamp with 2 band EQ, blend and volume.  Black hardware.  This bass is in excellent condition with lovely low action.  I fitted a new set of D'Addario strings earlier this year so it really rings.

     

    No box, so collection only I am afraid.

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