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    Bass Stolen In Liverpool

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    My bass got stolen from a car outside my house in the Aigburth area of Liverpool on Friday night.

    If anyone gets offered a black Fender Jazz mim 60th anniversary deluxe with red tort pickguard in a black fender softcase with 2 leads, a sansamp and a boss tu2 in can you let me know. Nightmare!!!

    Cheers,

    Jake

    Funk and Groove

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by JakeFoordBass

    A little late for this thread! Some cool stuff up here!

    Check this lot out, some cool grooves!

    Sky King - Why Don't You Take Us (I think Emilio Castillo and The Funky Doctor from T.o.P were on this)

    http://youtu.be/k_P7LaOYGho

    And here's a session my band 6ix Toys did for Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show a few years ago!

    http://youtu.be/bqeYuzVjHys

    Love the Funk!!

    Mark Bass or EBS??

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by JakeFoordBass

    Markbass for me every time! Versatile and simple to get a great tone!

    The EBS stuff's undoubtedly brilliant, just wasn't a fan of the EQ, more complicated and a little less musical in my opinion.

    Comparison made between a Mark Bass Little Tube through a Epifani 2x10 and an EBS Fafner through EBS 4x10 + 1x15 cabs. Both in Live situations.

    Souping up DIY styley - The Aftermath!!!!

    in EUB and Double Bass

    Posted · Edited by JakeFoordBass

    Hi Guys,

    I have got sick and tired of the lack of body and tone in EUB's and want to bring the Ply acoustic up to some sort of recording/live standard.

    I know very little about the bass other than it's not great. A mate's Dad who repairs them said it wasn't bad and was in ok condition.

    So, where would I start in trying to get it to sound better? I'm on a bit of a budget as I don't want to spend loads only to find it was still an old dog!

    Here's what I was thinking:

    Strings - the strings on it seem really mismatched and horrible so that's a start! I was thinking Thomastik Superflexible as an all round good'un?

    Fingerboard - It's a lacquered jobby and the lacquer has peeled in places, going to strip it! What's the best way to strip it and will I need to treat the wood beneath in some way?

    Thinking that's a good starting place, any other bits I can try?

    All advice would be awesome!!

    Thanks,

    Jake

    6ix Toys - Live Studio Jam Video

    in Recording

    Posted

    Hi Guys,

    My band 6ix Toys have been busy in the studio recently working on our second album and we've decided to start documenting our progress as we work through stuff!

    We're lucky enough to have our own studio, fully equipped with some great gear so we've been multitracking the jams and filming some bits to make the pre-production process more interesting!

    Check it out and let us know what you think!

    [url="http://vimeo.com/31014668"]http://vimeo.com/31014668[/url]

    Also worth mentioning that the studio is available at reasonable rates for all you North West bass chatters! Check it out here:

    [url="http://www.sonicgun.co.uk"]http://www.sonicgun.co.uk[/url]

    Last, but not least, we have also just started releasing some of our previously unheard material. We started with our "Future Funk" EP which features some great vocal collabs including Bang On! (Big Dada) and Greta Svabo Bech (Raise Your Weapons - Deadmau5).

    It can be heard and bought through our website, which is also a good place to follow us if you dig it!

    [url="http://www.6ixtoys.com"]http://www.6ixtoys.com[/url]

    Enjoy y'all!

    Jake

    New band P.A.

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    We use a HK Lucas 1k rig with our function band and, although the tops are small, it's a very powerful and clear sounding rig at high volumes with a full 7/8 piece band through it.

    The sub houses the amp and crossover so all packs away neat and tidy!

    Been using it about 2 years now and it's been great!

    Can highly recommend it!

    Getting on stage movement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've always found it depends on how well I know the material plus, as a few have said, size of stage.

    On the size of stage thing I think there's a sidenote though! Some of the most energetic gigs I've had have been tiny venues because of the vibe from the audience! If there's a packe venue's worth of people in front of you going mad, it kinda can't be helped but to jump around a bit! We tried coreographed moves once and immediately sacked them off, realising we looked incredibly cheesy and naff!

    Definitely a vibe thing though! If you feel it, go for it!

    The worst gig you've ever played?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Grant' post='1225673' date='May 9 2011, 10:47 PM']Our original drummer was definitely not sh*t, but we did a wedding reception as one of our early gigs, all of us except the drummer arrived at the agreed time and proceeded to set the gear up. 20 minutes before we're due to start, still no drummer. 10 minutes before we're due to start - still no drummer. Managed to get hold of him on his mobile - conversation goes something like this:
    "Andy, where the f*** are you? We're due to go on any minute!"
    "Smmurry, I wsss aslllpp"
    "Pardon?"
    "Sorry mate, I was asleep and I've just woken up, I'll be there in about 20 minutes."
    He turns up 30 mins later, takes another 30 minutes to set his kit up, and then halfway through the first set, disappears for a piss.....
    Great drummer and top bloke though... :)[/quote]

    Haha! That's a great one! Drummers always complain about getting a load of stick but they do (and I know this is a sweeping generalisation) bring it on themselves. We managed to get all the way to Croatia for a festival to find our drummer's passport had expired 6 days earlier and had to wait a fair while for him to get an emergency visa! Then the next trip, he managed to lock his new passport in his car and lose his key! We had to get a very dodgy Scouse mechanic to break into his car for us to get it! Barely made the flight! Again, lovely guy and great drummer!

    Some Funky Stuff Going Down In Liverpool!

    in Gigs

    Posted

    Hi All,

    From the post I put on the Introductions page I noticed a good amount of Scousers (whether real or adopted) on here. Therefore, I just wanted to post a lil something about some gigs I'm putting on!

    Having noticed a real hole in the Liverpool Funk/Soul/Hip-Hop scene I decided to start a monthly night at Alma de Cuba where I work as the company's music partner.

    Coming up soon, I have:

    [b]Thursday 19th May[/b] - Boy Com. A 9 piece Party Hip Hop band from the Bath/Bristol direction. They're really awesome and very good fun! Support is from a very good new Liverpool Funk/Soul outfit called Manukah. The night starts at 9.30 with myself and another of the 6ix Toys crew DJ'ing. Free entry.

    You can check out Boy Com [url="http://www.boycom.co.uk"]Here[/url] and view the Facebook event [url="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510005366#!/event.php?eid=221279224565194"]Here[/url]

    Then:

    [b]Thursday June 2nd[/b] - Cantaloop. Another big old Funk/Hip-Hop/Soul mash band who brand themselves as "Super Heavy Funk." Very cool band who have toured with the Fun Loving Criminals a few times. Support comes from Manukah again (we really like them). Another 9.30 start and same deal with DJ's and free entry.

    Later this year we'll have shows from Smoove & Turrell and us 6ix Toys lot will be doing some stuff for our new album. Always looking for real quality funk for support acts and just for general Thursday nights at Alma. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's an amazing venue based on Seel Street in Liverpool City Centre in an old Church. Beautiful building and a great setting for live music.

    I also run an Open Mic Night at a venue called The Noble House on Brunswick Street in Liverpool every Wednesday night. You can always expect decent music down there but need more so please get in touch and come down with whatever instruments you fancy! Starts at 9 and is, again, free entry. This week's special guests are TJ & Murphy, Sea Legs and Nadine Carina who are all amazing. If Folky acoustic stuff's your bag, come on down!

    Cheers Guys & Gals!

    Jake

    Sandberg JM5 FT/FS

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    Hi there Brick!

    Don't suppose you'd accept a Fender MIM 60th Anniversary Jazz Deluxe 5 (the one with the noiseless pickups etc) plus some cash? It's Black with tort pickguard and rosewood neck. Always fancied a Sandberg!

    Cheers,

    Jake

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