andydye

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1326449042' post='1497266']
It's complicated.

OF course you can get away with out any theory but my own experiences (and, I dare say, prejudices) would lead me to conclude that those without knowledge will always remain pretty lightweight and their outlook limited. There are historical exceptions, the occasional savant etc but, in the main, those without knowledge, play like they are without knowledge and those with it, play like they have it. Now there are those that will pounce on that sentence and suggest that 'feel' or 'groove' is more important than 'education' in our playing but my response would be to add that 'feel' or 'groove' are subject to music theory just as much as chords, scales and dots and understanding what makes a reggae groove different to a bossa nova is as important as whether a ninth if flattened or shrapened. All of this matters not a jot to some folk; I suspect Peter Hook is not reading Mark Levine's Jazz Theory book this morning and his bank balance is ambivalent to the oversight, but, to my mind and in my experience, there is so much music out there that is not available to those who limit themselves by remaining uninformed about the mechanics of music. I know a lot of theory (and am still learning at a pace) and I am not even a pro, never mind a wealthy celebrity bass player but, as I said, the knowledge I have increases the enjoyment I have from listening and playing music. I advocate learning theory simply because it adds to the fun of it.

And it so opens the neck up!
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This too!

More eminent sense from Bilbo!

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1326357177' post='1495778']
Have been following this thread with interest - would have to agree with those who have endorsed learning theory.

I'd say learn your Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, and Modal scales (and related arpeggios) and leave it at that if you're playing in a rock band. Judging by the fact you like Myung & Harris, there wouldn't be a lot of point exploring things like Harmonic / Melodic Minor or Whole Tone scales unless you feel the need to..
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Myung, no theory? Check out his tutorial vids on youtube, his theory knowledge and application is stratospheric!

The short answer to this thread is...Yes!

You need at least some theory to even know what a root note is if that's what you're going to hammer/pedal it in a punk manner...

As has been said multiple times above, theory is musical grammar, helping you to shape phrases that will help you to express whatever you're trying to say. Even if you play solely by ear you're using theory (without necessarily knowing it!), if something sounds good, the reason it sounds good is that it conforms to some aspect of theoretical knowledge...

I don't know loads of theory but I know enough to play relevant notes with respect to whatever chords are being used

That looks superb!

[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1326362234' post='1495895']
Sorry not looking for trades, way too much gear already! ( and I already have a vintage WEM Clubman all valve combo 1 x 12" that I dont use anymore )

Will.
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Ah well, I hope it sells soon, it giving me rather bad gas - which doesn't work without cash!!

If someone doesn't buy this soon I'm going to have to do something my wife will make me regret!

Dont' suppose you'd consider some kind of trade for a lovely all valve handmade 18w 1x12" guitar combo?

Brand new band, brand new stuff, going in cold, keep it simple first time out! real simple until you spot the groove then hang with the drums...same old stuff!

Next time through you've a slight familiarity with the drummer and the material you can start to home in on sections where some sweet fills will make beautiful music!

Jamerson and co not only knew their stuff but they played together in a garage/cellar/studio day in day out for years so they knew each other's style intimately, you've got none of the 'knowing the guys you're playing with' which brings ease to a new song...go easy on yourself, you got a great band by the sound of it and after a trial by fire you're still there aren't you!

You've spotted a knowledge gap in yourself and that can be remedied, each time you go back you'll be a little better at playing with them and at playing the tunes.

I've had loads of 4's and 5's and have tried a variety of 6's in shops, I mostly play 5's for the range available and also the comfort, I find 4's tend to teel a bit small in my hand...I do take my EUB to gigs too which is a whole new feel and I do have a lovely '61 p-bass reissue which has a fat neck an dso doesn't feel overly wierd when I need to pull that out...


Whatever's comfortable for you is, in this case, the right answer methinks!

No two pair sof hands are the same, no-one has identical length arms etc etc yadda yadda, we're all built slightly differently. If we were all the same there'd be far fewer neck profiles on offer!

These are awesome, I've got the 18w Roadstar TT 1x12 combo and it's wonderful!

I had fender a while back, clean lovely, didn't like the break up when playing with slightly bluesy dirt, I then switched to a Marshall DSL50 which was great but sounded like everybody else so I had Martin at Martamp build me my Roadstar TT which is 18w of vintage Brit sound, a real cracker!

More babies means downsizing the kit so it's got to go as I don't play it. I only got to use it a handful of times at most and it's sat unused for about 18 months until the other night when I fired it up and remembered why I'd had it built...alas still got to go :-(

I had a 5 string one of these for a while years ago and I remember it being v nice

I've got an 18w Martamp hand built by a guy who used to work for Matamp based on a 1950's Watkins Dominator that's for sale. Link in my sig.
Price negotiable

There's a full discourse on fender dating in the support aree of the fender website, I think you're correct though...

The speaker is a 12" Celestion G12-M rated at 8 ohms, I fired her up last night and was reminded how happy I was with the sound! Sparkly cleans, rich dirt, superb!

my Vexter series ZVex box of Rock,

Pristine condition, very occasional use, superb sounding distortion pedal, does a brilliant 'marshall on 11' sound but working with whatever character your amp naturally has!

It has worked superbly with my Martamp 18w and also the Marshall DSL50 I had before that!

More info: [url="http://www.zvex.com/vexterbor.html"]http://www.zvex.com/vexterbor.html[/url]

New they sell for £145 from HotRox-uk

This one in mint condition, boxed with all original bits (I'll leave the pedal board velcro on it too), £100 posted

[attachment=96878:ZVEX Box of Rock.jpg]

Looks lovely! Am v tempted but need to sell my gitaa amp first...

The circuit is based on the 50's Watkins Dominator and puts out a loud 18w of valve loveliness

I just tried it on the bathroom scales and they tell me it's 20kg, the cabinet is v solid, all proper ply construction and is 620w x 310d x 460h (mm).

Also has a cover that it's only ever been stored and moved in.

For sale or trade...

My Custom made Martamp Roadstar TT Combo...

I had this beauty made in 2008/2009 with completion being March 2009, I've only had the chance to use it on literally a handful of occasions but each time it's sounded superb! It's got to go as we're downsizing stuff due to upsizing the family and having to rearrange the house :-(

It doesn't do massive gain but with the right guitar/p-ups you can get up to AC/DC type sounds...it's still plenty loud enough though!

The clean sound is superb, it doesn't sound like 'every other amp' but has it's own character while still sounding lush!

It's made by a chappie called Martin who used to work for Matamp but now builds for himself... [url="http://www.martamp.com/amps.html"]http://www.martamp.com/amps.html[/url]

Some pics on flickr:

[media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_dye/sets/72157628747082441/[/media]

Too delicate to post so collection or meet-up or some other thing I've not thought of yet...

Price, hhmmm, I paid about £750 and have hardly used it...£[s]600[/s] 550? (offers?) Still way cheaper than a generic Marshall DSL50 thingy I think...

Trades - w.h.y.?

That's beautiful matey!

(obligatory GAS emoticon)

I need a wee

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1325783118' post='1487643']
And I thought that 60p for a pick was expensive!
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I though I'd see how the other half lived , not cheap but they are v nice

[indent=1]I got some 'gravity picks' from the USA as organised by evilundead, I think they're [url="http://www.gravitypicks.com/product/classic-standard"]http://www.gravitypicks.com/product/classic-standard[/url] but they feel amazing and sound superb when compared to my previous Jim Dunlop Tortex habits...[/indent]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I feel your pain, and your anticipation!

Not sure when Hanson bought Lakland but my 2011 55-01 ltd edition has barts in it and is perfect...

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1325673717' post='1485832']
I have a TC-Electronics Nova pedal which I use in my guitar rig which is a lot of fun with a bass. Typically, I hardly use it as the only song I play with it is One of These Days (Pink Floyd)! Beyond that, I can't any other use for it!
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Yeah, I'm thinking it's a limited application but in the right place it should sound sweet...I can always use it with my 6 string set-up too