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    Adam Black B-10 Acoustic Bass

    in Basses

    Posted

    [quote name='mewsie' post='154786' date='Mar 10 2008, 06:48 PM']ooooh! congrats!!!
    (assuming the 'yeeeehaw' was cause you won!)

    x[/quote]

    No I didnt win , hence the second post lol .. thanks for the kiss though .. very cool

    Bass Guitar Mag Janek Gwidzala

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='bigd1' post='154239' date='Mar 9 2008, 10:25 PM']My original post was in no way a "slagging off" of anybody, it was and still is a request for an explanation of an article in a magazine that I found hard to believe.
    I didn't make any comments about anybodies playing, style, musical taste, ability or any other personal comments.
    I thought posting a observation I had made would make an interesting topic.
    Maybe a discussion of this type is to much to ask, although I didn't think it to be that hard.

    BIGd[/quote]

    you should be very proud of yourself ... I could only ever dream of saying anything interesting enough to warrant 117 replies over 9 pages LOL

    Newcastle Guitar Show

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by NickThomas

    There was an effort of a guitar show 4 or 5 years back in Brighton ... promises to the trade stands of having XXXXX amount of people passing through the door and rumour has it, about 100 people showed over the course of the whole day . The sh*t hit the proverbial fan lol

    Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah

    in Theory and Technique

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    [quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='153646' date='Mar 8 2008, 04:03 PM']Big thanks for the mention hairyhatman (now that's a name!). The book went on sale yesterday, and has proved enormously popular, even though I haven't had the opportunity to mention it on any bass-related forums yet! Thanks to those of you who have purchased so far, all orders have been shipped where funds have cleared, so copies should be reaching you all on Monday. Probably Tuesday knowing the way the postal service is in this country.

    For those of you who haven't heard of the book, it's an indepth analysis of the music that Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers created with Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross etc. It contains 20 songs, transcribed for bass AND guitar! The book is in the same format as books like Standing in the Shadows of Motown and The James Brown Rhythm Sections in that it's not full transcriptions in the traditional sense, rather each section is analysed a bit at a time: verse, then chorus etc. All the classic lines and fills are present and correct of course.

    The songs are: 'Good Times', 'Le Freak', 'We Are Family', 'He's the Greatest Dancer', 'Dance Dance Dance', 'I Want Your Love', 'Everybody Dance', 'My Forbidden Lover', 'Burn Hard', 'Chic Cheer', 'My Feet Keep Dancing', 'I'm Coming Out', 'Why', 'Strike Up The Band', 'Upside Down', 'My Old Piano', 'Thinking Of You', 'Lost In Music, 'Happy Man', 'Pretty Baby'.

    There's also an indepth analysis of their career, playing styles, discographies etc - some of you might have seen a chunk of this in the latest issue of Bass Guitar Magazine.

    I'll be running a basschat-exclusive competition later today, or tomorrow. There will be three copies of the book up for grabs in the form of a competition. I'll write the questions and post the competition later.

    Best,
    Stuart[/quote]

    Nile Rodgers has been on radio 2 all this week talking about his favourite songs that he's produced. Funny story about "Le Freak" .. it started off with him and some mates jamming the groove , and they added the words " F*** Off" as the main line. After careful consideration that it wouldnt be commercially viable they changed it to " Freak off" decided that sounded naff , so changed it to " Freak Out" ..... I think he went on to say it became his most successful to date . Cool story ... made me chuckle when I heard that ! lol

    Sunbeams vs MM Fatbeams

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by NickThomas

    Has anyone tried both of these... if so how do they differ?
    I fancy trying some on my jazz, but by there description they sound identical.

    Also are they long enough to go string thru body?

    Cheers,
    Nick.

    edit: oops , just noticed the FatBeams are stainless .... I'd still be interested to hear opinions on them both though :)

    Pickguard for a Fender Jazz 5 USA

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by NickThomas

    I got one from a fella on ebay, and it's excellent. Unfortunately I've forgotten his username.
    But there's a difference between the Mexican and USA jazz V's too.

    Nick.

    edit ... found it . His name is dazbootman , and here's link to his ebay shop .

    [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dazbootman-Pickguards_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfromZR10QQfsnZDazbootmanQ20PickguardsQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ27985598QQsofpZ0QQtZkm"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dazbootman-Pickgu...8QQsofpZ0QQtZkm[/url]

    Nick's Basses.

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    Lol I'm guessing you're looking at the writing on them . At a glance in the photos it looks like it could be Nordstrand ... alas it says "Noiseless" ...only info I have on them is that they are "Custom Noiseless Pickups". But I've just had a good idea lol :)

    Nick's Basses.

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by NickThomas

    Here's the new jazz .. havent had a chance to take any photos yet in decent light, so here's a temporary one that I was sent by the fella I bought it from.



    Stunning bass, excellent punchy clear tones and a nice weight too .

    I should've mentioned ... its a Custom Shop Classic V . Colour is ebony transparent , but the photo doesnt capture that very well, so I'll try sometime soon in better lighting conditions :)

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