Coilte

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1493370121' post='3287772'] Parker, Brecker, Mintzer.Gezt.You can go on and on.... [/quote] You can indeed.....some lesser known great (IMO) sax players....the late Bob Berg..Rick Margitza..Ellery Eskelin...David Binney...

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1493203879' post='3286421'] The Rolling Stones win this years 'Album of the Year' award at UK's [u][b]Jazz [/b][/u]FM awards, [color=#000000]“We started off a very long time ago in London trying to play clubs, and those clubs were jazz clubs,” recalled Mick Jagger, collecting the publicly voted prize at London’s Shoreditch Town Hall alongside bandmates Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts earlier Tuesday evening (April 25). [/color] [color=#000000] [/color] [/quote] I wonder what the jazz snobs will make of this. Maybe Van will win it next year with "Moondance" !!!!!!!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1492717601' post='3282715'] How do I clean my strings? I don't. Life is too short, my friend. [/quote] Well...the string's life certainly is so....

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1492711507' post='3282657'] Depends on what you call Jazz. [/quote] That's a whole different thread in itself.

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1492681605' post='3282215'] In bygone days, jazz was vibrant. Today, IMO, it's mostly self indulgent and derivative. It's dead and rigermortice has set in. Send flowers. [/quote] A bit of a generalisation IMO. This might change your mind . It is Belgian band "Aka Moon's" interpretation of Scarlatti's sonnets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6uJWUvJH0 I have being keeping an eye on..and enjoying... the exchanges over the last few posts.

I use methylated spirits to clean my strings. First, I put some plastic wrapping under the strings to protect the fretboard. Then I moisten some cotton wool with the spirits and clean the strings. I'd never use anything water based, as no matter how much you dry the strings, some moisture will remain. Washing your hands before touching the bass will lessen the frequency for the above procedure.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1492603220' post='3281534'] Theres some discussion of this in the Theory and Technique forum, I believe the author herself contributed. [/quote] Here is the link : http://basschat.co.uk/topic/288710-ariane-cap-20-unit-online-course-l190-thoughts/page__p__3127658__hl__ariane%20cap__fromsearch__1#entry3127658 Also, here is a link to what they think on Talkbass: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ariane-cap-music-theory-for-the-bass-player.1237875/

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1492525972' post='3280937'] I owe an apology [/quote] Fair play to you for acknowledging that you may have been wrong.

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1492079341' post='3277717'] Louis's putting down of bebop is perhaps relevant because it is well argued that the emergence of that genre put an end to jazz as a popular medium. Put bluntly, people just couldn't dance to this new angular, at times cool, at times frenetic music. I'm not putting bebop down, it's my favourite jazz medium, to listen to and to play. But its unpopularity is the reason I don't get called to play it as much as I'd like and I find myself playing lounge music, Dixieland and Gypsy. They're OK but they're not bebop. [/quote] I agree with your post. However, my point is/was ...as far as "jazz " goes...one man's meat is another man's poison. Some like to dance, some prefer to sit and listen. I was addressing "ivansac's" statement : "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]..... rather than the usual lame "fusion" stuff that seems to be widdly rock guitarists wearing serious expressions playing everything starting on the "and of 1", prefereably in weird meter and with very little reference to a discernible melody."[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]Where in the jazz "rulebook" does it state [/size][/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][size=3]that a discernible melody is required. [/size][/color][/font]

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1492074024' post='3277629'] I am so glad to see a lot of what [b]I [/b]think of as jazz in this thread, rather than the usual lame "fusion" stuff that seems to be widdly rock guitarists wearing serious expressions playing everything starting on the "and of 1", prefereably in weird meter and with very little reference to a discernible melody. My heartfelt thanks to the usually silent majority! [/quote] The term "jazz" is just an "umbrella" name for a vast array of music that is constantly evolving. Louis Armstrong's putting down of bebop music springs to mind here. [url="http://www.newworldrecords.org/liner_notes/80458.pdf"]http://www.newworldr...notes/80458.pdf[/url]

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[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1491570561' post='3274045'] Don't be silly. [/quote] ..and here was me thinking BC was a nice, friendly, and fair forum. Thanks for the heads up.

What's the big deal with post counts ..or am I missing something ? Surely the opinion of someone with three posts is as valid as someone with three thousand ?

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491549884' post='3273803'] Is there a bass guitar maintenance kit you can buy that has all the basic tools and oils, cleaning products etc? [/quote] Just received my order of this stuff : http://gorgomyte.com/Puchase4.html Tried it out last evening. IMO, this is all the "tools" you need...(at least for the fretboard).

[quote name='vantagepointrocks' timestamp='1491562446' post='3273962'] I'd love to learn that bassline, unfortunately a bit beyond my current abilities, but hopefully with practice I'll get there one day in the future. [/quote] It's a great and rewarding bass line to play.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1491464737' post='3273168'] You could get a Squire for this gig and rub it down after every trip up on deck. [/quote] Agreed. A few sachets of silica gel in the gig bag would be no harm either.

A constructive thing to do would be to work on Interval training. http://www.activebass.com/basics/intervals

[quote name='vantagepointrocks' timestamp='1491310995' post='3272014'] I do love the bass on the track, You're the One that I want, from the Grease soundtrack. [/quote] +1. Great bass line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdFRfNjnDjA

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1490828576' post='3268439'] Whenever I have contacted anyone about a bass on Talkbass, I have always got pretty rudely dismissed as a non-US resident and as such impossible to deal with..... Not quite as global friendly a place as here [/quote] My experience was quite the opposite. I bought two basses from Talkbass. Both were smooth and positive transactions.

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1491125734' post='3270611'] PS Coilte,when I get a 1/2 hour to myself,I'll watch that clip. [/quote] It deals with the body in general, so only a small section is dedicated to the legs.

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1491075699' post='3270374'] I'll give anything a go if it stops it.But it must be something to do with gigging,as thats the only time it happens,and its starting to put me off,if I'm honest [/quote] It might be a case of prevention is better than cure. You are probably tensing up very severely without realising it. Have you checked out the clip I posted in post # 13 ?

Basschat's "Happy Jack" has some very useful information in this clip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqBRxu21oZc

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1490924497' post='3269124'] can't guys learn pretty much any aspect of playing bass with all the on-line offerings and YouTube clips? Blue [/quote] No doubt that Youtube is an amazing resource. However IMO for someone starting from ground zero it is often hard to know where to start. The trouble with Youtube in this case is that most lessons are "one off's", where nothing comes before or after. Beginners often just pick something that takes their fancy, and by doing so might be jumping in at the deep end. Nothing wrong here, but in order to make progress it is best for lessons to run chronologically, i.e. where lessons start basic and builds on what went before. I think YT comes into it's own when a beginner has the basics under his belt. Then he can afford to pick and choose clips and will get better benefit from them. The other negative with Youtube and beginners is that obviously the Internet cannot observe and advise on a beginner's technique.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1490816741' post='3268338'] I just prefer to do it my way, not the way someone else thinks is right. Each to there own. [/quote] Yes indeed...each to their own... but I'd say the reason why most people take lessons is not because someone else thinks it's the right to do so. It is because they consider that a teacher's experience in both teaching and performing is a priceless asset to have at their disposal. Once you learn the necessary skills from a teacher, then the sky is the limit to go out and do your own thing. Also, I think most would agree that you learn much quicker with a teacher. Nothing wrong with going it alone, but IMO it involves trial and error (not a bad thing in itself...but you often have to back track).

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1490801615' post='3268182'] I'm very fussy, bordering on OCD about hygiene. The first thing I do when I get a new instrument is take the strings off, bin then, give a bass a good clean and fit new strings. Many people have no idea of hygiene, hand washing etc. I just don't want someone else's skin cells and bacteria all over my bass. [/quote] Sounds like myself. It always amazes me that a lot of people don't realise that simply washing your hands before playing, and wiping down the strings and bodywork later, is all that's required to keep the bass in a reasonably clean condition. Granted, those with exceptionally sweaty hands may have to do more.