jwbassman

Hi Martin Welcome on board - hope you haven't been too badly effected by the bad weather... John

lol *shakes head in disbelief*

hello

I bought a set a few weeks back - but haven't got round to trying them yet - currently got a set of DR Nickel Lo Riders on but the Ritters are next in line - once I've tried them I'll let you know if they are any good I'm liking the DR's but like the Ritters they're more expensive than the Overwater's I usually use... also interestd to see how the steel compare to the nickel I usually use... Must of be feeling flush a few weeks back and got both the DR's and Ritters to try them out

That neck looks awesome

From that list, I think the Clover gets my vote - not played any of them so based on nothing more than the way they look

Here we go... Jaco - Liberty City and Three Views of a Secret - classic Kyle Eastwood (yes - son of Clint) - Big Noise from Winnetka - this guy can solo for fun as well as lay it down - great live too (he also does a cool version of Every Little Thing She Does too - on his NOW album) Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band - The Jazz Police - driving - then funky half time under the solos and really tricky key change... Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band - A Few Good Men - great groove - lots of phrasing with the band. Victor Wooten with Bela Fleck and the Flecktone - Big Country (Live at the Quick) - awesome, and what a great fretless sound... Marcus Miller with David Sanborn - Soul Serenade - so simply yet so effective Joe Satriani - Always with me always with you - again simple and really effective I could go on but that'll do for now

Be good to get some more opionions on these...

Bigband mate... [url="http://swingshiftbigband.co.uk"]swingshift website[/url] also posted some clips of the band and my playing [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=314"]here[/url] check it out.. don't worry about the misunderstanding - happens all the time so easy done in cyberspace

Always fingers... did try a pick a long time ago but never got on with it, just didn't feel right... Also the majority of stuff I play these days does not require a pick - which is lucky for me

Hey Mikey, some good work there mate, sounds great and really drives along

Hey MB1 Don't worry - I get on very well with Tom (the keyboardist), to be fair the band doesn't suffer too much from the politics, when there's 18 guys/gals involved there plenty of room for all the personalities I'll only make myself unpopular if I can't manage to get the fingers round the bassline It's so easy to be misunderstood on here - I'm not in the habit of offending people

There I was, thinking I had got somewhere close until at the rehersal this morning the keyboard player points out that the second part of the phrase is different to how I had interpreted it - back to the drawing board, more practice required...

Been working on it this afternoon - think I've just about got to grips with it Keyboard players eh! - should stick to playing keys

[quote name='paul, the' post='35074' date='Jul 21 2007, 01:39 AM']Ahem [url="http://rapidshare.com/files/32629542/Essential_JP.pdf"]http://rapidshare.com/files/32629542/Essential_JP.pdf[/url] Practice, practice, practice.[/quote] Thanks for the link - time to start practicing

Hey Hamster GTA - I don't think so ... I mean the Jaco chart, it's on the Word of Mouth Album and also features on the Birthday Concert... John

Hi Mike Sounds cool - great main riff, sweet groove, love the ending...was just waiting for the crash

Hi guys... Any of you performed Liberty City? The keyboard player in the big band though it would be a good idea to do an arrangement for the band - and he picked this chart - no pressure on the bass player then! Have any of you guys performed it and if so do you have any hints or tips on learning it and making a decent fist of it? Cheers John

Absolutley essential in my opinion - that said I've always approached music from a reading perspective - started on trombone in the school band so had to be able to read the parts - subsequently did GCSE and A Level music so being able to read was a must. As for the bass playing it depends on the situation - my main gig is with a big band so being able to read is essential for that, but agree with an earlier comment by Steve following and interpreting a chord chart is also an important skill for this type of playing - probably 50% of the bass parts in our pad have no complete written line. I've also palyed with ska and blues/rock bands where written music was out of the question, so listening and learning was the order of the day. I also do pit and theatre work where you must be able to read, we usually only have 1 band call prior to the show so there's no time to learn parts... Reading is very important but I must admit while it enables me to take pretty much any work on offer I think I actually prefer playing without the dots - I find I can focus more on my actual playing rather than the reading, I guess the goal is to achieve the same fluency when reading as I experience when I'm not, now that is a skill... time for some more practice, not right now though it's a bit too late for that

Hi Joe - and welcome onboard I'm sure you'll find lots of useful info on here I know I have...

Awesome

Hi Mike Liking the groove stuff about a minute in and the solo section for the next minute or so, once again making it look so easy - I think you could try playing some longer notes some times, give the bass a chance for the fretless sound to grow - I love playing long notes as it really gets the lovely fretless tone going... Keep up the good work mate John