Judo Chop

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

Look - someone had to do it.

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The Quo Tuxedo™️

3 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said:

Status Quo. I don't understand this post, but that sounds like a good name for a band. And if it were ironic, it would in turn be more ironic.

If this is about religion, I'm a humanist bassist, yet the irony remains.

It's a religion to some, they worship the gods of double denim

I don't know why should they?

I've lent basses and amps to my brothers' old bandmate and friends of theirs in the past when their own had sh#t the bed on the day of the gig because I'm a dead nice guy and all, but I used to hate when other bands on the same bill as us would stroll up and expect to use our gear because they hadn't been arsed to bring their own and we had.

I had no problem sharing (sometimes it's necessary) if it was pre-arranged, and I've used other people's amps plenty of times that way, but they could f##k right off if they just turned up and started messing about with mine without even asking first.

The "don't touch my amp" attitude started after I agreed to let one lad use my amp if he didn't change my controls and used the other channel, sure enough as soon as I turned around he was peeling off the tape and f###ing about with my settings! He saw his derrière when I called him out on it and I couldn't believe someone could be such an enormous cheeky t##t.
Why the hell would you join a gigging band without access to your own guitar or amp?
How do these people rehearse?

So yes share gear if they've asked well in advance or I know them, no if they're cheeky ill-equipped bastards.

My Generation- Limp Bizkit

"Hey kid, take my advice,

You don't wanna step into a big pile of sh*t"

Thanks Fred Durst I wasn't sure until you said that. It doesn't even rhyme 😂

25 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

YouTube is your friend for Mr Gormley's back catalogue. There's a lot more of this quality and some even poorer. seriously.

Here's one for you. Again, it's a treat for the eyes, ears and soul: it's not often you get to look in to the eyes of a genuine mad man....

 

 

I heard that years ago and thought it was quite good, the video is truly bizarre though

5 hours ago, greavesbass said:

I own two lowly Indo Vintage Modified P's after a lifetime of playing this and that. One of them is so good its crazy. Lightweight, with a perfect neck and with the SD PU's as standard. For the price its both stunning and playable but still deemed a beginners instrument..and I would love to see myself at Glasto on stage with it.

I've got one of those and the fretless jazz bass too, they're both really good basses particularly the jazz!

The Boss OC-3 lets you lower the sound by one or two octaves, I'm sure the new OC-5 does as well.

I've got an OC-3 and it stays relatively clean sounding on both the one and two octave settings but it does lose a lot of definition below the E string's fifth fret though, no idea about other brands because I've got no experience with them!

Swamp ash is what Sean Connery used to get if he hadn't showered for a few days.

I think it sounds really good, I love the tone

11 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Is this kind of cancel-culture comment policing really going to be the future of the internet? I hope not. Half-hearted "at least they tried" back-handed critique seems to be the only response acceptable to some and it's a discussion and forum killer. We've all been crap in the past, we'll all be crap in the future and some of us are being crap right now. That's life. Grown-ups are allowed have opinions and, for now, are allowed express them. They won't all be good and that's a part of life. 

Nobody's saying otherwise are they? I see people offering their opinions on a topic, some like the post and some don't.

Labelling the responses as cancel culture is a bit dramatic.

Look at these idiots enjoying themselves! Don't they know it's illegal to be mediocre on the internet?

It's a bit mean spirited to point and laugh at these guys, it makes you seem rather insecure about your own abilities.

Make sure the others tell the virus they're getting paid so it doesn't infect them!

Inti, is that you?

On 14/11/2020 at 15:20, Clarky said:

Also, seeing this thread ... just a few posts above is one from Pete Academy, a very accomplished bassist who played tasteful slap in top tribute band Stealing Dan (correction: Nearly Dan, thanks bubinga5) who I had the pleasure of seeing live and meeting with former BCer Nigel (aka silddx/xibblx) and is tragically no longer with us. Reminder to me of how things change in a decade. RIP Pete

Whatever happened to Nigel? He was quite a prolific poster on here when I first joined up

39 minutes ago, Triumph_Rock said:

39 minutes ago, Triumph_Rock said:

Thanks for the great hints and tips guys, they are really helpful.

The issue I'm having, is not being dependant on the tab, and completely memorising the song to memory, and then playing it through with out making any mistakes.

I think the route for me to go down, is not to learn via tab, which isn't normally 100% correct anyway. So I think the route for me is to learn via ear. Being very green to learning bass, this may be a hard skill to pick up in the beginning, but I imagine will pay for itself in the future.

So I think I might try and find some audio software for my laptop, which can alter the tempo of the song to slow it down, and maybe if possible isolate the bass line. Anybody know any good software for this?

 

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Audacity is free and you can import an MP3 into that and adjust the tempo however you like.

Just now, fretmeister said:

I learn 1 bar at a time. Get that nailed and then move onto the next one. Nail that, then string the 2 together. Then do the 3rd etc etc.

 

Each time I add a new one I remove any clues of the first one so force me to remember it.

That's a good idea, it's too easy to rely on the notes to remember it for you

I'll listen to the song enough so I'm familiar with the structure and can "visualise(?)" how it might be played, then I'll figure out the chords and changes and play along as basically as possible until I'm comfortable with the order, then add the detail as I repeatedly play through it.

Personally I struggle to retain anything I've learned from a tab but remember songs easily if I've figured them out by ear. I do think some tabs are handy for a second opinion as I'm figuring something out though!

20 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

I kinda get where you're coming from but in my case it's soy boy bands and singists. If someone has the look of a soy boy my automatic assumption is the music they make is as soft as sh1t3. And it always is so my instinct is bang on 👌

As for acoustic music, for me the musicianship has got to be top notch otherwise any c@ck in the songs is laid bare. This is why musicians of modest skills (e.g. Nirvana) sound pants unplugged.

What the hell is a soy boy?😂

Just now, 40hz said:

I explicitly stated no offers. So naturally it was full of the very original and hilarious "I'll give you £1 type comments".

Another individual told me that my Flea Bass was worth under £1000.

Some other comments getting quite personal. Whatever happened to just moving on if you aren't interested for whatever reason?

I couldn't be bothered with it all.

Some people just get a little thrill out of being rude to strangers from the safety of their screen unfortunately, Facebook marketplace is an especially bizarre place though it really seems to attract the freaks doesn't it?

What kind of response was Facebook giving you?

What's the most complex U2 bassline I wonder?

10 minutes ago, PatrickJ said:

Not sure if it proves or disproves your point???

The drummer was the best thing about that, brilliant

She's also very mediocre sounding, musical cardboard breaking as much ground as a spade made from the same thing.