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[quote name='bilbo230763' post='279629' date='Sep 8 2008, 12:41 PM']I have my own agenda here (NO!!!) I have always been frustrated by the desire of some quarters to [b][color="#FF0000"]'dumb down' [/color][/b]everything, be it music, books, films, tv, art - whatever. I have always preferred excellence in any discipline and, whilst I do expect everyone to be 'the best', I like to see some sort of desire in the individual to develop, to learn, to grow. It is that tendency that makes people interesting (whether they are musicians or not). The absence of that instinct generally renders people pretty one-dimensional and, frankly, boring. That is why the popular media is so bad; most people don't want to be challanged. I started in HM bands, as I have said elsewhere, and have played in all sorts of different situations in all sorts of locations. In my experience, those musicians who are educated (and self-educated is still educated) are generally (and that word is important) more motivated, quicker, more creative, more respectful of the musicians around them, more professional, easier to communicate with, less frustrating, [b][color="#FF0000"]DEFINATELY[/color][/b] better improvisers, more responsive, more open-minded and are more rounded. They are, in a nutshell, more interesting to be around. The celebration of mediocrity is going to kill all Art; its already disabled it.[/quote] i am [b][color="#FF0000"]definitely[/color][/b] frustrated by people who [b][color="#FF0000"]dumb down [/color][/b]on their spelling

[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='109070' date='Dec 24 2007, 09:09 PM']Another One Bites The Dust.......very simple line but very effective.[/quote] [b]stolen from bernard`s GOOD TIMES [/b][b]though[/b] see mee - luther vandross

thanx for replies

[quote name='Duarte' post='278766' date='Sep 6 2008, 07:12 PM']Stomp by the Brothers Johnson. Classic tune![/quote] learnt that a couple of weeks ago....funky as hell

anyone know how he gets THAT sound he gets on young guns and club tropicana heard he uses a jazz bass any more info people......strings, amp, etc cheers

short arms................. you got deep pockets too get a jazz bass, nice thin necks on `em

[quote name='molan' post='276985' date='Sep 4 2008, 01:46 PM']Not that I'm being pedantic but it's "Bolder" as opposed to Boulder[/quote] guess he is a [b]fearless[/b] bloke and his fave genre is [b]heavy rock [/b]

[quote name='ruztiwarren' post='275064' date='Sep 1 2008, 11:10 PM'][b]That little bug of yours [/b]nearly gave me a f**king heart attack! Last year I DJed with my laptop at an outdoor festival. I got about six lightening bugs/thrips/small black bugs like felt-tip marks under my screen which promptly died. Had to have the whole top screen section replaced - 17" MacBook Pro! Laptop out of warranty but Apple replaced free of charge, upgraded to glossy screen and replaced a blown battery - £460 worth of repairs gratis!!! You can imagine my initial reaction to your graphics![/quote] you`re not the first to comment on it and you definitely wont be the last

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='275230' date='Sep 2 2008, 10:18 AM']i think that using the fleshy bit at the tip of your thumb (if you look at your thumbnail as a clock, the bit at [u]10/11 oclock[/u]) to slap is how they recommend you do the double thumb type way...i can't get on with it but [b]unfortunately it's not a new [/b][b]method [/b](if I'm understanding you right!), sorry! Good luck, if you get on with it you might get some heft chops with your new way![/quote] [b]yeah i know really, sort of meant it tongue in cheek[/b] [u]thats how i slap now, was slapping at 9 o clock[/u] as for the new chops, i doubt it

ashes to ashes - david bowie

recently suffered a wrist ligament injury, not bass related, and as a result found i couldn`t slap as cleanly as before basically, although my wrist has healed, my thumb doesnt bend away from my palm at the same angle it used to whilst noodling i found myself hitting the string with the fleshy pad at the end of my thumb, as opposed to bony bit at the thumb joint anyone else play this way or have i invented a new (cack-handed as my dad used to call me) technique

cant go wrong with pino stuff you [u]have to learn [/u]where ever i lay my hat, easy to play and sounds the dog gonads

[quote name='Mike' post='274586' date='Sep 1 2008, 03:01 PM']Not remotely on topic but I've smudged my laptop screen trying to swat that damned bug![/quote] yeah , annoying isn`t it

alternatively, to those of you that play it, out of curiosity, where do you play it... bottom 2 strings or middle 2...?

just wondering if any of you miller fans have seen him play- [i]see me [/i] using normal tuning i worked this out starting in E flat, C...etc when i play it i tend to play it high up the neck on A & E strings, however when my strings lost that brand new [i]twanginess[/i] i started to play it lower down the neck using the D & A strings, and found this to be nearer to that incredible tone he gets. just wondered if any of you anoraks out there might have a little clip of him playing said tune cheers mark

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='270437' date='Aug 26 2008, 05:23 PM']Nothing special I'm afraid - Smells Like Teen Spirit :-) I'm also chipping away at "[b]Disco Inferno[/b]" and "Just" (Radiohead).[/quote] imo, one of the funkiest riffs of all time and easy to play too

i change them after about 3 or 4 months i dont boil them soak them in meths for a day, wipe dry, sound as good as new try this link for tips [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/bass_guitar_strings_faq.html"]http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/bass_gui...trings_faq.html[/url]

[quote name='leonshelley01' post='262904' date='Aug 15 2008, 08:13 AM'] The man himself![/quote] not a fan of his but gotta admit......... that is a quality pair of wristbands/sweatbands

[quote name='bubinga5' post='261806' date='Aug 13 2008, 06:38 PM']I dont know about M Kemp, but John Taylor can def play!! I saw a very old YouTube clip of him on Bernard Edwards old Stingray which he owns...[b]He is a very good bass player[/b].[/quote] aint we all

i`m no duran fan but have to admit john taylor seems like he can play ok (or maybe he too just mimes better ) not familiar enough with spandau to know one way or the other he probably did play but i thought if milli vanilli could get away with it, then so could spandau milli bloke topped himself in the end didnt he?

one for the 80`s fans... spandau ballet... i heard a rumour (cant remember where from) that martin kemp couldnt actually play bass very well and mimed during gigs whilst someone else played. any one know anything about this or is it all b****cks

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nobody`s perfect so i must be nobody

[b]neil peart[/b]

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