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    Improv 'days'

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    Just wanted to add that on re-reading my first post in this thread I became concerned that the sense of humour part may have sounded patronising .
    What i meant was more like this ;
    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TavIO6PYU[/media]

    practice is serious , play is PLAY . :lol:

    Need some theory help on a Herbie Lick

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    I think of the sharp 11 here as a flattened 5th blue note .

    In the F minor vamp he plays a B natural grace note sometimes , so I think he just follows the same idea with the Db 7 which also reminds the listener of the Fminor tonality .( Gnat as opposed to Gflat )

    I think of the tune as basically a 12-bar blues with an extra 4 bars of the tonic added onto the end . The Db feels more like a Bb minor in 1st inversion ( clever ) , and when you'd expect the V chord at bar 9 he goes one step further than the standard ii V substitution and gives us the vi of F major ( genius ) and holds that for the 4 bars when you'd expect a vi ii V maybe .
    So , to me , the sharp 11 over the Db ( where you'd expect the iv chord in a minor blues ) implies a staying with the sound of the implied Bb minor .( iv chord , bars 5 to 8 in a blues ).

    -Just an Autistic opinion , in no way claimed as fact ....

    Any Fenix experts out there ?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    The Sunn Mustang plays very nicely . It handles the lowest action of all my basses ,so that ,together with the lightness and simplicity of controls makes it the first one I offer to beginners to try .
    I guess if you started a new thread about them on here you might get more info . :)

    Any Fenix experts out there ?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='Grreth' timestamp='1388342073' post='2321012']
    Dave, Is it ok if I join in and ask about your Sunn Mustang? I've got one but mine has a different logo on and looks more like a traditional Fender Precision. How old is yours? Do you have any info on it? I'm trying to piece the history of these together but information is scarce.

    Much obliged!
    [/quote]

    Sure, but I don't know much about them . Mine says " Made in India " , I guess from late 80's/ early 90's and it is very light in weight .
    I picked it up locally a couple of years ago for £50 .

    Song's with nice use of Key's

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Favourite songs with nice use of keyboards ?

    Here's a couple of old Standards performed by the Spencer Davis Group with a young Steve Winwood on keys/vox .

    " Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out " was written in 1923 by Jimmy Cox .
    This is from a 60's film starring the band....
    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQEZQDKGLh4[/media]

    " Georgia On My Mind " was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell .
    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzYOBCuUyE[/media]
    2:05 thumb pick bass !

    Improv 'days'

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    My recommendation would be to maybe consider Mindfulness Meditation .
    It naturally quietens the self-critical part of the brain and encourages the creative part to flow unhindered.

    This study refers to it as " turning off the Monitor " ( ie the feeling that you are being criticised ) ;
    [url="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/niod-iji022608.php"]http://www.eurekaler...d-iji022608.php[/url]

    Jeff Berlin says this ;
    [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jeff-berlins-basser-instincts-untethered-souls-academics--language-learning/152612"]http://www.bassplaye...learning/152612[/url]

    The Kenny Werner book " Effortless Mastery " is required reading for any instrumental course at Berklee.

    Good luck tomorrow , and remember a sense of humour is always welcome in jazz . :D

    Improvisation issues

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    Hi Robot Pelican Chin ( and :crigon_04: )

    How to confidently perform a good improvised bassline without it getting too dull, boring or repetitive?
    Well we all would like to know that ! :lol:

    ( My ) Short answer ; Don't worry about it . Just relax , as Myke says , and just listen to what is going on .

    Long answer ; When we hit a block we tend to make it worse with our own self-criticism .
    The trick is to discourage the self-criticising , analytical internal dialogue part of oneself , whilst encouraging the spontaneous , creative part .
    The best way to discourage is to stop feeding , and ignore .
    The best way to encourage is to feed , or provide an inviting space for inspiration to visit, and trust your subconscious .
    This feels like a waste of time to the conscious mind , which makes it harder .
    It looks impossible at first , but the more you do it the easier it gets . ( Everyone says that , I bet :rolleyes: :D )

    These guys can explain better than I can , I'm just an autistic pianist :
    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_uAhg6cy5s[/media]
    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK14GFUpZlY[/media]

    This is called the Effortless Mastery approach . I hope it helps .

    Bass Guitar Magazine

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The " 25 Bass Guitars under £500 " review states that the Fender Modern Player Jaguar bass has a scale of 24" ! ( should be 34" ) . Probably a typo .

    On the same page it gives the scale length of the Freshman FA1BN as 32" . I doubted this and tried to find out online . Even the manufacturer's site doesn't give the scale length ( [url="http://www.freshmanguitars.net/product/fa1bn/"]http://www.freshmang.../product/fa1bn/[/url] ) , so as a last resort I dug mine out and applied the old fashioned tape measure technique ,and..... sure enough it is 32" . I didn't know I had a 32" scale bass :blush: :lol: , so I learned something thanks to BGM :)

    I find the David Etheridge articles to be very helpful .

    Anyone like a bit of flamenco?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1380096502' post='2220622']
    'after a certain point' i'd say :)

    the roots album when i twas released mid 90s was a departure from their commercial flamenco-pop songs back to their errr roots :D

    [media]http://youtu.be/tKbJXmjbWAc[/media]

    check the bass ... any clues??
    [/quote]

    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrOWZgJbMKc[/media]

    Tomorrow is World Music Day .....

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    .... the only day of the year when I can play outdoors and not get arrested for not paying the £30 fee for a buskers' licence . Hooray ! :party:

    - See ; Jersey is on the map : [url="http://www.musicday.org.uk/"]http://www.musicday.org.uk/[/url]

    [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_de_la_Musique"]http://en.wikipedia....e_de_la_Musique[/url]

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