Nate Caplan

its ready!!!! where do i send it?

oh cool. thats from our first incarnation, mojo pin. from 1999. thanks!

ep will be ready on thursday!

very exciting. i'll support the event any way i can. 'The Faceless Dolls' (my band) will have the final mix of our EP ready in a week or so i can send you that for consideration when its ready.

i lived in weston-super-mare and worrked in goold old shepton mallet, for about 8 years, before i moved back to essex. didn't meet one single muso during that time and nearly ended up putting all my gear on ebay.

well he clearly makes a reference to bass scales. you say you couldnt play some of the licks that jamerson played on guitar. thats about licks tho, not scales. i've tried looking up the difference between a bass scale and a guitar scale and i couldnt find anything. a scale is a scale then!

i thought so. feel free to back me up on you tube. thanks for clearing that up.

Hi i'm by no means an expert, but i was surprised to read on the comments below this video saying that there are different scales for basses and guitars? i always thought that a scale was a scale? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljwKdwuCniQ&lc=HHZdqGjK7iyLEn-QXiyiIin6WIl2pzV5LNu5bXKTcqM&feature=inbox"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljwKdwuCniQ&lc=HHZdqGjK7iyLEn-QXiyiIin6WIl2pzV5LNu5bXKTcqM&feature=inbox[/url] so i'm not sure if i'm embarressing myself by being ignorant. i'm franks dad100 (on the comments section) can anybody enlighten me?

it might be worth looking at the root cause of the discomfort in your wrists, and thinking about a solution from that point of view. have you discussed it with your doctor? things like carpel tunnel can be treated. they might be able to suggest some physio for you?

you play piccolo bass? thats something i've always wanted to try. do you find you have much use for it?

Hi Played our first gig of 2012 on friday night. had a great time, and met another really great band - swivelman - who were playing only their 2nd gig. i loved them, very quirky. So we've got two gigs booked in colchester next month, this is the first: Judge and Jury, Colchester. 2nd February. https://www.facebook.com/events/140022699442874/?ref=ts if any other bassists are in the area, feel free to pop by for a pint and a chat. nate

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1325452272' post='1483337'] Welcome Emily - Sade came from just up the road to us. edited for grammar! [/quote] she went to school in clacton, so i'm told. i went to the college where keith albarn teaches (father of damon). i also hear that cradle of filth are from round these parts.

if there is going to be a sub section, surely it should be for people that play guitar and bass?

i play guitar too. i write on guitar, and i think i'm a pretty decent player. i think some bands find it a bit weird having a bassist that can play and write a bit. i try and play a bit of both everyday, to keep creative. i really want to push myself with my writing this year. i have a danelctro U2 and a Vox amp (only a valvetronix, but it does sound nice). i have just brought an avid recording studio (a really basic bit of kit, but just what i need) (http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/AvidRecordingStudio.html) so i hope it will make it easier to develop my ideas.

hi, welcome.

status eh? they are made just up the road from me, in colchester. i've always fancied a warwick, i might save up and get a fretless, i miss my fretless. what amp do you use?

i love it. i like to play quite high middley, i find it has great tone, it really cuts through but doesn't loose any bottom end. it suits me! what do you play?

Hi bit of a speculative post. i'm thinking about putting a band together for my better half - she is a soul singer with a great range and stage presence. We are based in Harwich, north east essex. She has recently been asked to do an amy winehouse tribute, which she does fantastically. she can sing pretty much anything, but she doesnt have so much experience with original material (although i know she would love to). her main passions are soul and motown, i know she loves to sing adele, ray lamontagne and jeff buckley too. so i'm just putting out some feelers to see if anyone is available or interested. i know i'm biased, but she has got an amazing voice!

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1324555399' post='1475487'] Lots of bass players turn up with a variety of instruments and amps, which we take turns in trying out when not eating biscuits and drinking tea. [/quote] i'm up for that!

what, lil old me? aw shucks!

howdy!

is the event still going ahead? i think we should ensure that the venue has some nice whisky in, just in case?

hi i've had a bit of an on off relationship with my bass playing over the years. played in some bands and gigged around essex and london in my late teens and early twenties, but my playing kind of ground to a halt as work and family became more important, and i started having some problems with my health. i have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and i have a lot of problems with my wrists. i started playing again late last year, got the old band back together and have played 6 or so gigs this year, and we have just recorded an e.p. too. my health is getting better all the time, and its great to be playing again. i have had to simply things a bit due to the pains in my wrists, but i am hoping that the more i ply and push myself, the better it will get. So, my band are The Faceless Dolls. I play an Ibanez ergodyne through a trace elliot v type combo amp (the same set up i have had since 1998) and i have just treated myself to a denelctro U2 to write on. my favourite bands/musicians are pearl jam, neil young, jeff buckley, soundgarden, tom petty, the who and i like to dabble with a little punk, ska and metal too. i'm 34 and i look like a fat old harry potter. i'm hoping that hanging out here will be a good influence on me. i want to improve my playing and maybe get some better gear over the next year. peace and love nate