WishICouldWalk

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='154981' date='Mar 10 2008, 11:19 PM']Hi Guys n Gals, I have the live recording back from my last gig with Projec13, and I thought I would ask for your comments and thoughts! As my upload speed is so crap at the moment, I have only had time to upload the one track - a cover of Jamiroquai's Runaway - however I will add more when I get time as it is late and I got off a plane from Madrid about 3 hours ago and need sleep! For this track I was playing my Warwick Streamer LX 5 String into my Bass Pod XT and then into my Epifani UL310, although what you hear on the recording is the "model" DI from the back of my POD. [url="http://media.putfile.com/Projec13-Live---Runaway-Feb-2008"]http://media.putfile.com/Projec13-Live---Runaway-Feb-2008[/url] Enjoy and watch this space for others as I have a load more to upload! Cheers Luke[/quote] Really nice playing. Something I reckon that would sound ultra cool is where the drummer starts playing off-beats on the ride towards the end of the track, if you played swung 8th notes with the odd fill (IMHO).

I have to say, I'm exactly the same. I bought a beautiful Lakland DJ5 a few months ago and I practise on it almost exclusively however, if I have a quick noodle on a 4, I feel I'm playing better. I've tried to analyse why without success. Maybe I'll be as good on the 5 with more practise?

[quote name='Solaris' post='160761' date='Mar 20 2008, 12:48 PM']Hi, I play a MIM Fender Precision (stock) currently through a Trace Elliot Commando but truth be told even as a 1x15 at 100w it's incredibly loud. (currently living in the garage and the low notes are vibrating appliances and cupboards out there even below half volume) It's not particularly ideal and as a result it's getting used less and less which is a shame because it really is quite a nice amp. Is it worth me looking for a smaller practice amp I can move around? It would be nice to feel I can play through an amp without locking myself into the garage to be considerate to housemates! Most of the stuff I listen to tends to be of the classic P-Bass into Ampeg type of sound and my amp can be pushed to a passable albeit deeper version of this sound: would something like the Ashdown Five Fifteen (8in 15w) or the Fender Rumble 15w satisfy me or am I best with another small amp? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated![/quote] I practise through an EBS microbass preamp going into my soundcard with my PC running through a hifi. I have to say, I can jam along no problem with someone playing tenor sax.

[quote name='rockinbassman' post='158629' date='Mar 16 2008, 09:54 PM']Cheers guys, think I have a trade pending on here... going back to a Ray![/quote] Man, you go through some equipment! I'm down to 1.75 basses, a preamp, a compressor and a Markbass head. Have to get me a cab soon! All the best. P.S. Jazz (as in the music genre) is so so. Like all these things, you have to actually do it rather than just intend to do it!

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='148659' date='Feb 28 2008, 10:39 PM']Gene is an awesome player but surely 70's influenced rather than 70's in origin? Otherwise you could include Julian Crampton as well?[/quote] Sorry, didn't answer your question - agreed, Perez is a modern exponent.

Crampton is a personal fave as well. To my ear, Perez is more disco whereas Crampton is more Jamerson influenced. Truth is, they're both such awesome players they can probably both do virtually any style. A question, listen to Incognito's Night's Over Egypt and MAW's remix. Which bassline do you prefer? I prefer the original - one of my fave Crampton basslines. Gary Crocket also does the style well - check out The Superphonics. [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='148659' date='Feb 28 2008, 10:39 PM']Gene is an awesome player but surely 70's influenced rather than 70's in origin? Otherwise you could include Julian Crampton as well?[/quote]

Find whatever you can played by Gene Perez of Masters at Work - his lines are pure joy.

1. Silverfoxnik 2. Walman 3. Merton 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sorry guys, got to take my name off. My brother plays sax for the 80s sca legends the bEAT - they're playing in Brighton the night before the road trip and he's going to be staying at mine. Next time eh?

[quote name='Merton' post='146430' date='Feb 25 2008, 11:02 AM']1. Silverfoxnik 2. Walman 3. Merton 4. WishICouldWalk (Isaac) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ta![/quote]

If anyone's a fan of Paul Jackson's playing with the Headhunters et al really ought to check out the Bentzon Brotherhood. The bassist Kaspar Vadsholt has got the style totally sorted. His lines just put a on my face! Awesome. [post="0"] [url="http://www.myspace.com/bentzonbrotherhood"]http://www.myspace.com/bentzonbrotherhood[/post] [/url]

Yeah, it's great - I'm able to groove properly again. Glad you're enjoying the Jazz, hope you sell the other pups. I think the extra inch of scale on the DJ takes a while to adjust to, I can see why you didn't want to be switching mid gig. All the best matey

Nik, why d'you sell me such a nice bass - I've gone nuts on the practise front and now I've got numbness and tendon pain in both my hands and forearms... So, whatever exercises you adopt, go easy!

Would those less in favour of practicing scale forms suggest an alternative means of developing left and right hand dexterity? That's the only reason I'm doing them. I think to an extent, learning an instrument is a little like training for an athletic event - a shot-putter never lifts weights in competition, but the strength gained from lifting weights help to throw further. In a similar way, if you have the dexterity to play scale forms at a high tempo with good tone, it will make you sound better when your note selection is more deliberate. Does that sound reasonable?

Just bought Jazz Hanon. Don't think it's that great for bassists because it's got a lot of pentatonic runs that move up chromatically - tricky on the piano but not such a challenge on the bass. What I'm trying to do is take a phrase from a solo I like and then playing the same intervals on each degree of the scale it's based on. Hopefully this will be good for the technique but also be reasonably musical. [quote name='bilbo230763' post='123746' date='Jan 20 2008, 12:13 PM']There is a jazz Hanon by Leo Alfassy (see amazon - less than £8). Not seen it up close but thought you might like to know...[/quote]