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Suddenly I See - K T Tunstall

One of several I've been learning for a new covers band

Just adding to what everyone else has said, thanks to Ped for organising it and thaks to Woodenshirt for the sarnies. It was great to see so many bassists in one place. The highlight for me was having a go on Bass Ace's double bass

Jerry Jemmott is definitely one of my bass heros. He played bass for King Curtis for a while. Check the tracks "Instant Groove" and the live version of "Memphis Soul Stew" for some great Jerry Jemmott bass playing. "Aretha Franklin Live at the Fillmore West" is also very much worth a listen

Just found this on Youtube [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Loy55z4GpA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Loy55z4GpA[/url]

I went out and bought a tenor sax today just so I could post in this thread



Seriously though, I'd been thinking of playing the sax for a while now so I had a couple lessons to try it out before buying one.

I'd recommend Fred Wesley's autobiography (trombonist and musical director for James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic) for an interesting and entertaining read.

I recently read Ronnie Woods autobiography, he's someone who knows how to enjoy life.

+1 on what everybody has said about the Eric Clapton book, I didn't even finish it.

Hammer Of The Gods - essential reading for everyone who has ever wanted to be a rock star

My personal favourites-

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide - Martha & The Vandellas

and the intro to Roadrunner - Junior Walker

Lets Stay Together - Al Green
The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight And The Pips

[quote name='Perry' post='150436' date='Mar 3 2008, 04:15 PM']I want to get a P Bass, I like the sound of them but when I tried them out I just could not get used to the thicker neck.

Any suggestions guys?[/quote]

That's the reason I bought my Aerodyne, plus the fact that I prefer the look of a Jazz

Hi-hat side for me too, makes it easier to communicate and to see what he is doing

I've got the non export version too. I was looking for a bass that sounded like a Precision but felt like a Jazz and after fitting the obligatory Wizard pickups that's exactly what I've got. I'm very pleased with mine.

At rehearsal tonight I plugged one end of my lead into my amp, the other end into my tuner and then wondered why there was no signal getting from my bass to the tuner. It's not the first time I've done it either.

[quote name='Raggy' post='116868' date='Jan 9 2008, 11:06 AM']Thats interesting, If i put both pickups on full the volume of the D and G strings drops a lot. It's like with both on full they phase each other out. Is the wiring wrong??[/quote]

You need to reverse the wiring on the neck pickup, I had the same problem when I first fitted Wizards to my Aerodyne.

For my pub band

Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Stay With Me - The Faces
Pick A Part Thats New - The Stereophonics

For my soul band

Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops, a nice Jamerson bassline to get my fingers round

20 for me, 12 with my soul band and 8 with my pub covers band. That's about a third down on last year for a variety of reasons, I'm hoping it gets back to normal in 2008.

I only have GAS for basses, I haven't changed my amp for nearly 20 years!

I don't think there's too much of a problem, mainly because most people don't rise to the bait. IMO there was a bigger problem than this on Bassworld last year when a small group of people were openly seeing how far they could push the Mods. I've not seen anything like that on Basschat.

+2

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This is something I've wondered about too. I would have thought alot of basses at the lower end of the range just get broken and thrown away. Two related questions, does anyone know how many bass players there are in the UK and how many basses are sold in a year?

1 x Bass (like Chris_b ^^^ never needed a backup in over 20 years)
1 x Amp (as above)
1 x cab
1 x bag containing -

leads
DI box (can be used in case of amp failure)
bass stand
music stand
tuner
extension power cable
spare strings (only needed once about 20 years ago)
band uniform
book to pass the time between soundcheck and gig

I have never played for free in a covers band, except when its been for charity. There's nothing wrong with offering a cheap rate for your first gig at a venue as long as the landlord understands that if he rebooks you it will be at the full rate.

I played in High Wycombe last night with my general purpose pub covers band. We were adequate rather than good but the landlady liked us so we got two bookings for next year out of it.

Normally not more than 2 hours but in December we are playing at a big party in Leeds which is about 3 hours away. We are getting well paid for this gig, but whatever the distance the money I get has at least got to cover my travel costs. It might be different if I was in an originals band and playing for the exposure.

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
Do You Love Me - The Contours

Always work for my band

Whenever I try out a bass in a shop I instantly forget every bassline I have ever learned

Always a hard case for me, I just don't think gig bags offer enough protection.