bass_dinger

My wife was not keen on my ukulele band's music (but let's face it, who would be!) She likes my church band, but rightly squashes my annoyance when it goes wrong, and tempers my over-enthusiasm when it goes well. She is okay with my limited purchases - she gets that I need to maintain equipment, and buy strings. I now have a small budget to buy kit - £10 per month, into a savings account - which should cover strings and cables.

Our sound team used to mix for live broadcasts. Now, they mix for for YouTube - that is to say, they listen to what we are live-linking on YouTube, and adjust the mix so that it sounds good on YouTube. This article covers live worship (notably there is very little on the technical side, reminding us not to worry about YouTube) 5 Things We Learned From Streaming Worship — (worshipcentral.org) Other more general articles here All Resources — (worshipcentral.org) For me, I never sound as good on a recording, because I was not very good when I was playing live!

The working title of Hotel California was "Mexican Reggae" - almost certainly due to the bassline.

That whole track is how aspiring performers (myself included) imagine that they are playing and singing - driving and tight rhythms, smooth yet impassioned vocals, funky dancing basslines, and everything seems effortless. Motown - required listening for everyone who is a legend in their own mind...

It seems to me that a well-played tambourine sits within the rhythm section, and is unnoticeable. Certainly, I had not realised that the tambourine featured so heavily in Tears of a Clown. Here is another example - the "gallop" rhythm in the chorus is carried by the bass and tambourine, but starts at 0'14". Y M C A. Village People. Bass Cover. - YouTube

Perhaps install a set of heavy curtains, and keep them closed during the day, to keep out the light (and thus, the heat). It works for my bedroom during the hot summer months.

In the main, no. I am still in the foothills of bass playing, and do not have the experience, taste, or technical mastery to play it differently. For me, different would be worse.

Does anyone know what kind of foam was on the beer?

Like these ones?! "FAC 51 The Hacienda Peter Hook Bass Guitar number HAC 51 as played by Peter Hook. A series of six long scale EB2/335-shape bass guitars are to be custom built by Brian Eastwood with HAC numbers HAC 51 to 56 utilising pieces of the original maple wood dancefloor of FAC 51 The Hacienda. "

You're right - the rosewood does not need lemon oil, and it would be slippery to walk on.

Mahogany? Maple? Rosewood? With lemon oil? Were the floorboard nails steel, or nickel?

I heard that he once lay on his back in the studio while playing bass. Anyone know whether it was a carpet? Solid floor? Wooden floor boards? Lino? Searching for "the tone", Bass_Dinger.

Thank you for clarifying that it was not "I am going to shoot the sound guy"!

Keith Richards?

And don't get me started on tambourines! People assume that they are easy to play, and will add to the overall sound. However, they often end up sounding like a drawer full of cutlery being dropped down the stairs. Latterly, we took to bolting it to the drum kit rack - the drummer never played it, but the clamp ensured that it could never escape, and fall into the hands of the wrong person.

I have seen both - people who will literally count to four before the song starts, rather than count in four beats. Drummers too, whose fills are great but which last 7 or 9 beats, or whose sense of speed varies hugely. But the question was "vocalists", so, I have worked in a church group that expected to start singing acapella, with no reference pitch, and then have the musicians join in. "You might not be starting on the right note - we won't know what key you are in!" I said. "But it is written there . . . " and she pointed to the chord chart. The music was in G, they rehearsed the week before in G. On the morning, they struggled with that key, but then spontaneously sung in C. At other times, they have sung songs in C sharp - pretty difficult for most musicians. It took me a week to think of a response that was polite and helpful. I explained different keys, and how everyone needed a reference pitch. "I don't understand about that. I just sing." I must say, when I started out, I had no real clue about music, and it was only the patience and generous nature of others that allowed me to build up my skills. I am grateful that others put up with my musical incompetence; I am less patient with the incompetence of others. And that is an attitude that I have been working to get rid of, for 20 years.

Make You Feel My Love by Adele, too. I had no idea!

Girls Just Wanna have fun - original version by Robert Hazard Robert Hazard - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - YouTube Rivers of Bablyon - 10 minutes ago, I heard the version by the Melodians The Melodians - "Rivers Of Babylon" (Official Audio) - YouTube Great thread - an opportunity for basschatters to share obscure 78s that they have in their collection!

I have been asked to advise a friend who is setting up an old-school Jam Room in the basement of his house. He has asked for advice on which bass amp to buy, along with a bass guitar for when a bassist turns up without the necessary kit. I have also been asked for advice on a vocal mic and the necessary amplification - like I said, he wanted to set it up like he remembered from 40 years ago, when he was in a punk band. Old School - so, one amp for each instrument, and a single vocal amp. As for budget, I have not been given one, nor do I yet know the size of the room, or what other amps will be in place. However, I do know that a small drum kit will soon arrive. I am thinking a Sire bass (because basschatters seem to like them), and an Ashdown Electric Blue EB 12-180 (because I have used one), and a 20 foot cable. For the vocals, an SM58 into a floor monitor? Does anyone have any advice? As I typed this out, I realise that it is hard to advise on kit, when we don't know budgets, room size, and existing kit.

Do we have any volunteers to break this news to Suzi Quattro?

I have a green Washburn XB500. Until about 2 years ago, they would appear on eBay regularly, for less than £200. Now, nothing. A BC post on the safe removal of control pots from an XB500

On Monday, I played at church in the most difficult service that I can imagine. We recorded four songs for my own mother's funeral ceremony. I am pleased with the results, and am happy to share them with the congregation on the day - we were able to personalise some of the songs, by selecting verses that were more relevant to my mum. That makes them all the more powerful. So far, everyone who listened to the recordings has cried. Me included.

A few from me: 1. Bill Drummond, Hip Hop, Rap, country music star Tammy Wynette, and an ice cream van. The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette - justified and ancient (Stand by the Jams 12'' Mix) [1991] - YouTube 2. Run DMC and Aerosmith - Rap and Rock! RUN DMC - Walk This Way (Official HD Video) ft. Aerosmith - YouTube 3. I was surprised to see Chas and Dave on stage with Albert Lee (and Eric Clapton in the audience, who played a few songs later in the set). However, that was more due to my ignorance of Chas and Dave's musicianship and their wide-ranging influence. Albert Lee - Country Boy - YouTube 4. I suppose that, at the time, it would have been a surprise to hear country picker and rock & roller Buddy Holly choosing to work with a string orchestra Buddy Holly- True Love Ways ( with 10 second studio intro ) - YouTube

It does happen - I sold a pair of AR18s Hifi speakers, which my grandson genuinely knocked over and damaged while the auction was running! I had to check my photos to see if the damage was originally there, until my wife told me what I had happened. I offered a refund, or a discount, but the buyer was happy to go ahead with the purchase, which was for a refurbishment project. I felt very embarrassed.

Yes, a cold church, rapidly heated, really seems to mess with the tuning of a bass guitar.