Doddy

[quote name='BassPhoto' post='1184827' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:55 PM']I just got a Polytune so it's my new toy for this weekend. Anyone tried it on 4 or 5 string bass?[/quote] I use it on 4,5,6 string electric bass and upright. It's a great tuner.

[quote name='JimD' post='1185017' date='Apr 1 2011, 05:32 PM']Having bought the "Absolute" compilation today, even though I've got just about every track on it apart from the new ones, I can confirm that Me Shell is credited with the bass on "Umm" and "Die Alone". David Dyson is credited for "Brushed With Oil, Dusted With Powder" and David Gamson is credited on "Tinseltown To The Boogiedown". I have a half-baked plan to try my hand at some of the basslines from "Cupid and Psyche '85" - they're mostly synth ones, but might prove to be one hell of a workout ("Absolute" in particular).[/quote] I noticed that the other week when I bought it. I forgot about this thread though. Didn't Will Lee play on 'Absolute'?

[quote name='Skol303' post='1184908' date='Apr 1 2011, 03:49 PM']Would a covers band pull a [b]bigger[/b] audience than an originals band? Not necessarily... but beyond the pub circuit, probably not. At that level I'd expect an originals band to pull the bigger crowds.[/quote] It depends what level you are talking. If you are talking Oasis original then obviously they'll pull massive crowds,but then in every town there are loads of original bands that never play to more than a few people-in that respect a good cover band will pretty much always draw a bigger crowd. [quote name='Chris2112' post='1184914' date='Apr 1 2011, 03:51 PM']I think if you're a dedicated covers band, covering something like Level 42 exclusively, you can get a minor following. Otherwise you'll just a covers band, and though you may get recommended by customers for functions, you'll never have a "fanbase" as such.[/quote] You'd be surprised.You can get a good fanbase of people who regularly come out to see you specifically,and will keep an eye out for when you are playing in their town.

[quote name='TheRev' post='1184747' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:13 PM']I'm very much in favour of venues that don't charge on the door and pay the bands a decent whack as 1) you get lots of punters through the door and 2) You get a better quality band who will work to entertain said punters and keep them in the bar all night. A local example of this is on Gloucester Road in Bristol - a busy main route into the city centre with a large student population. There are two live music venues practically next door to each other, The Prom and The Blue Lagoon. The Prom charges £3-5 on the door and pays the band £60 plus passing a hat round. The Blue Lagoon doesn't charge on the door and pays £190. On a typical Friday night, the Blue Lagoon is rammed and the Prom is half empty. I've seen people walk past the Blue Lagoon and stop and listen to the band before going on to the Prom. Most of the time they come back 2 minutes later because they don't want to pay £5 for a band no better that the one they can see for free. Most of the bands that I know (myself included) would much rather play the Blue Lagoon as it's decent money, you get well looked after by the owners and there's a regular flow of punters, ranging from drunk students out for a laugh to wizened old jazzers who regularly come along for the quality of the music. I believe that a band should be paid well (£40 per muso for a pub gig) and then the venue can decide whether to recoup the money by charging on the door or allowing people in fro free and hoping that the band will draw in enough punters to cover the band in the bar takings. A good band will keep a venue full and keep the bar busy, resulting in a happy landlord and a repeat booking. I know that times is hard and staff have to be paid etc, but the above model works for the Blue Lagoon, who have staff and serve food etc, so why can't it work for other venues?[/quote] But on the other hand there are bands on the covers circuit that get £400-500 (and more) and the clubs charge 5 or 6 + quid on the door and still get full,be it from a regular crowd or from people who have come specifically for the particular band.

[quote name='FlatEric' post='1184686' date='Apr 1 2011, 01:32 PM']As a covers band, I always think it pays to let the punters know what you do - on posters put "Soul, Ska, Blues, Rock" or a mixture of what you do. If someone turns up looking for a night of Soul and Groove, they perhaps won't stay too long for Classic Rock![/quote] I think that is an important point. The most successful cover bands that I've seen or been in have had a 'theme' to them. Be it Classic Rock,Funk and Soul,Britpop or whatever. That way the audience knows roughly what they are getting and are more likely to turn out if it's the kind of music that they enjoy. It's kind of part way beyond a cover band and a tribute-kind of a tribute to a specific genre.

[quote name='Rick05' post='1184496' date='Apr 1 2011, 11:44 AM']Thanks guys this is great advice, With multi effects I do have a zoom (really old) but it has no true bypass, are there any cheap ones with true bypass so at loeast I can have a neutral sound if I dont like the effects?[/quote] Don't worry too much about true bypass-there are arguments for and against it. Something like the Boss ME50-B is a good starting point,although a lot of people like the Zoom.

[quote name='robocorpse' post='1184551' date='Apr 1 2011, 12:19 PM']. Face it, most venues are booking almost exclusively cover bands nowadays as they know its an instant crowd and even if the band is sh*t (which most cover bands are in some way or another) they can still get away with it.[/quote] ...and all original bands are ace,right? Yes there are sh*t covers bands,bit there are also top drawer ones. Mind you,I suppose it depends on your definition of sh*t.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1184281' date='Apr 1 2011, 09:26 AM']Found EotB a bit bland (never really enjoyed Marienthal or Gambale) but Triangulo is really nice (can't go wrong with Jackson and Hernandez in the engine room!!).[/quote] 'Eye of the Beholder' doesn't have the excitement that the first Elektric Band album did,but it's good. The postman bought me an album called '4 Generations of Miles' with George Coleman,Mike Stern,Ron Carter and Jimmy Cobb,today. I've not had chance to listen to it yet though.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1184607' date='Apr 1 2011, 12:40 PM']Doddy are you still Gassing after Taylor Swifts Backing singer? [/quote] Yes

Of course a cover band can pull a crowd. If you are a good band,people will come out to see you specifically,just like any other band. My old band used to get regular work a long way from home because when we played,the clubs had better attendance when we were on. One of them even used to charge £6 on the door and was always rammed.

[quote name='deepbass5' post='1183732' date='Mar 31 2011, 07:22 PM']Get a computer bag much cheaper office world or curreys or Staples where i got mine much better lots of pockets and padding that way you get exactly what suits your need and there is a lot more choice.[/quote] You can't really fit a bass in one though can you?

[quote name='foal30' post='1183063' date='Mar 31 2011, 10:29 AM']over limahl, yeah. I buy Mike Stern "Big Neighborhood" it's quite rocky lot of chorus pedal and Esperna Spalding scatting/vocalizing. Not at all sure about that or Steve Vai[/quote] I like that album. It's not his best,but it's still really good. I've just bought Chick Corea Elektric Band 'Eye of the Beholder' and Michel Camilo 'Triangulo'. I'm really digging them both.

The only place I know is Bass Direct,but obviously that's not in London. I know iGig are only available from there,unless you order from the US or manage to find a used one.

I'm digging that Bromberg clip.....I'd not see that before.

[quote name='Hector' post='1182435' date='Mar 30 2011, 04:42 PM']Special[/quote] Edit.....Can I just say that I find this thread both brilliant and disgusting at the same time.

This is the best thing I've seen all day......

[quote name='Count Bassy' post='1182349' date='Mar 30 2011, 03:27 PM']So he uses the word ftrets when he means positions or something - hardly the end of the world. Hands up who has never referred to a fret position when playing a fretless bass.[/quote] Maybe not normally,but the fact that this is part of an 'educational' series of videos makes it a slightly bigger deal. However the fact that his intonation and technique is virtually non existent is far worse. It's a good job he can groove on the drums........Oh wait

[quote name='icastle' post='1182326' date='Mar 30 2011, 03:14 PM']I like the bit at about 0:30s where he manages to wedge his stick in between the toms and gets it stuck... Does anyone know what he does actually play? I've worked out that it's certainly not drums, electric bass or upright bass so far...[/quote] He's an 'expert'...that's all.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1182319' date='Mar 30 2011, 03:06 PM']Thats in the next installments of Videos - How to follow tabs.[/quote] So,this then......

I always think of Anthony Jackson with the palm mute thing,although Marcus uses it an awful lot too.

If these are the experts of the village,I'd hate to hear the village idiots.

He plays drums too...in a cool Hip Hop stylee

[quote name='lowdown' post='1182250' date='Mar 30 2011, 02:19 PM']Yep sure is - Check out walking Bop line in E major, Priceless. [/quote] Oh my god. He's so bad,even his intonation has turned off.

Is that from Idiot....sorry Expert ( ) Village by any chance?

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1181621' date='Mar 29 2011, 10:59 PM']Does anyone have any experience/opinions/preference between the Dimarzio Model J or Ultra Jazz? Also, does anyone know where to look for a Sadowsky outboard preamp and how much they go for?[/quote] I've not tried the Model J,so can't comment,but I really like the Ultra Jazz. They are split humbuckers, so they are dead quiet.They are also fuller sounding,I think,than the stock Fender Pickups,and with a hotter output. The Sadowsky preamp should be pretty easy to get hold of...places like Thomann sell them. They are about £220,but they sometimes crop up on here for about £150