Doddy

My main Fretless is a GWB35. I've never had a problem with the bridge or with the dot markers-It's just a really nice instrument. I did some recording with it a few years ago,and it sounded really good-I was really happy with it.

I'm assuming you're using a pick? It doesn't make a lot of difference really. I've done it both ways,but generally try to play the lower octave with a downstroke and the higher with an upstroke-it's more about economy of motion than anything else.

I'm as bad as anyone else for buying instruments,but there are a couple that are keepers-at least right now. I've had my #1 Jazz for nearly 15 years,and I've modified it and knocked it around,but it's still my go to bass. It's not the fanciest bass-it's a mid 90's MIJ,but I've spent a lot of time with it so it is now really comfortable and familiar. I think the problem with a lot of people is that they change instruments regularly,looking for 'the one',but I feel that an instrument only becomes 'the one' after you've played it for a while and know it inside out. Sure,quality wise my Shuker andy Roscoe (and others)are better,but they don't have the vibe that I get from the Fender after years of working with it.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1122560' date='Feb 10 2011, 01:16 PM']This was the plan...however, at £900-£1100 I just cannot accept a bass that isnt well made. As we all know, there are dogs in the Fender world, so Im quite paranoid haha![/quote] Don't spend that much then. You can get a great one for half that-I'd never spend that much on a Fender( but,then again I've never spent a grand on any bass guitar)

I'd just go and try out a bunch and get the one you like. So what if there is a small gap in the neck pocket or whatever,it's no big deal. Get one and work with it. For me,Fenders feel nicer as they get played in,and that won't happen in 20 minutes. Get a decent feeling one and work with it for a while.

Hey Juan There are some crazy sounds going on there. Really cool.

[quote name='janmaat' post='1121377' date='Feb 9 2011, 02:02 PM']isnt it just a shame that as a bass player, one must play bass all the time - i mean, in bands where i was playing something in the upper register, one can swap much more easily ie. play a uke instead of guitar, a harmoica, ... there are certainly many bass players who in fact are multi-instrumentalists. or is there anyone here who would swap bass with somebody else in the band during a set?[/quote] That's another reason that I like playing with a good keys player. If I am soloing or playing in the upper register, the keys can hold down the low end. I don't like fannying about,swapping instruments so I'd much rather do it this way- Plus,synth bass is cool.

If the guys can play I don't mind what instrument they play. I don't know why so many bands go for a two guitar/bass/drums line up though. You get so much more versatility and texture from a good keys player. I do like playing with a good horn section and a good percussionist(in addition to a drummer,not instead of). A good percussionist (Latin) will add just the right amount of spice to enhance what's going on. It's great.

[quote name='deepbass5' post='1119279' date='Feb 7 2011, 07:05 PM']Note, we are a four piece, how the hell are you 7 - 9 piece soul bands getting on.[/quote] Very well. It's all function work,but the 8 piece funk band that I work with seems to get busier all the time.

They've got a cool sound-maybe not as versatile as some filters,but what they do,they do really well. The only problem for me,is they have a noticeable volume increase when activated.I've still got one though,and if you see one at the right money,go for it.

[quote name='JimD' post='1119877' date='Feb 8 2011, 10:55 AM']Great player. She plays and sings on "Anomie and Bonhomie" by Scritti Politti. This is a very interesting record and the opening track opens with her bass; even the [i]first note[/i] has such a great tone![/quote] That's a great album. But is it Meshell on the first track? There are a couple of guys(including David Dyson) credited,but it doesn't say on which tracks.

[quote name='gizmo6789' post='1119536' date='Feb 7 2011, 09:58 PM']Geddy Lee has a solo album. cant remember what its called. but its pretty good. never knew he had one either.[/quote] 'My Favourite Headache' It's not solo bass though.

It's because you are playing with the wrong guys.

She's great....too funky for her own good. Plantation Lullabies and Peace Beyond Passion are great albums. Owen-good call on the first Ben Folds Five album aswell.

I think where the confusion lies,is that the book is referring to the chord via the major scale,where as you are comparing it to the minor. If we take it from the major scale-C,D,E,F,G,A,B,-then it's easy to explain the difference in the chord tones by flattening one note at a time (B to make a dominant 7 and B and E for a minor 7) It sounds like you are referring to the minor scale,in which case we have C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb. So to make a C minor 7 chord you just use the already occurring 1-3-5-7. However,if you flatten the third now you end up with a D, which is a major second,not a minor second like you suggest. The reason the book,and most people say flat 3rd is because it is referring to the interval from a basis of the major chord.

My little Family of Fender basses. [attachment=71438:181990_1...791218_n.jpg] Back row..... Deluxe Jazz 5, Marcus Miller sig, My #1 MIJ Jazz (modded) Front row.... '81 Bullet, Standard Precision, '83 Squier Precision (SQ serial number)

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1118210' date='Feb 6 2011, 08:22 PM']Is that 9v powered then?[/quote] Yeah it is.

[quote name='icastle' post='1118195' date='Feb 6 2011, 08:16 PM']Having a band in is a business expense and is tax deductable - I'm not an accountant so I can tell you how much a £200 band actually cost's the landlord, but it certainly isn't £200... [/quote] A lot of pubs used to(they still might) get an entertainment budget from the brewery as well,so that brings it down even further.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1118097' date='Feb 6 2011, 07:15 PM']Do you use a power supply with the Sadowsky unit or batteries and if so how long do they last for?[/quote] I just run it off my power brick.

For just solo bass...... Victor Wooten-A Show of Hands Michael Manring-Soliloquy Steve Bailey-So Low,Solo

I really dig the Sadowsky outboard preamp with my Jazz. It's just bass and treble boost,but it adds a lot of balls to the sound of the bass,and makes it more versatile tonally.It's bypassable aswell and is a good DI.

[quote name='Marvin' post='1117665' date='Feb 6 2011, 01:57 PM']I think we're probably saying the same thing. The information to be conveyed is the same but presented differently to the student, given a context the student can understand. I actually gave up lessons because the manner in which the lessons were presented weren't teaching me anything. TAB was used, I was given the major scale - which I already knew - to practice in a shape on the fretboard and a couple of walking bass lines but given no context of how they related to the scales or how they were constructed. I needed to know the hows and whys in order to understand what was being taught - that wasn't happening so I jacked them in.[/quote] Exactly-it's all about the context,the information is always the same. The sad thing is there are a lot of people about who teach in this manner-and it does as disservice to the student. It's easy to write a Tab showing a scale and move it about,but it doesn't actually show you anything. What are the notes? How do they relate to one another? What can you do with the scales? What other positions can you play them? On it's own the pattern is not going to do much good,if you don't know how to work with it. But it's easy to 'teach' and is a shortcut that misses out a lot of relevant information.These teachers,I feel,are the kind of teachers and players who generally get really offended by Jeff Berlin,because he's an advocate of studying and that there are no shortcuts,and therefor it leads to arguments that there are loads of other learning methods,when really there aren't.

A good band is all a sum of it's parts,but the 'importance' of particular instruments depends on the band. A singer is only important in vocal orientated music,otherwise they are irrelevant. There are great organ trios without bass players,great bluegrass bands without drums,great rock bands without keys,and so on. Just as aside,depending on the music, a good percussionist can add so much to the music with a rhythmic triangle pattern.

[quote name='witterth' post='1116430' date='Feb 5 2011, 12:31 PM']Oh God,.. Its only supposed to be a laugh!! I hope you dont fall off that horse Mr D it seems like its long way down for you [/quote] Don't worry,I'm fine up here. From all the fuss that gets cause when bass players get called failed guitarists or whatever,it's only fair to back up drummers-especially the ones who are great musicians. [quote name='JTUK' post='1116721' date='Feb 5 2011, 05:08 PM']Indeed..... best musucian ( by far, IMV ), I have ever played with is a drummer. At sound checks he would stop everyone in their tracks.[/quote] And that's the difference-the use of the word musician.

[quote name='Marvin' post='1116393' date='Feb 5 2011, 11:59 AM']There's a difference between passing on knowledge and educating/teaching someone. A good teacher will do so much more, and will adopt a variety of options in order to enable a student to understand and learn for themselves. A one size fits all approach (or my way or the highway) is doing a diservice to the student. And anyone adopting it really should consider whether they should be teaching.[/quote] But,I feel it does more of a disservice to the student if all they are taught is licks and shapes and songs(often with Tab)-which,let's be honest,a lot of people do. If a student is into metal,then there is no point comparing everything to Miles Davis,but the notes and the theory behind it don't change. You can adapt how you apply the chord or scale ("Hey...this is the scale used in 'Wishing Well" or whatever.),but there is only one way to spell a major chord or a pentatonic scale. So,like I've said you can adapt to the student stylistically and in it's application,but not really on the actual information.