Doddy

[quote name='Mog' post='860332' date='Jun 7 2010, 08:52 PM']sh*t then , you guys must be a laugh to play with. You do have fun when ye play right?? Or are ye in too much of a rush to get back on the road home so ye can snigger at the unprofessional idiots who ripped a drum head. Nice. [/quote] Not at all-we have a right laugh,we just don't feel the need to twat gear.

[quote name='sjohns' post='860330' date='Jun 7 2010, 08:50 PM']keh? that seems long winded and possibility to go wrong somewhere...[/quote] Obviously it did all go wrong.... [quote name='Pete Academy' post='860327' date='Jun 7 2010, 08:48 PM']I leave my jacket behind at the airport.[/quote]

[quote name='Mog' post='860306' date='Jun 7 2010, 08:27 PM']@ Doddy How is breaking a skin not playing properly?? Have you never seen a stick shatter after a couple of rim shots and rip through a head during a roll which followed?[/quote] No I haven't.

I was once doing a gig with my covers band when a bunch of lads turned up and told us that they were supporting us. Great,no problems-less work for us. However,when they said that the promoter had told them that they could use our gear,we told them that they couldn't. We'd got another 2 or 3 gigs that week and didn't want to risk anything. We told them to bring their own gear in and set up in front of us,but they hadn't brought anything with them other than 2 guitars and a bass. They went home. If I'm doing a multi band gig,I always have at least my Roland Cube 100 and a DI box in the car-and that is only when I'm told that an amp is 'supplied'. Otherwise,I'll take my normal rig. I don't really buy the excuse that it takes too long to change the gear over. If my band can pull down a full set up of amps,drums,PA etc., and be on the road in around half an hour,I'm sure you can change a backline over in minutes. I don't think it's a lot to ask that you carry your own gear...even if you don't use it. If you want to gig,you really should have an amp.It doesn't need to be great-hell,my first gigging amp was an old McGregor Keyboard amp. It might not have been brilliant,but it allowed me to gig until I could afford my first Trace Elliot combo. Also,drum skins do break..........if you abuse them. If the drummer is playing correctly they can last for a long time.

I love the TC Nova Repeater. Great pedal.

As much as I'm not really a big fan of Flea's,when you compare him to the rest of the players that were short listed,I think it's a pretty fair result.

Suzanne Vega 'Live at Montreux'

Right then...my turn 1- I've have lessons with Janek Gwizdala 2- Janek plays with Mike Stern 3-Mike Stern played with Miles Davis 4-Miles Davis played on Charles Mingus' early dates.

My question(and I don't mean to be funny about this) is how can you be playing for eight years and not know the notes on the fingerboard,and only know what to play if you are told the string and fret? I just don't understand it. Also,I know you don't want to read music,but I have to ask, why not? If you only learn the basics you will be able to have access to all of the material you need to improve. For me,these two things are pretty fundamental,and I learned ,and now teach,them from the very beginning.

I went through a phase a few years ago where I was breaking strings every few weeks.They were nearly always E and A strings too.....apart from a couple of B strings. At the time I was playing more rock stuff in a loud band and was hitting the strings pretty hard. I still play pretty hard at times-although not as hard as I did-and,touch wood,I've not broken one in about 3 years.

You seem to have your gear sorted,so how about a bunch of books like Chord Studies,Serious Electric Bass, The Jazz Theory Book-something that will kick your ass. Alternatively,you could get a TC Polytune

Is it still the excellent Glenn Worf on bass?

So I'm guessing that the Rotisserie ovens and tumble dryers didn't give him the tone he was after. However,who would have guessed that he'd start endorsing Orange!! [url="http://www.bravewords.com/news/140090"]http://www.bravewords.com/news/140090[/url]

I've got it

Lucas Pickford's site is great... but it's not exactly "easy pop stuff" is it

There are a load of cool transcriptions of basslines by guys like 'Duck' Dunn,Jerry Jemmott, Rocco Prestia and others here..... [url="http://pagesperso-orange.fr/freebasspart.pv24/Bass_Players.htm"]http://pagesperso-orange.fr/freebasspart.p...ass_Players.htm[/url]

[quote name='witterth' post='853604' date='Jun 1 2010, 02:28 PM']Oh sorry, I see how I came across as a "prick" now, its just, I dont remember seeing you there at the time. [/quote] It makes no difference if I was there or not,the fact is,if someone speaks to you and you totally blank them,it's you who looks like the bad guy.

Let's be honest about it,everyone has had negative comments said about them at some point-it doesn't matter who you are(there are plenty of discussions on here in that vein). However,I think you were wrong to blank the guy. I doesn't matter what he said about you to someone else,to him you came across as a prick by ignoring him when he spoke to you.You don't have to be confrontational or anything,just a quick 'Alright mate' would have been enough. He may not have liked your tone,but he might be a nice enough guy who just wanted to chat with you-by blanking him you come across as though you are arrogant and with a bad attitude. I'll always speak to guys and am friendly,even if I don't particularly like them-you never know,you may get some gigs out if it.

I started off by trying to emulate Jaco,before I heard Marcus Miller. I learned everything I could by Marcus for a while,and I still sit down and work through some of his stuff regularly. It was the Jaco and Marcus influence that made me start playing a Jazz Bass. Even now,I go through phases where I get really into a certain player and learn as much of their stuff as I can. I've done it with players like Victor Wooten,Les Claypool,Janek Gwizdala and loads more.Sometimes even just listening to a certain player for extended periods gives me new ideas that I don't need to particularly practice,but will seep into my playing-not always bass players either The whole idea is not to become a blatant copy of these guys,but to take ideas and incorporate them into your own playing so that you have a large vocabulary which you can then take in your own direction.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='852799' date='May 31 2010, 06:12 PM']Doddy?[/quote] I'd have to cancel too many gigs.

The credits say that Neil Stubenhaus,Freddie Washington and Jimmy Haslip played on the 'Rapture' album, so it'll be one of them.

If you want a lot of storage,check out the iGig cases. There is plenty of space to fit the F500 and the leads and other bits and bobs. They are a similar price to the Mono cases too.

I seem to naturally get a fairly bright sound when I play-even on pretty dead strings,but ideall I try to get a full range tone with a slight mid boost to cut through. On a passive Jazz Bass I always solo the bridge pickup,whereas on an active instrument I pan slightly towards the bridge and boost the mids very slightly. The amp is nearly always flat. Basically,'my' sound is a mixture of trying to sound like Jaco and Marcus and realising that I couldn't. The slight mid boost came from hearing and reading about Will Lee. But really,no matter what I play,I sound like me anyway.

The Hartke stuff is really cool,but I prefer the Genz Benz. It's a more 'hi fi' sounding amp than the LH500 and I prefer the tone. I actually stopped using my Hartke heads in favour of the Genz Benz. If you are concerned about the price,you would still have a really good head if you choose the Hartke. If the price is less important I'd go for the Genz Benz.

I've just come away from seeing Kyle Eastwood play at the Southport Jazz Festival. What a great player. There seemed to be a bunch of people there who were only there because of his last name,but they had there preconceptions changed. The band was tight and killing. If you get the chance to see him,you should chech him out. I think I'll have to go see him again in Newcastle Under Lyme tomorrow.