Doddy

[quote name='Phil Starr' post='1361908' date='Sep 4 2011, 04:55 PM']so most of the time I don't even know which note I'm playing, just where they are relative to the root.[/quote] There is the first thing you can learn. [quote name='bigjohn' post='1361931' date='Sep 4 2011, 05:18 PM']You don't necessarily have to learn to read to do this. Understanding scales and relationships between different notes in different keys doesn't require eyesight. Although again, if I had my time over, I think learning to read would have been quicker and easier to these ends than learning by ear.[/quote] You don't need to read to learn that,but it will make things easier as you will have access to a greater range of material that you can use for study and reference. Learn about chord tones...not just the patterns and shapes,but the notes as well. If you learn them based on shape you will end up being stuck in that pattern,whereas if you learn the notes of the chords you have access to them over the entire range of the instrument. Which is another reason why you should really learn the notes on the fingerboard.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1361872' date='Sep 4 2011, 04:07 PM']If I remember right he's in a Jazz band or something .[/quote] [url="http://www.ltdanband.com/"]http://www.ltdanband.com/[/url]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='1361725' date='Sep 4 2011, 01:05 PM']Also the big guy who talks from Penn and Teller: (fast forward to 1 min) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRExcUAFX3k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRExcUAFX3k[/url][/quote] I remember reading in Bass Player years ago that part of the act involved him playing a walking bassline which Will Lee wrote for him. He also played(still does?) in a band called,I think, Captain Howdy.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1361583' date='Sep 4 2011, 10:23 AM']Even if he plays it with his left foot, he'll still be a better bass player than he is an actor. [/quote] He's really not.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1361480' date='Sep 4 2011, 02:02 AM']Eh? 'Headliner' is usually a term that describes a band that the majority of punters want to see: They are the main attraction. Most of the shows that we do are as headliners and often there will be a band, or bands, on after us. The last band on is usually considered to have the 'graveyard' slot. We won't usually go on much after 9 to 9:30. Nobody wants to go on when the punters are knackered and pissed.[/quote] But you're playing in a big band which people want to see,where the 'headline' is totally legit.On a 'lower' level,lots of bands class themselves as 'headlining' just because they are on last on a multi band bill.

'Headliner' is a bullshit term that promoters and bands use to make them feel better about themselves because they are last on.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1352204' date='Aug 26 2011, 11:21 AM']A lot of players don't get to gig much and just play at home, record, etc, so as much as the gig is 80% of the reason we may buy amps, there are more uses, for me, that I find important.[/quote] If you just use an amp at home then the whole thing about the volume and wattage is pointless......you may as well use a Peavey Microbass or something.You don't need a 450 or 200 watt amp. I quite like the TC heads-not enough to pay full whack for one though. As far as this whole thing about them exaggerating the figures,I think the problem is the difference is nearly double.If it had been putting out 400 watts no one would kick off too much,but it's a big difference between 236 and 450. Let's face it, how many people would have easily dismissed the RH450 if it had been marketed as a 250 watt head?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1360887' date='Sep 3 2011, 12:36 PM']Alain Caron's playing on this is so bad ass.....i cant think of a tighter rythm section than this... awsome Billy Cobham track too..[/quote] It's an Eddie Harris tune. I had Alain's album 'La Band' (with this track on) on tape years ago and it blew me away. His technique is really clean,and so good. He's a killer player.

[quote name='Faithless' post='1359997' date='Sep 2 2011, 03:40 PM']Me? I'm currently working for country's biggest commercial TV, sitting in its house-band and playing for the biggest pop acts in the country. Anyway, how does your question relate to what I said in my previous post?[/quote] That's awesome dude. Nice one.

[quote name='silddx' post='1359104' date='Sep 1 2011, 06:45 PM']That's idealistic and a cardboard cut-out approach though, Doddy. Also disparaging of people's natural inquisitiveness to find out more about the things they love doing. The beauty of music and anything creative is that there are always limits to your own ability, and no limits to the possibilities. When the student is ready, the teacher will arrive. Also, have you any idea how dispiriting it is to try and learn something but have little application for what you are learning? And trying to absorb too much too quickly? If someone starts playing in a band they enjoy, they will not remain static, their desires will show them a path to their needs and create their own particular evolution of musical expression, which is surely the objective? They will seek out knowledge and guidance that suits their needs. If they don't understand their own needs and desires, what are the possibilities of them becoming expressive? Don't take this ill mate, but you do sometimes come over as treating music as a job, for which a common set of tools is necessary.[/quote] Why is it 'disparaging of people's natural inquisitiveness' to suggest that they should study alongside playing what they enjoy? And it's not really idealistic either is it? There are tons of players who play in rock or pop bands yet study jazz or theory or whatever. Studying music isn't going to take away your creativity or your expression-if anything,it will give you more tools and options with which to express yourself on your instrument. As for treating music as a job,for me it is...but it is also something that I'm very passionate about,which is why I take lessons when I can and why I practice whenever I get chance.I'm constantly trying to become a better musician.

I like the low B..but then again I generally prefer a low B to a high C on fretted too.I think the main reason is just because the low B is more practical in the majority of situations. The high C is great if you are playing more solo and chordal stuff.

[quote name='silddx' post='1359020' date='Sep 1 2011, 05:23 PM']Laimis. A quick question. If I was an up and coming bassist and I said to you, "I love pop and rock music, and I want to play the bass guitar in a rock band, but I don't know where to start, what do I do?" What would you say to me?[/quote] I'd tell them to listen to and play the music they enjoy and join a band playing what you like...but also learn to read,learn about chord tones/scales etc.,take lessons and don't limit yourself.

My first gigging amp was a Trace Elliot and it was cool. I've used various pieces of Trace gear at gigs over the years (not my own) and have always been able to get a good sound out of them. I wasn't particularly keen in the newer Peavey owned ones though. One thing I did notice is that they all had a particular sound to them,whether you played through a fancy stack or a tiny Boxer combo,there was a certain 'Trace' sound.

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned already (sorry if it has) [url="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inthemix/Bass-player-Owen-Biddle-leaves-The-Roots-Mark-Kelley-joins-band.html?cmpid=124488489"]http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inthemi...cmpid=124488489[/url]

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1358111' date='Aug 31 2011, 09:14 PM']I was going to get some Ultimate Ears from a place in Enfield, interested to know where you got yours from? I presume they have more than one driver in them?[/quote] The Triple fi have 3 drivers in them.

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1357935' date='Aug 31 2011, 07:41 PM']Usually because they are encouraged by family etc. When you watched that back, surely you would question its validity?[/quote] Judging by his other videos,he probably thinks that they are somewhat valid.

Why does everyone think that they are good enough to post lessons on Youtube?

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1357584' date='Aug 31 2011, 02:37 PM']The only drawback with this (below) is that it needs a power supply. [url="http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM351"]http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM351[/url] For band gigs (rather than festival-type situations) the PM351 is almost perfect, built like a brick wotsit, and cheaper than the Fischer kit. The steel mounting bracket for attaching to a mic-stand is well worth the extra. Once attached to the PM351, though, it shouldn't be removed and refitted.[/quote] I've been using the Rolls PM351 for a few years now and it's great. I don't think the need for a power supply is a problem-mine sits on my amp,so it's no big deal. It's also cool that you can run a your mic or instrument through it before it hits the desk so you can have a monitor feed from the desk and still alter your mic/instrument volume independently if you want.

Really cool. I'm not a fan of Mars Volta but I dig Juan Alderete and what he does with his effects. That's a really small board for him but he's still got some really cool stuff going on.

[quote name='BassBod' post='1357279' date='Aug 31 2011, 11:02 AM']Different flavours..but not that far apart.[/quote] Probably because David Nordschow worked for SWR before he started Eden.

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1357425' date='Aug 31 2011, 12:45 PM']More structure advice from me! Write down exactly how the song goes because so many times you'll be rehearsing a song and then you'll all forget what happens after the second chorus for example. Either have a CD player handy or well written notes! "No, hang on, innit the solo now?" "I think it was the verse riff for a bit, then the middle 8" "No, we play the chorus twice, but with a ring out at the end" ALL "and THEN the solo!" and so on and so forth Truckstop[/quote] This is where writing charts wins-there are no questions about what goes where. Get one person to write out the arrangement so you don't end up with 4 different versions because you've all watched different Youtube videos.

[quote name='silddx' post='1357291' date='Aug 31 2011, 11:10 AM']I don't agree mate. The piano is one of the easiest instruments to learn theory on because it has a linear layout. An instrument with courses (such as a guitar) makes it a three dimensional instrument and therefore more difficult to learn and apply theory to.[/quote] I've always found the problem with guitar to learn theory is it is too easy to rely on movable fingering patterns and chord shapes without knowing anything about what you are playing other than the shape,which is why many guitar and bass players don't know things like chord tones and scales-they can play the pattern,but they don't know what they are playing.You can't do this on a keyboard.

Ray Brown Bass Method is good. Rufus Reid 'The Evolving Bassist' is fantastic.

[quote name='silddx' post='1357012' date='Aug 30 2011, 11:20 PM']Oh! You should have said! Check out some Alain Caron.[/quote] I know you're taking the piss,but the album 'Le Band' is great....To be honest I like his other stuff too.

[quote name='bassjamm' post='1356978' date='Aug 30 2011, 10:52 PM']Anyone got any Jazz stuff to put forward maybe? In a similar vein to Janek Gwizdala's stuff, I really think his stuff grooves!!![/quote] The first Yellowjackets album. Herbie Hancock-'Thrust','Manchild'. Billy Cobham-'Spectrum','Funky Thide of Sings'. Brecker Brothers-'Heavy Metal Bebop','Straphanging'. John Scofield-'A Go Go', 'Uberjam' Medeski Martin and Wood-'Uninvisible','Friday Afternoon in the Universe' Christian McBride-'Live at Tonic'. Marcus Miller-'The Sun Don't Lie','Tales'. Krantz,Carlock,Lefebvre-self titled Mike Stern-'Who Let the Cats Out?','Time in Place' Amongst others.