JakeBrownBass

[quote name='4 candles' timestamp='1329513860' post='1543838'] really enjoyed the song, video was quire unique also dont really enjoy looking at semi naked men but im sure the chicks will dig it!!!!! well done, wish you success. (I still cant figure out how many members are in the band!) regards Mark [/quote] Aha cheers Mark. There's 4 of us, but there is my twin brother in there! [quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1329517784' post='1543894'] Loved it. Thought it was a great fun video. Looked like you were having fun which came across really well. Great quality for an Iphone also. [/quote] Aha yeah well it was quite an alcohol fuelled video, spur of a moment thing!

[quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1329654730' post='1545330'] Nice one for the transcriptions mate, what program are you using to make them? Is it just Sibelius? [/quote] Yep, just sibelius. I think the sir duke one was done on guitar pro but that was years ago and i couldn't be bothered re writing it!

Are we talking about the intro of the song? They used a Yamaha YC-30 for it, it had a slide thing on the top (not sure the technical term.) The best reproduction i've heard of this is from guitar players with a slide.

This is a difficult one, you really have to check the competition & similar books out there. Saying your doing it in all keys isn't really going to be anything special IMO, in western music, you've got your major key and relative minor. If you've learnt theory behind this, it's up to the student to then learn it in different keys. Everything goes hand in hand. You can summarise the chords, arpeggios & modes of a single key on a single a4 piece of paper almost. Also, I'd really try and avoid tablature in this one...

OK, new website is up, along with some more transcriptions, Check it, http://www.jakebrownbass.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YckuBinXc64 From 3.42 onwards, this always makes me smile & vomit at the same time

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1329498166' post='1543469'] Good point and I have to admit that I have been quietly tempted by both recently - I am playing a lot of 5 string at the moment and may try it. What do they cost? [/quote] £109

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1329496518' post='1543439'] Reminds me a bit of the Auralex Gramma pad - it makes sense but you have to wonder if it makes enough sense to shell out the money on! [/quote] The tiny pedals easier for me to carry around than a Auralex Gramma Pad Also as Jarhead mentioned, speaker efficiency.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1329496173' post='1543426'] and the perceived benefits to us as players is? [/quote] For me, using smaller cabs, a tighter bottom end, everything seems more focused with more headroom when running louder. I set it up in a A+B loop when testing it at a gig and it did make a difference for my sound with the gear i'm using.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1329495765' post='1543416'] What exactly does the Thumpinator do? I am struggling to understand! [/quote] It's a very steep highpass/lowcut filter. Essentially cutting all the sub sonic frequencies that either you can't hear/your amp tries to amplify/cabs can't reproduce. Edit: Regarding the whole 4 & 5 string thing, the cut off frequency on the standard thumpinator has been tailored so its just below the B string. Meaning when using a 4, you still have all the frequencies between the E & B string. Now if Max had made it tailored to 4 string players originally, it would kill the B string for fivers. It does work on 4 strings but makes sense to be tailored for a 5 string. Now in an ideal world, a thumpinator with a 4/5 string switch on it would be amazing, but i'm sure if that was easily viable, Max would have done it.

[quote name='Faithless' timestamp='1329493394' post='1543362'] I've got one suggestion from Jake Brown, and I wondered why didnt nobody mention SFX Thumpinator? I'm dying to order one (as they come up for sale VERY rarely), so I've got two things to sort out in total. Thanks! Laimis [/quote] Not everyone believes they are worth the price, there has been massive threads about it recently. It works for me, and does what i bought it for. With the price, there's no other product doing the same job in such a small unit, the price is the price. Volume pedal, tuner & reliable DI box is tbh the essentials. Synth pedals? No need, you (& I) play keys & own key synths. Switch between them is effortless if properly set up with volume & patches. Never been asked/or had to use chorus. Never actually had the need for a overdrive/distortion. IMO, an EBS Microbass II, tuner & volume pedal will cover all your needs. I know thats the EBS is the only thing on my shopping list atm.

Not entirely sure you will find one in the UK for that price, but LowEnd make some great 6 string jazz basses.

Almost on 1500 views

My harddrive/iPad full of ebooks Edit: In all seriousness though, Mark Levine's theory book is IMO the only theory book any one could possible need. I'd also grab Jerry Cokers Patterns for Jazz & Chuck Shers Improvisers Bass Method. I think thats what they're called anyway.

[quote name='blackmn90' timestamp='1329248744' post='1539626'] start with using either sibelius (most overpriced software in the world) or musescore (free). These have playback functions so you can hear if your rhythms are right or not. [/quote] Hmm depends on what you class it's value on. If you use it daily & use it's full functionality I'd say it's pretty reasonable. It is professional software afterall.

A WAL with a Warwick neck? Sure it wasn't his Cream Reunion bass??

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1329124713' post='1537294'] Those Mono bags looks good as it has lots of pockets to keep cables, batteries, strings etc in. Not sure how protective they are though but they look good. [/quote] The mono stuff is incredible, definitely protective enough!

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1328997482' post='1535960'] Quoting the EBS website ..... .... "The EBS Reidmar provide a powerful and defined sound at all levels and when pushed to the limit it provides a natural and useful amp distortion, like a nice Drive" There is also a youtube clip of the Reidmar in overdrive [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlOqnnv-zzw[/media] (at 4:26in the video). However, unfortunately, it was whilst slapping. [/quote] I'll retract my comment then I hadn't realised it would do that, well not safely anyway.

[quote name='peted' timestamp='1329031708' post='1536165'] I find any change/addition to a practice routine can open up your playing and expand your horizons. I found the same when I started to learn to read music. Unfortunately I had to prioritise learning songs for the band, but intend to go back to learning to read in the coming weeks. [/quote] Learning to read isn't some thing to under prioritise. Literally just 10-15 minutes everyday and you will see wonders.

[quote name='rubykon' timestamp='1328882755' post='1534299'] I am very curious if the tweeters are actually compression drivers or ceramic tweeters. I avoid those harsh piezos in general. The Classicline 1x12 looks tasty, build this would keep me away... [/quote] Not Entirely sure, could take a picture if that helps?

The Reidmar doesn't have a drive channel. To get overdrive you will have to use a pedal.

As important as listening is to create this magical word 'groove', there are things these guys are thinking about or started thinking about. There's Technique choice & ability, theres no point in hearing the notes in your head and not having the technical ability to play them. (i'm not talking about double thumbing a million notes) Theres feel or what VW likes to call emotion. Dynamics, tone, rhythm, space, phrasing, note choice, articulation (note length, accents, attack etc), dissonance, displacement etc... You can see where i'm going. To say that its all listening & feel is nonsense. Even if your not consciously thinking about the things above, its something that your minds doing to create the 'groove' your playing. The way to learn all this is different for everyone & theres no set method. I believe no one thing i've mentioned above is more important than the other, they are all interweaved to give listeners what the interoperate as groove.

[quote name='aldude' timestamp='1328790477' post='1532628'] No, completely different. The thumpinator is a low pass filter (I understand), whereas the RH amps perform compression or some other related trickery to make their amps sound a bit louder when they are pushed. [/quote] The thumpinators a high pass filter, or a low cut filter. AFAIK the rh450 has a low pass filter to remove all the zinginess & to get a more vintage sound. Not entirely sure about the compression thing.

Mine just got here, i ordered it before this thread was even started. Got a show tomorrow night with it so i'll report back. From home use, taken the grill off my ebs112 and used with and without and there is definitely a difference in cone movement. Sonically, i can't really tell at these volumes so surely thats a good thing right?

[quote name='blackmn90' timestamp='1328555518' post='1529057'] thanks to this post jake i now find myself in a position of learning the emma bunton version despite the fact i've got loads of better things to do unfortunately got a new mac and no sibelius so can't transcribe it for you [/quote] Aha no worries mate. I don't have an issue with transcribing it, just thought i'd save myself the time and see if anyone else had one!