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    find the time

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Garry Moore once said 'if you walk into the room where your guitar is and don't pick it up or don't think to pick it up then maybe it's not for you'
    Luckily my bass stand is next to the pc and i've always got it on when i'm sat at the desk, comes in handy when I'm thinking of stuff to write on here!

    Nerves.........why me?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1349785935' post='1830464']
    Sounds similar to a dep I did with a function big band where we had to play some "music while they ate" unexpectedly. At least one of the songs played with the keys calling chords from a Buskers book (that was missing a page) sounded like the most bizarre free form jazz you have ever heard...but at the end the diners put down their cutlery & applauded :huh:

    I still get the nerves thing after 30+ years, particularly with the prog band. Well possibly not nerves but I do tend to retreat into my shell & can really do without MrsW bubbling away before the gig.

    As others have said mistakes, particularly bass mistakes will 99 out of 100 fly over the heads of the crowd - except that bass player lurking at the back taking notes - and they will come up to you after the gig and say it was great when you are feeling it was cr@p and still obsessing over all the little fluffs you made.

    Being able to play through and catch up / find your way out of it also helps. We had a couple of moments last Friday where the vocalist came in at slightly the wrong time, or the drummer was at the wrong point in a song and missed a fill / change, but we soldiered on & got out of it and I would suspect that unless I put the video / audio up for post gig analysis noone was any the wiser, except us
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    Oooooofft......there is a youtube video of the particularly bad gig where during the guitar solo over 13/16 i just kind of stopped!!! I still got back in after about 7 or 8 seconds. Its bad to hear that nobody hears the bass until it stops, I don't want to believe it. Nobody goes to a Rush gig and comes out saying 'I've no idea what Geddy was playing'

    Nerves.........why me?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Ok so here's my story,

    I'm in a progressive/metal band and have quite complex songs, we have rehearsed them totally so at practise i can easily play them. We have this year started giging and i've found i forget bits! Stupid bits at that. Also i get the feeling that i don't know whats after the bit i'm playing is??? then as i get to it I just end up playing it right!!!
    Is this my nerves? I don't feel nevous at the start of a gig but i feel them build up as i play.
    I'm not new to playing, 20 years ago i never felt any kind of nerves while gigging, just this band. What is going on??? I'd better say......I don't do drugs and never play pissed. Is it just me?

    Cheers Leen.

    Beginner Bassist

    in Introductions

    Posted

    You tube's full of learner songs, and there are a few really good free teaching videos too....check oot Stu Hamm....

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF3UbJslQoQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF3UbJslQoQ[/url]

    Flatwound V roundwound on a fretless

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1349432877' post='1826182']
    Yeh, use round wounds.. I never got this "OMG I am gonna need a new fingerboard soon"... You'll literally need YEARS to even maybe just need something to be done. Just use rounds :)... better sound, and don't be scared, ebony is hard....
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    [quote name='philw' timestamp='1349375629' post='1825530']
    I've used round-wounds on my fretless Wal for most of its 29 year life and its (ebony) fingerboard has had a bit of subtle attention on just two occasions. An Overwater with an ebony fingerboard will probably outlast you whatever strings you use.

    P
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    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1349372722' post='1825472']
    My oldest fretless bass is almost 30 now. It's got what looks like a rosewood board and has spent most of it's life strung with Nickel round-wounds. Before I bought it, it was previously owned by a fairly high-profile session bassist and has had plenty of use. Fingerboard wear is minimal. By all means use flatwounds if you like the sound, but IMO those who are afraid to use roundwounds because they think it will damage the fingerboard are being over-cautious.
    [/quote]

    Thanks folks, I'll try the rounds........never liked the flats anyway. If anyone is interested there is pictures of this green overwater on the overwater facebook page.

    Cheers.

    Flatwound V roundwound on a fretless

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I've been using flatwound strings on my overwater fretless since the guy i got it from said it was what it needed. I just can't get to grips with them. I'd try using roundwound but I wouldnt want to trash the fretboard even though its an ebony. Or am I being too [color=#222222]Cautious?What do other fretless players think?[/color]

    [color=#222222]Cheers Leen.[/color]

    *****SOLD - Jaydee Supernatural series 3 - SOLD******

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Leen2112

    I've decided to sell this beauty after much pondering. I hate to see it in the stand and not get a fair outing, I'm a prog metal player and also I moved to 5 strings. I need to sell this to fund my next bass (so the wife tells me) There Is not a mark on the back of the neck or elsewhere to speak of. I've never gigged with it and The guy I got it from didnt either. It sounds awesome
    It comes with a tough hard case too. Sorry no trades or swaps. I am more than happy to speak to or email any info whatsoever. Price £950 Paypal please.

    Contact Me - [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email]

    [url="http://www.facebook.com/leen2112"]www.facebook.com/leen2112[/url] you can also see me on the jaydee facebook page

    Cheers Leen
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    Randy Covan Bass solo with a whammy bar!!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've been listening to progressive rockers Ark recently and had to find more on bass player Randy Covan. His fretless work is sublime! After a quick search i found this from 1991. As one of the comments says 'it's a shame the cameraman was pished' don't let that put you off, he does a solo and has a whammy bar.......the only other guy i know of who has one is Les Claypool (primus) proper mental! Anyone else know other stuff about Randy?

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=gwMUsew_ZkI&feature=endscreen"]http://www.youtube.c...ature=endscreen[/url]

    Ibaneze SR1205

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    From what I find elsewhere nobody has anything bad to say about them, Titanium reinforced neck? why? and yes i'm talking about the new one (nordstrand pickups)
    I wouldnt buy a bass without having a decent 'shot' and I'll have to offload my Jaydee before I'm in a position to buy anyway.

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