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[quote name='ToneDeluxe' post='1305899' date='Jul 16 2011, 03:42 PM']This is just fabulous groove playing... Gene Perez.. with Louis Benedettti.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc8aCFWjdDk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc8aCFWjdDk[/url][/quote] Smokin'. Or some similar hepcat phrase. Thanks for that, a perfect partner to a bottle of red.

[quote name='Cygnus x-1' post='1255394' date='Jun 3 2011, 01:11 PM']Fender deluxe active P. So, does anyone have any opinions or experiance of this bass either good or bad[/quote] I don't think anyone's come back to you on this one, so...... I've had one from new for 6 years. A great bass, very versatile. Wonderful balance and ergononmics, I can have it round my shoulders for hours without any discomfort. But, if it's a P-bass sound you're looking for you'll be paying a lot for options you'll not need. Also, to me, it only gives an approximation of a genuine P sound and I've played it through many amp/cabinet/PA combinations. In my personal opinion, to get a proper P bass sound you need a proper P bass neck (or one with similar dimensions).

[quote name='steve-bbb' post='1305714' date='Jul 16 2011, 12:59 PM']thakfully im no longer a newbie ... just as well the stigma of it all was starting to get to me ...anyway as im old and forgetful and not very good with all this new interweb technology can anybody tell me how i get a nice little pic to come up in the margin in the left alongside my rambling posting thank you muchly [/quote] Hi Steve, You do it by going into your profile screen. Access this by clicking on your log-on name next to the 'Logged in as' statement or via your log-on name at the left of one of your postings . There you'll see a box at the top left titled 'Personal photo'. You can do it from there. I get my teenage kids to help me with all this shizzle. It gives them yet another reason to mock me. So, we'll be seeing a photo soon of you looking like George Clooney?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1303509' date='Jul 14 2011, 01:26 PM']Well, we seem to have established that - in varying listening circumstances - some basses might sound different from (or similar to) other basses. And that such basses might sound subjectively 'better', 'worse' or 'as good as' depending on the listener's taste, etc. Life is a wonderful thing and there's a flavour for everyone. [/quote] I think I'd like to propose you as the Emeritus Basschat professor of philosophy. Slightly more on topic. We ought to bear in mind that at most gigs the majority of the audience won't be clear about which sounds are coming from which instrument..............and are not really bothered about it anyway.

[quote name='Maverick' post='1301472' date='Jul 12 2011, 07:28 PM']Get your 10,000 hours done then let us know.[/quote] In case you don't know, this refers to a book called 'The Bounce'. In a nutshell, it questions the idea of 'talent' and suggests, through research, that about 10,000 hours of the right kind of practise is necessary to be a 'master' at anything. Interesting stuff. The forum had a good chew on it a while back. Here's the link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=138177"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=138177[/url]

Take a look in Bill Bruford's 'Autobiography. He's very witty about what it's actually like to play in a band with Lord Berlin.

[quote name='ToneDeluxe' post='1298697' date='Jul 10 2011, 01:28 AM']hello.!! check this bass playing out..he owns this groove....IMHO... a few fans of this music? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDoWT6HVH4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDoWT6HVH4[/url][/quote] Thanks for that. I'd never come across him before. Excellent stuff.

[quote name='TimR' post='1298493' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:00 PM']Lucky you hadn't written half of some huge great peom and some bloke knocked on the door making you forget the rest of it.[/quote] Are you in a band called Xanadu by any chance?

[quote name='pickle' post='1298000' date='Jul 9 2011, 09:47 AM']Just a quick rant... SO yeah i was uber happy today after writing my first ever bass line that i stood up and put my bass down so i could get a drink, nt realising it wasnt secure. You can guess what comes next, it fell over and has bent a tuning key... Bitter-sweet day indeed lol[/quote] I've knocked lumps out of all my basses and never come up with a half-decent bassline, so you're well ahead of me

Greetings from sunny Derby. The East Mids rock!!!

I agree with the others that a mixture would probably work best. Also, as mentioned, everyone has a preferred 'learning style'. For some it's reading first, for some trial and error etc. But, if I could only choose one I'd say the lessons from a teacher. I think the discipline it should encourage would play a big part. The financial investment made in paying for lessons should help too. Of course, there are different levels of ability amongst teachers!

Welcome Steve, Enjoy the forum. Are you a Beatles fan? Or is there another reason for your user name?

I was lucky enough to have seen John Martyn a couple of times when he was in his pomp in the seventies. He was the first person I saw use loop pedals. Solid Air was a massively influential album I've always thought that every subsequent British singer/songwriter sounded different after it. Anyway, the main point of this post was to remind people that Dave Pegg also plays bass on the album, as well as Danny Thompson. I think Peggy is a very underrated player.

Every effects pedal made since the dawn of time. Maybe it's just the mood I'm in.

Been over to buy a hard case from Stephen tonight. A lovely case, and a good transaction. Stephen's a good friendly guy, pleasure to do business with him.

Bought a Speakon ended lead off Peter tonight. All smooth and good business. He even let me have a little play on his beautiful G&L. What a gent.

[quote name='casapete' post='1292305' date='Jul 4 2011, 03:36 PM']I always use bronzewounds on my Washburn AB. Usually Elites though had some Adamas strings off ebay which were great too. I just like the overall tone that bronze gives, so never felt the need to change really.[/quote] Same with me. I like my acoustic bass guitar to sound like a low-register acoustic guitar. Which is what it is.

Bought a Fender CIJ 57RI Precision off Tom. Perfect transaction. Quick, smooth courteous. Extremely well packaged. Highly recommended

Welcome to Basschat John. Where are you in Holland? I spent a couple of years working in Arnhem for BASF. You have a fine country and you appreciate your rock!

[quote name='wesfinn' post='1291292' date='Jul 3 2011, 06:46 PM']Hey all heres a link to one of the band I session for Wolfette single 'Different Story' which will be out 1st August on I-tunes etc. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-iHvKyjfdA&feature=channel_video_title"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-iHvKyjfdA...nel_video_title[/url] Appreciate it if you all take a look![/quote] Nice. But, I've always been a sucker for wind-blown hair and levitation. Good track, good vid.

Played a venue new to us last night, the Temple Hotel in Matlock Bath. For those who don't know it, Matlock Bath is the one of the top midlands biker run-outs at the weekend. A grand, but faded, 18th century building with fantastic views over the Derwent gorge. I pondered the Frankenstein connections. A fairly standard pub gig, plenty of punters but no room to dance. Good selection of real ales. The guitarist was gear stalked, a chap was standing about 2 metres in front of him watching him intently. Might have just been a mesmerised local though Woke up at 2am in the living room with a half empty bottle of Bud in my hand.

Not one that I bought, but one bought for me. I gave a bit of help and advice on buying a guitar to a workmate and he gave me pick fashioned out of a USA silver dollar. I don't know how much it cost. Presumably at least a dollar

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1288132' date='Jun 30 2011, 07:47 PM']Should anyone be interested. [url="http://www.thelastmiles.com/interviews-marcus-miller-tutu-revisited.php"]http://www.thelastmiles.com/interviews-mar...u-revisited.php[/url][/quote] Thanks for the 'heads up' Pete. Great album, great artists. I was at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham about a year ago when the sound engineer played it through the PA pre-gig. It sounded electrifiying through a decent rig. It turned a few heads.