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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.

[quote name='the boy' post='1288323' date='Jun 30 2011, 10:35 PM']Hello I am the boy I've been playin fir about 6 mths now. I'm building a few basses and am having some troubles. Me need advice. Let's talk mo fos.[/quote] Welcome to the forum. Share your troubles, you're never alone on Basschat

[quote name='uncle psychosis' post='1288325' date='Jun 30 2011, 10:36 PM']Howdy folks Fairly new here, and relatively new to bass playing. Currently play a Jazz copy (that I bought from McNach of this here parish!) in this band: [url="http://www.supermarionation.co.uk"]http://www.supermarionation.co.uk[/url] Our EP is available for listening on the website and via spotify and the usual online retailers... I started playing bass as a sideline to guitar, but I've recently decided to take the bass playing more seriously, so we'll see what happens...music wise I'm into most things. Not a big fan of slap bass and overly showy stuff though---I'd rather be Robbie Shakespeare than Victor Wooten! [/quote] Welcome Uncle. I agree with your attitude to bass playing. I'd also bet that Robbie is a bigger hit with the ladies than Victor is. Have fun.

[quote name='steve-bbb' post='1285585' date='Jun 28 2011, 07:36 PM']play and sing at the same time?[/quote] Like a lot of people I find it very difficult to play bass and sing at the same. But, like most things, with practise and motivation it would probably come. I can sing and play rhythm guitar though. I put it down to the fact that somewhere in the chord I'm playing will be the note I'm singing. With a bassline, unless it's a very simple one, that's not the case. The playing of one note and the singing of a different one puts my brain into overload and without meaning to I stop doing one of them. I've got a bandmate who can sing and play violin at the same time. That impresses me!

[quote name='seashell' post='1283779' date='Jun 27 2011, 10:15 AM']Last night was my FIRST EVER gig, so I am just relieved i got through it. I've only been learning since February. I have good friend who writes and sings comedy songs and he asked me to play bass on 5 songs at a charity gig. He was on guitar,bass drum and kazoo and there was also a banjo player. Well, I hit a few bum notes but at least I didn't drop anything or fall over! I had to stop playing completely during the banjo 'solo' as he seemed to be swithching from G to D in a totally random fashion that I just couldn't grasp!! Luckily I knew most of the people in the audience so they were all very complimentary afterwards. And we raised £100 for the charity which was the main thing. I've been doing acting and dancing since the age six, so am quite used to performing, but this was a whole new thing for me! I have never been so nervous in my life! But of course am now hoping there will be an opportunity for another one, now I've been bitten by the bug! [/quote] Excellent! Congratulations on having such a good time at your first gig. You did the right thing stepping away from the banjo solo. Less chance of being hit by a stray bullet. Now you've got the bug, what's next?