EliasMooseblaster

Cheers, Skol, glad you like it!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1381120212' post='2234515'] Having said that, if there's going to be a new bass 'god' (which I personally doubt), then IMHO that will come from the hip-hop genre. The music in hip-hop is slowly becoming less and less important, and in my opinion boring. I think that creates an opportunity for someone to come along and add the musicality back in, and therefore create a significant advance. In the same way that The Beatles revolutionised popular music, partially through adding back some of the musical complexity that had been present in pre-rock popular music. [/quote] You might be onto something here - I'll be honest, I know bugger all about hip-hop, but a few years ago, in my short and highly unsuccessful stint as a session player, I played on a recording session for a hip-hop album. Sadly, I don't know whether the finished product ever surfaced, but it was very interesting to listen to the conversation between the guy whose album it was, and the recording engineer. This guy had the idea that a large proportion of hip-hop and its various subgenres were becoming "lazy," because it was too easy for an aspiring young rapper to pull a sample out of an old soul record, loop it, and then put their words over the top. Hence he was getting in some session players to play live bass, drum, keyboard parts, etc. in the hope of making something a bit more "authentic." So perhaps there is a growing desire among some artists to put some quality musicianship into the genre...but as I say, I know bugger all about hip-hop!

Would he be after a Strat-style configuration, or is he after something a bit different? Personally I'm a fan of SG-style guitars, and they do boast a nice, light, slender body. The Epiphone SGs go for a very reasonable rate; I own a JHS-Vintage VS6 which is surprisingly nice to play, and probably a little cheaper still. NB - he will have to learn to cope with neck dive! (See here: http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html#vs6 for the Vintage copy)

https://soundcloud.com/white_elephant/still-sea-deep-breaths Here we go...thought I'd give this competition lark a bash for the first time. Hope y'all like it!

Not myself, but I did help my friend set up [i]Lost Johnny [/i]by Hawkwind for his ringtone. Only trouble is the little speaker struggles to reproduce Lemmy's thick, heavy bass tone so he never hears the bloody thing ringing!

It chimes in with my general outlook on life: I call it "The optimistic approach to pessimism." Which is to say, if you always expect something to be a bit crap, it's no surprise when it turns out, in fact, to actually be crap. But then! When something turns out to be really good, it's twice as satisfying, because you never expected it to be any good!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1380793927' post='2230553'] PPS I wrote it and recorded it in less than 30 minutes. I am a bad man [/quote] See, when you can turn out a performance like that in < 30 minutes, you can probably understand why most of us thought it was you playing that cello on last month's entry!

This looks only slightly less ridiculous the kind of tat that used to end up on Regretsy.

[quote name='41.2Hz' timestamp='1380724691' post='2229580'] Listening to any blues-based riff will help. The chord changes occur on the first beat of bars 1, 5, 7, 9 and 11. If you can't identify the chord changes either you really are in trouble! [/quote] Though watch out for those blues songs with the "fast change" - up to the IV on the second bar, then back down to the I for bars 3 and 4!

I've always been a bass guitarist, never an upright player, so my usual list of influences is an interesting one - at least to me! Above all else: John Entwistle. I've spent my entire bass playing career wanting to sound like various eras of his tone - mainly the late '60s, growly P-bass tone (cf [i]Live at Leeds / Isle of Wight[/i]) and the early-mid '70s Thunderbird tone (cf [i]Quadrophenia, Who by Numbers[/i]). And then there's a handful of the usual suspects: Jack Bruce, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Lemmy. But then - it must be the years with the old jazz group - a lot of upright jazz players. Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, etc. I've always loved the sound of a well-constructed walking bassline, even though I've never been able to play the double bass. So I suppose my basslines are typically some strange combination of Entwistle-inspired tone and style with (I'd hope) a slightly jazz-informed choice of notes.

[quote name='crag42' timestamp='1380622005' post='2227865'] Sir Ian McKellen? [/quote] "YOU SHALL NOT BASS!" (Sorry...he does look an awful lot like Sir Ian, though!)

Anyone know if it will get dried blood out of my strings, or am I going to have to suck it up and buy a new set?

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1379932859' post='2218305'] As I'm going to see DP next month I thought I'd better give Now What another go yesterday. Played it a few times back to back when it first came out but then neglected it. You're right it's abetter album than I first thought, some of the tracks have a similar feel to the material from Abandon from the mid-90's which tends to get overlooked. [/quote] Good to know I'm not the only person who enjoyed Abandon! I may have to give this new one a try. Now then...don't know if I've actually bought an album that was released this year! I can recommend a brand new band though - they formed this year and have only released a few tracks but they're definitely worth hearing. Hailing from deepest, darkest Surrey, I give you Stitch: http://stitchband.bandcamp.com/

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1380472821' post='2225793'] THIS remains my dream.... [/quote] I never thought I'd be able to lust after such a gauche-looking instrument...until I heard one being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96TjWtm7kSQ Trouble is, for all the talk about the bass itself sounding "immense" or "huge," I do wonder how much of that is down to Entwistle's enormous wall of valve amps in this particular case!

At last, a "sofa" to go with my "coffee tables!"

It's a shame I can only cast one vote! No easy decision, but I think Bilbo's beautiful cello performance nudges just ahead of the others. Very close seconds for me were lowdown's brooding, atmospheric soundscape, and ambient's wonderfully moody trip-hop-esque piece. Clearly, I should listen to these competitions more often!

I think it happens to a lot of bands - when you're ready to start gigging, anything seems like a good offer because, if nothing else, it gives you a chance to test out the unit, see what people think, etc. After a while, you become more confident that the band is competent and liked, and you don't really need those gigs any more - that's when various band members start considering the cost:benefit ratio. Looks like you're just the first one to reach that stage. I'd hope that, as long as everyone's polite and upfront about it, it shouldn't do any lasting damage to put your foot down occasionally!

Probably! I've certainly heard tell of him owning at least one 4x15 cab. (Though if I could get my hands on even one of those, I don't think there'd be space for the rest of the band in our rehearsal space!)

Yours.

Does this chap...not understand how eBay works? Or is he just exceptionally generous and/or brave?

I have to say, it does look the most "neutered" of all Schecter's not-officially-copies. Like the OP says, a bit like the lawyers were standing over the designer's shoulders at the drawing board. (I say this as the proud owner of a Model T, which couldn't be mistaken for anything but a souped-up Fender copy!)

I think that was why I plumped for the CTM15 to begin with - the overdriven sound was absolutely stunning. Sadly it didn't really have enough bottom end once we put a guitarist and drummer over the top! And I probably can't get away with playing a full-on Lemmy-esque OD tone for our whole set. (I've only got a 1x15 for the time being, but this might give me an incentive to invest in another cab!)

On the contrary: NOW you have seen everything. (Seriously, who the hell puts a LOTR-themed scratchplate on their bass? Are they also a fan of Dingwalls & Dragons?)

Because I'm sure you're all desperate to hear how my story ended: the shop traded in my CTM15 for a LB30. Tried it out at last night's rehearsal and it holds its own a lot better. Nice and simple to use, and the tone is wonderful right from the off!