Bassic

Being a hobby bedroom bassist, I dont really know that much about playing or play loud gigs, but having developed it from arthritis in my jaw, one thing I do know, tinnitus is misery and once you have it you have it forever or until your brain switches it off which may take many years.

If I could offer any advice at all on this forum look after your ears and don't worry what the plugs look like as long as they are effective!!!!

ferrari and let someone else lug it about

not a lame song maybe a bit cheesy but a good bass line

crocodile rock elton john

We must not forget Tony Thompson their long time drummer who was a integral part of their sound
Another lost way way to soon

What must be like to have all that talent and then bump into a awesome bassist in Bernard Edwards.

Its not fair when they make it look so easy

Bluejay
I was at the show but a bit shy so never introduced myself ha ha however I do take my hat off to all the time and effort you have put into promoting the show and keeping people unable to attend well informed
well done you

I bought the intermediate book an it looks great
I have basic idea of music reading an i think this will help me move up a level
Its all about doing the basics right and doing a bit every day oh an plenty of patience

+1 to all the above !!

Use it to help me try and read music better

great to hear the likes of entwhistle and pino play some of his lines on the cd

another 100yrs of practice an I might be somewhere near !

drinking and brothels now thats rock n roll

not so sure about the billiards thou ha ha

apparently bach was the genius that we owe most of what we try an do today too. A musical einstein in the words of the programme

I will be interested in how you get on and what one you end up getting

Been toying with the idea of a keyboard to help with my quest to learn music better

Sat watching Howard Goodall on bbc 2 talking all about chord sequencing and progression and how they all fit together
Some bloke worked it out 300yrs ago and its what we use today
Whizzed right over my head ha ha
onto the circle of 5ths now!!

Specs joke made me chuckle

On a slightly different not does it take much to adjust to the thinner Jazz neck

I have been a precision man and used to a 1.75 neck but like fionn I am hankering after a jazz.

A few people have mentioned John McVie

Listen to John Mayall Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton (and Mcvie)

Great album featuring top quality musicians !! its the one with clapton reading the beano on the cover

Sounds like you are going to busy ha ha

If like me you have only ever played the 1.75 (45mm) neck on my old squire bullet p bass does it take much time to adjust to the narrower necks say like a Jazz

If I had a fit of GAS i may struggle with a narrower neck

Thoughts ?

What about P bass and orange for that anglo american sound

I use a 25w orange crush
simple vol, low, mid, high and gain controls
Headphone jack and input jack to connect iphone to play backing tracks

great little amp

between my moobs and my considerable stomach p bass jambs in nicely !

In no particular order

Bruce/Baker
Lynott/Downey
Edwards/Thompson
Jamerson/Uriel Jones

John mayall featuring Clapton

Truly beautiful !! Oh to have that talent

Yes Cheltenham lovely place spent many happy hr working there ha ha

Thanks for the great welcome everyone

I also thought my login name would have been used yrs ago

Definitely a fan of both Motown legend and whiskey wherever it comes from ha ha

As for digging out bullets, other than the Korean version from my loft I live in sunny Gloucestershire were you would do well to stub your toe
Cheers

hi everyone

After a 25 yr sabbatical I have dug out the squire bullet from the loft ready to do battle again

Not the finest instrument in the world but will do just fine

Dusted off Jamerson's 'in the shadow of motown' and raring to go now

How hard can it be ha ha

PS Great site with tons of quality info

Cheers