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I think I'm gonna have to be checking out more of her stuff . One of my first bass tutors gave me a copy of Hejira ages which I've still got and think is amazing. We watched a live film last year in a lecture, but apart from the 'Both sides now' album, that's my only exposure to her.

I love the orchestral album she made a few years ago - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQSlH-LLTQ"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQSlH-LLTQ[/url] Great orchestration by Vince Mendoza.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1396799105' post='2417433'] I didn't realise that my Overwater was a 36" scale until the first time I changed the strings and wondered why the standard long scale set I'd bought didn't fit properly and the silks on the machine head end of the string protruded past the nut and into the fingerboard area. If those strings hadn't had silks it might have taken me even longer to find out! [/quote] I've never played a 36" scale bass, there are a couple of really nice fretless 6's for sale that are a 36". I don't notice 34" to 35", wonder if I'd notice 35" to 36" ?

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1396794640' post='2417389'] You're right. Because of the economics involved in maintaining one, and the relative decline in popularity of classical music a lot of people haven't had the chance to experience the sheer power of a live orchestra. Neither of my daughters, who are 20 and both musicians, have seen a full orchestra live. I've been trying to remedy that. Easter is a good time as there are quite a few seasonal Oratorios and Masses put on in most towns and cities. Feel the heft. [/quote] If they're students or under 26 then they can get to see the London Philharmonic for just a few pounds. I've been a couple of times and only paid about a fiver each time . [url="http://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on/student-and-under-26-tickets.html"]http://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on/student-and-under-26-tickets.html[/url]

And what brilliant orchestration. Probably my favourite track from Peter Gabriel's 'Up' album, and this is an amazing version and demonstrates the power that is present in a classical orchestra. Reminds me why I love music and being a musician so much. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPT0T2FWbq8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPT0T2FWbq8 [/url]

I understand that the live music market is where money is made nowadays, hence why record companies recoup advances from live performance as well as record sales (360 deals). Also you're unlikely to get any kind of record company attention unless there's a 'buzz' around you. Ok that can come from internet and band camp etc, but more likely a following from live gigs.

[quote name='ken_white' timestamp='1396724140' post='2416829'] I know some scales.. What does everyone learn instead of scales? Are a lot of people in cover bands spending lots of time working to tab? [/quote] I suspect people spend hours searching the internet for incorrect TAB. Then spend ages correcting the incorrect TAB whilst listening repeatedly to the track on youtube or something. Instead of spending a bit of time learning basics like the notes on the fretboard and a little bit of basic theory which would actually make the whole thing so much easier. That's rock and roll I guess, and it's really a well known fact that musical knowledge stifles creativity .

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1396720371' post='2416784'] When a player only wants to play in a covers band which means learning someone else's lines parrot fashion, why spend hours learning endless modes and diminished scales when he/she will never use them. If that player then chooses to move into a genre such as jazz then those skills will be useful but not before.So why waist time. [/quote] Might be useful if said function band get a new singer and have to transpose the songs in their repertoire to a new key, or do songs that need key changes. It's not always just a case of moving the lick that you've learned like a parrot down a fret, or up a fret. But might you also say that learning most other things in life are a waste of time, why learn anything unless you're specifically definitely going to use it ? My question was actually rhetorical, how [i]does anyone [/i]know what they're [i]not[/i] going to need to know at some point ?

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1396558982' post='2415187'] Even Jeff Berlin doesn't recommend learning things you will never need. [/quote] How does he know what he'll never need ?

Some nice stuff here about MXR pedals. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJe08UZP__g"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJe08UZP__g[/url] Steve uses the bass chorus pedal.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1396649307' post='2416197'] I see some gorgeous basses some that like the schack carbon basses ( dreamt of owning one like Kai Ekhardts one for years!) , overwater 5 ers and 6 ers, Dingwalls....all with 35" + scale lengths....I mean FFS !! I know all about the reasons...but some over waters seem to go for really reasonable prices secondhand...then I read 35/36" scale length AAAAARRRGGGHHH!! [/quote] Both of the really beautiful (even if I do say so myself ), 6 string basses I'm selling are 34" scale. My Modulus is a 35", but that's never for sale, in fact I want a fretless 6 to join it. I don't notice it's a 35", but also don't notice any difference between its B and the B on the other 2.

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1396696956' post='2416502'] Picked up an MXR Analogue Chorus off eBay for just over £50. Result! [/quote] Probably the one I was bidding on .

Maybe buy some strings that last longer, might work out cheaper ? The Ernie Ball Slinky's I tried didn't last long, but strings usually last me for ages.

I don't get what the problem is with learning the notes, why you'd want an easy way when there's not really a hard way. Learn the notes on each string from the 1st fret to the 4th, including the open strings that's just 20 notes on a 4 string bass, and they're pretty much just the alphabet from E onwards (ok so you've a few #'s, but it's really not exactly particle physics). The note at the 5th fret is the same as the open next higher string, the notes from the 5th fret onwards are the same as the next higher strings from the 1st fret, and this keeps repeating onwards and upwards. So from the 10th fret you're talking the 2nd highest string etc. E string - F, F#,G, G# A string - A#, B, C, C# D string - D#, E, F, F# G string - G#, A, A#, B If you look at the above you'll see that descending across the neck (moving down from the G string), the notes move in the cycle of 5ths e.g. start on A, the next note is its 5th E, the next is its 5th B etc. If you look ascending it's the cycle of 4ths e.g. start on F and the neighbouring note on the next string is A# (same note as Bb) etc.

The TI's are stupidly expensive, also the B string is huge. Status flats are OK. I like the D'Addario half round ones. Quite expensive but they do sound really nice, have good longevity and have a nice tension, not as floppy as the Status, but just nice.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1396556469' post='2415158'] If you want the Marcus Miller tone & also keep the passive sounds then why not get a Sadowsky outboard preamp - the preamp in Marcus Millers bass is a Sadowsky. [/quote] It's actually a Bartolini.

The notes ascending and descending along a string are the chromatic scale starting from wherever you start.

Then you might not be best pleased . It's an exam assignment, the scenario is that I'm asked by an artist/producer to compose a brass/horn arrangement for an existing piece of music. I chose hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. It's not finished yet, and it's my first attempt at writing for brass instruments, I've always preferred strings. [url="https://soundcloud.com/ambient-bassist/hallelujah-brass-arrangement"]https://soundcloud.com/ambient-bassist/hallelujah-brass-arrangement[/url] Anyway, constructive comments welcome.

[quote name='1976fenderhead' timestamp='1396201514' post='2410919'] You might want to check out the TC Corona Chorus. With the Toneprint editor you can create a Flanger sound and have it as your Toneprint on the pedal, along with the Chorus and Trichorus options. [/quote] Thanks