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I remember you recently saying how happy you were with them, so it’s very sad how it has turned out. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again. You know what it is you want to do, so stick to that. Contact the drummer if he’s someone you get on with, see if he’s interested in continuing playing with you and a new project. I’d have thought playing covers was more likely to be successful than playing original songs.

Each to their own, as long as people are happy doing what they do, that’s all that really matters. I teach music, it’s a moment I always love when I show someone something; that Eureka moment when they realise that they’ve just learned one simple thing that will have massive benefits to their playing, cutting out the hit and miss of note selection, the reduction in the hours spent sitting down trying to work a part out by ear. The harmony and theory module of my BMus was one of my favourite. I opted to do a module on my MMus called ‘material form and structure’, which studied scores, and analysed compositions. The theory and ‘nuts and bolts’ behind music is something that’s always fascinated me, it’s really beautiful when you look at it. I’m a little weird though 😊.

I like coming on here, threads like this make me feel young.

So where did you keep your phone?

Thanks, someone mentioned that on Facebook. It gets a lot of good reviews, and works on iPad too.

It was sunny in Wales on Monday, I was there and saw it. Wood and Tronics are Italian. They're wonderful instruments.

Based on the work that I’m doing for my PhD. Probably just an ebook to start with. I’m looking for suggestions on how to do it, is there an app that someone can recommend I use? The book will feature lots of photos, plus writing, maps and audio; either composed soundscapes or just raw field recordings, possibly also finished compositions. The idea is that it’ll give the reader a chance to experience the place. It’ll hopefully be interesting and aesthetically pleasing, without being academic, an expanded version of my website.

Players like Matt Garrison, Gary Willis and Janek Gwizdala use them. They all have tremendous technical ability. It’s mainly for players who play quite fast and intricate lines. It helps to avoid inadvertently dig in too hard. It doesn’t necessarily prevent you from doing so if you want to.

They sound, erm........interesting 😊.

I did read the whole thread prior to asking, just incase someone had explained.

What are loons?

What you want to do would be considered vandalism with some Musicman fans. A lot of what you hear is down to the player, and the particular way he plays.

Thanks for identifying what it was. I did try googling it.

Is this a half-size bass? The guy playing it is Kyle Eastwood.

Then there’s the marvellous players who have them, Matt Garrison and Gary Willis for example. I know what you mean though, it’s personal preference. My favourite normal bassist is Anthony Jackson, his Fodera has just the one pickup and no ramp. If you watch him play he’s using the whole of the playing area on the bass.

Are you in the MU?

That’s it basically. I won’t for instance play at charity events. They’re putting on an event, they’ll be paying everyone else there, so why not me?

Speak to John East, maybe he could tweak the preamp?

I would be surprised if they had. That’s actually one of the things that really bugs me. You often see people putting on events, and advertising for bands and musicians to play; usually for free, or for the ‘exposure’. Yet they’re quite willing and expect to pay everyone else, security, bar staff, waiters, kitchen staff etc. I’m not being at all precious, but I have two degrees in music, whatever I can do is the result of god knows how many hours of practicing, yet I’d still at many events, be expected to give my services for nothing.

How’d you mean? I played on a cruise 7 or 8 years ago. We got free accommodation, all meals, all day to do whatever we wanted, plus I was well paid.

I played a 6 string bass for over ten years. I used it on hundreds of gigs, everything from country and western to weddings receptions to jazz. Nobody cared, all they were bothered about was the playing. It mostly seems to be other bassists who are finicky about how many strings someone has. There was one particular tutor at uni who kept on about me playing a 6 string, he was a d**k though.

It is accommodation and food only, there’s no wages. That’s been confirmed. Whoever does this, assuming they’ll get someone, will have spent hundreds of hours getting their skills together, and they want them to play for nothing. I think it’s terrible.

He/she probably wants you to play in his/her classic rock band.

That’s it. Just smaller to carry and to store, I’m not really bothered about it having a deep tone or anything, it’s purely for solo playing.