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  1. Clarky
    Donation made by me too to the appeal. Best wishes to you and your brave brother, Scott
  2. Clarky
    Having funds in from selling my fretless Wal, I wanted to buy a high quality Fender Precision alternative that would deliver a broad range of tones, have a fast neck ... and look nice I recently played Nigel/silddx' chrome Warwick Streamer and, while the finish was definitely not 'me', the ebony board was just lovely. That got me thinking about a Warwick Thumb. After a bit of research and consulting with alanbass1 (a P man whose go-to bass is now a Thumb NT) I ended up at the Bass Gallery and bought this beauty. Its very slick playing, boasts wonderful tones and the ebony board is just fantastic. Despite the bubinga body, not too heavy either at 9.8 pounds (I had a lovely bubinga Corvette fretless that weighed about 12 pounds and so had to go ...) So here's a couple of pics: [attachment=107633:P1050119.JPG][attachment=107634:P1050127.JPG]
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    Can't believe I am posting a Victor Wooten video but this is pretty cool Spanish style solo bass [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve37F3Ee9Ow&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve37F3Ee9Ow&feature=related[/url]
  4. Clarky
    [quote name='muttley' timestamp='1336732276' post='1650068'] Is that a Grooveline as well? There's no fretless version on the Ibanez website... [/quote] Yes, same bass. I assume its a custom shop version made for Percy, like his earlier 5-string fretless Ibanez basses were all custom shop
  5. Clarky
    I posted this in the Flamenco thread I started but thought it was worth re-posting here in the DB forum as this is such lovely playing, both pizz and (at the end) arco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXt6htVi3C4
  6. Clarky
    Some nice DB playing in Spanish style, even if not strictlyt flamenco, by Renaud Garcia Fons [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXt6htVi3C4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXt6htVi3C4[/url]
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    clauster

    Clarky replied to BigBeefChief's topic in Feedback

    Nic just sold me a modded Boss CS-2 compressor. Arrived superfast and all good! Cheers Nic
  8. Clarky
    Looks very like an Aria SWB 03 SHX to me. However, placement of vol/tone differ so maybe its an older version of this EUB? [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/jp/02prod/0102eb/swb03shx.html"]http://www.ariaguita...b/swb03shx.html[/url]
  9. Clarky
    Certainly looks very pretty. Keep us updated after you've put some decent strings on but sounds really promising
  10. Clarky
    Sorry to fans of the guy but the track in the OP is quite the dullest piece of music I've heard since the clutterbuckery of the London Bass Show. Technically amazing but soul-less IMHO
  11. Clarky
    I'm now the proud owner of the one thats shown on the Gallery website. Plays beautifully, superb range of sounds and I just love the ebony board http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=2141&type=Bass%20Guitar
  12. Clarky
    Coolio, let me know
  13. Clarky
    On a week's trial with another BCer so this is on hold for now
  14. Clarky
    Been a while bump
  15. Clarky
    After a flurry of three gigs (and a video shoot) in 9 days, there's a short gap until our next gig. This will be at the Apple Tree in Clerkenwell, London (quite close to Farringdon) on Sunday 27 May. Entry is free and the music is roughly from 4-9pm with the last band on at getting-home-friendly 7pm. I believe we will be onstage around 6pm. Here's the website with details: [url="http://www.comedownandmeetthefolks.co.uk/"]http://www.comedownandmeetthefolks.co.uk/[/url] Here's what we look like: [attachment=107504:415393_375073882539606_100001109917240_1079848_1182756167_o.jpg] And you can hear what we sound like in the Soundcloud link in my sig. But think nu-folk, country, blues and flamenco in a big bi-lingual melting pot!
  16. Clarky
    Thanks Michael, I am really happy with the new band. They are all straightforward nice people, great musicians and even better songwriters. I got lucky big-time
  17. Clarky
    Good gig tonight (Bull & Gate, Kentish Town) and an OK turn-out given the dreadful weather. A few feedback problems with DB as I was stood by six-foot high monitors but worked my way round this. Very enjoyable [attachment=107490:P1050118.JPG]
  18. Clarky
    Tonight's gig. A good'un [attachment=107489:P1050115.JPG]
  19. Clarky
    Last call, jumping in car now Onstage 8.45pm. Damn we're good, you will regret not seeing us, etc etc. Oh, gwaaan, somebody pleez
  20. Clarky
    Thats good to hear as its such an iconic building. As you know, its just up the road from me and I've seen loads of famous musicians come out of there over the years (Madonna, Brian Ferry, Spice Girls, Oasis, err Sham 69! etc etc) Enjoy
  21. Clarky
    Thats cool Jake - although I thought Olympic Studios was being turned into a private cinema?
  22. Clarky

    WITHDRAWN

    Clarky replied to Clarky's topic in Basses For Sale

    Cool, thats for that Musky. Next time I record something, I will actually (1) think about what I am going to play beforehand (2) not do so wearing my work shirt with dinner stains down the front (Thai beef salad, yum) and (3) reject it if the playing is totally sh*tty
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    WITHDRAWN

    Clarky replied to Clarky's topic in Basses For Sale

    [attachment=107414:Movie on 2012-05-08 at 21.25.mov] Utterly rubbish recording where I picked up the bass and couldn't think what to play ... and proceeded to play badly what I couldn't think of to play! Also I used a pick, even though I haven't played with a pick for a year. Rusty or what. But you get the picture! Edit: OK, it doesn't work. Technology yet again defeats me. I have it on email if anyone's interested!
  24. Clarky
    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1336498474' post='1646509'] Intrigued by the playing style in all of these YouTube clips - everyone seems to play with a Jamerson forefinger and across the strings, like an electric bass. Is this to do with the Latin music, or the Baby Bass? [/quote] I think its a combination of the fact that Latin rhythms are often quite staccato and that the bass is amplified, so you don't have to dig in. There's no reason why it can't be played more like a traditional double bass (I did, except for faster passages) so that the notes ring more. Here is a quite dreadful Latin solo by a gentleman who plays more with a 'jazz' style right hand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBfq4RwylJA And another bass clip of someone playing slightly more traditionally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWO75D1h--Y Anyway Jack you know where mine is if you want to pop round and give it a proper try-out
  25. Clarky
    phwoar!
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