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[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1462966562' post='3047331'] It would be good to keep this thread open as I'm loving mine apart from this, it would be great to hear people's experiences of these instruments! [/quote] I have to say that I don't feel the same way about mine - I bought it to allow me practise arco stuff without disturbing the neighbours (ah, the joys of living in flats!). When I got it I found that the action was lower than my electric basses and it was way too easy to play. Bought some proper double bass strings and the tuners on the NXT couldn't take them so had to buy a set of hipshot tuners, then had to buy the end pin stand as the tripod one comes with the bass removes any possibility of movement when playing which IMO is an important factor for navigating the instrument. So having spent £400 on upgrades it feels marginally more like a double bass, but nowhere near the real thing. It makes an adequate substitute for practising but I'm reluctant to gig it - the output on mine isn't particularly consistent from string to string. Did one gig on it about a year ago and loathed it. I'd liken playing an NXT to drinking non-alcoholic beer; many aspects of it are similar to the real thing but it doesn't have the same effect.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1465161862' post='3065802'] Bobby Vega; nuff said. [/quote] This. Also, Anthony Jackson. And Steve Swallow (plays jazz with a metal plectrum and has an [i]incredible[/i] sound) My take on the right hand is that the decision of fingers/pick/thumb should be made on the basis of tone (and attack) rather than what your technique obligates you to do.

Bargain! I work near that shop and have often walked past and avoided going in because I know that the price tags will make me laugh/cry/assault someone. They've also got a custom shop [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/FENDER-JACO-PASTOURIS-JAZZ-BASS-EX-PINO-PALLADINO-CUSTOM-SHOP-TRIBUTE-/391466045878?hash=item5b2531d1b6"]Jaco PASTOURIS bass[/url] that's also ex-Pino, a mere £4k!

Hello from another Teddington basschatter!

If you'll excuse the self-promotion, I have a website/blog with a number of free transcriptions that should yield a few things for reading practice: [url="http://www.freebasstranscriptions.com"]www.freebasstranscriptions.com[/url] I'd second the Jamerson Book, and also suggest looking at Anthony Vitti's [url="http://www.anthonyvitti.com/home.html"]Fingerfunk Workbooks[/url] and his Sight Reading Funk Rhythms book - they're pretty intense but if you can get through them then you'll be able to read pretty much anything!

Definitely one of my favourite albums (and recorded bass tones) ever, stays in my glove box permanently for the drive home from gigs. Poogie Bell's kit also sounds amazing throughout. Has anyone got any pointers for other albums with Hubert Eaves IV playing? I did some digging a few years back but couldn't come up with much more than a couple of smooth jazz albums...

After a bit of googling you could probably 'acquire' some pdfs of various Real Books which would be a good starting point. iReal Pro is ok but I'd suggest getting hold of Real Books (by whatever means) as they have the [i]melodies[/i] to all the tunes as well. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is LISTEN TO RECORDINGS OF THE TUNES THAT YOU WANT TO LEARN. Get off the page (or screen) as soon as you can and actually turn the charts into something musical - find 3 or 4 recordings of each standard that you want to get your teeth into and compare the different ways the melody and harmony can be interpreted. This will give you a much better insight into the music than looking at chord symbols on a chart. The real books will get you close to the changes being played but I'd always advocate transcribing recordings to get deeper into things. Long winded, yes, but much more beneficial.

Just added some new transcriptions: Marcus Miller on Chaka Khan's 'So Naughty' Killers - 'Somebody Told Me' Willie Weeks on Donny Hathaway's 'What's Going On' There's also a play-along video for 'What's Going On' here:

Thanks guys, will check those out.

Managed to find a Gator soft case for £29 that apparently makes a good replacement so have gone with that!

The zips on my Pedal Train Jr soft case have both broken, does anyone know of any suitable replacement options? I spoke to a couple of retailers and apparently Pedal Train don't sell the cases separately, the only case I've found so far is by Mono and around £100 - I'm reluctant to spend that much!

Does anyone have recommendations for beginner method books for children (10-12 years old) starting double bass?

[quote name='Joebass' timestamp='1455884506' post='2983266'] Thanks! I've got that video - It's good, but nothing in there that you can't learn from transcribing some of his solo's. It's his accuracy that blows me away. I've seen a lot of his solo's at NAMM on YouTube - flawless playing, every time. [/quote] Agreed - the only really insightful thing in the whole video was to hear him say that almost all of his technical development came from transcription rather than any specific exercises. And yes, his level of accuracy is terrifying!

Lovely playing, and always great to have more Hadrien stuff on here! As an aside, have you seen his instructional video on My Music Masterclass?

Whilst at music college I remember being given some sage advice: 1. Be early 2. Be skilled* 3. Don't be a dick This is all that matters. If you show up in good time for whatever it is you've been booked to do, know the music in more depth than anyone else there and are generally a pleasant human being then you'll never be short of work. Notice that there's no mention of gear anywhere. [b]Nobody apart from other bass players cares what gear you use[/b] as long as it works and you make the music feel good. *The skill set that you need depends on the circles that you wish to move in. If you make a living doing pub gigs then you don't need to read, but if you want to get booked for theatre stuff then you won't get far without being comfortable with dots.

DeLa plays some great stuff on this acoustic version of 'No Such Thing': [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJs93OsV8Q[/media] FWIW I much prefer the first 2 Mayer records to anything he's done since, he sounded much better when his head was only half way up his own arse....

Here's what I heard: [attachment=208466:When Will My Life Begin.jpg] As for the E/F... it seems that whoever wrote the chord chart doesn't have any ears. E major over F would give you a chord of F E G#(Ab) B(Cb), which sounds like F diminished with a major 7 in it - pretty 'niche' sounding and unlikely to crop up in a Disney tune...

I saw something similar on facebook a while back and it seems to be one of the best ways I've seen of 'hiding' basses from the missus... [attachment=207842:Screen Shot 2015-12-23 at 11.40.57.png] I guess the other option for those of us who are short on space would be to sell some basses

I've recently tarted up overhauled my bass blog and transcriptions website and I'm currently wading through my Sibelius folder of unfinished transcriptions in an effort to get some new stuff up on the site. I started posting transcriptions that I'd done for gigs or as requests from students a few years ago and now have roughly 100 pdfs in the archive which are free to download. There are also some play-along videos for a handful of the more popular transcriptions. I thought I'd start a thread for posting new transcriptions and site updates rather than cluttering up the forum with lots of individual posts. Link is here: www.freebasstranscriptions.com Feedback is most welcome, particularly if BCers have transcription requests or suggestions for improvements! Tom

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1449673596' post='2925851'] What transcribing software do you use? Also do you use a midi keyboard for inputing? [/quote] I use Sibelius - I know lots of people who use Finale and swear by it but I don't see that one has an advantage over the other. As for inputting it's probably a 50/50 split between midi keyboard and qwerty keyboard - my piano chops are non-existent so I'm quicker just using my computer keyboard.

+1 for transcribing. I find that if I take something off the page then it never quite goes in to my brain and my fingers as deeply as things that I've worked out by ear. When in doubt, I always default to Ray Brown. Bass is nice and high in the mix on this one: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyBecq0SVhE[/media] Ron Carter and Jim Hall also did a great version of it. I think I have this transcribed somewhere, will check it and post on here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTKpxU8aaKY[/media]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1449497315' post='2924021'] Listen to what was there before Jaco and what came afterwards - his influence is/was astounding - he basically took bass playing to another level. You only have to listen to something like "Birdland" to see how music changed. Admittedly some of his work isn't "easy on the ear" but take the time to listen and it's mind-blowingly good. [/quote] He was our Hendrix - regardless of whether you think he was a genius or a hack you can't deny the fact that he totally reinvented our instrument and that almost every single 'big name' player today takes influence from him in one form or another.