TKenrick

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1448456052' post='2915545'] Great stuff! Some nice (accurate) transcriptions on your site. [/quote] Thanks! Glad that people find them useful - I'm always torn between trying to perfect the old transcriptions and starting something new. [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1448465308' post='2915669'] I listened to this album and Whatcha Gonna Do For Me on a drive to a gig on Saturday. I hadn't listened to them for a while- the Brecker sax break out of "Move Me No Mountain" into "Naughty" is so beautiful and on the money. What a tone- he's so badly missed. [/quote] I feel the same about Brecker's solo on Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years', impeccable tone and phrasing in a pop context.

This is also a great track from Naughty with AJ on bass, I did a transcription of it a while ago which can be found [url="http://www.freebasstranscriptions.com/basstranscriptions/"]here[/url]: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SkCsW90g0U[/media] IMHO Anthony Jackson's playing on Chaka's 'Naughty' and 'What Cha Gonna Do For Me' albums represents the high point of his career. I saw him with Hiromi last week in London and he's still as incredible as ever, but I still think the Chaka stuff is the best representation of his playing style in a non-fusion environment.

Rational Funk is the perfect antidote to all the instructional guff floating around on YouTube, got tired of the 'running and gunning' stuff pretty soon though. [quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1446980585' post='2903840'] I don't really get it though, he doesn't seem to ever actually [i]teach[/i] anything. Is it just a vehicle for his very funny banter?! [/quote] If you're a drummer, then yes. At some point in almost every video he plays a groove or demonstrates a soloing concept that shows he's pretty handy on the kit. What I enjoy about these are his brutally honest assessments of lots of things relating to the large amount of BS that musicians and the music industry produce - I loved the first minute or so of this... [media]http://youtu.be/I99Bw7JOCdI[/media]

I'm selling an Aguilar TLC for <£100... great little compressor, only getting rid of it as I splashed out on a Cali 76: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/270759-aguilar-tlc-compressor/

Always loved this tune (and Dave LaBruyere's playing), nice one!

Lozz bought a Tonehammer DI from me, swift payment and excellent comms throughout, top man!

I've been using the Vox Amplug for a while and think it's great - has an aux input if you want to practice with a metronome/backing tracks/whale noises. Also takes up very little room in a gig bag and is perfect for warming up before a gig. The newer ones are slightly better build quality than the original ones (I broke the first one I had fairly quickly).

I bought an Origin Effects Cali 76 from Ben, he was an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish. A total gent and highly recommended!

I lasted the whole 8 minutes, but I now feel queasy and absolutely hate bass solos.

[quote name='sam-davies' timestamp='1436284513' post='2816743'] I am a VERY happy man right now. This is my birthday present from (the greatest) girlfriend in existence. The guys at TKS did an amazing job of turning it around quickly and it looks great. Will be trying it out once some speaker cables arrive. It's a horizontal S112 in tweed with the brown/gold cloth. [/quote] Excellent taste, sir! I have the identical colour scheme on mine: [attachment=199129:Screen Shot 2015-08-23 at 14.24.45.png]

If these haven't already made it in... Roy Ayers: Running Away (because without it Jamiroquai wouldn't have 'Runaway'...) [media]http://youtu.be/q1zm1-HpW0A[/media] Joe Tex - I Gotcha [media]http://youtu.be/qDEZQxg2TSM[/media] Pleasure - Glide (normally not a slap fan but this is the exception) [media]http://youtu.be/3q3PsoWbW9I[/media]

Microbass now gone but guitar amp still available.

Just out of interest, have you changed the tuners on the NXT? I found that mine couldn't cope with real double bass strings and I had to get a set of hipshots.

These are taking up space in my flat and they never get much use so free to a good home. Collection from London NW10 preferred or can meet in central London. All pots/switches have recently been cleaned so these are both crackle free! [s]Peavey Microbass - Logo missing but otherwise works perfectly well. Great little practice amp with plenty of volume.[/s] [attachment=197726:IMG_2365.jpg] Peavey Rage 158 Guitar Amp - excellent condition, has overdrive channel and aux in/headphone out. [attachment=197725:IMG_2366.jpg]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1436336656' post='2817099'] I tend not to do this when I'm playing / improvising as I find using open strings means I'm using different fingering and it can throw my scale shapes out, so now I'm wondering whether to start again using the more familiar pattern of using the 5th fret of the B string as my low E... good idea? I suspect the answer is going to be to practice reading in both positions... [/quote] Exactly. If you're playing a 5 or 6 (or more...) string bass then it's your responsibility to learn the 'extra' parts of the fretboard inside out, so it's well worth working through the exercises in every possible position.

[quote name='enricogaletta' timestamp='1436202145' post='2815936'] Anyway to get a good reading level you have at least work on both the aspects of modern reading, sight and rhythm and there are only two options for it, get a good teacher or, learning by your self using the right books with[u] gradualness and constance[/u]. In my opinion I found extremely good these two books: - MODERN READING TEXT 4/4 for rhythm reading [url="http://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=297&bc=no"]http://www.bassbooks...sp?id=297&bc=no[/url] - SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS for sight reading [url="http://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=179"]http://www.bassbooks...pexd.asp?id=179[/url] [/quote] +1 for Louis Bellson's book, worked through it when I was at college and it did wonders for my rhythm reading (more on why this book is great [url="https://tomkenrick.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/unorthodox-instructionals-part-3-getting-even-with-drummers/"]here[/url]). For pitch reading I'm a big fan of cello music as it tends to be more interesting than anything written for the electric (or upright) bass, something like the [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dotzauer-Studies-Cello-Nos-1-34/dp/B007HWJIIO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1436221299&sr=8-3&keywords=dotzauer+cello"]Dotzauer etudes[/url] is a good place to start, as are the Bach cello suites. Reading is such a useful skill which so many players get frustrated with and give up on - the time and effort that you're investing will pay huge dividends in all areas of your musicianship, so fair play for taking the plunge!