TKenrick

[quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1316604324' post='1380189'] Don't suppose you've got any examples of this sort of stuff? [/quote] The string line in the intro to Kuru (okay so it's not on bass, but it's still Jaco!) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFoNFOpXsc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFoNFOpXsc[/url] edited for technical incompetence

There's a link in my sig that might have some useful bits and pieces Tom

Thanks for the advice on fans. I'm fairly certain it's mechanical - the buzzing stops if I tilt the amp or put it on its side. I'll open it up later and take a look.

Just turned on my Little Mark II to start practicing and it's making a disconcerting buzzing noise, I think it might be coming from the fan. Has anyone had similar problems? Will ring Proel but as it's out of warranty I'm tempted to open it up and have a look...

Apologies for the self-promotion, but there's plenty off stuff to read [url="http://tomkenrick.wordpress.com/basstranscriptions/"]here[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1191944' date='Apr 7 2011, 04:49 PM']The first track on the Davis LP was Milestones and I remember thinking 'wow' and then, when Cannonball Adderley's solo starts..... a real 'hairs on the back on the neck' moment. I didn't understand it but I just knew that this was special. Funnily enough, several horn players I have spoken to have acknowledged that solo as an epiphany as well.[/quote] Cannonball's opening phrase on 'Milestones' is one of my all-time favourite moments. Aside from that, the first time I heard Sonny Rollins on 'St Thomas' was a big turning point, as was getting Metheny's 'Bright Size Life' record.

Here you go: [attachment=76764:Scalar_A...xercises.pdf] The first half is a 2-octave major 7 arpeggio. I've tried as best I can to mark the fingering/position shifts, start on the E string and it should hopefully make sense. Hitting each note multiple times is a really good workout for the right hand. This exercise can be applied to any chord type. Scales in 3 and 4 note groups are good ways of developing left hand coordination and finger independence. Again, this can be applied to all scales/modes. The last exercise shows a C major scale played in 3rds, once this is comfortable I'd suggest working out how to play it in different intervals (4ths, 5ths etc), which will really start to test your hands and brain! Tom

As someone who spent years doing those spider exercises, I'd say don't bother. You'll get better results from playing things that are derived from music - your technique will improve and you'll be developing muscle memory for ideas that can actually be used in a musical context. I'll put some stuff that I've found helpful into sibelius and post it up in a bit.

Here's some of Pino's part on 'Send It On' from D'Angelo's Live in Stockholm album, a nice 6/8 groove followed by some melodic lines up the dusty end of the fretboard. I think the lines he plays here are very similar if not note-for-note reproductions of what he played on the studio version of this track. Anyway, knock yourselves out. [attachment=76061:Send_It_On.pdf]

Anthony Jackson?

[quote name='Starless' post='1163163' date='Mar 15 2011, 02:44 PM']Shapes. Shapes. Shapes.[/quote] Notes, notes, notes. [quote]Reading music, whilst being thoroughly commendable, is irrelevant. If you're looking at dots on a sheet, then you're not improvising.[/quote] The last point is fair, but it's very much a case of apples and oranges. Reading music is definitely relevant for accessing new information, particularly music that wasn't originally written for the bass. This can lead to lots of ideas that could be used in improvisation. Whilst I doubt the OP is looking to take on a bunch of reading gigs (apologies if this is not the case!) learning to read is invaluable when trying to understand how theory, improvisation and the instrument all connect.

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Me'shell is definitely one of my favourite players, ridiculous groove and an amazing feel. Some of her simplest lines are really hard to recreate properly because of her articulation. Her part at 2:30 through this always makes me smile:

There's a really good iPhone app called Dr. Betotte which is fairly pricey in app terms (think it was about £6) but it has all the functions of metronomes that retail for £50+. Tempo range from 10-310bpm, switchable subdivisions and odd-meter settings.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1102450' date='Jan 25 2011, 05:58 PM']What - no juicy details? What happened? Prying minds (with feck all else to do) must know!!![/quote] Not that many juicy details I'm afraid - was recording all morning, turned on phone during lunch break and got the good news. My friend went over to Waterloo to pick it up and delivered it to me. Needless to say he was massively apologetic about the whole thing and told me to never lend him anything ever again... [quote name='MIJ-VI' post='1102522' date='Jan 25 2011, 06:37 PM']You owe karma a favour...[/quote] I couldn't agree more.

This was on my transcription list, thanks for posting it and saving me the effort!