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[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1414794414' post='2593505'] if that's what you think then perhaps it may be worth you reading again what i said. [/quote]I read the comments.The original poster likes the area and frequents it quite a bit, so i signed up hoping that he can enjoy going there for more years to come. Never thought for a minute my post would be picked apart.I had to check it was General Discussion and not Off Topic. I will learn the hard way i suppose

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1414793845' post='2593491'] You guessed wrong but if i did there would be no need to set up a petition to get it bulldozed because that's the plan. [/quote]Then i really see no point in your comments apart from being argumentative

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1414792696' post='2593469'] But if there had never been any 'modern' buildings there would never be any 'old' ones. [/quote] I guess if you want to see it modernised, and have the buildings knocked down, you can set up a petition to get it bulldozed

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1414792394' post='2593461'] Every 'old' was once 'modern'. [/quote] It was probably just a field in the late 1600`s. The 60`s ruined Gloucester with its architecture, Swindon town centre is awful . I much prefer the older style. If it is beyond repair, and not commercially viable, then fine. I just can`t see the point of modernising for the sake of it

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1414792276' post='2593458'] I don't think you'll find that there is modern everywhere in that part of London. In fact i'd say the modern is far outnumbered by the old. [/quote]Fair enough, but i am not on about that area in particular, just in general.

I have only been around there once and live no where near it so It really makes no difference to me. But it is always sad to see historic places supposedly made better by modernisation. I am not a fan of modern everywhere. I am signed up

It didn`t do anything for me, except switch off and listen to The Isley Brothers. I enjoyed that

My new Warwick PS Streamer LX

I dunno. I have little respect for these boy bands like One Direction. Ok, they can sing, but the real talent is always behind the scenes. Billy Bragg had a lot to say politically, but it was just crap. The Specails. I loved them, but i didn`t give a toss what they were singing about. The music and lyrics were nothing more than just fits in with the music. Thin Lizzy were a good band, but the lyrics were awful. There is going to be a jail break somewhere in this town? How many towns have multiple jails?Boys are Back in Town. Dreadful lyrics, but the song sounded ok. I just don`t rate boy bands as their talent is questionable, but the kids love em, so who am i too criticise. However Pete Townsend with The Who has been selling out tours for 50 years, so i will give him the respect he deserves

I lived down the road from Jet Harris. I used to say hello when i saw him, but i never really knew him

I was so close to buying a Viking, but the Warwick Streamer PS LX4 came up for £500, so i bought one of those instead. I will get around to buying one in around 9 months time when i have saved up

He was the main reason i went to the London Bass Show, and he pulled out due to illness. Very sad news

Yeah, it`s on Sky News. Very sad.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1414248990' post='2587488'] What were you thinking? [/quote]Obviously they were thinking that their Uncles robes would look exactly like Rick Wakemans cloak

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1414213855' post='2587126'] This pic is from the 69, can you find me? Blue [/quote]I would guess that you are the one in sunglasses lounging over the amps

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1414213855' post='2587126'] This pic is from the 69, can you find me? Blue [/quote]Is that a trick question? Surely you are supposed to give us some chance of picking you out, by at least including a photo.

I have just ordered a PS Stremer LX4. Can`t go wrong for £500 brand new. Looking forward to getting it.

Ahh, thank you. I knew it was wrong, but couldn`t work out how

Where have i gone wrong please? Starting in A (don`t think it matters) Root, Min 2nd, Maj 2nd, Min 3rd, Maj 3rd, Perfect 4th, Min 4th, Perfect 5th, Min 5th, Maj 6th, Min 6th, Maj 7th, Octave.

[quote name='Anton346' timestamp='1413677942' post='2580902'] Thanks for the recommendations! Gavin, it's good to have you down from Gloucester for lessons. For anyone else, there's still few slots left... [/quote]Ahhh, you found me I was a bit apprehensive as i wanted local, but as it turned out, it was probably the best move, bass learning wise to make the round trip every week.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1413889807' post='2583111'] We all wear black. The second guitarist wears black, with brown shoes!!! [/quote]Is that in case the guitarist switch sides, so you know which is which by the shoes?

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1413892659' post='2583168'] Even then, I wouldn't recommend that route. Every band (cover or otherwise) that I've worked with that uses any form of chart, uses either chord charts or notation. [/quote]I know exactly what you are saying. The point is, if you had 5 mates who wanted to form an AC/DC tribute band, and that is all they ever want o do, is there any reason for them to learn to read music? If you want to be the best you can possibly be, then reading music is probably the best thing for you to do. I am not arguing with you on the merits of reading music, as i have a lot of respect for your answers on the theory side, but there must be some reasons why you just don`t need to read anything but tab

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413883748' post='2583016'] If you've made a start into notation, I would strongly encourage you to keep it up, at your own pace, as it's well worth the journey. Tab can, as you've found, be useful on occasions (a handy hint in finger placement, for instance...) but notation, despite its relative complexity, is far more useful in the long run. I tend to defend tab when it's attacked, but notation is certainly a much better system once one has a grasp of it. Reading fluently and at speed takes time and patience, but understanding the fundamentals is not all that difficult. There are always folks here ready to answer questions, too, which can help. Good stuff..! [/quote]I wouldn`t attack tab. It depends on what you want out of playing your instrument. After all, it doesn`t matter if you can read notation if you have no timing.For me, it is more for pleasure. If i wanted to join a covers band and get out live, then i probably would go down the tab route

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413882034' post='2582981'] We'll leave the lesson in music for another time (could be a subject for a fresh topic..?), but you're on the right track. The speed (or tempo...) of a piece is written, usually at the start, and further on if it changes. Sometimes in Italian (Allegro, Andante; there are many others...), often in bpm (90,120 etc...). The form of the notes (the 'hollow dots' that you're describing...) tell us the relative length of each note. The number of beats in a bar is given by the time signature (4/4, 3/4, 6/8 etc...). Some of this will be found in tab, but not all, and not always, but there's nothing inherent in tab that prevents it being given, it's just that those writing tab seldom know themselves (hence all the mistakes for which tab is notorious...). I would agree that the quality of very many tab transcriptions is poor; this doesn't preclude correct use of the genre. It simply clouds the issue, giving the impression that [i]all [/i]tab is bad. It is not. As to original music being written in tab: most music, if written on keyboard and destined for string players, for example, would be difficult or impossible in tab. Anyone able to write in notation for keys would be pretty daft to write only tab for the guitar and bass parts. This shouldn't prevent being able to give a tab version, but notation would be the first choice, almost every time, for any even slightly serious composer. [/quote] Yes, i had written it badly about the speed. Of course it is the BPM, and the signature.I haven`t ventured into Allegro, or Presto yet. I haven`t gone further than Andante.( i have my metronome in front of me. ) I meant the relative length of the note, just your explaination is so much better than i have written it. I just assumed there must be a lot more to tab than just the stuff i have seen. With it being written in notation and converted into tab, would make sense i suppose.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1413870664' post='2582882'] A prerequisite of playing from TAB is you need to know the sound of the piece of music that you're going to play. So the timing is all from your recollection of the pieces [/quote]Don`t peopl;e write original material in tab? If so, there must be more information on original tab scores