louisthebass

Really nice looking basses, but the thing that would worry me is that they're going to be "neck heavy" judging by where the top horn finishes?

My Tobacco Sunburst Yamaha BB110S - decided to move it on because I was saving up to get married, plus it wasn't getting a lot of playing time after my move to 5 string basses eight years previous. I'd love to have that bass again as it was a tone monster....

I tried a couple out last year and was very impressed with the quality - they're not far off the real deal. You won't be disappointed.

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watch the rest! when you see the improvement in her after she begins taking medication using the pump it is frankly nothing short of staggering that she manages to go back on stage with colosseum

aside from the PD i was absolutley blown away by the quality of her tone and her improvisational skills not to mention the composition and arrangements - undoubtedly one of countrys greatest musical talents
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I will do - I tend to get a bit "down" when I see a disease taking over someone. I used to have bass lessons from an Aussie chap in Carshalton who was suffering with a similar disorder, but he always made light of it. I guess the thing that really kind of comes through, is that the person suffering doesn't like to be treated any differently from an able bodied person. That speaks volumes for their strength of character.

I used to have a vinyl copy of "A Cry From the Heart" which I thought was a very good live double album. Great band backing Barbara Thompson, including Phil Mulford (bass), Paul Dunne (guitar), Peter Lemer (keys) & Jon Hiseman (drums).

I only managed to watch about the first 10 mins - it's sad to see a disease such as Parkinson's crippling both Barbara Thompson & Bill Worrall's music careers .

It just goes to show that you can't take your health for granted in this life.

[quote name='Quest_bikerider' timestamp='1329423319' post='1542374']
No I havnt put this post in the wrong place, Just wanted a little insight into a problem free intoduction to other musicians. I have been playing only a short time & am very much on the learning curve & hungry to learn,
I have played with others a few times (never gigged) & I supose I have learned a bit from them, but its always led to dissapointment iether I meet up with the pros who are expexting Jacko Pastorius to turn up for the gig next week, or they are more concerned with smoking elegal substances or drinking instead of playing music, despite me being honest about my abilities. Sure I can learn a song or two & play along a bit but it takes time because Im still learning the foundations & things are not perfect. Just wonderd what's the best approach? I took up bass for fun rather than become a professional bassist & Im having great fun with it, but it would be a lot more fun playing with others on the same wavelength.
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If it helps, there's a couple of jams I know of in the Berkshire area - one is a Blues Jammers night (I think it's on a Wednesday night) at South Hill Park, and the other (if it still runs) is a jam night held on a Sunday night at The Swan in Arborfield. They're good experiences for playing with other people at different levels of ability.

As an alternative, might be worth your while signing up to something like Josaka or Bandmix and advertising the fact that you're looking to play with other people at your level?

I've always been of the opinion that there are a lot of talented bass players out there who could replace me in any band I've played in, especially as places like ICMP, ACM, BIMM, Tech Schools, etc are producing bass players of great quality. There's a lot of guys who could run rings around me.

I always feel I've been quite lucky that I've never been kicked out of a band in 26 years - I've either resigned from bands (3 times) or in a most cases, been with them "until the death" (4 times). I suppose I must be doing something right......

[quote name='jcater' timestamp='1329305609' post='1540241']
Where can the book be ordered from?
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You have to order it direct from Joe's website - [url="http://www.joehubbardbass.com"]www.joehubbardbass.com[/url]

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1329240994' post='1539452']
A quick glance at the charts from the first half of the 1970s should be more than enough to convince all but the most cloth-eared that punk was completely and utterly [u][i][b]essential[/b][/i][/u].
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Agree.

I don't regret selling mine - it was a "Craftsman" Precison Bass with an action like an egg slicer and really naff machine heads which I bought at Macari's in London for £99. I ended up selling it a few months later for £30 to the guitarist in my first band (I think he's still got it - still don't want it back though.....).

Learning to read has been an ongoing project for me since the start of last year, still nowhere near the standard I'd like to be, but I'm a better reader now than I was a couple of years ago - big interval leaps and ties are still my big bugbears .

If you can spend an hour every day reading, then you're doing really well.

[quote name='zzaass' timestamp='1328969308' post='1535423']
This should do it for you. Teaches various blues forms using classic blues songs as examples.

[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Bass-Essential-Techniques-Leonard/dp/0634089358/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328968588&sr=1-3"]Blues Bass: Hal Leonard [/url]
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Bought this recently, very good book if you want to get into Blues from the start.

If your budget will allow for a 5, go and try a few out and see what takes your fancy. In terms of making the change, it's really a matter of sitting down with it and learning what notes are under your fingers and playing your scales and arpeggios to reinforce that.

Another great thing about the 5 is that if your fretting arm's a bit tired, you can fret a lot of the notes from the first five frets further up the neck to give yourself a break (plus you've got more options that much further up). I made the move from 4 to 5 about 16 years ago and have rarely (if ever) used a 4 since although I'm actually thinking about getting a 4 when funds allow.

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1328716537' post='1531598']
All I know is that a lot of pro jazz bandleaders prefer upright for more traditional/modern jazz stuff - but there are more people using bass guitar for the more contemporary cool / electro jazz bands use bass guitar - I think the received wisdom is that "you can't swing on electric" - but try telling that to Laurence Cottle....

One of my fave new bands are World Service Project - really good live - have a look/listen

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxxOew5w7U[/media]
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I think you're right - good post. Enjoyed the YT video too - they seem to be quite a cutting edge type outfit

Have been reading this thread with interest, and wonder if anyone on the forum who plays jazz live has encountered any kind of indifference, or snobbery on a gig because they're using an electric bass instead of an upright?

This book's very good:

[url="http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-bass-player-s-guide-to-scales-and-modes.html"]http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-bass-player-s-guide-to-scales-and-modes.html[/url]

I bought this last year - I'm still working through it & it's probably the best bass book I've bought in years that covers this type of subject. Thoroughly recommended

I think it could become the new "Mustang Sally" or "Sex on Fire"......

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1328539244' post='1528659']
Anyone got a transcription of this?

Jake
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It appeared in a copy of "Bassist" magazine a long time ago - think I might have the transcription in a folder - will see if I can dig it out.

I saw this when I was channel hopping the other night - great playing by yourself & the other guys in the band.

When I started watching it, I initially thought it was that woman who plays Chaz in Emmerdale, but the penny dropped after about 2 seconds that it was in fact, Jessie J....D'oh!

It's a beautiful piece of music, and the thing that amazes me the most is how he manages to remember which note is which in all the different tunings (especially as it's an unlined board!) - I have enough trouble with standard tuning....

He's definitely stretched the boundaries of what is capable on the instrument that's for sure. Great player and I love the design of that bass - I bet it's lightweight compared to most basses (anyone on here got one?).

It seems a bit suspect that they won't (or can't?) give you any info up front in terms of what their music's like or even any chord or song structures. Rock music has a big range nowadays.

I'd give it a miss and wait for another band who are prepared to give you an idea of what they want and expect.

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I've got some Alpine Musicsafe ear plugs, which are great, but at rehearsals and the like I get fed up with faffing about taking them in and out, and then I have to wash them too, etc, etc.

Just wondered if anyone knows of any ear defenders/muffs which are aimed at the music industry, which attenuate the noise level but retain a good degree of clarity? It would be much easier to just pop them on and off!

Ta.
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I've got a set of Alpines - they're good plugs - I don't have the available dosh to spend on moulded ones, but if I did, then I'd go for those.

I had one of these fitted to my old passive Yamaha BBN5 years ago by the Bass Centre while they were still in Wapping (no longer mine - sold it to Owen in this very board). The circuit did a good job in that bass, the layout has a dual concentric knob (bass / treble boost & cut). There was the also the facility to change the settings by going into the panel on the back & changing the way it operates, although you'll have to remove the pickguard and go in through the front on a P bass.

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' timestamp='1328054081' post='1521256']
For some reason I always thought Joe Hubbard was English.
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Joe's probably one of the few (as far as I'm aware - anyone feel free to correct me) top range American bass players here in the UK. He's also a very good bass teacher (currently one of the instructors at ACM Guildford).

[quote name='blackmn90' timestamp='1328012241' post='1520210']
one thing i've found with many students is they want to learn this stuff in a week. If your not practising everyday its going to be very difficult unless you have lots of previous experience on another instrument. Same with reading, its taken me a couple of years to get my reading to an ok standard and i've been doing it everyday for 3 years.
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Unfortunately we live in an era where younger people expect instant gratification from musical instruments without putting a lot of work into it. They probably think that just 'cos Guitar Hero or Rockband is fairly easy to learn, then the real thing can't be that hard can it....?

P.S. - I've played those computer games - yeah, it's a laugh with all those coloured buttons & whatnot, but I prefer the real thing anyday.