louisthebass

[quote name='mrpink1991' post='1323965' date='Aug 2 2011, 10:50 AM'][url="http://gregharperbass.tumblr.com/"]http://gregharperbass.tumblr.com/[/url]


Please, some feedback/suggestions would be awesome.

Thanks,

Greg[/quote]

I think it looks promising - better than anything I could ever do. What about seperating your features into different segments/pages (transcriptions/theory/other stuff)?

Keep up the good work

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louisthebass

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1327226' date='Aug 4 2011, 03:51 PM']Wise words from the man himself[/quote]

+1

I'd go for an Overwater, but I'm biased

Seriously though, have a look around the custom builders & see what floats your boat. Once you've done your homework, make a beeline for what you want.

Let us know what you (eventually) go for.

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louisthebass

[quote name='Hutton' post='1323220' date='Aug 1 2011, 04:25 PM']I'm sorry. I just can't believe that you are moaning about this situation..[/quote]

Agree with this bit, you're a lucky chap. Make the most of it while you can.

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louisthebass

[quote name='Rich' post='1321556' date='Jul 30 2011, 06:32 PM']Back when I still bothered trying out basses in music shops, whenever this happened and the shop worker gave me his best Wooten/Kinger/Sheehan impression before giving me the bass, I'd play 4 notes and say "nah, don't like it" and hand it back to him.[/quote]

Two words: Keep It.

I've got one of these & would be gutted if I ever had to part with it.

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louisthebass

I think I'm a medium, as I like to (try) & keep my wrists as straight as humanly possible.

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louisthebass

Nice looking basses - look similar to the Alleva-Coppolo basses.

Like the idea of the six bolt neck, should make for a nice tight fit.

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louisthebass

There's a lot of bass books out there that will teach you the notes on the stave, alternatively why not try www.studybass.com. There's a type of "flash card" quiz to test yourself in regards to note recognition on the bass clef stave.

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louisthebass

Hi there,
It might be worth your while checking the post out on here by Faithless:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=145778&st=20&start=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...20&start=20[/url]

There's a link on his post to Joe Hubbard's website where Joe talks about an exercise to learn the fretboard. Might save an unecessary amount of sticky goo on your fingerboard?

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louisthebass

[quote name='dub' post='1311788' date='Jul 21 2011, 05:19 PM']I did something I haven't done in years today. I went into a shop and tried out a bass.
It was a five string jazz style Sadowsky with a maple neck. I just wondered if they really were that good.
It was! ahh well better start saving.
The guy in the shop said he reckoned that Sandberg basses were just as good (I don't think that's the way to sell a bass, he didn't have any Sandbergs in the shop) So now I need to find out about Sandbergs.
Maybe I was wise to stay out of shops all those years.[/quote]

I've never seen (or heard) a Sadowsky "up close & personal" - I've only ever seen Will Lee play one on the Letterman Show on TV, but there's a whole stack of people on Talkbass who swear by them. By all accounts it's the dog's danglies of all the custom builders, but there will be loads of people who disagree.....

Was it an NYC or Metro?

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louisthebass

[quote name='urb' post='1257142' date='Jun 5 2011, 09:56 AM']Something I posted earlier - hope you'll excuse the repost



Cheers

Mike[/quote]

I like this a lot. Really nice groove and tone - the dexterity you have when carrying out that solo is amazing.

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louisthebass

Not sure if I've read your initial post correctly, but if your main income is coming from being in a wedding band & you're married & have a mortgage, I'd say you're very lucky. I'd love to be in that position. However, I wouldn't be willing to lose a wife & a roof over my head for anything, but that is just my opinion.

I'm surprised that you think your skills are suffering as I would have thought that you need top notch skills to be in the type of band that has to cover so many areas of music.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

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louisthebass

What got me started;

I was a failed guitarist working in a sheet metal engineering company on the outskirts of Croydon, & at the time read Paolo Hewitt's "The Jam: A Beat Concerto. When I finished reading it I knew I wanted to be in a band. A mate of mine said "why don't you learn to play bass instead & we'll form a band? It's only got four strings & can't be that hard to learn".

One of the best decisions I ever made, although the bit about it not being that hard to learn was an understatement...

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louisthebass

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1303933' date='Jul 14 2011, 08:15 PM']I have started learning the dots too.

(I'm 45)

I find it easier to go over small passages at a time.

I bought a few musical scores and just read them quietly to myself.

Take it slowly and it will come [/quote]

+1 to this. I've been teaching myself to read for the last year or so (I'm 47). Still not where I would like be with it, but I can do it slowly (& I'm better at it now than I've ever been).

Just my 2p's worth, but it's worth working at for about 30-40 mins a day. One of the books I've been using is long out of print (The Complete Electric Bass Player), but another one I use is "Music Reading for Bass: The Complete Guide" by Wendi Hreovshick (Musicians Institute Press). Good thing about these books is no tab - just get your head down & do it...

I'm sure Bilbo will be along shortly to pass on some nuggets of wisdom also (take heed young Jedi).

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louisthebass

My own opinion, but I like Tal's playing on that video. She grooves pretty hard so in that respect, she's carrying out the fundamental role of the bass player in a band. I think Tal will probably join the ranks of players like Jeff Andrews, Tom Kennedy & John Pattitucci, making a good living playing jazz in the U.S. / Europe / Asia.

Having a partner like Vinnie will keep her in work for years to come. Fair play to her.

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louisthebass

If you want a good book for scales, look no further than Stuart Clayton's "Bass Players Guide to Scales and Modes".

I got this book a few weeks ago and it really has opened up the fingerboard for me. Best bass book I've bought in years.

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louisthebass

Fingers for me - never really got on with a pick from day 1.

Have tried to use one a few times but I'm really c**p with one.

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louisthebass

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1301522' date='Jul 12 2011, 08:08 PM']Pino. Nuff said. Totally original. Instantly recognisable.

I can't forgive Berlin for that stupid 80's video with some wrestler/boxer in it. Embarrassing.[/quote]

+1 for Pino. I do agree with some of the stuff that JB says, but definitely not the fact that everyone who picks up a fretless sounds like Jaco. Jaco was one of a kind (IMO) but as a lot of posters have already posted, there are a lot of good fretless players who don't sound like him. Pino being a case in point.

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louisthebass

Going slightly off topic, I watched about 20/30 mins of the programme last night. Really enjoyed it & it took me back about 40 odd years as I remember one of my older brothers being into Joni Mitchell & CSNY & hearing these songs coming from his bedroom from his stereo.

Great songs from a bunch of really talented people.

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louisthebass

Yes you should - is probably even better than my MIJ TRB5

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louisthebass

I've got phosphor bronzes on my Crafter 5 string ABG. I really like the fact that they're bright enough (but not too bright). The only downside is all the muck that comes off on your fingers

I've tried normal stainless steel rounds - didn't like it as it made the Washburn I had previously sound too much like an electric. So, off they came & on went a set of Bass Centre flats which were an improvement.

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louisthebass

[quote name='toneknob' post='1291849' date='Jul 4 2011, 10:01 AM']

The fill at 1m03s makes me have a little sexy moment with myself[/quote]

Great track. Pino's one of the most tasteful bassists out there - never, ever overplays & plays for the song always.

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louisthebass

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1292229' date='Jul 4 2011, 02:40 PM']It sounds to me that you need to practice reading, the doing of the thing. Knowing what all the marks mean is step one. You then need to link them up and the only real way to address that is to do it. Again and again and again and again.

Good luck.[/quote]

Amen to the above - exactly what the man said.

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louisthebass

I'd say that 5 strings & upwards are classed as ERB's. I was stunned when I saw a 5 string in use the first time at the 2nd Bass Centre Weekend in 1988 (Joe Hubbard & Tim Landers both had Peavey 5 string basses). It was another 8 years before I got my hands on one! (now I've got 4 of 'em!).

I'd still say the 4 is still the standard - a lot of the major bands (KoL, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Coldplay, etc) still have bassists using a 4 quite happily.

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louisthebass