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[quote name='ste_m3' post='44273' date='Aug 11 2007, 08:02 PM']hahaaa, I was at a gig in preston last night. And i was just at the bar afterwards when i got lynched by rather attractive young ladies all taking pictures with me! And then they even took my bass and gear bag to the bus station for me, and only stopped when the bus driver said they either had to pay of i had to carry my own stuff (Dammit) This is the life![/quote] Taking pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!!! DHSS i'd bet !!!

A guy i used to play in a band with works for royal mail sorting office and he was stealing like no-ones business ! Guitar cases computer cases and watch boxes especially got there attention ! But the best one of all was when he STOLE two p.a speakers 15 inch cabs i dont know how he got them out.... but it shows the type of people your dealing with!!! He was actually against the last strike because he was making too much out of thieving and didn't want any management comeback !!!! P.S. He was a guitarist , says it all really !

[quote name='markytbass' post='37350' date='Jul 26 2007, 02:48 PM']Well I have been doing backing (like Bruce Foxton) but we are finding it difficult to find a guitarist who can sing (infact we are finding it difficult to get a guitarist full stop). I have decided to try the lead vox as well as bass until either someone turns up or until I fail miserably. I can sing and in key so thats not a problem its putting the two together. Thanks for the reply I'll put it into practice. Cheers[/quote] I hear you brother !!!! We are going through the same thing at the moment, let down by singers so often that i'm learning t do it as well,because i'm sick to death of being at the mercy of singers !!! I'm actually SUPRISED how easy it can be, just simplify the bassline if your really stuck.I'm pleased as hell that i can do "stuck in the middle with you " but try "shadows in the rain " by the police it's a hard one! Good luck, let me know how your getting on we'll swop tips !! LOL !

I think the hard part in walking lines is to make it clever and musical! To be supportive and interesting is the challenge ( so the wife says ) . Check out Jacos lines on the " night passage " album some great lines there and the best lines ever "The dry cleaner from des moines" from the Mingus album.The funkiest walking(?) lines you'll ever attempt !

[quote name='funkle' post='18524' date='Jun 15 2007, 07:55 PM']This bass is the proverbial mutt's. Have a look at my avatar Or, if you'd like an objective review..... [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=13&storycode=3868"]http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?sectio...;storycode=3868[/url] Full text follows: [i]Passive bolt-on 4-string- By Bill Leigh, Jonathan Herrera | January 2004 Lakland Skyline Series Darryl Jones Signature Bass With a resumé that includes Miles Davis, Madonna, and ten years and counting with the Rolling Stones, Darryl Jones is the ultimate top-shelf sideman. Players like Jones base their careers on being intensely musical, being a great hang, and having a solid sound. For much of his tenure with the Stones, Darryl’s main instrument has been a Jazz-style axe he co-designed with Boston boutique builder A Basses, the one-man shop of bassist Albey Balgochian. The A Basses Darryl Jones Signature featured a downsized J-Bass body, a clean, pickguard-free appearance, and a Wilkinson bridge. Though it was first introduced with active Basslines pickups and EQ, the design soon evolved to a passive instrument with Aero pickups that Darryl chose. Nowadays, Balgochian plays more bass than he builds, so it made sense for Chicago bassmaker Lakland, who offers a line of vintage-inspired signature axes, to take up Darryl’s cause. With Lakland’s new Skyline Series Darryl Jones Signature Bass, the Chicago company started with the basic elements of the A Basses version—petite body, 21-fret fingerboard, flattened-oval neck shape, and Aero pickups—but they added a few new touches. Inspired by Darryl’s favorite Fender, a ’66 Jazz Bass, Lakland included neck binding, block fingerboard inlays, a pickguard, and control plate, as well as the large, dual-design bridge and 5-bolt neck joint common on other Lakland instruments. Lakland introduced the model as part of their more affordable, Korean-made Skyline Series, though next year it plans to offer a higher-priced U.S.-built model with a graphite-reinforced quartersawn neck, hand-installed fret job, and oil finish instead of lacquer. How Does It Feel… With its petite J-style body, the Darryl Jones Signature is remarkably comfy, though I found it a little neck-heavy on my lap. Another staffer, who took the Lakland on several rock, funk, and folky singer-songwriter gigs dug the classic Jazz shape, and appreciated how the small body was easier to handle than older bulkier Jazz Basses. Since he plays with a light, back-by-the-bridge fingerstyle touch, he loved Darryl Jones Signature’s ultra-low setup. It was a bit buzzy for the meatier, front-pickup playing position I prefer, but after two quarter-turns of the truss-rod and some bridge-saddle tweaks, it played like a dream. I loved the matching headstock and subtle sparkle of our tester’s black finish—it conveyed the perfect mixture of trad and pizzazz, especially under stage lights. The DJ’s hardware was superb; the Hipshot-licensed open-back tuners help keep neck-weight down given the petite body, and the pewterized-string posts and bridge saddles add an element of class. The Jones arrived with medium-gauge Lakland strings strung through the body rather than through Lakland’s beefy dual-design bridge, and the taut string feel suited the swamp ash body’s natural resonance. Passive Aggressive The Aero pickups offered up a mixture of trad-cool clarity and classic Jazz-bass vibe, filling the room with a sturdy bass voice anchored by deep lows and seasoned with crystalline highs. Through our Soundroom’s Demeter/Crest/Eden rig the bridge pickup delivered burpy punch with a hint more bottomy roundness and warmth than the typical Jaco jazz sound, while the neck pickup sounded fat and smooth. The Jones poured out chocolaty thickness through a Merlin 550 head and Aguilar GS410. With this bass, passive definitely doesn’t mean tame or limited. With both pickups on and the tone wide open, the Jones offers up a deliciously rich and fat slap sound that treads the line between sparkly modern tone and Old-School thumpin’-and-pluckin’. Roll off the tone and it’s a whole new sonic world. Blending the pickups offers lots of colors. I kept the neck pickup on full, with the bridge dialed halfway up for most of a live recording session with a funky, guitar-led blues-rock quartet. This setting captured the meat of the note with a little bit of hairy amp overdrive from an old Peavey 1x15 combo, yet kept the note attack clear and articulate enough to cut through a busy drummer, organist, and a thick-sounding guitarist. The instrument is incredibly responsive and dynamically rich; fingerstyle pops and funky trills seemed to leap from the fingerboard. Another staffer, who played the Lakland on rock and folk gigs through a Mesa Walkabout Scout combo and extension cabinet (see page 62), favored the bridge pickup with the tone rolled off for a punchy, robust sound. For a barky vintage voice, he soloed the neck pickup and dimed the tone. We really enjoyed having this bass around. As a terrific execution of a classic pickup arrangement, it’s a versatile tone tool; as a comfortable, familiar instrument, it’s simply fun to play. It’s refreshing to have so many sonic options in such a simple design. The Darryl Jones Signature is a lot more than only rock &roll … and I liked it. Lakland Skyline Series Darryl Jones Signature Bass List price: $1,499; approximate street price: about $1,050 Pros: Sweet, versatile tone; dynamic and responsive; very comfortable Cons: A little neck heavy. Contact: (773) 871-9637 Techspec Scale length: 34" Weight: 8 lbs, 11 oz Body: Swamp ash Neck: Maple with rosewood fingerboard Options: Fingerboards: rosewood, maple, lined fretless rosewood Colors: natural, Candy Apple Red, Lake Placid Blue, black pearl, white pearl. Made in: Korea Hardshell case: $120 list; $85 approximate street price $85 Gig Bag: $90 list; approximate street price $65 Warranty: Two years limited [/i] Enjoy! Pete[/quote] Cheers for that !!!

I hear you brother !!! I have a warwick streamer 1988 i was gonna get rid of last year, lowered the action a bit a couple of weeks ago and now it's like a new bass. It has every sound i'd want and i feel a much better slap sound than the thumb bass !!! Also i had changed from trace elliot ah350 to a markbass head and it just changed the sound of the bass, so musical sounding !!

I seen that before and if i had the money id take it of your hands.

[quote name='Muppet' post='17054' date='Jun 13 2007, 05:11 PM']I have one - with J retro fitted. Mutts nutts it is. [/quote] VERY NICE!!!!

Hi guys i was just wondering if anyone hee has tried or owned one of these basses. They look the mutts nuts but how do they sound ?

The last i heard Rich was on "britains got talent" as Kylie Minogue ! He got slated by the judges but he tilted my kilt !

LOL ! That said Stuart clayton gave the ashdown superfly a great review recently and was gonna buy one himself! So it must be Mark King's ears !!!

I have had a few Kingbasses and the botton end is serious !!! I dont think the finger sound is all that great ,,,but the slap sound is a market leader!!!!! So its either Mark Kings choice of sound or its the ASHDOWNS !! I hired one last year and it was CRAP !!!! Biggest waste of money on the market apart from BERHINGER obviously !

Good Topic 1.Jaco pastorius ... Mr Funk and underrated for his walking i think. 2.Jeff Berlin .... Mr Chops, the best soloist around ! 3.Mark King ... Mr Groove,massive technique and he'll groove you to death! 4.Vic Wooten ... Mr Everything,nuff said! 5.Darryll Jones... i love his sound and groove! His jazz bass snarls and spits at you!!!

CHORD TONES !!! Every chord in all positions of the neck in every key! And dont try to apply it just learn them and play along with everything that comes on the radio. It'll soon make sense and you'll work for life !!!! I learnt this too late, i got into Jeff Berlins chordtones series about 12 years ago and havent been out of work since!!!! I keep meaning to email him and tell him i owe him dinner!!

[quote name='funkysimon' post='11754' date='Jun 4 2007, 11:52 AM']G'wan, what's to hate in a guitarist? Cheers, Si (who plays both sorts of guitar, bass and -err- not-bass.)[/quote] You sound extremely DODGY !!!!

[quote name='HADRIEN FERAUD' post='12593' date='Jun 5 2007, 05:34 PM']Hi everybody , i'm glad to be here. Thanks for the comment Gizmo ..... I'm sometimes Jaco's clone , now it's Matt's , tomorrow ....what else ? Did you had time to listen to my complete Album ? I think not . anyway ...You said : " again great fusion bassist i" Thanks for that. Best thoughts to all of you . Cheers Hadrien[/quote] Poor old Gizzmo Ha Ha,thats the funniest thing i've seen in ages, i've benn slagging off jimi hendrix for ages , i hope theres no mediums on here!!!! Basswise i've been listening to Mr Feraud (industrial zen)Richard bona,Alain caron and Kai eckhardt. John mclaughlin always has the best young bass talent available,Jeff berlin, kai eckhardt, jonas hellborg and now 'HADRIEN FERAUD' .Sir we salute you!

Thought you might like this! >>Dear Abby... >>I think my wife is cheating on me. I am a working musician and, as you >>would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things >>happening when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside >>to answer it or she says, "I'll call you back later". When I ask her who >>called she gets evasive. >>Sometimes she goes out with friends but comes home late, getting dropped >>off around the corner and walking the rest of the way. I once picked up >>the extension while she was on the phone and she got very angry. >> >>A buddy of mine plays guitar in a band. He told me that my wife and some >>guy have been to his gigs. He wanted to borrow my guitar amp. That's >>when I got the idea to find out for myself what was really happening. >> >>I said "sure, you can use my amp but I want to hide behind it at the gig >>and see if she comes into the venue and who she comes in with". He >>agreed. >>Saturday night came and I slipped behind my Marshall JCM800 half stack to >>get a good view. I could feel the heat coming off the back of the amp. >>It was at that moment, crouching down behind the amp, that I noticed that >>one of the tubes was not glowing as bright as the other 3. >> >>Is this something I can fix myself or do need to take it to a technician? >> >>Thanks, >>Very Concerned