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lol...what a fun thread: Back in the day-Bootsy Collins (Rubber Funk) or Fred Wesley & the Horney horns albums with Bootsy on! Familyman in Dub - Aston Familyman Barret (heavy bass dub reggae) or as said earlier Babylon by bus (Bob Marley) Marcus Miller Live+1 (Jazzfunk) Wingful of eyes (Mike Howlett from Gong...beautiful music) or Gongs 'You' album Victor Wooten & Dennis chambers and some guitar guy, Geoff Howe i think...thats got some good bass going, bit technical for my standards though. Highlight tribe (Techno with Live bass) Backdoor ...if you can find an album (Drums, bass & Sax mashup) Squarepusher..Drum n bass with live & sampled bass bits. Any Culture or Burning Spear album...great reggae Ozric tentacles 'Pungent Effulgent' think i've spelt it wrong, timeless space rockdubstergroovers-any 90's Ozrics is a good place for melodic bass playing And finally any Kooks bass lines because when i listen to them i don't feel too bad on the bass. My good friend Max Rafferty lol...love ya Max (Booyaka)

Thanks for your helpful reply jonny-lad, really appreciated mate . Is the soundpost and bridge the same thing...i'm a bit confused there?...forgive my dumbness on the subject. My DB is a 1/2 size, when you refer to scale length do you mean the neck length? cheers

Hello DB'ers, I've recently sold my Stagg and tuck the plunge in buying a wooden bass, albeit a grade B cheapish Gear4music double bass that needs fixing up. I've got the bits and put it together now but not sure which way the middle wooden bridge goes?...it seems to slope down more on one side...would that be the E or the G side. I've also broken the E & A string upon tuning, i think the strings were weak crap quality ones so am ordering some better ones, they had been bent too!!!. Also does moving the bridge allow for lower action, my action seems really high...or do i file the bridge or similar? some of you old timers are probably cringing at my Q's but i literrally do not have a clue ...also if anyone know anyone who does set ups near south Devon let me know. Thanks in anticipation for your responses.

I had one of these on my Steinberger Spirit that i sold. There is a user on here called steinbergerguitars from the USA, he got it for me which was great of him, but it didn't come cheap! With the postage etc it cost around £50...a lot of dosh for a little metal hook - maybe a local metal worker could make you something up cheaper??? btw, got a Synapse soft case up for grabs if anyone wants to make an offer?

[quote name='retromal' post='491077' date='May 18 2009, 07:43 AM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM2HYJ_dIsA"]Superstition intro...[/url] only the first 36 seconds, would have been nice if it was a bit longer but as I was playing I had no say in this.. anyway enjoy.. Mal[/quote] Great tune, i used to play this in a funk band and used to use an envelope filter or sometimes synth effect on the bass (even both at times)...was a really funky take on the tune in a Bootsy esq kind of way!

[quote name='Rowbee' post='460395' date='Apr 12 2009, 10:15 AM']Dammit, I wish I lived in Norwich, that sounds like one of my ideal gigs![/quote]+1

I found jammin to a Funkadelic album helped me improvise...not that i'm great at it but i can jam-most of the time i wasn't bothering in learning the Funkadelic line note for note but rather something that i can groove along with the track. As George Clinton says "Free you mind and your ass will follow"....having said that most of the open mic nights i've been to involves self indulgence funkin around E pentatonic ...give me the dub anyday

[quote name='redstriper' post='409532' date='Feb 14 2009, 05:29 PM']Also, we're always looking for gigs if anyone fancies a reggae party............. [/quote] Ites, Gwan blaze de fyah,. Reggae is love, and havin that dub pass through ya body is fe real a fine bassists pleasure...he who feels it knows it, fe sure dready. Lets have a reggae party fe I&I. Yeah Bubinga i love the riddims, Stalag always a favorite, Full up (Pass the Kouchie), Queen of the minstrels , Promised Land etc etc....all great how it comes around again and still sound fresh with the likes of Sizzla, Capleton etc. I loves me reggae bands and i fe sure love being the bassmon, lovin playin with Daddy Teacha...check my link below - IRIE Summer isa comin' a the collie is sweet!

Live this Saturday a hedonisitc funktacular in the depths of Cornish territory, Like at Maker Energy Rooms like, Near Millbrook, Near Plymouth but over the border a bit (via a Torpoint ferry), like somewhere in between the middle of nowhere..... the mighty [b]Booyaka[/b] (Not Boosh) & the paragons of 10 piece horns n all [b]'Circus of Sound' [/b]Funkskadubbyreggaelisicious vibes perform for you...Circus costumes & sillyness a must...camp fire and bongo's in the early hours too, Cider it makes my belly wider for all, Sleep in a hedge or bring a tent/camper too. Admin £4 ish...Random Arms open until late, Fire burns until its out. Satz 28th March 9pm >>>> See www.makerfestival.co.uk for address or Google Make , ramehead cornwall or maker sunshine blah blah....Come if you want to get a good pasty www.myspace.com/circusofsounduk & www.myspace.com/booyakafunk

Top guy to buy from, i bought a Spector from Alan....superb quality, well packed & fast delivery-a top trustworthy guy. Basschatters can buy/sell in confidence. Thanks all round Alan, Lee (Rasta)

Had to work out Billy Jean the other night after hearing half of it on the radio on the way to a gig (in another bands tour bus....bling bling...well festival machine nonetheless...very cool though)-anyhow we didn't play it in the end!

[quote name='molan' post='422459' date='Mar 1 2009, 05:01 PM']Nice shirt Lee - what is it about bass players, always the most stylish person in the band [/quote] Cheers buddy, covered two genre's in one dress which was appropriate as i played in a dub band & later a funk band at the same festival....so naturally i chose a Marley T-Shirt with a Bootsy shirt over the top ......and star shaped sunglasses with a rasta hat! (Funky Kingston?) Thank god for Cornish hedonism thats all i can say, however i must learn how to play one day and not get soooo wrecked and wear freaky clothes...still its a nice bass innit !

[quote name='redstriper' post='415825' date='Feb 20 2009, 10:01 PM']who feels it knows it. [/quote] Irie Dredy Nuthin like a sound system with pure bass....Iration Steppa's

[b]Markbass[/b]...believe the hype

ooooh you beauty-i have nearly exactly the same bass + 1 string, 5 string JO in Lake placid blue...probably the best 5 string bass i've ever played-a lifer for sure me thinks - i often have impure thoughts about selling/trading my USA 75RI Fender Jazz 4 to get either a JO 4 or The DJ4...hmmmm-must repent! Good luck with JO buddy

FONK, well its love innit? My mates girlfriend said "Stick Wesley's Fourplay on and take me from behind"....now that was a groove - and no it wasn't me playing her..just a funky comment i heard from the player (of the my mates girlfriend that is). But seriously the 90's Funkateers like James Taylor Quartet, Corduroy & Mothers Earth are worth a check out for modern uptakes, but yup funkadelic is a religion of some kind that i'm into... i think it was like Dennis Chambers said something like "I've been playing for years and i'm still learning it". Its a slippery slope though (maybe my mates girlfriend when Fourplay had finished)-i think i started Funk before i even touched an instrument...or a lady for that. I was sick at a party in the early hours just after i heard 'Bad Tune' by Earth Wind & Fire-that was funky with no mess! Then before i knew it i was listening to Miles 'On the Corner' backwards with a bunch of aliens-the Mothership had landed in my pants around that time too-BOOYAKA!. I love funk, but i'm not a great player of it - i'm a simple groover and struggle on the slap groove technical stuff...but ya gotta love being stuck in any groove. Has anyone ever been late for work being 'stuck in a groove' when you pick up your axe before leaving???....how do you explain that to the bossman? One nation under a groove, baba! Heres me & the Circus funkin out last week! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHL51Ov8hQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHL51Ov8hQ[/url]

Daddy teacha's repertoire...as below in my signature-I'm going to be in the backing band for him soon - DUBTASTIC & Irie!

If your budget permits i highly recommend trying the Markbass Jeff Berlin Combo. I use one with an extension 15" cab (with tweeter) and have never looked back. The Markbass 15"'s IMO sound quite different to most 15"s that i have tried (Ampeg/Fender/EBS/Trace etc) - they seem to articulate the highs well and holds a good funk sound down, i mainly play reggae though through the Markbass and have to say i feel its also perfect for that dub vibe too. I was always a 10" speaker guy having used a 6x10 as my main rig with an Eden head...said i'd never use a combo again and wouldn't be a 15"' man...well that kinda went out the window! Try a Berlin if you get chance buddy, Good luck with your search.

Aston 'Familyman' Barrett Robbie Shakespeare Mike Howlett - GONG Roly Wynne...thinks thats his name...anyhow-The Ozric Tentacles bass player! Now thats what i call Irie!