Raslee

Well wid a name like me rasta I&I is obviously playing ina Country & the Western muzik..... I play with reggae/ska covers functions weddings spliff party band TRU STEPPAZ (No not Victoria Beckhams backing band...however if the money was right....well!) - www.trusteppaz.com Also play UK roots dub bass with Daddy Teacha www.myspace.com/daddyteacha (think that's the address) & Have a new project on the go called the Stoned Bones Dub collective - Tunes/riddims etc on my myspace www.myspace.com/booyakalee I also (and theres more) am the mainstay bassist of Shropshires finest Booyaka, who upon my depart to Devon was replaced by my good friend Max who went on to become that pants band called the Kooks bassist(he obivously lost the Funk, but i hear he has now left the Koks so perhaps has found it again)-anyhow he's richer than me by far so good on ya Max and you owe me many a beer - Booyaka still continue as a local legend and i get together for two or three re-union gigs/festi's/pissups etc www.myspace.com/booyakafunk currently i am looking at depping with Plymouths finest groove funkmeisters the Circus of Sound...well funky www.myspace.com/circusofsounduk & i have gig tonight with Tru steppaz....Irie!

I passed on the 55-02 to Machines (glad your enjoying it mate) in a 3 way swap and ended up with a JO5 from Thunderthumbs....i have to truly say the JO5 is the best Jazz bass i have ever ever played, and was much than what i was looking for in a bass...amazing !

[quote n The x is a mute note. Sometimes he only plays the one high 'C' rather than three of them, etc. I've spaced it so if you count the empty beats as semiquaver rests it should be easy to get the timing right. Just don't get confused thinking the bar line in the middle is a chord at the first fret. [/quote] Nice one matey, i was very close but a few bits there for me....much basslove

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='286508' date='Sep 18 2008, 11:21 AM']Are you wanting tab for it or something? I could probably do that for you, but it's really easy to work out from listening to the intro. If you're officially giving up, say so and I'll knock up a tab. [/quote] thanks thisnameismistaken, a tab would be most ideal...and massively appreciated....thanks (just the main groove i'm sure i can improvise around it a bit as per the tune)

[quote name='The Funk' post='286062' date='Sep 17 2008, 05:04 PM']Ooooooh! It's [i]that[/i] song... [/quote] Yeah...thats the tune....well funky...but how d'ya play it?????

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='285478' date='Sep 16 2008, 11:28 PM']The one I bought from "yesikris" has now been passed on to "Rasta" as part of a three way bass swap between him, myself and "Machines".[/quote] Yes, was a perfect 3 way swap as i was after a Jazz style 5 string. Machines was after a funky 5 string and Thunderthumbs was after a Stingray....so the story unfolded: I had a Lakland 5502 which i was able to drop off to Machines in the midlands as i had a gig there, damn fortunate as i live pretty close to the equator here in Devon (bloody rains more though). Anyhow i picked up the Stingray which i tried out briefly for a bit of reminiscence of my Stingray i owned many years ago - great sound indeed. Machines was a super dooper guy and initiated to the world of Lakalnd and i felt the 5502 went to a good home where it will get the groove treatment it deserves, it is a funk machine the 5502. I too funked out with my old band legendary funk band 'Booyaka' www.myspace.com/booyakafunk that weekend with the Stingray and had a funky good time, albeit copious amounts of hedonism and a gig in between! Alas i return to my southwest abode where Manchester based Thunderthumbs is taking a holiday in Newquay...damn fortunate again! He visited me in Devon to bring the lovely Lakalnd Joe Osbourne 5 string to swap for Machines old Stingray. The three way swap was complete! That night i spank away my fingers on the JO5 and yes it was total instant love, i'd say the best Jazz bass i have ever played actually......its true!....so there we have it the tale of the 3 way swap of 3 of the finest basserteers....all happy with their new swaps and a feeling that bass players trust is somewhat similar to the bonding of true Jedi's.

Cheers guys, yeah i was thinkin of doin the chromatic thing around D7 ish...still it'd be nice to know what is being played. Can anyone help with Expansions....if you haven't got the tune get it! Damn funky man Lonnie Liston Smith "Expansions"...think i first heard it at Glastonbury in the early 90's...well funky repetitive b-line...just wish i could work it out!

[quote name='Rich' post='285706' date='Sep 17 2008, 11:24 AM']Rock Steady is a fabulous groove. You're right, it's an A 'verse' with a D bridge. Honestly, don't bother looking for tab or anything for it, just give it a lot of listens and play along with it. It's all about feel, and you'll [i]never[/i] get that from tab or transcripts. It's a mutha, you'll love it. A 2 note bassline has never been so funky [/quote] Whats those runs in that D bridge though...my ear isn't that good...knowing the notes would help, but yeah man i feel the riddim...or rhythm i should say in this case.

Hi Folks, I'm a 3 note reggae guy usually but i'm going to be jammin with another band soon and need the music tab or score or even just the riffs noted on ere' I heard that old Greg had lost the Funk soooo i'm on a mission to find it again (God & Bootsy willing!) Looking for Lonnie Liston Smith 'Expansions' (thinks its around C Pentatonic ish) & Aretha Franklins 'Rock Steay' (Thinks its A minor ish & D Bridge or Chorus bit) Any help would be massively appreciated!

My first 4x10 was a Loud Inc off ebay, great cab!- i used it back then with a Hartke 3500 and i used to cane it loads with dub....needless to say i blew the tweeter within 5 minutes but i didn't need it. Anyhow cut a long story short i had the Loud for around 5 years in various places/bands as a coffee table etc and i sold it about a year ago to a young bassist who is regularly gigging with it now 2-3 time s a month.

Yeah i was really lucky to meet the Dr. he bigged up my dub bass at a gig! CCCCCHHHHHAAAAARRRRGGGGEEEE

Stir it up- Bob Marley and the Wailers Chocolate City - Parliament High on You -Sly & The Family Stone Legalization (of the Ganja herb) - Culture Can't touch this - MC Hammer Chameleon - Herbie Hancock (albeit on Keys) Baltimore- Sly & Robbie Cholly - Funkadelic Psychoticbumpschool- Bootsy Collins Christopher Columbus - Burning Spear and finally a guilty pleasure....Rio-Duran Duran!!!!

Gwan play dem reggae dub riddim wid tone....cha bumbaclot = No tone fe sure.. for me it's just phat belly gully slinking resonance through a giant sound system...there's a lot to be said for just a note thats very loud and very bassy indeed....apparently the earth resonates in Eb-thats just one note - Don't get me wrong i love 'Portrait of Tracy' (thats lots of notes) with tone, but there is a lot to be said for just the bass, big dub tents aka jah Shaka, a Jazz or precision with tone rolled off and a natural smoke machine and 1000's of festinutters-pure and obese bass tone...they're grrrrreeeattt! Irie What am i talking about-try a SUBDUB night (Iration Steppaz)-footlong with reggae reggae bass food Sauce in Leeds!

I have a 75 Re-issue USA Jazz, a 98' Japan Precision bass and a lakland JO5 and they're all brilliant and have their own personalities when playing....i have to say though i am blown away with Lakland JO5, i can really recommend those Lindon Frailin (or something like that...can't remember exactly what they're called) pickups - for me passive basses all the way ! I did try a Fender USA Jazz 5 the other week....and well lets just say there's something in the Lak....a monster?