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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1367943806' post='2071361'] [b]I've never really thought about what gear my favourite players used, unless they had an attractive bass and I wanted to know what it was because I wanted one that looked like it. That's why I bought a Thumb bass. Not because I wanted to sound like Norwood, I just wanted to look like Norwood.[/b] What's funny about these gear-related enquiries is the answer is nearly always 'a Fender into whatever was available'. I don't think most influential players paid too much attention to their gear, they were too busy making music. [/quote] Yeh, that's me as well But not really any more

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1367941106' post='2071277'] its all part of the BASSCHAT >>> PRATTCHAT syndrome it will pass in a few days [/quote] I'm not saying it's wrong or anything, just wondering why so many are obsessed with famous players' gear, but then stop there. I'd be asking about EQ frequencies, signal chain, effects settings, etc. I'll admit I really tried to find out about Chris Squire's EQ and signal chain a couple of years ago, but a YES producer said in an interview it was a secret.

Now Guy Pratt is taking questions it seems a lot of them are about what gear he used for certain tours and recordings. I'm interested to know why people are interested in such things. Why does it help you to know Flea used a Pedulla in 1995 or whatever?

Thanks very much, Paul, yeah, things are picking up, I've been feeling a increase in pace for a few months. So glad your enjoying the EP man!

It's excellent. I like the song, and the video looks like it was fun to make. I like the little interplayed accents between the drums and bass on the heavy choruses, so simple and so effective. Great stuff, you should be really proud of this.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1367912185' post='2070801'] Guy, I'd just like to say that I think you have handled this whole episode, which I read from start to finish, with dignity and restraint. It speaks volumes about the type of person you are. Much respect. [/quote] Yes, absolutely.

[url="http://www.bedroom-bar.co.uk/whats-on/"]http://www.bedroom-bar.co.uk/whats-on/[/url] Bedroom Bar, Shoreditch Friday 14 June. We are on about 11pm, maybe even midnight. [b] Time Out says ..[/b] Tue May 28 2013 South African soul and funk band who, since the death of the brilliantly charismatic Doreen Thobekile in 2010, have been fronted by her daughter and former vocal sparring partner, Ingrid Webster. Incorporating members of London's hardy global roots perennials Transglobal Underground, they're playing as part of new monthly club night Soulclectica, with Jamie Renton on the decks.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1367865297' post='2070431'] Could you be a dear and put the day of the week on the listings. Only free Saturday, see, and i'm too bloody lazy to find out myself. BTW Lady Bones has promised to come to the the next London Zulu gig, if you are doing a Saturday with KR, I'll get her along. A bit like the time she refused to come to Brighton, so I took her to Hove instead. [/quote] Done mate LZ gig on Friday 14 June, I'll put a listing up mate. Cheers Sean.

I hope this means the mess is cleared up now. On another note, I wonder if Guy, BillyApple and me are the only bassists on here who have done some live stand up? If you think your first gig was sh*t-scary, try stand up comedy

I'm going to try to get something in for this, been too busy for the last couple. LIke the pics

[quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1367526812' post='2066581'] Great advice xiddx, it's a tough one. [/quote] I know, but do make sure you follow your true path, your real passion. Be sensible but don't compromise. You'll regret it later if you do. Just be prepared to be selling fried chicken for a long time

[quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1367520434' post='2066436'] Hey everyone, I am really stuck and I'm sure i'm not the first person to have this problem. At the moment I play in four bands and gig quite regularly, always every week. I'm getting to the point though where I feel like I'm spending too much time with bands and not enough time practicing the 'right' stuff. I do this alongside a full time job, so my schedule is quite full. Anyway I got back from work today and picked up my bass and realised that I was so tired, I couldn't maintain the concentration needed to sustain a good practice and decided to put my bass down. I've realised that If I stopped doing a lot of the gigs, I would have much more time to practice but would I miss out by dropping out of gigs? I play in a mixture of folk, pop, blues kind of bands (which you can listen here , www.andrewdalerichards.com) they're all great guys and girls but I've wanted to pursue jazz for a while and after going to a local club(of which everyone was amazing) I realised I sure as hell wasn't good enough and if I wanted to get into the 'jazz world' I'd have to make it a full time commitment. So I'm torn between playing in bands or focusing full on studying my instruments more. Who else has been in this situation and what did they do? [/quote] I'm in three bands, but they rarely clash. If you want to change genre to a tricky one because that's your passion, you gotta so what you gotta do. Why tf you think that not playing in any bands at all is going to benefit you is beyond me though. Just play in the best band and ditch the rest. Then get the best tutor you can and study hard. Just make sure you're prepared for years of hard work and make sure it's the right sort of work. Randy Rhoads toured with Ozzy and kept up his classical studies and had a tutor while he was on tour. Before that he did the same while playing in local hair metal bands while teaching at his mum's music school. You really need to consider the business aspects of what you are doing though, there's little chance of making money being even a very serious talented musician, let alone in the jazz world. So make sure you keep your day job

Also, how does your mojo feel (yes, yes, the jokes ) For me it's like unity between the band and the audience, There's a tangible feeling of static in the air, an electrical bond. A soaring sort of energy.

Damn good that is!

And what are you responding to? My last gig was not until the last three numbers of 11. It felt great though, I really felt it strongly. I think I was responding to the lovely audience. What about you?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1367446213' post='2065921'] At this point may I recommend the book [i]Musicophilia[/i] by Oliver Sachs. It seems music is a key function of the human brain, with the power to access other...bits. [/quote] You may. Is it worth me reading it? EDIT: Looks good, just got it on my Kindle. Cheers!

You know what, I was convinced it was going to be sh*t, a circus act like almost all this looper nonsense. And I thought it was going to be because it took a while to get going and it looked like you were demonstrating a process rather than making music. But it's not sh*t. It's f***ing brilliant. You are a gifted musician mate, you also have a lovely voice. You need to hang on to that drummer, he's crisp as f*** and really complements what you are doing. That said, where do you go from here? Maybe this is the musician in me speaking, but can you write and perform a whole set without it seeming like a circus performance, can you do it so the audience forget how you are making that music and thinking it's just the best you can do given that set of logistics? Will a non-musician audience care or even understand? Will it just be music to them anyway? Will you get loads of emails from the looper fraternity? 'And next week folks, how to play Paganini's 24 caprices with a 15 inch cilbasa and a monkey wrench'. Nevertheless, you make beautiful music mate. If I had the ability to do what you are doing, I'd be getting some really deep lyrics going. Very much looking forward to what you do next.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1367428475' post='2065583'] Indeed. There's more to fishing than catching fish. [i]"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds of people are found, which are invariably ugly; because of all the television commercials, cocktail parties, and assorted social posturing I thus escape; because in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once and endless source of delight and a small act of rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and patience; because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time and I don't want to waste the trip; because mercifully there are no telephones on trout waters; because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness; because bourbon out of an old tin cup always tastes better out there; because maybe one day I will catch a mermaid; and, finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant--and not nearly so much fun."[/i] Robert Traver (1903-1991) [/quote] That's lovely. When I go fishing the entire atmosphere consumes me, the night before to getting home. Trying to understand the water and what's affecting it, trying to think like a fish. I'm no expert, and neither am I at music, but I apply my own theories and get results I'm happy with, while aspiring to be better in my own small way despite being a lazy nerk - I let my passion levels dictate my learning intentions and habits, completely erratic. Throughout my fishing day I will be in the grip of a bastard of an earworm. "Well I'm in the mood for a corned beef on rye. With a tomato, and some coleslaw on the side". The reggae section of 'You Didn't Try To Call Me". A couple of lines from Lawrence of Arabia. Or some sh*t like that. I'll be fishing and find myself analysing every little nuance and inflection of the earworm, repeating it for hours in my head, trying to find patterns or relavences. I feel it's developed my imagination, you get closer to your likes and dislikes and the details within them.

I fear Mr Bridger may need a name change.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1367436844' post='2065714'] All of the time. A lot of young players can rip s*** out of Jaco's stuff but, as someone said above, it's the soul, the swing that they miss. Feraud, Garrison, Gwizdala etc are all monster players but they lack Jaco's organic humanity, his heart. Jaco played some incredibly moving music, clever but never cerebral. [/quote] Can't argue with that.

It starts with dynamics and musical stuff in my head, and ends with notes, timbres, space .. Sometimes it's quick, sometimes it's really slow.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1367438157' post='2065739'] Gil Yaron? [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com...bass-build.html[/url] [/quote] Ya man!

I love threads like that, I can get lost in them for ages. Like that Israeli guy making a lightweight resonant Jazz, that was an amazing thread. Please don't ask me to find it, I can't remember any useful keywords

[quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1367398036' post='2064999'] Reminds me of a story I heard years ago (possibly by PG Woodhouse???) Apologies if I get some of the fishing terminology wrong. Country squire arrives at the Pearly Gates and is welcomed by St Peter. "I won't be much trouble", he says, "if you could just find me a nice stretch of river with a few trout in, that'd do me nicely. Fishing's the only the thing I've ever really cared about, don't y'know". "Ah", says St.Peter, "come with me, I think we have the very thing for you", and he leads him through the gates and at length they arrive at an idyllic river scene, with soft grassy banks, beautiful trees for shade, set in glorious rolling countryside. "This is perfect!" exclaims the squire. "Glad you like it", says St Peter, and hands him the most exquisite rod he's ever seen. The squire handles it admiringly, feels the free-running reel, the perfect balance of weight and elasticity, and prepares to cast. The moment his line hits the water, a magnificent specimen of trout takes the bait, and after a few minutes of playing him, the squire reels him in to his landing net. "Fabulous!", he thinks, and prepares to cast again. Once again, no sooner has he cast his line than another huge trout is caught on the hook. Again, he carefully reels in his catch. "Well I never!", he says to himself, "I've never had a day like this in all my life!". His third cast and fourth cast are met with further instantaneous successes, and when his fifth cast has the same result he feels just a trace of annoyance. After a dozen catches, he is starting to get a bit fed up. He turns to St Peter and says, "look, old chap, if it's all the same to you, I think I'll try a bit further along, and see what it's like there". "I'm sorry", replies St Peter, "I'm afraid you have to stay here until you've caught them all". "Oh hell" says the squire. "That's right" says St Peter. [/quote] "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after" [i]Henry David Thoreau[/i]