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[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1360972012' post='1979414'] This is my favourite, purely for its simplicity, sorry about the quality but it is a copy from a tape of a tape x 2 then converted to mp3. Was recorded for a single but never released in 1979(ish). [url="https://soundcloud.com/arc-rock/plastic-girl"]https://soundcloud.c...ck/plastic-girl[/url] [/quote] I really like your going to the tonic at the end of the verse sections, it's got attitude. It's a nice line well played. You are mixed rather loud aren't you

What a buzz! Looking forward to your Tuesday report once the epic hangover has calmed down Very best of luck, Michael!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1361083684' post='1980714'] This came up last month [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/195848-paying-for-music-or-not/page__hl__downloading"]http://basschat.co.u...hl__downloading[/url] The odd cheeky CD or file share aside, I think that putting this viewpoint to a forum of musicians is like preaching to the converted :-) [/quote] Comes up every month doesn't it?

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1361095446' post='1980857'] Went well. I'll write a proper review when I actually wake up. As for pictures, plenty were taken (I think), I'm just waiting to get them back. [/quote] Brilliant mate Who did the bass get passed to?

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1361035417' post='1980173'] Tonight's the night! Anybody in Portsmouth going to James' gig? [/quote] Won't be a good start to the relay if there isn't James, have a cracker, let's get this party started!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1361033955' post='1980134'] Pretty much died a death really, it was singer/guitarist Ed's project and he wanted to make an album. 3 years and 4 drummers later and it was done so he's achieved what he wanted to and has moved on to other things. We recorded a song a few months ago but never practice together or gig so apart from the occasional song every now and then purely as a recording band, I can't see much else happening. I'm really proud of the album anyway and I got to grips with a few other instruments over the years while it was being done. I think I'm credited with about different 6 instruments in the liner notes. Always leave them wanting more eh? [/quote] That's a damn shame. Nevermind, we have one great album to enjoy Congratulations!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1361031748' post='1980079'] I can see no reason why I wouldn't hear that Kit Richardson track just as it is on Radio 2 and similar stations alongside other established artists . Very professional sounding production . The solo track is a bit of a t[i]our de force[/i] too . Great work . You ought to be doing this for a living . [/quote] That's very kind indeed mate, thanks! As for doing it for a living, I don't have the confidence required to be a session player, and I'm also musically illiterate I have three gigs I'm very very proud of and a day job that gives me a decent living. That said, There's nothing I'd like better than to be able to make £30k a year being a muso for a living. Thanks again for your lovely words Dingus.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1361030850' post='1980059'] Your lad is a player , that's for sure . Some really nice creative ideas in that bass part . It may well be that I am out of touch with fashions for young people and all that , but why is he dressed like a Ghanain rug salesman ? [/quote] It's great, I really like it, full of attitude and very well played and performed. I like $-String's nipper's outfit a lot!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1360961031' post='1979236'] I'm my own worst critic and don't like a lot of stuff I've done (or maybe it really is rubbish?) but there's been a few bits and pieces I'm fond of. The verses to 'The Cell' by inFictions (Bandcamp link in my sig) are one of them, simple but me and the drummer really locked in on the rhythm without any kind of discussion and it really makes the song stand out. There are some bits of the 1st 65daysofstatic album that I still like, although I was very green when it was done and I think it shows. [/quote] Just listened to the whole album, I love it! It's really excellent. What's happening with the band mate?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1360963701' post='1979275'] I wonder if this will make you all go out and buy a Warwick Triumph? [media]http://youtu.be/-7f3XTby1a8[/media] [/quote]Oddly enough, yes it does

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1361008107' post='1979621'] See, now I've said that I've had another listen! [/quote] Dude, thanks very much for listening and commenting, really appreciated, cheers!

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1360974495' post='1979457'] An excellent thread - I've been watching the 'new replies added' going up while I was typing this! (Looks at clock) Will have to return to it! [b]Steve-Soar[/b] - I love the tone you have on Breathing Underwater, really gritty. I'd have killed for that sort of sound when I started playing. The 10cc connection's ace! [b]Bobbass[/b] - that's quite similar to some of the drop-D tuning songs my jam-buddy would come up with. We were always trying to out-do each other in the odd-timings/chord changes, but this generally resulted in my Jazz with light-guage strings sounding like a clanky floppy mess. [b]GarethFlatlands[/b] - you said it yourself, your bass is absolutely locked with the drummer in 'The Cell'. A nice growl to the tone too, adding weight to the song. [b]Lozz[/b] - classic P tone! Dolly Dynamite reminded me a little of the New York Dolls (Personality Crisis - one of my fave tunes of theirs) and the second one is pure Sir Horace Gentleman. Excellent stuff, sir. [b]Xgsjx[/b] - that's a cracking bubbly line in Stars & Guitars. I really like the fast runs in 'My Old Friends'. [b]Risingson[/b] - less is definitely more in this case and the bassline suits the mood of the song perfectly. I love the sound of bass and synth bass doubled up. [b]4-Strings[/b] - that's a very catchy tune and your bassline is spot-on for it. Definitely Motown-ish. [b]Nige[/b] - very tasteful line in 'You Always Did', I like the space you leave in it. A suitably 'tubby' tone too. 'You Can't Touch me Now' is bloody great! The fast runs you did in Part III are fabulous, especially the section immediately afterwards in Part IV! On the subject of playing in general, I've watched your Yes covers with the bitsa Electra bass - hat well and truly doffed. [/quote] Yes, there is some fantastic music on here! I'm now a fan of Owen and inFiction. They float my rubber duck in a big way! Thanks for the very kind comments mate

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1360969358' post='1979369'] Just come on to this thread. To me the bassist plays for the song, whether it be one note or a hundred. I think Elvis Costello's bassist is a great example, and also the guy in Madness. [/quote] Spot on the money, Pete. And how the f*** could I forget Bruce Thomas! Absolutely the epitome of what I'm talking bout. His bass on Big Sister's Clothes is a stand out for me.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1360971657' post='1979406'] Some nice stuff on here. I do not hugely enjoy listening to myself because I annoy myself when I hear my personal cliches etc but sometimes it comes together [url="https://soundcloud.com/owen-lloyd-evans/12-nos-da-mam"]https://soundcloud.c...s/12-nos-da-mam[/url] The first was recorded in a local studio where my DB sounds better than anywhere due to the lovely ATC monster monitors they have and the fine Neumann they put on the bass. One day I will own a pair of ATCs for my house. What was gratifying was that I managed to control my urge to play more than I needed to and just rumbled along at the bottom. It is self-control which is sadly lacking in much of what I do What usually happens is that I get comfortable playing what I had intended and look for ways to spice it up. Sadly I do not have the Pino "taste gene" so inveriably have to apologise 30 seconds into playback, turn on my heel and go in to do it again [url="https://soundcloud.com/owen-lloyd-evans/sunshine"]https://soundcloud.c...-evans/sunshine[/url] This was done at home and the structure of the bass line ebbs and flows nicely. Nothing is more important than structure of a line for me, if I had the chops to play fast weaving complex chromaticisms around a vocal I would use them at all times obv, but if the line did not breath with the song I would just get angry with myself. This was one of those lines which you chuck down, feel that it is going well but get more and more nervous as the song progresses incase you mess up. You get to the end with the feeling of "phew, I might actually get away with that!" [/quote] Oh mate, this is lovely! I lived in the Welsh wild west for a bit in the '80s and this first number gives me nostalgia overload Beautiful woody bass, beautifully played and very sensitive to the song. The second is also splendid. Again, highly sensitive playing with gorgeous musicality. I can tell from your opening sentence what a sensitive bassist and person you are. And also probably under confident. Rejoice, there is real beauty and romance in your playing. Bloody marvellous playing and composition mate! I've been listening to your SC channel while writing this, there's some gorgeous music on there. Don't Leave Your Joy is fabulous! EDIT: f*** man, the bass on Tailspin - Stonehouse is wicked!! Diolch yn fawr iawn EDIT 2: HAHAHA!! Darluniau is awesome! Brilliant bass line too!

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1360971047' post='1979398'] Here you are Nigel. My meagre submission recorded 10 years ago in Austin. [url="http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=25231875&ac=now"]http://www.myspace.c...25231875&ac=now[/url] Although many of the tracks were roughly tried here in the UK the parts really only came together in the studio. Nothing very technical or exciting but that's not my style. I reckon the bass drives the song along nicely with a nice bit of tension from the use of 3rds in the verses. Stingray 5 through a Sansamp straight into the desk. There's a bit of fret rattle as the actioned had changed following the transatlantic flight. When I was playing for Micky this was always a popular song - the alternative title is "Die You Bitch". [/quote] I found it exciting! I think your line is lovely. It has real character, I could see someone playing it if you know what I mean, I had the same with Steve Soar's. Love the slightly ska bass feel over the non ska song, smooth tone as well. Yet again, not my bag musically, but I really enjoyed it! Thanks David

I have two, the first is Kit, from the first EP of two years ago, and it came very quickly. I had a crap iPhone recording from Kit of her singing and playing piano with the drummer on a leccy kit. This was the second part of the audition, to write bass lines for four songs. Kit told me she wanted staccato in the verses and long notes in the bridge and chorus. I had it done in a few hours, recorded and mixed it and sent it to her, she and the drummer loved them all, but this is my favourite for its lyrical nature and use of space and texture. They especially liked the trick low note in the middle section. This was the EP version I recorded at home over the studio mix for the EP which 51m0n later mixed and mastered beautifully for the EP. I love my tone, Warwick Corvette $$ into a POD X3 LIVE direct to desk. http://kitrichardson.bandcamp.com/track/you-always-did My other is the one I did for the Basschat composition challenge last December. I had great fun composing it, and what I heard in my head pushed my playing technique to my limits. I really like the composition, the madness of the middle sections and the sensitivity of the final sections, I played to the story and I've never had so much fun with the bass, and guitar keys and drum programming, I had an absolute blast doing this https://soundcloud.com/silddx/you-cant-touch-me-now-or-the

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1360969451' post='1979371'] I'm only as proud of the bass line that I've put down on a track as I am of the track itself. I've played far more 'complicated' bass parts on records we have made, but the three notes that I played on this tune are all I ever felt that it required for it to be a song that I'm very proud of. The rest of the bass is synth bass (which I also played ) [url="https://soundcloud.com/54321band/everest"]https://soundcloud.c...321band/everest[/url] [/quote] You got a bit of a crooner on the vocal there Good song this. And you're dead right, the bass is is perfect for it. Massive kudos for the restraint and tone selection

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1360964607' post='1979288'] I never got a recording of my fave bassline song from my last band & probably never will as my dear friend & singer took a stroke last year & so far has no interest in music & can't string a long sentence together. So it would be a choice of one of these 2... [url="http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/stars-guitars"]http://soundcloud.co...x/stars-guitars[/url] This was recorded in the singer's big room (hence the band name, BigRoom). We DI'd & mic'd upto a desk & recorded it into Ableton with no effects on my bass. The reason I like this one is because it is a challenge for me to play & every time we played it, Dave (the singer) would bump it up a few bpm to keep me on my toes. [url="http://soundcloud.com/bassg/my-old-friends"]http://soundcloud.co.../my-old-friends[/url] This one was recorded the afternoon before our final gig (unknown to us). The gig was in Dundee so Dave & Andrea came to my house for a run through the set & I set up a small mic in the middle of the room & plugged it straight into the back of my iMac. So it captured everything. I use a selection of effects in this song - Bass Murf, dirt, filter & chorus (I sometimes added octave into the mix too, but not on this recording). There's a few reasons I like this. It mixes simplicity with technical. The simple dusty end single notes during the verse, the unison part after the intro & the middle instrumental (though we messed it a llittle on the first run, we hit it on the 2nd) & the use of filtering in the dirt on the chorus. It'd be awesome if my new band could cover this, but I don't know if the new singer could do it any justice. We'll see at a later date. Both different & both great fun to play. [/quote] Again, not really my bag, but I like the second one, it really good! Very sensitive to tempo and timing aren't you Big sound, it's a bit overbearing for the song I feel. Nice little note flurries, and I like the fast harmony work with the guitar, or is it like a weird mandolin or something?

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1360961587' post='1979248'] Not the most technical, but I managed to get at least 3 separate influences into this one, Dolly Dynamite, by The Tuesday Club: Song starts at 1m35 (and although the heading is New Glamour, that`s the second song on this clip) Edit - forgot to add, on the day it was just the band playing live, although all went through the huge sound-system at Loaded TV. Our producer works for Loaded TV, so he has a very good measure of the sound required. Re the writing, I didn`t consciously use the influences, that`s just how the lines came out, virtually the first time we rehearsed the song. Bbut once I heard the recorded version I though "Oh, that`s a bit so-and-so". Originally in the song the middle however-many was just one-hit chords, but because of my bass-line we adapted it a bit. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opgxEUZB3II[/media] [/quote] Not my bag, but what a great party band! I don't know which bass was which in the recording, maybe it's just you and the other fella is only miming for the vid. The right tone for the music IMO, tight, played confidently, great stuff Lozz.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1360961031' post='1979236'] I'm my own worst critic and don't like a lot of stuff I've done (or maybe it really is rubbish?) but there's been a few bits and pieces I'm fond of. The verses to 'The Cell' by inFictions (Bandcamp link in my sig) are one of them, simple but me and the drummer really locked in on the rhythm without any kind of discussion and it really makes the song stand out. There are some bits of the 1st 65daysofstatic album that I still like, although I was very green when it was done and I think it shows. [/quote] I like this a lot, it reminds me of Transmitters a bit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transmitters_(band) - they're friends of mine from TGU. inFictions is more guitary. Your playing is lovely, sweet timing, underpins everything and supports the song perfectly, nice choice in the verses and bridges, spooky choices. Sweet tone too, not intrusive but cool and authoritative. Really like the song, will buy the album, thanks!

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1360960154' post='1979225'] Not my proudest achievement, but as a bass/drums thing it seems the most obvious choice: [url="https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/a-vague-disclaimer-is-nobodys"]http://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/a-vague-disclaimer-is-nobodys[/url] I didn't actually record it, as I'd written it all out in Guitar Pro for ease of writing a drum part and I was happy with the tone so it seemed a lot easier to just use that, although now I'm really unhappy with the tone, but oh well. It started, unusually, with the intro, then the outro, then the riffs in between arrived fairly rapidly, and I just threw them together (and it shows). The half time bit in the middle I was unsure about but I think it works, there's actually a vocally melody for this but as I can't sing it went unrecorded. [/quote] It very good man, but I'm confused, what do you mean you didn't actually record it? What am I listening to?

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1360959512' post='1979203'] This one. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KMm_bHcaTU[/media] It comes from the murders of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. The straight ahead verse parts are him cutting the bodies up in a controlled manner, the chorus is the boiled body parts floating to the bottom of the sea, (he flushed the boiled body parts down the toilet in the hope they would enter the water system). I used a Gibson Thunderbird, played upside down and strung left handed, through an Ampeg SVT II into a Marshall 4x12" guitar cab. It was recorded at Ed's Garage in Camden on old German valve eqipment into the very desk that "I'm Not In love" was recorded on by 10cc.. Teo Miller engineered, (Daisy Chainsaw). [/quote] Oof, that's a clanky old sound mate! Like it! It's beautifully timed in the verses, really pulling the beat back deep into pocket, and the hihat and you seem to slightly battle for tempo which sounds very live and urgent. Great tempo for the song. Your feel is really confident, and you have better timing than the drummer, but it's all good. Top!

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1360959033' post='1979189'] I have a few recorded instances where I've listened back and thought 'that's not bad' to myself - a lot of my more recent lines exist only on stage, when the band reunites to play again. I couldn't decide between these two. This first one is from 6 years ago with my old jamming band - I'd go around to my mate's house and we'd jam out new tunes whilst having a sip or two. A lot were snippets recorded 'live' on a Minidisc, which we'd set running during said sessions. My mate moved to the US 10 years ago, so he'd send me bits of tunes to bass up, with a third mate who moved to Canada on vocals. As I liked the tune, I was wary of spoiling it with an intrusive line, so it's little more than root notes with a run that I tried and liked. The bass is my old bitsa P-bass with TI flats that I'd had on it for a year with a spot of chorus from the Zoom 506II Bass into the Hartke A35 I had at the time. [url="http://snd.sc/Xa9jfQ"]http://snd.sc/Xa9jfQ[/url] The second one is from 8 years ago and my current band (we've been on and off for 10 years now). It's one of the songs from our 'Mk III' lineup from 2005 which I rejoined the band on keyboards. I'm the original bass player with the band and have been in the Mk I, Mk III and Mk V lineups. (Mk V is the reunion of Mk I and has remained for the last 5 years) We decided to try to record some of our stuff 3 years ago and I recorded a 'pace' track with a drum machine (our drummer is a cheap Yamaha Portasound keyboard!) and it dawned on me that I'd never actually played bass on it and set about writing a line from scratch. The line below came out pretty much in one piece and after smoothing it out a bit, I went with it. Again, it's nothing special - octaves and fills. For a bit of fun, I decided to fill out the pace track with an old 70s electronic piano (a EuroTec - same model Dave Greenfield used in the Stranglers around 1981-83), a Crumar Bit One analogue polysynth and a spot of organ with a patch I created on a Yamaha SY-77. Waffling aside, the bass is a cheap Ibanez GSR-205 5-string I had at the time going into a Fender Rumble 60 with the line out going into a Zoom R16 digital recorder. I really enjoy playing this one as it's a cracking tune that my bandmates wrote - it's about a disillusioned super hero. Well, when it has the vocals in it, it is! [url="http://snd.sc/YwcFqv"]http://snd.sc/YwcFqv[/url] [/quote] I'll be perfectly honest and say I don't like the first, but because the general timing is out between the instruments and it made it hard for me to listen to, but the vibe is nice and I like the dreamy whimsical nature of the vocal. But the second is really nice! Bang in time, nice bass tone, and you support the chords really nicely, you make the minor key fifth sound lush

I'm really looking forward to hearing these later tonight!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1360954379' post='1979055'] "Let's eat, Grandma." vs "Let's eat Grandma." A comma can mean the difference between life and death. "Let's help Uncle Jack off a horse." vs "Let's help Uncle jack off a horse." Poor capitalisation can lead to a sticky end also. [/quote] Fixed for you mate