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Superb idea! Beautiful! I'm in if it makes it to London

I like that a lot!

How has it been? Have you sunk or swum? Has your playing and musicality improved? Has your band done well? Have you joined bands you wouldn't have before? Have you started teaching? How's your confidence? Have you been inspired to push yourself? Have you taken Bilbo's advice and learned to read music notation? What has being an active member of Basschat helped you achieve? I can say without a doubt that I'm a much better player and musician, and much more confident since joining Basschat about four and a half years ago. When I joined I felt like a guitarist playing bass. I was in one band, albeit a great one playing with the guys from Transglobal Underground in London Zulu, but I found Kit Richardson on here, got the job, and three and a half years later the band is doing well and I'm really proud of what we've achieved. Also, we found 51m0n who ended up mixing Kit's last EP and it sounds truly wonderful! I still play with London Zulu, and now also have a pro gig on guitar with sitarist Sheema Mukherjee which is a tricky gig, and I'm convinced the confidence and knowledge I got since joining BC helped me tackle the prospect of playing with such a demanding musician and composer. I have tried and failed to learn to read music, through apathy and lack of real need, but I am teaching myself piano now so I may well end up learning treble and bass clefs, I have already started I truly have benefitted from being a Basschat member in terms of technical knowledge of music and my equipment, gained much confidence, and found my main band. I am a much better musician and player because of the help, knowledge and sense of community on here. What about you?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1357804020' post='1928518'] Good stuff - The Video looked like it was a right hoot to be involved with. Kit has a good voice, good luck with it all. Garry [/quote] Thank you very much Garry The vid was a right laugh and also very heartwarming having some fans involved too!

Thanks for all the suggestions I have no receipt so I can't get them sorted under warranty or whatever. Although I will be making my feelings known to Sennheiser. I have CX300 and i300, same problem on both. I will go with another manufacturer, but after a look at Amazon reviews of all sorts, I am completely lost iGrado looked good but they apparently leak noise and I hate people with leaky headphones. Cheers.

OK, you can actually buy this now from Bandcamp for 70p if you are impatient Or you can wait till Feb and order the four song EP as download, or physical CD with free download. http://kitrichardson.bandcamp.com/track/trust

Thanks Lee Stephen, that's brilliant, thank you!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1357765608' post='1928178'] Can I ask you what the tension is like on those Warwick strings ? I had some Warwick Black Label many years ago and from memory , they were pretty elastic compared to the Elites I used to use back then . I am looking for some strings that are more flexible for the given gauge than ordinary hex core strings but not quite as bendy as round core DRs . [/quote] They seem nice and compliant mate, that may be the gauge though, but definitely lovely to play on my Streamer. Also, they last for ages and keep their zing.

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1357745278' post='1927687'] Love it all, song, video and cat Very impressed nice one! [/quote] Thanks very much, Stephen

I use Warwick EMP 100-40. I love them, and I've tried many different brands and gauges. DR Black Beauties were my very favourite but I started getting problems with dead G strings.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1357747630' post='1927745'] Hasn't this thread been done to death?? If you're that curious why not type the subject in and search... [/quote] He's new, give him a break mate

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1357731510' post='1927303'] Loved it Nige. Love the song. Loved the humour. I get so bored by moody videos. It's the first thing in weeks that's coaxed me out of my recent internet fatigue. Your shirt's a bit dodge though.... [/quote] Cheers Ad! We have a moody vid in the pipe so I'll warn you in advance

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1357743655' post='1927639'] In all fairness, Nige, she's not actually touching the strings ... [/quote] Yeah I know, there was an earth leak at the venue

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1357737604' post='1927473'] Surprised there's been no mention yet of the SGC Nanyo Bass Collection basses (the original Made In Japan version) ... very light, small-bodied, superb quality and a delight to play. [/quote] Indeed Jack. Here is my bandleader Sheema rocking her SGC Nanyo, she loves that bass.

Always a compromise between playability and rock 'n' roll. Hence I wear mine like this ..

Thanks mate! Interesting, I don't find it sibilant, but I think my ears are shot above about 15k [quote name='charic' timestamp='1357724876' post='1927140'] Excellent stuff, really like what you lot have done there. The only thing I would say about the mix is the vocal line is just a touch sibilant, fine for one or two tracks (and works fairly well in this case) but over an entire album could be a bit tiring on your ears Keep up the good work! [/quote]

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1357698694' post='1927012'] I keep meaning to comment on one of these threads, love her stuff, it's so dense with ideas and little quirk, brilliant to hear that in this area of the musical; spectrum. Her phrasing is just mind boggling, especially combined with the speed and pitch acrobatics. Can't wait to hear a proper quality version of this, there's some crazy stuff going in the the second instrumental bit with the strings and the whispery vocals and maybe a synth, but it kinda gets lost under the swirly tinniness of the youtube bitrate unfortunately, I'll definitely be giving the EP a listen. [/quote] Bob, that's a wonderful testimonial, thank you mate!

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1357713686' post='1927032'] A degree of maturity?! I have a sense of humour, but I started this thread to obtain information that would be useful and valuable to myself and perhaps others, not to read lesbian and penis jokes. [/quote] Sorry Mel.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1357687397' post='1926943'] Thankfully not in your new Kit video. [/quote]

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1357687033' post='1926939'] Just throw it over your shoulder like the rest of us have to! [/quote] I use one of the oak beams

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1357686712' post='1926931'] Christ... Women are getting their own threads and everything nowadays... [b]They'll be wanting to vote next![/b] [/quote] And not with their feet.

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1357662781' post='1926269'] So, is any old band better than no band? [/quote] Depends of if you like music or not.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1357679413' post='1926740'] Also I cant seem to get the balance right on the Ibanez. I like the fact that the Fender [b]only has two knobs[/b]...nice and simple! :-) The Fender P just feels right. [/quote] I think she's more concerned with tits than knobs

Haven't read the thread so this is probably a popular one, Sting and Stewart Copeland, they are utterly brilliant together. Also, Sly and Robbie aren't bad. Terry Bozzio and Patrick O'hearn Chester Thompson and Tom Fowler are amazing together, check this out and DO listen to Zappa's intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI28k0eqFjc

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1357679246' post='1926736'] I LOVE the song, I ADORE the video. Fabulous, just fabulous! Oh and the cat was just such a cutie too [/quote] You make me very proud of my band, thank you!