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[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1330701129' post='1561869'] How does a machine respond if the band wants to move up a gear tempo-wise, or pull it back? How does a band respond if the instrumental section was really cooking and over runs by eight bars and there are some fancy pre programmed horns coming up at bar 56? Now can you see how it might be more than a little restrictive? [/quote] Music is FULL of restrictions Steve. You play in a band that's wants to improvise live, that's fine. I play in some bands that have tight arrangements with effectively a 10 piece band on backing tracks, and 3 - 7 musicians on stage. Sometimes the writer's vision is just too expensive and impractical to make real, so some compromises are necessary. Anyway, in one of them the keys player uses Ableton Live with a live arranger pad so if a section is really cooking we can extend it, and have done numerous times.

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1330691447' post='1561639'] Unless you're in a covers/tribute band and are trying to replicate the original record or in a band plays every song to a strict format, then I would say (and do), avoid clicks and pre programmed stuff at all costs... IME clicks and the like seriously restrict your ability to actually play music. [/quote] Oh come on, Steve. You need to justify comments like that.

[quote name='1SHOT1HIT' timestamp='1330656502' post='1561187'] No worries, Sorry for taking so long to come back and post who I was, and really, thanks again for sticking up for me even though it was me against myself, [/quote] I think it was because your quote was not in quotes. Took me a few seconds to realise too. There are some idiots around, quite sickening isn't it. Congratulations on your find! It is quite amazing! This could have ended up as a cheap present for someone who doesn't appreciate it or know what they have. It's a beautiful looking Jazz and whatever you do, sell it and get what you really want, or keep it and cherish it, feel good about it

[quote name='endorka' timestamp='1330641778' post='1561031'] In my experience, the best way to approach this for both live and studio is for only the drummer to be playing to the click. The drummer will never play perfectly in time with it, but if you and the rest of the band are keyed into the beat as the drummer interprets it, everyone will sound tight. Practice makes perfect; if you rehearse in this way it will become intuitive and the rest of the band will eventually stop dragging the drummer away from the beat so much, and he'll stop grimacing. If you follow this approach, the drummer is really the key player here; if he can apply a human touch to the beat, then everyone else will follow this, and the result will sound "organic". Jennifer [/quote] That's an excellent post, and one I agree with. Two bands I play with use backing tracks (not clicks) with some keys, percussion and backing vocals. The drummer sets the feel, we follow, although all of us have the backing tracks in the monitors it is the drummer that is setting that timesense. It's not at all difficult, but you ARE set to an arrangement, unless you use one of the various live arrangement programs on a laptop or scene pads.

Also, get a book called Songwriters on Songwriting. It will inspire you deeply I hope. It is a fascinating book!

It's not an easy thing to do. In fact good lyrics are very hard to write. I don't bother anymore, but when I did, I wrote about personal things and things about which I felt strongly, but mostly personal things I felt strongly about, if you get my drift. Once you have a subject, you then need to express it in a way that reflects your personality. I'm a right ponce, so I like to express myself with florid and excessive forays into language and artifice according to my own whim. I'm also a depressing bastard, and vain but self-deprecatory, proud and self loathing. Battling constantly with self doubt and self importance, and at war with my own sense of the aesthetic and my presumed values. In short, I know a lot about myself and f*** all about myself. I also think I know what people want to hear, and how they want to hear it, but hopefully also make people think and question their own perspectives, and I seem to have a way of understanding dynamics in people. All that sh*t you get from examining yourself and others, the world and its physical, philosophical and and emotional ecosystems, is stuff you want to put into lyrics. But write a good sloganeering chorus lyric. All the clever and interesting stuff is for the verses

[quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1330611932' post='1560353'] "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world....” ― [url="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1020792.Antoine_de_Saint_Exup_ry"]Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[/url] Perhaps it's not about waiting for "the one" to appear, but about making the one you have "the one" by getting to know it inside out. [/quote] Lovely mate. It's a book full of wisdom that one.

I hope you have much success! Glad you made it to the forum. May I draw your attention to one of the Basschat Affiliates, Xylem, he's a bass builder in the USA and a few members were suggesting he gets a few of his stunning basses over to the UK. He makes extraordinary basses from extraordinary wood, with extraordinary skill. They are a little like Carl Thompson basses. I think he needs a little help to start getting some UK business now we have let him know there may be some demand. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/112080-xylem-basses-guitars-build-progress/"]http://basschat.co.u...build-progress/[/url] I see you are a Francis Dunnery fan too Best wishes, Nigel

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1330613084' post='1560375'] Thanks for the compliment... well reggae, hmmm... perhaps it has more to do with the hi-hat on the 2 and 4 than with the bass. I'll just call it fusion [/quote] I think that's probably for the best

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1330611307' post='1560340'] Some more electro fusion dubsteppish synth bass noodling from me [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF8ohpSJ8c[/media] M [/quote] That's nice Mike, very airy, some mad sounds! I like the tricky key modulation too. Very nicely done, your timing and groove has changed a bit mate, might just be me perhaps but I feel there's a definite improvement in your phrasing and timing.

[quote name='Buzzy' timestamp='1330296098' post='1555461'] a couple of promos for Glamweazel.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2x7CksZn30&feature=related[/media] [/quote] Really like this, reminds me of Bowie too.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1330381779' post='1556694'] Just bought myself a Victor Bailey Fender Jazz this weekend and I've been busy playing it at home with drumloops to give me some rhytm..Bit of noodling around on a reggae-feel while trying to keep the timing as tight as possible... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urXChi_seWE[/media] [/quote] Very Clever! But reggae??! Why do you think what you did has anything in common with reggae? Not a challenge, I know how good you are, just interested.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1330607295' post='1560217'] I always wanted a warwick, I got old bluey from Warwickhunt and.... hated it, tried hard but did. Picked up my current warwick for dirt cheap secondhand and sold bluey. Current one was way way better than bluey but still wasn't sure.... thinking of selling and swapping and changing so much. Luckily I had a sum of money a year or so ago what I could buy a 3rd bass so could try stuff out, I got to have some great great gear. Then really couldn't justify 3 basses so sold the one I had at the time and bought my amp (best move I could make to be honest) Then would keep coming back to my old warwick and it felt like coming home- even if I didn't like the sound amazingly- pickups change and suddenly I'm happy. [b]So it took me about 3 years to realise.[/b] I dare say if I had sold it I would have flitted between lots of things for years, not being settled on one bass. [/quote] Same here, I bought and sold loads of basses including my prized Warwick Corvette $$ with ebony fingerboard. I came back to Warwick in the end, it really does feeling like you've come back to your nest after a long journey.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1330606101' post='1560169'] What will I feel when I get there? I mean, do I already own 'the one' and am just too ignorant to know it? Or will it leap out at me, and be heads and shoulders above anything else? I feel a bit of failure for not having worked this out. [/quote] I don't feel like I have to polish it and stare lovingly at it all the time, or talk about it all the time, or feel compelled to play it all the time. It just IS. Mine sometimes stays in its case for a week after a rehearsal, or sits in the corner of my studio unplayed (I rarely practice or work on my technique, I just play), I don't think about my amazing bass all the time or anything like that. HOWEVER, when I strap that bass on and play, or restring it, or clean and oil the fingerboard, do maintenance, whatever - there is a deep feeling of peace, familiarity, comfort, care, and one-ness. It is MY bass and everything about it fits my requirements, the looks, the weight, balance, the materials, the feel of the neck, the gorgeous slab of ebony with the bell brass frets and the ovangkol neck contrasting with the chrome body is beautiful, the controls layout, the pickups (reverse P & J suits me perfectly), everything feels right. There is not a single part of my mind that would consider selling it, absolutely no corruption of the relationship at all. But also, if it gets broken or damaged or stolen, I won't cry, I won't miss it, I will just go to Warwick and get another one.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1330594643' post='1559809'] So, retiring to bed at a reasonable hour for a change, I picked up my now tattered copy of Guy Pratt's "My bass and other animals". It's a good read for tucking down the side of the bed, light-hearted and entertaining. You're unlikely to drift off and dream of hoodoo after flicking through a few pages; though if you want something to cut through insomnia, James Joyce would be a better bet. However, I thumbed it open on the pages where he discovers his love for what is now his stacked-knob jazz, Betsy - from discovering it in someone elses hands, to finding it on his doorstep post-wedding. It's quite nice, that idea that people find "the one" - and, when you start to think about it, there are plenty of other examples. Sure, a lot of players have played all kinds of things, but so many of them go back to that special one. A bit like romance. You'll flirt with some; make a fool of yourself with others; but you know true love. Or do you? I'll admit, I don't. Avoiding the gaze of my fellow commuters this morning, I felt a failure. I don't have one. I'm the bass-playing equivalent of shagging around - a little bit here, a little bit there. It's like being a teenager again. Can you find bass-playing love? Or are you doomed to wandering-eyes and loose hands, doomed to brief dalliances and fits of ecstasy... before chucking it into For Sale? [/quote] I have found true love in my chrome Warwick Streamer. I adore it so much that I sold all my other basses. It is the ONE.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1330595841' post='1559844'] If we're reverting to 14 year-old virgins, can someone give me some advance warning - I need a quick [b]work [/b]with my younger self. [/quote] Please clean up after yourself when you've finished.

I remember reading an interview with Robert Fripp where he said he said he had a deep sexual frisson seeing his wife get shagged on stage in the play she was in. Roger, have a great tour mate!

I can't walk around advertising that hideous bitch of a company! I wonder if he has a Waitrose Essentials version.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1330524652' post='1558821'] I'm not really surprised. It's what he does for a living and he's enjoying his day off looking at bikes. Talk to him about bikes. There's nothing more tedious than being at a party and being asked what you do for a living and then trying to make putting screws into widgets sound interesting when I'd rather talk about my hobby of bass playing. Big name bass players on forums talking about their day job? Shouldn't they be on golf forums? [/quote] Um, it might have been his living but it was his passion aswell. He hadn't done a sh*t day job like yours for decades.

[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1330523395' post='1558793'] Ha, yeah I know - in the next few weeks I'm doing a play-along video for one of the tracks off the new Linear Sphere album so I'll be audible on that Yes please, that would be cool, let's arrange something when you're free. [/quote] Super! Looking forward to hearing that. See you this evening mate.

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1330520545' post='1558714'] How likely is it that he's gonna get harrassed? Did Guy Pratt get hassled when he joined? I think most people on here have enough respect to not message a well known user stupid questions every few seconds. [/quote] You didn't see the Gwizmon fiasco during which Gwiz got pissed off and didn't post anything since and the offending member got himself banned. It's funny how we treat successful people in this country. Love and rooting for the underdog quickly turns to petty hatred when they hit the big time. We dehumanise and objectify them and subject them to quantification. Mark King's better than Flea, Flea is a c*nt, etc. You would not see ShergoldSnickers is better than thisnameistaken, tnit is sh*t on here would you? Until they both get multiple platinum ablums and massive tours. Then see how long it takes

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1330519236' post='1558679'] You're a girl? I have a motorbike and muscles. [/quote] Two strokes?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1330514257' post='1558548'] I was actually refering to this post. IMO only the last 6 months is new. Sorry for being so grumpy about something that you are obviously excited to have discovered. It's just that for me Everything Everything represent much of what I dislike about current music from the UK. I was recommended the band by a couple of friends who's musical taste I usually trust, plus they appeared to be named after an Underworld lyric - how could that be bad? I find the music too knowingly over-complicated - it sounds forced to me done like that because they could rather than because it was the natural way for the music to go. And the singer has a more irritating voice than Matt Bellamy. Re-listening to the example you posted this morning the bass part is excellent. It's just a pity that it's supporting music that does nothing to make me excited about it. [/quote] The voice is the most important thing to me (probably why I can't get on with RUSH anymore) but I love the singer's voice, I like pretty much everything about this band.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1330428214' post='1557180'] Wrong discount string dealers... :-( [/quote] I don't know why but I went to Stringbusters (my usual), not Strings Direct. So I bought some strings with no discount in the end. Note to self: LEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREAD LEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREAD LEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREAD LEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREADLEARNTOREAD

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1330507978' post='1558389'] This might be the answer to "what's wrong with modern bassists?" - they are playing in bands that are so unlistenable we never get to hear their basslines. Also it's hardly new - the album came out in 2010. [/quote] I meant he's my NEW favourite, not my favourite NEW. Alain Caron could be my NEW favourite, but that's about as likely as me wishing leprosy on myself and my family. Anyway, 2010 is pretty new right?