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[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1034317' date='Nov 23 2010, 07:59 PM']1982 seems a popular year: [url="http://idisk.mac.com:80//ianhalstead/Public/BC/tracks/American-Express.mp3"]American Express[/url] from Sign Language. 2010 [url="http://idisk.mac.com:80//ianhalstead/Public/BC/tracks/Song-five.mp3"]Song 5[/url] - from Fear of bicycles. Part of an improv session from a couple of months ago.[/quote] Oh my god! I LOVE American Express!! What's the singer doing now? It's got a lovely naivete to it and it completely sounds like the '80s to me. I got a wonderful rush of nostalgia, like I did with Bilbo's first number. I would like to hear more of your second, it had a fantastic feel to it. Where did it go? If that's completely improvised, I want more because I get the sense of the unexplored forest about it. More please!

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1034279' date='Nov 23 2010, 07:39 PM']1982 2009 [/quote] Haha! Bilbo, brilliant! The first reminds me of the good old days! It contains the very essence of NWOBHM, I can't put my finger on it, but it has that very sound, like Diamond Head and Tygers of Pan Tang. It almost brought a tear Love the second, very simple and therefore much more difficult to pull off. You have a great feel and I love the semi quavers you do with the vocals at 2.00, and occasionally afterwards. Really nice feel. I kind of feel a little frustration in there that you can't really go to town on some wickid modulation, but it's a testament to your great taste that you did what you did. Stop me if I sound like a ponce

[quote name='Linus27' post='1034351' date='Nov 23 2010, 08:13 PM']This is me playing along to a single my old band, Inter released in 1999. The song is called Radio Finland. At the time I was talking to the singer and I said we should try and make this song very radio friendly but it came out as Radio Finland as I was very drunk and could not speak very well. The title just stuck. The bass is my ESP 400 series Jazz. This song is from 2010 and is a fretless track from an album I am recording with a band called Echo 109. The song is called Dream World. [attachment=64802:02_Dream_World.mp3] Nigel, here is your chance to analyse my bass playing as discussed some months ago and tell me if I am an eternal optimist or a manic depressive [/quote] You can make a major key sound sad. There's a deep sense of pathos in your playing. I think you are very self aware and consciously predict how you will react to situations, which takes some of the pleasure out of new experiences and can lead to introspection and lead to your being maudlin. Your playing reminds me of Peter Hook, you understand the power of melody but feel a deep sense of responsibility in life which led yo to play bass instead of guitar.

Jason, this is STUNNING mate! Consider it bought! What a refreshing sound! Great compositions and performance. Thrilling, REAL music!

[quote name='Wil' post='1033906' date='Nov 23 2010, 02:12 PM']The first track on your Soundcloud page... can I be the first to say "alright Yoko?" Fat Head Man Guy Thing and the tracks following it on the other hand, wouldnt sound out of place on a Zappa album, to me at least.[/quote] Nah, totally different language to Zappa old thing. This is more Be-bop (well, what I think of as Be-bop, probably completely wrong there ) with some rocket fuel and not a thought for the audience, 21st century be-bop. I love it, it's got real balls.

[quote name='Jase' post='1033856' date='Nov 23 2010, 01:35 PM']Here's something I found that's quite funny, twenty odd years ago with lashings of distorted bass, when I wanted to be in Talas. At 3.40 there is a ridiculous clone moment. The whole track sounds a bit like it's under water since I converted it to an mp3. Long before pc's and all this stuff you kids have at your fingertips, hahaha! Recorded live IIRC Used my Billy converted Pbass also had the BC1 screaming away! [attachment=64759:stranded.mp3] ....and new stuff: [url="http://soundcloud.com/jason-marsh"]Soundcloud[/url][/quote] hahhah! The fisrt one is really quite funny It's very British and the singer (and the band) must have been a big Sabbath fan, stylistically and lyrically. It's great fun! The bit at 3.40 is hilarious! Very well performed though. Your new work on Soundcloud is really interesting, it's quite visceral, from the heart and you can tell. Funny how you sneaked in a bass phrase from a GS ep track (can't remember what it's called) into Fat Head, you may not have even been aware you did it. I really like this music, I may buy the album. Fat Head and Monkey's are my faves at the moment. It's all really heartfelt, and imaginitive. Rare mate, rare. I'd love to see this live. Your bass is lovely, so much personality, which didn't come through that much with GS, you made precisely the right move in my opinion. This music is exactly what you want to do isn't it? It sounds like it is.

[quote name='urb' post='1033696' date='Nov 23 2010, 11:20 AM']OK - raided the harddrive on my old PC and there a coupe of things I'd like to share - I do have some old band stuff but I'd rather share these, also you can hear all my new stuff on my signature (got to the Bandcamp page for the best quality) Anyhow the first one is a classical/Tango piece by Astor Piazzola arranged and played brilliantly by a guitarist friend of mine called [url="http://jameswatson.eu/"]James Watson[/url] - we recorded this in 1995 or something like that - pre-digital and all that, hence it's a bit hissy... I'm doubling his lines and playing chords under the solo, on my trusty old Warwick Thumb original: [attachment=64747:Tango_Suite.mp3] The second tune is one of my first solo bass recordings I did when I move to London 7 years ago, this is the modal jazz classic Little Sunflower, I'd just got my fretless custom 5-string and loved the Christian McBride version of the tune so decided to do my version of it: [attachment=64748:Little_Sunflower.mp3] Hope you enjoyed these - thankfully I'm a better bassist and better at recording/producing my own stuff now... it's all good though Cheers Mike[/quote] f***in hell, that first piece is pretty immense Mike Liking the Janek stuff on the second track

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1033860' date='Nov 23 2010, 01:40 PM']I'm surprised people love strap locks so much. I use Grolsch rings and they've never failed.[/quote] How could I possibly look like a pimp onstage with Grolsch rings?! Eh? I have gold Warwick straplocks, me

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1033137' date='Nov 22 2010, 08:13 PM']Here we go. I don't have any of the really old stuff (computers ) but here is something from 4 years ago (which for me is pretty old!) and something from this year: [attachment=64694:RSC.mp3] [attachment=64699:ControlFinalMix.mp3] oh yeah...[/quote] You came a long way in 4 years mate, Control is really, really good! It's a very commercial composition, very listenable, and very well played! It deserves a great vocal

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1033612' date='Nov 23 2010, 10:12 AM']Status putting 2 strap buttons on the bottom of their basses so they don't fall over when you lean them against something. No need for a stand, just lean it against a wall..... simple.[/quote] Yep, couldn't agree more, why don't all manufacturers do this??

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1033603' date='Nov 23 2010, 10:07 AM']Hmm, now Ive no idea how far to stretch this back! What one piece of you bass or amp/cab do you think is just genius engineering? [b]I think kudos to Fender for the new 08 onwards bridges. They dont look out of place, yet they are a fantastic upgrade.[/b] Musicman truss rod wheel of fortune. Speakons. Lightweight amps.[/quote] Hardly revolutionary though G Hipshot, Schaller, etc. have been making superb bridges for ages, Fender ignored them until a couple of years ago. I think the Hipshot Bass X-tender (D-Tuner) is a superb piece of engineering. It solves a big problem extremely well and has great design, engineering and usability foremost in mind. Briliant!

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1033419' date='Nov 23 2010, 12:03 AM']If it's a doubler (18V) I'll have it...... G.[/quote] Nah, it's just the single 9v, sorry G.

[quote name='funkgod' post='1033369' date='Nov 22 2010, 11:19 PM']Thought it might be a good topic, as i have a few i want too chuck in.. i dont want to start this as a way of getting back at makers for any reason. hell it might even do some good... Ok, al get the ball rolling. my 1st nomination goes to Musicman for that GOTOH plastic Battery compartment on the back. its like something from.... toys are us. mine.... 1,.... the wires came off, 2,....the -NEG terminal rotted at the bottom 3,.... the plastic clip snapped so i swapped for the old RS snap... I know some love it, but to me the old chrome cover and battery snap was perfect. how often do you change the battery anyway that you could not be bothered to undo two screws. a small price to pay for reliability....[/quote] sh*t, I bought one and was going to install it on my Electra build but decided against it. How am I going to sell it on here now

[quote name='icastle' post='1033326' date='Nov 22 2010, 10:52 PM']Only a guess but probably because it can't soak through the lacquer into the wood and will therefore leave you with an oil slick on the fingerboard.[/quote] Exactly correct. Why would you want to oil lacquer?

[quote name='Sibob' post='1033339' date='Nov 22 2010, 11:01 PM']Thought I'd post this as it's a rare picture of me that I like! Tis from some pictures taken at a video shoot I did, the video I'll post when it's all rendered! [url="http://img507.imageshack.us/i/42637796.jpg/"][/url] Si[/quote] That, my friend, is a wicked picture!! Such a shame you haven't got a nice white bass isn't it

[quote name='eude' post='1033257' date='Nov 22 2010, 10:06 PM']Pimp [/quote] I know

Here she is in action (and the Electra ) on Saturday night at a big Bollywood charity show for St Lukes Hospice. Bottle and Wiz, thanks for your help and very kind words

[quote name='tino' post='1033067' date='Nov 22 2010, 07:09 PM']I use and always have used Sadolin.for the last 15 to 20 years...worktop oil.......apply sparingly and leave overnight and rub over with a soft cloth next morning its about 20 times cheaper than Dunlop and does just as good a job even possibly better.......if you want to colour the board just add a few drops of a preparatory wood dye to the sadolin and work in softly with fine gauge steel wool........removing any residue when dry by buffing with a clean lint free cloth and I use an old soft shoe brush...........never had one single problem [b]Lemon oils are just a rip off[/b][/quote] I agree with this to a point, it is indeed bollocks that Dunlop makes anything better that a supermarket oil, However, vegetable oils will go rancid or develop crystaline elements from any impurites if left in the wrong conditions, so olive oil with lemon is just as good, but it won't keep in the way something like Dunlop will. Anyway, the Dunlop is a few quid and will last a LONG time so no big deal. The lemon is the cleaning agent, its very good at that, and the oil is to maintain some equilibrium in the wood. T recondition a fretboard I've used 0000 grade wire wool dipped in either beeswax or lemon oil, then polish it off. Lovely. Nothing feels worse to me than dry rosewood fingerboards, hate them. Eugh.

[quote name='Faithless' post='1032978' date='Nov 22 2010, 06:00 PM']I didn't actually got your question/point.. Anyway, what I meant was that it is not the bass/amp/pedal/whatever makes you sound like someone - what actually makes you sound like 'player x' is analyzing that player's playing and imitating his phrasing. To make it short, it's in your hands, not in your amp or bass.. But, then, as I assume, people here are discussing the 'gear way'..[/quote] Um, I'm a bit confused now, I thought this thread was about "Who influences your tone"? Anyone is going to have a damn hard time trying to sound like Jaco with my tone. The would be no definition in the sound for that hyperactive kind of style. I wouldn't be able to sound like me on Jaco type rigs either. Most players have a style, phrasing, method, attitude and approach. You choose a soundscape that fits that, and hopefully it will be a sound that inspires the player. It's all in the feeling it creates. I doubt anyone would dance to a reggae bass with Jaco's tone, and I doubt Jaco would have got much attention if he used a reggae tone, it would be mush. I have no real interest in playing fast, except to prove to myself I can, I am a man after all So that's where my thing comes from, I want to make people dance, big fat pumpin bass doing the rhythm and harmony. I doubt Hadrien Feraud cares a sh*t if people dance, so he has a rinky dink sort of sound with a fast attack and decay, so you can clearly hear all that sheets of notes stuff he likes. A lot of it is in the fingers, but your personal vibe and expression also requires the right gear and tone. It not hard to understand is it?

[quote name='icastle' post='1032210' date='Nov 22 2010, 08:38 AM']Nobody really. I just pick a sound and style that complements whatever it is I'm playing at the time.[/quote] I'm with you on that. Completely. Generally I have a fair amount of dubby low end, and low mid, with a little but of high mid for definition. Fair amount of compressor, some chorus, flanger, delay, reverb, whatever. I like a very produced sound. I Krupa's band I'm mostly dubby and deep, in Kit's band it's more high end, even a bit Chris Squire in places. Great fun playing with that sound

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1032841' date='Nov 22 2010, 04:32 PM']I`m with the P-camp here. For me, the sound of a P-Bass is the one that gets the job done in a band context.[/quote] You mean in your band context

I love the P shape and don't like the Jazz. I LOVE the Jazz nut width and DETEST the Precision. Prefer the Jazz sound over the P too. On either, except the latest American Standards, I hate the build quality and the variance in QC, the huge size, the lack of much in the way of ergonomics, and the cheesy hardware. I find the fact the bell plate on a Jazz almost never marries up with the pickguard cheap, ugly and unacceptable. They are ubiquitous, and I hate that aspect. Finally, they are way overpriced for what they are. However, find a nice one and it's probably a friend for life. I can't be arsed with all that so I play Warwick, or build my own as of late, which addresses all of the above problems and incorporates everything that was great about Leo's intentions and developed them so much further. Post Leo Fender have never had much imagination, but they probably don't want to dilute the brand.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1032804' date='Nov 22 2010, 04:14 PM']First go of the day 1.12 seconds Back to my book "Music reading for bass". How is everyone else getting along today with it?[/quote] How is the book mate? I have slipped as I've a really busy week of rehearsals and gigs. If you like the book I will get a copy. And a music stand

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='1032772' date='Nov 22 2010, 03:51 PM']Everything I've read suggests that it's not good for conditioning wood. I haven't used it for a few years on my fretboards.[/quote] So what do you use then?

[quote name='casapete' post='1032664' date='Nov 22 2010, 02:21 PM']Thats the one I have. Don't overuse it though - I usually do mine a 2/3 times a year and seems fine. If used too often it can actually cause problems (wood softening,loosen frets etc). Its not really a cleaner, more of a way of preventing rosewood boards from drying out I believe.[/quote] Well, sort of. I am quite liberal with mine, and do it a few times a year. I leave it ten minutes and it should have substantially gone/been absorbed by then. Then I get a rag and wipe off all excess and get any dirt out. Haven'tnoticed any issues. As usual, just follow the manufacturers instructions.