Hit&Run

Does anyone on here have/know the bassline for Roachford's '80s hit 'cuddly toy'?

Don't laugh.

Thanks.

[quote name='Bald Eagle' post='36131' date='Jul 23 2007, 09:25 PM']Like the majority I say depends on the song and attack required, Thin Lizzy for example can't be played fingers or rather doesn't sound the same, [color="#FF0000"]I saw a band once and the bassist had a thumb type pick wore like a ring he could turn it round when needed to use it it looked really convenient I've not seen one since anyone know about them or where you get them or was I just imaging thats what it was :unsure[/color]:[/quote]

Was it anything like a standard thumbpick?: [url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/picks&cat=6"]picks[/url]
If you scroll down a little there's a few different finger & thumb picks.

Or was it something 'out of this world' that you witnessed?

I always learn new material playing fingerstyle, but about 20% of the set I play with a pick because the sound suits the song better.

Every once in a while I'll play a rehearsal either all fingerstyle or all pick (or both; one after the other), just to make sure I can play all of our stuff with both.

There does seem to be a resurgence of pick players, certainly from other bands I've gigged alongside anyway.
There did used to be a lot of 'anti-plectrum' sentiments within the bass community, or so I found.

Choosing one style [i]verbatim [/i]over another just limits your palette of sounds. Or so I reckon.

I remember someone on ebay was selling an 8 or 12 string bass that sounded similar in shape to yours. They had screwed a long metal tube into where the neck position strap button lives (several inches into the body), which extended the position of the button a few inches further towards the headstock. I believe this sorted the balance out nicely, even if it did look a bit weird.
It's probably cheap and fast to implement as well, once you've got the parts together.


I hope this helps.

I seem to have amassed a little collection of these things, certainly more than I need.

I've decided to get rid of some, so I'm selling them at £6 a go including delivery to a mainland UK address. The tuner is red and looks like a fat guitar pick. The normal guitar model is silver, but is the same size and works in the same manner: [url="http://www.planetwavestuners.com/index.php?option=com_tuner&task=tunerdetailpage&id=1"]SOS tuner[/url]

The tuners are in brand new condition and will come with the supplied instruction leaflets.

Suitable for 4, 5 or 6 string basses; as long as standard tuning is employed (ie Low B to high C). They're good for tuning in noisy environments as they're light based and silent. Unlike a drummer.

Anyway, if you want one of these babies drop me a PM and we'll sort it out.

Cheers.

Good call NJW.

I seem to remember a few weeks ago that someone started a post saying that they were after original bands to play at their venue in Carlisle.

Can anyone remember this post, or who started it?

Cheers.

How much did the spector set you back then?

Looks pretty tasty!

wmsheep: "Robbie Robertson - Somewhere down the Lazy River".

Isn't that "Somewhere Down the Crazy River"? Bassline by Guy Pratt (I believe), and it ain't bad. Sorry; I'm anally retentive!

What about Echo Beach (by Martha & the Muffins)? I'm sure you could pull that off with a bloke singing, and everyone knows the song. The sax solo may translate well to guitar as well.


Dire Straits, Michael Jackson etc...

Opinion on them seems to be pretty good.

I'm thinking of bagging one up myself shortly.

I think there's some other threads on this forum dedicated to them actually.

Indeed that was what I was after.
You're obviously more [i][/i]au fait[i][/i] with the leo quan website than I am!

I thought it a little weird that I couldn't find the details on there..

Nice one BRX

Does anyone know the dimensions of the baseplate on a 5 string badass bridge?

Cheers.