Nicko

I once had a (six string) guitar teacher who was a lefty but played as a right hander. He refused to teach anyone left handed and made them get a "proper" guitar. I'f I'd been left handed I'd have gone and got a proper teacher. My older brother was a lefty and I couldn't form even simple chord shapes with my right hand if I tried to play his guitar even when I was a novice. Mind you I wasn't that good if I played right handed after 30 years of practice either

I'm very broad minded. I like and listen to all types of music. I really can't get on with Jazz and C&W but these days there's crossover stuff based on these genres that at least listenable. Strangely I kind of progressed from Rock, down the list through rap and pop before moving back up it. I mainly buy Indie stuff but listen to other stuff regularly.

We played a gig a few weeks ago. The LL wants us back to play another. We have a couple of new songs sorted, but essentially we'll be playing the same covers set 5 weeks after the last gig at this boozer. I'm dead chuffed they want us back, but it looked mostly like regulars in the pub. Do you reckon its too soon?

If they want to be impressed by dexterity maybe just take the bass, change the strings and give it a full set up during the interview. If this is beyond you I'd take a bass amp, a guitar amp my POG, and overdrive and play some Royal Blood. Its mostly not difficult and if they're under 40 they might recognise it. If you meeting the greyhairs they're probably expecting a double bass and some Jazz.

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1440230745' post='2849189'] The Deliverance. [/quote] Piggy and the Squealers?

Welcome from a fellow West Londoner

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1440164811' post='2848774'] Give it a couple of minutes. Someone will be along to tell us how dreadful it all is and that the bass guitar should never be a solo instrument and so on. [/quote] Yes, not one but 10 bass solos.

Does anyone use it, and does it get venues contactng you and/or punters through the door?

Only 811 for me. Do we have any drummists we can use as a reference point?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1440078027' post='2848084'] You got my curiosity going I found this, that's how I used to play it, no double tracking The bottom notes are mostly droning, so really easy to play [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-T9ivCuV0#t=75[/media] [/quote] You could be right. I've listened to it a few times now. When I played this before I used to play two notes in the high register, not as a pedal. Not sure if the recorded version uses a high note and a pedal, two high and a pedal or multitracking. However he plays it its fantastic.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1440063339' post='2847916'] I can hear two distinct basses during the solo in War Pigs around the 3:40 mark [media]http://youtu.be/pf8CuLIOCwc[/media] [/quote] Yes, not sure if its an echoplex though?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1440013581' post='2847645'] two basslines? I hear two simultaneous notes in places, sure, but that's just two notes played at the same time not multitracked... I could be wrong, of course, but that's what I hear [/quote] In the each guitar solo there's a high part and low part definitely double tracked. It repeats in the outro.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1440069201' post='2847990'] I get described as solid. I accept it as a compliment but I suppose it could be taken either way. I would much rather be called exciting, lively and innovative, but I know that's not what I do. I like to think I'm in the same league as Duck Dunn, John McVie and Bob Babbitt. An American bass player I knew called my playing "meat and potatoes". I guess that's American for solid? You are what you are. Just make sure you're better at it than anyone else. [/quote] Meat and potatoes means nothing does it? Theres meat and potatoes like my mum cooks, and theres meat and potatoes a la Blumenthal. One is solid, the other is flash. If any american compares your playing to food I guess it defines quantity but doesn't define quality?

Seems to me if you already have a car full you can just say you can't fit it in, whether you wanted to or not. This saves the argument that you're supposed to be a band, not a backing group to support the singers ego.

Scar Tissue comes on my ears feast and not just one but two brilliant basslines. Not sure theres not a third lurking lower in the mix. Flea really is a b***ard!

If its only titles: Do you think its alright (Who) Why dont you find out for yourself (Morrisey) How Soon is Now (The Smiths) Whats so funny about peace love and understanding (Elvis Costello) but surely the greatest philosophical questions WTF was Bono looking for? What wont Meatloaf Do? Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1439917790' post='2846777'] Musically, really very little. If there's a dozen decent music pubs in the area described I'd be surprised. I think you're down to one pub in Harrow, a couple in (North) Greenford, maybe one in Ruislip, not sure about Uxbridge - there used to be several but precious little left now. That's the A40 done. The M4 corridor is not much better. A couple of pubs in Brentford & Isleworth, a couple in Hounslow, and a couple in Hayes. The only area where music pubs seem relatively healthy still is the triangle below Heathrow stretching down to the A316. It's not great. I'm sure things improve once you get outside the M25 though. [/quote] I'm just outside Harrow, around my manor we have Harrow has O'Neills which is trying to build up a live scene, and The Junction which is trying but has no budget - pay for free only, and Trinity which I think has occasional live bands. The Queens head in Pinner has a live act on one Sunday each month (late afternoon/early evening) Normally played by one of the bar staffs brothers' band. Ruislip - I only know of The Middlesex Arms which has a open band night and The Black Horse in Eastcote. Not aware of the one you mention in Greenford. The Blues bar in West Drayton has open band on Sunday, not sure if the have regular bands playing a full set though. And that's It as far as I know. Can you expand on the venues between H'row and the Chertsey Road - I'm in need of live music to listen to. Admiral Nelson - Obviously from the recent thread. Does the Airman still do stuff - anywhere else?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1439926481' post='2846869'] Sure, and the guy really might have meant it...but the OP isn't sure as he wouldn't have posted. [/quote] Just to clarify the original question - the so called "compliment" it made me think. I came to the conclusion before I posted that solid is a very good thing if you're the bass player. As a compliment its not very effusive which is why I had to think about it. With any kind of superlative it would be a great compliment. Just wanted to see what BC thought. Seems most tend to agree.

The Members sang "This is the Sound of the Suburbs". Frankly I'm struggling to see much Sound going on in London Suburbs. Where's it happening in West and NW outer London? I'm thinking say outside the North circ, but inside the M25.

Showed a mate of mine who is in a (fairly good) covers band some vids of our weekend gig. He described my bass playing as "solid" He means it as a compliment - I asked. Who's happy to be described as solid?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1439482083' post='2843289'] No problem. I was just wondering, why you might be complicating it. [/quote] I played this so often but I couldn't think what the notes were without a bass in my hands and the benefit of muscle memory. Just goes to show have s**t some online tabs are.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1439481326' post='2843272'] For some reason, the OP wants to play the verse in Db (C#) and the chorus in D. [/quote] That might explain my problem working out what scale it was.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1439478810' post='2843237'] Just for reference: the general rule is that, in simple harmony, every scale should have an A B C D E F and a G. The OP's description of a sequence of notes as C#, C and A# is not 'wrong' but it is clumsy. It is better to think of the sequence as Db, C and Bb. Same notes but easier to read on a written score (less accidentals etc) and less confusing. The theory doesn't work with the G, G# and A because that is not a diatonic sequence but a riff the climbs in semitones (i.e. the parent 'scale' is changing with each chord) [/quote] To be fair I did say "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]More properly I guess the verse is C#, B#. A#." with the expectation that someone would tell me there's no such thing as B#.[/font][/color]

We did a free one a while back and the LL was so impressed he volunteered us for one of his mates boozers. At the rip old age of, ahem, 47, I will be playing my first ever paid gig this weekend.

Inspired by the 50 Basslines everyone should know I immediately thought "Teenage Kicks". The thread wants Song, Bass player and Scale. I don't want to play it, but everyone should know it. So I got thinking about the scale.. This is way beyond me, given how simple the song is. So the verse is C#, C and A# The chorus is G, G# and A. More properly I guess the verse is C#, B#. A#. And before you pedants start, yes there is such a note as B#. This bit could be C# major (Tonic, maj7th, maj 6th) but to me it resolves to the A# so its A# minor, (min3, 2, 1 progression) I think its obvious that the chorus has to be a modulation, because the chorus resolves to A. My musical theory isn't great but I can't think of any scale with two consecutive half tome steps. Which I guess means G# is a passing chromatic. Does that mean the C# is also a passing note. Put me out of my misery.