MacDaddy

2 hours ago, police squad said:

hiding in plain sight

We hear this phrase a lot, but I don't think there was any hiding. People knew what was going on, maybe not the general public, but certainly within the industry, and as long as the perpetrators were bringing in the money the behaviour was tolerated.

Second rehearsal with the full line up: vocalist; guitarist; drums; bass; and 3 backing vocalists.

I was using my Boss ME-50B to experiment with dirt on the bass, I'd programmed a couple of patches that seemed to work, but I'd completely forgotten to do a 'clean' patch 😖

So some deft volume matching with the amp was called for.

Guitarist who is the BL reckons we'll be gig ready in 3 more rehearsals.

1 hour ago, knirirr said:

a TC Electronics BAM200. Everyone appeared to think that this sounded better than my Orange Terror

😲

Would not have expected that! 

What cab were you using?

On 07/04/2024 at 22:18, Greg Edwards69 said:

He told me one of his regular session gigs is playing with Samantha Fox, and what am I doing in a couple of months time as there’s a gig their regular bassist can’t do. I told me I’m not a session guy and I have a full-time day job so I’m not sure about that thing. He said, “Oh the songs are easy, and it'll be a case of fly into Lithuania on the Friday, gig Saturday and home again Sunday"!

 

Saw this and thought of you... 😉

On 01/01/2024 at 14:44, neepheid said:

 

Ah well in that case I reckon you'd be out. You can sell as many basses as you like but the acquisition of any gear coming back in I fear adds up to disqualification.

Buying means receiving an item, but paying doesn't necessarily mean receiving anything, or at least not immediately.

So if I pay a deposit for a custom build, I might not receive it until next year, so would that mean I was still in?

On 27/10/2019 at 08:45, super al said:

my body is a temple

Old, decrepit, damp, and possibly haunted?

On 23/02/2024 at 14:50, BigRedX said:

The thing with the US is that the overall audience size is so massive

The population of the USA is around 340 million, and the UK around 68 million, so why is there is not a difference of 392% (approx) in certification for album sales?

Gold certification:

USA 500,000

UK 400,000

Platinum certification:

USA 1 million 

UK 600,000

2 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Also I think I did quite alright just using my experience and ears composing, programming, playing/singing, recording and mixing this piece:

 

To be perfectly honest I am not impressed 😉

2 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

@MacDaddy will remember that one; and he still had hair in those days

Hair today gone tomorrow...

Look after your backs folks, you only get one!

4 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Probably going to be ok with "Touch Me" then, which is the only thing anyone knows

 

4 hours ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

I told the chap that's the only one I've ever heard off. Let's hope it 3 chords and steady eighths root notes.

A quick look at Sam Fox's discography on Wikipedia, shows she had 3 Gold albums in the USA, and featured in the Top 10 of their Hit Parade 3 times.

15 minutes ago, SamIAm said:

I've been asked to step in to replace a bass player at a monthly jam session (A group leader with a few supporting players ... including bass and a large gang (30ish) of folks who join in).

 

I received the 'setlist' a week or so back and an familiar with about half the songs, the other I've hit up on youtube.  All the song sheets have simple chords and we'll have them on stands as we play.

I do not imagine that the group is expecting a Guy Pratt level of performance, I suspect that roots/thirds with the occasional twiddly bit will do nicely (And this is in my skill set), but ...

 

• First time with this group
• Playing up at front
• Only bass player ... so flipping obvious if/when I screw up

 

I sorta know that this is in my capabilities but my tummy is jammed full of butterflies and they are very active!

 

I wondered what tips/techniques/advice BC massive can offer to help deal with these nerves/imposter feelings?

 

Sam x

 

There was a time that Jaco couldn't play harmonics. There was a time that Victor Wooten couldn't double thumb. There was a time Billy Sheehan couldn't tap.

The point is we all go through a learning process. So don't think of yourself as an imposter, and just enjoy 😎

1 hour ago, Bassfinger said:

and suck a lot of sugar free mints!

Careful, if you read the small print on sugar free confectionary it says "excessive consumption may lead to laxative effects" 

1 hour ago, MichaelDean said:

There's only so much partying you can do when your 2 year old gets up at 5:45 and you need to walk her to nursery before starting the day job!

Last night was the first rehearsal with the full line up, the rest of the full line up being the 3 backing singers. 

Sounding pretty good, gonna be fun when we start gigging 🙂

14 hours ago, diskwave said:

So way before "digital" this and that on all those old jazz records Motown cuts the guitar/bass players are out of tune?

For the guitarists very most probably.

There is a difference between perfect tuning and well tempered tuning. Some guitarists really notice it on the F# on the high E string, and tune by ear. But by a digital tuner it would be out.

IIRC it was an old jazz guitar trick, to tune slightly sharp (we're talking microtones here) as it made the solos stand out.

Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune...

Great bass line though.

13 hours ago, rmorris said:

But I'll go with "We Will Rock You" 🤣

If only because chorus is pure cringe 😳

Great bass line though 😉

On 23/03/2024 at 15:25, Rayman said:

Andy Partridge, XTC. Another genius who should get way more recognition.

Genius? No doubt extremely talented, but if we compare to an acknowledged musical genius such as Beethoven can we really call Partridge a genius?

4 strings for me, but with an extra 2 frets for a low D.

24 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

18th century composition rules

When learning the rules for 4 part harmony, it was quite annoying to find out that Bach's 4 part harmonies break the rules all over the place 😡

1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

To be perfectly honest I am not impressed.

I shall try not to let it affect my day.

I'm not promising anything mind.

1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Also, what exactly is this supposed to proof?

I'm not trying to prove anything, but it shows that musical theory can be directly applied in composition.

Also that making vacuous statements like:

7 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

music theory should be used to analyze music, not to write music, your ears should.

is rather silly. 

Not least because if I know (for example) tapping a triad over a particular chord sequence will work, I know what it will sound like, but mainly because 'don't tell me what to do!'

22 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

And I am certain it would have been a much better solo had it been based on your hearing and intuition, rather than theory.

 

Only one way to test that. Bass solo kicks in 2:25. See what you think.

In a covers band, what I play can be due to the band lineup.

19 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

Yes, I know it's only been a few months since the last one, but is anyone thinking of dates for this year?  I was royally narked at missing the 2023 event.

10 minutes ago, Stingray5 said:

 

Same here. 🙂

Sorry to tell you, but it was a good one! 😉

2 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Agree, music theory should be used to analyze music, not to write music, your ears should.

Many years ago, I brought a song to the band. As we were going through it, the guitarist asked what happens next. As a joke I said "bass solo". Nobody laughed or said 'no', so I thought "bugger, I've got to do a bass solo". 

Probably 90% of what I came up with was performed on the spot due to my knowing a bit of music theory.