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[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1480507345' post='3184892'] Ah, net worth of only 245m.... [/quote] Interestingly,according to the article, none of that seems to be related to music. He's a very shrewd business man.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1480516919' post='3185037'] I thought that was Nick Mason. [/quote] Definitely Richard Wright. Waters decided he wasn't pulling his weight so sacked him from the band, then reemployed him on a wage as a session musician. Ironically this resulted in Wright being the only band member who didn't end up taking a fairly hefty financial hit after the ruinously expensive Wall tour.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1480506320' post='3184871'] Thanks. Green was the first one I bought. No love for Automatic...? I think it's brilliant. [/quote] I loved Automatic for the People. I spent quite a lot of time as a student listening to 'Try not to breathe' whilst feeling moody and misunderstood.

Or you could just get one of these https://www.gak.co.uk/en/blackstar-id-core-stereo-10-v2-combo-silver/903914?gclid=CjwKEAiAjvrBBRDxm_nRusW3q1QSJAAzRI1tfJBXvmPKM1QM6I8-KzglEzCNO0cwX-cs1c1MMANauRoC9q7w_wcB

Jagger is a notoriously tight bastard. He allegedly refused to give writing credits to Jones and Wyman for several of the Stones biggest hits and more recently tried to claim that his marriage to Jerry Hall was never legitimate under UK law, in order to try to dodge paying her any alimony. As others have said it was the 90s before Ron Wood was made an official member of the Stones.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1480360050' post='3183723'] In my experience it's very much a 2 handed technique where the muting or complete deadening of notes is just as important as slapped or plucked note. It's more like drumming on the fretboard than anything else and requires a lot more subtlety than you'd think (especially after watching Louis Johnson!). [/quote] This was definitely my epiphany. The rhythms you create with the ghost notes and left hand slaps are the absolute key to a decent slap technique.

I found those Scott Whitley tutorials very useful too, although 'bassics' is pushing it for some of the later lessons. That run he does at the end of the theme tune took me somewhere between 10 and 15 hours to get down properly, all to play what is a 2 second section of music. This series is where I started. http://youtu.be/tGilCW0_Jf0

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1480351691' post='3183612'] I had to turn down a suggestion of Can't Stop which got me thinking. I think the reason I haven't perservered is because it does't bother me that much, but its a bitch having to say "sorry I cant play it"! [/quote] Just had a look at it, it might not be a bad place to start learning, no real acrobatics or lightning fast machine gun slaps or hammer on/pull offs. http://youtu.be/HQxMt2FUAN4 Start as slow as you need, speed will come.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1480342380' post='3183514'] OP: do you need to learn slap, or is it something you feel you have to do 'cos it's what people on YouTube do? [/quote] I decided to learn after nearly 25 years of bass playing because I'd reached a bit of a plateau and wanted to find a new direction and besides I already owned all the necessary equipment. I also discovered that there is something immensely satisfying about being your own drum machine.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1480332384' post='3183362'] I have tried and failed. Admittedly I give it a go and it sounds pants, so I stop trying. Is this a technique anyone can aquire as long as I put in the hours? If yes, where should I start. [/quote] I only started a couple of years ago after playing for 25 years. YouTube got me started and after many hours of practice I suddenly got that riding a bike 'I'm doing it' moment. One of the secrets to slap is that it's not half as difficult as it looks. Getting your left hand muting technique down is half the battle.

Guitars are easier to put out of tune. Solos that involve a lot of string bending will do it, serious use of the whammy bar will do it faster. When I saw the Eagles after their reformation all of them changed guitars after every single song, I saw Placebo a couple of years ago and they were the same. Having said that I saw Robert Glasper recently and his bass player had two backups on stage but only used the one bass for a 2 hour+ set, retuning very quickly every half hour or so, so I'd guess the spares were only there in case of string breakages or electronics failure.

Cricket box.

Guitars and basses have evolved from much older instruments, I would guess that the convention has always been that way. Plus if you ever try playing chords on a left handed guitar but held upside down so you can play it right handed it's a darned tricky business, with fingers getting in each others way.

This is a bit left field from someone not really associated with jazz or funk, but I think it hits the mark. http://youtu.be/aibey8mwJF4 If you've not heard it before, give it a chance, the jazziness and funkyness builds as the song goes on.

Fantastic.

What sort of blues? The 'white man's blues' of Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan is a long way from earlier recording artists like Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley and they in turn are quite different from the really early stuff like Robert Johnson & Leadbelly.

[quote name='Dutchie' timestamp='1479768197' post='3179207'] Some strings have red or blue thread at the ends, what's the puropse of this? Thanks [/quote] The main purpose of the thread (they're also known as 'silks' by the way) is either to identify the make/ model of string, or to convince you to change strings when they start looking frayed. Other than that, the thread wrappings may have served a purpose a few decades ago, but I don't think they do anymore. My favourite brands of strings have no wrapping at all. As to the best strings to replace the broken one with, my only advice is to change the whole set, all four strings , at the same time, otherwise the the new one will be noticeably brighter than the other 3. What are the best strings? That's a personal choice. I like DR hi beams on my Jazz, but other people will have other preferences. The only way you will find our what you like best is by playing roundwounds/flatwounds/tapes of various brands and gauges, which, given the durability of bass strings, takes years. Enjoy the journey.

I don't know what you guys sounded like, but you certainly all looked the business.

I think the neo bit is just to differentiate it from other,more mainstream, R & B. It probably started off as a marketing ploy but has come to mean a specific type of sound from the likes of D'Angelo and Erykah Badu.

I've never stretched my strings on either guitar or bass. I didn't even know it was a thing until I joined Basschat. They generally settle down after a day. Maybe if I ever restrung immediately before playing a gig it might be worth doing, but I've never done that.

I reckon it's a purely aesthetic choice, one which I personally like and would certainly consider incorporating in a theoretical custom build. I'm not even a huge Hendrix fan, I just like them.

I wasn't that impressed with the Dulop SuperBright steels I bought. My problem with them was that I was after a very bright tone and, despite the name, they just didn't have it, so not for me, but other people clearly love them. Though I would say that they are very smooth for ss roundwounds. When I switched back to hi beams I thought I was going to get blisters on my fretting fingers for the first time in about 20 years because they were that much rougher.

I've noticed that on some basses, mainly 24 fret basses such as the Ibanez SR750, the reverse p pickup looks very close to the end of the neck, under the d and g strings, to the point where it looks like it might actually get in the way when trying to pop those strings.

I can't decide if if a cylindrical neck would make fretting hand muting easier or harder. It'd probably require a bit of adjustment on the left hand slap/percussive mute (not sure what the technical name is) thingy though.

[quote name='AustinArto' timestamp='1478944976' post='3172836'] I'd agree Zender had a really nice approach on that early Jamiroquai stuff, really understated souly playing like on Blow Your Mind, really busy but integrated on If I Like It I Do It, he was obviously just brimming with confidence and feeling it. Did he ever do anything else after he quit Jamiroquai though? Seems odd that he effectively disappeared. [/quote] I think his main gig recently has been with Mark Ronson. He played on the album 'Version' and tours in his live band.