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[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1150610' date='Mar 5 2011, 03:04 PM']I try to get close to the Motown sound so, in the light of the above, I shall think about the birth of my son , my present attitude towards him , and take along a trampoline . I am Morethan Semen...thank you for listening.[/quote]

IMO, to [i]really [/i]get the Motown sound, one should think happy thoughts while playing. The technique is one thing - the attitude and bounce is another.

[quote name='pixiedust' post='1150508' date='Mar 5 2011, 01:16 PM']....before moving on to chords.[/quote] You're in luck. Unless you're Lemmy, playing chords on bass is relatively rare in a band context; so you really needn't be worrying about that for a very long time. Once you've got your root notes firmly on the beat, the next stage is occasionally substituting some different notes drawn from the chords the guitarist is playing. Just to make it sound more interesting, like. Here's an example: Some of us never get beyond this point and are perfectly happy

Ta for that, Ou7shined Now to find one...

I've been toying with the idea of a Sub Sterling (Jazz neck lover, y'see). Any views on how it compares soundwise to the Ray-type Sub?

[quote name='dlloyd' post='1149310' date='Mar 4 2011, 10:58 AM']Or maybe this one... [/quote] Funnily enough, that's [i]me[/i] on the far left! 'Scandinavians' was actually 4 Brits and a Rhodesian. This guy I knew called Barry Mucas had worked the rigs and heard about the Scandinavian dance band market. Barry wasn't clever, but he was sharp and he could smell a quid a mile away. He roped me and some other guys in and we knocked up a 4 hr set in about a week. For maximum appeal in the Scandinavian market, we decided to call the band 'Scandinavians'. Barry said it would help us to fit in. We bought some secondhand red Danish wedding suits - see above - from Lord John's shop just off Golden Square in the West End and piled off over to Goteborg in a Luton van, sometime in 1974 IIRC. No-one spoke any of the languages. So when we were in Sweden we pretended to be Norwegian. When we were in Norway, we pretended to be Finnish. We didn't go to Finland, but if we had, I think we agreed we'd pretend to be Latvian. Worked a treat, though we got some funny looks. We did about 40 or 50 really well-paid gigs, then 'Beardy' Brian the drummer got into one with some Swedish bikers. They bayonetted his head to the door of a disco in Malmo and the rest of us had to leave a bit hurriedly. It's actually referred to in Hugh Cornwell's autobiography. Great days.

An amp tech told me about one of his customers who'd owned a 60's Ampeg B15 fliptop - valve job. It broke down, so this guy took it down the tip. This was 3 years ago

[quote name='silddx' post='1148268' date='Mar 3 2011, 12:28 PM']Bible basher, ... etc ... The term alludes to a preacher thumping his hand hard down on the Bible to emphasize a point during a sermon.[/quote] Bishop basher. (Noun): The term alludes to a person thumping his hand down on a Bishop to emphasi[b]s[/b]e his disagreement during a sermon.

Do you mean this lot?

[quote name='Rich' post='1147365' date='Mar 2 2011, 05:16 PM']If I recall it correctly, didn't the Rev.Green give Tony Goggle a fearful kicking outside a Starbucks many years ago in an argument over a tin of pineapple chunks?[/quote] True, though Goggle claims that Green - crazed on his own 'product' - cold-cocked him on the blindside during the fateful transaction. Once more proving this evil, chunky fruit is more than just a commodity to be carried to [i]and [/i]from Hawaii. Pineapple? Just say no, kids.

[quote name='MSL' post='1147207' date='Mar 2 2011, 03:05 PM']Whoops, just read Mr Skank's posting, sorry, not plagerising.[/quote] Not at all, my friend. It goes to prove the point. Non-existent annoying tw*t singers are a widespread problem. [quote name='Low End Bee' post='1147213' date='Mar 2 2011, 03:08 PM']I'd be careful. I reckon that Al Green can handle himself.[/quote] Take him easy. The late Tiny Tim gave Al a ferocious leathering at Woodstock when Al laughed at Tim's ukueueuelele. Tim got a BJ from Grace Slick off the back of that. Al went home in an ambulance and turned to God.

I'm not in a band at the moment. But if I was I'd be slapping the singer for forgetting where the bridge goes in 'Take Me to the River'. What a cock. So I'm leaving. What do you think?

[quote name='krth1985' post='1147127' date='Mar 2 2011, 02:09 PM']Band practice tonight, so i think i'll have to bring it up.[/quote] So you don't get sidetracked into irrelevancies, print out your OP / list of issues and take it with you. And a selection of some of the choicer comments from this thread. Should do the trick.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1145877' date='Mar 1 2011, 03:13 PM']introduced to the umbrella[/quote] Y'know, I'd almost succeeded in forgetting that experience. 25 years effort wasted. Thanks a bundle

[quote]When we brought it up he said "if someone wants to say something they should get a mic."[/quote] There's your problem. Talentless, late, won't score gigs [i]and [/i]a smart-arse Either you leave; or you leave with the drummer; or you find a new singer. Imagine the joy that will pulse through your soul when you completely fire this ****wit.

Recycling old threads is a commendably 'green' approach. But I agree with Silddx that there seems to be an intermittent fault in the 'fire and conviction' supply. Perhaps it's time for a provocative OT thread about 'content sag'?

[quote name='gub' post='1143643' date='Feb 27 2011, 06:27 PM']just missed mark king by about 5 mins one saturday ![/quote] By strange coincidence, I once missed Mark King by about 3 inches and decked his mate by accident. Musical exchanges was good, I agree. Mostly s/h gear and they'd offer you a mug of splosh then leave you alone

Splendid work, Sir.

[quote name='I.dunno' post='1140542' date='Feb 24 2011, 10:01 PM']beer ... sausages ... Jazz Bass ... jazz, reggae, funk and "rock" ... enjoy playing simple basslines as much as the most technical ones[/quote] Welcome Chloe - you're going to fit in really well here

The only man for me is Tony Goggle. Fiery lines underpinned by a scalding technique, encyclopedic chops and a nice party-piece of On > Offstage projectile vomiting.

Hi Mike and welcome [quote]feel more at home with UK humour than the 'vibe' at TB[/quote] You old flatterer Hope you enjoy the forum.

About 30 years ago, my mate Ken had a job driving a van. His helper was Gary Numan. One day young Gary handed him a bedroom tape he'd done, which was a sort of re-written cop of Ziggy Stardust. IIRC, Ken - no mean guitarist - reckoned it was OK-ish but told Gary would get more work if he did a covers band.

Bought Joe's JM37 condenser mic. Smooth transaction, mic shipped quickly and beautifully packed. A very nice man, reliable and easy to deal with. A credit to our community.