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If its not your thing, i do believe you can buy rusty razor blades in the new Bass Shop. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexUs0Su-rg&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexUs0Su-rg&feature=related[/url] Garry

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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1316607706' post='1380285'] I've never seen a Bona gig that has been anything other than mind-blowing. Find it incredibly strange that other bass players should be saying he should lay the bass down when he is such an inspiration, at the same time as doing the vocal/guitar thing....very odd. [/quote] His CV seems to indicate, that thankfully many top Musicians and Producers think his Bass playing is just fine.... I have seen him a few times, and he always seems to be on it. Also +1 for Antonio Sanchez. Garry

I have had my RIM Basses Single cut about 5/6 years now. Plays and feels great - huge meaty output with tons of sustain. There has been no need to adjust the truss rod since i first got it. Rock solid. Only Bass i use other than my Lakland Fretless. Its really not worth knocking them until you have tried a few, all different of course. Looks have never bothered me, just playability and sound. [url="http://img231.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img231/2263/1316596053swe.smil"]http://img231.images...6596053swe.smil[/url] Garry

A lovely traditional voice too - he grooves great on his solo albums, and does his own Fretless thing. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1p3GbiPNR4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1p3GbiPNR4&feature=related[/url] Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' timestamp='1316512379' post='1378903'] look at the exercise again and this time read the notes instead of the chord symbol, it's not a 5 note arpeggio, the Arpeggio is C E G B, and neither is it confusing to beginners... it just is what it is. I am not speaking only of constructing bass lines but about having a wider harmonic knowledge and being able to hear the 4 chord in it's accurate context. There are plenty of examples of the use of the 4 chord in the Lydian form, lots of standard song sequences would employ it, it can be found in all forms of music and is. For the sake of clarity lets put it this way. If you played a Cmaj7 in part of a sequence that came from the key of G then the F natural would be harder to justify as in technical terms it would be a wrong note.... there are of course plenty of people who could contextualise it successfully. [/quote] Nicely summed up Jake. Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' timestamp='1316423078' post='1377714'] Hi Kev, yep should be a pdf but looks a bit odd doesn't it...! hopefully this is it... [attachment=89739:Arpeggio and diatonic exce.pdf] hmmm! that doesn't seem to work either, that was a fresh upload.... MODS! HELP! [/quote] It works for me, right click and 'open in new tab' Left click and it will open, but not in a new tab. Right click and 'save target as' works of course. Garry

[quote name='urb' post='1375870' date='Sep 16 2011, 07:27 PM']I filmed quite a few years ago when he played the old Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJrngd1p3g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJrngd1p3g[/url][/quote] I remember the Megastore thing - a great time...... I have seen him live many times - a couple of times with his own band. And a while back with various other people, including David Sanborn at Wembley which was an amazing gig. Terrific Musician. Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1375624' date='Sep 16 2011, 03:20 PM']That's what you call a CV![/quote] Thats minus all his Radio & TV jingle sessions. Clearly the people that matter think he is worth £27.00 Garry

Some early Rocco & TOP. Terrific Brass arrangements. Garry

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1375072' date='Sep 16 2011, 12:56 AM']...but a very similar thing has already been done by [b][size=3]No Treble[/size][/b] and I must say No Treble is going to be an hard act to follow [url="http://www.notreble.com/"]http://www.notreble.com/[/url][/quote] And what a good site it is for all things Bass. Garry

Great stuff Andy, well crafted and slickly put together. Garry

[quote name='tauzero' post='1374157' date='Sep 15 2011, 10:45 AM']A popular beat combo, m'lud.[/quote] That will be a whooosh then... You might have to start another thread to explain yourself.. Garry

Booked and used a lot, so a lot of people see something in him. I think he plays great - Solid Rhythm section player and grooves great. All those Bass duet videos people post on Youspew, don't really do him justice. Not a fan of his Solo CD stuff, but i have heard much duller attempts from others. Garry

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' post='1374595' date='Sep 15 2011, 04:09 PM']I've been checking out his latest album 'Sep7entrion' on Spotify. It's got some really great tracks on it.[/quote] Yep good stuff, and superb playing all round. Garry

E7 over a B bass, Garry

[quote name='risingson' post='1370724' date='Sep 12 2011, 04:46 PM']Gear is nice, but ultimately replaceable. Being a talented, skilled musician is indispensable. It's a no brainer as to which one is more important.[/quote] +1 50 odd posts before this was mentioned... Garry

Nice Compressor.... x32 & x64 bit.... [url="http://vladgsound.wordpress.com/plugins/molot/"]Molot Comp[/url] Garry

Get hold of the Midi file for your track - Google free midi for what ever track name you need, or do your own. Mute the Bass track then bounce down to an Audio file. If the Bass on the Midi file is accurate or close enough, import that into a score programme and amend, then print off. Garry

[quote name='51m0n' post='1367366' date='Sep 9 2011, 10:13 AM']tape saturation emulation on nearly every track & every group too[/quote] Have you checked this out? Raving about it over at gearsluz. So little CPU, use it on every track & Buss. Its a neat little tool and does sound good. [url="http://dsp.sonimus.com/products/satson/"]Satson[/url] Garry

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1365683' date='Sep 7 2011, 07:59 PM']Turns out it is Nathan East, was just looking in the wrong places.[/quote] Nathan East played on a lot of the Whitney Stuff at that time - so it was just a guess really.. But since found out it was - but you have beaten me to it. Nice playing on that track. Garry

[quote name='crez5150' post='1365885' date='Sep 7 2011, 10:44 PM']Saturday Night - T-Connection[/quote] Great track, along with 'Do What You Wanna Do ' The Bass player sure likes to dig in... Garry

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1365642' date='Sep 7 2011, 07:30 PM']Just wondered if anyone knows who played bass on this great gospel tune? Also, anyone that fancies tackling it, i've transcribed it below. Also check my website for even more transcriptions Jake[/quote] Nathan East...?? I would like to know also. Thanks for the transcription. Garry

[quote name='flyfisher' post='1364640' date='Sep 6 2011, 09:16 PM']A blue note?[/quote] That will be a whoosh then.... I thought it was funny. Garry