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And dont forget all the Finale Versions. I am on version 2009, and its dead easy to use. Imports Midi files and lays them out great. [url="http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/"]http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/[/url] Garry

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='498382' date='May 26 2009, 11:26 PM']I thought David Paton (ex Pilot) played bass on Nikita...?[/quote] For some reason or another i always had Dee Murray down for that one [ and i am proberly wrong] Anyone know who it actually was? So far we have... Pino, David Paton and Dee Murray. Help Garry

[quote name='Hamster' post='502512' date='May 31 2009, 07:48 PM']I think it's more of a British .v. US humour (note correct spelling) thing than any disrespect or aspersion to the veracity of your post [/quote] +1 I did agree with him, and enjoyed his post. Oh well..... Garry

[quote name='steve-soar' post='502149' date='May 31 2009, 11:27 AM']Now that's what I call a good reply. [/quote] I agree. And what impressed me most was that he did not say 'IMHO' once. Garry

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='501929' date='May 30 2009, 09:45 PM']To be blunt, if there's one thing you don't do that would be to f*** with someone's wedding plans. The bride will hound you to your grave I don't want to make a bad situation worse but two months is no time at all to book another band. Certainly round my way, the good wedding bands are booked years in advance. By trying to be helpful you've probably done a bad thing. [b]Pull out, grovel, learn valuable lesson![/b][/quote] Very wise words Garry

[quote name='Marcus' post='496186' date='May 23 2009, 05:52 PM']I've had over 100 Basses through my hands in the last decade a lot of them high end instruments....[/quote] Thats a lot of Basses in ten years... What are you a Termite? If you are going custom, spend time doing a good amount of research.. Woods, pups etc... I did, and my Bass turned out to be my dream. Good luck! and i will keep my eyes open in the Basses for sale section in about a years time. Garry

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='495285' date='May 22 2009, 03:49 PM']The other classic is when people take all their fingers off the board to change strings.[/quote] So would you suggest never change your strings? Sorry Rich, out of context. And you are right, wasted energy indeed. Garry

[quote name='JohnnyLightyear' post='492024' date='May 18 2009, 11:50 PM']I thinks its awesome to show just what can be done with a bass guitar! It can be a beautiful lead instrument.[/quote] I think so to... Just a shame it seems to get such a panning on Basschat. Kevin Glasgow's arrangement of 'My Romance' sounds great. Garry

[quote name='dlloyd' post='491964' date='May 18 2009, 10:36 PM']Mind you, Chet was influenced by Django...[/quote] Thats for sure. A good friend of mine from just outside Glasgee.. John Goldie, Is a very good tune/chord guitar player. If you see him around, very much worth a look. Garry

[quote name='dlloyd' post='491918' date='May 18 2009, 10:03 PM']It's not a whole lot like anything Django did.[/quote] [b][u]I think its his attempt [/u]at the "Django" Reinhardt" style....[/b] Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='491559' date='May 18 2009, 04:50 PM']Yeah that's almost exactly what I said. Funnily enough whenever I sit down in my front room for a bit of amusement with a bass it always seems to end up on YouTube. I don't know who it is that sneakily records these things but they're making innocent bassists look terribly immodest.[/quote] Only kidding mate.. I did see your point... Just could not resist. Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='491362' date='May 18 2009, 02:02 PM']Reminds me of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c66SJPuUI"]Chet Atkins[/url]. Neat, but can't help but think it would sound a lot better on a guitar. I'm not picking on 6-string bass, it just sounds a bit clunky to me.[/quote] 6 string Bass, Clunky or not He is sitting in his frontroom and amusing himself with some chordal work, What do you want him to do...... Pick up his Precison Bass, Load it up with Flatwounds , grab his Plectrum.... And go .... 'Take your partners boys and girls' AN DA.......1 2.. HEREWE GO........ [D]Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh [A]my ohMe gotta go pole the pirogue down the [D]bayouMy Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [A]my ohSon of a gun, we'll have good fun on the [D]bayouCHORUS:[D]Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [A]gumbo'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[D]mioPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [A]gay-ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [D]bayou.2. Instrumental Verse (Country Fiddle solo)3. [D]Thibay-deaux, Fountaineaux, the place is [A]buzzin'Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [D]dozenDress in style, go hog wild, me oh [A]my ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [D]bayou.REPEAT CHORUS4. Instrumental Verse (Country Fiddle solo)FINAL CHORUS:[D]Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [A]gumbo'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[D]mioPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [A]gay-ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou.Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou.Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou. Garry

I Had to do some Brass parts from a couple of Earth Wind & Fire tunes last week, I just slowed the audio down, it made it a lot easier and quicker, i could get right in amongst the harmonies. Garry

If you are having trouble hearing things... Slowdowner is good... Trial version here. [url="http://www.ronimusic.com/"]http://www.ronimusic.com/[/url] Although i think there is some free stuff about. Garry

I think its his attempt at the "Django" Reinhardt" style.... the tunes are pretty cool.. Typical for that style, Hot club de France etc. Might be worth listening to Django stuff and work out your own fingerings, It cant be that hard, Django only had to usable fingers on his left hand... Well the two good ones for soloing, and the damaged other two for chord work only. Fantastic player.. I am rambling , not much help to you Steve. Good luck with it though. Garry

Can you add emptying your wifes handbag? Christ, have you seen what they keep in there! Garry

Good one Kiwi.... An Interesting post. Garry

[quote name='silddx' post='489127' date='May 15 2009, 05:45 PM']and the guy's pulse and timing in that vid was all over the place in parts. Outrageous indeed.[/quote] Just use your Quantise button then..... All will be fine. Garry

[quote name='Kongo' post='489181' date='May 15 2009, 06:38 PM']Yes...I tire of every topic, both in person and on forums about players. Everyone has thier own oppinion and that's it. Some like McCartney, others Entwhistle...Others Wooten...Others Sheehan...Others Hamm...Others Miller... It's not so bad...until they start pushing them on you. I like Wooten...then I get bored...then I like again... But these threads are just....boring and pointless. It's all oppinion so yes...very bored.[/quote] So when are you off to Switzerland then?..... Garry

[quote name='The Funk' post='489031' date='May 15 2009, 04:25 PM']Slap can be funky - it can also be totally unfunky.[/quote] Its not the Slap thats unfunky... Its usually the tit playing it, thats unfunky........... Sex Machine - James Brown is worth a listen. Garry

[quote name='steve-soar' post='487438' date='May 13 2009, 11:25 PM']I started this thread and originally thought, that after seeing this video, I could not see the artist that Victor truly is, shining through, all I could see is a new endorsee, [b]tap dancing for a nickel[/b]. I should have explained this. I realise that Victor is just earning a living and wish him no ill feelings.[/quote] Of course VW will not be able to reply to this.. To busy 'tap dancing' for sh*t loads of Nickles.... Garry

[quote name='Buzz' post='435776' date='Mar 16 2009, 09:50 AM']Wooten is a very good player, however, [b]the bass isn't really suited to being a solo instrument [/b]or the lead instrument (it can do leads occasionally, but it really isn't suited to it due to the area of the sonic spectrum it covers),[/quote] Solos on Bass have been around for a few hundred years. [b]'Classical repertoire..[/b] [b]Solo works for double bass[/b] [b] 1700s[/b] [b]The double bass as a solo instrument [/b]enjoyed a period of popularity during the 18th century and many of the most popular composers from that era wrote pieces for the double bass. The double bass, then often referred to as the Violone used different tunings from region to region. The "Viennese tuning" (A-D-F♯-A) was popular, and in some cases a fifth string or even sixth string was added. The popularity of the instrument is documented in Leopold Mozart's second edition of his Violinschulë, where he writes "One can bring forth difficult passages easier with the five-string violone, and I heard unusually beautiful performances of concertos, trios, solos, etc." The earliest known concerto to exist for the double bass was written by Joseph Haydn ca.1763, which was presumably lost in the fire at the Eisenstadt library. The earliest concertos that exist today are by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, who composed two concertos for the double bass and a Sinfonia Concertante for viola and double bass. Other composers that have written concertos from this period include Johann Baptist Vanhal, Franz Anton Hoffmeister (3 concertos), Leopold Kozeluch, Anton Zimmermann, Antonio Capuzzi, Wenzel Pichl (2 concertos), and Johannes Matthias Sperger (18 concertos). While many of these names were leading figures to the music public of their time, they are generally unknown by contemporary audiences. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's concert aria, "Per Questa Bella Mano", K.612 for bass, double bass obbligato, and orchestra contains impressive writing for solo double bass of that period. It remains popular among both singers and double bassists today.' VW Rocks. Garry

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='487222' date='May 13 2009, 08:26 PM']it’s generally not a good idea to introduce yourself to a forum by making sweeping generalisations about its members.[/quote] How many posts do you need then? It still has same effect.. He has got you all at it again. Garry