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[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='370888' date='Jan 5 2009, 01:46 PM']Is it because it is (almost) Jazz.....?[/quote] [b]ALMOST[/b] Definition: Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. So the answer is no.. Swings like a bucket of sh*te comes to mind. Garry

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='369083' date='Jan 3 2009, 02:01 AM']Lenny Henry is a dick. end of ...[/quote] What a bell end? Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='369267' date='Jan 3 2009, 02:18 PM']I didn't know Phil Chen is British! great player[/quote] He aint... [ British i mean ] You new it... i new it... But for the disbelievers.. If you have got the afternoon to spare... One of the most utilised session bassists during the '70s and '80s was Phil Chen. His CV is quite impressive, as he has played with and/or recorded with the following artists: Rod Stewart Jeff Beck Keith Richards Ron Wood Jerry Lewis Ray Charles Bo Diddley Little Richard B.B. King Chuck Berry Bee Gees Brian Wilson Jackson Browne Eurythmics David Lindley Dave Edmunds Graham Parker Carl Wilson Timmy Thomas Clarence Carter The Doors Butts Band John Mayall Spencer Davis John Fogerty Donovan Cleo Laine Jimmy Witherspoon Phill Collins Steve Lukather Joan Osborne Peter Frampton Eddie Money Albert Lee Vinney Moore Mark Almond Danny Richmond Van Morrison Skatalites Bob Marley Not much is known about Chen's early years, except that he spent time in Kingston, Jamaica, before relocating to London, England during the '60s. Chen came to England with the Vagabonds as a spare guitarist. His on again, off again membership status in the band often depended on how much room there was on stage at the Vagabond's cramped pub venues. If there was room, Chen played. He became an official member when he replaced the band's departed bassist. After taking up the four-stringed cause he went to pioneer reggae with the group for five years until he left in 1970 to pursue studio work. While it may now be a household name, reggae was unheard of outside the Caribbean when Chen, [b]from Kingston, Jamaica[/b][u][/u], hit London in the mid-60s with Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. Chen appeared on such Vagabonds recordings as 1966's New Religion, before realising that he could make a better living at session work, which he pursued full-time by 1970. Chen's studio credits were by now piling up furiously. His versatile style as a session player meant his name turned up on album sleeves by talents as diverse as Donovan, Joan Armatrading, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Witherspoon, Linda Lewis, with whom he also toured, Cleo Laine, as well as on Pete Townshend's 'Tommy' soundtrack, and still he hankered to be in a band. He was in and out of Arrival, Gonzales, the Butts Band and Streetwalker. In 1973 Rod Stewart asked him to join the Faces but Chen had a previous commitment, a studio assignment in Jamaica with the Butts Band and couldn't go out on the road with the Faces. Although it was three more years before he worked with Rod, he was a cert for the Rod Stewart Group from the moment it crossed Rod's mind to form it and by the latter part of the decade, Chen joined Rod Stewart's band full-time, as he played on such hit albums as 1977's Foot Loose Fancy Free (for which Chen earned a co-writing credit for the track "You're Insane"), 1978's Blondes Have More Fun, and 1980's Foolish Behaviour, and toured the world with Stewart. An active member of the group's productive songwriting pool, he proved to be unstoppably adept at every rhythm from breakneck rock and roll to relaxed reggae and plays the lot with a faultless balance of feeling and technique. Shortly after the dawn of 1981, Chen and other members of Stewart's band were fired, after they allegedly refused to fly from London to Los Angeles to appear on the American Music Awards. Chen continued to play on other artist's albums throughout the '80s, including Jackson Browne's Lives in the Balance, Eurythmics' Revenge, Pete Townshend's White City: A Novel, Robin Gibb's Walls Have Eyes, and joined forces with Brian May and Eddie Van Halen for a one-off side project under the name of Brian May Friends, 1983's Star Fleet Project. Although he has downshifted a gear or two, Chen has remained active in the music scene, as he appeared on both the Doors' all-star tribute album, Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors and Lita Ford's Greatest Hits Live in the early 21st century. Phil Chen is currently a Master Class Instructor at the LA Music Academy. Phew..... Garry

[quote name='beerdragon' post='368405' date='Jan 2 2009, 12:51 PM']Ok you have shot me down in flames, i'm not disputing he's an excellant player and a hard working guy, i have seen him do a live show and he was the same. along with Pino. John Entwistle and John Deacon who are legends. their playing aside they where all pretty static people. a guy in work came up to me one day and said, your in a band are'nt you, what do you play. Bass. ah right thats easy is'nt it you just stand there and play four strings. thats right i said. i could have been there all day talking to him about bass playing but it would'nt have made a bit of difference, if he goes to watch a band the last person he looks at his the bass player. me, i try to move a round as much as i can and may hit the odd bum note here and there but thats my style. i confess to having a few drinks when i OP'd. so i might have gone a little over the top.[/quote] Thats all right... Was New years eve... Garry

[quote name='Rowbee' post='368359' date='Jan 2 2009, 12:13 PM']Personal feelings from Lowdown aside, I have to agree that he played bass well, held it together and did his job as a bassist in 99.9% of gigging situations so I can't fault the guy. If he wanted to demonstrate how flamboyantly charismatic he was, he'd be playing g****r. [/quote] To be Honest, its more to do with so much on your plate at that particular time... His percieved lack of charisma quote from Beerdragon.... Is more to do with concentration i think. Garry

[quote name='beerdragon' post='368076' date='Jan 1 2009, 09:39 PM']Ok shoot me down in flames, but that Dave Swift maybe the an excellant player but he's a bit wooden. he has all the charisma of a fish.[/quote] Let us all know when you do your next live TV.. Backing turns, with one 3 hour rehearsal the same afternoon. Sight reading and busking other peoples arrangements you aint played before. Not wanting to f**k up with bum notes or clams on live TV., and get the job done. We might take you serious. I have been friends with Dave for over 20 odd years.. And i can tell you he has plenty of charisma, and is a very sharp guy. Garry

[quote name='Prosebass' post='366606' date='Dec 30 2008, 08:57 PM']Get yourself to a Tesco or WH Smith and get a copy of Computer Music. It has a full Suite of software for a home studio with every cover disk , bargain for £5.99[/quote] Big +1... Soft synths / drum samplers / plug ins / loops, samples and tutorials, the lot.. Garry

Dear Upton Mark... If you are gonna keep a Jazz Bass in The Garage, Its advice from a psychologist that you need. Not a Luthier, or a member from Basschat. And if there is a crack in the Bass neck. Its you who has been F%*ked, Not your wife. Garry

Also... Andy Pask.. Trevor Barry... Guy Pratt... Garry

A bit subjective all this, but.... Steve Pierce should not be overlooked [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=66568208"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=66568208[/url] Garry

PM'd I know someone who might be up for this. Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='365509' date='Dec 29 2008, 03:05 PM']it's a movement fraught with fret w***ing nonsense when people learn the motor skills to do it but not the music to keep up.[/quote] Very good. Cheers Bilbo, another good un.. Garry

[quote name='vmaxblues' post='364645' date='Dec 28 2008, 10:22 AM']people dance to the bass and drums, Does that all make sense?[/quote] Morris Dancers dont. Garry

Good stuff Bilbo... I presume the 8'th notes are swung and not straight .. ? Garry

[quote name='ARGH' post='364354' date='Dec 27 2008, 06:23 PM']Man..anyone got any popcorn...Ive run out![/quote] Whats up.. Run out of Turkey... Garry

[quote name='budget bassist' post='364343' date='Dec 27 2008, 06:15 PM']You're obviously missing the point entirely.... I'm not even going to bother.[/quote] I am amazed you had to point that out... .. Garry

Warning! Totally Outrageous and Idle Request!, Lazy lazy lazy lazy...:-) Not sure that helped your yourself at all. Reading this post, makes me think you could Do with some basic theory under your belt. Where the notes lay, scales etc. Also as you said yourself... Wasteing time learning/going over songs on a Tascam. Not sure that is wasteing time.. What better source of ear training than that? There is no easy way... Just hard work and a good [b]attitude[/b]. Unless i have missed something. Garry

[quote name='Josh' post='364270' date='Dec 27 2008, 04:38 PM']Yeah it's definetly him then, he's one of my main influences as of late, he's her Musical Director as well. Here's a clinic with him playing 2 Chaka tunes: [url="http://live.bassplayer.com/Artist.aspx?name=gouche&video=gouche1"]Clinic.[/url] Gospel Musicians just know how to make stuff better![/quote] Yer great stuff...good link. Garry

[quote name='Josh' post='364250' date='Dec 27 2008, 04:12 PM']If it's live in 2008 then it is definetly Andrew Gouche.[/quote] Just listened to the above link [clips] Its 2008... Garry

Aint nobody, was a Rufas and Chaka Khan tune..not a solo CK tune. I'm Every Woman was also Rufas and Chaka..so would have been played by there Regular Bass player [ who ever that was..a Boogie Oogie Google should find him] When she left that band and went solo.... Jimmy Haslip and Anthony Jackson did plenty of stuff with her. Jackson mainly The Studio stuff, and Haslip the Road stuff. So tis possible any live stuff from Chaka just after The Rufus Band stuff would be Jimmy Haslip. Kiwi... A small quote about Aint Nobody. 'This was the last chart single for the group before lead singer Chaka Khan (born Yvette Stevens) left for a solo career. On this track, she sings about a man who makes her feel so good, that no other can come close. Producer Quincy Jones wanted this for Michael Jackson's Thriller album, and almost got it. Rufus keyboardist David Wolinski wrote the song. The group didn't like it but recorded it anyway. It was released as a single when Wolinski threatened to pull it off the album and give it to Jackson and Jones. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above) When Rufus was being formed, they rejected guitarist Roger Linn because he didn't sing, but this was one of the first songs ever written to the beat of Roger's invention - [b]the LM-1 Drum, the world's first programmable, sampled-sound drum machine. In this case the machine was used to create the keyboard loop. John Robinson played live drums and overdubbed the fills. [/b](thanks, Massimo - New York, NY, and Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)' Garry

Tis a nice looking Bass... Even matches the Wallpaper.. Garry

[quote name='steve-soar' post='359774' date='Dec 20 2008, 06:36 PM']This being Basschat, I'm not suprised that this has turned into a "my dad's bigger than your dad's" contest. [/quote] And you did say right at the top post.. 'This IS A MILLION years old'... Been fun reading though.. Especially the reply.. 'Jaco's a legend [ supposedly ]' Pure first class bollox..it dont get any better than that. Garry

[quote name='Rimskidog' post='359785' date='Dec 20 2008, 06:48 PM']What does the size of the interface have to do with the price of fish?[/quote] Just thinking the same... Oh well... Garry