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Yo Lowhand-mike... I see you are from Bexleyheath.. I am from Erith , well decades ago.. Just moved over from Plumstead to Essex... Garry

[quote name='cheddatom' post='174639' date='Apr 11 2008, 03:56 PM']IMO you should use pedals, or pedal switchable pres/amps for lots of different sounds.[/quote] Blimey.... a pedal for every different tone.... I would then be having lesson's from Fred Astaire .. Instead of a Bass tutor.... Garry

[quote name='bassmandan' post='174253' date='Apr 10 2008, 11:49 PM']my EBS head used to belong to [er, was used on a clinic tour by] Mr. Marcus Miller...... in fact I'm fairly sure this was a yarn spun by Bernie to lure in suckers like me, Marcus probably signed half a dozen of the buggers! Oh well, damn fine bit of kit anyway! infact, looking at the pic it doesn't really constitute any form of proof that it's even an item of musical gear really does it!?!? maybe I just took a large piece of anodised metal to be signed by the man at one of his gigs?...... ho hum![/quote] I got a EBS 350 from Bernie about 4 or 5 years ago , that had been signed by Marcus that morning... I unloaded it to a guy on the old Bassworld about 3 years ago... Not the same one is it...??? Or you are probably right..there's loads of signed ones about Garry

I have a Agi 3 band pre-amp in my Rim Bass... which now days i use very little [pre-amp].Maybe a little treble boost for a more hi-fi slap tone. My pups have a very high output.. and in passive mode there is no tone control at all...[Just twiddle my amp , or my DI box] But i have a sound a like... Plenty of meat and warmth , I use heavy strings with a high action.. Which i think helps give me a more fatter sound... I always go for the same tone... What i am saying really is that if you are going for lots of different tones...a pre-amp is a must. But i also wonder how much is comming from your fingers....? or should be.... Saying all that , i love the active sound from my old Stingray.... Garry

No James Brown Then..... Sex Machine..... Garry

[quote name='cetera' post='171510' date='Apr 7 2008, 03:06 PM']John Giblin on some of the old Kate Bush stuff...[/quote] +1... And a top player at that! Garry

Boz Burrell.... Did the Bass duties in Bad Company & King Crimson. Good Fretless Rock vibe going on there. +1 for all the above as well. Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='171179' date='Apr 7 2008, 09:57 AM']('funkification' - I have just invented a new word and I LIKE it!!)[/quote] Not quite.. [url="http://www.themusicquarium.co.uk/funkification/"]http://www.themusicquarium.co.uk/funkification/[/url] Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='171189' date='Apr 7 2008, 10:09 AM']Cheers Garry, bit of rigour never harmed anyone. Jake[/quote] See what happens on JHL this week.... I am sure there will be another 'Lions Vs The Christians' on the cards... Garry

Blimey.... 6 pages of carnage... And now we are off down the Road of back slapping Garry

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='170876' date='Apr 6 2008, 07:27 PM']Sorry lowdown,i feel i may have been slightly misunderstood,i meant in a good way.im a big motown fan,i was practically breast fed it. BITTY MUMMY [/quote] No Mate... I knew what you were meaning.... It was the wording that tickled me.. Sort of thing i would have said , and then read it back and thought... 'Oh no!' Garry

[quote name='The Funk' post='170829' date='Apr 6 2008, 06:30 PM']I track stuff through my Aguilar DB680 (valve). The Avalon U5 and the Ridge Farm are both very high quality items of studio gear. I'd love to have all three at my disposal but that would just be greedy, wouldn't it?[/quote] Blimey... That would be a tasty set of toys..... I think i am gonna try and make it to one of your band gigs , at some point. Looks like that might be a night of fun..! Garry

Hey TF.. I have just checked out your band's my Space.. Cool stuff Man...Great. Garry

[quote name='The Funk' post='170788' date='Apr 6 2008, 05:15 PM']The only tip I'd offer is to try every mic or preamp you have for every bass or other instrument you want to record. Sometimes you'll be very pleasantly rewarded like Urb was. But valve bass preamp to record bass - a bit of a no-brainer, isn't it? [/quote] Ummm... Not sure about that... I have a Avalon U5... Not a valve insight. Lovely warm sound... Garry

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='170586' date='Apr 6 2008, 10:15 AM']Mr Jamerson was all over the verse and chorus like a rash[/quote] We talking the same Jamerson here... Or someone from a Tribute Band.? Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='169401' date='Apr 3 2008, 08:08 PM']And the rest of the band for that matter.[/quote] You just beat me to that one... Garry

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='169376' date='Apr 3 2008, 07:44 PM']Thats how I describe guys that get so carried away with their chops they forget the first commandment of bass - [b]listen to the drummer[/b][/quote] I Think the first Commandment of Bass is Listen....Full Stop.! It always amazes me the amount of guys who think it is all about chops and showing off.. Thats why the top guys end up at the top...They Listen.. Garry

[quote name='Sparky' post='168161' date='Apr 2 2008, 09:15 AM']and it's always nice to see a great band perform live on the telly (without having to watch come dancing!!! )[/quote] Ah....Bass Player Mr Trevor Barry He can rock a bit... Garry

Crawling all over the LEAD VOCAL line... Did not help the song... So you are proberly right about his youth shinning through. Garry

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='168136' date='Apr 2 2008, 07:05 AM']I saw it last night, the guy was playing a Schecter which was unusual. I thought the band lost it a bit during the instrumental breaks and although the slap bass was a novelty to begin with, it looked a bit silly towards the end as he'd started off busy and couldn't build the dynamics of the song much further without playing more notes. Definitely technically proficient but I wasn't convinced by his musicality.[/quote] Yep . That just about summed that up. James Taylor was about the only turn on the gig , who had any feel for music.. On the the night anyway... Garry

[quote name='lowdown' post='168598' date='Apr 2 2008, 05:03 PM']And i would not consider myself a great Elvis Fan.. But he did some real classic's... Garry[/quote] No F%%K it...! I am a Elvis Fan... Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='168257' date='Apr 2 2008, 10:19 AM']Yeah.....but its Elvis. I don't care how much you paid me. It's Elvis [/quote] Ah man...What...!! Check out the Vegas concerts... [70's I think] Elvis and a stonking Band...some real greats in there..... And i would not consider myself a great Elvis Fan.. But he did some real classic's... Garry

I agree with BF... Things like this must not get lost... Garry