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Everything posted by lowdown
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Noticed this earlier on a friends Facebook page. Yes, a great player. It seems he had been unwell recently (judging by his Facebook postings). He also stopped posting a couple of weeks back. One of my favourite solos from Jeff Andrews.
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Just a curious question really... For those that say that they will not play Michael Jackson songs, where would that put you if you were depping in a band that played MJ tunes? Would you not take the gig? or if you took on the gig, would you just stand there with your hands behind your back and not play a note? Like I said, just interested to know.
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Although they have been around for a while, Sample City have an excellent bunch of Bricasti M7 Reverb IR's (all free). http://www.samplicity.com/bricasti-m7-impulse-responses/
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Noticed this on Facebook earlier, although he was 90, it's still sad to read about it. Apart from being a top, top player, he was quite a character with his show biz stories.
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Lovely feel in your playing. Great stuff. 👍
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Will Lee's signature set might mess with your head, they are in 7's... https://bassstringsonly.com/product/dms_2694/
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Good grief !! Extend article 50.
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Yes. sad news. I didn't know him personally, only from his posts. R. I. P. Colin
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I know it's only opinions but, I agree with your opinion... 👍
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At what point would you consider yourself a "musician"?
lowdown replied to a topic in General Discussion
If you earn your living through music and fill out a tax return, you need to be brave enough to write down 'Musician', under occupation (unless your accountant files on your behalf) If you hang around waiting for 'others' to call you musician, I hope they call you musician before January 31st, otherwise there is a £100 coming your way. -
Yeah, Mark Adams was a wonderful player, but I'm not sure it was him playing Bass on 'Inside Out'. I do seem to remember someone saying it might be Sandy Anderson on Bass (around the time of the single release). Maybe this 'TalkBass' thread might shed some light and answer the question? https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sandy-anderson.788720/ For those that don't know, Mark Adams had a pretty traumatic life with booze, drugs and depression. And of course his terrible murder in 2011 (three years after this thread was started). A bit of a depressing read, but nonetheless, interesting. https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/sad-see-slave-band-member-died-family-wants-answers/
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I think it's actually 7/4? Wuthering Heights is in 4/4, but the chorus goes through 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4. On the coda (or end solo), the Drummer seems to drop the snare out on a couple of bars like he has lost the meter. If it is a fluff, he covers it well. At 4:01...
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Blondie went from 4/4 into 3/4 a couple of times in 'Heart Of Glass'. Richard Harris' MacArthur Park was littered with various time signatures and tempos. Maynard Ferguson's MacArthur Park was slightly different, it had 4/4, 3/4 2/4, 5/4, 6/4 and double time swing (including 3/2, along with the extended solos).
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Of course, the Bass playing with TOP' was/is terrific. 'Back To Oakland' is still one of my favourite all time albums. But also, the arrangements are just top draw, with plenty of Big Band Jazz flavouring. I liked the 'Soul Ballads', they were well composed and harmonically rich. But I suppose, style wise, not for everyone.
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String spacing, neck depth/width/shape etc etc.
lowdown replied to bubinga5's topic in General Discussion
Sounds like a day in the life of staff working at 'Subway' . -
February Composition Challenge--VOTING TIME
lowdown replied to lurksalot's topic in General Discussion
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Henry E Davies had a good style using his thumb and first finger, a bit like Banjo picking. I think he must have had long nails as well (Quite a bit of bite in his sound). I remember transcribing the Thelma version many Moons ago and thinking the Bassist was using a pick, but of course he wasn't. I have posted this before a few years back, but always worth another read. An interview with 'Scott Edwards' and his session career. https://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/bass-player-scott-edwards
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Although, Rutger Gunnarsson played on most tracks, there were a couple of other Bassists involved, one being an English player called 'Mike Watson'. A decent little read below, about ABBA and the Bassists, the Basslines, along with what Basses were used etc... https://philwbass.com/2014/01/02/the-bassists-of-abba/
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Might well work for you, BRX, but 45 -105 works for me, just fine. I tend to play with a high action, so maybe that contributes to a tighter feel? What I don't understand is, if the combined gauges are not a good tension together, or not compatible, with the B string being woefully under tension, why on earth have Warwick been selling them for years? (45-135). I suppose we all get different things out of different strings, with different Basses, depending on touch, technique etc... Thankfully there are plenty of gauges and tensions available these day to please most of us.