sunburstjazz1967

Something new and crap will be worse than something old and good of its not knackered, something old and crap will be worse than Something new and good, something old and crap will be about as crap as something new and crap, something old and good will be as good as something New and good. The one you like best is the best one for you.

Having the ability to reproduce it isn't the same as actually reproducing it, that killer tone might also be crap for certain venues. Of course using a Mic to record in the studio is different granted even still I prefer a di.

I think some class d amps sound a bit thin but the misconceptions about the cabs come from people trying then with amps they dislike or class d not suited to their taste, neo cab and a heavy weight amp will sound just fine surely.

My brand new amp sounds better than a ruined rehearsal space amp,funny that isn't it?

So how do you then get "my sound" out front even if you Mic it up? Does the pa have ampeg cabs out front?

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1450129355' post='2929944']
Let me assure you Blue, I don't like it.
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+1

I would happily have shook his hand, I've got no beef with the guy at all, still don't like his music though, I doubt he'd have liked mine either.

DI box!

The UKIP one was fun :-)

But does he like Jaco?

Ha, im just glad you said that rather than me! Lovely places imo......

Comparing liverpool to all of scotland might be a bit unfair actually, then again glasgow....lol

Famous Liverpudlians are like famous Scots Blue, they bang on about it with a strong accent yet rarely actually live there! Lol

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1450032987' post='2928993']
I did just post another comment, but have deleted it -- the reason being that IMO this thread is going round in pointless circles. Very, very boring.
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Like teen town then!

The Jaco fanboys here are struggling with the concept that some people, even competent ones have listened to Jaco but still dont like it.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1450029959' post='2928925']
Well, having listened to some of the posted Jaco bits on this thread, I can honestly say "I don't get it".
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I'd say it was mindless noodling!

It's funny that someone saying something written by someone else is mindless noodling is 'cutting' and should not be said, I dont rate anyone highly enough to be that upset about other people not liking them, I'd be more upset if they aimed it directly at me and my playing and told me to sell my gear!

I think this is being overthought, imagine showing a group of various people a flip book with pictures of various bass players, singing or not, mindless noodling, rocking out, whatever.
Answers like "yes thats Paul McCartney from the Beatles, wings and the frog chorus" is a 100% hit, but I'll take a "ah thats the boys are back in town guy" or a "him with the tantric sex thing" as 50/50s etc, chris Squire for example, no chance really is there?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1449976999' post='2928533']


Post something where we can hear you playing with that level of chops and skill and your comment will be taken seriously.

Blue
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If Delherbert posts a half reasonable cover of almost any song then I will prefer it to teen town so I dont see where the chops or skill need to come into it as long as someone enjoyed it.

Teen town-the short 3 minutes version is still 4 minutes too long, awful.

Dave peacock if you show them a picture of chas and dave?

[quote name='James Nada' timestamp='1449939284' post='2928216']
I can't think of a guitarist or drummer (who isnt a also a singer) who I think would be recognised either.
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Slash
Hank Marvin
Keith Richards

Did anyone read my OP? I did say that knowing what a bass guitar was or indeed that is what they played was secondary, Kim Kardashian is a household name and she does nothing at all!

Good suggestions, feel free to copy and paste and alter the + ? or x on your own or existing ideas, kind of wikipedia style democracy!

A topic that has sprung to me after posting about it in the Jaco thread is one that makes me wonder who are the genuine household name bassists? I love John Deacon and 20 years ago people might recognise the name but I fear mainly now only musicians and Queen fans would know that one. I am thinking proper household names here, not your obscure name that you love but imagine knocking on 10 doors in a cul de sac, various age residents, male and female etc and giving them some names or showing them a picture and say at least 50% of the people knowing who they are. Some might not realise that they are playing a[i] bass[/i] guitar but that is secondary for me in the test. I will award points for at least "oooh thats the guy from such a band they did that song, la la laa" or similar

+ certain
? possibly
x nope even if you like them and think they should be

Macca +
Sting+
Lemmy+
Sid+
Phil Lynot?
John Deacon ?x
Gene Simmons +

Who are we missing? copy amend and paste!

EDIT to say, ability or skill has nil factor in the list!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1449930403' post='2928100']
You need to meet more people, including bassists.
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+1 Like many of the [i]names[/i] that come up on here I have to google them, even then they are often only known to a certain group of people, how many bassists are true household names? Jaco is not one of them, knock on all the doors in your street and check, I would put a genuine £50 of my own money on this being fact! Macca and Sting, Lemmy, Mark king if they are over 40 years old after that they are mostly only household names in households where 50 plus year old bassists live.