SpondonBassed

[quote name='cybertect' timestamp='1475631762' post='3147540'] Indeed it is. The 'Left brain/right brain' myth of cognitive style took hold in the 70s and has proven very difficult to eradicate. As a metaphor for different ways of thinking, it may be useful. It has been proven to be scientific bunkum, however. [/quote] I'm glad you told me that. Will you now please tell Paul Simon? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-WAfxOEKY

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1475670554' post='3147773'] If I could play like Geoff can with the one I got for free then I'd have a bid, I suspect I'd sound much the same with it, awful. [/quote] Yeah. That was sweet. Something to aspire to though eh Pete?

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1475523549' post='3146669'] OK here's the interesting point: all my right-handed activities are below the waist... [/quote] TMI

I play just like Mark King (with both arms and a leg in a sling)...

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1475504355' post='3146435'] Norman Watt-Roy with a touch of arthritis. [/quote] That made me smile.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1475443225' post='3145997'] If people REALLY REALLY want to chip in then Roger (Bassace) is the chief financial officer. [/quote] I forgot to thank Roger who gave us a warm welcome and who smoothed the water when there was a complaint from The National Earthquake Information Center on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.

I think more people are ambidextrous than give themselves credit. If you need to you can train either hand to do what is required. What might make a significant difference is which half of your brain a run or tune comes from when you are composing on guitar, bass or otherwise. One half of the brain is said to be creative or "romantic" the other is said to be logical or "classical". If you consider that notes are formed largely with the fretting hand on a guitar more than with the plucking hand, it might have a subtle influence on how a tune goes. I suppose you could say similarly that the rhythmic part of a tune comes a bit more from the plucking hand. Because the opposite side of the brain is responsible for each side of the body it does my head in thinking about it so I try not to. It's probably a lot of rubbish anyway.

Room for improvement.

I have no objection in principle. Like yourself, I'd have reservations but for the most part I enjoy sharing the experience and getting to try instruments that I may never actually own for myself. At the double bass bash yesterday for instance, I got to try some proper bass fiddles (sorry Owen, heeheehee). Of course, a level of competence is expected at a bass bash but from what you've said you wouldn't be expecting to give the great unwashed in general a go.

Very enjoyable. Good to see some of the faces behind the screen names too. I even tried to wrap myself around a DB5, that's a five string double bass not the car. Thanks Owen and Jack for letting me have a go.

Welcome AmsterdamAsh.

Right. So guitar grooming is a useful skill to add to the repertoire...? Anyone got a bug rake? This needs a new topic from the OP to tell the story. I mean, there has to be one, right?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1475076951' post='3142870'] SkankDelver I'm catching a lot of heat here. It's just my opinion. Where am I going wrong? Are folks taking me to seriously? Blue [/quote] I was thinking the same myself.

Welcome Nathan. That's just what this forum's good at. Enjoy.

... and how???

Seriously? Fur?!? Are you having me over? Why?

Welcome Domenico.

I just looked that up. You might have warned me! I'm far too innocent for the imagery that is now in my head.

Well done! Sounds like a good start. Has your band got any clips to download yet?

Welcome Bassforradio. Which Steiny have you got?

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1474667019' post='3139817'] You're excused [/quote] Thanks. It was getting tiresome. From your tone it looks like I have upset you so don't worry, I wont bothering you again. The Beatles were a "great little band". For most people, whether at the time or in later years, they brought cheer. I'm glad I'm in that majority. There are enough things in life to cause unhappiness. Adding entertainers and the folk that like them to the list seems a bit unnecessary but of course, that is just my opinion.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1474572792' post='3138967'] This doesn't surprise me - based entirely on this....... Hey Blue!! The "Dr" is chasing after your Sweeping Flashing BS Over-statement Of The Year crown. [/quote] Pardon me for saying but I think you've just collected that one yourself. Why are fellow members being targetted? Is this not an adult discussion?

Thanks Bluejay. See you there with my sweaty paper tenner. Next year the plastic bank notes should be slightly more hygienic.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1474621824' post='3139248'] I've created a summary document along the lines of the ones we use for the other bashes. Downloadable and shareable here: [url="https://goo.gl/ECCGWj"]https://goo.gl/ECCGWj[/url] Let me know if it doesn't work. (Roger has been able to open and download it without problems, but your devices may vary...) See you all there! [/quote] Too many snags. Is it an important document? If not I'll pass and just turn up.

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1474471805' post='3138265'] A wah pedal or "bass drum" type effect for an acoustic soloist that produces the electricity to power itself. A bit of a re hash of the dynamo powered bicycle light? [/quote] You've put me in mind of that silly bicycle that Mark Ronson rode around in a music video a couple of years ago. For an HNC project though, I'd say it's got legs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVELTxKRoHA