Barking Spiders

Aaaargh! lt's only early morning and my brain isn't ready for this 18 rated horror

'Why do you need more than one bass?' asked an ex mrs Spiders when she caught me furtively lurking outside a guitar store?Why do you need more than one pair of shoes? I replied. Back of the net!

I'm a sucker for a bit of bluesy harmonica plus some tasteful shred. Here's a tasty bit of blues harp from Joe Satriani on Big Bad Moon at 2.14. As an aside also some nifty slide guitar . Back from around the same time I was also well into piano led house music (sad old ageing raver that i am). Here's a classic from back in the day. Not a solo as such but the piano is throughout.

form me the jury's still out on which is better... or

I've got a lot of time for but it's this that really cuts the mustard

I'm no fan of LZ but it's good to see young'uns doing this rather than listening to that Grime / UK rap shoite or spending all day talking about sweet FA with their mates on WhatsApp (this is too close to home for my liking😕)

Re Woodinblack's comments: agreed. There seems to be a modern trend to take a older tune that's relatively uptempo and/or with a full production and then proceed to slow it down to a limbless snail's pace, strip back the instrumentation and only to replace it with an angsty type, sleepy sounding vocal that's meant to pass for emotion. To my ears Lorde's vocals are fkin woeful. Here's another example, the fine original of Olive's You're Not Alone and this is the bollix used for a Lloyd's TV ad

Hard to call but I think just about tops..

This pop classic from the 80s was mullered by this atrocious piffle..(IMO of course seeing that 24k people on YT must be tone deaf

For me there's no doubt about it that Mark Smith's Talking Bass site is the one to go to. https://www.talkingbass.net/ Unlike some (ahem Davie 504) he's not about showing what he can do although he's a master of the instrument. He cuts to the chase and offers very clear explanations of how to learn certain techniques. His lessons on slap are excellent.

The thread on Alex James prompted this. So, which bass players have such a presence in their bands that they, rather than the guitarists or vocalists, might be the ones to inspire and all that jazz. PS this isn't about who has the chops. Well it may've possibly been a bit studied but to be fair AJ cut the mustard with his casual posture, ciggie hanging out of his mouth Hooky - very recognisable with his bass down by his knees stance Suzie Quattro - well, she did the whole leather rock chick thing Kim Deal - saw the Pixies when she was in the band. Hard to keep your eyes off her.

I got shot of 3 basses last year but even so I now I've been having GAS for a Sire Marcus Miller M7 in natural finish for 3 weeks and there are no signs of it abating. I feel that two basses is not enuff when in fact it should be. Clearly lockdown has affected my faculties. The only way of curing this latest bout is if I succumbed to either a Ray 34 or a MIJ Jazz , both also in natural finish. Maybe all 3 if i win big in Friday's Euromillions

Before noodling I clean my hands with sanitiser so I don't infect it with covid

I'm down at aged parents gaff for a couple of days. I'm entertaining them with some selections of Cornish oddball electronica courtesy of Aphex Twin and Wagon Christ

Yep, I'm all for two drummers. Check out the Tubes' What Do You Want From Live to see how it can sound great

As with any higher price purchases - house, car, hols, escorts - as both my current and ex wives will attest I truly am an*l retentive when it comes to researching before buying. Usually when buying a bass, I'll draw up a shortlist of around 4 or 5 depending on looks. Then I'll visit around half a dozen stores that stock them and spend up to an hour in each, proceeding to annoy slap haters there with a rendition of Graham Central Station's Pow. As well as looks, slappability is my main criterion. I've got a bad case of GAS at the mo' , made even worse knowing Bass Direct is only a 15 minute drive away but not being able to go in there. I've been perusing GAK, Andertons and other sites. I often go as far as putting a bass in a basket but always stop short at paying for the bleddy thing. I'm not sure how people can shell out several hundred quid plus on an instrument without trying it out.

if you look at https://www.germdefence.org/homePage.html you'll see how you can reduce the risk of catching covid while indoors. It's meant for households but the rules coulds still apply to a rehearsal room, except the problem with these is that usually there are no windows for ventilation. While watching the BBC news after the daily briefing there was an interview with a virology professor who flagged up with site. This info has been developed between three UK universities.

it went 6 x platinum in the US and in Canada, platinum in the UK and in Germany

But the inference in any OP title is that it's nearly always subjective.

Yeah I take your point. Some threads start off being deliberately subjective but they end up drifting into 'there are only two types of music, good and bad' blah blah. This one is about songs one might really dislike (and be entitled to do so) except for what you think is a cracker of a bassline. I'm not sure some people always read OPs properly but just pick up on a sentence and run with it. So please peeps, let's not let it turn into a 'songs I hate' thread.

We've probably done this before but whatevah. Early this morning I was practising the bassline to Money Go Round by The Style Council. While Weller's vocals on this are pretty woeful and the female backing vocals are bluddy atrocious, they're worth enduring for the bass. So, what bassline would you like to figure out but your dislike of the song get's in the way or you've somehow managed to overcome it. Next up for me, Club Tropicana. Terrible, trite song but the bassline is top notch.

I also play guitar, being most partial to the Telecaster chickin' pickin style. Johnny Hiland is indeed a fine player. If you like his stuff I also recommend Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Brad Paisley, Vince Gil, Danny Gatton and The Hellecasters

Here's one band I'd have loved to have seen live in their heyday and this is why

yesss. in ya face slap haters😁😉. Actually I was more innerested in his playing than to check whether his flies were up or down!

I find Scott an affable bloke and easy to watch. I like his chatty approach and find he's good at explaining techniques etc. But not being a pro I'm not bothered about a bass education as such. At 50 I know what I like and like what I know. I primarily like playing slap and fingerstyle funk bass with a lump or two of reggae and disco thrown in. So I won't be shelling out any moolah on Player's Path. It's probably a good idea for younger newbies and intermediates wanting to go pro but for old lags I'd say hold onto your dosh. After checking out many online bass teachers, for my money Mark Smith's Talking Bass is the best for me, esp for his slap lessons. Don't get me wrong, there are some very good guys from the US and other countries but I connect more easily with Mark's Leeds accent and his explanations are crisp and easy to follow.