musicbassman

Ah - now I know what to do with my knackered old roundwounds -

- just advertise them as 'authentic Jamerson style relic -ed reissues'

😁

Can somebody explain how the bass (or guitar) is attached to the stand?

On 09/06/2021 at 14:20, big rob said:

Any trades? 

 

Sorry mate, missed your comment somehow.

Yep, could be, any offers? 🙂

False endings/encores are nothing new and are all part of a show - in music hall days this device was known as a 'false tab' ('tabs' being the side curtains on a stage)

I don't get why some people are so wound up by this idea. Just enjoy playing music and listening to music, whatever..

So here's a guy called Nate Wood - he plays bass and drums and two synths and sometimes sings   - and all at the same time, live.

  Very clever and obviously talented, but........err.......why ?

I can't imagine I'm the only person to have to Google this to find out what you're on about.

Just to help the uninitiated:

Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 200 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion. Thousands more shops celebrate the day around the globe in what’s become one of the biggest annual events on the music calendar. 

Martin McAloon was a seriously underrated creative bass player - Prefab Sprout were a superb band with Paddy McAloon's beautifully crafted songs.

I always felt their rather silly name never did them any favours, but their music still sounds refreshingly good 40 or so years after it was released. 😊

No, it's still here!

Surprised noones gone for this - it really plays well and sounds so good.

As a first base fiver, it really doesn't get any better.

You already clearly have a very professional attitude to your playing, and that's half the battle already won!

I wish you the very best 

9 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

I am about to start rehearsing with my band. The drummer wants us all to take lateral flow tests beforehand.

Is he being reasonable? 

NO !

it's just been announced that pubs will reopen indoors from Monday 17th May.

Good news, but I can't imagine that there'll be a huge amount of work for bands in the short term - landlords just have to be open, and won't be worrying about trying to offer entertainment incentives to attract punters.

Other opinions are available - discuss.  🙂

I've just offloaded a faithful old Peavey Megabass cabinet on ebay and replaced this with a Vanderkley 212, which not only sounds better but is literally half the weight.

The annoying thing is, I pulled my back whilst trying to weigh the b####y Peavey on the bathroom scales, so I could state the weight in the ad. 🥺

I then decided maybe it would be best NOT to state the weight. in the advert  😁

If it can prevent nightmares like this stinker at 0.29, I'm all in favour  🙂

2 hours ago, TJ1 said:

That is whether rolling the finger across the string or plucking from underneath produces a better sound? I am undecided.

If you're somehow 'plucking from underneath' (and not as a part of slap and pop technique) then I'd suggest you are using a very unusual technique akin to fingerpicking on the guitar, which most bass players wouldn't recognise. Please tell us more !   😮

Now I'm confused.

You'll have to explain what you mean.

Bought a Vanderkley cab from Mark.

Top guy, excellent communications, all good

Thanks Mark  🙂

Bass player's interest in how many different basses he's taken to the pub gig = 100% !   😁

Other members of the band's interest -  20%   🙁

Punters interest = 0%     😑

"So, you play in a band, do you ?"

"Yes, but I'm no lead singer or guitarist"

"Drummer ?"

"No"

"Keyboards ?"

"No"

"So you must be the roadie, then ?"

🥺

So, take a very talented guitarist called Joe Parrish and give him the complete scores for the incredibly complex 'Rite of Spring' by Stravinsky.

And then lock him away in a studio for a year or two.

And he comes up with something so seemingly impossible you can't believe it.

The sheer dedication alone is jaw dropping. And note for note, it's absolutely accurate to the original score. Enjoy.

6 hours ago, Bean9seventy said:

i might do a video on this topic so guys can make their own minds up on the finest details on the importance of instrument construction in terms of stock tone & components ,, thanks

Well,, good luck with that one,, my friend,, then you can get roasted for both suggesting that some people hear things differently to other people,, and also your,, choice unusual of order word,, and punctuation,,,,   🙂

Maybe in time, this will explain everything.........

Here's Pino D'Angio from 1981 with 'Ma quale idea'

Does that massive bass line sound familiar ?

Too good a bass line to waste. This Madison Avenue track is from 1999  😋

2 hours ago, gjones said:

Gail Ann Dorsey was always one for not playing Bowie basslines like the originals.

She tended to simplify them live.

I assume Bowie didn't give a sh*t!

Here's well talented Gail Ann Dorsey holding down a repeating bass figure in a fantastic arrangement of The Man Who Sold The World, when Bowie appeared live on a Jools Holland show. Not sure of date.

Guitarist Reeves Gabrels plays a very short but jaw dropping solo also.

Enjoy. 🙂