musicbassman

15 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

 

Meanwhile, here's some jazz:

 

Blimey, @Leonard Smalls, that's a tough listen.

Late 70's ?

Microtonality from the time before the term was even invented.

15 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

 

 

2 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

Looks like they eventually found their singer, good luck to 'em:

 

 

 

I hoped this was a parody, but unfortunately I don't think it is.

Hardly helps spread the message, does it ? 

Fail rating : 100%  ☹️

6 hours ago, MothMan said:

Honey............Errr...................the babysitters arrived !............................. 🥺

12 minutes ago, ead said:

What exactly is salad?  I think we should be told.

Usual reaction from anyone who sees it..................

Am I the only one whose never heard of it ?

Googled it and no real information available. What did I miss ? Was it good ? 😮  Please tell.

Here's the Jacob Mann Big band with Sam Wilkes on bass and Louis Cole on drums. I'd be happy staying on the line if I was hearing this.

Two old favourites that are excellent for moderate level pick practice - Footloose and Long Train Running

There, fixed it.

This makes about as much sense as keyless ignition in cars - i.e. a solution looking for a non-existent problem.

17 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Well, it's the day of the gig and no one has contacted me to ask about the PA....

Well, if a guitarist will do as a substitute for a bass player, then maybe a hand held megaphone will do as a substitute for a PA............ 🙄

@stewblack, don't get yourself down about this. It's the cross all bass players have to bear.

We bass players know that the bass is the rhythmic and melodic glue that binds everything else together. It's very subtlety is it's own misfortune, but we all secretly know that the bass line can make or break a song.

Sermon over. 🙂   Go forth and enjoy your subtle bass playing pleasures.

This would be on that list.

Mind you, I normally just do dep gigs, and if I turned up to do a dep and I saw the band had this on their set list I might need a change of trousers.......... 😬

3 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

I’m yet to hear a modern bass that recreates the tone well enough and I’ve tried.

......and to rather demonstrate this, here's Michael League (Snarky Puppy) playing a 1952 Precision with a band called Forq. 

14 hours ago, Bluewine said:

What do you want to do and accomplish at 65 plus years as opposed to  when you were 21

Hello Blue,

Glad you're recovering, but go easy, won't you ?

I played my first gig in 1970, so am one of the old guard now.

The most noticeable change over my many gigging years is how much the standard of playing for weekend warriors has improved. I picked up my first pro gig in 1973, and cringe now to think how inept I was at the time, - yet I was the best available to choose from for what was a well paid regular touring band gig.

I still gig now, but just deps for covers/functions bands - I love the buzz of getting a last minute gig and sometimes meeting the band just half an hour before they're on stage, - and being a dep means I can completely avoid all the internal band politics.

So, I pick up my bass every day and usually play for an hour or so - there's always something new to learn, even if it's just dissecting a little bass fill I've heard or trying out a few ideas. And there's always someone new to listen to - I've just discovered Doug Johns. I'll never play at that level but enjoy his mastery.

Playing live is still a huge part of my life, and I expect you and I will be the same and only stop playing when we have to be carried onto the stage!  😊

2 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

sheet music and violence

Blimey, that really does sound like those early days of rock n roll .........

1 hour ago, leftybassman392 said:

Popped up unbidden on my Youtube this morning:

 

 

 

 

Hotel Coercion, more like.

Sorry, but I watched this with an unhappy mix of admiration and horror.

11 minutes ago, ubit said:

I did have gigs where the guitarist would nod and say yeah sounds spot on and later I would have a wander and be shocked that you couldn't hear the bass!

Wait.........you were asking your guitarist to check the bass volume ???

That's like asking the fattest kid in the class to share their sweets..............

7 minutes ago, ern500evo said:

That anyone would single out the legend that is James Jamerson,  just makes the poll a bit laughable. A man who’s tone provided the foundation for some of the greatest songs ever released. 

I would guess it just shows that they have zero understanding of the pivotal role of the bass guitar on those Motown tracks.

Jamerson's bass was the colourful glue that bound the melody and rhythm together perfectly.

Well, it raised a smile. 😄

41 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I was talking about the natural over aging of wood

Oh no, surely we're not going down the tonewood vs tonewood rabbit hole again !    😬

@mlauritsen, sorry to hear about this, but I agree with the other comments here.

Maybe it would be interesting if you could give us BCers a list of songs so we can see what material you had to learn. Was it demanding to play, or maybe the bass lines required a bit of rearranging/ filling out/simplifying to suit the band line up, and you didn't pick up on this ?

But, as others have said, pick yourself up, shake off the bad news and move on !  🙂 👍

This is from a Join My Band page.

No, I can't explain this, but maybe someone has a great future as a lyric writer for a surreal art rock band  🥺

@Cariboobass4,welcome to our strange world.

All your bass are belong to us. 

32 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

NCP car park next to the venue will cost us £26 each for over 6hrs parking.

All this to contend with before i even get to the venue. Sometimes its not worthwhile gigging.

Jeez, that sounds as bad as Central London, (and in London the vehicle has to be ULEZ compliant also)

Maybe it would be easier to hire a van + driver ?

They can drop off the gear, and then disappear until you're ready to reload at the end of the evening.