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big vet bill and semi retired bass player staus means im ready to quit now (finally thank gawd) and sell my gear. putting it all here first proper cheap, before it (most likely inevitably)ends up on the bay. so pukka stuff.. gk rig, precision and a few other bits going in the classifieds..have a good weekend fellers..

lovely bloke and an absolute pleasure to deal with thanks buddy paul

my guitarist cannot seem to stop himself playing along to me few seconds of glory in "my generation" sometimes, when hes "flying"..but then thats guitarists innit..

pukka thread mate, made me smile. go on, poke lanky with a stick again....

i bought summat of this man, hes as good as his word, thumbs up from peatyboghorror mate....:-) atb paul

[quote name='BassTool' timestamp='1347132079' post='1797332'] I've had over thirty five years experience and find it harder than ever to nail new material, but I put that down to age - my brain does not take stuff in and remember like it used to, I must get rid of those aluminium saucepans..... Presumably you are talking about what a lot of us do and that is to play a cover of somebody elses tune, if that's the case, read on. If it's original material, you'll have to somehow tailor the following Learn the bass part... Obvious reallyl, but specifically I mean learn it so you can play it without thinking - yep, it's hard work, I have sat for HOURS in my kitchen going over and over one song but it's the only way to do this Then.... Learn the vocal - the lyrics, the phrasing, the tune, the lot. Now, verse first... Play along to the original and [i]hum[/i] the tune as you play the bass line. Do this and visualise the lyric but don't try and sing just yet, you need to focus on the brain split between bass and vox. Do it over and over until you feel you can join in with the singing. Then.....speak it through at first so you get the phrasing married with the bass. Any tricky timings you find between bass and vox, go over them again and again So, once each verse is mastered, move on to the chorus and do the same Put the whole lot together and then sing along with the original until you have it nailed. Finally..... practise singing TO your audience - by that I mean try not to look at your fretboard as you sing, try not to look down, try not to always have your eyes closed. Get these final bits right and you've cracked it! Two of the hardest songs I can think of that took me yonks in the kitchen were 'Rat Trap' by the Boomtown Rats - totally counterpoint bass/vox and that lazy Geldof drawl too - and 'Lonely Boy' by Andrew Gold. Best of luck [/quote] ive watched your band many times when working up north mate (even the ashbrooke rugby club gig when the power went lol) , prolly the best pub scene band ive ever seen in truth, respect...and you deffo got the singing/bass playing sussed

i remember trying to sing the harmony on "start" whilst playing the simple bass line in a jam tribute.. "its, not, important for" "you, to, know my name" eeeek.. like the man says, practice, practice , practice..

i bought my first bass out of my mums freemans catalogue...it was a thunder 1A. great bass, but thats a lotta dough to say the least..

hes gen, a lovely feller in fact, known him for years. have played the bass, its pukka, cannot understand why it hasnt sold yet