Richard R

I would prefer to meet friends in my garden rather than the pub. Hope you and yours are all OK.

Belated welcome. "There’s not much point trying to name my favourite bass players because the list would have to include literally everybody who has ever authentically attempted to express something with honesty and integrity through the instrument…" That would include me, and trust me - I am not anybody's favourite bass player! If you're near Bradford, are you in the area with local lockdown?

I have fallen about laughing at this thread, absolutely wonderful. If you want to understand why Basschat is such a great place, imagine the flame wars, foul language and trolling that would erupt if you asked this question on that other forum over in the US... 🙂

Just ordered one of these, to do double duty as a finger drum pad and a DAW controller. Will report back in the reviews section in a week or two when I have had a proper play.

Done.

Worst case scenario: we cancel at short notice and Mike needs us to collectively stump up the deposit for the hall. Not the end of the world, and much better than the avoidable end of a basschatter.

Rock on! Or funk on, or jazz on depends on the band!

Welcome aboard! I'm sure someone here will help out on learning to play slap, probably best to ask on the technique thread. Bad luck to fracture your foot in lockdown, but if you will go skateboarding down the deserted Devon lanes...

Welcome aboard! And welcome back to the UK. Smiling while practicing, what an excellent idea! I shall have to try it in place of the angsty grimace of frustration that usually accompanies my fluffed notes.

The incredible shrinking bass player!

It's Keef on guitar! I recognise that hanging fag anywhere!

Well he wouldn't want to risk changing something that might affect the tone!

Welcome aboard 🥳. If you mean that the notes are ringing on longer than you want then yes, it's all about muting. Muting and controlling the length of the note is a very key skill. At least living in N Wales you have plenty of time to practice when the rain sets in 😉 As suggested above, a good tutor is worth finding, but I got a lot of the basics sorted with help from StudyBass. The free path is good and the lessons short and accurate. Here's the section on fundamental technique. https://www.studybass.com/study-guide/studybass-fundamentals-one/basic-bass-technique/ Have fun, don't feel you have to rush it, and settle in for the long haul.

Apparently women do. I don't understand that, or them for that matter.

You're quite right, we missed that cue completely. Anyone would think we were singers 😥

I'm in. I don't need them for the bass I have, but for the basses I will have...

That's not a song I know. However it's a nice riff, I will have to look it up. 🎶

That sounds excellent! And I shall hopefully recognise the song when you tell me what it is. That first phrase rings a very, very distant bell. Though it also sounds like something The Redhills play, and they aren't that well known.

@ped, have you been out in The Tardis again, setting up websites in 1980?

Actually, NO, NO,NO, a thousand times NO!!!

Missed this the first time round, surprised Sting didn't get mentioned earlier. Here's an utterly marvelous rendition of Solsbury Hil by the man who played the original guitar line. Anyone who is counting beats should just stop and listen instead 😁

Q was the publication when it came out. Well written, funny, and covered music I liked and music I didn't, but then went off to explore. But as others here said, it seemed to get narrower in focus, less interesting, and the last time I picked up a copy two years ago it seemed rather dated. Sad to see it go though.

Does it? 6 years more to go... @DJRAY