Richard R

Hmmm.  First that requires me to listen to some Marilyn Manson, then work out how to play it, then where it might fit.  Oh and play it at a service that's video'd not just recorded. Challenge accepted, but your £10 will be worth about 10p by the time you have to pay up on my account - so don't hold your breath!  
I suspect @scalpy can do it in his sleep though.

2 hours ago, scalpy said:

..  he destroyed me by launching into Black Dog instead of the regular solo for Grease Lightning. I valiantly acknowledged defeat.

Now that  I would like to have heard!

3 hours ago, Baxlin said:

To answer post #1, yes, often!  Mainly because when we introduce a new song, we don’t usually have dots, only have words and chords, and possibly a YouTube vid.

Likewise. Fortunately we also have a CCLI Song Select subscription so can download lead sheets too. If  I've never played the song before (even if I've sung it loads) I look at that to figure out what beat the chord change is supposed to be on :-)

Well done for owning up, that was very brave. Do you feel alright now?

1 hour ago, operative451 said:

As a totally non-religiony person it totally throws me when i see some complex pedalboard setup on instagram tagged with #worshipchurch or something...! When did churches go metal?!

I first read this as "When did churches go mental?" - which is a completely different question! 🙂

Apart from the (to me) bizzare fact that there is Christian Metal - why not use the best available technology of the time to make the best possible sound? A cathedral organ sounds old fashioned to us, but they are the most complicated musical instruments ever made and were the cutting edge tech of the day. 

5 minutes ago, owen said:

There are a couple of songs we do at Church which lend themselves to Angel -Shaggy and Forget You - Cee lo Green. Just don't ask which ones because I can never remeber. 

I'll ask Dave :-)

2 hours ago, No lust in Jazz said:

If I'm of a mind to, I often slip some disco ocatves (Lipps Inc. 'funky town') into a song just to subtract any credibility from what I'm doing - does this count?

 Yep. Especially if you can get it into "He who would valiant be"

Was this the one I played at the bass bash?  Lovely indeed! 
Alas I'm not allowed more than one bass, and it's not reasonable to upgrade until I can play properly anyway :-(

Some of the church bassists on this site will know the song "Lord I lift your name on high" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COQ6cni_TG8 ) .
We sing it a bit quicker than that YouTube version (which isn't great, sorry) , and frequently with the bass line to "Summer Nights" from "Grease" running through. I'm sure I've heard Johnny B Goode in the past, and  I suddenly realised a while back that one of our worship leaders has been starting a particular song with the intro to "Substitute" by The Who for years and I'm the first person to notice.  

Anyone else involved in smuggling pop bass lines into their worship? Or indeed from any one genre to another?  (Bill Bailey reckons orchestral bassoonists always just play "How Deep is your Love" by The Bee Gees regardless of what the concert is.)

Always on the phone or car USB stick?  
Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield, Pulse - Pink Floyd, Random Access Memories - Daft Punk.  Not that they get played that often as everything else changes around them depending on time & tide, but those three stick.

1 hour ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

You are quite right! I think I need to reduce my bass collection!! I’ve got a bass to finish then I’ll have sort out...

 

And then use the proceeds to take Mrs_TG on a fabulous holiday, thus also justifying your hobby further. 

13 hours ago, PunkPonyPrincess said:

Do any commercial luthiers out there even tackle this kind of weird and wonderful?

@Manton Customs had a bright red tiny bass at the Midlands Bass Bash on Saturday. If I remember correctly it was more of a demonstration piece than a new product line, but you could contact them and ask if they would make to order. There is a photo of me playing it rather badly on the forum for that event. The guitar sound is lovely, but I personally struggled with the small size 😞

Was this the one you brought to the bass bash on Saturday? I thought the finish was very cool. Somehow, despite being setup right next to you, I didn't get to play it, 😞 Probably because we were too busy mopping up spilled coffee.. 

How much did the raffle raise? 

31 minutes ago, DHC Bass said:

... The Barefaced cabs were a marvel too...

.. I tried a lovely bass of an unknown brand which required a bit of a neck tilt adjustment...

Blast! I forgot to try the Barefaced cabs!! The unknown bass was my Brawley Artemis, and as two people made similar comments I shall look to get the action lowered at some point in the near future. 

I shall also bring a quality hand-held sound recorder to the next bash. People can record what they try and I'll post a play list to soundcloud. 

It's amazing what you find written inside raffle prizes! 😂😂

p.s. For the avoidance of confusion or accidently upsetiing anyone:Markbass amps and cabs are fabulous too! That bass isn't mine, it's a silent bass on loan to me. Designed to have headphones plugged in directly it is very, very, very, bright. 

I should have put my proper bass though the Markbass stack as well.... 

As another newbie at these things can I add to @petecarlton's comments. A very friendly afternoon in excellent welcoming company. Was able to play basses costing 20x what mine does (blues scales only so not doing them justice), and heard what mine sounds like with a decent amp, cab and player @DHC Bass. Annoyed I didn't get to play with some of the little amps, but I can safely say that this sounded exactly as bright/brittle as I expected!! @MoJoKe - sorry for making you grimace ☺️

(see comment below as to why, it's not the stack! ) 

I think that's worked... 

1 hour ago, Jimothey said:

Congrants to @SpondonBassed I would have loved that bass!! 

Actually it was Jack who won it, @SpondonBassed came up and collected it.  Photo to follow when I have figured out where this phone put it 🤔

Kick-off is about 1pm, what time is kick-out? 

9 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

b) I seem to be someone to whom nothing will adhere. 

Those stickers usually work on foreheads... 

I have no bass-related raffle prizes to bring, and have run out of time to bake the intended cake. Will have to be something shop bought 😞

In case people haven't seen theme before, these are a great way to keep the power tidy, especially on temporary stages.  I have no affiliation to B&Q, I'm just a sound engineer who hates messy cabling.

https://www.diy.com/departments/masterplug-5-socket-13-a-extension-lead-15-m-blue/244075_BQ.prd

We all have to start somewhere. 😉 

Just seen the photos from the NW bash:

Now I am  really looking forward to Saturday 😀. Must learn more than two riffs though ...

Just got the pulse joke... 

My mate with the silent bass can't make it, as his wife has got him tickets to a comedy festival that weekend. I'm hoping to borrow the bass off him anyway because, we'll, that's more interesting 😁 

We'll done!