Spoombung

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1386027984' post='2294923'] Here we go, folks, the ball is now rolling (and in your court..!). Here's my offering for this months Challenge... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/dreams-of-a-patchy-dormeur"]Dreams of a patchy dormeur...[/url] Let me know if there's any problems with the link, or whatever... Enjoy... [/quote] Great stuff!

Here's the image for December. An old illustration of mine. Good luck... and use real basses

[quote name='Funkjohn' timestamp='1385909250' post='2293440'] Also if spoonbong is rated 57th best bassist in the uk, playing real bass should be a minimum requirement . [/quote] Hahaha! To answer your concerns I don't always bother playing bass on orchestrated tracks like this where the chord sequence and melody rule. As far as the composition is concerned It's just a matter of sorting out all the harmonic modulations with the palette of colours that Logic affords. I get no satisfaction from playing the bass in this kind of role - where it's fairly functional and supporting the chords. In this case a double bass sample was used and I programmed it with a few grace notes and fiddled with the dynamics to make it fit in. The important point is I can't actually [i]play[/i] double bass - it's not my instrument. And all the other instruments are fake anyway! I also write very noise -based electronic stuff and rarely use a bass with that too. Where I [i]do[/i] like to play [i]real[/i] bass is the hybrid music in between the two approaches because it can play a more prominent role. That's where I see myself and I mainly reserve the bass guitar for an experimental approach. My main project at the moment is my band, Prescott. That's just me playing bass with a drummer and Keyboardist. The bass is very [i]real[/i] in that one.

Thanks for all the nice comments about my track. There were some terrific tracks this month. Blimey, if was a close thing, eh? What a shame hardly anyone on the forum seems to know about the competition... or maybe they do know but are not interested in listening to other people's music and don't feel like voting? Who knows? Anyway, as far as I'm concerned it's what it's all about in the end: making and producing music...not 'what strings do you use?' and all that stuff! I'll sort out a photo this evening for December. I've noticed several requests to avoid Santa so I'll bear that in mind...

I blame the B string.

thanks for the responses

I'm thinking of killing two birds with one stone and purchasing this to use both with my bass and new guitar. The main problem with recording the guitar at home is the lack of brightness, and generally dull sound so I'd mainly want it for a tonal boost and a bit of edge. Then I'm hoping it would also be useful for the bass. Do you think it'll be okay for dual purpose?

[media]http://youtu.be/pTsDhyo3STQ[/media] And another... I've been busy putting old material up on Youtube...

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1384457713' post='2277043'] Love it, Kev. [/quote] Thanks, Rob.

A couple of old tracks of mine all done on a 'prepared' Wal bass: [media]http://youtu.be/WG84tXbnQog[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/2nCKUM3wJqE[/media]

As you can see it's a very simple setup with my mascot chicken taking up prime position, permanently perched on a speaker. I knew when I spied him across heaps of tangled wires, remote controls and broken children's toys at the Deptford junk market all those years ago I had to save him. He watches over me and I look after him. We're like brothers. It's just a Mac running Logic into an EMU 0404 (so I guess I have a chicken and an emu!). No mixer - don't need one as the 0404 is so well designed. There's a Roland cube nestling under the desk. I've had the same amp and speakers since 1988. Close up of the creative force behind my music:

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1384002228' post='2271731'] Also going with the "spooky wedding" vibe, I humbly present the following for your consideration: [url="https://soundcloud.com/white_elephant/waltz-for-the-headless-bride"]https://soundcloud.c...-headless-bride[/url] [/quote] Witty and theatrical with a modern touch from the guitars.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1383860512' post='2270211'] Love it! I know it is a spooky wedding theme but that could hav ebeen the world's most evil toy box [/quote] Thanks Mike

The whole series has been truly dreadful this year. Loads of tired rock acts and DJs with girl singers and mood lighting. Bloody awful show.

Okay, here's my contribution: [url="https://soundcloud.com/spoombung/slow-glow"]https://soundcloud.c...mbung/slow-glow[/url] Look forward to hearing the others...

I'm going to have a go this time. 'Bout time.

Electric instruments and even acoustic guitars were not considered real instruments when I was at school. Pop music was not considered music at all and none of the teachers knew what Top of the Pops was. Corduroy trousers, chalk dust and Mozart were very popular, however.

Charity shop.

And a track made with the guitar above: [url="https://soundcloud.com/spoombung/make-it-so"]https://soundcloud.c...bung/make-it-so[/url]

Room for a guitar? Alan has made me a lovely little Tenor guitar. Very pleased with it. Here's a pic of my son playing:

An odd evening down at the Horse free-improv club [url="https://vimeo.com/76647673"]https://vimeo.com/76647673[/url]

Not much choice on the 32' scale front, unfortunately.

I am sitting in a cafe right now and Paul Young's Every time I go Away is playing...and I can honestly say I could quite cheerfully strangle the bass player and singer to death right now.

The worst basses are always other people's.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1380095787' post='2220617'] The world moves on Kev! You don't need to bash flints together to make fire any more [/quote] Congratulations, Clarky, this the clumsiest metaphor I have ever seen on Basschat!