Count Bassy

On 04/11/2022 at 11:20, Muzz said:

I've said this before in defence of the vitriol that my chum Nige Clutterbuck has endured over the years for his showboat-y super-fast slappity-poppity, but the majority of those videos which seem to bring out the worst in fellow bassists were taken at trade shows; Nige worked for Rotosound for a long time, and the showboating brings punters to the stand. Same with YouTubers - they have channels to promote, and like it or not, the Great Unwashed love a bit of showboating. His bass playing is much more than that, and there isn't a shred (SWIDT?) of the showboating in his playing with Dare...

Ah, Nigel Clutterbuck: perenial winner of the "The name that sound most like their playing" award.

Mine would have to be the classic "Wake up in the morning; Fried eggs for breakfast"

15 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

 

Because it's about pushing yourself to the next level and see how challenging certain techniques are to do proficiently. 

Also, playing anything on your chosen instrument, and sometimes even a completely differnt instrument, and sometimes just listening, will all feed back into your playing & knowledge in some way. Everyday a school day.

On 19/10/2022 at 08:42, baa said:

Didn't think about that.

Best buy another.

Check all the screws are tight, and possibly put an extra stay between the baffle plate and the grill somewhere?

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

Unless they’re ‘70s Les Pauls.

I remember very well the first time I picked up the late 60s/7-s Les Paul of a guitarist I played with. I was shocked that it weighed noticably more than my bass.

Not bass related, but Sealey tools. I was bought a sheet metal bender, but didn't get to us it for over  year (So out of warranty). Then when I did a part of it snapped clean through. Sent them an E-mail enquiring about a spare and they sent me the new part completly FOC, which I received next day. (would have cost about £15 + postage).

A big contrast to Clarke Tools who don't ebven reply to Emails.

Whatever you fit it will still sound like a bass guitar to the audience.😊

On 08/10/2022 at 19:51, lowdown said:

Bowie and Jagger's official version of 'Dancing in the Street' is terrible. The A cappella version pi*ses all over it...

 

 

 

 

I think that it is great. Two superstars taking the fosters out of themselves and raising money (all profits) for charity (though I can't find anywhere how much it actually made). It was no 1 in the UK for 4 weeks,  8th in the US, and several other places for weeks in 1985. And that is when , when the charts actually meant something. Both the recording and the video were completed in one 13 hour session.

Hats off the them both.

Who do you Love ? (The Juicy Lucy One)

IMHO. Calling for an Encore means that you want to hear more of the band. Doesn't matter what thay play.

On 21/09/2022 at 19:50, Owen said:

I am married to a harpist so am fully licensed to use and adapt harp jokes. 

 

You would spend 95% of your time tuning and 5% of your time playing out of tune. 

Garrison Keeler's "Guide to the Orchestra": The harp player spends 45 minutes tuning up and then someone opens a door and they have to start again.

Edited to add: And the double bassist always looks worried - because he's always wondering how the hell am I going to get this thing home.

"The Bad"

I am hoping to see Roger Chapman in the spring, by which time he'll be approaching 81. Last saw him just before lockdown.

Yes the voice has changed, and the songs (new and old) adapted to suit, what a voice still. Still producing new and strong material.

On 18/09/2022 at 07:46, mikel said:

For me, when they get fat. The Stones can, or could, rip Charlie, pull it off cos they still look like rock stars. A big fat legend just doesn't work for me. 

It worked for BB King.

On 24/08/2022 at 19:52, Oddly said:

One of the best musicals ever written for sure...

As for Rita Moreno...

 

My favourite drummer of all time

Having read the site posted to:

It says that the process is accurate to 1 thou (0.001 of an inch). Yet further down it says that the frets have to be to 0.0005" (ie half the tolearnce of the process) to avoid buzzing etc.  Typo, or an own goal?

two problems I find with jams is that:

A: there is a bass player on stage who doesn't want mgive way,

and

B: That bass player is way better than me anyway.

And

C. I'm not really an improviser

and

😧 I can't count

They'll always have value as firewood.

I can mostly work it out, but very very slowly.

1 hour ago, Bunion said:

There are a plethora of large companies laying off staff in the USA at the moment, notably in Silicon Valley to help buffer the coming recession 

Thanks for using that word - it means a lot.

14 hours ago, Burns-bass said:

Moaning about how much a Fender costs is the same as my dad complaining that a Mars bar cost 9p in 1965.

But you are forgetting that Mars Bars were also bigger back then.

13 hours ago, BigRedX said:

This might be a radical opinion, but...

 

Do you really need another bass? What wrong with the one(s) you already have?

Mods. Please lock this thread.  BigRed seems to have lost his mind.

However if you run your 500w amp at 500watts then using an 800W at 500w will mean that the amp has extra headroom and thermal capacity. ie it's less likely to stop working.

Lighter/less taught strings = easier to bend.