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SumOne
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Yeah, I take it as a compliment for the Bass as an instrument. Generally, no Bass or Drums means we get a dep, if we can't then we cancel rehearsal. The consensus is we can carry on without other band members, must have a rhythm section though. Lots of non music jobs I've got have been from temping becoming permanent, seems similar with deps.
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Bought a fuzz pedal off Lawrie and it arrived all well and as described. Thanks!
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The best Formal, and Informal, musical lesson of your life?
SumOne replied to ARGH's topic in General Discussion
I think it was a Hal Leonard Bass book that taught me the fundamentals (really learn the fretboard, chords, and 'positions'), and an online lesson from somewhere like SBL saying the importance of proper muting. The noticeable step-up was from playing at home to being part of band. Once I started playing with drummers that perhaps don't keep perfect time or throw unexpected things in, learning how to play 'in the pocket' as a rhythm section and playing to fit the whole band sound felt like a whole new skill learned. Main lesson from that is probably the importance of good timing, and that stuff that sounds good in practice doesn't necessarily sound good in a band - one well played note (or not played at all) often sounds better than many notes played quickly. -
The Bass players I most want to sound like are Robbie Shakespeare and Bernard Edwards.... Neither of which used any pedals that I know of. I pay attention to what pedals Bootsy Collins has used, I've definitely bought some pedals because of it (although he seems to endorse just about every fuzz, synth, or filter pedal ever!) .
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If posting it'd be in: Cort Gig bag, Cort inner box, bubble wrap, extra outside box. -
Fwoarrr! Look at the join on that! Perhaps I've been unlucky, but I've never owned a Fender Jazz with all the parts fitting quite so exactly, there always seems to be a bit of 'near enough, that'll do' bodge. This Lakland seems precise: Pickup holes, pickguard exactly meeting the neck and control plate, neck pocket, nut, frets, etc. Everything seems precise, one bit individually doesn't make much difference but marginal gains add up.
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I just got this DJ4, I've owned various Jazz Basses and this is up there with the best of them: Bonus that it's more sparkly than I thought it would be:
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One gig a month is plenty for me, although it tends to be a bit more than that (sometimes two in a weekend, which is a bit much). I'm not a 'born to be on stage' showman type, it doesn't really interest me and I don't enjoy all the faff of travel, missing out on things other friends are doing, packup/down, and staying sober while all the punters are drinking. So in a way I could give or take playing gigs.....What does really interest me is though playing music with other people - particularly when they are good musicians but it is a relaxed jamming session and you get those occasional moments of great music just pulled out of nowhere. So I generally prefer rehearsals to gigs (gigs tend to be more faff, stress, formulaic), but purely jam bands with no gigs I've been in have always fizzled out - gigs are needed to keep that focus and slight nervous 'must practice so I don't f*ck up in front of an audience' motivation, otherwise I'd get lazy with it.
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I bought a Bass from Mark and it is all as described (or actually perhaps better than I expected - it looks brand new), good comms, promptly posted well packaged etc. all good - thanks!
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Good work! A lot of Aston Barrett's basslines are deceptively tricky. I've been going through 'I Shot The Sheriff' tonight and needed a listen through this video to get down the timing and subtle changes that go on throughout (and reassure me that it isn't my Bass that's out of tune!)
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That is very tempting! Average price of these on Reverb is > £200. I've been on a mission to sell stuff to fund a new Bass I just bought so am not really in a position to buy new stuff right now....still though...tempting! Someone else buy this before I spend £ I don't have. -
It isn't a Bob Marley song that gets much attention, excellent bassline though:
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Yeah, I've actually just spent a few hours around Denmark Street trying out various Fender 4 strings and have come away decidedly underwhelmed.... So I might re-think my plan. Almost all Fenders had neck dive, were relatively heavy, not particularly comfortable, and most had quite high action while still having fret buzz (but I assume a good setup could help with that). And some of these are £2k. One was £1,800 that definitely needed some better quality control on the fret ends. And another customer in a shop told me he's had a lot of trouble (electrics and frets) with a Player series one he'd bought. One big positive is that I could do slap better than I can on the Cort - but I think that's a 4 vs 5 string thing rather than a Fender thing. So yeah, if I do sell the Cort 5 I think it might actually be replaced with a 4 string Cort (I've just realised, if you own a 'made in Indonesia or S Korea' Bass then it was probably made by Cort: Ibanez, Squier, G&L, Lakland, Hohner, Elrick). (Edit: I've bought a Lakland DJ4, made in Korea....probably by Cort!)
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I like to turn compression up until it is very noticeable, then muck about with things like attack and release to really hear what they are doing, then gradually dial back to the point where it is subtle - more like only you 'feeling' the compressor being on. After a few weeks with it on you'll then miss it when it's off. Personally, I didn't like the MXR, perhaps my user error but it seemed to squish the lows too much (I play a lot of Reggae though), or I had to turn the imput and compression ratio down to the point it wasn't really compressing. For Bass, I prefer compressors with a HPF, or clean blend, or multiband so I can preserve the lows but tame big peaks of slap/pop or unruly envelope filters. So I'd favour the Spectracomp.
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Tappa Zukie, Man Ah Warrior Anyone recognise where else that riddim is used? Edit: I've got it 'Papa was a rolling stone' for the bassline, almost the definition of a 'less is more' bassline.
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Hudson People 'Trip to your mind'
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The back story is that I'm fickle! About 6 months ago I sold a Japanese 4 string Jazz to get this Cort, now I'm keen to get a 4 string Jazz again! Basically, it is because I like swopping and changing around Basses, and the band I'm in has >30 song setlist with no songs needing anything below a low E (but a couple needing slap - which I find easier on a 4). I'd recommend the Cort though, perfectly balanced, low action, sounds good. Edit: I've now bought a Lakland DJ4. So no longer looking for trades.
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Cort Space 5 Bought new from Bass Direct about 6 months ago (I have the receipt), still in very good condition - just a few little light cosmetic marks. Plays well, sounds good, well balanced while being lightweight and comfortable. 3.56kg. (slightly less than 8lbs) With Cort gig bag. £560 £490 Collection preferred: I live in Chichester, or am in West London on Mondays, or Worthing Wednesdays. If posting: It will be well protected in gig bag & cort box & wrapping & outside box. No Trades for Basses or Amps or Cabs etc. The only thing I'm after is a decent compressor pedal (Cali 76, Empress, Becos, BC-1X).
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Pre-gig band catering:
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The Pioneers, in Brighton (Komedia) on 20th October. https://www.komedia.co.uk/shows/the-pioneers/ 7 decades of releasing music! This being the most well known:
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Yamaha RBX765A Dark Green (for some reason looks more like dark blue in photos). 4.3kg. Plays well with quite a low action, sounds good, all works as it should. It is about 30 years old and is showing cosmetic signs of age... ... a sales pitch would be 'road worn' or 'mojo'! The gold coloured parts have faded, there's a big chip in the body paintwork and some smaller ones, screws are rusty. Serial Number is NK22065 which I think puts it at mid 90s. Collection from Chichester, or I'm often in London for work. Would trade or part exchange for a 4 string passive Jazz type. -
At the moment it is the Boss GT 1000 Core as it sounds good, is small (sits on top of the Amp) and is tough and reliable. I am only using it as an 'always on' though - Compressor, EQ, Amp sim, small amount of Drive. If I was in a band that was more dynamic - like a Jam band, then I'd like more control to individually click on/edit effects on the go. I found the Pod Go to be one of the best Multi-fx for that (but I think I'd probably go for individual pedals if I was doing more of that mid-song stomping on/off effects sort of stuff).
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Any love for the Yamaha Reface range?
SumOne replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in Other Instruments
I'd also highly recommend the Yamaha CK 61. As far as I can tell, it is basically the Reface YC, CP and some of the stuff from the DX and CS, all in one 61 key full-sized keys keyboard for about 2.5 times the cost of one Reface. Sounds good, decent keys and controls, good in/outs, built in speakers, bluetooth, lightweight. -
Probably only Flea & Bootsy Collins for being Bass players. Possibly Paul McCartney, Lemmy, Sting, if people notice that they play the Bass. ......then erm.....that one from the muppets.
