SumOne
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Nice one, yeah I think I'll stop doing things half-arsed and go the roundwound route as almost all of my playing is Reggae and I like higher tension strings. Trying to play Dub/Reggae and Funk/Slap on the same Bass with the same strings and setup is probably too much of a compromise given that and ideal slap setup will have the opposite things to the ideal Reggae setup. I'd forgotten that I had an old 4 string pack of Adagio Flatwound Nickel strings so put them on the higher strings just now and remembered why I'd stopped using them - I like the lack of string squeaks and the tighter tension but they are brighter and more mid-focussed than my old steel roundwounds so it seems that roundwounds aren't all automatically good for Reggae, I think they were quite cheap though. I'll probably try the D'Addario Flatwound Chromes next.
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I'm due some new strings, currently have 5 string steel roundwounds 40-128 and thinking of getting Nickel and heavier gauge (45-130), mostly as D and G sound a bit thin. Or possibly I'd go for roundwound but I occasionally play funk/slap so ideally want something that can still do that (but most of the time it's for Reggae). Any particular recommendations?
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Andrew Ford has done a few beginner Reggae videos: Rocksteady: Modern Triads: British Ska:
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Thanks for the quality videos! Not just the Reggae ones, loads of useful content on your site that's helped my playing.
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Yeah, confused me a bit as I have a more recent version labelled as Junior Delgardo on vinyl, think it's exactly the same though.
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I've started listing a collection of Ska/Reggae/Dub Bass playing guides here:
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Greig's Bass Shed has loads of good stuff https://gregsbassshed.com/ @greghagger including these: I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley: Five Classic Reggae Baselines: Five Classic Ska Bass Lines:
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Talking Bass is always good. https://www.talkingbass.net/top-5-must-know-bob-marley-bass-riffs/ Top 5 must know Bob Marley Bass riffs:
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A collection of Ska/Reggae/Dub Bass playing guides. Kicking off with the excellent Reggae Bass hub channel from@donstrumental that you should all subscribe to. (I hope none of the owners of these videos mind them being posted here - I assume it's okay as it's promoting your content but give a shout if not). 20 Reggae Basslines Medley: Creating Reggae Basslines Studio One style: 20 Studio One Reggae Basslines you should know: Play Reggae Bass like Flabba Holt: How to play Reggae Bass like Robbie Shakespeare: How to play Reggae Bass like Aston Familyman Barrett:
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Yeah they're all good. Burnin' is next on the vinyl shopping list.
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Payday presents to myself - Uprising & Catch a Fire arrived in time for the long weekend. A bit of a luxury when I already have them digitally but it feeds my collector habit (still a fair bit of Bob Marley to go) and it feels like music that is best played on vinyl. .... not sure if the half speed mastering thing is really worth it or if its just a new sales gimmick.
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Bright Onion Pedals Dual Reverse Looper (Switcher). Hand made to order in Brighton by Bright Onion Pedals so it's unique with it's orange, pink and white lights. In great condition, prefect working order. £40 + £5 postage via recorded delivery. From the manufacturer: Please note this is not a phrase or sample looper pedal where you can record your guitar and then play over the loops. Here we have a dual true bypass looper pedal which gives you the opportunity to reverse the two loops. If you have a distortion pedal going into a flange pedal you may also like the way they sound with the flange going into the distortion. With this pedal you can have both options on the fly, without having to get on your knees to change cables mid song! Both loops are individually activated by the front switches and you can reverse them using the rear switch. The pedal is totally passive. If you need to power the LEDs the pedal has a Boss style 2.1mm 9v (negative ground) DC socket. The pedal is built with: Hammond aluminium enclosure Neutrik jack sockets 3PDT & 4PDT heavy duty foot switches Point to point wiring LEDs 2.1mm 9v DC Socket Velcro to stick it to your pedalboard Enclosure dimensions: 120x95x34mm https://www.brightonion.co.uk/dual-reverse-looper/ -
My work distraction today is a compilation of Producer Niney the Observer's work with the Soul Syndicate band (I think King Tubby also added some of the dub magic). 'Niney the Observer presents Soul Syndicate- Dub Classics' , it's good heavy dubby stuff with George Fullwood on Bass.
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It rang true in the @donstrumental Familyman video that I also started young listening to Bob Marley but gradually grew to not listening so much - thinking it's too commercial or overplayed, but there's good reason the music is so popular and going beyond 'Legend' or 'Exodus' there's loads of stuff that isn't overplayed. Today I'm playing this stone cold classic and really taking in the excellent Familyman basslines:
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^^^^ Yeah that's a good one. Mungo's Hi Fi and their Scotch Bonnet label put out a load of great stuff. 'Serious Time' is a great album and includes this
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Perhaps my favourite Reggae album of 2020:
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Fave bands new to you that've been around for donkeys ears
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Kyuss and Electric Wizard passed me by in the 90s, I'm making up for that now. -
I just love listening to people who can sing.
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FKA Twigs is about as good as it gets 2m18s in is the biggest emotional gut punch I think I've ever heard -
I just love listening to people who can sing.
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^^^ Nice one, that's reminded me to give their newest album (think it was released in 2019) 'More work to be done' a listen, haven't heard it yet.
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This Guardian article reckons Eddie Hazel's playing on Funkadelic's Maggot Brain is the best guitar solo of all time (well, basically the whole tune is a guitar solo) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/26/best-guitar-solo-of-all-time , I'd agree with that. "Play it like your momma just died"
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Nice one, cheers.
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Part of the reason I love Reggae and Dub is that it can seem sleepy and relaxing in some situations but the exact same tune played loud on a soundsystem can also sound really energetic and dancable. And the same tunes can also sound funky and fun while while also having serious political messages. Someone like Burning Spear does the contradictory relaxed/energetic happy/bittersweet thing amazingly well.
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I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but I got the Reverb email (and have since changed my password) but in the meantime a fake DHL account sent me a text and email saying along the lines of 'We tried to deliver your package, but didn't complete delivery. ....additional shipping fees may apply please click this link' It's quite convincing as they have my name, email address and phone number. Their email address is clearly fake though : 'UPS-United Kingdom® <[email protected]>' Pretty annoying as it's probably due to Reverb, now scammers will be passing around my name/phone number/email address details to all their scammy mates forever and I need to check all my passwords in-case I'd used the Reverb one anywhere else.
