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Great shout, I think it's pretty fantastic that Kasabian exist in such a time of dreary, awful music. I love how psychedelic their stuff can be. Their first album didn't leave my walkman for a long time.

This will go with time I should imagine. Obviously the callouses on your fingers will still be developing as a relatively new player so it will be some time before they are thick enough. The nerve endings in your fingers will soon learn to deal with what you're doing to them.

Fair enough I guess. He's not a great bass player but if they're looking to keep the lineup original for their last ever tour then cool.

Yes, recently learnt to play it (well, the first 3 or 4 minutes of it). I got slightly obsessed with how Anthony Jackson crafted his bass lines a while back and this was one of the ones I looked at. Incredibly articulated yet angular part.

One of my favourite players at the moment.

I can't get with the floating thumb thing, although more recently I've been trying to involve my thumb a lot more in my playing (kind of like Matt Garrison's technique but less crazy fast and without my ring finger) and it's given me more need for sharper left-hand technique when I can't be anchoring my thumb. It's perfect acceptable to be using your 3rd and 4th fingers to mute. I use my 4th in conjunction with good muting control from my first and second fingers.

She's like my nan. But just really good at bass. Incredible career, she claims to have been making more than the President during her heyday of working in L.A. We all know the story with Jamerson etc. and it's frustrating to hear her talk about it, but I mean come on, just listen to Pet Sounds. Outstanding bass player.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340669503' post='1708028'] Ah. Commiserations, and thanks for not boring the crap out of us. No really, bummer. [/quote] Thank you, I'm hopeful for the future though

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340664271' post='1707948'] Nothing to post of major relevance?? What about the total life transformation causing music to take a back seat?? Argh! [/quote] Maybe a bad choice of words, but my intention was always to have a career with it. Now it's likely that I'm knocking that idea on the head. Sad, but unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances likely. The inevitability of it makes it not worth talking about!

I always seem to get to topics like this too late for some reason. I can count a few members who only seem to use this forum as a place to sound off about politics and general social indignation in OT. It used to be something I got stuck into, but nowadays I can't be bothered. There's too much to worry about in real life for me to come on here in my own personal time only to be confronted with the stuff I have to worry about day in day out. I don't know why some people burden themselves with such madly contentious topics. Surely if we're going through tough times the last thing you'd want to do is convert a site dedicated to your hobby/passion/profession in some cases into a quagmire of tired political threads and tit-for-tat arguing? Seems daft to come online after a long hard day and carry on at being really pissed off. Maybe I'm missing something. As for me I'm going through a total transformation in life and my music is starting to take a back seat to other things so I don't feel like I have anything to post that is of any major relevance right now.

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1340659457' post='1707831'] where's the answer? [/quote] I didn't think there was one, just how the individual perceives the relevant intervals.

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1340653459' post='1707697'] i'll get around to doing this in a min, but the tritone is also known as the 'false octave'. it's my favourite interval, much underrated, and not part of many traditionally-taught scales. also 'the devil's interval' - ooo-er.. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone[/url] [/quote] It's also incredibly difficult for untrained ears to pitch anyway because of how unnatural and jarring it is musically. Stravinsky was a big fan, plus everyone and anyone who came after him and took great influence from him. Leonard Bernstein, John Williams spring to mind.

I don't understand what it's trying to establish? Sure the harmonic content either side of the fundamental is dictating whether we hear the interval lower or higher, but if the level of the harmonic content is 'lob-sided' for lack of a better term from one sample to the next surely that doesn't make much of a test. EDIT - ahh I understand. It's interesting I guess, the way we perceive each sound is very individual though, so I'm guessing the whole point of it is that there are no right or wrong answers to it.

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1340388066' post='1703982'] I've never needed more sustain than even the shittiest bass could provide. [/quote] Likewise. And I struggle to think of a type of music where I'd require my bass to sustain for extraordinary periods of time, the idea of 'sustain' on basses marketed as such always seemed a false economy to me.

Enjoyed it! Unfortunately one or two of the people they'd chosen to interview had some fairly moronic things to say which always gets my wick and were largely talking out of their arse. One of them dared to utter the phrase "The Velvet Underground were the most influential band of all time" which was annoying to say the least. Give me a million Gary Kemp's over those lot, he was a lot more plain-spoken about it all.

[quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1340044694' post='1698246'] Macca used a pick, i play exclusively with a pick because i love the tone i get. Jared Followill is a mainly pick player too.. [/quote] Refreshing to see Jared Followill as a key influence! Some of his newer bass parts have been really interesting.

This is great, I actually really loved the solo too. I guess they probably thought that the mid-section might have been a bit too overbearing with it in!

What a bass player... what a songwriter. Happy birthday Sir Paul!

I almost didn't click on the article, because I knew exactly what to expect and knew that I'd end up getting annoyed. Needless to say, after reading the article, I'm annoyed. But NME don't have a clue, and never will! I don't know if I have a favourite bass line as such, but the one at always springs to mind as perfectly crafted is Paul McCartney's part on 'Something'. A bass line is only as good at the song it was played on.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1339879113' post='1695906'] Except its a 'worst bass players' thread, so his songwriting ability is irrelevant... [b]He's a crap bassist. End of.[/b] [/quote] Wasn't aware you word was gospel? Plenty of others would disagree I'm sure, he inspired a generation of people to take up music, bass, whatever, one or two I know of who've gone on to be the most accomplished musicians and writers I have the pleasure of knowing. My ex-Guitar player for one, an outstanding musician. I suppose the bit I struggle the most is the opinion put forward as fact, these kinds of threads are rife with it.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1339787190' post='1694481'] The guy from Manic Street Preachers whose name I cant remember or be bothered to look up... Oh, and Sheenan. He's just a guitard with a four string! [/quote] That'd be their main songwriter Nicky Wire. His songwriting is far more interesting than his bass playing. Which leads me onto why threads like this are generally so dull. There's far more reason for me to enjoy something someone has written incredibly well (lyrics, melody, harmony) than there is for me to hear something played note perfect. Sum of all the parts and that.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1339762959' post='1693898'] But does it really matter? [/quote] No, providing you're having a good time. Plus, we're all guilty of undervaluing what we don't understand. The key is to understanding the things we undervalue before we undervalue them.

The concept of 'pick playing being for amateurs' or whatever is moronic. Luckily most people get this now, and those that don't generally don't have a good understanding of music and are happy to propagate that lack of understanding to a wider audience... enter Youtube and such.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1339670223' post='1692270'] Shouldn't he be showing people to their seats. [/quote] Hahaha I enjoyed that! I like the original tune too.

Never seen this thread before. Best - Bass Gallery, although the reception I got there the first time I went (and subsequently bought an entire Eden rig) was a little cold, the other times have been great. Really great in fact. And I'd buy there again. Mark from Bass Direct has always been outstanding to deal with as well. Worst - too many. Dawsons are top of my most disliked list (no disrespect to my friend Ste here!). The Liverpool guys are no good and haven't been for years.