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I thought you were JT's English cousin?

Some very good ideas there. While I'm learning a piece I tend to sit down so what you say makes good sense (and I noticed you doing it at the Bass Bash).

I'll probabaly have to keep coming back here and reading several times before the more technical advice really makes sense but it all helps and is much appreciated.

So it won't work with standard vintage JB pickups?

Looking at MM spec it doesn't mention passive or active pickups:

[quote]Tonal magic comes from a pair of vintage-style Jazz Bass single-coil pickups; the two-band active EQ has an active/passive mini-toggle switch.

Pickups 2 Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups

Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Tone 1. Active Bass Boost/Cut,
Tone 2. Treble Boost/Cut

Pickup Switching 2-Way Mini Toggle Switch for Active/Passive Mode.
In Passive Mode, Only The Two Volume Controls Function.
In Active Mode, Both Volume and Tone Controls Function.[/quote]

Can a Aguilar OBP1 be fitted to a regular Jazz bass?

I practice scales everyday and have just started to try to practice them in a such a way as to make a "tune" based on the scale I'm playing. Practicing in isolation seems to be catch 22- don't feel good enough to play in band yet without that exposure my progress in some key areas will be restricted.

Anyway, scales aren't hard and don't take long so you know the answer to your question

[quote]listen to music and basslines that have the traits that you describe[/quote] The basslines that really stick in my head are most of the ones on Kind of Blue. Learning the spaces between the notes is harder for me than playing the notes... Love the tunes but they kill me

wow- loads to read! Let me digest and return.

@Mikey: I wasn't complaining- I'm glad you've put me on this path - it's just looking a bit uphill at the moment.

[quote]Not sure how well I explained that.[/quote] Yep, that makes sense.

Cheers again

Cheers for all the comments.

Style was probably the wrong word; I think I meant playing notes (however simple and whatever style) so that it sounds musical rather than just a sequence of notes. Is the word I'm looking for rhythm?

At the moment I'd like to play a few tunes or riffs that feel musical. For example, Rapper's Delight and Deeper Underground are both enjoyable to play but are also probably beyond me (to give an indication of performance); sometimes they sound/ feel good to play, other times just a bunch of notes played sequentially.

Haven't got Reason although I do use a PC metronome; I'll look into it.

No eggs being sucked


[quote]add some fifths or thirds[/quote] - not sure what you mean.

Maybe I'm expecting too much too soon and just need to keep at it and think about it next year?

[quote]Scale practice in itself can be a musical and grooving practice, you don't just have to run up and down them.[/quote]

yes (it was you ya bugger who got me thinking about this after the Bass Bash). Except I don't know what "All semiquavers
Dotted quaver - semiquaver" means....

Any suggested simple tunes in that style?



I did find this method:

[quote]Suddenly men would start walking from the back of the room and approach the bandstand. This man said to me "look I want you ******s to understand something right now. We pat 25cent at the front door and we came in here to have a good time and it sounds to me you guys are playing a bunch of bullsh*t and we're not getting out money's worth so we wanna tell you now: we will take your instruments from you, whip your arse and destroy your vehicles and more than likely you will have to walk and beg your way back to Houston Texas. Now we will do this to you unless you make us feel real good real suddenly."

So, of course, this is the supreme method and technique in the learning of how to groove. I became an instant groove master and so did all of my buddies on the bandstand. This is a tale of development along the Texas/ Louisiana border.[/quote]

I hope they show some more of the Rock Goes to College series.

With the zeal of a second-time-around learning-it-all-again bass player I'm getting a bit frustrated with the lack of musicality/ groove/ rhythm of my playing.
I practice scales, the stuff my tutor sets for me and the odd tune I like from Guitar Pro and have a go at it, and I always try to be [i]mindful [/i]of what I'm playing.

To use a language analogy, I feel like I'm learning the words OK but completely lacking the cadence and rhythm of the language and it's all

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Mi - nombre - es - Mark. Vivo - en - Worcester.[/font]


Is there any method or key tunes to learn to help me? Is it just a case of getting as many quality hours into my fingers?



Yours,

Frustrated of Tunbridge Wells.

Any Specials/ 2 Tone fans out there?

[url="http://writerscafe.vox.com/library/post/horace-panter---skad-for-life.html"]http://writerscafe.vox.com/library/post/ho...d-for-life.html[/url]


p.s. I really wanted to put that pic in the Wanted section

That was quick! 24hours between playing the Warwick at the Bash and buying a fretless?

Is it like a hifi valve amp, in that 1 watt from a valve is worth 3 from a solid state amp?

The strings are brand new but of unknown make. How easy is it to add an active circuit?

More pics on the Midlands Bass Bash page: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=307&st=100&start=100"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0&start=100[/url]

The threshold is £18 for outside the EU. VAT/ duty is about 22% (depends on the item) plus there probably be an additional £10 fee from the courier for the privilege.

Try to get the sender to mark the value as $30 USD and if it fits in a UPS Priority Mail pouch you'll [i]probably [/i]be OK.

Some more here:

[url="http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t133/mhuk/Midlands%20bass%20bash%202007/"]http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t133/mh...%20bash%202007/[/url]

Cheers for a great day Nick!

Will post some photos later.

Steve Albini uses this stuff:

[url="http://guitargeek.com/rigview/446/"]http://guitargeek.com/rigview/446/[/url]

Did you see them at Koko?

No, sorry. I meant I'd be using valve amps to listen to the record

[quote]I'd love to hear it on a proper deck with some nice monitors, especially 180g virgin vinyl.[/quote]

and a pair of valve amps

You've reminded me I meant to pre-order a vinyl copy... will do it now

.... and done.

Bought a USB stick. Received with thanks

[quote]I'm sure you all know what a Stingray and a Precision look like.[/quote]

Look - yes; but sound/ play like? no. Personally not so bothered about amps/ cabs, more keen to have a play with as many basses as possible (however mundane they may be to some )

try chesterpost.com

But in my experience courier collections tend to be after 12 noon so they may still turn up.

I tightened the truss rod and adjusted the saddle postions on mine last week and it's 10 times better to play

Just need some new strings now..