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I love Billy Sheehan but I find over long two-handed tapping boring. The ancient footage of him soloing forever with Talas is mind numbing. Yet he rarely gets a mention on here. It seems Wooten bashing is an Olympic sport on Basschat.
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I've checked these out to. Great cabs for the money. However I would reccomend the 110 MiBass cab @ 4 ohms. Again 250 watts. When using with somehting like a Little Mark 250. Produces a much tighter sound!
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I've just tried the 110 cab and its brilliant. Very punchy for its size and great value at 199. -
Victor is a genius. Ignore the YouTube/trade show stuff. He's always been pigeonholed on this forum as a one-trick pony, who just slaps at 100mph. Listen to his other playing and teaching
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Decades ago, singers had to nail the songs, and musicians too. No autotune. I've done recordings for people where, despite me wanting to nail a track, they have insisted there is no point, as they can fix any timing issues later. Has technology turned musicians and singers into being lazy? If you are going into a studio to record, would you think it wasn't necessary to play your part proficiently, as they can fix it later?
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I tried one in our shop. It was crap with bass. The Digitech Whammy DT claims to work for bass.
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What did you think of the band tonight?
I was playing bass with them.
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This is a common problem, especially faced with a paying audience instead of an empty rehearsal room.
It's all about confidence. Over fifteen years I've played the same songs hundreds of times. Yet, recently I messed up on a couple of songs and it spooked for quite a few gigs.
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This is a subject that will no doubt cause some controversy, John. Personally, I prefer vocals to be performed live and in tune. However, if I was in a duo that relied on making a living, I would probably consider using this technology. I hate the fact that most people going to watch a mainstream pop act are paying to see a mimed or autotuned show.
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To be honest, I don't care about how the lyrical content should be expressed, or whatever. For me it was really funky and the bass playing is great. I just enjoyed it as a piece of music.
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Well, I liked it
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We have decided to resurrect a song that we haven't played for over five years. Whenever this happens I expect to spend hours re-learning it. However, as soon as I started playing along to the track, it all came flooding back,.and I nailed it no time.
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Thanks Garry.
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I've just listened a very funky version of Eleanor Rigby by Billy Lee, featuring Victor Wooten on bass. The bass playing is great, as is the bass part. I can't find the track on Youtube, but if you've got Spotify you can hear it on there.
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I've just come in on this post and haven't had chance to read everything. I always stand at the back of the stage by the drummer, and right on top of my rig. However, years' ago at one particular gig, I was forced to stand right at the front next to the singer. Being out of my comfort zone was immensely unnerving.
When I play gigs I usually focus on someone who is enjoying the show, and that seems to help. Plus a couple of lagers, of course. -
That would be great, mate.
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Nearly Dan play the Floral Pavillion in New Brighton on Saturday 6 October.
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I'm trying on a gig next Saturday, so I'll be able to tell more then. However, I think it's the eq system that really makes this pedal work.
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Received it this morning. I tried it with a Squier Jazz at our shop and it instantly made it sound like a much more expensive bass. I don't really like compression, but this works really well, as well as turbo boosting the sound. Will use it at my next gig with the Roscoe.
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My local Smiths don't stock it anymore. The latest issue has a Marcus interview, but I'm not too bothered. Far too many adverts has messed it up.
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Should receive it tomorrow, so will report my opinion.
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I've taken the plunge and ordered one.
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Thanks for the comments. Looks like a purchase is coming up.
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He did a tuition video in the 80s. Great playing, but looks extremely drugged/coked up.
Is the Wooten slap thing really boring? Or, is it me being grumpy?
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