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im not a Stingray man but i do love them. Ive always owned Jazz basses. when i played a SR4 it blew me away. i ve owned an SR5 that was amazing. still have not owned an SR4 which are different, in lots of ways. anyways this guy is great on a Music Man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWiT6Q6Awk

George Anderson's playing from Shakatak is much better in the mix of there fantastic music too be honest. but he's one of the UK greats imo. i did enjoy (in parts) his playing here. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snm_KxSKPY8[/media]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1410556970' post='2550873'] Well.......OP did say Brit Funk......lol... It was a term that always baffled me. [/quote] maybe its a typo from the OP. those posted before were always jazz funk for me. imo.. Brit Funk was . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFznv4ThUA[/media] Brit Jazz Funk was . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvp3Xu1_Dw[/media]

wow. I've never seen anything quite like that. that is real talent. thats not just cabaret. thats in many directions. she's like the best session singer ever. so many voices.

The Sadowsky single coils are great pickups. not cheap though, as you might expect. Wizard pickups.? your own spec but cheaper than most.

thank you for that Ambient, sounds great as does your recording. i will check it out. really want an octave pedal also.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1410129519' post='2546497'] You can in looping, that's what I find so cool about it. It's really great with an eBow, you can use some really widely voiced chords even across 3 octaves, and using effects on them you get some really nice colours of sound. [/quote]oh cool, I've never used a loop pedal. I've seem them used, but never discovered them for myself. whats an eBow Ambient.?

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1410089175' post='2545948'] About a year ago I started having classical piano lessons again after a very long hiatus. I wouldn't say I am finding it more interesting than the bass, but I am finding it a hell of a lot more of a challenge. The piano is a fiendishly difficult instrument. I had forgotten how much stuff you have to pay attention to all at the same time. Right now I am struggling with pieces where one hand plays legato and the other plays more 'lifted' (not quite staccato), and then it swaps over after a bar or two, so that the legato line (which carries the melody) constantly shifts between left and right hand. Bloody hell! I'm really enjoying the challenge, but I must admit that when I plug the bass in after a piano practice session it feels like putting on a pair of comfy slippers. Aaahhhhh, that's better .... It's all good! PS To the OP - not sure what you mean by being able to create colours on the piano but not on the bass, but I wonder whether your problem might be solved by investing in a six string bass. More colour than you can shake a stick at there, and you've got about two thirds of a standard piano keyboard under your fingers. [/quote]sorry i should have said multiple colours/chords ,of course you can play clolours/chords on the bass, but you can't mix two chords together with the two hands, like you can on the piano. and yes colours is a snotty word for a bunch of notes and yeah for sure, its not easy, I'm finding the physical aspects fairly easy, as in good finger technique, and proper physical approach. but its the reading that slows me down. its a f***ing pain in the arse to be honest. oh well push on. i carry around a note recogniser test, on my phone and I'm constantly on it, but it not like being at the piano itself. i may also add that once your competent reading piano notation, with treble clef and bass clef at the same time., the bass clef on its own with an instrument you know, seems a little easier to digest. full respect to those who do read bass though.

are you ever born to be anything.? i think your genes are the key… those and your life influences as a child, are your true map of your future.

I will always be a bassist, but for now I'm finding the Piano more interesting. i know why, and its because i can discover more music than i can on the bass. I'm aware it depends on how you look at it, and how you approach the instrument. but i can create colours on the piano, i can't do that on the bass.

don't want to hear just roots notes. unless the the rest of the music doesn't need some sort of bass note discovery, but in some way or the other.surely, even the most basic of bassists might want to try something else.? leading notes.?

My old Modulus VJ4. stunning bass.

ahh ok. i can see why now.

i think nostalgia is alive and well.

you really have to watch it with some Fender Japan, they are good, but not USA Fender like the non export. for the same money second hand you can get a USA for the same cash. i got a fender USA Jazz 5 on top tuners for £490.00. the question is whats your budget.? go USA if you can find one.

i used to love walking into HMV and listening to music on there in house headphones, and discovering new music. but like FlyFisher, i can do that from my computer now. anything is at my fingertips. i still look back to it and enjoyed it though. sitting on my sofa and getting things easy, is not quite the same as flicking through a shelf full of cd's. its just not the same.

why.?is it because its only once a month.? only my opinion, but that can't be healthy musical production. you must be knackered, and so must the guys your playing with. i don't practice that much on piano in a week. surely less is more.

love Faith no More. this was from a favourite album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAUXPkx7gMI

buy a Japanese Fender. you will never look back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1409662050' post='2541936'] I think the funkiest album is probably 100 degrees and rising. Features Randy Hope-Taylor and my personal favourite Julian Crampton. If you want to check out more Julian Crampton funkiness then I strongly recommend Joey Negro and the Sunburst band. [/quote] my 2 favourite bassists. Julian also plays with Down to the Bone. side tracking here but there new album is great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cosk2J24V6g&list=RDcosk2J24V6g#t=49

i agree with his comment, travelling can really open your mind as a musician. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKU-SkL-n4[/media] the full vid of him and other's playing Stevie Wonder's, isn't she lovely. this is just fantastic. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eynnYLXW3Fo[/media]

. thing is Incognito don't do just instrumental albums. there first album is closest to what you might like. 'Jazz Funk'.. but picked out a couple of great instrumentals that might fit your bill. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1LPyi0lAo8[/media] this is EPIC.! the bass playing is out there. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjxS6X0A_4"]http://www.youtube....h?v=sbjxS6X0A_4[/url]