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[quote name='xgsjx' post='986073' date='Oct 12 2010, 07:04 PM']Isn't it going to be subject to who's taste it is still? One man's good is another's dire.[/quote]Ok apart from JM's insite, which was good thanks bro i will ask them..i mean a pro..someone who has no commercial bias.. but knows how to get to where i want to go..........in need good unbias opinion...

Where can you go to take a bass your not happy with tone wise, for a non bias pro opinion on what to do tone wise...i have a certain 5 string, that i would like to change... thanks

I believe John Shuker does a bass course on building basses...you could go there, or do the internet thing, and find al the information there...Warmouth..? the experience i have had with basses that are already built is a confusing road, whether it be pups, pe amps, body woods......research is everything...knowledge in this is much harder to come by...if you enjoy it, go for it....i would love to be employed by a luthier for some training program...

i felt need to show some Meshell Ndegeocello..there aint been some for a while....ok apart from Petes. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AcGuQHQMcA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AcGuQHQMcA[/url] If that was your boyfriend...i love the bass she is playing...shes fantastic on the piano too... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdzEpGIqtY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdzEpGIqtY[/url] this has so much groove...so much funk this track... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDbRKB7oLEQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDbRKB7oLEQ[/url] wonderfull tune from the best album IMO.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZsN4PJ6SPA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZsN4PJ6SPA[/url] This is super funky... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0N83NvSfk4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0N83NvSfk4[/url] i love this track with Marcus Miller.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63PfJiEDq4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63PfJiEDq4[/url] blah blah blah... still find this music naff..?

is it this great stuff off of the DVD Pete... fantastic Francis Hylton on the Atelier Z...awsome. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfUWrASMXM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfUWrASMXM[/url] this is soo good.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3v7cXDwUgI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3v7cXDwUgI[/url] this is great in more ways than one..Boz Scaggs classic track.....great fingerstyle slap pop track to play.. im in love with Chaka...always have been...dont care how big she is....foxy woman...i would marry her...good bassist as well... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKuLWlgyPkc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKuLWlgyPkc[/url]

havent seen it yet Pete.....got any links...would love to to see this...Randy is the man...

Music IMO is not a place for competition...we all love music, no matter what it is...Flea is as good as MK in the minds of us who love them...Meshell, Randy Taylor is as good as either in my mind... i do find die hard fans of someone are missing the point with music sometimes..its always healthy to appreciate lots of music..even if its not your cup of tea...i dont care for some bassist's but for what they do its appropriate....

the Allman brothers are awsome.. this turns into something so funky..amazing stuff.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1nyDF9Wak"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1nyDF9Wak[/url]

i love the old GB body shape..very cool...best to state serial number, ask EBS freak, or ask bernie..

horses for courses and all that Pete..some L42 tracks i dig some i dont....Some Meshell tracks i dig, some i dont... the important thing is too appreciate talent...some people bypass that... its a shame..

[quote name='Chris2112' post='982716' date='Oct 9 2010, 05:05 PM']Bubinga, please don't think I'm trying to be rude. I do find Meshell's stuff dire, and her playing quite dull. However, as we've seen there are plenty of people who think Mark King is crap and overplays. Different vinegar strokes for different folks. Of course, I do play for myself. What reason is there to play in bands and situations you don't like when you don't rely on your playing as your sole way of generating income?[/quote]No probs bro..its great we are so different,...there wouldnt be so much different music otherwise hey...i can appreciate what your saying... did you check out my link..got to love that track...

[quote name='Chris2112' post='982673' date='Oct 9 2010, 04:39 PM']For a start, Wojtek is very talented but just seems to apply tricks from Mark King's trick bag without the great note choice that makes Mark's playing so compelling. As for your playing, I see you talk a lot about that Meshell D'Negeocello or whatever her name is. That kind of music, to me, is about as naff as it gets and if that your style, then no I probably wouldn't like your playing and it would fall into what I would call "bad" or at least the type of thing I wouldn't want to listen to. But I play for myself and listen to what I like so YMMV, everyone is different. At least we can all be united under the common banner of Mark King and agree that he is class. As for Mark being a an LJ copyist, I don't buy it. He borrowed a lot from Stanley Clarke to start with, but almost immediately improved on it. "Dune Tune" was like a better version of the School Days interlude and the solo from "Foundation and Empire" was better than anything Stan had done IMO despite using his signature triplet feel! Mark was lucky to bring a new style of playing to a new sound much in the same way that Jaco and Wooten did.[/quote]Ok Chris..its cool you dont like Meshell or whatever music im into...but to call it naff is very immature and as a fellow musician is quite disappointing...im very reassured the music i like is not naff,...its strange because i like the music you like..did you think Meshell is the only music i listen to? the fact you say i quote" i play for myself" says it all to me...This is only a forum but you still need to be polite IMO..i am a person after all...not just an avatar.. anyway to lighten the mood...this is a favorite... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7mnrhGFzs8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7mnrhGFzs8[/url]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='982666' date='Oct 9 2010, 04:30 PM']Wojtek is a TOTAL MK copyist. Julian is a very gifted musician.[/quote] There are some bassist who use a certain technique that poss sound like someone else...everyone learns from someone...lots of guys use techniques like Mark King..he didnt invent it... Im sure Mark got his style from another influence...Louis Johnson ive heard...does that make Mark a Louis Johnson copyist?? and Julians great Steve ...met him a few months ago..top bloke...a master bassist with a £500 jazz bass

[quote name='Chris2112' post='982663' date='Oct 9 2010, 04:26 PM']Bubinga, no I'm not joking. When I see amateur bassists who can really play they've usually got a few King licks up their sleeve. But then I do like bassists who aren't afraid to really work the bass rather than just plod along on it![/quote]Well ive been playing for 15 years and im a good bass player...i know many L42 songs and i love them,but i dont know any of the bass lines...does that make me a bad bassist.. some of the plodding along you refer to can be the most musical bass playing...it doesnt have to be technical to be great bass playing...ever heard willie weeks on Donny Hathaways tracks..?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='982659' date='Oct 9 2010, 04:21 PM']Yeah, and they all write, sing and front their bands.[/quote] the only thing thats missing here is singing...Julian Crampton wrote alot of Incognito songs..and i believe Wojtek writes his own music...im not dissing L42, im just saying there are many who are as good...

QUOTE>> think today you can spot a good bassist a mile off, usually if he has his Level 42 licks together. A little bit of "43" here, a bit of "Mr Pink" there, most of the guys who have got their chops together now did it with Level 42 records! did i read this out of context? surely your joking Chris..?

[quote name='Chris2112' post='982635' date='Oct 9 2010, 03:50 PM']Mark King is of course the boy! And despite the fact he could play rings around anyone here on the forum, he remains to be a nice guy. I think his impact goes far beyond the fact he was the face of bass in Europe in the 80's, and I don't think there has been anyone since to have dominated the scene in the way he has. I think today you can spot a good bassist a mile off, usually if he has his Level 42 licks together. A little bit of "43" here, a bit of "Mr Pink" there, most of the guys who have got their chops together now did it with Level 42 records! I do think he would have been great in other musical situations but he enjoyed so much success with Level 42 that he didn't need to branch out. When I think of this, I always go back to the Princes Trust video with Mark playing bass on Midge Ure's "If I Was". Mark forms a huge groove with Big Country's mark brzezicki on drums, incredible stuff.[/quote] what scene are you refering to?.. i do agree that MK is a fantastic bassist, but he only dominated the scene because of the fact that hes in L42..its a great platform of fame, but there are bassists that dont have that platform that are easily as good, but we just dont hear them...ever herd of Wojtek Pilchowski...or Julian Crampton...

If there is one thing i love in this world its the dancers from Soul Train...love it love it!!!! everyone has a different style which is great...man can they move... you dont get people like this down your local club... music is awsome too.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64FEhuiKYmM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64FEhuiKYmM[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOAHKmfwpZ0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOAHKmfwpZ0[/url] This is very special IMO..Micheal Jacksons first live performance of Billie Jean, at the Motown Awards...incredible... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6JtuhsbEtw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6JtuhsbEtw[/url]

[quote name='4StringFortress' post='982132' date='Oct 8 2010, 11:04 PM']I mainly use Elites Stadium series really nice quality strings and last a long long time! I am looking at trying out some Elites Player series as have heard good reviews about them. I want to try some flat wounds on one of my basses, any suggestions?[/quote] Labella 'Deep Talkin' flats...wonderfull strings..

DR's. but i tried some hybrid Ernie Balls and they are fantastic on a jazz...

Had a TRB6II...was such an amazing instrument...bit heavy for me though...

this is still killer [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yioVmqlt2Fk&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yioVmqlt2Fk&NR=1[/url]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='982013' date='Oct 8 2010, 08:50 PM']Please don't compare the mighty Rush to Level 42 again. I find it offensive.[/quote]They both should do a single

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='981990' date='Oct 8 2010, 08:32 PM']Flea is sh*t since Mark King left... (I don't know what i mean either)[/quote] Ha! no but it was funny. dont know aboutyou but i would like to know whats better a Pbass or a Jazz bass?