lurksalot

I find it quite odd that newsreaders try to pronounce foreign places in the foreign dialect , like Pareee instead of Paris , It is a shame Fiona Bruce is not reporting on Glaaars Gee Reeenjers

Dificult call , but I would argue it is yours to make, you arranged the pub gig and it was in the band diary first.
The band should respect the decision you make , and if this would appear to be a bone of contention it needs some sort of policy set up to agree how the outcome is decided.

it is about time I introduced myself .
My name is Kev and I live in Chester,.....top marks so far

My introduction to Bass was late 70's , when as an air guitar hero, head banging away , and an uncles old keyboard and Vox amp in the garage , the neighbour told me her son had a guitar that he did not use any longer .... did I want it ?
thanks a lot but FFS it had an odd shaped lightweight body and only 4 strings and they were wrapped in sdome black tape ??? Oh and the neck had a bit of a gap where it used to fit to the body and a few splinters to boot .

Anyway , a couple or 3 1inch wood screws sorted the latter issue and as I had amplification, Bob became my dads brother

I knew what chords on a keyboard were, and thus knew root notes, consequently played the piece of crap for a few months at school assemblies and churchy stuff , cos no one else had such a thing.
when I left school I gave it to my brother who soon grew out of it and got some Ibanez stuff and played half seriously ,did some recording and played some decent gigs .....before getting a proper job as a council cleansing operative ( bin man .... when bin manning [b]was[/b] a proper job, not just wheeling a bin 5 yards)

Suffice to say, neither of us knew what a Hofner violin bass was back then , and even less how to look after one ,.
Nothing happened music wise (apart from listening) for a while ..........then got married .... ..... ......kids . ...... ..... then out of the blue the missus asked the neighbour (a late developing blues guitardist) to choose a new bass for my birthday . Before I knew it I was the proud owner of a brand new Yamaha rbx270 . I picked it up, played it through a keyboard ( and f***ed the speakers on it) and put it down etc etc . until I tried to learn wings/mcartney Silly Love songs and dancing in the moonlight (lizzy/lynot) and then I was hooked again .

By this time ,said neighbour ( a late developing blues guitardist) had parted Co with his bands Bass player and I was draughted

After a few years of the same set , I needed another challenge so quit to do some recording , however , I fell in with a bunch of guys who are far more talented than I , and we ROCK , we all love it , gig regularly , and really get on and respect each other , which amazes me , cos while I practice a fair bit I would not put myself in their league, but as me and sticks hold it down for us , it works .

anyway , In still have the RBX270 but have fitted di marzio pups, play a spector ( not sure what model, but I love it) as first choice, warwick streamer std fretless ( melts in your hands lovliness) when I can, and on a stupid whim of a recent purchase, a Hutchins violin bass ( I hear you say) but I have it very nearly set up to play , and without the 3 1inch screws holding the neck on , it seems a little easier to get the action half decent .

box wise , I have a warwick Profet 3. something (a rehearsal amp/gigging preamp) , Yamaha ps2500 x2 , zoom 2.1bu , peavey bassfex, schroeder 210112L , warwick 410 , homemade 1x15 beast with a eminence DLF ( for grabs if any takers) and a couple mini tapered horns I knocked up for reinforcement .

To summarise , I am totally impressed with the level of debate , info , and openness on here , that I intend to Lurk for some time .....Oh .....and stick my oar in aswell .....both to stir and smooth if I can

Kev

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........probably a contributing factor to why I'm single.



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Nah , probably cos your Fugly
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Exactly. Friday I was fine until we were announced; then everything just went.

Anyone suffer from fear of heights? I mean the real thing, not just a slight nervousness. It's a similar feeling..........[/quote]

Oh , I get it now , and I feel for you , I get VERY nervous even watching people in documentraries on TV at heights
The worst being Billy conolly on top of the Sydney Opera house on his world tour of OZ , I fetl sick to my stomach when I watched the program of him on there. I have issues at work too with heights , but as I am technically the boss , I put all the procedures and training in place , but I can't watch and prefer to be VERY busy somewhere else

I am no virtuoso and to be honest , I don't think I ever will be , but I do find that by learning lines that push my ability I do get a real sense of satisfaction. I can learn plenty of numbers and feel I am not improving but then a song will get suggested that will really test my ability and technique , when I get it down , I often feel that I have taken a big leap in my playing skills .

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...... But I like to get into it more than is probably necessary, or more exactly, more than the rest of the band think is necessary! Another point is, when learning someone else's bass line, you may find yourself playing note combinations and phrases you would never play if left to your own devices... which is very interesting, and an education in itself.
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This is kind of my take, I also find that having learnt different phrases, runs and note combinations, that it helps when learning by ear as you can relate easier to the line , and thus visualise playing when listening . you can ID phrases from stuff you already know and just put them together in many cases ,

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1330873255' post='1564134']
On Friday I watched the band who followed us (after dropping some of the worst clangers of my 30 years of playing)[/quote]

And what happened then?
did the roof fall in? did the crowd attack you ? did the promotor rip into you ? did they stop the cheque?
did you start a thread ? Oh yes you did....

the worst that happened after your worst gig was to look for a bit of advice , theres nothing wrong that, if you really enjoy it, just realise that you are purely there to provide entertainment and fun to both the audience and yourself.
I guess if you are playing your own compositions there is a little more pressure , but then if you didn't have confidence in the material you wouldn't play it .

get out there and nail their hats on , you know it makes sense

everything above is great, If I am really struggling with the synchopation issue , I try and visualise 'junctions' where I know the vocal bit should be exactly on the note , if I get get to all the junctions at the right time I am nearly there.

the next bit is to learn to sing in tune and hit the right bass notes in between

the chain for me when I first picked up the bass , but only played at school and did assemblies with a couple of strummers, and didn't really try covering others numbers,
after not having picked up the guitar for a while , I heard 'silly love songs' by wings / McCartney and thought I could have a go at that , picked up the guitar and joined a band 3 weeks later , different band now but I remember nailing the line and getting a real buzz from it , even though it isn't to hard ,but it has a great grooove

Happen you could hide the nuts with a bush around the hole

This is brilliantly interesting stuff , all scientific and top , but , while in empirical scientific detail it is quite complex with varying material interactions etc .
but does it mean s**t in the real world
The timbre of my timber seems to change with the weather
I don't have the patience or probably even the ear to pick out subtle changes in tone , but dial in the knobs and I'll soon find something I can use, having said that I wouldnt go out with a bass acoustic to play my rock set

Gooday Mate

If you are from Oz you must know my cousin , he lives in Oz too




Oh and welcome ,



ps, tell Danny ( my cousin) he would be welcome aswell

Is this a thread of carpet or cats?
I would rather carpet , but the subject of cats is a bit like religion and politics .........it gets very polarised ......very quickly

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Ah, Murph and the Magic Tones...... oh yes!
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+1

well said peeps ............................






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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1329896619' post='1549130']
Using open strings is essenitial, if in a rock band and wanting to make the devils horns sign, whilst playing.
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[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1330088241' post='1552496']
An often overlooked technique, as is the sweeping round the audience with a pointing finger.
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Ah but what about LH hammering on That leaves the RH free to play a trumpet ( or make gestures of course)