BassBunny

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I have been using Steve for quite a while. He is absolutely excellent and very reasonably priced. Won't use any one else.

It's a bit like Buses. You wait for ages and then 3 come along at once. Just been to pick a Bass up I bought from Ollie Collins and guess what........... He teaches Bass. Lectures at Salford Uni and also does private lessons.
Here are the contact details in case they get added to a pinned post.

e-mail:[email protected]
website: www.olliecollins.com
mobile: 07971833961

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='61542' date='Sep 17 2007, 10:39 AM']Me too [/quote]
Al, Yep, it's the onset of Old Age. At 58, I have the same problem. It takes an age to learn something and quite often have to rely on "crib-sheets" or a couple of gigs.
+1 for get back to Sam & Dave, Otis, Wilson Pickett et al.
We must have a chat about Liverpool Uni if our paths ever cross......
Stuart

I have been using Alpine Music Safe ear plugs for a while
[url="http://www.enhancedlistening.co.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=975"]http://www.enhancedlistening.co.uk/product...D=&P_ID=975[/url]
Came away from a gig one night and my ears were screaming. Borrowed some"Rhubarb and Custard" disposables from the drummer but couldn't get on with them.
I find the Alpines great as they are very soft rubber and fit very comfortably. You get 3 attenuators with them and I find they really do work. They particularly cut out the harmful freqs.
Stuart

Me too. shame the list wasn't brought over from Bass "whatever it was previously". There were a couple of good teachers in Manchester.

[quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='57702' date='Sep 9 2007, 12:44 PM']I'd love to wife + kids + 20 years too late...say no [/quote]
It's never too late. I had a 25 year break from playing and in my former life played guitar. Will hit 60 in 2 years and started seriously playing Bass 2 years ago and now hold down the bottom end in 2 bands.
Have never enjoyed my self so much. (Retiring early may have helped )

[quote name='bigd1' post='54798' date='Sep 3 2007, 04:09 PM']Guitar extension cab 2X12 !50w stereo or mono, with marshall plastic cover (never been used from new)

BIGd[/quote]
Whereabouts are you Mr D?

[quote name='chrispy108' post='55815' date='Sep 5 2007, 11:43 AM']I've got two sets of Rotosound strings I can chuck in too [/quote]
Chris, I sent a PM at the weekend. Did you not get it? What sort of price are looking for and what do you want in trades, Bass, Amp????
Cheers,
Stuart

[quote name='presoulnation' post='55248' date='Sep 4 2007, 01:22 PM']Moondance is a wicked tune. I learnt it a while ago but have forgotten it since! Think I shall yoink this tab as well![/quote]
Think I have the Bass Tab as well if needed.

No problem guys. Glad my "past" as a guitarist has helped. Don't spread it around or i'll be getting hate mail

[quote name='skywalker' post='55091' date='Sep 4 2007, 08:03 AM']Thanks Jennifer

That may help me, I will try that.
Thanks Dood
I have a similar piece of software that will give the notation, but my sight reading is not quick enough, so I need to put the chords on and then I can wing it from there. I will apply Jennifers chords to the notation and see where that takes me.

Thanks both

Steve[/quote]
Steve,
Did a bit of digging and found this in my "guitar" tabs folder. Any use?
Stuart
[attachment=2117:Moondance.pdf]

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='54117' date='Sep 2 2007, 11:15 AM']With regard to the question of the transition between the two, teh hardest thing I found wasbeing disciplined and not too busy. The bassist needs to be solid and tidy, and cannot generally get away with widdling around, as we all know. C[/quote]
Very similar to you NottsWarwick. Played guitar from about 13 and had a pretty good semi-pro career until my mid 20's. Marriage and kids saw that off. Had a massive sabatical, (25 years), and when I found the only guitar I had kept, (a Fender Jumbo), in the loft 1 day I started fiddling. Not having a pick to hand I started playing finger style and really got into Spanish and Clasical music. A letter to Guitar Magazine about a series on fingerstyle technique saw me get a free Bass, (the comment Am I really a frustrated Bass Player did it). That started Bass playing in earnest.
I totally agree with NottsWarwick that the hardest part of the transition was "keeping it simple". I really struggled at first trying to play "lead" lines on Bass. Best piece of advice I got was "Whatever notes you are thinking of playing, halve them". If you cannot keep time and groove with the drummer, the band is f*!"ed.
Would I go back to guitar, NOT A CHANCE. I've got the best job in the house.
Stuart

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='54796' date='Sep 3 2007, 04:06 PM']I'm taking the family to Crete for a week tonight and it's going to cost me a shedload.[/quote]
So no playing for nothing when you get back then Have to pay for the hols somehow Alan.
Enjoy, will sort out where the gig(s) are and go and heckle.
Next time you want a dep, ask me cos I bet I'm worse than you.

[quote name='WalMan' post='54866' date='Sep 3 2007, 06:13 PM']Hells bells have you seen the other stuff he's knocking out!!

Oh no and he's only just up the road from me too.[/quote]
Think he would have a problem convincing anyone he is NOT a dealer.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='52272' date='Aug 29 2007, 12:59 PM']In the 70's my band at the time supported Medicine Head at Liverpool University. More recently Dave Finnegan (Mickah Wallace in The Commitments) occasionally gets up and sings with us.

*Edit* Nearly forgot - the landlord of one of our regular gigs gets up and beats the skins when we can't fight him off - he was the drummer in Pinkerton's Assorted Colours who were kinda well known in the 60s.[/quote]
Thats Spooky Alan,
The band I was playing with in the late 60's did Liverpool Uni supporting Pink Floyd and Traffic, (playing guitar then though). Also supported The Who in the same era and Johhny Johnson & The Bandwagon. Also backed Edwin Starr on one gig.

I play in 2 bands and the Corporate one is now increasingly being asked for PAT Testing Certificates and Public Liability Insurance. Anyone else having the same issues?
The Pub Band don't seem to have the same problem, (but as all my gear has been PAT tested it isn't a problem anyway).
Would it be an idea for a pinned topic with a list of testers in areas around UK as I have a feeling it WILL end up being mandatory at some point?
We had a hell of a job finding someone to our gear as most companies deal with large institutions and not a 5 piece band.

[quote name='wildus' post='47352' date='Aug 19 2007, 01:06 PM']Hi, For sale is my mini Ashdown ABM 1x15 cab
300 watt & in new condition
looking at £120
Cheers wildus [/quote]
Rob is a great guy to deal with so get in there and buy.....
Have a free bump on me Rob.

Didn't think Bartolini did exposed pole piece pick-ups. What Bass are they off?

Brand New Unopened Epson T026 Black Printer Cartridge. For Epson Stylus Photo 810/830/830U/925/935.
PM your address and I will shove it in the post.
Cheers,
Stuart

[quote name='TheRev' post='42918' date='Aug 8 2007, 03:16 PM']That's a really neat job. I like the way you've got the grille mounted at the front of the cab - how did you attach it to the sloping horn?[/quote]
+1 for the Front Mounted Grill. IMHO it makes it look a lot more professional. Also where did you get the handles from?
Ah well better get going on mine

[quote name='TheRinser' post='45428' date='Aug 14 2007, 08:37 PM']stu. top right below new topic button is options, click on that and see if it's set as 'standard' display mode. think that may be the problem...[/quote]
Bazzin. I love a plan when it comes together. That was the problem
Thanks for the quick reply.
Stuart

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='28373' date='Jul 7 2007, 06:57 PM']We have now switched over to the new Basschat skin. It has been tested on IE 6/7, Firefox, Safari and Camino. Please reply here or PM phatmonkey if you have any feedback/problems or find any bugs, especially if you are using a browser we haven't tested.

Thanks![/quote]
Great new skin. Gives the site a "class" feel.
I am encountering a weird "feature" though. I have 2 PC's. The 1 running IE7 is fine in that when I select a topic, all posts are visible and more to the poiint readable underneath.
With the PC running IE6, all the post appear as a file structure and I have to "click" on each individual post to read it.
Any ideas,
Stuart

[quote name='peted' post='44029' date='Aug 10 2007, 10:48 PM']This cab was made by a friend of mine here in Norwich under his own brand of ELK. The speakers are Celestion as he is a distributor. I believe the power handling is 300 Watts 8 Ohms. I used to run this with another 15" cab as a mini stack but sold the 15" years ago. The cab is carpet covered with recessed handles. Sounds great on its own or paired with a 15". I bought this off of a friend of mine and played a couple of gigs with it but it has been stored under the stairs in my hallway since I moved house 2 years ago. Really need to shift it as the Mrs is looking for more space to store her growing shoe collection.




[size=6][b]£100[/b][/size][/quote]
Could you let me know the dimensions and is it particularly heavy?
Cheers,
Stuart

Interesting debate and as an "ex-guitarist", I have no desire to go back. Bass is the best job in the house and coupled with a good drummer, is a dynamite combination.
I had an comment from a punter at a gig last week about just that. The guitarists had both turned the volume up and the Drummer and I carried on with our job of providing a really solid groove throughout. This guy noticed it and said it kept everything together. That is what the audience starts tapping their feet to, not a Steve Vai solo.
Try imagining virtually any song without the Bass line and it falls flat.
Yep, best job in the house.