Marvin

She is without doubt incredibly talented. But why do all these players travel down the road of music you only ever hear in lifts? It's so predictable.

[quote name='thebrig' post='1305492' date='Jul 16 2011, 09:28 AM']I bought a squier VM on ebay for £125 and sold on the the neck and loaded scratchplate for £85, which meant the body which was in perfect condition cost me £40. Squier VM Body £40 (ebay) Mighty Mite Jazz Neck with maple board £75 (ebay) Wilkinson Tuners £24 (ebay) Gotoh 201 Bridge £35 (ebay) Wizard Thumper Pickup £50 (Wizard Pickups) Tortoiseshell pickguard £15 (Thomann) [b]Total £239[/b][/quote] Cheers for the info.

Having 3 kids in the house, when I've finished playing at home I always have to pack my stuff away. This is probably why the battery in my Ibanez at least has lasted nearly 2 years.

[quote name='thebrig' post='1304302' date='Jul 15 2011, 07:04 AM']Why not buy yourself a good second-hand Fender American Standard precision like this one for £700. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110714101981&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] Sell the neck on for a around £150/200, buy yourself a Mighty Mite Jazz neck for around £80/100, and away you go! Although it would probably be better to keep the neck safely tucked away, in case you decide to sell the bass in the future, as it will be worth more with the original neck. Or you could consider putting one together like this, which I have just completed. Like you, I wanted a P with a J neck, but could not find anything I really liked. [i][b]Precision Bass with Jazz Neck[/b][/i] Squier VM Body £40 Mighty Mite Jazz Neck with maple board £75 Wilkinson Tuners £24 Gotoh 201 Bridge £35 Wizard Thumper Pickup £50 Tortoiseshell pickguard £15 [b]Total £239[/b][/quote] That is absolutely stunning, and I don't usually like the 'ashtrays', but that is just lovely. Top work. If you don't mind me being so rude, where did you source the parts?

[quote name='tauzero' post='1303366' date='Jul 14 2011, 11:50 AM']Who is this Jaco Pastorius of whom he speaks?[/quote] He did a line in knitted head wear for bass players I believe.

[quote name='Marvin' post='759287' date='Feb 27 2010, 06:55 PM']A very short list. Westone Spectrum II. - truly awful, the mate I sold it to is still trying to get me to by it back after over 10 years. Hohner B2A. - defretted. Really good bass, didn't realise it at the time and sold it for way too little Ibanez SR300 - my weapon now. Brilliant.[/quote] To those I should add the Warwick Rockbass Corvette (Active).

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1302846' date='Jul 13 2011, 08:48 PM']Second hand RB £150, winner.[/quote] Can't argue with that I've now got the RB that Wayne had and for the money it's a whole lot of bass. I think it's about 2 years old. It's got the clip top cavity compartment for the electronics, MEC jazz pups, all the hardware has Warwick stamped all over it and it's got that little flip lid thing to access the truss rod. Ok, the parts are probably cheaper than on a full Warwick and the body not as contoured but for £150, crickey!

New I would probably buy an SR500. Or for under £300 you get the SR300. I've had mine for 2 years. However, you may be able to find a Japanese Fender for around that money. You may have to stretch your budget a little.

[quote name='lojo' post='1302675' date='Jul 13 2011, 06:20 PM']I don't really know much about him, so I just checked his own website The first line of the Bio is "Jeff Berlin is a legend of the electric bass. Simply put, he is considered by many to be the finest electric bass player in the world."[/quote] Particularly unedifying when someone writes their own bio I was surprised his ego could be condensed down to so few words

I'm assuming, never having actually listened to a Jeff Berlin/Bob Carolges long player, that his playing isn't all that. I only say this as if he was half decent he wouldn't have to court controversy quite so much.

Depends on the song and what sort of sound I want. I'm not very good with a pick but if I'm playing the Greenday track in our set list my fingers just don't get the attacking sound I want for it.

[quote name='silddx' post='1300762' date='Jul 12 2011, 11:12 AM']'oo are you??[/quote] What has happened to PhatMonkey? He used to be no.1 didn't he? I've also been plagued by the site hanging randomly. Can't tell you if it's improved I haven't been on for about a week I think.

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1295913' date='Jul 7 2011, 01:04 PM'](Whispering very, very quietly) I once did. Even worse, I've seen Cliff Richard, admittedly with the Shadows. My big sisters made me. [/quote] This is certainly a day for revelations. Clarky just told me what the first single he bought was

What is the OP thinking of? It'd be less shameful to say you went to a Gary Glitter concert.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' post='1295860' date='Jul 7 2011, 12:32 PM']Hi does anyone have the Bass tab to the following, Big Country-look away, Simple minds Love Song,Simple Minds Ghost Dancing & Talking heads Life during wartime. Thanks [/quote] [quote name='Bilbo' post='1295879' date='Jul 7 2011, 12:48 PM'][/quote] I wouldn't take too personally. Bilbo's only got tab for Jazz numbers.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1295497' date='Jul 7 2011, 12:22 AM']Deja Vu! [/quote] I've heard that said before.

It is a good part that fits the song. However, I'd disagree with Pete that it makes the track. I listened to it through the speakers on my computer and bass line is barely audible, yet it didn't diminish my appreciation of a very well written and performed song. Probably the only people who will consciously listen to the bass part are bass players. Most other listeners are drawn to other parts. Upping the importance of the bass line among bass players may be a symptom of being pretty much ignored in the main.

Good innit. Also maybe listen to the bass parts Danny Thompson did for Nick Drake around the same time. Danny Thompson and John Martyn apparently, although very good friends, also used to fight like cat and dog at times. They did a rather amusing interview about their relationship.

[quote name='paul h' post='1293128' date='Jul 5 2011, 10:09 AM']I can't be bothered to read this thread but I'm going to comment anyway Last night our singer told me that the bass player in his old band wasn't a patch on me. He said he was good but couldn't do that "slap thing". I only do it on Car Wash and maybe the odd bit thrown in here and there. So no mention of my trying to capture the feel of Bob Babbit on Signed, Sealed, Delivered or the fact that I play I Can't Help Myself with one finger in a desperate but totally unsuccessful attempt to sound a bit like JJ. Or that on the last chorus of Rolling in the Deep I play a really nice high harmony part with the vocals. Or even that during the middle eight to Forget You everybody else takes a back seat and I carry the whole band through it. None of that even registers. But he notices the slap. Make of that what you will but as far as I can see slap is a totally valid technique, no different to pick or fingers and it's also one that non-bass players, or "norms" tend to enjoy. The no-slap argument to me, is as pointless as the no pick argument.[/quote] I can't slap at all. But, I popped two notes at practice the other night, during a song, and all of a sudden there was talk of doing Level 42 tracks. They all got thoroughly excited. I soon told them to forget it. I don't bother embellishing songs like Rolling In The Deep. No one notices so can't be arsed. I'd rather have a good old gander around

[quote name='silddx' post='1292671' date='Jul 4 2011, 08:28 PM']Not been fishing so caught nowt I'm actually attending an interview next week to enable me to fish this 250 year old estate lake. A good head of 40lb+ carp, very hard apparently but it's a beautiful place and not often fished. I am not allowed to say where it is, but it's not far from me so it's like a Redmire Pool I can fish regularly! [/quote] That's stunning, and to have the chance to fish somewhere like that that isn't fished much, just, you lucky man. Sorry I seem to have pulled this off topic

[quote name='silddx' post='1292636' date='Jul 4 2011, 08:04 PM']Probably quite unmusical people though aren't they, if that's what they feel they should practice? If they can not understand that technique and facility is rarely valued without a musical element? Most slappers and shredders I have seen on youtube simply can't seem to get past the motor skills element and into the MUSIC.[/quote] Quite right. That's the end of that then. Have you been fishing and did you catch awt? EDIT: how do you spell awt? Is awt? Or ought?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1292268' date='Jul 4 2011, 03:11 PM']When you see bassists who haven't spent hours and hours working on fringe techniques like slapping become successful, are you jealous of them? Players who perhaps don't even practice at all, but they make music that lots of people love. I would imagine it's quite galling if you've dedicated hundreds of hours of diligent practice to techniques that you'll only get to show off on Youtube.[/quote] It would appear the answer is probably.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1292542' date='Jul 4 2011, 06:45 PM']I know you're referring to the question being in English, but your post sounds like a very disparaging remark about Belgians. And yes it seems that most people didn't read the first post.[/quote] I rarely read your posts. They're usually twoddle

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1291652' date='Jul 3 2011, 11:32 PM']Loving the finger style at the end.[/quote] I was much more impressed with the finger playing than the previous 2 1/2mins. It didn't help the music did nothing for me. I'm coming to the conclusion I don't like slap tone. I like to hear the note, not a string hit a fret which is essentially percussive.