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  1. funkle
    Price drop to £120 posted.
  2. funkle
    I am open to offers.
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    Bump.
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    [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1380447036' post='2225242'] That Liebman article is gold dust. [/quote] So true. Whenever you ask someone what they do when they transcribe, you get a huge variety of answers, and there's Dave Liebman laying down some serious gospel.
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    [quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1380467333' post='2225687'] Yeah I think that's exactly it, that's how I've started working this week and it's much harder which means it must be more beneficial, right?! [/quote] Takes ages....It feels a lot more satisfying though! I'm still trying to nail every single note absolutely perfectly of Skate U by Snarky Puppy - I think I've been working in it off and on for a month now! But it is really satisfying. The solo is pretty straightforward too, but just soon tasty and well phrased. I'm definitely learning some nice language for minor chords, though I'd say strictly speaking it's more big band funk than jazz. But it's what I wanted to do.
  7. funkle
    I'm going to stick the link to the Dave Liebman article here too - just for ease. http://www.daveliebman.com/earticles2.php?DOC_INST=13
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    My most recent epiphany was realizing that when transcribing, I was putting the horse before the cart - writing it out on paper before I had learned how to play it by ear first. Once I have reversed the process, I feel like I have been making more progress, though it is still slow! (That particular bit of advice came from a sax player, Bob Reynolds, BTW.) I usually end up playing a bar or two from the tune, working at getting it right, then move along to the next bar, but running the bar or two from before that into it. You end up doing a lot of repetition as you learn the solo/bassline that way, and really internalise it. Repeat until whole section/song done. Then I kind of go a bit along with the Dave Liebman article - wow that is a good article, and way more detail/depth than what I have tended to do.... I think tunes should probably be all learned by ear also, rather than from chord chart first. Time consuming though! Doesn't the classic quote go 'The answers to all your questions are in your record collection'?
  9. funkle
    Sold.
  10. funkle
    All sold.
  11. funkle
    Thanks Gav...are you playing one these days?
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    [quote name='Quatschmacher' timestamp='1380048384' post='2220145'] Where are you based? [/quote] Edinburgh, near the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
  15. funkle
    Thanks for the comments chaps! I'll say it again, my favourite neck. 11" radius, 1.5" nut, a bit more meat front to back than a standard Jazz bass, but still definitely reminiscent of it. I may try and clone it for another project. It also has 17.5mm spacing at the bridge and it turns out I love that too, so my Jazzes are getting some new bridges with narrower spacing. Musicman are making some great basses. PMs responded to. Pete
  16. funkle
    Deal pending with ambient - Ian, are you out there?
  17. funkle
    Hi all I have seen something Precision shaped recently which I really fancy, so on the principle of 'one in, one out', I offer up my fresh and very blue EBMM MusicMan Big Al 4 SSS in Pearl Blue with the matching headstock upcharge option. It is of course in excellent working condition and comes with the original case and case candy. Huge variety of traditional and modern sounding tones with the 3 pickup setup. The neck is my absolute favourite neck out of my current stable. Currently strung with a low setup and EBMM nickel Slinkies. Weight is 9 lb 8 oz. I'm sure you all know the positive reviews etc, but if you do not, here are a couple of links: The Bass Whisperer, Ed Friedland: [media]http://youtu.be/QTv0dHtHHbI[/media] [url="http://iheartguitarblog.com/2011/08/review-ernie-ball-music-man-big-al-bass.html"]http://iheartguitarb...ig-al-bass.html[/url] [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/music-man-25th-anniversary-5-string-amp-big-al/4675"]http://www.bassplaye...amp-big-al/4675[/url] [url="http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/music-man-big-al-bass-276424"]http://www.musicrada...-al-bass-276424[/url] Specs are as listed at the MusicMan website: [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al.html"]http://www.music-man...ses/big-al.html[/url] Couple of things to say. The first is that this bass is an early Big Al and is made from [u]alder[/u], not mahogany. What can I say, alder is my favourite tonewood. Second thing is that there is a small ding on the inner lower horn, which is not visible when playing or to the audience, but nonetheless it is there and I have been careful to show it in the photos. This bass is a beautiful blue, but is difficult to photograph. I have taken shots in a variety of lights to show the range of hues which is this bass can produce. If you get in touch with an email address I can also send high res pics. I'm not interested in trades at the moment. A similar model (blue pearl, 4 string, maple fretboard instead of rosewood) is currently listed at GuitarGuitar for £1859 ([url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=13011216470688&gclid=CO6gga7F4rkCFWXKtAodIQMAlQ"]http://www.guitargui...CFWXKtAodIQMAlQ[/url]). I'm listing mine for a very reasonable [s][b]£1250 shipped in the UK[/b].[/s] [b]SOLD.[/b] I am ok with Paypal, though bank transfer is preferred. If you are outside of the UK, get in touch and I can sort out a quote for shipping. Pete
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    Free bump for a sweet bass. This is the bass that spurred on my love of EBMM Sterlings - of which I now have a dual HH version. The neck is brilliant, and the tone from the alnico pickup is a bit sweeter than the standard ceramic one in most SBMM's/EBMM's. I happen to love this colour.
  19. funkle
    I have a Big Baby 2 on order. Can't wait!
  20. funkle
    It might be that something like a Yamaha BB425 might suit? http://m.uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/bb/bb425/ Pete
  21. funkle
    I have modded a lot of basses in my time. If you're not going to sell it, do as you wish. If there's the slightest chance of selling it, your mods may not add value if the next buyer does not want another pickup. I have modded basses with different pickups, piezos, bridges, preamps, tuners, the lot. In my general experience, mods add little to value though many are aesthetically pleasing and fun. As an aside, most basses sound the way they are going to sound and modding it to change that is generally expensive and awkward. I'd probably find a Fender PJ bass that fits your needs and buy it. It's probably easier than paying a pro to mod your current bass and if it turns out you don't like the PJ setup (and I have never found it that useful) you can sell on easily.
  22. funkle
    [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1379529775' post='2213835'] Bone of contention..I am lugging a sub...and I don't yet go through it FFS..!!!! having said that.. I am loving my bass monitor rig anyway, so anywhere we use this P.A ... small halls, the bass backline can reach anyway [/quote] [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1379530046' post='2213840'] As a general point, I embarked on my bass monitor some time ago when I used Turbosound stage monitors..and SWR started the Bass monitor concept with their SM amps and Goliath cabs...way back when. The thing about only hearing very clean is that it isn't very forgiving...so you need to be up to that...or rather want to hear that coming back at you. [/quote] Big +1 to this. I got my first Acme cab (B2) 5-6 years ago and was astounded by the low end but also by how much I needed to pay attention to technique. There's stuff I see bassists doing on Youtube where I sometimes wonder how they would sound through 'honest' amplification. I'm not all boutique...I do enjoy typical bass amplification. I did a jazz jam session last week playing through another bassist's Minimark - http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=86 - thought it sounded pretty good and decent enough volume. But the geek in me wondered about off-axis dspersion, etc...
  23. funkle
    Hey up. Definitely don't mean to nag, but were you able to weigh this yet? Thank again. Pete
  24. funkle
    [quote name='DanEly' timestamp='1379529765' post='2213834'] I tried the 4 Stringer MIM in GAK, they had a new different models of the 5er. I'm not really so hot on the Marcus basses but one of them had some lovely gold/brass frets and the one I tried out was diffidently a MIM - 1 peice pick guard etc I wasn't sure about it because it just felt a bit bland. Nothing was jumping out at me. In passive I wasn't a fan at all. It might have been the amp I was going in to. Not a huge fan of orange. It just didn't seem the same as the jap one on tried a few moths before. The build quality was nice though. Tried out the fender Japan JB66j and that blew it out of the water! [/quote] Good to get feedback. Negative is as useful as positive! If I have to order over t'internet I'll make sure I have plenty of time to return it...
  25. funkle
    I was in Guitar Guitar in Glasgow. They had Alto, Mackie, Samson, Yamaha, and QSC PA gear. I think the QSC was kind of the top of the line of what try had. I asked about RCF (the HD10a has some very interesting specs) but they didnae have it. JTUK, didn't see the wooden QSC KW12 though I'd like to give it a go at some point, alongside the K12. You're using the KW12 in your band PA rig aren't you? Mmm, Meyer gear. How much money do you have? And roadies... I have a sense though that bass guitar amplification has evolved naturally to fill the niche that most people require. I guess most players like bass cabs with significant mid colouration and that push goodly amounts energy at 80-160 Hz, with a small amount of energy in the 40-80Hz area. An SVT stack rolls off pretty heavily below 80hz, I think...and is perennially popular.
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