macmellus

Was wondering if you'd recommend this luthier of yours. Is he local to Sheffield?

WOW! I've just got back from the most amazing time of my entire life! Traveled all over. Played with and met the most amazing people! Done the most amazing things! I'd certainly recommend touring with a big band if you get the chance. You just have to advertise yourself. Get yourself known. Simon gets a lot of bad press, I know, but he really looks after you, is very positive and encouraging. Now a good friend. Will get photos up as soon as I've got some well earned spachka.

[quote name='mistahbenn' post='797411' date='Apr 6 2010, 12:20 PM']Alright fellas. Sorry I not been on for a while. Whos next for this?[/quote] Dubs, then me. How's that sound?

[quote name='Patrickhadow' post='792438' date='Mar 31 2010, 07:43 PM']i've pmed him [/quote] I PM'd him earlier this month. No reply.

[quote name='supabock' post='767351' date='Mar 7 2010, 09:34 PM']Wrong............[/quote] Well, you're interested enough to ask and keep posting on this thread, so, evidence would suggest otherwise.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='767048' date='Mar 7 2010, 04:54 PM']What a pointless OP[/quote] What a pointless post.

[quote name='supabock' post='767050' date='Mar 7 2010, 04:58 PM']So, do you want to tell us what your point is? When i say "us", that is assuming anyone is actually really interested??[/quote] I would deduce from this post that someone is interested.

[quote name='Bidd' post='766972' date='Mar 7 2010, 03:33 PM']Hi Macmellus, I know a band looking for a bassist. I can't remember what they are called though. Or where they are based. Or what type of music they play. Or how old they are all are. Or how to contact them. They are holding auditions somewhere, sometime next week. Good luck![/quote] I'm THERE!111

*sigh*

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='765901' date='Mar 6 2010, 10:50 AM']D'Addario halfwounds are ground. [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/frameset.asp?MAIN=http://www.stringbusters.com/ko-kat/BASS%20STRINGS/DADDARIO/"]http://www.stringbusters.com/frameset.asp?...RINGS/DADDARIO/[/url] Rotosound Solo Bass Stainless Pressurewound are wound round and then rolled flat. [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/frameset.asp?MAIN=http://www.stringbusters.com/ko-kat/BASS%20STRINGS/ROTOSOUND/"]http://www.stringbusters.com/frameset.asp?...INGS/ROTOSOUND/[/url] HTH[/quote] Thanks. Not too keen on the D'Addario halfwounds. Not ground quite enough for me. May try the pressure wounds. Have you tried them?

So I used to buy Ground Wound strings and was very happy with them. Now I can only get Half Rounds. I'm not happy with them. Many places (on the interweb) say they're the same thing, but one place says that, while Ground wounds are ground Round Wounds, Half Rounds have an oval shaped winding. Is this so? Does anyone work for a string company? Where might I purchase proper Ground Round Wound strings? Thanks , M.

Okay. I'll let you into a secret. It's all slightly tongue in cheek.

Well, I prefer to deal with more honest people.

[quote name='supabock' post='757945' date='Feb 26 2010, 10:26 AM']Not even sure a fixer would have enough info about you to fulfill your requirements[/quote] Fixer?

[quote name='dream-thief' post='757360' date='Feb 25 2010, 05:51 PM']what kinda things are you WANTING to do? how old are you? what gear do you have? how do you play (fingers, pick, slap, pop, blah, blah)? Are you looking for a band, or just one-off gigs, or a tour, or what? You should have put more details in your post there. ~ Lowell[/quote] Okay. I want to go on a world tour, all over the world. Never you mind. Bass, amp , speaker and leads. I think this is a question you should ask your teacher. I refer you to the answer I gave to the first question.

[quote name='dream-thief' post='757360' date='Feb 25 2010, 05:51 PM']what kinda things are you WANTING to do? how old are you? what gear do you have? how do you play (fingers, pick, slap, pop, blah, blah)? Are you looking for a band, or just one-off gigs, or a tour, or what? You should have put more details in your post there. ~ Lowell[/quote] Okay. I want to go on a world tour, all over the world. Never you mind. Bass, amp , speaker and leads. I think this is a question you should ask your teacher. I refer you to the answer I gave to the first question.

I've had mine since September and thought it'd had been a great mistake for the first three months. I used to get pains in my back and elsewhere, because it was so much effort getting the fingering right I'd start to tense up and lose my posture without realising. Got cramp in my hand easily also. I think I didn't bother with it for a whole month. I've relaxed into now, and have got to the point where I'm not really worrying about the technique. I flit between lazy technique to good technique, as I now know when it's important and when it isn't. I really feel like I'm playing it as a musical instrument now, rather than it being this gym workout machine that i'm obliged to go on, because it cost me so much money. Don't be dis-heartened if you don't seem to be making any progress. Once you can relax, you'll love it, and everyone will love you, because you play double bass, and they'll want to give you lots of money too.

[url="http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531011"]http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531011[/url]

That action looks crazy high! Or is it an illusion?

I see, thanks. Going over?

I, too, am interested.

I wouldn't mind a look. Is it still around?

Probably a simple question to answer. My speaker was farting because the middle dome paper bit had become slightly disattached. It wouldn't glue. I took it off. It sounds fine now. Did I do anything wrong?

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='744951' date='Feb 14 2010, 04:37 PM']Macmellus, generally I just teach fingering using scales. Students get a lashing if they use the wrong fingers. wink.gif I'll have a play with your suggestion next time I'm on my bass though and see how it feels. Another one I use (for both hands) is (as intervals, I start off higher up the fret) 1, 2, minor 3, 4 and back down (so for example C, D, D#, F, D#, D, C.) Then play about with speed, get them doing it fast enough (once they've got it slowly of course) and there's no real option than use all four fingers because of the jump up from D to F. Same thing with the major scale, 1st to 4th and they have to use 4th finger to 1st for the movement from 2nd to 3rd.[/quote] Don't really want to get bogged down here, but my example was for right hand technique, not left. Also your exercise isn't very clear. What do you mean by 'as intervals' and 'higher up the fret'? Are you only using one string? Either way, whether on one or two strings I'm not using all my fingers. What is the actual sequence of notes? Also, what do you mean by 'wrong fingers'?

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='744671' date='Feb 14 2010, 12:02 PM']Sorry, I'll stop aiding with the thread hijack now. [/quote] Too late mate. I've been playing one finger per fret for 25 years. I don't have a particularly long stretch. I'm now using the same technique on double bass. For the right hand. Try a walking bass line exercise. Play G G B B C C C* C* D D C C B B A A (no open strings). Alternate between first and second finger except for the change from B to A where you'd use the same finger. You should start on a different finger each time. This'll help stop you getting stuck with the same finger having to lead all the time. Obviously, try and make it sound smooth and eventually do it to a metronome. See how fast you can do it. Devise your own similar lines. Give us some feed back if you try it.