BigAlonBass

Has it gone?

What a pain in the backside it is, getting old. I loved the Band back in 'the olden days', and I had heard that Neil was getting it back together but was looking for a Bassist. Of course, my diminishing faculties meant I kept forgetting to post my guess on the thread.
Congratulations on an excellent gig, mate. I bet you enjoy it!

Link?

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1328042284' post='1520886']
What's GAS? Seems like everyone around here has a "GAS list."
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Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Best of luck. I haven't got a clue either! Both my guitarists were looking for them, and after almost a year of asking, they've both come up empty.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1326492015' post='1498119']
OK will do when sober
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Still drunk? or still washing the van with the t-shirt!?!?

I wasn't taking the ...... I've watched a few live videos in my time (Yes-Videos. I'm that old) and he played it the same way a few times. Nip over to youtube and check a few out, if you don't believe iz, me old mucker.

[quote name='norvegicusbass' timestamp='1327341221' post='1509629']
Anyone else play it this way?
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John Paul Jones. (Live)

My Dad ran me down to the Bells Warehouse in Newton Aycliffe, (I was only 16) and after I'd picked a Selmer Treble'n'Bass 100 watt Amp, with matching 1x15" Selmer Goliath Cab, he signed the Guarantor form. £90 for the Amp and £85 for the Cab, and with me having a gig with a "Club Band" I managed to pay it off in three months! Happy Days indeed......

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1327097172' post='1506542']
What's LBGS?
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London Bass Guitar Show?

[quote name='vicar' timestamp='1326922371' post='1503924']
Does anybody use the Thomman pro series or have any other recommendations?. I want good quality connectors and cable, not cheap rubbish, but not the very best top quality pro stuff.

Thanks
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I use the Pro Series Mics for mic'ing up guitar cabs, because I found them a bit too 'sensitive' for vocals. They transmit all the bumps against the mic' stand/breath against the shield/and just general background noise. A bit of a bugger to e.q. as well, because they're pretty trebley to start with. I looked on eBay, and found the odd dedicated 'bargain' Vocal Mic, and just built mine up like that. If there's no rush, you can end up with a bag full of Shures or Beyers for very little money. Same thing with the leads-look for the specs, and really READ the description, because once again, there are some bargains out there. People like Wearside Electronics do damn good leads for damn good prices. (Own experience, but there may be someone closer to you.)

My Son's deaf, Chairman of the local Deaf Society, and he knows the laws about this sort of stuff inside out. ALL induction loops HAVE to be turned off when music of any kind is playing at more that 90db, as they can physically damage some hearing aids (and ears wearing those aids) at the volumes achieved. A member of Staff is expected to 'make up the deficit' by being able to understand BSL when it is switched off.
(Codicil to the DDA)
If the Staff say they don't know how to switch it off, they HAVE to be able to contact someone who does.

[quote name='MusicLover20015' timestamp='1326566539' post='1499012']
any of you guyys know a website where it can train you to read fluently ? like mini games or something like that @?
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Here's a start.
[url="http://readsheetmusic.info/readingmusic.shtml"]http://readsheetmusic.info/readingmusic.shtml[/url]

Snap! Exact same mail, but I'm already sorted, so I just replied with a "Thank You".

For the first couple of songs, don't take your eyes off the Dots for a second! Even after a few perfect rehearsals, each Big Band seem to have their own 'feel' when playing live, but if you're perfectly sure what [b][i]you're [/i][/b]playing, the rest seems to come naturally. If they aren't using Dots, then as said above, try to lock in with the Drummer, and form a cohesive Rhythm Section for the rest to bounce off. Strangely enough, I'm in the middle of re-acquanting myself with Sight-Reading for a couple of Deps with a Big Band in the next few weeks. Enjoy.

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1326494222' post='1498158']
Absolute bollocks.
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That kind of attitude is the very reason why I don't air my views on some of the Sacred Cows more often. (Along with some other people I've spoken to off-line. Don't DARE to call any of the "Names" boring or too 'different' for your [b][i]personal [/i][/b]tastes, because you'll be hunted down, ridiculed and quite possibly, shot. )

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1325934646' post='1489956']
yup, just hadn't come across this before
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Neither had I, until I swapped an old Vester that I just couldn't get the 'feel' for, with one of these. I was surprised how well it plays, and somewhere along the line, had acquired active electronics, so it sounds damn good as well.
Bump for a smashing introduction to 5-string Basses.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1326474671' post='1497795']

Or I can rig mine up and take a few pics if you like.
MM
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Yes, please. Far too often nowadays, you get people chiming in with different views, usually consisting of rather technical language, which isn't helpful at all to a technophobic numpty like me. A picture is worth far more than a thousand words, in my experience.

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1326402755' post='1496884']




'Nuff said...
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Unless of course, you don't want to watch and listen to something that sounds like a cross between a Percussionist and a frustrated Flamenco Guitarist. Then, there's probably more to be said........

You'd probably get more views if you posted this in 'Amps and Cabs for sale' and your location would be helpful for anyone that's interested in coming to get it.

I use my Wireless rig for exactly this reason. I'm usually the one that stands out the front during souncheck, to make sure the audience hears "our" sound. I've been surprised at how awful it can sound on stage sometimes, but compliments afterwards seem to back up this method of doing it.

It takes a little bit of work, and a receptive Drummer, but a Mechanical Metronome clipped to the front of the kit does the trick. We used this when we got a damn good Drummer (when the Band was playing) but if he had to start anything himself or do intricate fills, he was all over the place. The mechanical metronome was best, because he could see the arm movements, no matter how loud the Band was. We wrote out the B.P.M. on a bit of paper, which he had at the side of his kit, and all he had to do was lean forward and change the position of the weight for the relevant song. Six weeks later, he 'got it'.

I now despair for a Society that finds Noel Gallagher 'talented' and classes Amy Pond a 'Superbabe'.

[quote name='Cyrene' timestamp='1325165892' post='1480413']
Sorry, not getting my notifications...
hi Tom. Not sure what you mean by "bollox"...
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I should imagine he means precisely the same as me when I've just missed a bargain! Bollox!!!!

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1324164353' post='1471496']
You sell batteries don't you? OR have shares in Duracell?
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Pound Shop. Three for a quid. Use one for a gig, then throw it away. Never been caught with a flat battery on stage-ever.