lobematt

Hey everyone, me an my girlfriend have just moved into a flat and the living room is pretty big and baldy with a wooden floor thats begging for a big monster rug! Don't suppose anybodies got one they're looking to shift thats in reasonable condition? Matt

[quote name='rjb' post='1336409' date='Aug 11 2011, 01:48 PM']Lovgren uses 5 string Warwick basses. it's the Meshuggah guitarists who use 8 strings.....[/quote] I know, I was asking what he tunes his bass to because of the 8 string guitars

I was just wondering if anybody knows what tuning he plays in to go with the monster 8 string guitars he plays with? I was also wondering if anyones heard the jazz album he released? Ta!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1335722' date='Aug 10 2011, 09:20 PM']I have the opposite problem. I have such as protuberant horn (well, actually a Warwick Fortress 5 does) that it's going to spend it's life in a (decent) gig bag... I'm not butchering my Hiscoxs for it (they have to transport other basses, too)[/quote] I keep my Fortress in a hardcase with no shaping, padding on the inside, it fits quite snug and has never been damaged.

Maybe not but along side function gigs, lessons and whatever else I can get my hands on it all goes towards earning a living from making music.

I see your point and I have always wondered how so many famous jazz musicians get away with just playing 'covers' (as I used to call them in my even less educated days!) But as you said, if I learn them changes well I can gig for the rest of my life on them and in a toss up between earning money for playing my bass and the risk of boring seasoned jazz musicians I know which way I'm going to go with it.

Not that I'm particularly well educated in jazz but I'd have to disagree with that. Surely making the changes your own and what and how you choose to play through them is what jazz is about?

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1334912' date='Aug 10 2011, 01:01 PM']Summertime. Actually, the past 5 posts give you the requisite material to gig successfully for the rest of your life.[/quote] Cheers, that's the plan haha!!

I have searched for this but found threads about Jazz basses and Corvette Stds haha, I'm just looking for a couple of jazz standards that have fairly common chord changes that can be applied to a fair few songs. Thanks in advance!

That makes sense, I'll give it a go!

[quote name='Conan' post='1327325' date='Aug 4 2011, 04:30 PM']BRX in "Marcus Miller knows nowt about bass playing" shocker!! [/quote] aaaaaaaahahahahahaa

I promise! Thanks!

[quote name='GonzoBass' post='1325746' date='Aug 3 2011, 03:13 PM']I can highly recommend this site- [url="http://www.practicesightreading.com/"]http://www.practicesightreading.com/[/url] A midi file which plays each random, customly created exercise is provided so you can check yourself. Very cool.[/quote] Just after I've ordered a book too haha. Sounds good mate, I'll defo check it out

[quote name='davey_one_visits' post='1324305' date='Aug 2 2011, 02:38 PM']Purchased[/quote] Snap! Good to know I'm not the only one struggling with this too!!

I'm pretty new to the Jazz bass world too but if I was you I'd be speaking to Sei. Good basses, custom and English built! www.seibass.com

Woah!! Bargain!!

I'd give it a normal J pickguard to cover the gap around the neck pickup

I vote for black, or anything dark What body is that??

Thanks for all the replies. Tapping out the rhythm sounds like a good idea, my problem is though I don't know if I'm doing it right and theres not much point practising something wrong?

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1317684' date='Jul 26 2011, 09:52 PM']i kinda want to try something else in my streamer, prob not for a year or so when I have money How does it work with a SC pup in the bridge? not too hummey?[/quote] Not that I've ever noticed!

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll try an check out one of them books, do they come with CDs? I appreciate the comments about it taking time and to have patience but if I don't know how to do something I don't think any amount of patience will make me learn it, I think I'll just still be stuck!

I've decided (or more had it pointed out to me on these forums!) that I need to be able to read music. I know the basics, as in can name the notes on the stave and I'm pretty sure I know whats what when it comes to the length of the note/rest. I've started on session one in the Major's Bootcamp and I do ok up until the last section where the rhythms get slightly more interesting and I really struggle to put it into practice. Has anyone got any tips on how to get over this little hurdle? Thanks!

[quote name='dc2009' post='1315970' date='Jul 25 2011, 05:22 PM']In the same vein, has anyone here got any contacts or companies they would recommend for cruise ship bass playing? I quite fancy doing it for a bit after I graduate.[/quote] I'm a member or starnow.com and they seem to have a fair bit of it available, I've never enquired though so couldn't tell you how good the gigs are though.