Mykesbass

I absolutely love my Shuker 5 string fretless P in my avatar.

£80 - snap it up. Gigged the 410 combo for a while. Lovely sound but soooooo heavy. A head with some lightweight cabs would be great. Edit - you could always move it on if you didn't like it - I'd happily head up the queue!

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1485964529' post='3228082'] I nominate you for the best thread title of the month. [/quote]

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1485958804' post='3228013'] PPL is not as good as PRS/MCPS but I am sure that was a tidy chunk. [/quote] Let's hope so!

Sorry to hear this Michael - thanks for the book all those years ago!

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1485869815' post='3227317'] Noel, our singer, is a forty-something bloke, but it never stops drunken ladies asking for Tina Turner songs, for some reason...I've told him it's him... [/quote] Never really got the issue with blokes doing songs originally by women or vice versa. Tina herself did it with Proud Mary. Obviously there are very gender specific songs that wouldn't work.

Well I never, I pride myself on knowing a load of completely useless stuff when it comes to music, and have been a long time fan of Chas & Dave, mainly for their work outside of the hits, but I quite like them too. But I had absolutely no idea that Dave's bassline, and Jim's arrangement was responsible for one of Eminem's biggest hits: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKISdd2mKzU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKISdd2mKzU[/url]

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1485866046' post='3227271'] I must have missed the original request. Do you still need this Mykesbass? I can hear it clearly and can have a go at tabbing it or rendering it in fly sh*t if you still want it. Beautiful tasteful bit of fretless playing by the great Hutch I believe. [/quote] Thanks Pete, but I was using a historic request to make a point. ChrisB came to the rescue at the time. Yes, lovely part, and very straightforward but at the time I just couldn't hear the intervals!

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1485852758' post='3227126'] Great Post, Mike 👍 [/quote] I see what you did there

A whole host of guitarists and bass players who either play their instruments up high on their chests, or around their ankles. Just looks so wrong and uncomfortable to me.

Guess it wasn't too bizarre, but a bit out there. Used to do a mellow acoustic set in a local pub. Our singer had suggested at the previous rehearsal a couple of Woody Guthrie songs to which the guitarist replied along the lines of over my dead body. No prizes for guessing what we were asked for that night. Poor guy was baffled by the response, but loved it when we busked I Ain't Got No Home.

Was a very broad take on blues, but now nudging towards more soulful repertoire.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1485796518' post='3226768'] Mike Post I believe. Love the song. Work it out by ear. [/quote] There are some people that can't do this at all, and, in my case, people who just can't get their ears around certain parts. Mine was Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make Yo Love Me - just couldn't hear the intervals properly. I got the same response, which frankly was as much use as a one legged man in an ar5e kicking contest!

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1485807501' post='3226905'] Speaking of irony, I was always astounded at the number of times we got asked for Easy by th e Commodores as a first dance considering the lyrics are (paraphrase) "I've grown to hate your guts and I can't stand you. Still, one more shag and by the time you wake up tomorrow I'll have cleared the house out and you'll never see me again, you witch." [/quote] Do it in a medley with Band of Gold and Young Hearts Run Free then!!

American Special "[b]New[/b] Colours - Butterscotch Blonde"

[quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1485701803' post='3225912'] I remember a bloke asking us if we could do any Lionel Ritchie after hearing an hour of indie and punk rock. [/quote] Could have done Faith N More's version of Easy.

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1485605038' post='3225230'] My internet is a bit slow !@@ [/quote] Priceless!!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1485536322' post='3224783'] Being rated side by side with The Bass Whisperer himself! That's really cool [/quote] But there's a lot of truth in that comparison - you both demonstrate the gear comprehensively, not yourselves. Curious as to what the complaints are about...

Willie Dixon: http://modlock.co.uk/willie-dixon-giant-of-modern-music-a-blues-loving-bass-players-appreciation/

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1485418812' post='3223760'] Damn! Just when I've invested in a full Maytag backline! [/quote] Maytag? I thought it was another brand as I always wondered which came first, the chicken or the Smeg...

[quote name='Funky Ghost' timestamp='1485441253' post='3223994'] I am familiar with that one actually. Not on vimeo either? I admit I didn't check. [/quote] Not available on this side of the pond I'm afraid

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1485373311' post='3223503'] Just posting to say that I have finally given up bass playing. So it's over to you youngsters - please remember that bass is a rhythm instrument which should only have 4 (FOUR) strings and should be played accordingly on the bottom 9 (NINE) frets only Best wishes to the lot of you! Jazzneck. [/quote] Nine frets??? No wonder you're giving up, you've worn yourself out with all those acrobatics Good luck with the fingerpicking and the health in general Jazzneck, and hey, stick around - there's always the Guitarchat bit at the bottom, could do with some more input! All the best, Mike

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1485413013' post='3223716'] Myke, guessing that you'll find this version moving in a rather different way... was in the studio audience when this was recorded. Still leaves me with a huge grin today! [/quote] More than just a touch of Morcambe & Wise in there! (never a bad thing btw )

[quote name='Funky Ghost' timestamp='1485383127' post='3223647'] I'm pickin up what you're laying down, but this one may trump even that fine fine tune [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6AgpzsnHo8"]https://www.youtube....h?v=I6AgpzsnHo8[/url] [/quote] Sadly the one I'd love to post isn't available - Bonnie's tribute to BB King at the Grammy Awards, where she wiped the floor with Chris Stapleton and Gary Clark on a version of The Thrill Has Gone - that was a very special performance.