Mykesbass

This has been running for donkey's years: [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bb3wt"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bb3wt[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1387182614' post='2308975'] Parkas are better than anoraks. Well, for metal anyway ... [/quote] Nah, they're for Mods not Rockers..... p.s Great original post.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1386806392' post='2304980'] I sat in on a recent folk night and listened to two bands. The first had an acoustic bass, amplified, and the second, a P-bass, amplified. To my ear, the first was much more sympathetic to the music being played: the P-bass just stood out as an odd sound. My personal experience of acoustic sessions is that they can be in pubs where there are very few power sockets, and landlords will not allow you to trail mains cables across the floor. I'm looking into building a battery-powered rig because of this. When I first started going to thse events, I started by asking the organiser if an acoustic bass could be amplified, and he asked the landlord. That way, everyone is in the loop. Hope this helps David [/quote] [quote name='duffer1' timestamp='1387161273' post='2308919'] I've been involved in folk singing for decades and recently took up the bass. I use a uke bass with a Roland bass microcube - its loud enough to balence volumes with acoustic instruments in a pub session. I recently changed basses to a new design from Excelsior instruments which might be loud enough to not need an amp in the quieter sessions. I haven't had it long enough to use it out but it's significantly louder than a uBass. I can supply more info if your interested. [/quote] Thanks for these replies - I think I'll be making my search even harder then as new gear is out of the question for a while

Have you tried fretting the strings at the third fret with the capo off?

Not house, but one of the great dance music basslines [CODE] <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C3jBFhBhU3w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> [/CODE] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jBFhBhU3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jBFhBhU3w[/url]

Looks great - a quick Google search shows he is local to us (put luthier in the search with his name otherwise all you get is an Australian MP)! Made a guitar for Uli Jon Roth so must have some idea about what he is doing! Looks like he no longer makes guitars/basses though.

Mickeyboro on here has the best tribute band tale I know - let's hope he'll be along soon......

I just about qualify here as I owned one as part of my shop inventory when I had one for a couple of years (shop, not bass). It is an absolute cracker - beautifully made, neck was lovely, very nice to play. Never got to hear it being gigged, but the tone unplugged and plugged in was great - the lipstick pickup somehow managed to keep the resonator vibe. It was also a major talking point - everyone will be asking you about it at gigs! Apart from heavy and loud the other bit that everyone will tell you - they're a nightmare to keep clean! Finally, I thought they used to be brass bodies, I see they are now as you say, steel, so the current ones may well be a bit lighter.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1386797083' post='2304814'] [size=4]I also get less tolerant of intolerance as I get older....[/size] [/quote] Great quote - think I may nick that (if you'll tolerate such behaviour)!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1386792147' post='2304699'] Thankfully there's a rich tradition up here of folk with electric bass. And songs. And dynamics. And middle eights. We're almost unique. :-) [/quote] Stop it - every time I go to your neck of the wood I end up wanting to move up there! Don't think the wife & kids would be too keen

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1386789307' post='2304624'] Electric Bass and Folk? I hope you have thick skin! I joined a folk band a couple of years ago and they were really into the sound the electric bass added to the tracks (gave everything more depth as you might expect). I played subtle and simple (that's all I can do really anyway! ) but more than one venue was very aggressive, and detested the electric amp, even though I played no more loudly than the accoustic guitars I was accompanying. we stuck with it and it worked out OK as people in the cliquey circle eventually, grumpily, accepted it. Not sure it was worth all the grief in the end though [/quote] Absolute rhino hide!! Got a very vintage looking fretless P (Shuker) with flats on but I do take your point.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1386758841' post='2304035'] Cheesey songs: Chaumes me the way - Peter Frampton Anything my Mozzarella Fitzgerald or Grate Funk Railroad Tomme Sawyer - Rush Baby Bels of Berlin - Lone Star Jeremy - Pearl Jam (featuring the voice of Eddie Cheddar) Long road out of Edam - Eagles The Paneer within - Waterboys Halloumi - Lionel Richie Beaufort the law - Clash Raclette it Brie - Beatles The Epoisse - Rush Munster - The Automatic Camembert on a cheese string - J. S. Bach Stilton love with you - Thin Lizzy Tread caerphilly - Julie Collings And so on... [/quote] Not forgetting Dolly Parton's B.O.U.R.S.I.N.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1386677973' post='2302907'] Red House = blue cheese Sunshine of your love = cream cheese Rolling Stones = extra mature cheese [/quote] [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1386678837' post='2302929'] An old song is cheesy if you don't like it and classic if you do. [/quote] Where's that "like" button gone?

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1386677147' post='2302897'] Alright Now is one of those songs that lots of bands play and almost none of them do it properly (and by "properly" I dont necessarily mean a carbon copy but with the right chords and the right feel and dynamics). [/quote] Too true - I did it with a band and the guitarist stopped and asked why I wasn't playing!

Funny, now wondering if the track I'm listening to right now - Dexy's "Geno" is classic or cheese - if it was "Come On Eileen" I'd have no doubt!!

Just listening to David Bowie Let's Dance on 30 year old original vinyl!!!! How did that happen (the 30 years I mean)!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1386674343' post='2302836'] I think the word "cheesey" refers to the musicians' interpretation of what the audience would call "classic". [/quote] +1, esp in the case of Mustang Sally and Alright Now - I'd love to hear some genuine criticisms of these that aren't born out of overexposure. For real cheese - Hi Ho Silver Lining anyone?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1386630571' post='2302562'] Started another band & after a year, I've finally got a full line up. Still debating what we're doing music wise. I advertised to start an Acid Jazz/Breakbeat/Funk band, but I could only get 2 guitarists, a singer & a drummer & none of them know what either of those styles are! So it's a rock band with Dubstep/Techno/Funk basslines. I'm trying to get some songwriting going on, but it's sssllllooooooowwwww! [/quote] Not surprised it's slow having to re-educate the rest of the band first! Massive admiration for your determined effort to do something different!

[quote name='Scott S' timestamp='1386627873' post='2302491'] Gulp...£4749? Blimey! I think that it can stay hidden in the woodland contemplating its' pending extinction. I'm off to the Sei website! Cheers Shobaleader One. [/quote] And once you've done that check out ACG - get a lot of love on here and their Recurve could possibly be of interest.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1386624185' post='2302426'] Seems to be a geographic thing. Here in the East Midlands I can (and often do) get to go to an acoustic PnP every week. Some are in pubs or working men's clubs, some in cellars and even one in a glass blowing workshop! The initial response to having an electric bass involved can be, and generally is, a little stand offish, but that's really just a barrier to overcome. Empathetic playing, getting there early and standing your combo out of the way and choosing a traditional looking instrument soon removes those barriers and you soon become an accepted fixture. [/quote] I'll have to start checking some out - going without an instrument to start and talking to other players. [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1386627756' post='2302487'] It was great fun. Unfortunately the singer took a stroke & now has no interest in music. [/quote] Really sorry to hear that - what are you up to know?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1386607034' post='2302088'] My last band was a mix of Folk & Americana (with Blues & Jazz thrown in). We appealed to the Folk audience as it was the singer on either acoustic guitar or banjo, the trad folky lady on either uke, mandolin, bohdran or spoons & me either on acoustic guitar or lekky bass going through my fx. Here's some stuff from our penultimate gig's rehearsal... [url="https://soundcloud.com/bassg/sets/bigroom-practice"]https://soundcloud.c...igroom-practice[/url] [/quote] Sounds like fun and not a million miles away from what I'm looking for.

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1386609110' post='2302121'] I've been more Americana for the last 10yrs but there is a huge crossover with the folk scene. A plugged in bass (usually a Fender type) isn't too frowned on. I actively disliked folk as a kid but I've loved the almost punk rock spirit of the jam nights where someone shouts out "Drunken Sailor in Dm" or "Dirty Old Town G" and away we all go. Great fun. Equally those little uke basses (Kala?) or an acoustic bass guitar is an option too. Although bass has always been my main instrument I've played harmonica, mandolin, banjo, guitar, lap steel, dobro and percussion on the folk scene. All good fun. Forum wise most of the Musicians Wanted sites have as many folk players as rock players. Americana UK might be worth a go too. [/quote] Thanks Tim - I'll try that site. Was in Union Music today put an ad on their noticeboard - they're looking forward to your gig! Funny, it's that punk ethic I'm into as well - one of my really early live experiences at age of 11/12 was playing tea chest bass at a skiffle night!!

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1386605932' post='2302067'] I don't know what it's like in Saxon country, but up here the trad session scene is strictly acoustic. I mean militantly so. Big frowns abound through the beards at even the suggestion of electric or unusual instruments (such as bass). Bass guitars are the devils work, and contrary to the atmosphere of wooly jumpers and ale. [/quote] Yes, that's what my big fear of the ones I've seen listed is - plus I gave up drinking earlier this year

Getting a little bored in current band and really fancy a bit of a musical change. I have a ridiculously wide taste in music but do keep finding I'm drawn towards the folk end of the spectrum. Now when I say Folk (as I know it gets as niche as Jazz) I mean Oysterband, McDermott's Two Hours, Pogues etc. Big favourite which will probably get frowned upon by the cognoscente is Springteen's Seeger Sessions. Question is, has anyone had any experience of the folk sessions type thing - there seem to be lots of them around here but looking at pictures all seem to be very traditional, and all seem strictly acoustic (sorry, Reynaud's disease rules out taking up double bass). Trying all the usual band websites but not much in the way of folk on them - anyone know of any good folk forums/publications with muso ads? Thanks, Mike

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1386470569' post='2300506'] I got banned for growing one on the first day of November by the OH. She hates me with a 'tash and promised to donate if I didn't grow one. £50 going to a good cause. [/quote] That's the way to do it!!