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Apparently it doesn't matter anyway: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76134&hl=core+tone"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;hl=core+tone[/url]

[quote name='Stingray5' post='949520' date='Sep 8 2010, 03:33 PM']+1 for the Gino Vannelli and Go West tracks. On a different slant, another tune that never fails to lift my spirit is one of my fave TV theme tunes ever...ever... Man, I just love that walkin' bass and strings! Theme from "Route 66" (1962) [/quote] Nice (and not in a sarcastic, jazz club way)! Reminds me, the whole of Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swinging Lovers always makes me very happy.

[quote name='silddx' post='948904' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:20 PM']We have a proper job to do, us bassists. We are like bus drivers, and I do not want to get on a bus with a bus driver who likes to improvise.[/quote] Could use that analogy another way - a bus driver is constantly improvising - he has to drive the same route every day but along the way there are many small but essential changes to his drive. Sure, we don't want him to go off route, but he has to take other traffic in to account and if he didn't improvise and drove on Tuesday in the rush hour the same way he drove on a Sunday evening we'd all be in big trouble! Likewise, we bass players should make subtle changes along the way to keep the music alive.

[quote name='silddx' post='948890' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:05 PM']I've been remiss in not making it clear in my OP that I mean in a live setting. So if you play in a "popular music" type band, when is a good time to improvise on stage? And what is the reason for your improvisation?[/quote] When the band AND the audience are really getting into a groove and solos need extending and the song kept going, being built up and then brought back down. Sure a bass player could stick to the same notes and phrases while everyone else goes off tangent, but in that type of situation, and I stress once again, when the audience is with you and wants it, then is a good time to improvise.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='948863' date='Sep 7 2010, 09:48 PM'] what members do you have so far? Is being hot a requirement?[/quote] As in "Some Like it Hot"?

Whoah, Bub, you need to listen to some of this music - I can sense a bad mood coming on [quote name='bubinga5' post='945834' date='Sep 5 2010, 04:07 AM']this is some of the music that (ok its cheesy) makes me feel good, and gets me out of a bad mood.., and when im pissed off i can listen to makes me feel better....maybe an excuse to play some music i love.. This woman is my go to music for most of my lifes soundtrack...never mind being pissed off... Anita Baker..Same ole Love...Check the understated Nathan East Slap bass...wonderfull stuff....Im sur Pete and Molan will love this one.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9dytLAEPYE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9dytLAEPYE[/url] A bit of Floyd....i cant put into words how good this track is...they always blow me away.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDpc04r_QM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDpc04r_QM[/url] .i used to sit on Bournemouth beach late at night and listen to this song... George Benson... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pitnJlcv4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pitnJlcv4[/url] This is just incredible...mesmerising song by Prince..i can never get over how talented this guy is.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRC6LNnlxVA&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRC6LNnlxVA...feature=related[/url] The bass in this Diana Ross track is slick...love the ghost notes comin up to the chorus....[/quote]

I always felt that this had a certain something (depite not being a Macca fan):

I don't really have bad moods but Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park" always makes me smile, and you can't beat Willie Nelson "Bring Me Sunshine" go on, try humming a few bars with a straight face!

Modern Aria's are such a hard sell - my 5 string Korean made 304 finally went on Ebay for about £130, would have been a £550/600 bass new (before they switched to making them in China) couldn't get any interest on here at all.

Just mailed him - will let you know what he says. Thanks gents. I take it Repairs and Technical is not a popular hang-out?

I posted at the beginning of August in the repairs and technical section but was surprised, knowing what a resourceful lot you are that I got no replies. My Yamaha BB 500H died on me mid gig. Just makes the quietest popping on/off sound now when trying the switch but nothing else. Took it to a reputable amp repairer who admitted he didn't have a clue with class d amps. Anyone knwo of a suitable repair man (or should I just buy a monster valve amp)?

Wonderful stuff - but I do prefer the follow up album - title of which escapes me at the moment.

And list it as new with just one picture - he's having a

I'm sure some of the Tony Goggle experts on here can point you in the right direction

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='943992' date='Sep 2 2010, 10:05 PM']Does it deserve the honour of being named as a 'classic' bass line in anyone's opinion ? T[/quote] Woo Woo Yeah! Big favourite.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='941752' date='Sep 1 2010, 09:48 AM']I have a f***ing heavy Ampeg but have heard just a good of a tone through a Sansamp and a Mark Bass head but I can't get it because I'm not a very good bass player so I need the Ampeg to make me sound good, maybe me and you have that in common.[/quote] Wayne = Legend - amazed this didn't get picked up earlier?

Don't know about the tripping out but the bass player on a tour I managed last year uses MarkBass - never had any problems except for DI'ing. For some reason they never seem to want to go through a DI box and engineers insist on putting them through them. Try going direct from amp to desk, always seemed to work for us despite everything the sound guys always tried to tell us.

I used to be an ESP dealer and always felt that their cheapest range was fantastic value for money. They were all very playable, had a nice "vibe" to them and were extremely well made. It was the mid-range models I had an issue with, really not enough of a step up to warrant the extra money. I'd go for the ESP.

[quote name='skej21' post='939566' date='Aug 29 2010, 08:16 PM']Glad you found the Gloria Estefan interesting As for the 1960s/70s, what about the likes of Motown and Atlantic (and of course James Jamerson!)... I think it's a credit to bassists everywhere that nearly all of the decades havehad room for cool bass somewhere![/quote] Agreed, Tommy Cogbill on Dusty Springfield's Memphis album was incredible, but audibly, most 60's bass playing is very indistinct, and therefore, not as easy to appreciate as say Bernard Edwards a few years later.

[quote name='JMT3781' post='938792' date='Aug 28 2010, 02:33 PM']Check out the Tribute on Jon Shukers page.. Was that bass Old gits?[/quote] That really moved me. A great poster (that's all I'm afraid I knew him as) and a great loss. Mike

Ok, having just watched Gloria Estefan on Hot Tub's 80's thread got me thinking - the 80's IMO stank for drum sounds and 80/90% of keyboard sounds. As digital technology was being introduced everyone thought they HAD to use it, often to dire effect. Guitars also suffered (not only in sound but all those pointy headstocks Meanwile, bass was doing quite well with the likes of Mark King, Mick Karn, Pino et al. Meanwhile, not so much from a playing point but from an audio point, bass in the 60's was really way behind. But that was the decade of the Hammond, Rhodes and Wurlitzer. I guess the 70's was pretty good for bass with some of the classic dance music (Chic, EWF etc) but that was overshadowed by great rock guitar and drum sounds. Load of old bullocks or anyone else care to pontificate?

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='939310' date='Aug 29 2010, 12:36 PM']Actually, that's really rather nice! Quite conservative by Ritter standards, albeit a bit on the expensive side. I'd rather have that than a vintage White Falcon or somesuch...[/quote] Or the original Custom Shop Brian Setzer Gretsch that was around £17,000! The other thing I've noticed is that when bass players start paying lots of cash for equipment they are either looking for technology and innovation or exotic wood. Guitarists seem to be looking for a substitute for that holy grail - the 59 Les Paul, or signature guitars in the hope of making them play like SRV or Rory Gallagher.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='938093' date='Aug 27 2010, 02:02 PM']Get everyone to make a list of [i]any[/i] jump jive stuff they know. Compare the lists, find the overlaps, agree keys with the singer and shove a mini setlist back out with some web links for reference. Lean back and reflect on a job well done. On the night, greet them warmly, supply name badges and direct them to the cold buffet. Arrange for a 'Big-Leg Woman' to shimmy around in a tight red dress, hollering "Open the door, Richard!"[/quote] Apart from being one of the greatest comedy writers on the forum you're also a very wise sage Skank, thank you. Funny, "Open the Door, Richard!" is pretty high up on my list. I think I'll pass on the cold buffet though!

Right, following form my Sacked - Ouch it hurts post, I've advertised for new players and had a reasonable response - I have drums, keys and singer interested in forming a Jump Jive band. Everything else I've done before has always had a core of two or three players that have alreay known each other. This time we are all strangers. Anyone out there had this scenario - how did you go about the first meet up? Cheers, Mike