Mykesbass

Pretty sure you can't do a £100,000 cash transaction these days due to money laundering controls.

Having just listened to David Hood on Stevie's post, and rated Son of A Preacher Man in the "basslines that surprise you" thread, I thought this guy needs more exposure on here - OK he made it on an Unsung Players list last year but IMHO this guy should be up there with Mr Jamerson! [url="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfixqr5ldke~T4"]http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...fvfixqr5ldke~T4[/url] And yes, confession time, until 10 minutes ago, having loved so much of his work, I'd never heard of the guy!

Thanks for the post Stevie but now I realise I should know more about Tommy Cogbill - will set up a new thread.

Just want to say thanks Jake for the community spirit - those pictures are really helpful. Will let you know how I get on with the new technique (hope it's not like it was when I was taught how to play squash properly - didn't win a single game after that)

I still can't get my head around Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (well, it diversifies the musical content of the thread if nothing else)!

Is this not refering to playing in front, on, or behind the beat rather than speeding up/slowing down? I did read a whole load of stuff once about which famous players did what but my sad old addled brain can't remember where it was. Quite a few discussions out there if you google "playing behind the beat".

[quote name='Clarky' post='739501' date='Feb 8 2010, 10:33 PM']Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias ... if I am not mistaken But yeah, agreed![/quote] Sometimes you just have to!

So that's where Dave's got to!! [url="http://www.clashmusic.com/news/chas-and-dave-final-show"]http://www.clashmusic.com/news/chas-and-dave-final-show[/url]

[quote name='ezbass' post='738092' date='Feb 7 2010, 01:58 PM']I've got a couple of Fender P basses that are really light, however, due to this the headstocks feel heavy on the strap and make my shoulder ache a bit, whereas my super heavy Stingrays are far more well balanced and so feel more comfortable on the strap due to the more centred distribution of weight. I think it's more about balance than total weight and a good wide, padded strap (Comfortstrapp, Mono straps, Slapstrap [super wide]).[/quote] Got to agree with Ezbass here - balance is crucial. My Aria 404 used to dig in on the (very wide) strap and I would be flagging after an hour and a half. Now use a Cort which weighs in pretty much the same but I can wear it for much longer with no problems at all.

Hi Geoff, Having torn myself away from your avatar (big Guinness fan of course), may I be so bold to suggest my very nice Korean built Aria that's up for sale on here - I'm sure the neck is along the lines of what you are looking for: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=69115"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=69115[/url] Sorry for the shameless commercialism! Mike

The other factor that you have no control over where tone is concerned (if playing live of course) is the room (and the mercy of a sound engineer if you're gigging at that level)!

[quote name='peteb' post='734621' date='Feb 3 2010, 11:17 PM']Is this a repeat of the (very good) series from about 12 or so years ago?[/quote] Doesn't look like it - Alan Shypton is the current presenter of Jazz Library so I'd have thought it was a current show. I only heard about it via a Radio 3 trailer - we've banned Simon Mayo in our house so it was humming away in the background and all of a sudden that distinctive sound cut through the dinner preperation and washing machine so I scurried off to look it up so the link is all the scant information I have.

In case this hasn't been pointed out before: [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qf7jz"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qf7jz[/url]

It sure does - pure class being able to make something so slow and empty groove like that. Great post.

Welcome Steff - don't think you caused offence, you've just encountered the general banter of this place. There are also a lot of people on here who are unhealthily into bass gear. Enjoy the forums and beware of the humour! Mike

Must be the "Warwick User Kit" that bumps it up. Surprised the specs don't mention which brand of "snake-oil" they use!! * Neck through * Available only as 4-string right-handed model * Body made of Maple (front side) and Ovangkol (back side) * Matched headstock with Bootsy portrait * Maple neck, * Rosewood fingerboard * 24 frets * Bootsy Collins black star fingerboard inlays * active MEC TJ/J pickups * active MEC 3-band electronics * Silver Metal Flake finish with black airbrush design * Dome speed knobs with star inlay * Chrome hardware * Warwick tuners * Just-A-Nut III * 2-piece Warwick bridge * Warwick security locks * Bootsy Collins signature on the truss rod cover * Warwick EMP-strings: 045" - 105" * Including Warwick "User Kit" * Including RockCase® flight case * Individually issued certificate of authenticity

Crafter BA 580 - bowl back job, not the greatest unplugged but do a great job plugged in - look for one with an LR Baggs pick-up.

Just sold Stuart some strings, great comms, exceptionally quick payment, great person to do business with - thanks Stuart. Mike

Just imported Easy Star All-Stars and Pink Floyd into I-tunes and am listening to Dark Side of the Moon v Dub Side of the Moon back to back - 'fraid to say it's 1-0 up to the All-Stars

A Dressing of Luthiers (but then again some of them refer to it as stoning which wouldn't work)!

A Stew-Mac of Luthiers

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='728571' date='Jan 29 2010, 12:14 PM']Fender "close enough" does'nt have the same ring to it.[/quote] Surely that'll be the Close Enough for Jazz?

[quote name='alhbass' post='728632' date='Jan 29 2010, 01:04 PM']I checked these out - there's a (not very good) clip on youtube of someone demonstrating one. And there's one for sale on ebay (or there was t'other day anyway). I'd be very interested if I could afford one in addition to buying something more conventional, but for now I'm only in a position to get one instrument. And I'm a bit put off by the thought of not being able to play it standing up! But I'd love to try one, so if anyone knows of one in the Leeds/North Yorkshire area I'd love to know... Thanks.[/quote] Shame the clip is no good - one of the loudest basses acoustically, and, although I never heard it in a gig setting, the pickup sounded fine in the shop. Is it worth trying Hobgoblin in Leeds?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='728630' date='Jan 29 2010, 01:01 PM']Texas Twister - Little Feat (a couple of AWFUL edits) We Hold On - Rush (an apalling edit) Both quite rotten, but I think Texas Twister was a limitiation of the technology available at the time. Rush have no exuse for theirs, though...![/quote] If you are including edits, Stereophonics/Jools Holland - the single version of Handbags and Gladrags where they edit the brass part to only play once, feels like the rest of the record is tripping up on itself.