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Hi from your neighbour in Devon. Enjoy the forum.

I read somewhere that his basslines are like piano basslines. As he also plays the piano you can see where het gets that left hand rhythm thing from. He also does top BV's as well.

[quote name='leroybasslines' post='1114088' date='Feb 3 2011, 04:25 PM']OK...this is where I admit to the true extent of my geekery on Pino. If you're a spotify user, get involved with my Pino playlist: [url="http://open.spotify.com/user/owen_liam/playlist/4J0KMwu3HUz9u2joumbZ2Z"]http://open.spotify.com/user/owen_liam/pla...3HUz9u2joumbZ2Z[/url] Feel free to add or contest as you see fit! As far as I'm aware, Pino played on everyone of these tracks, from Sugababes to Manu Katche, Gary Numan to Daniel Bedingfield! My fave at the moment though are his contributions to Roy Hargrove's Hard Groove. Awesome playing![/quote] Cool. I've subscribed following the previous BassChat playlist set up by dagooey. Can't wait to start listening to some smooth Pino grooves.

You don't say what model of bass you have, but you need to research and get the correct Hipshot. The Bass Centre web site has them all and tells you what basses they fit. Look there to see what you need and then try to find a cheaper one. [url="http://www.basscentre.com/hipshot-d-tuners.html"]http://www.basscentre.com/hipshot-d-tuners.html[/url] I have them on 2 of my basses and they are fantastic. You can quickly flip to low D during a song if you need as well. I bought my 1st one years ago from the Bass Centre when they were much cheaper, now they are more expensive new. Good luck and go for it, you'll never look back. There are some top tips here for looking after them as well.

I've done some teaching in my time, so count me in. Always glad to help.

Good stuff. Liked a lot about the song. Great bass sound. The Orange rig was the star. Good luck and keep it up.

I'll admit to getting a bit bored of the original. This version is fantastic, what a line up, what a sound, what an ending! Loving Marcus holding the bottom end.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1112975' date='Feb 2 2011, 08:46 PM']LOL I thought that but wasn't that fussed to go back and check each time he came up! See above. As WoT says it was probably recorded live earlier in the day/whenever and they were playing along to a backing track. However, if it were genuinely meant to be live you could not have had JT fretting a note whilst taking his plucking hand to tune whilst at the same time hearing a continued pulsing of notes (unless as I suggested earlier he was hammering on which you can't see him doing and there is usually a difference in tone when this happens). Not that any of it matters because JT was doing it for whatever reason he felt appropriate. Maybe it was his subliminal way of saying 'I realise the guitarist has no strings so is indicating his contempt for the prerecorded format and this is my way of thumbing my nose at the fact we aren't playing live'... just my thoughts. [/quote] I too think it was recorded earlier. When he reaches over to tune up there is no change to his sound and he is not making any obvious effort to hammer on. The guitar with no strings is odd and only adds to the mystery. On the whole I quite liked the song, and JT is a great bass player.

[quote name='flyfisher' post='1108479' date='Jan 30 2011, 07:02 PM']Interesting (the plug-in gizmo). I've never seen anything like that before, though I don't think I'll be rushing out to buy one. Someone knocking over your bass while walking around a stage is bad enough but the possibility of also damaging your amp at the same time is too much to risk, for me.[/quote] I must admit I use mine as a backup and not everytime. They only support the neck so the bass could still fall if you are not careful. Best not used near the public or on a small stage. Generally I use a single stand that is stored in our drummers hard case as it's his. I have one of those stands that holds 4 guitars and don't always bring it to a gig unless I've got my fretless with me. Sometimes our drummer forgets the stand and I have to get my C-Stand out and it gets me by. If the worst happened and it snapped you'll only be left with the plastic leg stuck in the amp which should be easy enough to get out. I've been luck and careful over the years and have not had any accidents. To be honest I would get the Markbass Basskeeper, a more modern ans secure version of a small stand. [attachment=70440:markbasskeeper.jpg]

Hi There. Enjoy the forum. Most of us are partial to a bit of black, me included, so get some good shots and post them in the black bassses thread in the gear porn section.

You mean one of these? I bought mine years ago in Hong Kong and haven't seen once since. It's great and I use mine quite a lot. And before you ask it's not for sale! Good luck finding one! [attachment=70437:C_Stand_01.JPG] [attachment=70438:C_Stand_02.JPG]

Err yeah! The first bass I played had cheap and nasty sunburst finish and the second was a Gibson copy with varnished wood. The wood grain gave it away both times. Also I was not daft enough to think they were made of plastic. No offence. Maybe you bought one of those plastic toy guitars that played themselves or whatever they did? BTW how old were you at the time, what bass was it & when did you realise it was made of wood?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1105490' date='Jan 27 2011, 07:58 PM']Here's a new game for this thread. You post an ebay listing, and other readers have to spot the wildly inaccurate "fact" mentioned in the listing. I'll start: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-thunder-1-/250763623780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a62ad3d64"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-...=item3a62ad3d64[/url][/quote] The bass in the first picture has 4 srings where as the bass in the second picture has 3 strings as mentioned in the listing. Jazz, I don't think so.

[quote name='Conan' post='1100887' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:56 PM']At least you don't have a foreskin like a Blue Whale. That would be a major drawback... [/quote] Well he's no Dork that's for sure! Back to topic, we play 2 sets of 12 to 14 songs each that last around 50 to 55 minutes. It used to be 2 sets of 12 songs but it's difficult deciding which ones to leave out as we keep learning new ones!

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='1104495' date='Jan 26 2011, 10:34 PM']It seems you're not the only having trouble voting :/ it does look like you [i]have[/i] to have a facebook account, which to me seems a bit weird as it limits who can vote Thanks for all the votes so far, muchly appreciated[/quote] Oh well, it wasn't for the lack of trying.

I have had a listen and you sound good. I went to vote and it took me to Facebook. I am not of Facebook so can I vote or not? The RTR site says the band with the most likes will get the slot. To register your 'Like' it looks like you need to do it via Facebook, or am I missing something?

Mike Mills

Hi There. You'll find plenty of usefull (and not so usefull) info in this forum, as you have already found out.

Took some getting there but managed to sort the social side of my profile out and I have subscribed as mepsted (my surname and spotify account name). I will start checking out some of the tunes later with the cans on but the list looks good so far. Some tunes I know or know of, others I haven't heard of yet. Good idea, lets see how this develops.

I have not experienced any volume drops with mine. I run it with a battery at practice and a Frontline multi supply adapter at a gig so I can run my other effects. I use both my Stingray and Aria fretless. I have oct 2 off and oct 1 and the mix around 1 o'clock. I have been getting some positive responses at gigs latey due to the ocatver giving it some!

[quote name='JTUK' post='817092' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:37 AM']ha ha, my sentiments exactly... as for tone... ? wouldn't worry about it..it is a P-bass. He sometimes played with fingers, thats about it.[/quote] John Deacon was partial to a Stingray for a while and used to record a lot with it. He used the P bass more live for the look.

Too be sure, many of his basslines will give you a work out and are fun to play. Intermediate level is about right, but that is not dissing Chris for what he does as he does it very well, and does BV's over them. If you want to take it easy stick Feeling Good in your set. We have and it's a blast.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1090447' date='Jan 15 2011, 02:22 PM']Don't forget your [b][color="#FF0000"]strap[/color][/b] and lead[/quote] I did once for a televised slot, and had to use a belt. Since then I've left the strap on my bass all the time. Advice - always be prepared for what ever you are doing. Covers a lot of ground.

Thanks for posting, always good to check out different styles. Not my bag, but good non the less.

Years ago I had the same Orange rig as you. It was fantastic and looked the nuts. I played my Joodee precision copy bass (black with maple neck) through it for a while. I was inspired by The Jam who used Orange back then, with this being the late 80's. Got the lot for £200. I still have a band recording of me using that set up with just a line out from the amp, and what a sound! Then there was a strange sound. Looking back it was just a valve going. I thought it was something more serious. Being a young inexperienced prat I traded it for some H&H combo thing that soon blew up and was no more. Soon after my bass got nicked. It took me (what felt like) ages to get a good set up going again, settling with a Charvel and a Peavey TNT150. I am envious of you and know what a blast you will have playing with this if you get the chance again. I still fondly remember my Orange days.