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    The octaves in the chorus. Is it possible to get that kind of expression without flats and dampening sponges ? Does anyone else find it almost too easy to over - emphasise the top note when playing those octaves ?
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    There's an ad on T.V. doing the rounds at the moment and the sound track is (I get the) Sweetest Feeling, sung by Jackie Wilson Between the lyrics; 'Girl, when you hold my hand' / Bum note / I feel so grand that I could cry. Listening to it, the desired note to fit the melody is a tone lower than the one first struck, which the bass player drops to straight away. Thing is, it keeps coming back to me that the howler has actually become a characteristic of the song and that the melodically correct note would only detract from the song, which is to my mind, a real classic. What do you think ? If you played this song on stage, would you include the bum note ? as played on the song ?
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    I'd love to do a cover of Ordinary World, cracking song
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    come to Daddy, thank you
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    When the cork's off; - The first track from Quadraphenia - Bat out of hell - Speed King by Deep Purple- - Two Tribes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - James Brown allsorts - The whole of Ziggy Stardust, in original order - Assorted Genesis (Trick of the Tail etc) For starters. See different list for other occasions.
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    PM'd re power supply
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    Get a Classic Vibe P bass as a starter, then modify that with John East gear, or something else, perhaps offboard DI box of some kind ? May be a little over £250, but the CV is a really nice place to start from
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    [quote name='munkonthehill' post='1134130' date='Feb 20 2011, 10:31 AM']Hmmmm, now then, theres a challenge hahahaha. We have touched on that tune. I may try it out with tthe singing too.[/quote] I should have added playing the bass and singing it simultaneously, of course !
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    Has that been seen here before ? seems familiar
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    Sing and play simultaneously every gig and miss it when I don't sing while playing. As others have said here, it's a skill that comes with practice. That said, I did find singing the lead vocal on the Chilli's Suck My Kiss a real challenge. Worked on it for months T
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    Could this be the start of a trend for slide bass style ? Take a fretless !!
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    Thanks for minding the store for us all Hamster. S'appreciated. T
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    To the OP; Just a thought - have you heard your own bass from the distance the audience hear it ? is it possible that sound may be different to the sound experienced up close to the rig ?
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    anyone with a traveller please ?
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    What a joy to listen to. I'd like to hear some of the digital age 'rock stars' attempt something like that
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    It used to be Quo's Rocking All Over The World. That was until I changed the straight quavers into crochets and quavers and played the emphasis a little off the beat, which made the whole thing groove a bit. The rest of the band said they all enjoyed it too A turned upside down into a
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    [quote name='crez5150' post='1126094' date='Feb 13 2011, 04:39 PM']Ok well I'll bring my portable rig which is - 1 x Aguilar DB112 1 x Aguilar DB112NT Gallien Krueger MB2 500 head Status Kingbass 'Graphite' 5 string I may bring my new 'Funk Board' if I can get it together in time which will have the following - Akai 'Deep Impact' SB-1 Akai Inteliphase Akai Unibass UB-1 Markbass Supersynth Boss OC-2 Ocatve[/quote] I'll be looking forward to hearing this setup. I'll be bringing 2 x GS112's, so there may be a chance for some A/B'ing ? T
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    Nice collection, what's the one with the small body on the end ? Thanks for sharing cheers T
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    Yes, thanks Rowbee, the Sa450 is a great amp. A small group of us did some A/B'ing at the Anglia Bash earlier this year and found the Markbass amp was the happiest pairing with the Barefaced cab with the available gear there, which backs up your findings. There was also an American Eden WT400 traveller on hand, which produced the thicker kind of sounds I prefer. The Sa450 is definately a great amp with a wide tonal range, it's just taken a few bass bashes for me to realise it's not the type of sound that I really like at the moment It's also just been mentioned to me that the Sa450 is a class A/B amp, not a class D. Thanks for the info. Cheers T
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    As it says up front, is anyone interested in trading an American Eden WT400 traveller amp for my Markbass Sa450 ? I've gone down the Class D amp route and the more I listen to those type of sounds, the more I'm convinced that type of thing is really not for me at the moment or in the near future. Fine amps, but just not my kind of thing. My Sa450 is in good condition and comes with rack ears. There's some wriggle room around cash either way or possible trading something or other (such as a rack case) to help with the deal. That said, I'm not looking to give the Sa450 away just to get the Eden... There was a WT400 around here recently that went for the mid £400 mark and the Sa450's regularly go for around £400 or close, so they're more or less even (ish), perhaps a little more for the Eden. I'd be willing to travel a distance to do a swap and trial both amps, so hopefully happy bunnies all round Anyone interested ? Thanks for reading everyone, hope your next gig is a good'n T
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    Anyone notice any problems with Marcus Miller Fat Beams ? I've had two sets so far with no issues, but this thread does make me wonder about buying more
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    If the gig was just a bit closer to London, I'd definately come along. Hope the gig's a blast though
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    Pm'd
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    congrats on getting back in the saddle
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    Why is it these always come up when I havn't got the money ? it would go so well in my collection, but the bank says no Good luck with the sale T
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