Earbrass

The acceptable face of slap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3rP-8mWWeY

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333553336' post='1603474'] Too right, from hereon in it should be known as 'Dale's Law'. [/quote] I thought that was a spinoff series from "Heartbeat".

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1333553185' post='1603467'] Oh god. I think mentioning Simon Cowell in a thread is now of the same rank as mentioning Hitler. [/quote] Ever seen them both in the same room?

The question of artistic integrity arises every time you have to choose between doing what will, in your view, result in the best outcome musically, and doing what will be most popular or lucrative. If you never experience this conflict, you are probably Simon Cowell.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333537629' post='1603028'] I remember that! It was in the snap, crackle and pop charts. [/quote]

On the radio I recently heard the soundtrack to an advert for Rice Krispies which was specially written and recorded by the Rolling Stones in the early sixties.

Peavey Milestone III - £50 from Cash Converters in Lewisham. My only bass (I did have 2 of them, but recently gave one away) - lightweight, well-balanced, beautiful fast neck, jazz-bass tones. I just don't look at other basses any more.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1333101955' post='1597334'] Sounds like a pretty childish idea to me, and guaranteed to offend & upset people if you're playing a street party to celebrate the Queens jubilee that will have people from all generations attending. [/quote] Quite so - young people aren't going to want to listen to that old-time rubbish

Greetings from Brockley.

Mornington Crescent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFowmAhTZYo

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1332763928' post='1592657'] Can't wait for that! This has got me trying to think of songs about hideous industrial accidents. The only one I can come up with is 'Big Bad John' ...I suppose there are several others about mining disasters as well. But they might all be a bit too PC for this thread. [/quote] There's [i]Wreck of the Old 97[/i] (about a train crash) as performed by Johnny Cash on Live At St. Quentin (1969).

I have the BDI21 - it's never let me down, and sounds fine to me.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1332230717' post='1584999'] I didn't know Sooty had a guitarist. I thought Sooty played clarinet, Sweep played drums and Sue played piano. Maybe you saw them with a different line up. Was that their Flamenco period? [/quote] Surely Sooty is most famous for playing the xylophone?

Sabbath was my first musical love (aged about 10 or 11 I suppose), swiftly followed by Deep Purple and Hawkwind, and Led Zep a year or two later. I still listen to all of them, but I don't think anyone should feel bad about not liking them. Be proud to be different! I have absolutely no interest in Motown, or any other soul for that matter, which puts me in a minority on here - but who cares, really? There's so much music out there - go find some stuff that speaks to [b]you[/b][b].[/b]

You could also have a look at [url="http://www.accordionforum.co.uk"]this[/url] forum - it's still quite new, but there are some very knowledgeable people on there.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1331826717' post='1579563'] However I have something which IMO is far important in my sig - a link to my music. [/quote] +1

Maybe check [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170594-puke-on-instruments-looooooovely/"]this[/url] thread? Sorry, someone less fatuous will be along shortly to give you a sensible answer.

This probably won't be to everyone's taste, and there's no bass content, but I'm finding this quite mesmerising. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPOCvEFFpM&feature=channel[/media]

Soprano is definitely my favourite of the sax family. I really like some of Lol Coxhill's playing - eg the [i]Fleas in Custard[/i] album (though some of it too "squeaky bonk" out* for me). *[i]squeaky bonk out[/i]: [i]I picked up this phrase from [url="http://www.janettemason.com/"]Janette Mason[/url], with whom I once studied jazz piano. In the spectrum of "out-ness" that jazz encompasses, "squeaky bonk" out is at the extreme end. [/i]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1331649183' post='1576528'] Sure.... that'll get the fire started... [/quote] Is it just because it doesn't look right, or are they really no good? I just thought it got closer to a db sound than an eb can, but eb skills would be much more easily transferrable.

What about using a Kala U-bass? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNPx6RS8PiM

Be good to hear more. Nice work.