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[quote name='Bilbo' post='1084226' date='Jan 10 2011, 02:11 PM']Good times is, subjectively, a shallow, nothing little tune (listen to the lyrics, ffs) that all of us [b]could[/b] quite easily live without.[/quote] and some of us [b]do[/b]!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1082533' date='Jan 8 2011, 08:19 PM']Nah. You can buy a bass that looks, plays & sounds pretty much identical to that for about a hundred quid. If I had £8000 to blow on a bass, I'd get my head examined. Jon.[/quote] +1

Without wishing to hi-jack the thread, I notice that the Beyer DT-100 phones come in 400 ohm and 16 ohm versions. What factors would determine which was more suitable? (I would want to use them with a) my hi-fi amp my studio mixer c) my bass practice amp). Any advice appreciated.

Something a bit different....(warning, there's a tiny bit of French swearing at the end :-))

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1068619' date='Dec 24 2010, 11:04 AM']I regret to say, however, that a lot of music performed in the region I work in is not performed particularly well and playing music I don't like badly is not a good place for me to be and it is that which I seek to avoid where I can.[/quote] Hi Bilbo, When you say "the region I work in", are you speaking geographically or musically? Just curious! E

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1079649' date='Jan 6 2011, 11:29 AM']Yeah...what is that all about? (I have a feeling no one's gonna give me a straight answer)[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111461[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='1079583' date='Jan 6 2011, 10:29 AM']That's all fine, Stuart, but I don't have an iPad I can read on the khazi [/quote] Still using a khazi? Get yourself an iPoo - defecate via bluetooth from wherever you are.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1061186' date='Dec 17 2010, 12:22 AM']I sport, French cropped hair, black and red clothes.[/quote] You have your hair imported? Classy!

Did you see this thread? A few comments there... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79245&st=0&p=761971&#entry761971"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry761971[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1050252' date='Dec 7 2010, 10:11 AM']You need to ask yourself what you want to be; ....someone who workd as a player for the rest of their life or someone who is legendary amongst a small circle of impressionalbe teenagers.[/quote] Hmmmm.....how fit are these teenagers?

[quote name='Krysbass' post='1042381' date='Nov 30 2010, 02:04 PM']If I was starting a new band, I’d try to make it a band with 2 vocalists (maybe Blues Brothers style). I know; 2 singers sounds like a living hell, but there’s some method in my madness….. 1. As long as the 2 singers aren’t an item, when one of them goes AWOL, you should still be able to get by with the other one, so you don’t have to start cancelling gigs and rehearsals. 2. If one of the singers goes violent, the other singer will probably be first on the receiving end [/quote] Maybe this idea could be expanded so that bands are organized like football sides, with a "first" team and "reserves". Pick your team from the available "squad" for each gig.

Heavy rock with a hint of jazz...

[quote name='Master blaster' post='1040876' date='Nov 29 2010, 10:10 AM']Has anyone else found themselves playing songs/styles that they wouldn't in a million years think they'd enjoy??[/quote] At family gatherings, my brother(sax), father(piano/organ) and myself(bass) will usually have a session playing a few old jazz standards. Mood Indigo, Getting Sentimental Over You, Lullaby of the Leaves, Sweet Georgia Brown, Limehouse Blues, After You've Gone, Has Anybody Seen My Gal, Ain't Misbehaving etc etc I'm the youngest, at 50, and my father is in his eighties. I'm sure it's more fun to play than to listen to, but it's great to have an activity we can all share and enjoy.

[quote]Which Strings do you use?[/quote] Some days I use all four. What??

If the item has a minor fault that is quick/simple/cheap to fix, then FIX IT before putting the item up for sale. I would never buy or bid on anything where the seller says something like "knob is missing, but it's easy to replace - you can get them for £1 from Maplins", because I would always think - "if it's really that simple, why haven't YOU done it?"

[quote name='zero9' post='1033863' date='Nov 23 2010, 01:41 PM']The double bass. It's too bulky, doesn't stay in tune and needs to be amplified.[/quote] +1. Great played arco in the massed ranks of a string section, but seriously lacking as a rhythm section instrument when played pizzicato and alone.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1032752' date='Nov 22 2010, 03:36 PM']It's very satisfying to nail a show like that.[/quote] I don't doubt it would be for many people - I'm just a little surprised that Bilbo is one of them, if indeed he is.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1025675' date='Nov 16 2010, 11:41 AM']I am doing a show next month; Jesus Christ Superstar, and got the charts through on the weekend.[/quote] Errm, what happened to your "only playing musically satisfying gigs from now on" policy?

A bit of light exercise in sight-reading: [url="http://www.jeffreythompson.org/blog/tag/faeries-aire-and-death-waltz/"]www.jeffreythompson.org/blog/tag/faeries-aire-and-death-waltz/ [/url]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1028049' date='Nov 18 2010, 03:32 PM']any thoughts..[/quote] Well, of course, it's up to you, but my advice would always be: If you don't NEED it, don't get yourself into debt to buy it, however good a deal it may seem.

[quote name='ElCapitan' post='1027554' date='Nov 18 2010, 06:06 AM']I've met a few of my heroes and always been underwhelmed. Stevie Wonder's sh*t stinks, and he doesn't even have the common courtesy to use the bog brush.[/quote] Is it possible that you're not choosing the optimum times and locations for these meetings?

I'll add another vote for the Peavey Milestone III. You can pick these up on ebay for about £50, and they are fab, lightweight, well-balanced jazz-alike (ie similar neck, pickups and controls) basses.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1018267' date='Nov 9 2010, 11:38 PM']Any chance you could be a bit more civil with your responses?[/quote] Not my most diplomatic effort, I'll grant you. Sorry if you found it unduly abrasive, but then playing all that 'Dan music I expect you're used to taking the smooth with the smooth (I'm just making it worse now, aren't I). Peace to readers and non-readers alike. When one considers the vast extent of human knowledge, it is clearly inevitable that we are all ignorant in more areas than we are knowledgeable, and, as silddx pointed out above, we all have to make choices and prioritise how we spend our time. Ignorance is therefore not always a cause for shame, though it is never a cause for pride.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1017611' date='Nov 9 2010, 02:41 PM']I don't think [i]any[/i] of the basschat advocates of the learned path has ever said that Doddy, that it is a charge frequently held up by the non schooled basschatters (at least those who make these points) suggests that there is a feeling of that amongst them. It's a shame because we all can appreciate good bass playing however it is created, but for some reason our viewpoint is challenged time and time again as being somehow soulless. Read through again to find many examples of criticism of reading musicians but broad acceptance by the readers that there are plenty of good players amongst the non readers. If there were a study into the fairness and objectivity of the charges on these pages then I'm pretty sure that the weight of evidence would suggest that the reading lobby is much more accepting of all comers.[/quote] That's pretty much what I was trying to say, but Jake makes it sound more reasonable and less like the ravings of a madman than I was able to manage.

2.5 rigs (2 combos and a head) 1) Markbass CMD 121P (280W combo) - "main" amp - used for rehearsals, and would be used for gigs but I've never yet had to supply my own amp 2) Kustom KBA 16 (16W combo) - very occasionally used for "living room" jams with acoustic instruments etc 3) Crate Powerblock 150W head - kept permanently wired into my home studio and used for practice and recording