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Great stuff Nick - why didnt my early stages sound like that ? Watching your youtube video's and thinking about technique and position, your left hand elbow hardly moves away from your body even when playing right down at fret 1, position is really over looked by many players until cramp sets in, for the shorter arms should we move the bass so we can reach fret 1 without lifting our arm away or is short scale the answer? raises an interesting question - which bass ? We tend to choose ones because of sound, look, tone etc but do we choose them on "fit" ? Mark. [quote name='nickcarey' post='851698' date='May 30 2010, 11:08 AM']Hi, Here are some initial videos I've posted on YouTube. They give a demo of one of the improvisation pieces in the RGT bass grades. Sorry for the basic audio quality. The camcorder I used doesn't have an external mic input. Feel free to post questions about each video via YouTube. E.g. Diatonic / Non Diatonic Arpegios played in each video, Key Signature, Techniques etc.. Cheers Nick [b]Preliminary[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHizk7wzGI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHizk7wzGI[/url] [b]Grade 1[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwgdnlaPbCA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwgdnlaPbCA[/url] [b]Grade2[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txhlbya_e0Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txhlbya_e0Y[/url] [b]Grade 3[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tFzcoQRQhM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tFzcoQRQhM[/url] [b]Grade 4[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_0-TKc0II"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_0-TKc0II[/url] [b]Grade 5[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nSBMSvKaNk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nSBMSvKaNk[/url] [b]Grade 6[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJRG8eiMI2g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJRG8eiMI2g[/url][/quote]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='849784' date='May 27 2010, 08:55 PM']we use one of these. [url="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrt3"]http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrt3[/url] Its a bit of a pain programming it, but it produces pretty good tones and is spot on time wise.[/quote] thanks bob. Im considering one of these [url="http://www.alesis.com/sr18"]http://www.alesis.com/sr18[/url] an SR18, anyone got one ? or reccomend something else? Mark.

There's alot of different drum machines out on the market, which is best for practising with ? Your thoughts please. Mark

I would also like to add my reccomendation for Nick Carey as a Bass tutor, and his new website [url="http://www.bassguitarlesson.co.uk"]www.bassguitarlesson.co.uk[/url] Being self taught I thought i had reached a point where i couldnt get any better and was quite frustrated at not being able to some styles, riffs etc - and by that i mean i couldnt teach myself anything... what a wake up call. Tried a few books, DVD's etc with little success - still couldnt do what i wanted to be able to do - so i had a plan find a proper bass tutor, not a guitar tutor or piano teacher that does [i]some bass[/i] too. Belive me a pure bass tutor is not easy to find who is able and qualified to teach at an advanced level - quite a gem. Even if you "think" your good - there is soo much more to learn and to be gained.. My reasons why i think Nick Carey is quite a find for any bass player. A very relaxed and proffesional enviroment and approach, very well structured - it is a bit of a shock to start at the early grades I think thats a pride thing to swallow, but well put in the sense of we'll fly through these. No clock watching, if it runs over it does, always happy to answer any question regardless of time, free advise and absolutely no showing off or ego. * A bass guitar teacher not a piano or other with limited knowledge. * Ability to teach - this is a skill in itself - one Nick qualified in * Flexible learning program * Approachable * Very well qualified - to an advanced level in both theory & practical * Cost effective ( he's cheap for his qualifications ) * Realization of efforts by his students - remembers what you struggled with and notices the improvements * Understanding of other instruments - teaches guitar too but not to the advanced level of Bass * Teaching environment - bright, clean very comfortable and proffesional * Polite and professional - you dont feel stupid and explains what you dont understand very clearly * One to one tailored tuition. He's a good bloke too!

Cheers Pete, its a couple of years old now, I replaced it with a warwick streamer stage II in the short term and played that one alot more - I only bought the warkwick cos i was going to get a SR4 instead - and just tried it for comparison and loved the tone but thats another story. I have mailed Aria UK - see what happens, im sure ive got the receipt somewhere I know it was the last RI or CB in the country at the time and the dealer had it in on sale or return for me. i have had the back plate off, just to look for perhaps a loose wire etc, 2 sets of electronics, one set wrapped in like thick fabric black tape - not sure if that means anything to you. I wonder if the tone can be changed to the JT spec by Aria. and why was it never available in the UK ? Do you find having to use a limiter between your amp and Aria if using two basses, Mark. [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='729934' date='Jan 30 2010, 06:05 PM']In which case I'd personally not worry too much. The original Aria "active" electronics aren't Active as we generally accept the term. In the oiginal catalogue blurb they're termed a "Noise killer circuit" & the early versions have a reputation of failing irreparably. When my 1980 circuit failed I attempted to find out what was in it (it was an epoxy-sealed black box) & came to the conclusion that it was a "unity gain buffer" - or, in English, an amplifier that doesn't amplify. This sounds daft, but it isn't entirely. The idea is that the signal from the pickup remains the same size, but the buffer gives it more current (or "oomph") allowing it to go down a long lead with very little degradation due to the resistance of the lead. To all real-world intents, it's superfluous - [i]might[/i] have an effect if you were using +50-foot leads. The tone controls were wired in across the signal path after the black box, so were passive anyway. All rather odd. My attempts to reconstruct the original circuit failed, & I just wired it up passive - 6-way selector & all. Works fine. If your RI has a "black box" circuit you may well be wasting your time & money attempting to get it fixed, as it's impossible to get in there without destroying it! You might try e-mailing Aria UK for some more info, they've got a pretty good Customer Service reputation, & if your replacement is still under warranty... Pete.[/quote]

hi pete, thanks for the reply, re the switch/led - works with or without batteries just doesnt light up without. I tend to agree with you - might be some defective electronics its where to take it. MArk. [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='729817' date='Jan 30 2010, 04:10 PM']Greetings. Can't be specific, as it looks as thought Aria have been a little cavalier with their interpretation of "RI", so this is based on an original... 1. The Bridge - nothing bizarre here, a 1.5mm allen key for the action (two screws per saddle) & a suitable crosshead screwdriver for the intonation. Truss rod is likely to be metric as well, 5mm springs to mind. 2. The switch+LED came in with the Series 2 SBs - I'm pretty sure that it's an on/off switch for the "active" circuit, allowing passive use if the battery dies. On my Series 1 it switches the 6-way tone selector in/out. Sounds as though yours [i]might[/i] be defective - take the batteries out & see if it does anything. 3. Might be that Aria have put different value caps in the JT-RI to give more pronounced changes. I seem to remember reading that JT had a helluva job getting his 80s sound back when Duran Duran reformed & was working with Aria to achieve this. Pete.[/quote]

HI, Need some help please guys.. I did have an SB1000JT which my wife kindy imported from Japan for me as it wasnt offered in the UK a couple of years back... unfortunately about 6 months after having it, suffered an acident and snapped the head off. So, contacted all the local dealers for another ( and claim on the insurance ) wasnt available so i had either a SB100RI or CB to be honest i cant remember but looks wise identical to the JT. Anyway, cant find the serial number on it anywhere but if it was on a sticker i would have peeled it off when cleaning. I need help on : 1. Setting the bridge - the action seems way to high - there is no info on these bridges 2. The switch, on my JT it only lit up when you flicked it to down, on this one its on all the time.. weird - if theres a cable in it, 3. the rotary control on the JT used to change the tone dramaically, not much on this one.. All help greatly received. THanks. Mark.

HI, Need some help please guys.. I did have an SB1000JT which my wife kindy imported from Japan for me as it wasnt offered in the UK a couple of years back... unfortunately about 6 months after having it, suffered an acident and snapped the head off. So, contacted all the local dealers for another ( and claim on the insurance ) wasnt available so i had either a SB100RI or CB to be honest i cant remember but looks wise identical to the JT. Anyway, cant find the serial number on it anywhere but if it was on a sticker i would have peeled it off when cleaning. I need help on : 1. Setting the bridge - the action seems way to high - there is no info on these bridges 2. The switch, on my JT it only lit up when you flicked it to down, on this one its on all the time.. weird - if theres a cable in it, 3. the rotary control on the JT used to change the tone dramaically, not much on this one.. All help greatly received. THanks. Mark.

[quote name='BassBunny' post='718562' date='Jan 19 2010, 11:31 PM']Hi Mark, the guy who posted is Ian, who is stepping back from playing. Phil is his Brother who, I guess, runs the band. Phil will have all the answers and it is his number that is published.[/quote] thanks.

[quote name='ianrunci' post='717817' date='Jan 19 2010, 01:39 PM']Contact Phil on 07809298678 for audition details[/quote] hi phil, can you please let me know if you are still searching for a suitable bass player, im just 40, very experienced of the club/pub scene playing all sorts from 70's disco/rock through to more current although personally i prefer late 70's-80's music, usual stuff ( decent bass's amp etc, ) also im fairly close - ramsbottom. I would have sent you a text/called but for some its abit late ( 11pm). Let me know either way, Mark.