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funny how you find things, i came to know VW playing from bela fleck, not because i was i was looking for bass but because i was into banjo, and bela for me was god, i have i think everything he has recorded, the guy really is pushing boundaries, he is to me on banjo what luc ponty is on violin. So inspired by him and as a crap banjo player i did a few of my own in that style, ( not half as good tho ) so while im listening to early bela, vw playing was seeping through, im not really into singers, lyrics i just think is poetry added to music, not really needed and can sometimes just get in the way, or take up the melody of a now redundant instrument that would have done it, so bela for me was perfect, no lyrics just great playing and great underpinning by all the band. sorry, im getting there,,, i wont be long so vw playing on all them early recordings with bela was lock tight underpinning, with great taste, and had the skills to let go with something clever that would catch your ear when freedom was passed his way, him and bela just bounced off each other.... perfect breading for boundry breaking talent. I think his use of melody comes from bela. i can see if you just jump into vw solo cds you mght think WTF, but take time to catch early bela and to me it all seems to make so much more sence. if that all makes sence. JMO. but he is a great user of melody, anyones will do if it fits, good on him. for eg. is that jaco's continuum you can hear at 4:37 of this ( link below) well at least he is not afraid to use it. but again dont just skip to 4:37, listen to it in its entirety and then it makes sence, a nice ending to the solo he was just doing,( not a great solo tbf abit out in places,, but you can still hear what was on his mind) Yea.... i like vw playing. by the way casey Driessen's playing on this is just fantastic.as is jeff coffins sax playing, nice feel, ( but seems there is a pont where he wanted bela to go into another gear and looked at him about 6:50 to do so, and bela just looked bored, and stayed there, shame, caseys playing deserved that, common bela, lets hear them gears ! !) [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARM4TSGdoJQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=ARM4TSGdoJQ[/url]

that looks cool. a great job well done

enjoy... T. connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UGCE32SJWc

Im surprised no one has posted John lennon two virgins ! now that is messed up. i tried to upload it, but kept getting an upload failed message.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1471345864' post='3112283'] Are you talking about a Stingray too? I'm not a big fan of their battery compartment. Yes, it's fast and easy access... but I see how it can misbehave. Mine did ages ago (it's a 2002, so it's old but not THAT old) but all I had to do was clean the contacts a bit (abrassive) and bend them upwards so that they pressed more against the battery... and so far so good... but I do think sometimes about replacing it with a snap and a simple lid. [/quote] Sorry yes the stingray, i think when they designed that bit, the bloke at the back who use to work for K-Tel, jml or Ronco said " iv got an idea". Some like it some dont, i just think it trouble waiting to happen, Just my thoughts on it,

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1471349283' post='3112333'] This is the worst one that I own. [/quote] This one reminds me of "flash fearless" which i also still have with the original comic, That todd rundgren is pritty bad ! This one [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1471348663' post='3112323'] Ha ha. I used to have that on cassette! [/quote] your showing your age now funny enough, i have some great stuff on tape i still have to play cus i cant get it on CD, like james brown, "take a look at those cakes" i love bootsey on that, dont think it was released on cd, shame

I just found this on my ever quest for obscure funk stuff. (Below).. and thought... wow thats tacky. "1 Funky Album" so prompted the post. there has to be loads of really bad LP covers... Whats the worst you have seen, post a pic Lets have em... [attachment=225622:k tell.jpg]

Same here also, only it was not just the battery dying, the copper contacts at the bottom of the "toys r us" plastic battery case had corroded and the power wires to the main board, so i got a new one, and on that one the clasp cracked and snapped off so having had enough i ripped that out and got an old chrome cover and a battery snap, was fine from then on, i still have them somewhere.

Of course, sorry i should have phrased that better, to, as we are on our way out of the EU, So no changes up to now ? thank god my stomach was churning, franticly scouring the net for info. cheers cup of tea and a biccy i think

Now that Uk are not part of the EU, will we be liable to pay duty/vat on goods from say Thomann in Germany ? i have had stuff from them in the past and not paid, but now we are not part of the EU ?? I have just put in a big order

this...... nice old musicman sabre without the scratchplate. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwybOlUNB9g&list=RDcwybOlUNB9g"]https://www.youtube....t=RDcwybOlUNB9g[/url]

oh dear..... i have to say i was abit shocked, i dont know why i feel bad saying that, but thats how i feel eventhough i can see all the effort put into it. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0tBXbHWHxs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=-0tBXbHWHxs[/url]

sorry did not vote, only just gone through them, great ideas well done Asambique and Agwin and everyone else.

oh go on then...... loads of versions... but this is the best. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCHRGSx4apg"]https://www.youtube....h?v=NCHRGSx4apg[/url] and a largely forgotten track by jean Carne, shame really cus its a great track' [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1WuLUkd-lI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=p1WuLUkd-lI[/url] and one from one of our own members gaz66..... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDBdCbRgc-4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=TDBdCbRgc-4[/url]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1470911656' post='3109279'] Old story about saxophonist Charlie Parker which i recall reading ... Apparently he took a bandmate out for a drink. They went to a bar where a band was playing; Parker saying to the other guy 'You gotta see this band, I've heard them a few times now'. In the bar, Parker's friend says 'Charlie, they are awful'. Parker says, 'Yes, but they've really improved, you should have seen them last week, they keep getting better'. [/quote] Thats great...... the whole thing in a nutshell

Alot of snobbery goin on, even with the thought that players who play single note lines are pants. shame on yall... The bottom line is this,....... as players you, me, them, everybody, everybody here gets better, its easy to see/hear the simplicity of players/ bass lines and say "they are not very good". think about for a min ! ! ! compared to who? yep, your getting there.......yourself.... Your opinion as you was starting out did you not learn those lines also ? inspired ? so made up when you had learnt them ? those simlpe lines are what helped you, me, them, everybody.... EVERYBODY......want to play. And they sound great. could you imagine........ Dakota.. phonics everybody want to rule the world...tears 4 fears somewhere in my heart... aztec camera New sensation... With out them ? great to play aren't they ? and i would trade places with any of them if i could of had gigs like them.

Solo Duo ..........Hk Actor Tops 3 to 5.................Hk Actor Tops.+ 2 HK bins 5 to 13...............Hk Actor Tops.+ 4 HK bins I do PA Hire and For FOH i have been using this combination for years and its been fine. Its the older actor with an amp in every cab, ( as opposed to the Dx with two passive bins) im sure the speakers are B&C and I never changed a speaker. i have had 1 amp in the top blow once due to a sax players F&*^ed up clip on mic pac, other than that, im happy with it I use this set up for my 13 piece funk band it handles it with no fuss and sounds good, my main reasion for not changing is mainly i cant get a bigger rig around with all the other stuff in my little vw T4 van, if i could i think i would go down the DB route as some of you have, but i cant afford it. i first heard DB watching Paul Carrack at buxton, it sounded great

so .... from all that i get. If you want a good slap tone, any good bass well set up, round wound strings, clear amp, the rest is down to your technique. If you want to sound like someone else, you need a technique similar to who you are imitating and gear thats as close as, ( some gear closer that others) Not the OP question answered next....but i like the thought...... when i play, i want people to hear me, not marcus, mark, or Vic, but if someone came at the end of the gig and said i sounded like bootsey, i wouldn't be too pissed Just be individual and use the gear you have, wack fu*& out of it with attitude and people [u]will[/u] notice you..... THIS is the "its all in you" approach

I got this one today in reply to a bass i have on gumtree, his first contact was a tx to my phone number... "do you still have the musical instruments? pls email me at[b] amykane2200 (at) gmail.com[/b]" i replyed knowing it was a con with, "Yea which ones i have a nord stage keyboard and guitars and amps " Even tho i had not these items on gumtree ! Reply was....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your response,i want all please. I want you to consider this a deal as i am willing to pay your full asking price! i actually want to buy them for a family member who is urgently in need of them, i have checked through your posting and i'm fully satisfied with them. Unfortunately, i would not be able to come personally to view/collect, i work offshore as an instructor on a oil rig so i don't have time at all, but like i said i am 100% OK with the advert. However, I will pay you via PayPal once you are ready and send my courier agent to collect after you have fully received your money via PayPal as that is the only means of payment available to me at the moment. I would also appreciate if you could remove the advert asap. I will contact the courier agent now so please get back to me with a suitable collection time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know the scam, been there loads of times, but Im half tempted to go along with it just to see who he sends round to collect, Beware.... his/her name is [b] [color=#5B1094][b]Amy Kane[/b][/color][/b] [b] [email protected][/b]

[quote name='gs_triumph' timestamp='1469810058' post='3101276'] Bravo! And wow! You really do have too much time on your hands [/quote] HaHa Yea, i just waffle away. Really i have only ever needed 5 pedals for bass. 1) a Qtron (i have moded with a volume control) that i got off Rich ( Ou7shined) which i use all the time for giging in my funk band and recording. Cheers Rich its still going. 2) A behringer Octaver, which is the best octaver i have tried, a U0300. my boss ones keep glitching. 3) A Boss RV3 the best reverb and digi delay i have heard in one. getting hard to get now. only use that in the studio. 4) Tried loads of chorus pedals but i like the Digitech X series, Bass multi voice Chorus, this can have a single voice like a boss or if you play fretless its so much nicer sounding when you add a few of the other layers, 11 in all if needed. 5) boss SYB 3, On one track i use a kind of synth fuzz sound with the octaver. I heard great things about the MXR env filter and tried one in dawsons liverpool and was well impressed with that, so will have to add that to my list, When i play guitar its just a Dunlop wah pedal, thats it. But yea sometimes its great to try new things, iv been looking recently for the elusive Seamoon “Funk Machine” which is what will lee used on this....enjoy [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpTaVWhVis"]https://www.youtube....h?v=2jpTaVWhVis[/url]

Hello, my name is Bri...... i have been a pedal addict for 30 years now, i have tried to stop, i did not know i had a serious habit until my family started noticing and passing comments, and then i looked at myself and realized i was buying and using on a regular basis, the mass of discarded pedals testament to how bad my addiction had become, some of them not even used, i was buying sometimes because i thought i needed it/them but in reality, i never did, it was more the buzz of buying and the thought THIS one... this one, really would be the ONE, the one i was endlessly looking for, the one that would quench the crave, the need.... and yes... yes ... the lust, but... it never did, i was on an endless cycle thinking the next one would be it, my last, ... satisfied. But satisfaction never came, and the craving came again, pushing me, guiding me to look for and seek out better, stronger ones, ones that could turn me into an icon....... a demigod. I was once dry for a month, i did not even crave a single one, my family were so proud of me, we went out and celebrated and got my wife another pair of shoes to go with her ever expanding collection, but i was free, clean.... at last, i took up gardening and planted an apple tree to remember the occasion. ..i was so happy. But then one day i was casually browsing an auction site, and through sheer habit i inadvertently typed .... guitar pedal !..... i looked...... looked again and then it registered just before i pressed enter, i stopped, looked down, my finger was hovering over the enter key, quivering, shaking, every sinew in my body was forcing me to press,,,, go on, do it,,,,,, do it, ,,,,,,do it now you pussy,,,,,,,,, its OK, your only looking, ... thats all, just looking the voice in my head said, i tried... i tried to move my hand but the weight of my need was too much...........then......i did it................................... i pressed, as i pressed i heard a scream ..... NO, ..........i turned round .....and my family were all there looking at me in disbelief, shock, horror on their faces, i felt so guilty, ashamed, i had let them down. My wife had only come up to show me her new pair of shoes and what should have been a joyous occasion while basking in the new shoe moment, i could i see i had turned it into traitorous, misanthropic affair, i could see i had failed them. My wife has left now with the kids and her shoes even the dog has disowned me. my family don't talk to me i lost my job my apple tree died, I sold the house.... But....... the shot is.... with the money from the house, i can get loads more pedals. no kids, wife or shoes means i have now got loads more space for more fantastic pedals I don't feel guilty any more, no false happiness over a crap pair of shoes. I am not in denial any more, i have come out, i am a pedal addict.... I AM.... a Pedal addict and my life? My life is bliss again with just me .................and my pedals. Disclamer.......i will no be held responsible for my own Bu!!$"!t

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1469459109' post='3098462'] how would you rehearse your dance moves if you were playing sat down?! Doesn't make any sense [/quote] When ya got em.... ya got em, if you have to practice em..... weeeeeeell ..you know..... you aint got em.