Mrbigstuff

5-10 minutes is good learning time if she's practicing the right stuff. Thats what made Jaco so good. To kick off the controversy i dont believe in the word "talent" as its commonly used. Many people say it like you were born to do it. No i think you just enjoy it and improved your skills more than someone who doesnt enjoy it. Therefore talent doesn't exist. Instead we should be saying your daughter is very skilled, kinda like at the end of school of rock ;-)

wish i could have been part of that thread. I have an Overwater jazz, sh!!s on all of your MIA and MIM fenders

had a year 2000 american deluxe. Apart from the fact it looked gorgeous the low B was rubbish and it sounded very plain. I think theres lots of decent jazz basses available for that sort of money. I personally really want a custom shop relic. The new US standards also appear to be pretty good

dont know if you've checked out stefan redtenbacher and his funkestra band. They do a similiar thing and the arrangements are amazing. Also Stefans a really easy guy to talk to and will talk all day about his arranging style. Definately worth doing.

advice on for once in my life... learn the chords, key phrases and coolest licks. Then keep it simple, it took me a good week and a bit to learn it note for note and i think it might have sounded more rhythmically powerful if i had made it more simple.

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not saying this jazz bass is definately 100% original but check out the finish on this custom shop model in the link below, very similar in terms of colour around the edges

I heard this is how Jaco Pastorius learnt bass! And the bass clef is definately ok

maybe your pick technique is more suited to 4 strings? ie, lots of pick movement on a bass with tight string spacing would be difficult. It might be worth watching players such as anthony jackson use a pick, he has barely any motion in his arm or wrist when he does. Or go back to fingerstyle. Also a good way to get used to 5 string basses, play scales over 3 octaves using every string

are you using floating thumb technique?

What do you do when you practise with it? Its possible that your practice isn't sufficiently allowing you to build knowledge of the lower string, so when it comes to performance time your focusing so much on getting stuff on the B string right that your going to make mistakes because your not relaxed

does the battery still drain if the bass is in passive mode? i seem to be getting through batteries too quickly and i've been thinking about practicing in passive mode only.

since joe pointed this out a couple of months ago, iv had lots of practice with this. At the start it is quite difficult but you can soon get up to 50%. Also make sure you keep at this. I hadnt used it in 2-3 weeks and found i really sucked at it, so regular use is a must! (50 a day is what i would recommend) I've found it has really benefited my ability to hear notes and since iv been much better at improvising with other players and learning tunes. Im currently on 60-70%. Joe did say when he first did this he only got 80% (after being a top pro for some time) and it took a year before he reached 100%

when searching for one i found the ebony boards made a big difference in capturing a much warmer and darker tone. As this is what i wanted i went in search of a warwick for that big woody sound. So i think you need to try out a rosewood and ebony and compare to see what you prefer. A fretless overwater jazz with an ebony board would also be a very good bass to look into

looks like mikes got this covered but i have a crappy chinese stentor if he gets desperate. Would have to picked up from Guildford though

i used to enjoy when i carried my stringray to school in its hardcase and people would shout "oi mate, are you the musicman?" no i am just a man who plays music on my stringray

its funny how a lot of people panic when they get into the upper register. Just remember its exactly the same notes and position as if it was at the top of the neck. Use the same patterns and licks you would normally use there, just an octave up. It works so easily for simple solo's. On a 12 bar i often either walk it (if its a walking line) and sometimes go beyond the 12th fret but use the same sort of ideas as i was before outlining the chords or if its a riff i will keep the riff going with a little lick at either the end of 2 or 4 bars.

check out charlie hunter. 3 bass strings and 4 guitar strings. Absolute madman! played guitar on D'angelo's voodoo

sorry peaty should have said iv now got this sorted :-D

obviously theres a market willing to pay that much so i guess thats why they charge it. Shame as students such as myself are priced out of enjoying a really fantastic band. I just don't see why £45 is required. There costs can't be anywhere near the equal to £45 per person times maximum capacity. Just sounds greedy to me.

i have never paid £45 for a meal, but i would rather see music played in a big arena with a massive production. I do realise that Tower of Power wouldnt fill say the O2 but you can get tickets for the most in demand artists for £45 with huge a production. Also i guess its partly the fact i'm not a fan of ronnie scotts where i guess some people love the fact they can sit down and watch music and have a ridiculously fancy dinner.

£45 though for ronnies!?

my favourite part is the clarity in tone. The high mids can cut through anything. Also it has an amazing warmth similar to that of the aguilar cabs. I have never tried epifani cabs though so i couldnt compare. Ps. The Hartke cabs are very light. I once carried one in each arm to a mates house and only had to put the down twice (btw im incredibly small and weak)

what about spain by chick corea? its not too difficult and you can really express some soloing ability over the samba section. Might need to re-record it though to make it a shorter arrangement and so the original solo's aren't there

i played red hot chili peppers desecration smile for my audition to ACM, nothing harmonically challenging but it just sounds nice when played right.