OliverBlackman

will be doing some in august following my graduation from ACM. I will be based in Market Harborough but could travel for a higher rate.

[quote name='Lewk' timestamp='1340185191' post='1700472'] just having a wonder on how many of us have taken that next step from bieng just a customer. any bad experiences with companys etc? Ive bin with lakland for quite a while now there a bunch of great guys Dan Lakin and the hanson guys after the takeover heres the link for me... [url="http://lakland.com/luke-weston.htm"]http://lakland.com/luke-weston.htm[/url] p.s. this isnt me boasting at all im just very proud of myself to be honest [/quote] nice! [quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1340190758' post='1700612'] I'm not endorsed but it's something I'd love to look into- how does one go about getting an endorsement? [/quote] usually after doing tv work you can apply through dealers or the company direct. [quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1340195086' post='1700749'] So endorsement doesn't mean free then? Unless you are called geddy lee [/quote] Its usually an artist discount. For example Aguilar's is 50% off. Some endorsements are just material costs, and some are free.

last push guys! ending this at midnight

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1340039804' post='1698120'] Done. And don't put an apostrophe in videos again, ok? [/quote] won't do. Cheers silddx

thanks everyone who's participated thus far! Survey monkey counts it as 64 people have done it so i'm going to hold out until wednesday to get a few more

AV 5 PJ in bassgear. Its passive, big sounding, *edit* sososososo old school and had perfect definition across the board.

well it was aways going to be rock biased, its a rock magazine

cheers guys, this has been a great response! Looking forward to analysing the results

on a fretless? It has to be a traditional "f" hole for sure! Bass is in F clef after all.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1339712667' post='1693348'] Anything. There are archetype and sterotype sounds. But you can sound and play however you want to, regardless of context. [/quote] yhp, use your ears. Fender style basses can be very versatile if you adapt your technique or use other techniques to achieve different tones.

thanks everyone thats helped so far. Keep it coming

[url="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2X5MW9P"]http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2X5MW9P[/url] Hi guys, my dissertation is based on teaching the bass guitar using the internet. As a result you guys are perfect for asking about the market I hope it will only take 5-10 minutes but it will be very useful for my dissertation so huge thanks to anyone who can complete it. I know the questions are a tad tedious in places but unfortunately that's the way we've been told to do it for best results. Hope you enjoy, and thanks in advance, Ollie. Ps. Any criticisms/ discussions on the topic or questions please reply to this post in the usual manner.

Theres a book with fast lines, i think its called fingerfunk. When learning fast tunes start to learn them slow and then build up the speed. Its more important ot get the articulation, phrasing, note length and rhythms right.

[quote name='highwayone' timestamp='1339664744' post='1692095'] bought a pitchblack in the end, a steal off the bay! [/quote] GOD, i paid £50 from andertons. Good choice although i prefered the DT-10 but it got nicked :-(

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1339667895' post='1692186'] The venue that the band is performing at should hold a PRS entertainment license. Some of the cost of the license is said to cover (on average) any cover versions / disco tracks being played. This money should get back to the copyright owner via the license fee? Not that I have ever seen that detailed on a royalty payment myself!! I once played a covers gig and two retired ladies came in with PRS cards asking for a list of the covers that we play, as the venue was getting a 'spot check' from PRS. I assume these surveys are to get an idea what material is being performed in venues, but I can certainly see that this isn't an exhaustive survey! [/quote] PRS send scouts out to find out what songs are being performed most and how many covers are played in bars, pubs, venues ect. and then charge a fee based on averages. It's a big operation.

i listened to the gig whilst driving back from bass gear, i was surprised at how cool and normal he sounded as a person. The band were also pretty good, those samples can be difficult to recreate!

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[quote name='AKA' timestamp='1339579393' post='1690756'] we had thought about giving them out free at first as it was only gonna be a EP single cd, but we are thinking now of a 7 or 8 track cd and selling it to cover our costs. [/quote] is it originals? If its originals and you don't mind other people potentially stealing the material then no you don't need any rights. If you do want to protect them then you need to get performance cover with PPL and songwriting cover with PRS. Although these are more designed to map sure you get paid for tv/ radio play then to protect your music so do cost a bit to do. The tricky thing with PRS royalties is deciding who gets the songwriting fee's as songwriting is technically just the melody and lyrics that are protected which often leaves the bass player and drummer out of pocket unless the guitarist/ singer is particularly friendly. If it's covers you need to send a form to PRS with a list of the songs you wish to recover. This way the artists who wrote the song get a royalty for you playing their music (which you have to pay). I believe the forms available on PRS' page. Obviously not many people do it and i'd be surprised if that many people got caught.

I hate ronnie scotts... seriously how are young musicians supposed to see these top guys when they charge that much. Obviously anyone who can't afford it is a yob anyway so they're just keeping the trash out

My OverWater Jazz 5 is perfect