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[quote name='lowdown' post='818197' date='Apr 25 2010, 04:58 PM']If she was trying to whistle that theme in 12/8 and finding it hard, Could be possibly due to the fact that it's in 7/4.. Garry[/quote] Great piece of music though! Especially the full length 1980's version!

Hmm, you'll definitely have to give it some leather on the old Jaco lines then, just for good measure! Looks absolutely stunning!

I'm thinking about buying one of these at the moment...I've always fancied one!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='817430' date='Apr 24 2010, 07:06 PM']A Saturday would have done if both me and Pete were in.[/quote] I'll say! That said Howard, your old white P bass never seemed too off colour! Looking at that bass, it just looks like a health hazard. And if the club atmosphere did that to a bass, imagine the havoc it would be playing with your lungs! That said, with the general death of nitro finished basses, I doubt we'll see all that much "relicing" now anyway!

I find this "toxic" song to be absolutely dire!

Victor Wooten most definitely. His playing I'd say is more accomplished than any other bassist. There are others I prefer musically - Geddy Lee, Stuart Hamm, Jonas Hellborg, Tony Butler etc etc... ...but Victor has took the instrument furthest since Jaco imo!

[quote name='silddx' post='815364' date='Apr 22 2010, 07:35 PM']And show me a jazz musician who can write credible lyrics. It's all about feel, interpretation and context.[/quote] Show me a pop musician who can!

Me, I just enjoy having a new toy to play with every now and again! And if it sounds good, brilliant!

When you're as good as Matt Garrison, I'm sure we can forgive him for paying the rent!

[quote name='Sean' post='814029' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:18 PM']In most cases with Jap Fenders it's absolutely true.[/quote] +1 Japanese Fenders are usually the best! The best jazz bass I've ever played (in memory) was a red CIJ one, maple fretboard and EMG pickups at Howards Bass Place! And my brother's CIJ Yngwie Strat is the best Fender guitar I've ever played! Its a feckin incredible guitar.

Mark King - the man made some excellent chop heavy pop fusion, and made his band a pop success despite their limited singing talents! Really, Level 42 are just a keyboard player, a drummer and a bassist with excellent chops! He also has excellent taste in basses, excellent tone and he can groove much harder than Flea. Flea just never interested me really. In the end though, I like Mark but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[quote name='funkle' post='449789' date='Mar 30 2009, 07:09 PM']Jeff Berlin has contacted me about coming on to the boards here for a moderated chat, like he has done over on Talkbass. Would people be interested in this? Pete[/quote] I'm sure such an opportunity would be greatly welcomed. The Talkbass chats were fantastic, I'm a huge fan of Jeff's music so just getting to say hi was awesome!

[quote name='green' post='802520' date='Apr 11 2010, 12:35 PM']i guess i found another really bright bass: kubicki x-factor too bad those are so rare...[/quote] My Kubicki had a really bright sound, great for the Stuart Hamm stuff I was into at the time! However, my Status Stealth bass was much brighter that the Kubicki! The Kubicki was abit "thinner" sounding, but in an awesome way.

I only had my CVJ for a week or two before I sold it on, but I found it to be a good bass, and perfectly useable. I thought it was miles better than my VMJ fretless, which was also pretty decent!

I remember on Talkbass, the club thing got a bit excessive, up to the point where the joke "Club for people who hate clubs" threads were getting panned as "old hat". However, I was in the Spector club on Talkbass! Its been a while since I had a Spector though, but I still think about that bass. It was very, very good.

It's a shame, but I've always found Marcus a bit "middle of the road". Always making the same stuff, with the same sound...and I don't really rate his slap playing. I know a lot of people think he is the "be all and end all" of slap, but I'd rather listen to Mark King, Jonas Hellborg, Stuart Hamm etc etc... That said, I always thought Marcus' greatest talent was his fretless playing, which he doesn't do enough of!

I'm sorry to say, but that looks hideous. It just looks like a very badly abused Thumb that should sadly be skipped. You've been taken for a ride by the seller, which is also unfortunate. Personally, being a Thumb owner and addict myself, I'd just send it back and save up for a better one...

[quote name='arabassist' post='798221' date='Apr 7 2010, 12:11 AM']I wanted a clip of him playing (im sure the one i heard wasnt live) the whole thing, the videos here (such as the first one) are only small bits of it. Thanks though[/quote] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radio-Free-Albemuth-Stuart-Hamm/dp/B000003C58/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1270621383&sr=1-3"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radio-Free-Albemut...1383&sr=1-3[/url] There you go!

[quote name='WalMan' post='797477' date='Apr 6 2010, 01:10 PM']when I went on the local NHS surviving RA course one of the things they said was "diet makes no difference". I tend to differ with that slightly from the foregoing tale, and the fact that I know that orange juice plays havoc with my joints.[/quote] I would have to agree with this point. I am lucky not to have suffered any joint problems myself, but last year my dad was suffering with gout. His foot was bad and he couldn't run or cycle. Eating certain things made it much worse too, especially anything with a lot of citric acid in it!

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='797517' date='Apr 6 2010, 01:39 PM']I'm sure he is a good player, but talent is subjective at best. One man's meat is another man's gravy as they say [/quote] I could not agree more!

[quote name='Rich' post='797435' date='Apr 6 2010, 12:37 PM']Uh oh. I hope you're wearing your flameproof underpants. [/quote] I don't think they'll be necessary! I've not seen half the fanboy-ism for Les now that there was 10 or even 5 years ago! He is a talented bassist and very creative aswell, but the Casiopea players are fusion heavyweights, a field I just don't think Les has the talent to play in!

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='797402' date='Apr 6 2010, 12:13 PM']Hasn't Les Claypool been doing stuff like this since forever? [/quote] With half the talent, yes! This guy is a great player. I like the video on youtube where he shows you some of his bass collection. I'm sure it includes Warwick, Kubicki, Spector etc etc...very good taste!