Lord Sausage

On level of ability it would be bass, but if somehow i became amazing on the old joanna it would be that.

I hate how groove has just become a byword for funk. rock music grooves, funk does, jazz does latin etc. I think it's small minded to separate it. It's also ignorant to think you can only play one style.

Really!

Funk my Ass!

The White Stripes. Not a fan in particular but i would get paid for playing nothing!

I've had contact dermititis one my hands for the best part off five months. Now it's on my fingers and i'm trying to learn the Bass parts to RENT as i'm going on tour with it in two weeks. Fingers are splitting after a couple of hours playing, mega sore as all the skin peeling off too. Going to doctors on tues to ask for some hardcore steroids. Shitting myself a bit that they won't heal in time.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1365322711' post='2037904'] I have a huge interest in playing the 6 strings. But i've been playing guitar less than a year and bass over 2 years, so it's definitely not true that we are failed guitarists. It's only a true fool who would think that, as they clearly don't understand the important role drums and bass play in a band. As i said above, guitarist can do anything he likes, and it makes no difference, but bass and drums need to be ON IT! [/quote] I wouldn't say they can do as they like and it makes no difference, it makes a lot of difference. In Music, if done correctly, each part is off equal but different importance.

Mine is that most bass players always focus on the groove when listening to music, rather than the melody, structure harmony etc. it's always 'what a groove' and 'in the pocket' and all that. Now i like a good groove and like playing them but come on.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1364774417' post='2030833'] Ok, well we had just finished an improv, and there were obvious mistakes, none of us are pro players, and he said, among other things "Really well respected jazz players, when they make a mistake, they just repeat it and make it look like they meant to do it". That's it. [/quote]That's such a an over used cliche. Tho i have seen Steve Vai do it. But to say that all jazz is and define Jazz like that kinda defines ignorance.

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1364751981' post='2030425'] Fair enough that you like them! The first video made me so upset that I had to stop 22 seconds in, almost immediately I had to put on the original record to remind myself why no one should ever try to tap it out on a bass and why it is such a brilliant standalone Macca track (can't improve on a masterpiece, just IMO). The second I was pretty indifferent to, fair enough if people like it, it wasn't offensive but it is times like that I would personally reach for a guitar as I don't bass fills the role even half as well. [/quote]this!

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1364417184' post='2026290'] This is pretty cool [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FHXNN7daO4&playnext=1&list=PLFC461BC88FEC7BE0&feature=results_video[/media] Or a more conventional ensemble piece [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhpF8wOARc[/media] [/quote]Marching Powder is a great track. Great album actually, i loved savannah woman

I'd just like to say there is much more to music than groove as well as virtuosity. I'd also like to say there is a lot of virtuosity in Mozart's and Stravinsky's music which has lots of Musical Beauty.

[sub]Submission 2[/sub] For creating his own unique soundworld, whilst creating great songs.This, for me, is sublime music and musicianship. [media]http://youtu.be/xWIKQMBBTtk[/media] Far removed from the first example

Not much mention of Jaco around here! Is he Passe !

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1363635685' post='2015123'] I totally get what you are saying. I think it's about doing what's right for the song, whatever the song is, but doing it with real attitude. If you only like bass doing a simple groove that's perfectly fine. I don't like a lot of the virtuosos I've heard because of what I see as a failing in their ability to transcend their exercises. Even players Hadrien Feraud and Jimmy Haslip seem to sound like they are doing exercises, ultrafast descending scale runs in fours and stuff like that seems prevalent in so much of what they play, the same little chords they use, they way they 'take it down' with the quiet little nippy notes, and so many of these players sound like that. But when I listen to Scott Thunes or Tom Fowler, their lines are just so much more harmonically interesting, there's real harmonic and melodic depth in their lines, and they are played with fire, real energy. But then they had superb compositions to work with. I mean, where have the composition skills gone? All the new virtuoso chops jazz sounds much the same, same old progressions but nothing inspiring. And what's with all these daft effects they're using now, these comical dub step and auto wah sounds that seem so popular with so many virtuosos. I know I sound really prejudiced but I honestly think most of the new breed of virtuosos sound dull, boring, sparkless, and often the same as each other, all the old transcribed jazz trumpet runs on bass. [/quote] yeah i totally agree, I feel like that about most players, it's just like the guitar shredders now, but on bass. That's not to say a shred doesn't have it's place. It just needs fire and not to be done all the time.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1363523111' post='2013559'] 2 great bass players on the same track; Meshell NdegeOcello and david Dyson. Show me something funkier than this! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OiBzYckcYI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OiBzYckcYI[/url] [/quote]here you go http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ixv82FFRbNc

Has anyone mentioned the large haired one? http://youtu.be/vl9OKddQBRg

for the record i have no problem with clayton it's just he gets a hard time round here! I'm still waitin for someone to say it tho!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1363437988' post='2012682'] What, Wooten? [/quote] No, Adam Clayton

Is no-one gonna say it?

nice one

[quote name='didle' timestamp='1363303658' post='2011471'] Thanks Lord! When I watch it back now it's not as good as I thought it was at the time and you're 100% right about the timing. Cheers, Doug [/quote]yeah but ya lovin it tho whilst ya play in which is the most important thing. Checked your gear. A big duff fan then? He's the reason I started playing.

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1363255737' post='2010425'] Think I need to try out a CIJ Jazz. EAD, [/quote] That's what i have

[quote name='JwK94' timestamp='1363212656' post='2010019'] Definitely try a fretless or two before committing any real money. I have a fretless Fender CIJ Jazz and I absolutely love it! They go for around £450 or less on here Edit: Also, heard nothing but good things about the Squier VMJ Fretless [/quote]Me too (CIJ) it's class

I'm in atherton if ya want a go on one of mine.