Vibrating G String Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' post='1304808' date='Jul 15 2011, 07:18 AM']He uses a Tobias on the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe live DVD too.[/quote] I need to check that out, I heard he only had a few days notice for that gig which he spent writing out all the parts. As much of a douchebag as he can be I think it's hard to argue he is also extremely skilled and knowledgable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1306361' date='Jul 17 2011, 01:26 AM']I need to check that out, I heard he only had a few days notice for that gig which he spent writing out all the parts.[/quote] He had two days notice. He wrote charts out for all the songs apart from "Close to the edge", which he apparently knew already. It's a great DVD - some really good versions of old Yes stuff, and the ABWH material is great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1301293' date='Jul 12 2011, 04:56 PM']Jeff Berlin... is that the fella that's got Spit the Dog?[/quote] HAhahaa... man, that's made my day!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Has he been doing meth recently?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Jeff Berlin gets a free pass for life for writing 'Take My Breath Away'. I couldn't be bothered going through 7 pages to check if that joke had been made yet so apologies if it has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 "the tone was copyrighted when Jaco first presented it". Hmmm.. someone should dig rick danko up and tell him the fretless he played with The Band wasn't a fretless after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 [quote name='Bilbo' post='1303241' date='Jul 14 2011, 09:50 AM']Fretless bass is just like fretted bass but without the stabilisers.[/quote] Fretted: Lined fretless: Unlined fretless with side dots: Unlined and no side dots fretless: I'd like to see Berlin on the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Herman Munster doing Baldrick's famous "slug balancing act" on a unicycle - where do I sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficelles Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1307139' date='Jul 17 2011, 10:05 PM']Unlined and no side dots fretless: I'd like to see Berlin on the last one.[/quote] The best ever guy I saw on one of these was a support act for Kevin Bloody Wilson at the Hexagon in Reading some time in the 90s... forget his name but he was an American comic telling the bluest jokes you can imagine while not only riding a unicycle but at the same time juggling an axe, an egg, and a giant dildo. Had to be seen to be believed. ficelles Edited July 18, 2011 by ficelles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbluestew Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think I know Jeffs problem. In a recent interview I read he claims to travel the world with only his one Dean custom bass. He is obviously skint and can't afford a nice Fender custom shop Jaco thingy and he' in a great big cream puff !!! For the record I simply don't believe that a bass player would do world yours with only one bass - what happened if it broke / got lost / got stolen. ??? Why even Adam Clayton has 62 basses per show and he's not even a bass player !! The last bit was for comic effect only before I get flamed by U2 fans. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sometimes I think that Jeff just says stuff to annoy people on bass forums and to keep his name out there. Good for him. I'm glad he is comfortable enough in his own skin to bluntly give his opinions to the world. It doesn't mean I have to agree, care or resist the urge to laugh out loud. I understand at the time he was coming through, to play a fretless bass would probably scream 'Jaco clone'. So in his strange way, and in his chosen genre of music, he has a point. Really though, I just don't think that a fretless has any more of an built in tone than a 'fretted Fender Jazz-type bass being played fingerstyle, with the back pickup soloed, with the eq run flat, apart from a bump in the mids'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 [quote name='ficelles' post='1307373' date='Jul 18 2011, 02:34 AM']The best ever guy I saw on one of these was a support act for Kevin Bloody Wilson at the Hexagon in Reading some time in the 90s... forget his name but he was an American comic telling the bluest jokes you can imagine while not only riding a unicycle but at the same time juggling an axe, an egg, and a giant dildo. Had to be seen to be believed. ficelles[/quote] He was juggling an axe, an egg AND Jeff Berlin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 The originator of the 'Cliche' but with heart & soul. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Burn them! BURN THEM ALL! Every last bloody.. oh. Wrong forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 [quote name='steve-bbb' post='1305476' date='Jul 16 2011, 08:59 AM']here here - jaco was an all round player and musician - jb's musical brain seems to my ears to be predominantly and overhelmingly focussed on his right hand technique - when his left hand gets as good as his right we should be in for some musical treats -[/quote] Have you ever watched his left hand? His right hand technique is superb, but his left hand technique is as good as it gets. Now, if he could move away from the bass led fuzak and start writing emsemble fusion songs again he'd be onto a winner. He's an amazing bassist but it doesn't need to be front and centre all day long. He needs to do some fusion trio stuff with Frank Gambale and a great drummer like Jeff Sipe to get him back to basics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 [quote name='Chris2112' post='1311915' date='Jul 21 2011, 07:14 PM']Have you ever watched his left hand? His right hand technique is superb, but his left hand technique is as good as it gets. Now, if he could move away from the bass led fuzak and start writing emsemble fusion songs again he'd be onto a winner. He's an amazing bassist but it doesn't need to be front and centre all day long. He needs to do some fusion trio stuff with Frank Gambale and a great drummer like Jeff Sipe to get him back to basics.[/quote] Frank Gambale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 [quote name='silddx' post='1311923' date='Jul 21 2011, 07:19 PM'] Frank Gambale [/quote] JB could pick up a few tips about sartorial elegance from Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Truckstop Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I was thinking, we should totally start a Basschat moustache club! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 [quote name='paul_5' post='1307261' date='Jul 17 2011, 11:24 PM']Herman Munster doing Baldrick's famous "slug balancing act" on a unicycle - where do I sign?[/quote] It was worth reading this thread just for the Amy Pond avatar. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 fretless-smooth-welcome to jizz club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Chop builder!!!??? What a mullet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Chop builder!!!??? What a mullet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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