The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[Drago]

A nice simple bass line founded on the root note of each chord would slip in nicely there.

 

[Drago]

The danish oil is going on nicely on my jazz bass body.

 

[burndust]

You've got GAS, gear acquisition syndrome! There's no cure. Like bikes!

indeed i don't play as much as i used to but been gassing for one of those sire basses for a while, cant justify it though

 

[Drago]

After much agonising I've ordered a cream pickguard for my jazz bass project.

 

[Drago]

Fitted two wall hangers for my bass and the JB I'm currently building.

 

[Drago]

Hours practice today as usual. Had 3 or 4 goes at Sultans of Swing. John Illsley is an infernally difficult bassist to emulate.

 

[DCBassman]

Hours practice today as usual. Had 3 or 4 goes at Sultans of Swing. John Illsley is an infernally difficult bassist to emulate.

Yup, nothing complex, just quite a unique style.
Similarly, listen to early James Taylor to hear the smooth, sometimes surprising lines of Leland Sklar. Does great stuff live with Phil Collins and Toto, and, to top it off, is a really nice guy.

 

[DCBassman]

Check out Phil Collins Behind the Lines live 1985 on Youtube. Cracking bass from Lee Sklar, and, as usual, outstanding facial hair.

 

[Drago]

A few more days to harden then I'll rub down and polish. Scratchplate due to arrive tomorrow, which is jolly exciting.

It is all evenly coloured, just the flash highlighted one corner and made it appear lighter.

 

[Drago]

A bit of elbow grease...

 

[Drago]

Welcome to Jazz club. Nice.

 

[DCBassman]

Me and Lee! Just found this pic, taken at the South Devon Arts Centre in Totnes in early 2015. Despite the name, it's a shed on an industrial estate...

The gig was on a Judith Owen tour, and was probably the least salubrious venue any of them had played in decades!

 

[Drago]

Going for Entwisle pickups on the Jazz build. General feeling is that they're exemplary performers for a bargain price, and you need so spend Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio money to really better them.

 

[Drago]

 

[Drago]

Wilkinson Tuners. Cheap, nicely finisjed, very little slop in the gears. What's not to like?