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Still here! Living in Da Bronx, paying the rent (as I have been doing for quite a while) with medical IT, but still playing quite a bit, Jazz sessions, a few gigs per month, and getting back into more R&B with some like-minded friends. I'll retire when I drop dead. I still have the 100-year-old no-name 7/8 string bass I got from my teacher John Neves in Boston back in 1973, two Fodera AJ basses, and have just treated myself to a MIJ '62 reissue Jazz Bass that I absolutely love. After playing boutique stuff for a while I have realized just how much I liked my old Fenders, and I'm back, baby! For amps, I have:
- Alembic F-2B, Sarno Octal V-8, and Wayne Jones preamps with Crown XLS power amps
- an ancient Walter Woods 1200 watt head
- Wayne Jones integrated amp
...played through 1 or 2 Acme Low B-2s, and an Acoustic Image Clarus SL-2 head and Doubleshot cab for string bass.
Rick Strong
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t harms <tedm...@yahoo.com>: Nov 20 08:45PM
In this TBL revival, I've seen the Jack Casady bass mentioned a few times and would like to hear people's rational is for using one.
My local music store had one for a while and wish I had asked if I could take it home for a few days as it's not there any more. When I asked about it, the one staff said 'that bass just wouldn't sell...'
ted
Summer's ready when you are. Kim Deal
Jack Read <jackr...@gmail.com>: Nov 20 05:00PM -0500
Coincidentally, I just found this.
Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com>: Nov 20 02:19PM -0800
My Casady is from the 1st or 2nd year of production. I don't believe
they've changed over the years except finish offerings. It's not a Fender
and takes a bit of getting used to. For me dialing the low end back on my
amp really brought it into focus.
It records very nicely direct for me.
The lower setting on the Variatone is clean, with middle kinda Fenderish,
and highest rather peaked good for triggering OD.
Personally, I like fresh SS round wounds although I read many folks use
flats or tape wounds. The long scale is a desirable feature for me.
Mine came with a case but these days I see the case being sold separately.
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"Dave O'Heare" <dave....@gmail.com>: Nov 20 05:36PM -0500
I have one that I haven't played enough to bond with. I bought it as a
husk, no electronics or hardware. I put a DarkStar pickup in it and a
ToneStyler tone control, and ended up with a monster. It's very aimed at
the treble frequencies; it's just about the polar opposite of an EB-2. I'm
going to have to haul it out and see what I can do with it...
Dave O'Heare
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Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com>: Nov 20 03:49PM -0700
Wow! That’s in great shape. Mine is in tatters.
Geoff Sprung <geoff....@gmail.com>: Nov 20 04:50PM -0600
I've had one for 15ish years. She was my main gigging bass for a little
and then I switched back to fenders. Once it was off the road, I put
tapewounds on it and it sounds great in the studio. They're really fun
basses.
bassaholic5 <bassa...@comcast.net>: Nov 20 04:36PM -0700
I have no idea where mine went.Sent from my Galaxy
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Dan Knowlton <dpkno...@yahoo.com>: Nov 20 11:44PM
I recently bought a Lakland 30 and it sounds great. I just am having a hard time getting used to a 4 string after playing 5’s for over 20 years. I’m getting ready to go cull my basses.
On Sunday, November 20, 2022, 05:37:14 PM EST, Dave O'Heare <dave....@gmail.com> wrote:
I have one that I haven't played enough to bond with. I bought it as a husk, no electronics or hardware. I put a DarkStar pickup in it and a ToneStyler tone control, and ended up with a monster. It's very aimed at the treble frequencies; it's just about the polar opposite of an EB-2. I'm going to have to haul it out and see what I can do with it...
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On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 5:19 PM Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com> wrote:
My Casady is from the 1st or 2nd year of production. I don't believe they've changed over the years except finish offerings. It's not a Fender and takes a bit of getting used to. For me dialing the low end back on my amp really brought it into focus. It records very nicely direct for me.
The lower setting on the Variatone is clean, with middle kinda Fenderish, and highest rather peaked good for triggering OD. Personally, I like fresh SS round wounds although I read many folks use flats or tape wounds. The long scale is a desirable feature for me. Mine came with a case but these days I see the case being sold separately.
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In this TBL revival, I've seen the Jack Casady bass mentioned a few times and would like to hear people's rational is for using one.
My local music store had one for a while and wish I had asked if I could take it home for a few days as it's not there any more. When I asked about it, the one staff said 'that bass just wouldn't sell...'
ted
Summer's ready when you are. Kim Deal
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Robert Ziegler <ziggy...@gmail.com>: Nov 20 07:55PM -0500
I have one and I think it is nice. I was on a hollow body kick for a
while. Bought a bunch of different Gretsch, vintage, and other basses.
I wouldn't buy a hollow body (HB) unless it had some resonance or volume
unplugged. Many of them don't. The JC bass does have some - though not
the loudest of the pack, but it is nicely tuned and not real "Plonky".
It is also feedback resistant - something that you really need in an HB.
It has a nice aggressive sound if you need it - but you can also lay it
back.
A very playable long scale neck - a lot of the HB basses are short scale.
What finally got me to get it was the limited edition silver burst. I
always wanted a silver burst bass. The bass is beautiful and glowed under
the lights. When on stage and in the stand - people kept asking me to play
the "Fiddle Bass". :-)
The build quality is also very good.
You do need to order the case seperately. Epiphone makes a very nice
hardsheel case with a plush interior for it.
The only reason I don't use it is that I am a 5 string player. For that I
do have a Washburn AB-95 that I think is of insane quality.
By the way - Jack does use this bass onstage. It is nice when the players
actually use their "Signature Bass".
- Ziggy -
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Robert Ziegler <ziggy...@gmail.com>: Nov 20 07:57PM -0500
We need a reissue!
<ellis_...@yahoo.com>: Nov 20 09:52AM -0500
Still here! In Raleigh, NC, USA. Retired from my day job so more time to play music. Play a fretted Tobias 5-string in one band and a fretless P-bass in an acoustic trio. Still got my old Markbass combo.
Kids are grown so I’ve lost my roadies – ha ha.
All the best!
-Ellis
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"Robert Ziegler (Ziggy)" <ziggy...@gmail.com <mailto:ziggy...@gmail.com> >: Nov 19 08:36AM -0800
Greetings!
It has been a while since our last conversations. Sometimes we would
really get some topics going. It has been a long time since this was a
Geddy Lee listserv.
I was just wondering how many of us are still monitoring this group and
what we are up to.
Personally, I am still gigging - about 3x a month. Currently in a band
called "Vanishing Point". FB has us as "Vanishing Point of Central PA"
since there is an Australian Speed Metal band with the same name. Like
many of us during the pandemic I rediscovered home recording. I went the
PreSonus route and head up their Studio One Pennsylvania Meetup. I haven't
retired yet - not with a 15 year old son who hasn't gone to college yet
:-).
Yup - still carrying around vintage Acoustic Control equipment. A 370 head
and the 406 2x15 bottom.
So - who else is out there?
Best
- Ziggy -
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com <mailto:ed...@indra.com> >: Nov 19 12:11PM -0700
I’m still here!
In 2009, I got off the road (last touring band was Great American Taxi, featuring Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon. We were doing about 150 shows a year on the road) and decided, for some reason, to go to law school. Within 2 days, I got recruited by Colorado Grateful Dead tribute band, Shakedown Street. The band was formed in 1987, but no one in it now is a founding member and I think it’s a much better band. We play about 3-6 times a month and have done some really fun shows. Last summer, we played at the Levitt Pavilion in Denver and drew over 10,000 people. Also, the Denver sports teams jumped on the Grateful Dead night theme, so, on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead themselves, we got the gig. We play the Ball Arena about 4 or 5 times a year, for the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Colorado Mammoths lacrosse team.
I usually use a ’67 Starfire bass with Alembic Series II electronics and hardware into a Groove Tubes Studio Bass Preamp>Quilter Bass Block for power> Mike Arnopol MAS 210 Flex speaker. Or, instead of the last two, sometimes a ’67 Showman and ’67 Sunn 200S.
Last night, I played with the Last Waltz Revisited at the Boulder Theater and am looking forward to next Wednesday night at the Fillmore in Denver. That was with a brand new Squier Jazz bass. I hadn’t played a Fender style in 40 years and this one has been really fun.
Since about 2005, I have done a lot of location recording and it stepped up around 2010. I found myself as the go to guy for small jazz and Brazilian shows. Just last week I did front of house and recorded Ian Coury, a Brazilian virtuoso bandolim player. I’ve also become a beta tester for Metric Halo, a company that makes audio software and hardware, including some really amazing interfaces.
And, I’ve been practicing as a criminal defense and immigration attorney and have managed to keep a number of people from being deported as well as assisting with green cards and citizenship.
On top of all that, a month after I graduated from law school in 2012, we had our first child after being together for 21 years. Xander is an amazing, creative, brilliant, loving, and compassionate 10 year who adores music (mostly modern hip hop) and is an excellent beat boxer.
So, that’s the last 15 years or so in a nutshell.
Edwin
Geoff Sprung <geoff....@gmail.com <mailto:geoff....@gmail.com> >: Nov 19 12:09PM -0800
I heard about the group while buying a bass from someone over 20 years ago
in northern Virginia. I still have that bass and I still watch for TBL
emails!
I think I’m a member of the Facebook group, but I don’t know the last time
I’ve logged on.
Since I joined the group, I’ve gone from being in a Virginia based band, to
a hired touring player in nashville, to a stay at home dad, to being a
member of the country band Old Dominion.
I’ve always appreciated how diverse the group is and how respectful we all
are.
It’s also the way I ended up connecting in person with a fellow nashville
player who has become a dear friend of mine!
"er...@habbinga.com <mailto:er...@habbinga.com> " <erikha...@gmail.com <mailto:erikha...@gmail.com> >: Nov 19 05:41PM -0700
I’m still around, and even ran into Edwin at a Stanley Clarke / Victor
Wooten show in Boulder in, *checks notes*, 2011. I’m exclusively playing
upright bass these days in various community orchestras in Northern
Colorado.
Edwin, if you see Chadzilla Johnson at the Denver Fillmore last waltz show,
please say hello for me.
Erik
t harms <tedm...@yahoo.com <mailto:tedm...@yahoo.com> >: Nov 19 07:47PM -0500
I’m still here.
At present, my musical outlet is a group that I lead a group - the VOC Silent Film Harmonic - that accompanies silent films with mostly improvised music.
We accompany three movies/year which we play at three venues in SW Ontario - Kitchener/Waterloo (our home venue), Hamilton, and Ottawa.
The movie dictates what bass I’m playing: upright (Chinese-factory plywood), acoustic (Epiphone El Capitane) or electric (Fender Jazz).
Usually running about 6-8 effect pedals to get the right mood/atmosphere.
We’ve been amp-free for a while now - not running in-ear monitors, just regular wedges - and it’s been so nice to not lug an amp. In fact, I just sold my Traynor YBA-1A & 15” Ampeg cab b/c I don’t need it…
Ted Harms
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com <mailto:ed...@indra.com> >: Nov 19 05:47PM -0700
I sure will!
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com <mailto:ed...@indra.com> >: Nov 19 05:48PM -0700
That sounds like a lot of fun!
Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com <mailto:life...@gmail.com> >: Nov 19 05:28PM -0800
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group.
My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my
bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects.
Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's
usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3.
Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit.
Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48
years.
These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a
Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!
Toby Gray
Http://HighwayBuddha.com
Dave O'Heare <dave....@gmail.com <mailto:dave....@gmail.com> >: Nov 19 06:35PM -0800
Hi.
I'm still here LONG after the days of bang(!)-style emails and trying to
figure out how to buy a bass from someone in a whole other country. I do
miss the daily-or-so messages from a gang of mostly-well-spoken folks.
I haven't played much of anything since my best friend, who was a major
cheerleader for me, died suddenly.
I *am* however still involved with music and events; I've been mostly a FOH
sound guy for the past bunch of years.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:28:41 PM UTC-5 Toby Gray wrote:
Mrhomn333 <mrho...@aol.com <mailto:mrho...@aol.com> >: Nov 20 05:18AM
Hi Dave,
I'm still here, still lurking, still relatively unknown. I watch the FB group too.
How are your hands, better, I hope? Did you buy a bass uke or Ashbory or something else for ease-of-playing, when we were swapping emails or later? Nice to hear from you Toby & Ted too!
I perform with 2 to 4 other bassists in a 50 - 70 musician community orchestra in San Diego. We'll put on 6 to 9 concerts per year, next has Finzi, Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, Bizet & Herold, in December. A 1940 Kay gets most of my attention for that. I sometimes work on other songs for my own attention only on an acoustic-only Regal Resonator Bass. My electrics, Yamaha BB350F, Jack Casady, P-bass, others, have been gathering a regrettable load of dust but I won't sell any of them or my amps. Yet.
All the best,Mike Murphy
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I'm still here LONG after the days of bang(!)-style emails and trying to figure out how to buy a bass from someone in a whole other country. I do miss the daily-or-so messages from a gang of mostly-well-spoken folks.
I haven't played much of anything since my best friend, who was a major cheerleader for me, died suddenly.
I *am* however still involved with music and events; I've been mostly a FOH sound guy for the past bunch of years.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:28:41 PM UTC-5 Toby Gray wrote:
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group. My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects. Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3. Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit. Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48 years. These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!Toby GrayHttp://HighwayBuddha.com
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That sounds like a lot of fun!
> Ted Harms
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"Dave O'Heare" <dave....@gmail.com <mailto:dave....@gmail.com> >: Nov 20 12:47AM -0500
Mike Murphy!
I did luck into a Kala solid-body bass uke a while back, and I'm a
believer; I bought a salesman's demo asia-made 4-string, and liked it
enough that I traded up to a USA-made 5-string fretted solidbody. The
Fender 5-string also helped a lot; being able to go up 5 frets eased my
left hand, going to the uke bass sounds fine and feels almost like
cheating.
I've also discovered the joy of short-scale basses. I was able to get a
deal on an Ibanez semi-hollow short-scale 5er (what an odd series of words
to use to describe a bass) a few years ago, and it's surprisingly good.
Dave O'Heare
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Dan Knowlton <dpkno...@yahoo.com <mailto:dpkno...@yahoo.com> >: Nov 20 06:11AM
I'm still around but am active on Talkbass and play at churches. Last weekend was bass game and this and next weekend I'm on drums. I have a weekend off and then two weekends on bass - pretty much my usual schedule.
Gear comes and it goes and I have aDevon 5'er being built. I lovel my Devon J5 and this one will be a P/MM with the MM pickup moved next to the P. Check out three videos of the bass Nordstrand built for Dan Lutz.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 08:28:42 PM EST, Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com <mailto:life...@gmail.com> > wrote:
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group. My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects. Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3. Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit. Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48 years. These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!Toby GrayHttp://HighwayBuddha.com
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That sounds like a lot of fun!
> Ted Harms
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Still here after all these years.
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"Brian B. Egan" <brian...@claritycorvallis.com>: Nov 20 05:52PM
I’m here. Just doing casuals, and awaiting rotator cuff surgery in January that will give me plenty of time to go back and bone up on music theory without touching an instrument!
Brian, Corvallis OR
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"Robert Ziegler (Ziggy)" <ziggy...@gmail.com>: Nov 19 08:36AM -0800
Greetings!
It has been a while since our last conversations. Sometimes we would
really get some topics going. It has been a long time since this was a
Geddy Lee listserv.
I was just wondering how many of us are still monitoring this group and
what we are up to.
Personally, I am still gigging - about 3x a month. Currently in a band
called "Vanishing Point". FB has us as "Vanishing Point of Central PA"
since there is an Australian Speed Metal band with the same name. Like
many of us during the pandemic I rediscovered home recording. I went the
PreSonus route and head up their Studio One Pennsylvania Meetup. I haven't
retired yet - not with a 15 year old son who hasn't gone to college yet
:-).
Yup - still carrying around vintage Acoustic Control equipment. A 370 head
and the 406 2x15 bottom.
So - who else is out there?
Best
- Ziggy -
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com>: Nov 19 12:11PM -0700
I’m still here!
In 2009, I got off the road (last touring band was Great American Taxi, featuring Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon. We were doing about 150 shows a year on the road) and decided, for some reason, to go to law school. Within 2 days, I got recruited by Colorado Grateful Dead tribute band, Shakedown Street. The band was formed in 1987, but no one in it now is a founding member and I think it’s a much better band. We play about 3-6 times a month and have done some really fun shows. Last summer, we played at the Levitt Pavilion in Denver and drew over 10,000 people. Also, the Denver sports teams jumped on the Grateful Dead night theme, so, on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead themselves, we got the gig. We play the Ball Arena about 4 or 5 times a year, for the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Colorado Mammoths lacrosse team.
I usually use a ’67 Starfire bass with Alembic Series II electronics and hardware into a Groove Tubes Studio Bass Preamp>Quilter Bass Block for power> Mike Arnopol MAS 210 Flex speaker. Or, instead of the last two, sometimes a ’67 Showman and ’67 Sunn 200S.
Last night, I played with the Last Waltz Revisited at the Boulder Theater and am looking forward to next Wednesday night at the Fillmore in Denver. That was with a brand new Squier Jazz bass. I hadn’t played a Fender style in 40 years and this one has been really fun.
Since about 2005, I have done a lot of location recording and it stepped up around 2010. I found myself as the go to guy for small jazz and Brazilian shows. Just last week I did front of house and recorded Ian Coury, a Brazilian virtuoso bandolim player. I’ve also become a beta tester for Metric Halo, a company that makes audio software and hardware, including some really amazing interfaces.
And, I’ve been practicing as a criminal defense and immigration attorney and have managed to keep a number of people from being deported as well as assisting with green cards and citizenship.
On top of all that, a month after I graduated from law school in 2012, we had our first child after being together for 21 years. Xander is an amazing, creative, brilliant, loving, and compassionate 10 year who adores music (mostly modern hip hop) and is an excellent beat boxer.
So, that’s the last 15 years or so in a nutshell.
Edwin
Geoff Sprung <geoff....@gmail.com>: Nov 19 12:09PM -0800
I heard about the group while buying a bass from someone over 20 years ago
in northern Virginia. I still have that bass and I still watch for TBL
emails!
I think I’m a member of the Facebook group, but I don’t know the last time
I’ve logged on.
Since I joined the group, I’ve gone from being in a Virginia based band, to
a hired touring player in nashville, to a stay at home dad, to being a
member of the country band Old Dominion.
I’ve always appreciated how diverse the group is and how respectful we all
are.
It’s also the way I ended up connecting in person with a fellow nashville
player who has become a dear friend of mine!
"er...@habbinga.com" <erikha...@gmail.com>: Nov 19 05:41PM -0700
I’m still around, and even ran into Edwin at a Stanley Clarke / Victor
Wooten show in Boulder in, *checks notes*, 2011. I’m exclusively playing
upright bass these days in various community orchestras in Northern
Colorado.
Edwin, if you see Chadzilla Johnson at the Denver Fillmore last waltz show,
please say hello for me.
Erik
t harms <tedm...@yahoo.com>: Nov 19 07:47PM -0500
I’m still here.
At present, my musical outlet is a group that I lead a group - the VOC Silent Film Harmonic - that accompanies silent films with mostly improvised music.
We accompany three movies/year which we play at three venues in SW Ontario - Kitchener/Waterloo (our home venue), Hamilton, and Ottawa.
The movie dictates what bass I’m playing: upright (Chinese-factory plywood), acoustic (Epiphone El Capitane) or electric (Fender Jazz).
Usually running about 6-8 effect pedals to get the right mood/atmosphere.
We’ve been amp-free for a while now - not running in-ear monitors, just regular wedges - and it’s been so nice to not lug an amp. In fact, I just sold my Traynor YBA-1A & 15” Ampeg cab b/c I don’t need it…
Ted Harms
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com>: Nov 19 05:47PM -0700
I sure will!
Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com>: Nov 19 05:48PM -0700
That sounds like a lot of fun!
Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com>: Nov 19 05:28PM -0800
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group.
My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my
bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects.
Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's
usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3.
Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit.
Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48
years.
These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a
Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!
Toby Gray
Http://HighwayBuddha.com
Dave O'Heare <dave....@gmail.com>: Nov 19 06:35PM -0800
Hi.
I'm still here LONG after the days of bang(!)-style emails and trying to
figure out how to buy a bass from someone in a whole other country. I do
miss the daily-or-so messages from a gang of mostly-well-spoken folks.
I haven't played much of anything since my best friend, who was a major
cheerleader for me, died suddenly.
I *am* however still involved with music and events; I've been mostly a FOH
sound guy for the past bunch of years.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:28:41 PM UTC-5 Toby Gray wrote:
Mrhomn333 <mrho...@aol.com>: Nov 20 05:18AM
Hi Dave,
I'm still here, still lurking, still relatively unknown. I watch the FB group too.
How are your hands, better, I hope? Did you buy a bass uke or Ashbory or something else for ease-of-playing, when we were swapping emails or later? Nice to hear from you Toby & Ted too!
I perform with 2 to 4 other bassists in a 50 - 70 musician community orchestra in San Diego. We'll put on 6 to 9 concerts per year, next has Finzi, Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, Bizet & Herold, in December. A 1940 Kay gets most of my attention for that. I sometimes work on other songs for my own attention only on an acoustic-only Regal Resonator Bass. My electrics, Yamaha BB350F, Jack Casady, P-bass, others, have been gathering a regrettable load of dust but I won't sell any of them or my amps. Yet.
All the best,Mike Murphy
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Hi.
I'm still here LONG after the days of bang(!)-style emails and trying to figure out how to buy a bass from someone in a whole other country. I do miss the daily-or-so messages from a gang of mostly-well-spoken folks.
I haven't played much of anything since my best friend, who was a major cheerleader for me, died suddenly.
I *am* however still involved with music and events; I've been mostly a FOH sound guy for the past bunch of years.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:28:41 PM UTC-5 Toby Gray wrote:
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group. My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects. Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3. Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit. Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48 years. These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!Toby GrayHttp://HighwayBuddha.com
On Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 4:48 PM Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com> wrote:
That sounds like a lot of fun!
> Ted Harms
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"Dave O'Heare" <dave....@gmail.com>: Nov 20 12:47AM -0500
Mike Murphy!
I did luck into a Kala solid-body bass uke a while back, and I'm a
believer; I bought a salesman's demo asia-made 4-string, and liked it
enough that I traded up to a USA-made 5-string fretted solidbody. The
Fender 5-string also helped a lot; being able to go up 5 frets eased my
left hand, going to the uke bass sounds fine and feels almost like
cheating.
I've also discovered the joy of short-scale basses. I was able to get a
deal on an Ibanez semi-hollow short-scale 5er (what an odd series of words
to use to describe a bass) a few years ago, and it's surprisingly good.
Dave O'Heare
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Dan Knowlton <dpkno...@yahoo.com>: Nov 20 06:11AM
I'm still around but am active on Talkbass and play at churches. Last weekend was bass game and this and next weekend I'm on drums. I have a weekend off and then two weekends on bass - pretty much my usual schedule.
Gear comes and it goes and I have aDevon 5'er being built. I lovel my Devon J5 and this one will be a P/MM with the MM pickup moved next to the P. Check out three videos of the bass Nordstrand built for Dan Lutz.
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 08:28:42 PM EST, Toby Gray <life...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm still on the list but use the Facebook Group. My main touring concert group (It's A Beautiful Day) has retired thusly my bass playing has been regulated to recording tracks for various projects. Still have my Eden, TC, and SWR Baby Blue amp rigs. When I do play, it's usually with my Jack Casady or Warmoth Jazz. FX ended up being a Zoom B3. Nice all in one compact FX, tuner, and DI unit. Sold my American Standard upright bass about 3 years ago. I'd had it for 48 years. These daze local gigging on electric and acoustic guitar doing solo and a Rock combo.
Happy Holidays and Peace to Everyone!Toby GrayHttp://HighwayBuddha.com
On Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 4:48 PM Edwin Hurwitz <ed...@indra.com> wrote:
That sounds like a lot of fun!
> Ted Harms
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Mrhomn333 <mrho...@aol.com>: Nov 20 06:35AM
One of my favorite bassists, Percy Jones, went from a customized p-bass to Wals to Ibanez 5s, and he don't play no junk. And I heard the bassist for the Tiger Lillies, Adrian Stout, playing an amped bass uke and was very impressed with its sound, although limited range. I don't remember if I've ever heard an Ashbory other than Youtube demos. Never thought about
Enossified Ossified <mudb...@gmail.com>: Nov 20 11:48AM -0500
Still here if not posting very often (as in almost never ;) ).
Playing upright regularly in one blues band, straight up 1950s Chess style.
Playing bass guitar in a funk band with female vocals that does a few originals and some blues covers as well, less often a band with some long time (like 40 years) friends doing a mishmash of rock, country and folk music just for fun not profit.
Been picking up a lot of sub work on bass guitar in another blues band that actually pays better than my “real” bands, go figure.
After 30 years when upright gigs dominated my calendar, it’s swinging back to bass guitar gigs.
Overall, things are a lot slower than it was 20 years ago when I was out 4 nights a week which is really good for a part-timer! At 68, I’m expecting things to continue to slow down. I’m just not sure when I’m going to hang it up.
I've had three hand injuries in the last few years from bicycle crashes that made it harder to play bass and made regular guitar chording impossible, looking into playing slide as an alternative. I’ve mainly switched to 5-string bass guitar because playing on the upper frets reduces the stretching I need to make. After cycling since childhood, I may have to give it up and find something else to keep myself fit. No arthritis yet, thank goodness.
The gigging scene has changed a lot over the years here in the Boston.New England area. A lot of venues have closed, particularly since 2020 locked everything down. Like most places in USA, pay hasn’t gone up one cent since the 1980s and tip jars are now commonplace…the best paying gigs are where the tips are about four times what the venue pays the bands, like $400 in tips and only $100 from the bar. The biggest surprise (for me) is the amount of work that’s opened up at craft breweries and farmers markets (mostly acoustic gigs at the latter). The breweries pay about double what bars pay and the hours are good for an old geezer like me. I’ve also done a lot of park gazebo gigs the last two summers and they also can play pretty good.
After all this pandemic crap, I’m realizing I need to tell the people that are dear to me how I feel about them while we’re all still here. I’ve been telling all the bandmates that I haven’t seen for two years how much I feel blessed being able to play with them again. I want to tell the rest of you TBL veterans that I always appreciated our conversations.
— Brian Rost
Dave <dhick...@comcast.net>: Nov 20 06:48AM -0800
Still here. Retired, not playing much, but still practicing. I read the
FB group, and I guess this one. I always enjoy hearing everyone's
adventures. I feel like I know you folks pretty well. Be well!
Dave Hickernell
"Wayne Renardson" <wayne.r...@comcast.net>: Nov 20 09:30AM -0600
YO~~~~~~~~~~~~TBL:
I have not posted after reducing my bass playing by selling on TBL my
G&L 2000 to Bob Frost of Kailua, HI and then my Turner Fretless FL4
to Tim Sarter of Petaluma, Ca (wish I still had it haha).
Currently playing jazz with a trio on a fretless Fender Jazz that I
really enjoy. Read TBL on FB and thank Steve M. for his thankless
years moderating the service.
Shout out to my pal Geoff Sprung who's living the dream playing and
touring with Old Dominion.
Wayne Renardson
Nashville, TN
deremo <der...@cox.net>: Nov 20 07:35AM -0800
Finding a TBL email notification yesterday was like seeing a ghost ship through the fog.. (Why yes, I do shop gifts and items on Amazon! How did you know?) It was great to see the responses from people I've interacted with and gained so much valuable information from over the years.
I am still a working bass player (rotating between around 10 LA and OC-based bands at present plus occasional touring). Favorite bass at the moment: Bluesman Vintage Eldorado V with J/J pickup configuration. Favorite other recently acquired piece of gear: Mesa Subway 212 cab (a monster!)
I’ve also stepped up my work on the recording side, bass tracking as well as producing and engineering. Like Edwin I’m a Metric Halo user and beta tester. I cringe slightly at the idea of calling myself an engineer, as I came to that role largely by default, and slim budgets. I am confident in my recording and editing ability, but mixing is something I’m only gradually getting better at. Mastering is a task I prefer to leave to those that do it well.
A fairly recent project I was responsible for getting out the door was an album called Illuminations, the artist being a Nashville based singer-songwriter named Sean Della Croce. I’m wearing a lot of hats on it (again due to budget), recording and playing all the bass as well as a lot of guitar and keyboards. I was fortunate to get some great people to play on it: Vince Gill, Greg Leisz, Peter Sprague and Jeff Babko, plus many others - heeding the advice to “hire the right person for the job.” The album can be found on all the streaming platforms. I’m starting work on a follow up with Sean in the coming months, and other gigs seem to keep coming in.. knock on wood.
Stay well everybody!
Alan Deremo
Chris Massa <chris...@me.com>: Nov 20 04:08AM -0800
I am still here mostly a lurker, occasional poster from the old list. I
haven’t played out in 10 years, still have my SVT. I started to setup a
studio at home and started to get some mixing requests in 2015, one thing
led to the next and I became a member of Warren Huart online mix academy.
Met players from around the world and have been recording tracks for their
songs. I got interested in composing to picture and have been working at
learning orchestration and wrote with young unknown film creators. I still
work with 2 longtime friends from the mid 70’s on their material. I don’t
seem to have a desire to stand in front of an audience anymore, just turned
71. Still have 7 basses left in the stable.
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