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gkbass13 · #1 01-11-2007, 08:26 AM

my band bought a website yesterday
www.hourglassmusic.com

no pics of me on there yet, everythgin is still being developed, but there is an audio clip of one of our songs...check it out...we are getting a lot of local gigs all of a sudden at nice clubs and possible radio play as a result of this song and our demo, so im psyched! leave me some feedback, an enjoy!
peace,
-grady

gkbass13 · #2 01-11-2007, 09:40 AM

no listeners yet? everyone at work and worried about pissing the boss off? haha...let me knwo what you think fellow TB'ers! not of the bass playing, but of the song as a whole...i didnt play on this recording....but we do this song and 15 other originals similar to it(most are a bit funkier and some quieter).

Tony G · #3 01-11-2007, 09:42 AM

Sorry, I checked out your website and listened to the song, but forgot to post! lol

It sounds really good. Your bands sound will sell very well in this area, especially for an original project. I will definetly try to stop by and see you guys eventually.

gkbass13 · #4 01-11-2007, 09:46 AM

thanks a lot tony. if you geta chance...9pm at the van dyke this saturday in schenectady, and the 27th we are playing at northern lights with the brian kaplan band and morozik's(from the edge) band as well. should eb fun...we are "headlining" aka...playing 3rd and should go on at 10:30 or so...peace,
-grady

we've also got some in's with WEQX so that could be fun.
ina month or so we'll probabaly start hitting the albany bar/club scene a bit more...the bayou, jillian's, etc...

Tony G · #5 01-11-2007, 09:59 AM

I forgot to ask, but which bass is that on your recording? It sounds pretty good, but it is a little covered up by the mix. When is your new bass going to be done?

edit: just read your post where you said it wasn't you playing. never mind.

gkbass13 · #6 01-11-2007, 10:13 AM

i wasnt playing on the recording..im pretty sure the old bass player used a spector rebop and a pbass...im guessing it is the spector on the recording. i think it sounds sinificantly better now...but maybe im being a little biased....im planning on getting my deposit to martin this month, and he said to expect 2-3 months for completion. cant wait!

Tony G · #7 01-11-2007, 10:15 AM

Well, what I'd like to hear is some clips with you playing in them, not some other guy!

gkbass13 · #8 01-11-2007, 10:17 AM

as for my current setup, ive thinned the heard down to 2 fender jazzes , a fretted anda fretless, for gigging purposes, i figured this was an easy and awesome way to go for gigging in regards to gigging and such tonallay and in regards to playability i couldnt be ahppier right now...but that custom is goign to be my baby...as i say again and again, i cant wait! i was using a 6 string tobias for awhile, and i dug the tone and look as well as the playability...despite it being a wide neck 6er, but goign back to 4 string jazz's has made em really happy, as well as my left hand when playing the first position!

Tony G · #9 01-11-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by gkbass13

as for my current setup, ive thinned the heard down to 2 fender jazzes , a fretted anda fretless, for gigging purposes, i figured this was an easy and awesome way to go for gigging in regards to gigging and such tonallay and in regards to playability i couldnt be ahppier right now...but that custom is goign to be my baby...as i say again and again, i cant wait! i was using a 6 string tobias for awhile, and i dug the tone and look as well as the playability...despite it being a wide neck 6er, but goign back to 4 string jazz's has made em really happy, as well as my left hand when playing the first position!

I totally understand! Going even from my 6 string roscoe to this 5 string Skjold made my hand feel so much better!

gkbass13 · #10 01-11-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by xgabriel

Well, what I'd like to hear is some clips with you playing in them, not some other guy!

you will get your chance, i think we are goign to kep using thsi demo for now, as it is apretty good quality recording, and focus on our live playing for a bit. weve been talking a little with dave matthews' record label...email exchanges and such...so who knows...recording could be a reality sooner than i anticipate.

this si also why i didnt want people to judge the bass playing, but the song and sound as a whole...if i was in there i would be more than happy to hear bass comments:-P

gkbass13 · #11 01-11-2007, 10:22 AM

yeah...the jump down form 6 is a nice relief. i love the high c though for chordal stuff and muted plucking. im stil unsure if i want to alter my custom order to a 34 inch scale regular 5 or keep it 33 and with the high c...ill probabaly stick to the high c. i use low b's rarely. plus if i really need a low b...lakland 55-02's have been catchign my eye a lot lately....gasserific stuff! anyone outside of the capital district have any comments?

Mike Dimin · #12 01-11-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by gkbass13

thanks a lot tony. if you geta chance...9pm at the van dyke this saturday in schenectady, and the 27th we are playing at northern lights with the brian kaplan band and morozik's(from the edge) band as well. should eb fun...we are "headlining" aka...playing 3rd and should go on at 10:30 or so...peace,
-grady

we've also got some in's with WEQX so that could be fun.
ina month or so we'll probabaly start hitting the albany bar/club scene a bit more...the bayou, jillian's, etc...

Grady sounds cool. It would be great to hear you playing with them. Best of luck with the band. I hope the Van Dyke is still in biz by Saturday (they're being forclosed on - AGAIN)

Mike

gkbass13 · #13 01-11-2007, 01:26 PM

hey mike, yeah i heard about the forclosure. we were playign at the gelnville saloon last ngiht and the owner there said that if it is shut down it wont be for a few months as such things ahve a tendency to be drawn out. so we might get a couple gigs in befor eit closes, if it does. the northern lights show is what im looking forward to most. it is on ticketmaster.com, but tickets that we sell go to our band only, so if anyone in the area is interested, pm me. 10 bucks a head. thanks for the comments tony and mike.

gkbass13 · #14 01-12-2007, 11:34 AM

anyone outside of the capital district have any comments?

fcleff · #15 01-12-2007, 02:02 PM

The song is really good and the band is really tight. I like it (when is the other shoe going to drop?). But the mix is a little funny; the rhythm section and vocals are very well balanced but the guitar could stand to be a little more up front (good god, I never thought I would say that). But overall the tune is really good writing. Best of luck to y'all.

gkbass13 · #16 01-13-2007, 08:03 AM

thanks f-cleff...the guitar really drives the song live....my line sort of follows it while working to push it at the same time now, hopefully we will be doing some more recording this spring/early summer if we can fitit in with gigging/possible short tour schedules. things are really picking up for us all of a sudden, and i couldnt be more excited! gotta go do a soundcheck for tonights gig right now actually, peace.
-grady

gkbass13 · #17 01-13-2007, 08:04 AM

also-the singer has a handmade custom shop taylor acoustic/electric(in the fodera ballpark pricewise) and the thing sounds amazing live!!

fcleff · #18 01-13-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gkbass13

also-the singer has a handmade custom shop taylor acoustic/electric(in the fodera ballpark pricewise) and the thing sounds amazing live!!

Yeah, those Taylors are nice. Drop a line if you ever hit ATX.

gkbass13 · #19 01-13-2007, 11:05 PM

haha, will do fcleff. i hope we get to that point, would be fun to be able to tour the country and make money playing music!!!

gkbass13 · #20 01-14-2007, 08:49 AM

just a note for all you local TB'ers. we had a gig at teh van dyke last nightwhich went pretty well. they arent closing, and we are probabaly going to get a monthly spot there. exciting stuff. to stand on the same stage as so many great jazz guys...awesome.