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Hi Guys We came across this quote which was up for a bit of debate and thus spawned our weekly discussion topic for this week "Without music life ain't worth diddley."- Thelonious Monk This was taken from a http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6VV1E...feature=channel . I am sure Monk is not...

Hi Guys We have posted this as our weekly discussion topic but would be keen to hear your views on this Will Calhoun quote "The worst thing you can do when you go into the recording studio is plan, the studio is like life, you can't plan it. Most of the time when you do it comes out...

AND THE WINNERS ARE.......... Hi Guys Well we have had the official word from Roger - after viewing the entries he has decided to feature both Joey and Craig - so CONGRATULATIONS to our winners. Great job by both of you guys - thanks again for your participation and the Sadowsky talkbass...

Hey guys Seen a few posts here - We appreciate that due to the shooting specs that it may have left a few people out of the race but hope equally that you guys understand where we are coming from with that. Almost time .... but still a few hours left for those who are tempted to cram and...

You might be interested in this if you haven't already seen it http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EyadZ4omOzs

Hi Guys We have posted this as our weekly discussion but would be keen to hear how you approach this What you're looking for in any artistic statement is a balance between head, heart and hand. You want the thought, the feeling and the technical means to do it - David Liebman. This...

You might be interested in this feature with him that has him on both electric and acoustic bass. It goes for about 1hr with live performances http://www.behindthenotes.com/index.php/Featured-Video/Features/Bass/John-Patitucci/menu-id-17.html There's a free preview to check out to help you...

Hi Guys Seems like you have all been busy shooting, not long to go now - 7 days before the comp closes so if there are any late joiners you still have time. We haven't seen any posts as yet so please let us know when these are up. Really looking forward to seeing these. for those of you...

Hi Guys This is our weekly disscussion topic this week but would be keen to hear your thoughts on this - go easy on each other on the responses...no scrapping:) Players that sound like they are always on the edge of making a mistake. The great Tony Williams used to say that one of the...

looking forward to hearing it - thanks for your interest

Hi Guys We have posted this on our weekly discussion this week but would be keen to hear your stories on this All the gear....no idea So pick up a music magazine and you can't escape the plethora of adds advertising everything from Himalayan goat hair guitar strings to specialist music...

H Guys We have posted this as our weekly discussion on our Forum but would be interested to hear your views on this Do you enjoy playing less if you are a professional ? Before we kick off lets just clarify the context of “professional” in this post – it is a person who makes their sole...

Hey Guys Thanks for the response so far just to clarify - you don't have to go and buy one of these - we don't want to send you broke for a 15 minute video. Sony do make good cameras and likewise Cannon. For a Sony you could get away with a PD 170, you would be able to hire these rather than...

Hi Guys Well it seems there have been a few mixed reactions to the Sadowsky bass sound on our Roger documentary. So we spoke with Roger and came up with this idea- we are going to run a competition for all the Sadowsky Club members and the winner will be the new featured/immortalised bass...

Hi Guys Well it seems there have been a few mixed reactions to the Sadowsky bass sound on our Roger documentary. So we spoke with Roger and came up with this idea- we are going to run a competition for all the Sadowsky Club members and the winner will be the new featured/immortalised bass...