Wow finally an iPhone app for Blogger!
I mean seriously, how long did that take?
Friday, 9 September 2011
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Crazy Bass - Bill "Buddha" Dickens
For the next part in my Crazy Bass series I'd like to introduce you to Bill "Buddha" Dickens.
Bill is well know for speed funk slapping and the use of 7, 9 and 11 string custom basses. He is also the creator of the "Buddha band" which he puts around the fret board capo style to stop the strings from creating to much noise at the speed he plays.
For my money, whilst he is impressive his style falls into the OTT category. I've been watching his videos for years now and whilst I can watch other funk slap masters such as Louis Johnson for hours I find Buddha to be hard to watch after a while. Still given the remit of this series of mine he is certainly talented, certainly a crazy bass player and the possessor of some crazy basses.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Crazy Bass - Michael Mannering
To start off my crazy bass / bass player posts I'm picking Michael Manring.
Only recently discovered this guy, enchanting and intriguing bass style, to describe it would be constantly retuning whilst playing.
Just watch and you'll see what I mean.
Michael explaining the Zon Hyper bass. Fascinating stuff
I little bit of slapping an plucking Manring style
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Only recently discovered this guy, enchanting and intriguing bass style, to describe it would be constantly retuning whilst playing.
Just watch and you'll see what I mean.
Michael explaining the Zon Hyper bass. Fascinating stuff
I little bit of slapping an plucking Manring style
s
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Four String Warrior
The life of a bass player is often met with resistance, surprise and lack of understanding from our six string brethren. Bass playing is a very different beast from that of the guitar don't let the similarity of the instrument confuse you. ….oh and no the absence of those extra two strings on a standard bass does not mean it is easier to play!
As a bass enthusiast I spend a fair amount of time YouTubing (from the verb to YouTube)
I'm going to shed some light on the some of the more interesting bass players and basses in upcoming posts.
Friday, 26 August 2011
iMac back and healthy!
Woohoo all back and working nicely.
Another new LCD screen (without dead pixels this time), also purchased Apple Care and 40% off even though I was out of warranty so now I have 2 years of support :)
Once again a big thankyou to the people at Apple Store Reading. Very helpful.
Now, when am I going to get time to edit all the movies I have lined up?
Another new LCD screen (without dead pixels this time), also purchased Apple Care and 40% off even though I was out of warranty so now I have 2 years of support :)
Once again a big thankyou to the people at Apple Store Reading. Very helpful.
Now, when am I going to get time to edit all the movies I have lined up?
Monday, 15 August 2011
iTunes account authorised to my pre tech support iMac
Grr getting my iMac ready for it's next trip to the Apple store.
I think this time I'll de-authorise my iTunes account so that I don't lose another of my quota of computers I can link it too.
Not a major problem but, somewhat of an irritation.
In a similar way to the way that Windows asks you to re register when it detects a significant hardware change iTunes recognises that it's not the same computer you previously used your account with. annoyingly they only let you hook it up with 5 machines.
You'd have thought the tech support people might have taken care of that for me given they decided to change the damn mother board.
So anyone know how to deauthorise an iTunes account from a machine that no longer exists?
Time to consult the mighty G I think.
I think this time I'll de-authorise my iTunes account so that I don't lose another of my quota of computers I can link it too.
Not a major problem but, somewhat of an irritation.
In a similar way to the way that Windows asks you to re register when it detects a significant hardware change iTunes recognises that it's not the same computer you previously used your account with. annoyingly they only let you hook it up with 5 machines.
You'd have thought the tech support people might have taken care of that for me given they decided to change the damn mother board.
So anyone know how to deauthorise an iTunes account from a machine that no longer exists?
Time to consult the mighty G I think.
More iMac probs.
Further problems with my iMac! found some dead pixels on my replaced LCD screen.
Quite possibly not spotted by the tech support people as they didn't bother to clean off their grubby finger prints from the glass. (ever heard of quality of work or even pvc gloves?)
Despite several attempts I've not managed to get them all off, not very good quality of service. The geniuses at the Apple store were really embarrassed at the state it had been left in when I went to pick it up last week. Clearly this is not the service they expect from the repair people either!
Amusingly I did a search for reconditioned iMacs and found one identical to mine reconditioned for about the same price as the repair work which additionally came with 12 month warranty and the option to purchase Apple Care. Needless to say I shall be using this as ammunition to get a bit more than the crappy 90 day warranty I have been given on the repair work. My confidence in the not only the build quality but the quality of the repair work has shaken my faith in Apple, I will definitely be demanding compensation.
Bad for the people at the Reading Apple Store, they have been very helpful and it truely isnt their fault but, they are on the front line.
Sadly I am facing further time apart from my beloved iMac :(
Quite possibly not spotted by the tech support people as they didn't bother to clean off their grubby finger prints from the glass. (ever heard of quality of work or even pvc gloves?)
Despite several attempts I've not managed to get them all off, not very good quality of service. The geniuses at the Apple store were really embarrassed at the state it had been left in when I went to pick it up last week. Clearly this is not the service they expect from the repair people either!
Amusingly I did a search for reconditioned iMacs and found one identical to mine reconditioned for about the same price as the repair work which additionally came with 12 month warranty and the option to purchase Apple Care. Needless to say I shall be using this as ammunition to get a bit more than the crappy 90 day warranty I have been given on the repair work. My confidence in the not only the build quality but the quality of the repair work has shaken my faith in Apple, I will definitely be demanding compensation.
Bad for the people at the Reading Apple Store, they have been very helpful and it truely isnt their fault but, they are on the front line.
Sadly I am facing further time apart from my beloved iMac :(
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