Rhythm Asia

Here a few pictures of "Rhythm Asia". Drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals and me (bass).

 

 

 

GT-10B

 

I'm not a fan of Multi-Effect Processors. I prefer single pedals, specially those from EBS! But for my current job with "Rhythm Asia" this big floorboard from BOSS offers the flexibility I need.

The possibilities are ad infinitum! Check the manual if you want to know more (or all).

So far it sounds very good but I haven't tested it live which will prove how good this thing really is.

 

 

Happy Birthday Motown!

Motown may be the most famous label on this planet. Although it's known for its past, long gone, it's good to know that it's still there after 50 years! Congratulations!

Read here a short summary of the history of Motown Records. You should know all the names quoted there. If you do, yes, you are old! (I know them all...)

Bass: I can't think of any other record label that influenced bass playing styles so much and yet owes so many world hits to groovy and funky bass lines. I'm sure many of them will be featured in Motowns' "M50" podcast series.

 

Little Cube

 

I got myself a Roland MicroCube Bass RX. A mini bass amp if you want.

'Wow' is the only thing I can say. I'm really impressed what this small little cube produces and the richness of features (Chorus, Phaser, Delay, Reverb, Octaver, 6 amp simulations, compressor, tuner and a beat box).

 

To be clear: You will not 'survive' with the MicroCube in a real session or with a drummer. But for a spontaneous impro or office jam (yes, this happens more often than you may think) this is prefect. The best use for me though is as a practice amp. The features may not be world class but good enough to be fun and make you play longer than you would without it.

Post #1

there are 3 reasons why you should start a blog: your are passionate about something, your are a subject matter expert, others will care about what you have to say.

In my case:
The subject matter expert: I would rather say that I'm still in "learning mode". Since 30 years! So maybe not an expert but for sure a lot of experience.

Others will care: Not being native English speaking makes it a little bit more difficult. Some posts I make may be unintentionally funny (and I won't even notice) others will be simply wrong (although absolute correct in my mind). Bear with me.
There are people, musicians, mainly in Europe that are interested it the music scene here in Singapore. And there are people, musicians, in Singapore interested on how I, vicarious for others, perceive the local music space.

Passionate: This one is easy. Playing bass, writing, composing and arranging music, performing live and in recording studios, jammin' sessions and checking out music stores is a basic need to me. Full stop. The only thing that comes close to this level of passion is my love for a good espresso!

But hey! I don't have to justify anything here. This is the Internet, this is my blog, I can do what I want
:-)

Cheers
RobTheMob

 

me and my '83 Fender Jazz