JOHN HOLMES - Planetjazzbass

Hey mate good to see you buddy!..I'm downloading some of your tracks that I'll be playing in an interview on LoopRadio coming up soon,I'll be talking amongst other things about you and how much I dig your music and also the collaborations we've done together..I'll send you the link when it will be aired...I'm also sending you a new track soon mate..you rock Detlef my friend!...cheers Dave :)

Guilty as charged mate!..Hey Ed thanks for the look in,you are correct,it's been way too long...suffice it to say my creative juices have been flowing in other areas (mainly my art work)...however a musical tsunami is gathering on the horizon and will sweep the beaches clean of all previous sand constructions (and beer cans)...Dave ;)

Hey Esti..good to see you back on the Loop!...thanks for the review mate,much appreciated...I'm still active on Looperman but unfortunately the place has changed which is inevitable and it's no sour grapes on my behalf,people have families,things that drag them away and take up their free time etc,just a cyclic thing I suppose,anyway it's great to see an old stager like yourself back! lol..cheers mate Dave :)

Hell mate,sorry for the late reply! (my bad)...no excuses I know,I blame it on the expanding universe and walking through doors.....did you know that when you leave a room and pass through a door it creates a train of thought cutoff point in your short term memory and makes forgetfulness highly likely...blah,blah,blah (lol)...thanks for the listen mate! cheers Dave :)

Please excuse the late reply...Thank you very much Polyfronetic!..getting a comparison to those artist is way too kind!..thasnk you for your kind review!..cheers Dave :)

Hey Behnam..thanks mate,sorry for the very late reply,thank you for taking the time to listen,much appreciated!..cheers Dave :)

Hey Mark..please excuse the hopelessly late reply!..I very much appreciate your support mate,all the best for the New Year and well have to get together on a track!..cheers Dave :)

Hey ebaby..please excuse the late reply!thank you very much for inviting me into your lounge,all the best for the New Year!..cheers Dave :)

Hey ntid..sorry for the late reply..that's the thing about music it's different strokes for different folks.Slap's sax is great stuff I agree!..cheers Dave :)

Hey CallMeEvil..thanks mate,very much appreciated!..please excuse the late reply and all the best for the New Year! ..cheers Dave :)

Hey Chris thanks man!..I always visualise when I hear music in my head so maybe that translates into what I put down,plus it always helps to have collaborators like Slap and Zappo around who can get into whatever musical focus is on the table..........As for my bass sound,ok you asked for it here's the full story! lol.

Since I've gotten into digital recording I've been on a quest to get the best bass tone for my style of playing,I don't think one can ever be perfectly happy but I'm well satisfied at the moment if that makes sense! lol...ok down to what I run...I use a 68 Jazz Bass here in which I overwound both pickups with slightly thicker coil wire (this does give a beefier signal but not overly significant)more importantly I use a PIO (paper in oil capacitor) which is of Russian military specs (bought on ebay for a couple of bucks) this and a set of DR SunBeams 45-105's bass strings just make the instrument sing,very piano like,on this track I'm using both neck and bridge pickups cranked full on......my signal path is (and bear in mind I bought these preamps specifically for their low noise floor) a Demeter VTBP-201s set quite bright with treble bias with a little presence and then into a Presonus EQ3B set very bass biased...then into my interface a Presonus Firepod(a touch of onboard preamp here on a mono channel)..next and this makes a significant contribution right at the end into NI Guitar Rig Vst on my bass track within Ableton...just about any clean amp preset I imagine will work,but I use a Fender Bassman emulation..all controls including cabinets are turned off apart from the normal volume in the gui,I also add a little reverb here,using the vst gives you that final tweakability I find and pumps up the sound without relying on compressors ...that about does it,mind you the biggest contributor is right hand finger style and muting plus keeping the calluses thick! lol...thanks again for your cool review and interest Chris!
cheers Dave :)

Thanks mate!..glad you enjoyed the track...cheers Dave :)

Thanks mate!..glad you enjoyed the tune..cheers Dave :)

Hey MyKael thanks buddy..glad you enjoyed the track man!....much appreciated from all the lads,it's a funky world and everyone needs a little funk in their system now and again..cheers mate Dave :)

Hey Dazz,thanks man! appreciate the listen..cheers Dave :)

Cheers Kieser!..thanks for taking the time to listen and glad you enjoyed the tune.... Dave :)

Hey Danke..sorry for the very late reply..thank you very much for your cool review,all the best for the festive season and thank you again for the listen,much appreciated!..cheers Dave :)

Dan..sorry for the inexcusably late reply mate..all the guys respect your opinion and when you give the thumbs up it is very much appreciated!..I hope all is well with you and you have a great Christmas and New year!..Bon chance! Dave :)

Thanks Jeff!..sorry for the very late reply,I dig Serge Gainsbourg!..all the best for the New Year mate..cheers Dave :)

Hey Doudie..sorry for my late reply to your great review!.thank you from all the guys it's much appreciated!..all the best in the New Year!..cheers Dave :)

Hey Richie..thanks mate!..glad to know the sounds are coming out of the bins properly,you know how mixing/mastering goes.. you sit there for ages tweaking away and then you start to question whether you've plateaued out on the track and put it into a nose dive,lol...we definitely need to collab on a piece mate...I have a few projects that I have to finish up first then if your free we can put our heads together...cheers Dave :)

Hey StrawHat..thanks for listening mate!..glad you enjoyed the groove.again very much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)

Hey Spiv thanks man!..glad you enjoyed the track mate,and commenting on the mix,I think I spend most time now on the mix and master! lol..cheers mate Dave :)

Hey thanks mate!..I also love Slap's playing on this track he lays back and gets that horn blowing! (lol)..70's vibe is right Mr12..oohh how I loved that decade,women on tap,not a care in the world,and all washed down with beer,bourbon and cigarettes!...all those things have changed!!!haha..cheers Dave,Syeve and Detlef :)

Hey Ed,thanks mate...trying out some new strings on my bass(DR Sunbeams,I really dig them.) and couldn't stop slapping the stick a little.....I'm not really a big fan of slap bass as it's bordering on instrument abuse! lol...glad you liked it man!..all the best Dave,Steve,Detlef :)

Dang the waiter's getting sloppy,he's spent too much time pumping up the giant pig ballon! lol..thanks man,appreciate the listen and glad you liked it..cheers Dave :)

Hey SJ..yeah that's the guy,the senator's a legend! lol..thank you very much for the listen and review,much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)

Hey Domenico..thanks man!..glad you enjoyed the tune....I really liked the tune in that link,unfortunately I don't understand Italian,but I just know it's funny! lol..once again your review is very much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)

Hi mate..seeing as how Mr Holmes is a poltergeist now he would appreciate that comment! ;) haha..thank you for enjoying the tune!...cheers Dave

Hey mate..thanks buddy!..Val Kilmer is Jim Morrison,haha....thanks again for the listen cheers Dave :)

Hey Joe,thanks buddy!..mucho appreciato from the guys and myself,if they ever do a documentary on MrHolmes maybe this would be good lead in music!lol...cheers mate an thanks again for your listening time! Dave :)

hey mate..thank you for getting into it!..I guess I always play my age the 70's were definitely my wild oats days! lol...again thank you for the cool review! cheers Dave :)

Haha..well I guess they'd been at it for awhile before I sampled this particular performance! lol..thanks for taking the time to give it a listen,it's very much appreciated!!..cheers Dave,Steve and Detlef :)