LZD56 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Rockin' Glasto - but keyboard bass. Wtf?! 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Can only assume he has hand/back/shoulder issues... disappointing but feel for Dusty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Knackered shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 They sound pretty lacklustre to me Feel for him though if it is health/injury. Glad I'm languishing on the sofa watching, rather than wading around in the mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Picked up the bass for Foxy Lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Yep, knackered his shoulder in April apparently... [url="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-dusty-hill-tour-2016/"]http://ultimateclass...hill-tour-2016/[/url] Edited June 24, 2016 by tony_m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammers Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I saw em last night in Brum for the warmup show, wondered the same thing. Still thought they were good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1466796962' post='3078996'] They sound pretty lacklustre to me Feel for him though if it is health/injury. Glad I'm languishing on the sofa watching, rather than wading around in the mud [/quote]+1 Amazing what a proper bit of bass can do innit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 TBH Foals are mopping the floor re. sound/output (never heard of em g'vnor) BIG fan of ZZ but past prime to be mixing it with young blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yep Foals have got real energy. Just a thought on Dusty's telecaster bass - does the reverse headstock give a tighter e-string as it has a longer travel to the tuner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 ZZTop are wonderful - No one like em and often overlooked. One of my all time faves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I enjoyed ZZ Top, but they didn't seem very enthusiastic and not good on timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 [quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1466800372' post='3079027'] Just a thought on Dusty's telecaster bass - does the reverse headstock give a tighter e-string as it has a longer travel to the tuner? [/quote] Supposed to but who knows. Is that a Fender or a Bolin / 'House of JB' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1466802205' post='3079053'] I enjoyed ZZ Top, but they didn't seem very enthusiastic and not good on timing. [/quote] I thought the same. Didn't sound very tight, Frank Beard's kick drum seemed a bit approximate at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) I'm a big fan of the band, we play a couple of their numbers in our set. They failed to impress me with their performance last night, it was weak and very sloppy. It really showed when they played Tush, the guitarist was behind (timing) the bass and drums. Edited June 25, 2016 by steantval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1466799203' post='3079020'] TBH Foals are mopping the floor re. sound/output (never heard of em g'vnor) BIG fan of ZZ but past prime to be mixing it with young blood. [/quote] I was doing something else in another room and had it on in the background, must have missed the announcer intro. I honestly thought it was Bloc Party until I nipped in to look at the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) [quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1466800372' post='3079027'] Yep Foals have got real energy. Just a thought on Dusty's telecaster bass - does the reverse headstock give a tighter e-string as it has a longer travel to the tuner? [/quote] Generally no, the string length / mass / tension / pitch relationship is fixed and determined by the vibrating length only. Only time the non-vibrating sections might come into play is on big string bends where the string might slide slightly over the nut but its not an effect I've ever noticed in practice and I own guitars with and without locking nuts. Edited June 25, 2016 by bassman7755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I'm no guitarist, so I'm sure people will probably tell me different, but I thought Billy Gibbons noodling guitar solo's when playing with Ronnie Spector were awful, it reminded me of when I first started learning guitar aged about twelve, and I thought, "if that's the best I can do, then I need to find another instrument" Mind you, I guess some people probably think that I should give up bass too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 They've dyed their beards ginger. Drummer can play a mean boogie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I've seen them several times, but this time I thought they sounded like a below-average ZZ Top tribute band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 They sounded a bit 'thin' to me and I agree about them performing at the level of a tribute band, more like a Zzzzzz Top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1466853069' post='3079346'] more like a Zzzzzz Top [/quote] That tickled me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 ZZ Bottom more like...........Boom tish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Watching it now, reminds me of when I saw em a coupla years back in Hammersmith...underwhelming, as mentioned above, we do a few ZZ top songs too, and I reckon we could play em off the stage at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skychaserhigh Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Went to see Rainbow last night in Birmingham and they were superb. Blackmore sounded as good as ever , did a two hour set of classics and even looked like he enjoyed himself ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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