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If, as a white man, you want the freedom of speech to say the "n" word then you are going to have to deal with your audience having the freedom to call you a racist. Don't worry though - you can just decide to not take offence to that. And the venue manager will have the freedom to not book you too, because he doesn't want his establishment trashed. If you can't tell the difference between a black artist using a reclaimed word on a CD and a covers band of no importance using it then I despair.

I don’t see anything oppressive in using language that doesn’t offend. Quite the contrary, words like n***** or faggot have been and continue to be used to offend, belittle, oppress and insult. It annoys me when people bring up the freedom of speech thing or decry political correctness, it’s down to having respect for people. The language of respect; which I prefer to the term politically correct, the latter implies that we're choosing terms merely to be politic in order to placate certain interest groups rather than from any interest in actually ridding our language of terminology that reflects bias and prejudice, and choosing language that reflects a certain level of respect for everyone. Like I said earlier, I would always opt to change the words.

This is an opinion that is rarely held by anyone who is: black female gay disabled Do you spot the pattern there? S.P.

The composer might have written them because racism or sexism was fine at the time. There are words that are deemed to be offensive now simply because they are offensive, personally I couldn't care less that they were fine 30 or 40 years ago, it's now that we're living in. If I was playing in a covers band, then yes I would change the lyric.

Whilst I have my wonderful ‘71 Precision, I wanted a Lakland P to go with my 44-94 & 55-01. So I put feelers out, and just so happened that Walshy of this shire has one coming to him on a part ex. Next day, deal done and it’s now with me. 2008 Skyline Bob Glaub (so pre the current 44-64 model, same thing though): Cleaned up, and setup with some La Bella flats and we’re good to go for gigs this weekend This is what I was looking around for a tort plate for. However the stock plate is quite cool, it looks more white in photos, but is actually a nice vintagey mint green! Si

I suspect even the stoutest foe of Bowdlerisation might demur at chirpily singing the N-Word down the Frog and Spigot. Besides, where's the opportunity? Off the top of my head I can only think of one song that might be played by a pub covers band and which contains the offending term, this being Mr Elvis Costello's hit single 'Oliver's Army'. Difficult to pull off without the big piano sounds, though. It is vaguely amusing that we have come so far in deploring a word that - by coyly abbreviating it - we edge towards the view that things are getting better. Perhaps the next step will be to drop the letter N and refer to it simply as 'the word'. Everyone will feel so much better. Yet the bitter, abhorrent and vengeful sentiments that underpin the N-word are just as alive and well today as if the tacit prohibition did not apply. If we are truthful, many of us do really very little about the causes and outcomes of racism beyond fervent public expressions of disdain for the practice; rather, we accommodate ourselves to prevailing opinion by making tiny adjustments to old song lyrics, this in the self-interested hope that we can continue to play a song we like without fear of 'get(ting) a kicking'.

9 here. I have worked out the perfect number to own is how many you already have +1.

I'd never change an "offensive" lyric if I was covering a song. The composer wrote those words for a reason and I think it's a greater offence to bastardise someone's art than to offend someone who deams their language to be inappropriate. It's your God given right to be offended and it's my God given right to offend you. Words are not and will never be violence; "Sticks and stones... Etc." to equate "offence" with "assault" is a very dangerous road to tread in my eyes.

I'm relatively new to bass and own 1, if I ever find any music that requires notes that aren't on that one I'll buy another 😊

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I love the London Bass Show and I wish everyone a great event. Cheers, Jeff

It's not a full stop, it's an ellipsis.

Things were cramped in the old house so wall hangers and racks were used,the new place is much bigger 🙂 4 x racks of 7 + 10 tripod stands in the living room, 2 are kept propped against the couch within arm's reach. Spare room hosts another 4 x 7 racks,basses unused for ages like my Curbow,Dano and Bass Collection live in gigbags in the wee cupboard. Only 51 Peaveys in this photo. I blame the double bass 😄 Happened at Xmas, Wunjos kindly swapped the Sub by SBMM for a GK Plex instead.

RIP. Chris was a true gent. I am lucky enough to have spent time riding motorbikes with him, and even luckier to have an acoustic bass he made me

That's proved you right about the black! Already the contrast with the binding defining the edge catches the eye.

Is that you, Mr Trump..? Oh, sorry; I just thought for a moment... ... No, no; let it pass.

After weeks and weeks of sunny weather the day I want to spray starts off misty It was forecast sunny later on so lets go for it Started the day off sanding the tops again after the grain filler, just went over it with 240 and it looked fine. I had a close inspection and all looked well (I thought). I masked the binding with the tape @Gilmourisgod recommended and masked the edges with normal masking tape and waited for the sun to come out and dry the air up. Had a cup of tea... and another cup of tea, some lunch, another cup of tea and then low and behold, the sun came out, yey!! I set the spray gun up, it's a DeVilbis SRI if anyone is interested, it's been a while since I last used it, I was a it nervous about using it again, especially with black nitro as I only ever use it with clear as a rule. I thinned the black nitro with anti bloom thinners, it was getting warm and I was a little worried about any moisture in the air given the weather this morning. I no longer have a spray booth so I sprayed outside with a 3M mist, dust and vapour mask on. I put 4 thin coats on and left it at that. It seems that my grain filling job wasn't quite as good as I thought, there is a tiny it of grain showing but it is only tiny but made worse by the finish being black gloss, by the time the clear goes over the top it will flatten off nicely, I've sprayed lumpier orange peel than that in the past LOL. I'm a little disappointed the surface wasn't quite as flat as I hoped but at least it doesn't need refilling and it will be fine after a few top coats of clear. I stripped the masking tape off after cleaning the gun and there were a couple of little patches where the regular tape had peeled off and some over spray got it, it's got sanding sealer under there so no problem, there's a couple of tiny patches too where the paint got under the 3M tape and that will need scraping tomorrow perhaps, I'll see how it looks after the finish has settled overnight. After one coat Waiting for paint to dry!

That's what rock 'n' roll is all about. There's enough bland, generic and inoffensive music out there to choose from, if that's your thing.

I watched the BBC feature this morning, it was quite a shock and very sad. Back in the 90's, I worked with Jim quite a bit. I was in the side band that would back him on CSE (armed forces shows) in various obscure places around the World. Extremely witty and funny man, with a great imagination. He was very serious about his music.

We were playing a fundraiser the other day with our acoustic trio at the local hospice. Halfway through our Ace of Spades I realised the lyric ‘That’s the way I like it baby, I don’t want to live forever’ was coming up, but the vocalist was committed and she belted it out anyway. We skipped the next number, Locked Out of Heaven.

Kirsty MacColl regretted using the word "faggot" in "Fairytale of New York" and even when performing it live in the same year it was released changed the word to "blaggard" She never got a chance to re-record it as we know. I love the song, and I amend it as the writer did. There is a difference in preserving history as it was and actively presenting outdated terms as entertainment.

Well, I can understand, to a degree, but anyone who is into The Blues will know the song and understand you are not speaking from a personal point of view but merely covering an old classic. I am a married man, so should I avoid covering any song that mentions attraction to a woman who is patently not my wife? I think things can be taken too far. It didnt stop old blue eyes singing "Something stupid" as a duet with his own daughter. Its a love song by the way.

I’m not sure this thread is quite going in the direction I intended it to, as a documented P build....!

Used to have 3... Now I only own 2, lost the Sterling and made my own HS from a Ray35... Can't say enough good things about them. No 5er plays like it, no bass holds its ground in a mix llike it, the low B is better than that of many 35" instruments, fit&finish is like boutique quality but with a tone that's full of personality (a feat many boutique instruments lacking, a sound of their own).

I own 4; my "main" bass, my "back-up" bass, my "front room" bass and my "toilet" bass. 😂

Big shout out to Markbass UK (MSL Pro & Real Electronics) for a 24 hour turnaround on a small LM800 repair!

I just sold Denis a fantastic Dingwall bass. Perfect transaction, chap even arranged the shipping for me and paid extra costs with no complaints! Enjoy it mate, it made me happy on many gigs and I'm sure it will perform well for you! Deal with confidence

Came across these on Facebook the other day and subsequently searched Youtube and there's plenty there too, absolutely awesome. Here's their version of Distant early warning:

I'd personally regard the setup you've outlined above as more "mid" than "low" most passive basses have pretty pronounced midrange bias - in terms of aggression think Lemmy (Ric through Marshall valve head with mid EQ on max and treble & bass on min.) For active basses; Warwicks are known for midrange growl, but of course an active bass and any modern amp will do pretty much any range you want

Nothing is offensive. People can choose to be offended, or perhaps feel offended without giving it any thought, but nothing is inherently offensive, there is no such thing.

Years ago my old band were playing a gig when a bunch of people who’d been traveling round the pubs after a funeral walked in, one of their friends had died in a road accident. We had just started playing The Smiths ‘There is a Light That Never Goes Out’ complete with the line about being hit by a double decker bus when the singer cottoned on, luckily in time to change the words. Awkward.

I also knew Jim slightly in the early 90's, as I composed some music for his (then) wife(?) Alison Edgar's one-woman show about the Shakers. Lovely bloke, and I'm very sorry to hear about his accident. I remember embarrassing myself trying to play rounders on Clapham common with the two of them and a bunch of other people one weekend. Happy days. Hope his new show is a great success.

Would you actually use the "n" word in a performance? An artist doing original works may well want to ignite debate, or make a point. But a pub covers band? They've just picked the song because they like it. They are not invested in the subject. It doesn't mean as much as to the original writers - and the cover performer cannot truly know what the original intent was. I can't think of much more stupid (within music anyway) of the chance a white man might use the "n" word when covering a song in a pub. Might get a kicking, might even get a conviction depending on what the rest of the lyric was.

I'm not disputing those stances and I'm totally down with any performer exercising whatever approach they're most comfortable with. I'm just making sure we're all in agreement that it should remain the performer's choice if they wish to offend/alienate their audience or not.

What you really want is an Enfield with the SimS system installed. You get J/P/H options and combinations. The pick ups are available individually - a bit pricey but if you're planning on keeping the bass, it's money well spent. After all, who's more deserving than ourselves??

I am not playing! I have only six I can see hanging on the wall in my office, the rest don't count, out of sight, out of mind and all that!

Our lady singer vetoed 'brown sugar', we decided that there are enough songs to cover without forcing any band member to play anything they don't want to.

Yeah, my pre-order price was £18.59 too, with free delivery (I also ordered another copy as a present for my friend Paul Turner). If you pre-order the book on Amazon, then they will honour the lowest price it is advertised for between the time you order it and when it is actually released.

Ohh yeah say sunburst again!!

They're for my moobs while I show barechested appreciation of the resulting groove. The bass wont have any jiggly bits if he's lucky.

Whilst this is absolutely true, the main sound I'd be looking to get in the ball park of is the Wal sound, which do have the rear pickup further back. Here's a great vid of a Bass which Carey Nordstrand made for Justin Chancellor (I think Chancellor ultimately rejected it), but it shows that you can get pretty darn close to the Wal tone, without paying £5k+ for it..Be sure to listen with headphones / good speakers!

1994 Fender USA longhorn (Boner) Jazz bass.

For me it’s: That tone, which cuts through the mix like a buzzsaw Great build quality Optimum string spacing and playability (personal preference of course) I love Fender too. But with the StingRay, Leo and company got it spot on.

I think that the selling point is that a Stingray has a pretty unique tone, which works well in most genres. Coupled with this is that Musicman have always had a consistent build quality, something you can't really say about Fender over the years.

Jazz trio?

Hi Yes - I've done a few. This tutorial I did on ProjectGuitar covers quite a bit of it (I think it allows none members to see but let me know if not) http://www.projectguitar.com/tutorials/finishingrefinishing/bedroom-builders-wipe-on-varnishing-r67/ The only things I would change - because since that article Ronseal Hardglaze (if you used that) has had a formulation change - are with the new formula, I would thin it a lot less - more like 10% rather than 30-50% I have started using the lint-free white polishing cloths from Halfords - the micro-fibre cloths are OK but the new formulation of Ronseal doesn't level as well and the texture can leave wipe-lines Of course, you might be using something else. The principles will be the same - just do a few trials to get the best proportions of varnish to thinners. Just shout if you want any pointers along the way Andy

I've been meaning to do this for some time, so here is my collection. L to R: Zoot Boudicca fretless5 , Zoot Boudicca 5, Tokai Hard Puncher 4, Wal Mk2 5, Status Streamline 5, Sei Flamboyant headless 5, Spector Legend 6. I also have a Wesley acrylic 4 which is currently on loan to my son.

I believe the Q49 supports MIDI over USB. If that's right, you don't need an interface - just connect the keyboard to the laptop with a USB cable.

we traded 2 very high prized basses. I always would repeat this trade with him. We were in contact ´til the basses arrived safely at our homes!

did a trade plus cash on Marko's MTD, and i have to say, Marko is a great guy and it couldn't go any more smooth than that, Thanks for everything!