WalMan

Not mie, just passing it on really. Went in today to look at the Wal and try out [i]those[/i] basses and they were also suffering a water leak from an unoccupied flat above. It never rains but...etc

[url="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.427673940636199.95760.163838067019789&type=1"]FB page re a suspect for a nicked guitar[/url] Had it away with a Washburn HB32 semi yesterday. Managed to ignore the beat up Wal Custom with a £2,950 price tag that was just behind him in the third pic time stamped 18:02:24 - mind having had a look today I think that could be overpriced It has a fair bit of "mojo" and what looks like a crack running the length of the neck (could be the finish not structurat but it didn't look like it). They also have black & blond versions of the bass we dare not mention but both of those are really for another thread. Lets be careful out there. There's a lot of it about apparently

Many moons ago when I was doing piano & trumpet I am sure it was "Here's some notes. Play them for me please" No pre warning, but a moment to shuffle your sorry ass on the piano stool and prepare, then go. As for complexity it was somewhat easier than the stuff you had been practising & practising for the exam, so Grade 8 wouldn't be a blizzard of flysh1t Then again this is all just a blur of memory from a senile old f@rt so it could all be total rubbish nowadays Have a read of pages 21 & 33 in [url="http://gb.abrsm.org/resources/theseMusicExams0607.pdf"]THIS[/url] and a quick scoot through a couple of forums suggests Grade 6 SR test is roughly equivalent to Grade 4

Utopia - Trivia, including this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwdw3bdr7vw[/media] I love this band, but a couple of albums I downloaded from eMusic to replace old cassettes lost in the mists of time are sadly virtually unlistenable in the rip downloaded with electronic drums hugely to the fore and this - the song that first got me into them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW_80cSAEbI Got to love Kasim Sultons bass parts

Until I joined BC I had used the same bass for around 25 years. It all went [i]HORRIBLY [/i]wrong shortly thereafter

[quote name='basslondon' timestamp='1356987718' post='1916190'] I dont see anyone telling this man that playing a five string would be a problem..... Id like to see a precision/jazz 4 with flatwounds sound that harmonically rich.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWY8oAnnww[/media] [/quote]...or not to use a pick because real BP's dont [quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1357006693' post='1916378'] You don't see an actor kicking off because they can't us the same accent for each part they play. [/quote] [quote name='Mog' timestamp='1357025800' post='1916438'] Unless its Colin Farrell who can only do one accent.............[/quote]I see your Colin Farrell & raise you Sean Canary, Michael Caine & Roger Moore

Super12T + a GB Streamliner6 for me. Still enjoying mine, though I could possibly have got away without the T as mine is always at least halfway down, and when tested with the GB Shuttle all the way off. Handles the 5's and low's from the Octave pedal with no bother

Out watching this year Ah well hopefully the new project will take off as there is feck all in the diary otherwise. Hope everyone gigging had a good one & HAPPY NEW YEAR to all

Seems somewhat narrow minded & anyway, who actually looks at what the BP is using/doing? On more than one occasion I have had from both band & followers "Ooh that's nice. New toy? When did you get that / start using a 5 string?" to which the reply is of course "What this bass that I've used at every gig / rehearsal for the last 18 months?" - Frankly not sure which of these sums it up best or but it normally gets

Wal Pro1/Custom - though it may possibly be a year too old for your purposes. Not for sale anyway - [b][color=#ff0000][i][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=8]EVER!!![/size][/font][/i][/color][/b]

I'm sure it's me being particularly thick but I do not understand the guages they quote. For example [quote].045 5 String 34 to 35 Scale Length Balanced .045 .031 .020 .014 .010 [/quote] Does this mean; start at 45 then add the successive value, so a set would be: G - 45 : D - 76 : A - 96 : E - 110 : B - 120 as compared to a standard set of Elixir's (say) G - 45 : D - 65 : A - 85 : E - 105 : B - 130

Well as elsewhere, having put off & put off buying a ticket (galloping senility) my wonderful daughter in law came up trumps for Christmas with two tickets for Saturday, so see you there

Ah yes that famous British service ethic. Went looking for basses a while back. Asked to try a US P 5 and the arse plugged it into a 5W practice amp with a tiny speaker sat in the middle of a load of GenzBenz , TC & Ashdown gear. Begrudgingly plugged into something a bit more relevant and able to handle the B & fecked having turned the one knob compressor up. Funnily enough I walked shortly after that. The annoying thing being that the regular bass guy is always really helpful but was tied up with someone else at the time.

Google & I am pretty sure I didn't need a Gmail account for it. Syncs to my Outlook and I think I have just about managed to get it to stop showing dentist & doctor appointments and my two weekly injection & site reminder to everyone else. It does save the hassle of the ring/text round to confirm availability at the last minute, particularly with a vocalist whose phone goes straight to answerphone and whose mobile is switched off 99% of the time

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1356562447' post='1911274'] Ill try and get the voting thread up tomorrow :-) [/quote]Right then having drawn a blank this month the orchestral version will have to wait for next