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Spector, for the Pantera, Metallica cutting pick tone. Dave Ellefson's also used one with Megadeth in the studio. although you can get a usable tone from most basses if you put steel roundwounds on and boost the high mids.

it looks like a better design than the current mini CMD 121p - more accessible controls at the front, less deep and so more portable, and more accessible back panel too.

I quite like it too- just one thing- where are the strap buttons? might be a bit tricky fitting a button to that top horn.

usual monthly covers gig at the local Aussie/Saffa pub - our singer let someone get up and take the mike- who started rapping Vanilla ice's Ice ice baby (ie. the whole song)! so out came the Under pressure bassline, and I managed to remember the synth bassline in the verse. fun times.

[url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/00/22844800.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/00/22844800.html[/url] interesting- I've never seen a Markbass combo like that- it's like a 1X12 version of the Jeff Berlin sig amp.

is that a Wishbass?

guitarist John McGeoch (RIP) said in a Guitarist interview that "although Severin couldn't play bass, he was the most musically minded person I ever met". "Christine" and "Blow the house down" have great basslines- quirky and unconventional. he used a stingray, a 70's Jazz and also a Wal.

Bass Player article listing his gear- [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/pino-palladino/nov-06/23886"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/pino-pal...no/nov-06/23886[/url]

pretty sure it was Rotosound swing bass rounds. his stingray's pictured in The Bass Book- it says he's had the fingerboard replaced several times due to wear.

nice. in Klaus Blasquiz' Fender Bass book there's a Jazz bass made from lucite, both body and neck, apparently as an exhibit at a trade fair too.

as used by Charlie from Lost with his band Driveshaft, yunno, the band with just the one song, that sounds like Oasis' Rock n' roll star!

maybe it's just the impression the pics give, but that mahogany body looks a bit raw- the phrase "badger's arse" springs to mind.

it's messing with the forces of nature! it ain't right! Schecter did a Tele-style bass called the Baron which had an MM closer to the neck. a parallel humbucker in the P spot hollows the sound slightly compared to a P- as on the neck p/up on my Hohner B2A.

[quote name='bnt' post='177168' date='Apr 15 2008, 04:54 PM']I'm pretty sure it was Guy, he did that when I saw him live. It was a bit harsh, I thought - it could be classified as part of JT's style, and I easily point to songs like [i]New Religion[/i] or [i]Ordinary World[/i] as counter-examples.[/quote] hmmm. Guy Pratt played a very dull bassline on Tears for fears' "break it down again" (great song, spoiled by unimaginative sessioner on bass). thankfully Curt Smith's back to put some character and quirk into the basslines. also, in agreement with what CK's said, Pratt sounds too desperate to be zany "i'm mad, me!" on his Planet Rock show.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='176979' date='Apr 15 2008, 12:44 PM']LOL Is that avant wheel guard?[/quote] it's not far off the likes of John Cage et al, is it? (check out all the comments left on that one) that's what I find unintentionally funny about those muso parody videos on youtube eg. of Manring and Vai- in another context the deliberate flubs and sloppiness could be "avant garde"....

nice, but they lose points for "Allegro"- the image of a poorly-built BL hatchback with a square steering wheel conjured up somewhat reduces the muso cool...

and here's what it sounded like before the overdub

an amusing comment here- [url="http://www.recordoftheday.com/cgi-bin/rotd-mb/rotd_config.pl?read=142907&expand=1"]http://www.recordoftheday.com/cgi-bin/rotd...07&expand=1[/url] "Its a condition known as Lefsetzism" ie. Bob Lefsetz, the guy who talks a lot, comments on facts and figures, goes on about the "new music business model" and the Eagles, but hasn't actually got any answers- easy to talk hot air about it, a bit trickier to actually go out and do it.

[quote name='Muppet' post='176435' date='Apr 14 2008, 05:07 PM']Check out Radiohead's and The Charlatans' approach.[/quote] dunno about the Charlatans. they seem to be a spent force, and the free giveaway of their album more a desperate PR exercise to keep flagging interest in them alive. they're planning a conventional CD release of that album- seeing as their previous one shifted only 20,000 in the UK, I don't hold high hopes for that.

re. the music industry, it really does seem to be dying out- take discussions on the Recordoftheday board- [url="http://www.recordoftheday.com/cgi-bin/rotd-mb/rotd_config.pl?read=142293&expand=1"]http://www.recordoftheday.com/cgi-bin/rotd...93&expand=1[/url] if dedicated musicians become adept at the production, promotion and business side, and running everything for themselves on a small scale, there'll be less and less need for industry people (many of whom are clueless chancers anyway).

"The Futureheads admit they were in a lucky position. Their old record label 679 (who are part of Warner Music) had spent thousands on promotion and building a fanbase for them, making going independent easier." so they can only do this now because they were signed to a label that paid for all the promotion to make them a known name. but will labels keep signing bands with ever-decreasing odds of breaking even, and ever-increasing odds of dropping the band after 1 album and writing off a £1million loss (ouch)? "Gone is the almost busker-like salary they used to earn. Now the figures look a lot better." um, gone also is the upfront advance per album. still, look on the bright side an' all.

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='176326' date='Apr 14 2008, 03:26 PM']I'll throw another into the mix - the bass player from Stump, can't remember his name. Used to use a Wal if I remember correctly. Responsible for classics such as 'Charlton Heston Keeps His Vest On'[/quote] Stuart Maconie played that on sunday's 6music Freakzone.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70-80s-Satallite-Short-Scale-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ120246072969QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70-80s-Satallite-Sho...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] the headstock looks almost as big as the body!

[quote name='dood' post='175011' date='Apr 12 2008, 09:18 AM']Yeah I agree lol! Can't remember the name of the song that the bass line originally came from.. would have to look it up.. Was only playing on my MP3 player the other day, I think.[/quote] the riff for Groove is in the heart was sampled off "bring down the birds" by Herbie Hancock. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH_imnEGvMM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH_imnEGvMM[/url] I think Bootsy only contributed vocals to Groove is in the heart. he played live with Deelite though- [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXcRrb7drI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXcRrb7drI[/url]

The Cure- fascination street Siouxsie & the Banshees- christine Stranglers- nice n' sleazy Iron maiden- the clairvoyant (although it's really Number of the beast reversed ) Simple Minds- new gold dream Psychedelic Furs- sleep comes down