cetera

Can I get an 'Amen'! ❤️

Fantastic album...... though my all time fave Rush album is Farewell To Kings! Not sure I'll get it.... but will probably buy Geddy's Big Book Of Bass :)

Ah, a familiar group of Spectors there! Welcome :) I still want that Forte X!

Sorry buddy!

£202!

Congrats! Quite the score! I'll give you £200 for it if you don't end up getting on with it.....

Fantastic! Peter Cetera's bass on Dialogue (Pts 1 & 2) is awesome and worth the purchase price alone!

Bargain! Buy! Buy! Buy!

MYOB 😂

No shock you feel could ever match the disappointment I feel in myself.... 😂😂

Indeed....... lol!!! You lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky b*stards..... 😂

Sadly I've never seen/played one in the flesh either, but all reports have been great. Obviously, as with all things Spector, build quality and attention to detail will be excellent. It's down to if you like a Super-Jazz and it feels/sounds good to you....

Once I've cleaned it up it should be worth around £850 but it's a beauty that I won't be selling!

This ^^ . And of course the ''flat' tone may not indeed be flat on some of the amps as they each have their own voicing. I'm sure most of them could be made to sound like each other with some simple EQ-ing if required..... One of my fave things about the bash was hearing the range of tones we can all produce...... from Nancy Johnson's gnarly rock tone to Frank Black's beautiful double bass style fretless tone to OBBM's traditional warm tone to Richard Searle's muted picked tone.

Got it 😉

Noooooooo! They're the devil's work!!

I never said anything about 'economic dominance'. All that shows is the spending power of a large demographic. The subject is 'What (if anything) killed rock 'n' roll?'

Regardless of 'how many women and gay men' are buying (they never bought much 'rock' music so not sure of the link to this subject?) - rap and associated genres are to a large extent the new 'rock n roll' as they share many of the same male-oriented themes. personally I can't stand most of it but I can see the link in themes.

That's true but large amounts of Rap tracks etc are hardly respectful to women, yet they are hugely popular. Videos etc of Rap and associated styles are full of cocky men showing off, fast cars, partying etc with girls fawning over them.... just like rock music used to be. You'd think that would be rejected....

After a mad busy weekend I’ve finally got a couple of mins to put fingers to keyboard…. It was another fantastic SE BassBash wasn’t it?! Great people & venue, lovely coffee and pastries (thanks Mrs Hamster!)… and lots of fantastic gear Due to running around sorting stuff, picking up Richard Searle from Surbiton station, doing the identify-the-bass test etc I didn’t get to properly try or hear as many basses as I would have liked but that was still more than Hamster (Colin) was able to do as he basically ended up manning the front desk for most of the day! So, let’s have some huge appreciation to Colin for his dedication! Gear-wise my personal highlights were FrankBlack's 'Rob Allen Mouse' (stunning) and Jabba-the-gut's delano loaded bass – played & sounded gorgeous during the identify-the-bass test! Re: the test – you’ll all be pleased to know that having played the ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ riff some 30 times in half an hour I think I’m getting the hang of it and should have it mastered for another bass test next year! Lol!! Richard Searle (Corduroy) was a complete star. Track problems on SWTrains meant it took him 3 hours to get from SE London to the bash….. and probably the same to get back home - but he did it in the full spirit of our bassist brethren without complaint or request for compensation. His hugely entertaining talk and some filthy funky basslines made it all worthwhile I’m sure we can all agree?! Finally, I’d like to extend big personal thanks to Silverfoxnik (Nik), Hamster (Colin), NancyJohnson (Paul), Silvia Bluejay (Sylvia) and others who helped pull stuff together and ensure another successful day for all. On a personal note - my mate Kebabkid (Costas) was also a star for his help in looking after my gear while I was busy and taking Richard Searle back to the station post-bash. See you all next year?!

It's great isn't it?! If they'd been American they'd have been huge! Check out the 2nd & 3rd albums..... and the 4th one has great moments too....

Lol! You did indeed!

Updated Raffle List... 1. EHX Mini QTron - Walman 2. Set of strings - Silverfoxnik 3. Couple of Bass tuition books - Silverfoxnik 4. Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler with power supply but no box - Frank Blank 5. Behringer BD121 Amp Modeller (boxed) - TheGreek 6. A big bundle of roots, blues, Americana ex-review CDs - TrevorR 7. Alesis SR18 drum machine, no box or power supply - Frank Blank 8. Boss BF3 Flanger, boxed, no power supply - Frank Blank 9. Korg Pandora PX4D, boxed, with instructions - OutSpoon 10. 3D guitar puzzle. - TheGreek 11. A couple of sets of 5 String Dean Markley Helix strings, never opened - NickD 12. Hard Rock Cafe suede clutch bag - TheGreek. 13. A combo/cab steel backline stand - bassace 14. Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown book and CDs - ezbass 15. Korg Pitchblack Pro tuner, no box, with power supply, Velcro on underside - Frank Blank. 16. Set of gold Schaller M4 style tuners - Cetera