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[quote name='KingPrawn' post='907923' date='Jul 28 2010, 10:20 AM']This is a great example of why i seldom delve into this area of the forum. It is full of "freaks" who read far to much into comments and take offense where there is none to take.Then to add insult or give some air of superior being they feel the need to correct a fellows typing/spelling mistakes. It must be great being so elite.[/quote] Oh please don't paint us all with the same brush... However your post did read like an argument looking for someone to argue with. Pretty basses Vs functional basses is a well worn path and the description of a "coffee table" will annoy some people. In that absence of any hints it's not surprising that some people may take the post at its face value. Meanwhile: There are lots of people on here who like both, me included. I also like a nice bit of grain shining through a traditional sunburst or other translucent finish. It depends on the bass and context...

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='907817' date='Jul 28 2010, 08:00 AM']I'll be the first to say visit the gallery in camden town. In London it's THE bass shop. Not always the cheapest compared to online but they have a huge stock and some very nice higher end basses. You can spend hours there. Alex is the guy who runs it and will sort you out. Good luck.[/quote] +1 and they will sort all the setup stuff there and then for you - important if you only have a day.

Posting for a friend. Please PM me your email address and phone number and I'll pass it on. Thanks OG ------------------------------ [b]Experienced Bass/backing vocals to join Guitar/vocals and drums in Rock Covers Band.[/b] Cardiff and environs Reforming 3-piece need reliable, steady bass for covers from 60's to current day. [b]Pubs only travelling Swansea to Newport and valleys[/b]. Minimum will be £50 a gig. Contacts for gigs are available but can't chase bookings till full-time band member arrives. 2-3 gigs a week ideally. Expected set-list (starter set, not written in stone) In the morning - Razorlight Gimme all your loving - ZZ Mama told me not to come - Stereo's Whskey in the jar - Lizzy Californication - Chillies Mr. Brightside - Killers Honky Tonk - Stones Can't stand losin you - Police Are you gonna go my way - Lenny K. Walkin by myself - Gary Moore All I have - Snow Patrol Predict a riot It's my life - Bon Jovi Sex on fire Tramps vest - Stereo's Alright now Are you gonna be my girl - Jet Here I go again - Whitesnake Sweet Child Dakota - Stereo's Fool for your stockings - ZZ Don't believe a word - Lizzy Wishin Well - Free Born to b wild Dancin in the moonlight Parisienne Walkways Maniacs - Firewind

Reelin in the years Schools out Hey Joe Don't believe a word and Dance the night away - the Mavericks just to see if you can keep it going all the way through

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[quote name='jimbobothy' post='906110' date='Jul 26 2010, 05:45 PM']if it doesn't does anyone know the cure??[/quote] Buy several Japanese Fender basses (see below )

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Ok I asked for some ideas of teh set .. here you go Solid Clarkson Dad rock... 1. Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love C major 2. Black Magic Woman D minor 3. Brown Sugar C major 4. Honky Tonk Woman G major 5. No Woman No Cry A major 6. Ain’t No Sunshine A minor 7. Nutbush City Limits A major 8. Summertime Blues F major 9. Feel Like Making Love D major 10. Knocking On Heaven’s Door G major 11. Heartache Tonight D major 12. Parisienne Walkways A minor 13. Samba Pa Ti G major 14. Wishin’ Well E minor 15. Take It Easy G major 16. The Last Time E major 17. Cocaine E major 18. Walking By Myself E major 19. Bad Moon Rising D major 20. Little Wing E minor 21. Peaceful Easy Feelin’ E major 22. Superstition E minor 23. Proud Mary A major 24. Mustang Sally A major 25. Johnny B Goode A major 26. All Right Now A major Extras Lay Down Sally, Hey Joe, One Of These Nights, Sweet Home Alabama, Hideaway, You Really Got Me, Need Your Love So Bad, Whiskey In The Jar, Walk Of Life, Desperado, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Wonderful Tonight, Human, Sex On Fire

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905840' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:22 PM']Ty. I really ought to learn these things. I'll give you a few bumps for your kind and swift response.[/quote] Thanks buy one of my basses?

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905837' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:18 PM']Sorry I really apologise for hijacking but what does dep stand for?[/quote] Deputise as in "stand in bass player for one night"

Anyone?

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905702' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']I've heard quite a lot about bach. Could anyone suggest a starting point?[/quote] Yeah Start here [url="http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-J-Bach-Bass/dp/078662843X"]J S Bach for Bass Guitar[/url]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='905705' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']Except Good Times.[/quote] Blah blah yeah you are probably right

Ah .... A recent thread on buying basses in China I found an expats website that said many of the Fenders in China are fakes so that may be something you need to look at...

Tricky. Maybe if you devide the question into genres. The thing is that for everyone who thinks Mustang Sally/So What/Master of Puppets/Bach Prelude and Fuges/Roundabout/School days/Higher ground/Lessons in Love/Portrait of Tracy/Something is compulsory there will be loads of players who never need to or want to play that track.. So.. Nothing comes into the "lines [b]everyone[/b] should know" category but that list is a start

[quote name='Doddy' post='905558' date='Jul 26 2010, 10:55 AM']'The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life'.[/quote] That's what got me into Zappa in the first place. Specifically hearing "Stairway to Heaven" on the radio. I didn't get it 'til then. Plus the album has some nice accessible cover versions as a gentle introduction to the original stuff.

[quote name='JTUK' post='905463' date='Jul 26 2010, 08:36 AM']Jeeez..I would. I'd be horrified. [/quote] ha ha Well not necessarily all of the time

[quote name='BenTunnicliffe' post='905052' date='Jul 25 2010, 06:36 PM']Just wrote a whole PM to you OG offering to give dep then realised I've got a gig on that night anyway. Shame, sounds like a good one![/quote] There you go .. Send me your contact info anyway and I'll pass it on for next time...

[quote name='steve-soar' post='905043' date='Jul 25 2010, 06:29 PM']Thanks for posting that OG. Awesome to the max, like, totally.[/quote] Fixed that for you.. It's a desert island* disk for me. * Where the Ice Cream runs free

[quote name='silddx' post='904873' date='Jul 25 2010, 04:52 PM']Re number 2, I am not sure what to infer from your point..[/quote] That sounds magnificent to me... I'd not worry too much about my sound if it was like that...

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='904853' date='Jul 25 2010, 04:37 PM']At least there was no bingo at this one![/quote] No Bingo??? What kind of deviant social club was that??

[quote name='silddx' post='904798' date='Jul 25 2010, 03:37 PM'].. then you've missed the point of music completely." [i]Scott Thunes - October 1996[/i][/quote] Yeah well..... 1 he retired from music totally dischuffed and 2 he sounded like this:

[quote name='silddx' post='904645' date='Jul 25 2010, 11:58 AM']I never expect, or feel I deserve, compliments, appreciative audiences, record deals, money, or an easy life. All I feel is great privilege to be able to play some good music with some really good musicians who, for some reason trust me with their music and, I think, like me as a person. I want to enjoy myself, feel friendship and rapport with the other band members while on stage and off, and get to express myself occasionally as a musician, and more importantly as a PERSON, within a musical context. The primary thing is doing something of "quality" but that is highly subjective, I only like playing with bands that produce good songs, with good musicianship and who look good on stage. I have met musicians in the past who are really up their own arses and come across like they are going to save the world with their music, and they DESERVE to be heard because they are GOOD and INNOVATIVE. Bollocks. They don't appreciate what a gift it is for someone to lend you their ears for a hour and derive some enjoyment from it, let alone some inspiration.[/quote] Yup Just happy to get away with having musical fun in a room full of people having fun. In the "Up their own" department, Poor ol' Paul Weller on the wireless this week talking about his Mercury nomination. He thinks he's "Cu''in' edge, chew chew" and made Wake Up the Nation to add edge to contemporary music. Eh? It's good (for a 50 year old) but sounding like various 70's heroes - Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, and Jerry Lee lewis etc does not make for a cutting edge album...

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='904601' date='Jul 25 2010, 11:06 AM']First gig with new band last night - a mix of rock & roll, country and blues. Typical Social Club crowd, smattering of applause every now and then, no-one taking any real interest, then when we finished everyone coming up and telling us how good it was and are we coming back! I've now played social clubs in London, Suffolk and Sussex - are they the same the world over? [/quote] Yup Type 3 Audience: Arms crossed, looking angry, sat in the same seat every Saturday night for 10 years "Go on then, fookin' [i]entertain[/i] me. We 'ad that Abba Gold here last week. [i]They[/i] were good"