Bassman Sam

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1371429708' post='2113904'] I'm just obsessed, in my own small way, with music. Some instruments I adore, some less so. I'm a frustrated drummer, but I love guitar, and bass is my current voice, I love bass. But I don't think anyone is born a bassist anymore than I think anyone is born a butcher. [/quote] Oh,I don't know, I've butchered many a bass line over the years. Must have been born to it. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1371337219' post='2112808'] In that case I look forward to your signature bass when you become well known to have one. Surely the whole point it is [u][b]his[/b][/u] signature bass, and as such it's not for anyone else to tell him what it should be like. [/quote] This. /thread

And thought it was just me that liked LS's work. Dirty Harry was a great movie and great score. A fan here. Garry, thanks for the big band vid, ace.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1371324193' post='2112655'] Yeah, Paul is foing the live ginal rounds. When the Voice run ends, he's iffvto South America for more jamiroquai festival dates [/quote] Can you roll me one too? [size=4] [/size]

I used a pick for all of my gigging days, so no worries there. Welcome aboard.

I saw one in the mid 80's as it put on a display on Brighton beach. It came in low from the sea and then into steep climb with full afterburners just as reached the beach. The sound was thunderous and shook the bowels, fantastic aircraft.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1371289328' post='2112119'] Thank you, I shall have 'cantaloupe'. [/quote][size=4][quote name='paul h' timestamp='1371289549' post='2112124'][/size] It's all in the fingers. Your argument is invalid. BOOM! POW! I WIN AT BASSCHAT!!!! [/quote]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1371233326' post='2111609'] If I wanted a sliding pick up I'd get one of these. [/quote] And that would sound like Guy's Warwick? You're having a laugh mate. Have a word yourself Edit, to say: Sorry if that came over a bit strong but they are not comparable. .

Trevor Horn was the man behind FGTH 's success. That's where the talent was, IMHO. The band was average at the best.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1371252662' post='2111892'] My 86 Monarch was a cracking bass. Separate volume and tone for each pickup but also a, very handy, flick switch to go from neck P only to both pickups to bridge J. Gave a great array of options at the flick of a switch with fine control from the separate vol and tone pots [/quote] I just googled that, I've not seen one of them before. Molan, you owe me a new set of undercrackers, that's bloody lovely.

A old band mate put these photos of me on Facebook last night. I didn't know they existed. They show my original '75 P bass. The only thing worth looking at. The pix were taken in '77, a lifetime ago.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1371233753' post='2111619'] [size=4] Bought a cheap 15 quid pre wilkinson Vintage from a mate, that had done the rounds between friends, wasn't in the best of condition and was filthy, so i named it after a girlfriend it reminded me of haha.[/size] B [/quote] That has got to be the best line I've read on a intro thread. Welcome aboard. You now have set yourself a high standard to keep up with. Glad your enjoying the bass, you won't regret it.

How can they justify this outrageous price rise and expect to keep customers or I missing something? Are they trying to put themselves out of business? Please enlighten me.

Trying to remember the pup positions for a particular tone in a gigging situation would be a PITA. There must be a hell of a lot of options there. Like the body shape though. The laser inscription of the logos looked cool, not seen that before.

I was looking for information on a '57 ri p bass and Google brought me here. I couldn't find my way back out. Still trying.

I was in my early 20's and played in a rock covers band when punk came along. We played the usual mixture of the time, Jethro Tull, Led Zep, Wishbone Ash, The Beatles, The Eagles and blues covers. I wore tie dyes, flairs, loon pants and cheese cloths shirts. Part of the old hippy culture. When the punk thing happened, the gigs dried up fast, they had taken over and if you went to a gig, you got spat on and sometimes the crap kicked out of you for being a hippy. I don't have good memories of the punk era and most of the music left me cold. There were some so called punk bands that I liked but they could really play, I thought that against the whole idea of the movement. Just another manufactured craze in my eyes that the kids of the time fell for.

Some fine looking basses there, the blue four string with the maple neck is lovely.

FFS. [size=4] [/size][size=4] [/size]

Welcome aboard or should that be drao[size=4]ba emocleW as your a lefty. [/size]

I hoped you asked the bass player of the headline band if it was ok to use his rig. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='megallica' timestamp='1353140607' post='1871939'] I'm not really a Fender fan but this bitsa bass is stunning. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/133661-gone-thanks/page__p__1213950__hl__cd_david__fromsearch__1#entry1213950"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1213950[/url] [/quote] This was the last bass I owned before I had to give up playing due to RA. It was put together by our own cd_david for a Pink Floyd tribute band he played in. It was the best P- bass I ever played, better than my original '75 in the same colour. It now resides with bobpalt of this parish and I think he has added side LED's to it. I really miss this bass.

[quote name='Paulgm1' timestamp='1370641270' post='2103985'] Love the Smiths and Andy Rourke. His bass playing got me interested and was a big influence on me picking up a bass. Have enjoyed playing This Charming Man in the past in a pub band (pretty unusual to find a singer willing to give it a go!). Stll think Morrisey is a bit of a tw@t though. [/quote] Beat me to it, love the playing of AR and JM but hate Morrisey with a passion. The man spoiled a great band for me.

Funny, I thought WoT was bigger. It looked like a dwarf and his rig was about 50m behind the rest of the band. No wonder we couldn't hear you. [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Honestly, nice one WoT, lovely looking fretless and I would be a happy man to be part of that line up. Envious me.[/size]

Very nice. Love a rosewood neck with white blocks. If your not going to be using the G & l, I'll store it for you, free of charge.

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1370040035' post='2096029'] I've seen this a few times and I swear it gets better each time! [/quote] +1. Bliss.