Hobbayne

Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters. Karen Carpenter was a drummer apparently. I didn't know that.

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon. A secret cheesefest.

Oh yes! A great, powerful rig but small enough to fit in the boot of a Ford Fiesta.

Johnny Depp. Although not widely known for his bass playing, he is definitely cool!

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1486243618' post='3230362'] Has anyone actually opened one in your area in recent years ? [/quote] No. Just the opposite. We have lost 2 in my part of West London in the last year.

[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1486202481' post='3229985'] Do these have a nitro finish? [/quote] I believe so.

Jet Harris was cool nearly sixty years ago.

Is that a C neck profile?

Have you got a Lemonrock page?

I have had a couple of Mexican P Basses and they were OK. My Nate Mendel however, knocks the spots off some US Fenders.

Blimey! Those sharp edges could have someones eye out!

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1485973284' post='3228187'] There are occasions when they can be a bit too much. Did you not find turning the volume down a bit got you in the same territory as a normal P? The QPs are so loud that even if you back off a bit they're still loud enough, but they get a bit more into traditional P territory and lose some of that heavy thump. [/quote] Hmmm, not really. I had to play a wide range of covers with a varied set of tones. I found it easier to get a more vintage sounding pickup and experiment a bit with effects etc, than to try and harness and tame the QP.

[attachment=237168:16422852_1263866543698410_7979656635003061646_o.jpg] Well, he couldnt play it but he sure could hold it!!

Penile Blood Flow Study??

No. Jack Horner married one of the Spice Girls.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1485964614' post='3228085'] Who T F made Leo the boss of bass anyway? [/quote] Go and stand in the corner!

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1485965037' post='3228088'] The pickups have a lot to do with why these are so good. Those QP's sound so weighty, I have a P with them in and it's always getting compliments. One suggestion from experience- some people find them a bit much in certain situations and they end up replacing them. If you ever find them over the top, just back off the volume on your bass a bit, they end up sounding like a normal P pickup. [/quote] I could never quite get on with the Quarter Pounders. I replaced them with a more vintage sounding SPB1. Apart from that, My Nate Mendel is my most played bass.

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1485950525' post='3227908'] I don't understand what a tug bar is for? [/quote] This is the 1962 P Bass used by Greg Lake. Note the tugbar under the G string. Bassists back in the day used to grip with the index and middle fingers while plucking the strings with the thumb.

There was a you tube video of a Beach Boys concert featuring Brian Wilson using the tugbar on a 1960's P Bass posted on here a while ago.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1485935027' post='3227757'] Never really got the issue with blokes doing songs originally by women or vice versa. Tina herself did it with Proud Mary. Obviously there are very gender specific songs that wouldn't work. [/quote] The Shirelles had a song called 'Boys" The Beatles covered it and got away with it too!

Does it have to be a bass? There are a plethora of excellent quality amps and cabs and combos out there too.

[quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1485900301' post='3227645'] What's wrong with Superglue? [/quote] Can get a bit messy if it gets too much over the hole/paintwork

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1485202050' post='3222092'] Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame became a salmon farmer up on the Isle of Skye.He owns a large estate there. [/quote] His son in law is that bloke from tellys' The Walking Dead.

Matchstick and a bit of glue worked for me.

We used to open with Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way, but have recently started the set with Pretty Vacant.