Hobbayne

Oh dear. It looks like another Adam Clayton thread in the making.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1486895744' post='3235264'] Not in Milwaukee [/quote] I dont get it

Didnt she marry the drummer?

Fender Mustang short scale I think.

My lot want to do a cover of Figure It Out, but as its all done on bass with a plethora of effects, I'm not sure how we can rearrange it for two guitars and bass. How did you guys make it work in a band situation?

George Harrisons version of 'Got My Mind Set On You.' I didnt know it was a cover, I thought he had written it himself.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1486643365' post='3233467'] Not just A drummer. She was usually THE drummer. A bloody good one, too. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1WWWOxhMs[/media] [/quote] Wow! Thanks for posting that!

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.