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I think all musicians are influenced by many others. The difference here is that the majority of musicians don't influence others in the same way as a well known or famous band. Just as an example the Electric Prunes i've not heard off but because the Beatles were more famous ie in the charts and media at the time i know of their music. My point being that it takes a famous well known band to change the way people see music and to influence the masses. Dave

Think when you look at their early music it was aimed at the popular market but as they moved into Sgt Peppers the music style had changed to a little more psych and then later again they moved onto Magical Mystery Tour attempting to create an image to match their album maybe a little more towards early prog scene and then Let It Be was again a change towards more hippy style music. That's just my personal opinion of course but you then have to look at the timescales of those albums and what happened from that point. Did they start the psych scene or just make it more popular. Did they make the 1970 hippy scene more popular with the Let It Be album ? Dave

[quote name='Tom Brookes Music' timestamp='1509793749' post='3401672'] My wedding band tries to offer this type of thing.....funk, blues and soul stuff. [url="http://www.somethingblues.co.uk/"]http://www.somethingblues.co.uk/[/url] we're Staffordshire/Cheshire based, so not too far away at all. [/quote] Nice voice. Very easy to listen to and very talented. Liking that. Dave

It wasn't just the music they influenced. Fashion tended to follow them too. Hairstyles also follwoed the Beatles images. Not sure if those things were around at the time but like anything a famous musician or band does at their peak will influence fans to follow suit. I'm also not a Beatles fan or an Elvis fan for that matter apart from recognising what they contributed to music in their day. I think they influenced the direction of music in 60's and as they changed styles you would see other bands follow a similar pattern. Dave

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1509868019' post='3402121'] If we're doing controversial dinner parties, I'd like to be a fly on the wall at a W.I. dinner to which Oliver Reed has been booked as the guest speaker. [/quote] yeah that would be interesting and highly entertaining.

There's been some pivotal moments in the history of popular music over the years i've been listening to music. These are probably the highlights in my own humble opinion but i'm pretty sure others will have their own idea of what was a major turning point for popular music Elvis Beatles Psychedelic Glam Rock Punk Heavy Metal I've deliberately missed out the music i was more into like Heavy Rock and Prog as i think they were follow ons from Beatles and Psych kind of thing in my mind. Dave

Think the closest i ever came to being influenced by an artist was David Bowie when i was early teens. For me Bowie could do no wrong but i don't remember thinking that because Bowie said or thought something that i had to be like him. It was more about his music and the images his songs created in your head. Before Bowie i never really listened to lyrics in any detail. From then on the lyrics became a big part of the song as a whole for me and moving into the Prog scene after that says it all. My imagination just ran riot after that until Rush 2112. But that's another story Dave

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1509806992' post='3401790'] Nice one Blue I enjoyed that. Not seen that footage before. Talking about being there.. I wasn't, but in July 1962 when The Beatles played the Regent Dansette in Rhyl, North Wales, Pete Best was, shall we say, a bit out of order with an amorous advance on my mum as they were loading out after the show. My mum actually put her stiletto heel through his bass drum as she told him to .... Off! A couple of weeks later Ringo replaced Best. There are actually living witnesses to this story as I heard about it from one of my mum's friends first. Quite a legend my ma. [/quote] Now that's a better headline story

Whether you like or liked the Beatles you just can't take away their success in their day. I wouldn't class myself as a fan by any means but every time i hear a Beatles song i thoroughly enjoy it and last year saw a Beatles tribute at a 60th and they were excellent and i knew every song. Think they started something back then that developed with time. Were they just rebellious in their own way ? who knows but whatever they were doing seemed to work and the record sales even to this day confirm how successful they were as a band. Dave

[quote name='iain_psb' timestamp='1509797168' post='3401704'] , I just need to work out what's exactly right for me. Then I'll never have to sell it... hahahahaha [/quote] Good luck with that theory

He might if he's a true bassist with high moral standing like me

Why not make a day out and drive down to Bass Direct to try out the Vanderkley before buying if there's no other local options available for you. That's what i did when looking for a new 5 stringer and ended up with my Dingwall NG2. Glasgow to Warwickshire think it was circa 300miles each way but wife went with me and we had lunch on way down and dinner on way home. All in all a nice wee day out. You'll be a bit closer so shouldn't be such a long drive. Dave

I've never really fancied the wedding scene as its a very long day for the band including playing for 4-6hrs depending on event. My mate has a very professional wedding band and when you see them live its like watching a well rehearsed VID clip. So professional it embarrasses me. They wear expensive looking suits and stage gear but they command a pretty good fee for playing circa £2k upwards for a wedding all day shot. They produced a professional demo VID for their website few yrs back too and i think that paid off quite well for them getting some good gigs. They tend to play the Weddings held in Castles type venues with kilts if a trad Scottish wedding and they have a repertoire of circa 400-500songs they will pick from. That's a lot of hard work to get to that point but he is a professional in respect to the fact its his only job nowadays but that was always his aim. He spent a year in Nashville learning how to entertain audiences and generally picking up on the various styles of singers and guitarist. (he is the singer / guitarist in the band) They also take a lot of time to socialise with their wedding party especially at the end and have great interaction with their audience. Its taken them circa 8-10yrs to get to that point tho so it doesn't come quick. Building a reputation is important in that field of music. £200 - £300 for local pub gigs around our way too. Dave

My first single at age 3 was All My Loving by Beatles which i still have but i've never really been a huge fan of them as i got older. Even when i got into the heavier side of music in 70's i never really took artists as influential icons of everyday life. Of course i appreciated them for producing good music or music i liked. All the political crap from musicians over the years was irrelevant to me. Their personal point of view on a subject was exactly that, it was only their opinion. Whether i agreed or not was my choice and i preferred to make up my own mind on the subject. On hearing John Lennon on the DJ not wanting to play Beatles songs again i have to admit i thought it was funny and again they have their own point of view on America and what they thought of the Beatles I think in my day Rock music was far more popular (Pop) than it is today. Glam Rock was the in thing in early 70's but i found majority of guys had a type of music they followed like Glam Rock, Heavy or Prog rock whereas girls i knew tended to go for the more traditional pop music (within my social circle....at school ) I don't think we had the same amount of "manufactured" pop music without talent that we see today. Its far too easy to correct things in a studio these days and i think we've lost a lot of the musicianship in music. Just my own personal point of view and opinion of course Dave

[quote name='Cuzzie' timestamp='1509752831' post='3401488'] You are gonna get a load of responses here, and I am a big fan of the Barefaced Supertwin. I really suggest you email Alex Claber at Barefaced telling him what you want, you cannprob arrange a phone call and he will ask you your requirements, be warned it is a stern examination of what gear you have, what you want your sound to be like and venues you play etc. And he will come out with a good recommendation of the appropriate cab, he's genuinely pretty spot on [/quote] That's impressive. Good customer focus from the outset. Dave

Certainly the HT series Berg cabs are heavy. I also had a pair of their AE112 lightweight cabs but they always seemed to have something missing tonally that i couldn't quite put my finger on. The BF cabs do get a good response on BC. Dave

How does the Aguilar sound with your cabs. ? Not a fan of Green Day really but having youtubed them it sounds like they could be a loud band and you might want something that will compete with guitarist. There's a guy on here selling a Bergantino HT rig that would blow your socks off. I have the HT322 cab and nothing touches it for tone or quality in my opinion. He's seling the 2x10 and 115 cabs. Worth a look. Fantastic price too. If i didn't have my HT322 i'd be snatching his hand off for it. Dave

Not being a fan of these basses what's the issue with the positioning ? I always assumed bass tuners were heavier duty because of the string size but everydays a school day. Do the larger size tuners not help secure the strings and prevent string slip and de-tuning. ? Dave

This is the 18V version [attachment=256844:ACOUSTICASTER WIRING DIAGRAM.pdf]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I did manage to get it sorted for our guitarist.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I've attached a copy of the external wiring diagram onto the circuit board if that helps.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I took the circuit board into my repair tech in Glasgow who repaired the circuit board.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The original fault was that the battery connection came loose from the board and touched the circuit board frying a circuit chip.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The guitarist had removed the board himself and had managed to get the cable locations wrong for re-fitting.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]After the circuit board chip was replaced and board tested i rewired it back into the guitar for him.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The electronic repair tech i use said it was a pretty simple standard amplifier board and he was able to folow the circuit quite easily. I'm assuming any local tech in your area could check and repair the board too[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If not i can send you the address and details of the guy i use and you could post the circuit board itself to him provided you are ok with soldering things.[/font][/color] If i remember right i don't think i could find a circuit diagram of the circuit board itself but it might be worth google check. All the best Dave [attachment=256843:Godin ACOUSTICASTER WIRING DIAGRAM - 9volt.pdf]

look like guitar tuners to me ? Maybe not up to the job of bass strings ? I'm just guessing here. Dave

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1507271152' post='3384326'] The slade and wizzard classics are a laugh to play and will get any crowd going (well possibly apart from one at a retirement home, but short of a wheelbarrow full of amphetamine it may be a struggle). [/quote] Yep love hearing those at Xmas.

Columbas Jazz bass bought from my Mothers mail order catalogue thru an old battered 2nd hand Selmer 50W combo. Ah those were the days

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1509642698' post='3400564'] I was trying to stand out so I used to wear a bright yellow suite. It worked and I've still got it upstairs. Don't know why, but it doesn't fit anymore! That was long before the 90's. [/quote] Its a well known fact that clothes shrink while stored for long periods in wardrobe's.