Roland Rock

Mrs RR, with plug in her hand "Is there a plug free behind there?" My smug pedantry kicks in: "No, but there is a spare SOCKET" Mrs RR rolls eyes and, and makes a mental note not to ever call it a socket. Ad infinitum.

Hmmm, I've just voted and it says 712 I've noticed that if someone tries to vote more than once in a day, it will tally that vote immediately, but then subtract it again once you refresh the page. Anyway, I've been voting most days. Good luck!

Thanks. I was not aware of the 'content I follow' button. I can see stuff in there! Still no notifications, will have a play around. Thanks again

Yeah, she's brilliant. She's been great on email with me too. This one from the Bullitt soundtrack always blows my socks off, figuratively speaking: Love the guitar solo from 0:55 too http://youtu.be/MlHMpOypzFg

It's entirely possible that I'm being stupid here, but here goes.... How does 'follow this topic' work? I click the button to follow, and nothing happens, even though there have been subsequent replies. Is there something else I need to do? Thanks in advance

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1386682504' post='2303011'] The O'Jays... philadelphia cheese [/quote] :-D

Red House = blue cheese Sunshine of your love = cream cheese Rolling Stones = extra mature cheese

This hour and a half long Nightmares on Wax Boiler Room mix. Some really lovely stuff so far... http://soundcloud.com/platform/nightmares-on-wax-1h30-min That bassline at around 41:20 is so funky!

Lots of questions. Here are my views: Firstly, we need to define 'vintage'. I'm going to take a punt at anything up to the mid-70s. Obviously that's up for debate. Secondly, I'm thinking of Fender Ps, purely because those are what I know something about. Is a refinished body worth more than a new body? Well, a vintage bass in original condition except for a refin will fetch more than a new MIA, so, in that respect, yes. Whether it's actually better is another debate. I have refinished a bass, and there was no discernable difference in tone. In general, people do NOT refinish a bass in order to sell it. The market has shown that a refin will significantly DECREASE the value of a vintage bass. The refinish is usually something that has been done much earlier in its lifetime. It could have been done simply because at the time it was worth less, and a refin didn't change the value that much. Or maybe they just thought it was a keeper. So, no, no one in their right mind would refinish a vintage bass to sell it, and no collector in their right mind would want a refinished bass over one in original (albiet worn) condition. Mine is a '78, so not vintage by my standards. It started out life olympic white but by the time I had bought it in 2001, it had been stripped to natural bare wood. After about eleven years, I fancied a change and painted it orange! I never intend to sell it, but if I did, I'm guessing that it's as valuable now as it was stripped.

As others have said, it's got legs! I adore the video, great synchronised dancing! The whole thing is so professional. It has a lovely clean production where the instruments don't get in each others' way, and you can hear everything so clearly. That neat, unfussy production matches perfectly with the white background/vivid quirky imagery. The anal love child of Faith No More and Sparks. Stupendous.

The best valentines song ever: http://youtu.be/kRAWwdzNL6c

I like it. I'd need to be in the right mood, and am glad to see it's a seated gig (seems more suitable for that sort of music) I love the buildup, and you get some crazy sounds! I'd go and see you, but I'd be careful who I invited along ;-)

I really like that, sounds a bit like Justice, which is a good thing.

I've got most of those songs already, but great to hear them again, and some bonus new ones. Great stuff. BTW, we were in the room next to you again last week at Subway. Didn't bother to pop in this time, as you all seemed a bit startled when I did the week before :-)

Loving that, Si I'll be keeping an eye out for local gigs on FB

[quote name='Ruck' timestamp='1386441792' post='2300239'] My Oxide and SubT has just been shipped. They have updated the home page stating the website is temporary closed due to medical emergency. I hope whoever it concerns makes a full speedy recovery! [/quote] Wow, hope it's nothing too bad. Glad yours is on the way

I've done it once. It was while rehearsing, hours before our first ever gig. E string went during a particularly heavy rendition of Day Tripper. I went and bought a spare single string, and was surprised to hear that it was much brighter than the others (which had never been changed)

I bought an EBS amp from Jay. It was all as smooth as can be. Nice chap.

I did an amp swap with Jake. The transaction went fine. Thanks.

I sold a pedal to Ben. The transaction was completed with the greatest of ease. Thanks!

That could very well be BC's Happy Jack.