miles'tone

34 minutes ago, SteveK said:

 

I did think of Frank, but thought it wouldn't be too long before someone mentioned him🙂

Incidentally, my band mate (guitarist) played bass with Zappa in the mid 70s, for one show in the US, when his regular bass player busted his hand😬

You must have some real players in your band. That's very cool!

It was Tom Fowler who broke his hand. He's the bass player on the live "Roxy..." album I posted above.

Listen to it and imagine your mate depping with that band for a night 😂 He must be a great reader! 

Thanks,

Si

This whole album, but especially "Echidna's Arf (Of You)/Don't You Ever Wash That Thing", followed by "Cheepnis".

There's also 120+ other albums by Frank that are full of whacky excellence 😁

On 11/03/2024 at 18:57, dudewheresmybass said:

For me, The Harris P bass is quite simply the best p bass I have ever played.

Granted I'm a bit of a fanboy, but once I played one, I knew that irrespective of the squiggle on the back of the headstock this was THE p bass for me.

 

Best P bass neck profile (to me). B width at the nut, rest of it chunky as 👌.

Great sound due to the heavy Ash body but too heavy for me to live with one unfortunately. 

Batteries Not Included - Andy Kemp

Ode to Gordon - Thomas and Friends 

Colon In The Name Of - RATM

Sire Marcus Miller. I bet he doesn't even know about half of them..

Sentenced to Death - Colossal Trailer Music

The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers - Charles Mingus

Jesse Wood's band once supported a band I used to be in.

(Ronnie Wood's son, now in Reef I think).

Midlife Crisis - Faith No More

12 hours ago, asingardenof said:

When I played club cricket I was very unhappy at having to get a new bat, having used the old SS Jumbo I'd inherited off my dad (it still had the Viv Richards endorsement on it!) for about 20 years until it shattered from my nicking an inside edge. So I bought a new SS (the Indian brand not the English one) and all went really well for three games until a quick ball jumped at me and in fending it off the ball hit the handle and snapped it. Fortunately there was a shop near me that did repairs and did it quickly and well, and I was able to hit a quickfire 45 with it next game. Alas it's been gathering dust in my wardrobe for almost five years now but I may get it out again in future if I can be bothered seeking out a new club.

Just had a good laugh at myself and gained some perspective after reading this...

If I was into cricket then I'd probably be sheepishly admitting that I don't even play for a club anymore, whilst staring at a wall full of bats that I keep hoovering up from the for sale section of BatChat. 

When I played in a regularly gigging band I had one Jazz bass and an upright. 

Now I'm not in a band I've got 6 bass guitars (plus the upright) and I hardly play any of them. 

I've definitely been compensating. Like a fool.

Airwolf parked up just out of shot.

Waking Up - Elastica 

Shaft - Isaac Hayes

Friday Night, Saturday Morning - The Specials

Fender if you need that aesthetic for a band - the deluxes are great. Sandbergs are better thought out instruments that are superior in quality, nicer to play and more useful tools for the job. Imho.

Great music can be played on either of course!

New York City Cops - The Strokes

Cygnus x-1 - Rush

(Spageddy Lee 😉)

14 hours ago, Bluewine said:

 

 

This is more why we haven't broken up.

 

Still going strong since 2007. The right members, the right gigs, the right money and the right attitudes. Very rare.

 

I think we remain intact because we're not friends. Very little if any communication . We have a husband and wife team that do all the booking and make all of the major band decisions. 

 

Daryl

You're a lucky man Blue. This scenario would be the only way I could ever be in a band again. 

Not needing to socialise with mental creatives or being dragged into their chaotic lives sounds ideal! 

Been there, done that, but I'm 51 and a family first guy now.

Liam Gallagher on Oasis' nomination 😂👏

La bella vita - Niia

I've got a top of the range artist custom ordered Tacoma Thunderchief acoustic bass.

It's divine.

I just don't play it.

Been thinking about selling it for a couple of years but I just can't bring myself to do it because, sod's law, as soon as I did some opportunity would arise where I did actually need it! 😄