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[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1374655442' post='2151285'] To get the Louis Johnson slap sound you need a sabre or two pick up ray and have both pick ups on. I have an HH Ray and love it totally. [/quote] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslkVhOoE2U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslkVhOoE2U[/url] Hmm, are you sure?

Great result - congratulations!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1374614782' post='2151016'] My god a Bongo with a graphite neck would sound so modern and aggressive it would be unreal!!! [/quote] Bongos are pretty warm sounding by themselves but with the extra mids from the graphite neck, I think that would be an exceptionally nice sounding bass. Therefore probably no chance it will be built.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1374255786' post='2146997'] The best Stingrays for looks and sound that i have seen were made by Ernie Ball in the late eighties/early nineties. Not played so couldn't comment on feel. [/quote] I've been saying this on here for the last 10 years. I still have a preEB ray though not for any reason other than it was cheap and I was going for the Bernard Edwards thing. But if there wasn't the genre association, I'd have an 87 or 88 blueburst ray with a birdseye neck. [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1374261748' post='2147055'] I would struggle to understand why anyone would pay silly amounts for a pre-ernie ball Musicman over the new Musicman Classic series, unless they were a collector. [/quote] I haven't played the classic series yet but well worn basses sound a bit mellower to me. Of course the trick is not to pay silly amounts in the first place.

Superglue will work nicely.

Don't hate me coz you can't match it.

Showaddywaddy's Greatest Hits.

If only you knew how much rare quilted NZ red beech had been squandered in floor boards just because the mills couldn't be bothered cutting it twice as wide.

Who are The Works?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1374420462' post='2148503'] Cut the woman some slack - She was 62 when this was filmed for f***s sake! [/quote] Tell that to the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.

Goes without saying its my opinion.

Sir, how dare you. How very dare you. Hey nonny nonny, folder-oh and Plants garrulous wassailing underpin most of Led Zeppelin's finest moments. How they ever managed to step back from the brink of repopularising morris dancing, I'll never know. (PS: In all seriousness, Led Zep are the greatest rock band ever. PPS: A very good friend of mine is a well known Canadian folk rock singer and even SHE thinks folkies in the UK are a bit weird. Blackwater Side is in one of her sets BTW)

The arrangement is very very tastefully done - finely crafted and orchestrated. The vocal arrangements enhanced the basic elements of guitar and drums we're all so familiar with. Ann Wilsons voice is perfect for the song but I was left a bit flat by the lack of energy in her performance. The occasion is clearly important and there is a heavy expectation of a dramatic production. Decorum in these situations dictates an equally dramatic show of appreciation. Almost like a presidential campaign rally, I ended up feeling like reaction was a little contrived. Its a no to the next round from me.

happy birthday clarky

Nice work, sir.

Hmmm, I'm visualising how I might use it live within a Class D based rig. Its not going to compensate subtractively for the mid emphasis of Class D amps...in other words make a Class D rig sound like a Mesa Boogie 400+, is it?

OK, removing the influence of any speaker cabinets would help ensure the amp could be used live. Interesting. I've been aware of these amazing pieces of kit for a while but haven't had a chance to play with one. It seems like the only piece of kit that someone could own, especially if someone is well connected to other owners of choice pieces of kit. I'm a bit skeptical about any modelling kit's ability to capture subtle compression effects of tube amps though.

Can it profile without a mic, say off a DI?

OBBM has supported him in the past. I've seen him too, he's an interesting chap. His bassist played a Modulus TBX and swore by it.

For Hair Metal? White, no question. If you get bored with it later, you can graffiti it with spray cans or markers.

Played nice too!

No it was the President 500/5. [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=2465&type=Bass%20Guitar"]http://www.thebassga...e=Bass%20Guitar[/url]

I only just missed out on free tickets to that gig through work and then the following day half price tickets. Kind of glad I didn't make it now, not seeing them perform at their best would have left me gutted!

There is a lovely Hofner in the Gallery at the moment for reasonable money.

This is what understanding the pocket is all about. I tend to visualise it like a wheel spinning clockwise. The mark on the outside of the wheel at 12 O'Clock represent the timing for playing on the beat. There's a mark on the spinning wheel which lines up with the mark on the outside once every beat. If I play when the two match up then I'm on the beat. Either side of that then I'm either in front or behind. So I need to imagine playing behind the beat, I'll play a note when I'm imagining the mark on the spinning wheel passing the 2 oclock position. Playing consistently is as much about mind as it is about detail though. If visualisations aren't your thing, just chill out and avoid playing the note until the absolute last nanosecond before the length of gap takes it into the next beat. Things get a bit more complicated when some notes are played on and in front of the beat during the same phrase. Chicken Grease is a good example. Have a listen and see if you can tell which notes are on, in front and behind.