Wolverinebass

Obviously, the guy on the right who also played bass.

Anyone got one yet?

I'm sick of this. 2000 watts? Of course it's not. Give an accurate value. It's like TC Electronic juicing their wattage by vast amounts of compression. Everyone is doing it. I'd never buy a class D again after my Peavey IPR1600 experience (600w my @rse) unless the wattage rating was vastly greater than what I require.

I'm going to presume that there isn't any chance it's 1000w and it's really about 400w? Bring the thing round and you can compare it with my 700w Yamaha power amp. I'd certainly be interested in the result.

Just as well I'm not a redhead. Ha!

I'm primarily a fingers player but it's just as easy to get "full harmonics" that way as with a pick. I use a different arch of my right hand and plus I pull through the strings anyway so the difference is minimal if you very subtly add some treble. Let's face it, I'm so mental I play a 12 string with fingers. I've learned to adapt my technique and it's not difficult to do.

I'm happy to review it.

Wrong, dude. People want what they want and that's that. At the SE bash I forget who had the full beans floor version, but when asked how much they used it the reply was "3 patches." Me being me I then said "Good thing it only cost £1300." However, all sarcasm aside it's great kit. If I was in the market for a new multi fx it'd be the way I'd go.

Really? I wish I had "accidents" like that.

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! Wrong thread? Oh....

Not to mention the BBCITV. Or KMFDM.

If that feature set is right, they've smacked Tech21 in the face brilliantly as the adjustable filters are the feature set that everyone wanted on the Dug but didn't get. Looks great. I await a non slap demo.

Well, Matt Freeman is just playing very fast 16ths, however they are amazingly accurate. As for John Myung, he's technically amazing as he tends to use 4 fingers. I tried that about 10 years ago, but realised I'd never have to play fast enough that I couldn't manage with 3. However, Dream Theatre are just sooooo awful. They should just wear capes and form a yes tribute band.

Yeah, they wouldn't have seen me again after that either. However, they would have been seeing an emergency dentist....

They're tools. Get yourself a better band where you're actually "in the band."

Let me know how your stand up set gets on. However, if that was actually a serious comment you've never ever been to a show where Entwistle played. He was monstrously loud. I don't dislike Pino, he's just wrong for that band. His clean tone with virtually no treble is just wrong. No grit, treble or chorus. Plus, his disciplined approach goes against everything that the Who's semi organised musical anarchy stood for. He's great at fusion, but being in the Who? Er, no.

I think that depends on what you're looking for. In north London there are more progressive metal bands. In south east there's more covers bands. Shall we exchange houses?

No. Saxophones sound like a dying seal being squished into a milk bottle.

Only if it comes with a hammer to smash it to bits.

As an addendum to this sorry fiasco. I put up a few adverts to try and find a band over the last few weeks. Less than an hour ago I received a message from Bob asking if I could read music and played a precision through an ampeg rig. Should I ask if his jaw has healed? You seriously can't make this stuff up.

At least he's not talking about how he ruined My Generation with the Who.

Three grand for a bass that looks like its been tossed about inside a cement mixer? Er, no. Or you can choose "mild destruction" and just have it roughed up enough to get a skelf when you play fingerstyle. Hold me back.

You're either in the band or you're not in the band. If I'd seen that post I'd have quit immediately. I don't take crap or even dare I say it, the scraps from other people's tables.

Yes. So was Death Magnetic. An album where not only was there very little bass guitar, it also reached peak Metallica idiocy of a hyper crushed, virtually unlistenable static in places. However, if you know why someone would destroy 2 surprisingly decent albums with that, you're certainly more enlightened than me. After all, what's the point of getting one of the best metal bassists to join your band if you can't really hear them? I'm referring to both Jason and Rob here. They're tools.

In truth, none of this is surprising. Lars and James will never admit to a mistake. Have they ever apologised to Jason for all the crap they gave him? The fact that they haven't changed this album is testament to this fact. In truth, I generally enjoy their stuff. Not for its content, but having a laugh with a few fellow producers I know about what innovative way they can ruin their new album with abysmal production. Each of us put in £20 and make a nomination with winner taking all. I got the Death Magnetic digital distortion debacle. The reason being is that Metallica are generally 5 years behind the curve with things. Loudness wars kind of peaked before that album 5 years beforehand with Foo Fighters. However, I digress. They're doing the checklist though. No audible bass, appalling drum sounds, St. Anger snare sound, digital distortion/clipping, atrocious guitar tones from Kirk. Let's face it, the list is long and extensive. They're tools. That fact was clearly brought out by the Napster hearings and Some Kind of Monster just put the icing on the cake in terms of them demolishing any sympathy for their respective public personas.