BassTractor

I pledge I will never sell my Rickenfaker... ...or rather: John H. pledged I never will.

This thread is useless without a link to their new hit single.

For once, Douglas is right, you know! Thanks so much for keeping us updated with the build! I loved every minute of it.

That's not a very good composition though, I'm sorry to say. I'm happy you found something you could use for this. I felt that was not a given at all, as you guys were granted terribly little time for the project. So you've handed them in, or was the final date in May?

Walking treble, walking mids AND walking bass. I'm impressed. Thanks for posting!

Kate Bush, Karen Carpenter, Julie Driscoll, Karin Krog, Joni Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson, Colin Blunstone, Duncan Browne, Peter Hammill, Richie Havens, Richard Sinclair, James Taylor, ...and dozens of others.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1458473995' post='3007812'] ...until you work out just how hard it is to get a nice finish on such a big top area when the bridge is in the way! [/quote] Ah! Thanks for explaining! That sounds like making sense. I'm kinda in awe of a procedure whereby you remove hard stuff from a well-defined area with a Stanley knife blade. All the best with the rest of the project!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1458436573' post='3007653'] [i]Tempus fugit[/i]. [/quote] You's one crafty little lad, dad. On a serious on-topic note, I'd never expected that one would use any egg or varnish or whatever on the spot where the bridge has to come. Until today, my knees (jerks that they are) would assume the pores in the wood have to be filled with the glue. I knew egg was strong, but was unaware it could be this strong and bond like this. I love your work, Andy. This thread started out great, and only became greater.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1458426284' post='3007604'] Tempora ... [/quote] Mmmmmm... I feel this is a good [i][b]time[/b][/i] for eating tempura!

Gavin Bryars: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet as sung by a homeless man, and looped and orchestrated by Gavin Bryars. Genius. Moving. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1lnSi7QWY8[/media]

Komeda: It's Alright, Baby (1998) I don't even know whether they had any or many hits, but the OP's kind rules are appreciated for this glorious indie pop track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI6GW4RSzrU

Aye. Nimrod does that to me too, and so do many other songs and pieces - literally hundreds or thousands of them. "Close to the Edge" (the song) by Yes does it, for example. One that has become a near national anthem in Norway after the 2011 murders by Anders B. Breivik is "Some Die Young" by Swedish singer Laleh. IMHO a great song, and it moved me to tears already before the attack, but these days I'm sobbing. Here in its 2012 memorial version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHX2J7MANHc ...and this seems to be the original version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFH5ZjMKN08

[quote name='BobVbass' timestamp='1458046362' post='3004152'] That song by Plastic Bertrand that I can't pronounce as I don't speak French [/quote] Just say: "A mower! A mower!" Oh, you meant "Sahr plahrn poore mwah" That reminds me: Telex: "Euro-vision", the famous send-up of the whole Eurovision concept, with [b]live[/b] unconnected Moog modular and suddenly fully polyphonic Multimoog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfw9k5O94w

...which reminds me of a song I love to death: Des'ree: You Gotta Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO40TcKa_5U

Gentle Giant: The Power and the Glory Revered by fans as their worst song ever, and originally not part of the album of the same name. Someone just said "You gotta to be commercial, guys!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2WcGggmnmg

[list] [*]"Walking in the Rain" [*]"Waiting for a Train" [*]"Waiting for a Train (French Take)" [*]"Waiting for a Train '89" [*]"Walking in the Rain '96" [*]"Waiting for a Train '96" [/list] If I've ever seen a longer, stronger, string of hits! Still, I feel that Flash and the Pan are within the boundaries of this thread. Here's their "Hey, St. Peter" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOMxTxWPuQ[/media]

New Musik: This World of Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJIu_na4gY

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1457878928' post='3002571'] Makes me wonder if the 'I' that liked the original material would like the new material as well [/quote] FWIW, the reformed ahpook puts out better posts than the old one.

Mr. Bungle: Quote Unquote (renamed single version of album track Travolta) Jobriath: Take Me I'm Yours (with b-side "Earthling". I always knew Bowie tried to cash in on Jobriath's success ) Laurie Anderson: Superman Supersister: A girl named you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyOaaEWQFUA

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1457818960' post='3002140'] You are welcome to interpret 'one-hit wonder' quite liberally [/quote] In that case: Andrew Gold: Lonely Boy Nena: 99 Luftballons

Cairobill, thou shalt spelle it "Stratosphear", or Our wrathe willest rayne upon thou!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1457600869' post='2999943'] while musicianship got better and better, it was to the detriment of the songs. To my ears they peaked with Drums and Wires. [/quote] You're in good company with that assessment. ...and as a consequence: not with me. Whilst "Making Plans for Nigel" got me interested, and D&W was the first album of theirs I bought, I do think they almost only got better through the years. I think even Apple Venus and Wasp Star are... erm... stellar, but to my ears, they probably peaked with Oranges & Lemons and with Nonsuch. Great band, at any rate. Love them to bits. [i][sub]Obligatory disclaimer: [/sub][/i] [i][sub]Venus is a planet.[/sub][/i]

Wintergatan are a talented young nerdygeeky band from South-West Sweden. On their YT channel they have lots of vids about the design and construction of the machine. BTW, their introductory vid from 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBK2AF-NdVA

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1457087269' post='2995111'] No. [/quote]

Ball bearings, yes, but presented as marbles in the vid. those illitirite Swedes and Nowaygians Have you got the ball bearings though? Eh?