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[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1450293889' post='2931493'] I keep my crazy first wife in the attic. [/quote] It keeps your new wife younger, yes?

Seriously though, I was happy this came up, as I needed the reminder about cookies. Wouldn't have thought of that at all, as I've had similar problems - but they were based on difficulties whitelisting sites in AdBlock when those sites use external login sites. So: thank you for not deleting the thread.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450379950' post='2932281'] Subliminal! Get it on the conspiracy thread! [/quote] Will do.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450375407' post='2932217'] Tull are a winter band for me. [/quote] Ha! For me too, in that much of the stuff to me has an element of being inside the house, warming oneself close to the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa, whilst outside, cold winds terrorize the icy landscape. I've always just presumed the band's sound and folk inspirations had something to do with that, but today I see I may also have been manipulated by all the song and album titles, like all the different Christmas songs, the Christmas album, Skating Away... , Solstice Bells, Stormwatch, etc. Maybe even the snot running down his nose!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450287560' post='2931411'] Ring Out Solstice Bells by Tull. 1. Great tune. 2. No mention of Christmas. 3. A band totally on their game. 4. John Glascock. [/quote] Ah! It has been said. Also, it has been said better than I could've. Here it is then, and I feel it's only one of many good Jethro Tull songs with elements of Christmas and/or winter, one other being Swimming Away in the Shallow Water of the New Summer Day ... er... orwhatsitscalled. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2mh5zPj7Lc[/media]

bob hund played i Ystad. That's good enough for me. Välkommen, Pelle! Hoppast du gillar det här. Bert Obligatory attempt at Swedish: Pelle, vet du vad? Hoppas att du inte kyssar hon där Stine. Då blir jag verkligen avundsjuk! Du [b]måste[/b] älska bara mig och Båtsmann!

The New Adventures: "Come On" (Chuck Berry) has one of my fave bass intros. Here in a live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpznlccZvCY

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1450087773' post='2929356'] No-one is ever happy with the sounds that you select. [/quote] Hahaha. So true! But... IME this by large is a capacity of amateur bands. Not science, mind, but I've received loads of this stuff only in amateur pop/rock bands (I've never been in a pro one), and never in professional jazz bands and classical ensembles. My knee jerk impression is that it may have a lot to do with the latter formations having single leaders.

Derek Birkett - Flux of Pink Indians JJ Burnell Paul Simonon Sting Colin Moulding There certainly are others I can't remember right now. ...and I'm happy the title says "fave", not "best".

There are lots of British keyboard players on gearslutz.com (formerly gearslutz.co.uk) - a vibrant site, unlike some keyboard fora of which the names escape me right now.

Yes: Close to the Edge - - not counting the river sounds at the very beginning. It has consistently sent shivers down my spine for more than four decades.

As the guy who taught Johann Sebastian Bach to compose, and taught Mozart, Miles Davis, Bill Bruford and thousands of others too BTW, I can only add that everyone but me can just hang their instruments in the willows. If you really are into the work done by these backward simpletons Paul McCartney and Jaco Pastorius, then you just haven't got it, you indiscriminate trolls! Worded more seriously: There exists a concept that I don't know the name of, but it's drawn like a triangle: at the bottom of it is the knowledge/insight that roughly is shared by everyone. As you get closer to its top, fewer and fewer people will possess that level of knowledge/insight. Close to the top you have those few who know and understand most. Of course stuff in the real world is more complicated, but that does not really matter. The point is that some people out there could "rightfully" say, if they wanted, that everyone on BC should hang up their basses and do something more appropriate. I'm sure we would [b]all[/b] appreciate...

Bah! That is sooo Gifshopped, I've heard the soundtrack, and in reality the bear's playing in B major.

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1449675579' post='2925872'] I get McCartney, but not Pastorius. Do I continue to play bass or not? [/quote] :-D You are granted permission to continue playing bass for a period of three (3) months. Unlined fretted only! Other rules may apply.

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1449298424' post='2922306'] Agree with the general awesomeness of Relayer - TGOD and Squire's lines within it.... but (gasp) the production is not as good as say, ;'Fragile' so it makes some of lines a little hard to hear with all the rest of it going on! [/quote] You might wish to listen to the new Steven Wilson remix - out both in stereo and in surround 5.1, IMS. By large his remixes get rave reviews, and fans report they finally can hear everything. Google will tell whether that goes for Relayer as well. AFAIK, he's done several albums by each of the following: - Gentle Giant, - Jethro Tull, - King Crimson. - XTC, - Yes.

[quote name='neilp' timestamp='1448981065' post='2919765'] Do you know what frequency your A string vibrates at? 55Hz... [/quote] Yes, everybody knows. Do you assume they don't know this? [quote name='neilp' timestamp='1448981065' post='2919765'] You need to be able to reproduce those frequencies accurately. [/quote] No, you don't. It's a matter of taste. You may [b]choose[/b] to, and in case you'll need lotsa power because the amplitude in those low frequencies is trouserflappingly huge. However, as said you do not [b]need[/b] to, as in the mix the important information about the bass guitar's sound is in the changing amplitudes of the overtones. Most knowledgeable people I've seen discussing this on BC state that gear going down to roughly 100Hz is good enough, though [b]some[/b] discussion does exist.

[quote name='Behlmene' timestamp='1448669928' post='2917399'] No hard feelings on my end Bert, hopefully not on yours either. [/quote] Oh no, Scott. Far from it. No worries. I just failed to convey my state of mind, which was not unfriendly, and my (wry? - don't really know what that word means) smile. best, bert

Thanks for your response. Re-reading what I wrote, I think I came across more grumpy and less humourous than I intended. My aim was mostly to be open about the possibility of viral marketing, without concluding, and to make you aware about our possible response, but also to possibly make other people aware who are on mobile platforms and who cannot see the post count and membership date. I hope you're straight and honest, and in case apologise for the inconvenience. Bert

On Internet forums, there are certain patterns. One widespread pattern is that of people becoming a forum member and soon after introducing themselves and maybe starting a generic thread or two that doesn't demand anything from them, they'll talk about an unknown product that someone thinks needs a boost. Now happily I'm not a very sceptical person, so I believe that exactly this pattern is purely coincidental, and that no social engineering or viral marketing is ever involved in any of its occurances.

[quote name='basscell' timestamp='1448557452' post='2916458'] Has anyone heard of AREA ? Italian band, fantastic singer Demetrio Stratos. Died in his twenties, circa 1980. Listened to them alot in my teens, along with Magma, Art Zoyd, Henry Cow; the Recommended Records circle. [/quote] Yup! Great band, and I still listen to them - especially to "Crac!". Never seen them live though. Magma, Art Zoyd and Henry Cow are some of my all time faves. Had originally thought to list Henry Cow as a regret, but wasn't sure whether they exist again. Took my daughter to a fantastic Magma gig a few year back, and she was glowing afterwards. Happy dad day.

Zappa, Miles Davis, Gentle Giant. Gentle Giant is especially sore, as I had tickets three times but stupid stuff ruined it for me - like my father punishing me for something trivial, or my moped giving in so I arrived at the venue after GG had already packed and left.

Yup! Bass necks need tabs, and that seriously is the only exception.

I'd write something vaguely funny here if I could, but you can't laugh right now, and I couldn't take the risk that you would if I could... This is getting complicated... Sigh. Get well soon! Bert

That's why I don't delve into posts like that. The point they make is about what I consider details that are not important enough to me. But these people are resourceful and they're working with dozens of these synths every day, so I'm not gonna sweepingly say their sayings have no merit at all. For Roland all of this probably just means they reach break even point a lot quicker. There's good economy in selling four boxes instead of one.