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[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1446946737' post='2903712'] it might scratch up that lovely slate tiling.... [/quote] That's me out of the bidding then. I can't stand used tiling that isn't unused.

[quote name='DavidMcKay' timestamp='1446901453' post='2903339'] Perhaps people are drawn towards things that sound like a bit of a car crash? [/quote] Maybe so, but it may also just or partly reflect that quite some BassChatters visit the site very often and check for new posts. The "positive" thread has 10 posts at this point, and this one has 40, so this one attracts that type of traffic.

Then again, many sellers have some sort of CDO (sic) as well, me included, and we use hours and hours painstakingly putting soft velvet between those basses and the gravel and concrete - - even cutting mum's finest pillows in two when needed, just to avoid that any velvet be visible in the picture, and... What? Yes, mum. Sorry, mum.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446310064' post='2898526'] Going to hear them in Berlin over Christmas/New Year. [/quote] Congrats! It's gonna be great, but you already knew that. Will Simon Rattle himself be conducting them? IMHO he's one of the very greatest, and has been for 3 to 4 decades.

Not mentioned yet, I believe, but the Concertgebouworkest tribute band Berliner Philharmoniker also are amongst the best. Sadly slightly too polished though. IMHO Edit: I saw JTUK's post first now. Mine wasn't a comment on it, so no bad attempt at humour or snide here.

Rolling 20 Stone

The bands I've been in without interpersonal issues all shared one common capacity: one (1) leader with decision power. Only bands without issues that did [b]not[/b] have one leader were all classical music ensembles where the focus was very much on the music, and one worked very hard for the duration of the rehearsal.

Just wanna express a "me too!" as to the respect I have for your battle and your OP, and wish you well on the demanding road ahead. I hope and trust you've read up on the effects of alcoholism on one's personality. If not, then I think it's smart to do so. You'll have to adapt, see. All the best! Bert

[quote name='Luulox' timestamp='1445968315' post='2895796'] I was hoping people would substitute a bass of their own and not be so literal. I will make it clearer next time [/quote] Nobody took it literally this time, and nobody will next time, but even if you make it clearer next time, [i]someone[/i] will still make a lighthearted comment like I did. Maybe I should not have used the Mellow smiley, so as to make it clearer?

Never. Not owned a Letts and an E Series Jazz, so that may explain it.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1445854794' post='2894653'] I guess the sensible answer is for the OP's whole audience to be wearing ear plugs. [/quote] Fixed

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1445792541' post='2894219'] [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/KevB64/media/mammoth_zps50prrwvu.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Well, there's no lard that a few years of Pliocene and Pleistocene can't fix! Just look at the "After" pic: [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/Mastodon%20in%20Game%20of%20Thrones_zps57jmpfl8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/Mastodon%20in%20Game%20of%20Thrones_zps57jmpfl8.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

The problem is the internalisation. You're really a bunch of Poo Fighters.

Yup, Phil Starr's solution is the one. If even that doesn't help, this guitarist probably is one of [i]those[/i] persons, and the band needs to decide what is important in life.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1445711194' post='2893690'] I didn't think of trying that before I posted. I didn't know you could search the contents of just one thread. However, I did try it after I posted, and it came up with nothing, even though my post was now in here, so I didn't know how trustworthy it was, or if it didn't include it because I had posted it, or something. [/quote] Aye. This is how things are with us people. I do it all the time myself. It was just that I simply couldn't resist pulling yer leg a little.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1445710422' post='2893682'] The op has stated that he doesn't want to go down this road, so obviously saying dump him, is not an option . [/quote] Exactly! Just dump him.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1445708642' post='2893665'] Did Gene Simmons from Kiss get mentioned in the old part of the thread (I only read the first and last couple of pages)? [/quote] [Scrolls to top of page. Enters "gene simmons" in search field. Presses Enter key. One result: a post by KingBollock. Enters "kiss" in search field. Presses Enter key. One result: a post by KingBollock.] Er... Nope!

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1445700164' post='2893568'] What is success without talent? [/quote] Good one. Well, statistically it might seem like it pays a lot better than success [b][i]with[/i][/b] talent.

My ears! My ears! I really hate this low volume! Turn it up, fer cryin' our loud!

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1445601859' post='2892724'] Does the author reference peer-reviewed research carried out using double-blind tests, or is he just relying on anecdotal evidence? [/quote] Double-blind tests? You're nuts! That would discriminate those talented people who read the dots. On a serious note, IME talented people are those who need less information from others before being able to see the patterns and structures, and to build further on that information. They also need considerably less than those famed 10,000 hours, whilst others would need considerably more. Then again, I've never double-blinded or even simply blinded people with my research.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1445583528' post='2892489'] That's just a troll type comment to say most rock bands are dull and boring and should be ignored. [/quote] I don't see a troll type comment there at all, but just a serious opinion with a valid point. Also, he didn't state these bands should be ignored by others. He just found them dull and boring himself, as do I and as I presume do you yourself. I mean: of all the rock bands in the world, how many would you actually want to go and see live, or even play a CD of? Me, I'd certainly not buy the CD of the "club band" of our ferry to Denmark, or the band that often plays at market days in our community. BTW, he said it three years ago. It's not certain he visits this thread to see the responses and explain or "defend" himself.

...or one of several Eloy bootlegs that also used it. If I understand correctly, the artist's name is Rodney Matthews, but I did find the same picture on a page dedicated to Roger Dean.

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1445587358' post='2892531'] I must admit I'd hang around in lifts too if the music was played this well. [/quote] Deranged derailment, but I was once in a lift that kept me inside longishly because of its music. This was in days yonder, and they hadn't invited Vulfpeck yet, but Yes and ELP were no slouches either. Someone must've received the wrong cassette, the point being that these were not you everyday C90 Music Cassettes, but physically large cassettes -prepared by a B2B firm - that played in special machines, typically in shopping centres, large work places and lifts.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1445546177' post='2892383'] Hmm... only two responses... astounding! [/quote] Idunno, but this might be one of several reasons: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/225867-vulfpeck-a-great-new-to-me-band But yeah, likeable band indeed!

Dunno where prog would be, but Gentle Giant's "Octopus" cover would look like this proposal by George Underwood: [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/Gentle%20Giant%20-%20Octopus%20George%20Underwood_zps0atajtpi.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/Gentle%20Giant%20-%20Octopus%20George%20Underwood_zps0atajtpi.jpg[/IMG][/URL]