BigBeefChief

Copeland is probably the only drummer that I can recognise instantly. Fair play to that. Trying to tap along to Don't Stand So Close to Me always does me in.

[quote name='josh3184' post='425286' date='Mar 4 2009, 04:54 PM']in my head it rhymes with pie[/quote] Same as. We were wrong. It's not "foreign" is it? Don't like all that foreign muck.

Basic question I know, but how do you pronounce it? What does "Sei" rhyme with?

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='425257' date='Mar 4 2009, 04:33 PM']Don't listen to it, FFS!!!!! [/quote] To late. I've committed to it now. I'd suggest a warm bath and a bottle of amyl nitrate on standby.

I'm gonna check this out when I get in, and if it's a waste of my time, I'm driving to suffolk to bum you.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='425201' date='Mar 4 2009, 03:51 PM']What almost everyone forgets is that there is no law against getting a high-end custom bass which is totally passive! But judging by all that I've seen bar mine you'd think passive electronics were illegal on custom basses, let along thru-neck fives like mine - I should be locked up... Alex[/quote] You're not alone. I can't believe a lot of you crazies on here put batteries in a musical instrument! What the f*** is all that about? What happens when they run out? Do you have to carry spares or something? What do the batteries do anyway? You've got knobs to twiddle on the amp, which is connected to a f***-off big battery (the national grid). f***'s me off when I pick up a nice looking bass only to noitice a flip top battery compartment on the back like some kind of toy. You people who use these so-called "active" basses should be on some kind of register. Or burnt at the stake. Saw a bloke with batteries in his fender the other day. Batteries - in a fender! I couldn't believe it. He'll be first to get a good shoeing come the revolution.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='424595' date='Mar 3 2009, 10:15 PM']Try 'the american guitar center' they stock Lakland[/quote] That's in Tonbridge, so I'll have to give them the nod or they won't let you in.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='424390' date='Mar 3 2009, 06:46 PM']Yes, I did. It's a joke. Kind of like: Q: Why did Bono fall off the stage? A: He was too close to The Edge.[/quote] Or... I bumped into Bono the other day. He was out shopping for the Edge's birthday present. I asked him how he was getting on and he said "I still haven't found what I'm looking for".

f***ing Radiohead. Now they are sh*t.

[quote name='Rayman' post='424128' date='Mar 3 2009, 02:13 PM']All music is great, that's why we're all musicians no??[/quote] Nah, someone told me musicians get loads of pussy. What a load of sh*t.

[quote name='51m0n' post='423938' date='Mar 3 2009, 10:20 AM']Very few people who hang off every album by U2 and aren't musicians have heard of Jaco, much less have heard and listened to Portrait of Tracy. It's sad but true, so to state that the 4 notes of the b-line to With or Without You means more than something they probably never heard is a bit silly, I mean its a fair point in some respects, but then I doubt most of them could even tell you thos four notes either, cos they are concentrating solely on the vocal in fact.[/quote] But there is a reason why more people haven't listened to Potrait of Tracey. People who don't play bass don't tend to like it! Put in on popular radio and people will turn over. And the bass line to With or Without You is instantly recognisable, even for non bass players. Next time you have friends or family round, start playing it and see how many people recognise it.

Maybe he got lucky before the show?

I was thinking about this thread whilst soaping myself up in the shower this morning. I'm not really a fan of U2, I think Bono is a dick, and the modern stuff is rubbish. However, I really believe that all you haters of the band, if you were standing in a pub in 1984 and heard an unsigned band called U2 belting out Sunday Bloody Sunday, you'd be impressed. U2 have written some quality tunes (much as it pains me to say it). If they hadn't of been succesful, half the people who slag them off would be talking about the "massivley underated Irish band U2". I'm no physologist, but I think a lot of you lot slag off the mainstream to justify your own unsuccesful noodling tripe. Whether you like them or not, U2 have the ability to connect with millions of people. If that means that can't keep a few beardy misicians happy, then I'm sure they're fine with that. The fact is, the 4 notes used by Adam Clayton in "With or Without You" mean more to most than the natural harmonics of "Portrait of Tracy".

Well I think BassFerret should stay.

Have you tried tightening the impedence screw?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='419996' date='Feb 26 2009, 12:13 PM']A monkey sniffing his fingers after picking his arse and then falling off a tree. Oh, wait.. BigBeefChief beat me to it.[/quote] Great minds......

[quote name='mcgraham' post='419968' date='Feb 26 2009, 11:34 AM']WoT, for the benefit of those whose workplaces block youtube, what is the video of? Mark[/quote] A monkey sniffing his fingers after picking his arse and then falling off a tree.

I don't like graphic eqs either. Can never get those right. All those bloody sliders. It's like those clowns who say to the sound man at a sh*tty music pub in South London "can you boost me at 37Hz?". All you need is 2 knobs.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='419887' date='Feb 26 2009, 09:58 AM']I didn't say it [i]was [/i]objective, I said it was about as objective as you could get. If you take the time to listen to a clip of either an MTD or Marcus Miller, you will get in the ballpark. Mark[/quote] Marcus Miller is a Gay-Hole.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='419875' date='Feb 26 2009, 09:45 AM']Which is exactly why I've listed some basses with very distinctive sounds so you can relate to the identifiable attributes, rather than totally subjective terms like 'warm', or 'thick'. I think that how I've described my sound is about as objective as you can get with sound. Mark[/quote] Yeah, I know exactly what you mean when you say MTD gospel sound. Marcus with more sizzle. I love sizzle.

The trouble is, what you've described sounds different to everyone. Describing sound is so subjective. When I try a new amp, I usually look for amps with 3 knobs. The one on the left (Bass) I put most of the way up. The one in the middle (the one that does nothing apart from increase the clattering noise when you play) either gets turned turned most of the way down or off completely. The one furthest right, I can't really remeber where that goes (I think somewhere between in the middle and all the way up). In terms of basses, I won't go near anything with batteries of 5 strings. I don't like new strings either. I like what could be described as a dull thud. I would probably like flats but can't be bothered trying them. I like to sound like by playing has been recorded on really old and dusty cheapo studio gear.

[quote name='agroupuk' post='419540' date='Feb 25 2009, 07:44 PM']Anyone other than me think that's a bass the ladies could appreciate, if you know what I mean (its a touch phallic in the horns dept lol)[/quote] I'd remove the strap buttons first.

Couldn't you just beat the f*** out of him?