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I have a stack of classic 70's reggae on vinyl. Lots of 'roots' Jamaican stuff, plenty of dub & quite a lot of lovers as well. Moved up to London in '78 when there was a lot of reggae in the clubs and bars I used to go to. Cost me a small fortune though to buy Ja imports, the best 12" singles were £4.50 a throw - remember this was 30 years ago! Funnily enough I've never really tried to play much reggae myself - although Marcia Aitken's "I'm Still in Love With You" is a pretty comon slow warm up song for me (I'm sure the bass line was from something else but I first heard it on Aitken's song so that's what I associate it with - been used loads of time since of course!).

I'm collecting my second Overwater tomorrow & really intrigued as to what it'll sound like. I have an Overwater J bass which I really like. For me it has easily enough of a vintage vibe for my soul stuff and plenty of flexibility from the East pre if I want a more modern zing. Here's what the J sounds like (in the hands of a far better player than me!): The new one is a Perception 5 bolt on which I'm hoping will be my 'go to' rehearsal bass which has to stay at the studio. I did actually buy the J for precisely this purpose but like having it around the house too much

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='408587' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:43 PM']I love it when PL goes to start singing the next verse half way through GM's solo (1.25ish). [/quote] Good spot, I hadn't noticed that! Did you see Gary Moore has a broken string?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='408569' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:33 PM']We are doing the extended remix Gary Moore version with s. l. o. w. intro, which extends it to nearly 7 minutes. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzpMBscDNbM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzpMBscDNbM[/url][/quote] That's my favourite version! Although obviously having Phil on vox improves it (not quite as long though!)

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='408558' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:26 PM']Streamer Stage I rolled onto the P pup... or I might just upset everyone and use my Bolin (which joking aside actually does a very convincing P bass sound). <edit> ...and yes I am using a nice heavy pick! [/quote] Don't Believe a Word is my favourite to play - shame the fast version is so short though

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='408497' date='Feb 13 2009, 12:57 PM']I'm depping for a band in 3 weeks time and they do [b]5[/b] Lizzy tracks... it is fun playing them! [/quote] Hope you will be using a P bass & pick for that authentic Lynott sound

I've just been watching the L&D show on Sky Arts (for about the 3rd time this year!). However this time I dragged out a bass and a pick and had great fun playing along with some of the songs. I'd forgotten how much fun playing with a pick can be! Still love Phil & the L&D album in particular, doesn't bother me one bit that there were a lot of overdubs after the event

[quote name='AussieBassman' post='404988' date='Feb 10 2009, 02:31 AM']I've used them several times, straightforward and hassle-free between here and the UK.[/quote] Great, thanks for that. I spotted that they originally specialised in transfers to Oz & NZ but they've branched out into a lot of other countries as well now

I've had some interest from overseas on a bass I have up for sale and came across Tranzfers [url="http://www.tranzfers.com/index.html"]http://www.tranzfers.com/index.html[/url] Seems like a good service and fees appear to be less than something like PayPal (who also stiff you on currency conversion). Just wondered if anyone had any experience with them?

[quote name='7string' post='403894' date='Feb 8 2009, 10:51 PM']That sounds like a great idea. What happens if the account doesn't balance? Does it mean you have to do the washing up a day for each penny that you owe....[/quote] Nope - got past that one a few years back by buying a nice shiny new dishwasher from the same pool of cash

[quote name='7string' post='403033' date='Feb 7 2009, 08:39 PM']I'm extremely lucky to be a Sei owner and to have a wife who understands why these things cost so much....[/quote] I have a great deal going with my wife I run a separate bank account with a max overdraft facility of £1,500. All buying & seling has to go through that account and approx every 6 months it's supposed to 'balance' and not go overdrawn After a lot of buying and selling this past year it's actually in credit at the moment [i]and[/i] I have a couple of things up for sale which will take it even further into credit Meanwhile all I have to do with her is forcibly encourage her to buy very expensive handbags now & then - of course 'expensive' on the handbag front is nothing like the cost of even the cheapest bass. This means that if we go shopping and I get her to buy something nice I win on all fronts - she's happy for me to buy basses & amps and I score loads of 'good husband' points by taking in interest in her handbag shopping