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[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1357907327' post='1930314'] Fantastic bassline, love paying it. [/quote] I play in a Free tribute band so I have to play it every gig, their biggest song so it has to be done. It's certainly not the best Free song, there are loads better and I absolutely love playing Mr Frasers basslines.

Sex on Fire. Our bloody drummer has no idea how to play it properly and it's an absolute mess. I think we sound like a bunch of schoolkids just starting out playing when we do the song. What I fail to understand is that it goes down a storm with the punters.

[quote name='steantval' timestamp='1355255501' post='1896073'] I used to like their stuff in the 70's. But sadly they have turned into a cabaret act. [/quote] Even though I say this about them, I did used to play in a band with their ex drummer Jeff Rich.

I used to like their stuff in the 70's. But sadly they have turned into a cabaret act.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1354383281' post='1885441'] Big Soul II Soul fan here and I thought they were GREAT! :-) Watched it on catch up today and must admit I was slightly nervous as I thought they might have lost some if their shine, but not a bit. ^ I didn't think the Palma Violets were 'that' bad... They had bag loads of energy (I liked the drummer) and I could see how they'd appeal to the right audience. I think that sort of college garage band stuff always sounds a bit derivative anyway - as did the bands they're mimicking, and so on and so forth. But yeah, Soul II Soul wiped the floor :-) [/quote] The Parma Violets were everything that is bad about a lot of music nowadays, jumped up pricks with zero talent. How does having "lots of energy" make you good musicians?

Everyone should vote for the Liverpool guy (club singer), if he wins that would be the last we would see of Cowell's X Factor. I have a feeling this is happening at the moment.

I now have a couple of Markbass rigs for the two bands I play in. For the pub gigs I have traveler 15 amp/cab stacked on top of a traveler 15 cab, sounds great and has loads of spare volume. For my other band I use a CMD 102P stacked on top of a 151HF cab, sounds really rich and masses of volume.[attachment=109821:P3210006.JPG]

[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1338683345' post='1678115'] My influence number 1 bar non - Andy Fraser [/quote] I second that, I play in a Free tribute band and just love playing Andy Frasers lines and the cracking solo in Mr Big.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1337813315' post='1666034'] Great news. Hopefully Lancaster and Coghlan can pull it off. As entertaining as Quo still are in their current form, it's family-friendly cabaret compared to the early stuff. [/quote] I fully agree with your final comment, they are now just a cabaret act, almost a parody of their former selves.

The whole evening devoted to USA Southern Rock, including features of one of my all time favourite bands The Allman Brothers. Looking forward to an evening of quality musicianship.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1333371620' post='1600662'] Currently I can fit the whole band and all the gear in my focus 3 people 1 bass (in hardcase) 1 guitar (in softcase) Bass amp 2 x 210 bass cab 1 x guitar combo rack case Gig bag (cables etc) Bass Stand [/quote] Good, but where's the PA?

Listening to the Ballad of John and Yoko. Learnt it for a gig tomorrow night. Great simple bass line and very effective, nice to play.

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1329862814' post='1548885'] I thought they were great. Blur have always had that messy edge to them. My old band played with them at Food Records birthday bash at Islington Powerhaus. I got Alex James so stoned, he fell off the stage. They are messy and shambolic live and that is a good thing in my book. The rest of the Brits was so poor. It's a tragedy that music in the UK that shifts sales is in the state it is in. [/quote] Still messy and shambolic after 21 years together........sums them up.

One of my satelite German channels has live jazz concerts every week and I came across one band last night that really impressed me. Yellowjackets featuring a bass player called Jimmy Haslip. Jimmy is a left handed player who was playing a left handed six string but with the strings strung the opposite way around, thickest one at the bottom - thinnest at the top, this was not a case of playing a right handed bass upside down, it was definitely a left handed bass with the controls on the lower side of the body. Apparently he plays MTD basses live. What a player - very fast runs. Maybe I have had my head in the sand as I have only just come across this guy.

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1325878825' post='1489379'] A hero, and a poet. My first gig ever was a lunchtime Thin Lizzie show in a theatre when I was twelve (with my mum), and I never got over it I met hiom later, when I was a young teenager, and he was such a nice guy. I was at their farewell gig (another daytime job) in the Dublin mansion house just before they left for England. In the middle of the gig he broke a G string, asked the audience if anyone had one spare, and then sent somebody to the shop. What a mover on stage . He calmed down a bit after he went to england, but in the early gigs he was always bringing his left knee up to chin and stalking around the stage, knocking over mike stands. Saw a doco on BBC4 last week (?) and it reminded me that almost no histories of Lizzie seem to remember the huge influence of the wonderful Skid Row and Brush Shields, the main man. Awesome bass player and taught Phil, I think. Anyone remember Skid Row (the original that is) ? 'Black Boys on the Corner?' Just like a Skid Row song. [/quote] I'm sure I have an original Skid Row album stored up in my loft, Mr Gary Moore on guitar, I think he was only about 16 years old around that time.

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1323344217' post='1462160'] My Ray is too quiet. and it cant be fixed. Changed batter, pickup height had it checked out and thats just how it is. To be honest I hate it. [/quote] BUY A LOUDER AMP.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1321046508' post='1434961'] Very true! I tune down half a step when i play Metallica - that's what they do themselves. An entire step would not be kind to the B (or A in this case!) string, though - it would vibrate at an uncomfortably low frequency. [/quote] Yeh, and when they play with Lou Reed, they play totally out of tune.

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1272539' date='Jun 17 2011, 11:09 AM']Because once you get past the name, the pretty tops, the price and all the testosterone-fuelled anticipation they are actually fairly ordinary guitars that often sound a bit thin.[/quote] I presume your talking about PRS 6 string guitars here then I have to thoroughly disagree with your comments. Our guitarist has two superb PRS's purchased in the USA and his sound is anything but thin when playing through his Cornell Amp and 4x12 Cab. We have played several large gigs and recorded in studios and the comments from all the sound engineers have been what a great guitar tone/sound he has.

Queen a fabulous band especially in the real early days when they were a proper heavy rock band. I was at the free Hyde Park concert in 1976 that they featured on the documentary - what a great day.

Funny that, me and another bassist were discussing 5 strings tonight and both agreed a bass should have 4 strings, that's what they started with. I think most of the pro bassists I admire all play 4 strings, if it's enough for them it's sure enough for me.

I use my set up in two bands using a Musicman in one band and an EB3 in the Free tribute band. It's versatile enough to give me a nice clear clarity with the Musicman and a real authentic "muddy" Andy Fraser sound for the Free stuff. [attachment=77534:P3210006.JPG]

Good programme. Doesn't Robbo look f*cked up, needs to see a dentist, reminded me of Sean McGoohan of the Pogues.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1136413' date='Feb 21 2011, 10:21 PM'] Not sure this should be posted in 'General Bassists Discussions' Or...erm....Basses for sale. Is this man a legend? or something else? Garry[/quote] Captain Hook could probably do a better job than this guy

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='1136421' date='Feb 21 2011, 10:28 PM']I'd say he has quite a bit a bit of stuff in his back-catalogue that's better than this [/quote] I have some stuff in my BACK PASSAGE that's better than this