Norris

I wish I could afford one, but prices are stupidly high and likely to stay that way. My first 'proper' bass was a lovely midnight blue 4001. Having part-exchanged it for next to nothing many decades ago, I'm still kicking myself now.

This weekend I set up my turntable and dug out the old vinyl albums. They have been put away 'safely' for the last 15 years or so while my kids grew up a bit. WOW! I've never really appreciated the difference before, but after not listening to vinyl for the last 15 years or so the difference is quite marked. Having been on a diet of digital music for that time - CDs, mp3s and DAB, analogue sounds so much smoother and dynamic. Nostalgia points:[list] [*]The 'ritual' of putting on an album [*]A sleeve you can look at without needing glasses [*]Dynamics - the music hasn't been compressed within an inch of life, and there are actually quiet sections [*]Warmth - it's a more pleasant sound to sit and listen to [/list] I suppose one of the key points as well is actually taking time to sit and listen to music.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1352691747' post='1866220'] ...Louis Walsh doesnt care about musical integrity ...he and mr Cowell care about making lots of money [/quote] Nail, meet head

I make a point to avoid shows of that ilk. Britain's got X-factor, strictly come auditioning for Lloyd-Webber, etc. I have heard of people being rejected at the initial auditions because they haven't got an interesting 'back story'. What do I care? As others have posted, they are entertainment shows, not music shows. The only music show of note at the moment is Later... - and that has some pretty ropey performers a lot of the time. TV has not been interested in music since TOTP was dropped - which is a shame, as despite being generally crap it was all fodder for the much more entertaining TOTP2 shows. Bring back the Old Grey Whistle Test!

There may be cases where things are in storage, or kept elsewhere. However if the seller is serious about selling it, they should get it back in their possession and double-check the condition before offering it for sale. There's no real excuse for not providing photos these days, or even sound samples where appropriate. There again if it's more than a couple of hundred quid I'd want to see it 'in the flesh' before parting with any cash.

Good (and impressively quick) work. A slightly longer flash duration might help - some of them are quite short on my Galaxy Ace. It also might be an idea to be able to choose the flash colour - if the stage is washed in red light you might have difficulties seeing it. Another idea would to be able to overwrite a saved beat - just in case you got it wrong the first time.

Back in the 80's/90's pop music was bad - at least for a guitar/bass/drums covers trio. I've lost count of the number of times we've been requested to do some obscure one-hit wonder that was built purely out of loops & samples and heavy on the keyboards. This usually cues us to look around the stage for the keyboards, scratcher (or whatever you call those people who can't play a record properly), backing singers, etc. Also I always like the drunken guy that hovers near the stage. You can always tell he's dying to jump on the mic to join in on the chorus, and spend most of the gig watching him like a hawk.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1349726096' post='1829763'] Bizarre thing is, as long as I'm distracted I keep playing just fine. As soon as I [i][b]realise [/b][/i]that I'm distracted, I can fall apart. [/quote] This

I had a play on a Roc last year and was quite impressed by the quality & sound. I don't think it quite matches up to a Ric, but then the quality of those has been known to vary and it's many years since I owned one. Like billyapple, I had to leave the shop before my hand reached my wallet, as the Roc is kinda close enough to the 'real' thing when you take their relative prices into account

As close as I can to the original, but then adapted slightly to fill out our guitar-bass-drums trio & usually rocked up a little. However after a few months of playing a song it has usually taken on a life of it's own, with various accents, stops, etc. that have evolved between us. Listening to the original after a few months is always fun, as usually that 'kicking' rock track we all learnt now sounds weak & feeble We don't try to slavishly copy the original - which is difficult to do in a trio anyway, and concentrate more on a good rock sound and having fun.

And just in case anyone is still in any doubt about what a top bloke Clarky is, here's a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/187672-a-good-news-story/"]link[/url] to an unsolicited thread singing his praises

Usually anchored, but mainly as a point of reference than anything else, especially on tricky bits. I've tried FT with some success, but one little jump/pose/bass-fling without the anchor and I'll be playing a bunch of ghost notes on the wrong string

Just shows what a GAS-whore he his ... and a top bloke wtg Clarky! Edit: And yes, that is your old T-bird in my sig pic

If you look at their website, they recently had a [url="http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/news/2012-9-1-1228.aspx?newsID=536"]big reunion[/url], with pretty much every past member there except for Andy Powell. If you want Martin Turner's opinions on Andy, I'd suggest you get hold of a copy of his autobiography "No Easy Road" - although he's suprisingly philosophical about recent issues and has not 'closed the door' to ever playing with him again

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1347983517' post='1807662'] If that's the guy with the Gibson semi (339?) who made a very commendable job of the solo in Living Proof at the Ipswich Regent one or two autumns ago, I want his job - and his guitar! [/quote] My guitarist (Danny Willson, stage left) usually plays his Vintage (yes, the cheap guitar brand) semi-acoustic telecaster-like thing with MTWA because it's light weight for travelling. He's also been known to play a Gibson 335 occasionally, or a battered old 70s strat, or a PRS. The other guitarist (Ray Hatfield, stage right) invariably plays a strat - I've not seen him use anything else. Danny's been with them for several years - and yes, he is a bit tasty.

I have to force myself to leave the Squier at home and take the T-bird to gigs. It's not easy though

I have an Argus mug at work - and nobody gets the reference Martin Turner is still touring lots - see [url="http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/default.aspx"]http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/default.aspx[/url]. Bad news for me, 'cos my band doesn't get to gig when his does due to a shared guitarist

I've never had a problem with mine. Once it's set up you shouldn't need to fiddle with it much

I think I rehearsed once. Is the answer 1986?

Get a full refund - it's not fit for purpose [url="http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/sale-of-goods/understanding-the-sale-of-goods-act/your-rights/"]http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/sale-of-goods/understanding-the-sale-of-goods-act/your-rights/[/url] ([url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/54"]Sale of Goods Act 1979[/url])

[quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1346858307' post='1794116'] hiho,I fitted a gb7 to an epiphone pro4 t-bird easy to do e-mail hipshot and they will tell you what one [/quote] Thanks. I thought it might be that one, but will drop them an email to confirm.

So here's a question - if there's only one or two of the original members left, is it still the original band or a tribute act? (Especially if the gig is primarily made up of their old 'classics' & little/no new material)

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1346760213' post='1792726'] Go, Cetera, Go!! [/quote] Next week we can maybe have some jazz-love

I bet Kurt is spinning. Horrible

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1346706023' post='1792287'] probably get slagged off for saying this, but, I would rather go and see a good tribute playing in the local pub, free admission decent beer nice and dry, than pay £100 to stand in a wet cold field or a massive arena with crap sound , with about 50000 other people watching the original thing from about half a mile back. I agree with a couple of posts on here, the secret is not to take youself to serously, saw a stones tribute once and 'Brian Jones' came on wearing angels wings, brilliant [/quote] ^This^ Hells Bells (AC/DC tribute) are playing locally soon, and I'll certainly be getting tickets. I've seen them a couple of times before and they have been excellent. I'm unlikely to get the same 'intimate' experience from the real thing, assuming they are touring anywhere near the UK in the forseeable future. I think there's a certain amount of snobbery in some of the responses to this thread. Yes, probably all of us would like to be in a top original band - however the majority of us will probably never reach those heights. I have a feeling that some of the site members here are in tribute or covers bands, and other members could perhaps be a little more supportive. However the occasional negative sentiments do not reflect the overall positive vibe of basschat. There are good & bad tribute acts, the same as there are good and bad bands of all genres. <Puts tin hat on ready for flaming>