Norris

What is this "rehearsing" of which you speak? As a chap with a day job I'd still be wanting to play more than once a month. I can see that some people would be happy just doing one though, but certainly not in blue's situation

Thunderbird, Squier P-Bass Special, Ric 4003 (just before the ban). Still have all three. I also bought my Boss GT6B from here.

Another one for the Rumble. It has a very nice sounding vintage tone switch and acres of bowel-loosening bass on tap

I am lucky to have a guitarist that knows when he's cocked up a solo as he always looks my way to see the raised eyebrow. Occasionally it's followed by a tongue in cheek adjustment of his amp as if that had caused it

You'd be surprised how well the start of the Blue Peter theme tune (blue: a hornpipe) fits into most songs

At gigs where the audience isn't really interested we tend to mess around musically, putting in accents, rhythms and recurring themes to keep ourselves amused. Nothing that the punters would notice unless they were actually listening of course. It can make a dull gig fly by and have us in stitches

Tbh the opinions of a bunch of crusty old bass players isn't going to make a hill of beans of a difference. Having said that, I think there will be another incarnation of Yes. There are too many expensive concert tickets waiting to be printed and purchased. Take them as they (presumably) come, or just fetch out the old albums and weep into your cocoa for the good old days.

Is anybody else missing the big man? A little underwhelming in the bass department imho

A truly inspirational bass player and a sad loss to the world

Phil's guitar tech needs a rollicking for the tuning but on the whole I enjoyed it. Lemmy isn't quite the tour de force he used to be, but bearing in mind his age and state of health he put on a decent show. Great to hear a few early tracks like Metropolis. He looked very old and frail in the interview though - enough to make you wonder how many gigs he has left in him. He's still got great attitude. Florence leaves me cold but I thought that Mark Ronson's set was good even though it's not my kind of thing

[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1435090916' post='2805437'] I hadn't thought about the nut issue either. [/quote] I mentioned it because I had to fettle the nut on my Ric when I first strung it with my "standard" gauges (and then had to glue it back on when I was over-vigorous in my fettling!)

If it's a short term dep I'd stay with the strings you've got I play in E flat all the time with 45-105. I have always used that gauge even in concert pitch Edit: Bear in mind you might need to fettle the nut if your current strings are a snug fit

Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello is a favourite on the odd occasions that we do it. Pulling Mussels by Squeeze is another. Some nice arpeggios in both and a bit different

The kit provided last night made a few noises that I wasn't keen on when pushed. I stopped pushing The drum kit provided was a novelty too. Obviously set up for being miced and was very quiet without. The bass drum could barely be heard and the snare was like a Quality Street tin!

It's a dilemma. There is a bass rig provided which means you don't have to set up and pack down yours. Do you use it? Last night I used the one provided and really wished I'd used my own. It was a rack mount Fender thing (yep, that unimpressed I didn't bother to remember the model) with way too many knobs, buttons and sliders, into Hartke 2x10 and 1x15 cabs. Echoes like you only get in village halls (actually a local football club) didn't help me trying to dial in a decent sound. I wish I'd have used my Rumble combo

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1434782455' post='2802724'] write a song called 'get on with it' , every time she shouts it , play a few bars , by the end of the gig it will either be a good laugh or someone will have been kicked out, either you the the heckler [/quote] Beat me to it

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1434616538' post='2801153'] This may be a stupid question but bear in mind I know nothing at all about Thunderbird basses. Do they naturally sound very muddy and fuzz effected or is that a sound coming from the amp? [/quote] Mine does not do clean even on a single pickup. There's always a bit of grit in there.

I'm not going to meddle in this thread

The service report says "Suspect pot cleaned, soak tested with no occurrence of fault described".

Not being the singist I didn't know the lyrics until I looked them up. It won't stop us performing the song. Many songs are written with darker lyrics. It's not as if the lyricist is condoning the subject matter - more often it's an experience they have had that inspires them to write about it, and often it will be to draw attention to the issue. I see the case for changing specific lyrics that are now seen as offensive (e.g. The Sun Has Got His Hat On) but not to avoid controversial subject matter entirely

I don't personally agree with what he is doing, but I can see that in his mind his actions are justified as the company is making a profit - and that's what his job is.

It turned up yesterday but I haven't had chance to even open the box yet. I'd better give it a blast tonight as I have a gig on Friday and need to know whether it's fixed properly or if I need to take my spare amp.

You have a very nice friend You have a very nice bass I've just put a set of D'Addario Pro Steels on mine - they sound great

Maybe it's to avoid any chance of the bridge lifting. The through stringing would have the effect of clamping the bridge to the bass - although that's usually the job of the screws

Animals is a great album for lyrics too