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  1. operative451
    I thought it was fab! Even the bit where they shoe-horned in the Most Influential Band Ever That Everyone Likes Except me* went 'So P*** McFrogchorus had been listening to soul records and decided instead of nicking ideas off of Chuck Berry he'd nick them off Motown instead...' Paraphrasing obvs.. Mr Rascal was a great addition also. I'm disappointed they left out Meghan Trainor though..
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    I guess my point is/was completely made by the video above (and yes i like that song) - nearly all of the bass part is played as, y'know, notes! Except for the bit where he starts flapping at his bass like its got a wasp on it. I should add i was initially attracted to the bass when i realised most of the fuzzed out droney roar that i loved from the Jesus and Mary Chain was the bass, not the guitar. Whose first bassist famously said when asked in an interview about why his bass guitar only had two strings replied: “That’s the two I use. I mean, what’s the flipping point in spending money on another two? It’s like, two is enough. It’s adequate. Anybody can play this bass." I wouldn;t go that far but i must admit, last time i changed strings i did wonder if there was any point in changing the G as i hardly touch it...
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    Check my Avatar - i'm very pro the 'being a girl' thing.. Jeez though, how many flipping strings?! OMG its headless too isn't it?!
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    I only hate the ubiquitousness (see any threads where i've let my feelings about the b***les be known...) - if i'm playing the intro to Panic Station by Muse, my thumb might make an appearance but its when i see something pop up on my instagram like: What is the actual point? It sounds like a kid banging on a wire fence...!
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    Thats not exactly what i meant, but thank you anyway...
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    Yes!!! Its not clever to make a bass sound like a ukulele!! Its not even clever to make a ukulele sound like a ukulele!!
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    To be fair though, i quite like the Judith Hill thing..
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    Its like 'shredding' in guitar demos... Nobody does that anymore, its the pulling wheelies of playing an instrument..! The sole purpose of it is to show that you can... I like Scott Devine too - but he's got a real habit of playing jazzy sounding licks with harmonics at the moment.. And on that really ugly brown bass with the centre stripe. That he wears stuck up his nose.. I may be in an intolerant mood though..
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    Slap bass. I know it comes up on occasion... But what the flip is it with youtube and instagram bassists and the slappidy bappidy clippedy boing noises?! Argh!! I'm totally after things about tone, amp settings, nice playing tips, just nice playing full stop but everything on there seems to be some noodle with a bass in their armpit and their thumb flapping back and forth like they're having a very localised seizure... Seriously, is there any popular, recent, fun or interesting music that uses it? I've noticed the odd bit of clonking here and there on some Bruno-Mars-esque stuff but mostly no, because we want to hear, y'know, notes, not the sound of stainless steel rattling and thwacking. It makes me want to use a pick just to annoy them....
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    So generally function bands don't dress like this then?
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    Don't forget Sonic Youth! Also, i want all Kim's outfits in this video... And her Mockingbird bass too..!
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    A slight moanette, although i am amused. Poorer, but amused... I've been faffing trying to get 'that sound' by throwing money at the issue and i find that yes, i can fiddle with my flipping zoom B3n (which is a super piece of kit) and Bigger Louder Amp and get a sound i really like. And still i like the sound of my bass straight into my Warwick BC15.1 the best! I paid £25 for it 4 years ago as i was going on a long work trip and needed something portable. For flip's sake! Gigs aren't really a thing i do and anyway, the BC15 is plenty loud enough for small pub/coffee house gigs and anywhere big enough to need louder probably has a soundguy who'll want to DI anyway... Doh... So the 'big amp' is on gumtree and i'm only not putting the B3n on the classifieds here out of misguided pigheadedness... Argh... Oh well...
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    As a completely upside-down version of the idea... If you like Garageband: I got fed up with the amount of faffery trying to get things to work in windows and bought a reconditioned 8-9 year old macbook for £200. You have to download garageband, but that's easy enough and then it 'just works'... 'course, i do now use Reaper on it for recording, but hey..
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    Really?! I thought it was a fake movie? I did get other results in youtube for the film title though, so you might get a surprise when it arrives...!
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    If you've got the groove, you've got the motion, you will be guaranteed to cause a commotion...
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    This: https://sexjuice.bandcamp.com/album/tammy-official-motion-picture-soundtrack I can see the URL getting blocked by the forum software TBH but lets give it a go...
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    Yeah, i like that one that goes 'Yeah yeah yeah woo'. They don't write them like that any more. .
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    What's brilliant about the charts now is that it looks at streaming services like spotify and also youtube too - so it reflects what's actually being listened to and songs can go up, down and re-enter the charts. Bottom line, if you don't like what's in the charts, get online and listen to what you like!
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    I think that was Courtney Act?
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    Sadly no - it would be fab though! Maybe we should petition them for a software update..!
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    Zoom B3n has some presets that are basically 'Muse'.. Also, it has synths that are fully the classic Digitech BSW and the zoom Arpeggio filter thingy off the old 505...
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    Jack your body by Steve 'Silk' Hurley? #nothelping
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    Thou shalt not diss the One True Kylie... I have a whole thesis on 'Kylie is more punk than the sex pistols' - short version. They were basically a manufactured boy band, the Bay City Rollers in Vivienne Westwood. Kylie does what she wants (which is pure joyful pop) and is definitely very much the boss of Kylie.inc. And is awesome. I love her.
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    I'll start! And this would be a fun one for anyone in a church band to bust out to all the hung-over parishioners on Tuesday Morning: Knights of Cydonia by Muse is basically 'O' come all ye faithful' in a minor key:
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