Woodinblack

Mine turned up today so I just unboxed it. Seems nicely made, will give it a spin tonight

Yes, aint no mountain high enough, have been playing that recently a bit since it was over social media. Its a fun (and educational) line to do. They always are. Luckily we have quite a few Ska tunes in my main group set.

Surprised noone mentioned that to us. We do motown but one of our number is a mad keen blues brothers and commitments guy that used to be in a blues brothers band, so he is normally suggesting we do some more of theirs.

I would be annoyed at that. I tend to be annoyed when I hear someone play it in a pub and they have reduced it enough to take the life out of it. Which it has to be said, is almost every time I have heard it in a pub except once.

Mine vary depending on what I am learning, so currently 'I can't go for that', 'Josie' by Steely dan (which caused me to learn Peg) and a few other motowns for my group, and cycle through the 40 or so in my main group,, but away from stuff I have to play, there are some I always gravitate to playing that I dont play in groups. Fool for your loving, Hit me with your rhythm stick, Master Blaster, Schism, Down in the tube station, spirit of radio, December 63, Roundabout and 'something very strange' (last one by Spocks beard, the previous ones should be self explanatory).

Thats what I assumed.

So I notice an event near me on my local facebook group, an open mic night. How does that work then? Clearly they are not professional, it is not outside and it is not ticketed.

You must be better than me then

Think that is probably why I didn't like them then, they were unpleasant for finger playing which is what I do mostly. I had some nylon flats and they work well on a 4 but not a 5.

I can assure you that I have mentioned bax music many many times in the last few months 🤬

Totally agree, I had that with the EHB. Its there on the spec list and I thought 'ooh that is good'. Took no time at all to dislike them and by the time the bass had to go back I absolutely hated them. First thing that goes if it ever comes back!

Ha, I couldn't have a honeymoon because my company were haphazard at paying. I had it the next year instead (and they messed that up). I do however have wonderful memories of the day!

I am really impressed at Jons voice, its still very good at his age and at no point does it feel compromised as it often does with older singers. Personally i could have done without the extended bass thing but I am sure it was good when you were there. I was going to see them at one point before I saw the price of the tickets. Having said that the last couple of times I saw yes it was free so maybe I am just a cheapskate!

For anyone who does have the locking sockets (like anyone with the new EHB ibanezes), you can take the springs out and then they are just like normal sockets, but it means you can put them back to as they were before if you wanted when selling, and you dont' have to replace the socket.

I think there is more to it than that. Not of hand on the sound, but obviously it played quite a lot like an ibanez SR

Never really got the grabbyness, but always found them a bit unforgiving, so I never really got on with them.

Nope, not had one of those, although I played it. Not sure if just a P pickup makes it more like a P. I have a Maruszczyk with a P pickup. Sounds a bit more like a jazz really. hahah - this is true, but I still have that bass!

The one on the EHB was impossible to undo with one hand, so it involved picking the bass up and turning it round to disconnect. Meaning you stand a chance of bashing it on something. And what are you getting? If your bass is connected to a jack plug, sitting on a stand to an amp, and someone trips over the lead, which would you prefer, the jack plug to be pulled out or the bass to be dragged across the stage. Or maybe the cable to be ripped out of the back of the plug? If the cable is pulled out of the bass, you can just put it back in.

When I get my EHB back from being replaced first thing I do will be to remove the locking jack. Really can't see any positive thing in them at all.

Only part of someset (sedgemoor). It means that they haven't managed to test anyone who has it. Maybe they have done the trump thing and just stopped testing!

Yeh, ours too:

What's the point having a pink sparkly bass if they don't let you in the video?

Wouldn't really call that pink. I was offered a trade on a pearl MM, but it was a 4, and that isn't much use to me. Looked good though. Isn't it always. Technically I should be happy now, but there is always that look for something exciting. I do too. I wish they did all the colours that she gets to use.

Hope he has booked the venues already!