Happy Jack

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1488997420' post='3253624'] Me too, I will simplify the bass line which allows me to sing. Blue [/quote] Simplify is good, but there are other solutions too. If you listen to Macca's bass line on All My Loving, it's clear that he starts the descending run from high on the G string and plays almost the entire piece above the 7th fret across all four strings. If you watch any of the live clips of him playing it in the early 60s (concert footage obviously, but also TV shows in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia are very helpful) he plays the whole thing down by the nut, making it far easier to check his positions by feel without having to think too much about it.

It looks like a pretty obvious piss-take to me. I particularly like the B&Q steel reinforcement being used as a tailpiece.

Maybe they just ran out of capital letters?

I've used a Bass Buddy through a Barefaced Midget (Gen 1) as a practice rig, and it's excellent. I doubt it would be much use at a rehearsal. At a gig, that mini-rig would work in a situation where you were going through the PA but needed some close-up monitor sound, but there are easier ways of achieving that.

Hayman ... ah, leave me alone, I said Hayman ... ah Henry, get off the phone http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-Hayman-40-40-Bass-very-rare-British-made-user-friendly-rock-amp-roll-bass-/162095370954?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

[quote name='inthedoghouse' timestamp='1488990769' post='3253558'] Not bass related, so a bit off topic. I did like this one though "Feminine singer seeking band" [url="https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/feminine-singer-seeking-band-t956561.html"]https://www.joinmyba...nd-t956561.html[/url] [/quote] What on earth does 'non-binary' mean?

If this was a fiver, I'd have it in a heartbeat ...

All you gotta do is Walk This Way mate ...

Try a Barefaced OneTen before you make a decision. It's a ludicrously competent cab for the size.

Nah. Hip-Hop was over and done by 1987. All the rest is derivative garbage. Discuss.

If you (acting as sound guy) were turning down his volume, while he (on stage) was turning it up, perhaps it was more of a monitoring issue than anything else - he just couldn't hear himself?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37357-Double-bass-electric-Classic-Cantabile-EDB-100-en-black-/272526132041?hash=item3f73d2c349:g:yyQAAOSwkl5XfWVx

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1488669138' post='3250991'] I've also got an 80 watt Dynacord valve amp I want to explore the possibilities of a little more, though I reckon the useful volume from that will be about on a par with the MB200. [/quote] Granted that Dynacord only ever did 'clean' sounds, I'd still expect an 80W valve amp to kick out a LOT more useable volume than a S/S 200W.

I wonder what it weighs ...

I now can't wait for you to check your uncle's loft .... [size=4] [/size][size=4] [/size]

On balance, it might be better to buy a Squier Telecaster from a UK supplier. Just saying ...

I still think it was a ballsy move by John Hall to set up Rockinbetter ...

Gosh, I remember when this was my favourite Topic on Basschat. Of course, I was much younger then, and this were all fields round 'ere. Genuinely delighted to see it re-surface.

Pah! You can't remember the lead, can you?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1488499333' post='3249581'] Spondon, it's a dark poor quality cell phone video. The only reason I wanted to post it was for you guys to hear the rather top notch tempo one of the new drummers were working with kept. And I wanted to make sure I haven't mislead anyone. We're not a professional band. We're a local bar band. Blue [/quote] Fair enough mate, and if nothing else you've created a great topic.

What are you supposed to do with them?

As topic titles go, there are few more open to misinterpretation than this one ...

[quote name='Raymondo' timestamp='1488382215' post='3248458'] I used to think that I started gigging in 1975 .I recently discovered it was 1974.......... [/quote] There was a lot of sh*t being smoked back then, yeah ...

They're necessities, aren't they?