Happy Jack

[i][b]Come Together[/b][/i]. And this from an audience comprising almost entirely 30-ish year olds. They danced, they sang along, they waved crutches in the air. No, really they did. Wonderful evening all round, but at times quite bizarre.

Some sites are, obviously, better than others. Much depends on the popularity of the song and how many people want the lyrics. One of the bands I'm in does some fairly obscure stuff (eg Frankie Miller album tracks from the early 70s) and it doesn't take long to come across songs for which no one has ever posted lyrics. Ah well, I suppose someone has to go first.

There's a long list of things I need to know before I get interested in buying or playing a bass, but the list of deal-breakers is much shorter:[list] [*]Scale length [*]String spacing at the bridge [*]Weight [/list] I would never decide to buy a bass using just those three pieces of information, but I would certainly decide NOT to buy one. I don't like 32" or 33" scale and in fact I prefer 35" if possible. I can't cope with 17mm string spacing, I like 19mm. I'm obsessed with light weight in basses, forget the boat anchors. Yet most 'Technical Details' for a bass will only ever mention the first of these three. It's as if manufacturers and vendors seriously imagine that bass players won't notice or care about string spacing, or whether they get a hernia when they pick up their instrument. Am I being precious, or is there really an issue here?

Ouch! $50 a pair ...

Greetings from Iran. Or maybe North Korea. I can't remember which alias I used ...

Steady, Tiger, steady ... Friday night will be tougher for us than Saturday, so can't commit just yet.

[quote name='mikebass84' timestamp='1427473749' post='2730897'] Playing at Scruffys in Brum Friday night. 4 female fronted bands. [/quote] Astonishingly, this is so far the closest to Warwick Basschat band on offer over the Easter weekend.

"This webpage is not available."

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Guitar-Ledgend-vintage-Quality-And-Performance-Sunburst-Amp-Included-/171723623542?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27fb868c76

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1427401380' post='2730037'] There is a great pinned post by Happy Jack in the Amps Technical section. [/quote] Sadly no longer pinned. The thread is still there if you search for it, but it was de-pinned some time ago.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1427408089' post='2730159'] This and Humble Pie, Rocking the Filmore are amongst my fave live albums. [/quote] In one of my bands, I sing Natural Born Bugle ... Well there she is again, stepping out of the limousine. Love that track.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1427375909' post='2729534'] Say what you want.... [/quote] Oh we will, Jon, we will.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1427386320' post='2729766'] Risky, I'd say. [/quote]

If they can get John Entwistle I'll be there like a flash ...

Sorry mate, but I have to disagree. I'm a [i][b]Machine Head [/b][/i]purist, and the [i][b]Made In Japan[/b][/i] version remains a complete abomination.

God! Some people will do [i][b]anything [/b][/i]to avoid letting me hear them play ...

Interesting. See if this link will work: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22basschat+logo%22&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=610&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=S_sTVdXcMoHToAT7goG4BQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

Yes, you have to ignore the initial batch of large photos and drop straight down to the avatars ...

[list=1] [*]Go to Google [*]Search for "Basschat logo" [*]Select 'Images' [*]See how many avatars you can put a user name to ... [/list]

He should have been in another room, practising standing up.

It's been a while since I thought of Nottingham as a suburb of Warwick ...

Y'know Gareth, I look at that photo and what I'm thinking is [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/robby-the-robot-poster-edition_zpsoiyqp5fy.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/robby-the-robot-poster-edition_zpsoiyqp5fy.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Have you considered going the 'scantily-clad young lady' route at all?

It would be weird if there was really not one Basschatter playing in Birmingham, Redditch, Coventry, Solihull, Leamington Spa, Rugby or Banbury that weekend! Extending the search pattern as far as Leicester would also drag in Aylesbury, Gloucester and Wolverhampton. As to the Forest Of Dean, there's those as would argue that's technically Welsh. Deffo not part of Warwickshire anyway ...