NancyJohnson

6Just read this on Facebook. Awful news. I've got a pair of Lulls, profess I didn't really know about his stuff until a few years ago, but it was (on paper at least) good enough for me to move away from many Gibsons to a couple of his. Amazing basses, not once have I felt the need to move them on to get something else. Rest peacefully chap.

Queen - At The Beeb. Hollywood Records. God, they were amazing early on.

Having nice gear is nice. There's zero guilt on my part; it's just nice to have a bit of variety and I've worked damn hard at getting a handful of basses that are keepers, I'm equally as content with things ampside too. I have a tiny bubble of gas for a Hamer Cruisebass, but I can live with that.

Speculative thread resurrection. New album hit digital platforms today.

@neepheid I think I was more taken with the finish initially; I don't actually mind the shape, well not now at least, and it certainly wouldn't be my #1 at any stretch.

I suppose my general disdain for anything non-Thunderbird from Gibson has cooled somewhat; I'm getting a little horn on over the 2018 EB-5 model, or more specifically the transparent black model. I don't like the colour of the fingerboard, but that can be fixed with Fiebing Leather Dye. There's a few about online, seem stupid cheap. Anyone got one? Opinions?

Oh, lest we forget. This could be adapted for most singers or guitarists:

I saw Japan at The Lyceum in 1980/81 and one of the supports were a band called The Smart. Outstanding. Same venue, The Alarm supporting Big Country.

I met him a few times. A lovely, lovely bloke. Gentle and sweet.

Morning Need a bit of help...could someone identify the orchestral piece from the start of the clip below? I've tried doing a Shazam, but I only get 'Big Country Wonderland'! My wife seems to think it's Elgar. No idea! Cheers

I've played dozens of different combinations, but have never knowingly played cabinets that have had the speakers replaced and played them pre and post. I think I've had three distinct wow moments; an old Peavey cabinet (may have been a 4x12 or 4x10) at a studio in Woking, and old Ampeg in Brighton (6×10 or 8x10) and my 15/6 Barefaced Big One. Ultimately though, I know my desired tone, so tweak accordingly. These three were just great without any tweaking.

I went to a friend's daughter's wedding a few years back, was sitting next to this bloke, funny, didn't recognise him. He kept on saying stuff like, 'I'm not eating, I've got to drive up to Birmingham. I'll have a soft drink.' At the reception, just before the food came out, he did this, 'Right, I've got to do this thing,' and pulled a radio mic out of his jacket pocket, sauntered over to a small music system and hit play. Over dinner, he crooned over about 20 rat-pack standards; he was quite brilliant. Turns out it was Paul Roberts, the guy who took over from Hugh Cornwell. He was an old friend of the groom. In the evening he sang some more, he hung around before heading north, throwing in a Stranglers medley (on which I joined him on a couple of choruses). Lovely, lovely bloke.

Never owned one, don't really like the Dingwall designs, but interest has piqued with the new Ibanez range, especially the EHB below. Body shape has got a bit of a Roscoe vibe to it, which probably isn't a bad thing. I'm sure it would be easy enough to play, but I'm not on the market for another bass priced at £1.4K bass just yet (I'm sure these will pop up at about half that before the end of the year). I'm curious though; the scale on this (it's a B-G) is 33"-35"; I'm assuming there's some optimal scale length/string gauge science going on here, but feasibly how far can fan frettage actually go on four or five string basses? I mean, could the difference from B-G extend beyond 2/2.5 inches? What about multi-scale fretless?

While it's the antithesis of my punky roots, this evening is all about Donald Fagen. Cheeky bottle of red and Donald. Joy.

One of the reissues from a few years back. A G3.

This is one that prompted my post! I love the size but performance is a bit carp.

Which Snark do people use?

Opinions on headstock tuners please. Bought a Reverb branded one a couple of years back, which is great (but no longer available) then recently bought a D'Addario/Planet Waves one which is pretty poor (it struggles on the E&B strings). Cheers.

Opinions on headstock tuners please. Bought a Reverb branded one a couple of years back, which is great (but no longer available) then recently bought a D'Addario/Planet Waves one which is pretty poor (it struggles on the E&B strings). Cheers.

I used it for the last gig I did with my old band, kind of knew that was it...I was shouting my way through the last chorus, took it off midway and threw it across the stage. It had been a fairly rowdy punky gig, a few boisterous punters. I remember seeing it fly through the air and clatter onto the floor, thinking OMFG. It was like slow motion. There were people watching who were just gasping. It just lie there, the strings vibrating nastily. No big damage. The thing is breakproof.

My old Aria Primary. Gumtree find. I've done stuff to it...Dunlop Straploks, Hipshot Kickass bridge, Delano pickup, scratchplate and controls. Every time I take it out of the house I make sure I ding it somewhere. This photo is a bit old, it's in even worse condition now.