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[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1464787712' post='3062531'] My own personal favourites (The Who) are a particularly good case study in which changing any one band member completely changes the sound and dynamic of the band - the two studio albums following Moon's demise demonstrated this amply, and even after the Ox sadly left us, it's clear their live sound is not the same (despite Pino's sterling efforts). [/quote]It could also be argued that they were well past their creative sell-by date when Moon died. I personally preferred the drumming after.

[quote name='jkent' timestamp='1464107038' post='3056609'] i used to own a Legend and a Euro (used the Legend for gigging as I didn't want to scratch the Euro ) honestly over the years, never really felt or noticed much difference. All this to say, the Legends are just as good IMO for half the price [/quote]That's an interesting point. I recently purchased a Euro having played a Korean built NS2000 for many years. I wouldn't say there was any obvious differences.

[attachment=219917:Car.jpg] I've just had my car reliced, all my mates are really impressed with the look and how much more cooler I look driving around in it

You don't have to wait long on BC for a drummer thread to come along! Simple: life's too short for bad drummers, walk or get the rest of the band to make him walk. My pet hate is the sneaky ones; fairly well behaved at rehearsals but as soon as you're gigging it's Keith Moon time! Anyone for a Macca thread?

Not usually a fan of gold hardware but it really works with that stunning finish.

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1463298832' post='3050180'] Looks like the lovechild of a gypsy jazz guitar and a Shergold Modulator. [/quote]You're right!

My 'impulses' have kicked in too. Great styling.... except for where it ran out at that control panel.

I can't decide... it's Eurovision or that DIY root canal kit I just bought.

IIRC there was a previous thread about Hysteria. Didn't someone link a clip of Chris screwing it up live and starting again?

[quote name='Paulhauser' timestamp='1463070197' post='3048337'] yes, pretty much it is. I love this feature, helps a lot with the balance. [/quote]+1, looks weird, works fine.

[quote name='naxos10' timestamp='1463069963' post='3048333'] I did also have a Korean made NS94 neck through some years ago which was/is a superb bass with plenty of sustain fitted with SD pickups. Still regret letting it go but I needed a passive bass at the time. [/quote]I used to have an SSD NS-94 - superb basses.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1462630853' post='3044538'] Just for the anecdote... I had recently joined the variety band (mid-'70s...); the 'tour bus' was an extended Peugeot J7 (not this one, but similar; this one was a sister act, 'The Shouters', very big 'back then'...)... Lionel, the driver/road, also had the glorious task of pulling birds and getting in beer for the band, and hold down the console FOH. That week-end, we were a fair few hundred kilometres from base, all the gear was loaded after the show, as was Lionel. Well loaded. I had been on orange juice all evening, so got given the task of driving home, with the band sleeping in the bunks behind. Now, a J7 is a thirsty beast at the best of times, and was loaded to the hilt (Leslie cabs for instance, anyone..?). I took me a couple of hundred kilometres to discover, by accidental reflex, that this one had, in fact, four gears..! I'd thought it to be the more usual three-gear version. Goodness knows how much fuel I'd used..! That same night, having lost my way, I had to reverse a bit to turn around. I never did get to explain to the [i]chef d'orchestre[/i] where that small (-ish...) dent in the back came from. Happy daze. [/quote]Beards weren't optional then?

I've seen Billy using a Spector on a couple of vids - is he using it for the whole show?

[quote name='Stu-khag' timestamp='1462476086' post='3043415'] Well this programme goes out on Friday at 10pm on bbc4. Quite a beast to work on- lots of people will be wondering where is so and so etc. I wish there could have been more time to nail down some more interviewees (some declined, many were too busy) and gain access to certain archive. Thanks for everyone's input. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03t1rmn"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/p03t1rmn[/url] [/quote]Watched it last night. It fell short for me because a. it was only an hour long (surely a program about concept albums should be a double hour ) and b. for exactly the same reasons we've been discussing on this thread; when is a concept album a concept album.

[quote name='bigd1' timestamp='1462442608' post='3043004'] I have been a YES fan from the 70s and followed the band up till the Drama album. I've not felt they have put out anything much good since that time. When Jon Anderson left I did feel it was perhaps time the band called it a day and went out while still in a lot of fans eyes sounding great. When Chris died that in my opinion should have definitely been the point that YES is no more. Between Jon and Chris that was the sound and main driving force of YES. It seems to me YES have become a tribute band of themselves, not the way this should have gone. I think the same about THE WHO, after John died the final part of the sound of THE WHO has gone, time to call time guys. I know some feel these band if they can should carry on, but when they have become a tribute band charging full money for gigs etc, is that really being fare to the fans who pay to keep them going? [/quote]This. Dunno if there's a lot of love on here for Yes or Billy Sherwood - there's plenty who want Yes to carry on. On the other hand in the Axl/AC/DC thread it's mainly 'there's only you left Angus, knock it on the head'. Bizarre.

I've just dug the first Christians album out - nice bass lines.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1462169789' post='3040686'] Story goes that Royal Bank of Scotland leant them a huge sum of money (I've heard exaggerated claims of 20 million). SC wasn't too well though, spread themselves thin and lost a lot of money from the London flagship store on Oxford Street, it bled money from day one. Then one day, as banks do, they called in the money. Game over. So I was told by a few people in the industry anyway, who knows what else was going on behind the scenes, I wouldn't want to speculate. [/quote]Cheers for the reply. I managed to find a dit about it after they asked from 2008 when it says they closed around 3/4 of the shops. I visited the one in Brum in '09 (I think) before they shut that down and they had US built Spector NS2's for less than a grand which seemed suspiciously cheap. Bristol was a good shop too.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1462126735' post='3040488'] 2nd law of Basschat. It's only a question of time until someone mentions Barefaced. See I did it ........ [/quote]3rd law of Basschat. The ability to 'Cut Through The Mix'.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1462108538' post='3040298'] I was told that Macca got his Wal from Sound Control music store when it was based in the Saltmarket in Glasgow. The store is long gone and his Wal prob lives in a flightcase somewhere. [/quote]Sound Control. I remember the 'catacomb' shop in Brum. The tears are welling up. At the expense of hijacking my own thread, does anyone know the demise of Sound Control story?

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1462050932' post='3039986'] While I'm certain that there's loads of uber-rich musicians, conversely I suspect a lot of these musicians have very little. Hell, if any manufacturer/builder offered to build you something, you'd be a knob to turn it down! [/quote]You're quite right. I guess if Fender approached me one day..... no, that's ridiculous.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1462031189' post='3039808'] The Ishibashi video explains the PRS situation pretty well; Vernon doesn't diss on Parker Guitars...he just says that the team he dealt with at Parker were effectively pushed out of the company and his relationship deteriorated as a consequnce. He was still very positive about Parker. The PRS thing came about via the introduction of Vernon to Paul Reed Smith from the (Australian) English speaking representative at Ishibashi (the guy who fronts their English speaking videos). It all seems fairly genuine. Mr Reid has always struck me as really nice, passionate and genuine bloke...he might waffle and there may be some corporate loving going on, but I'd find it difficult to quantify this as whoring! [/quote]Fair point, maybe I was a bit harsh. I get a bit of a reaction to people who can afford stuff in the first place and companies who indulge them. FWIW I think he's a decent guy too.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1462029007' post='3039778'] Yes, I had a similar thing in one band. The singer's wife was asked if we could do a gig where she worked, singer then told us that we'd be paying her a "finder's fee". Errm, no we won't. This singer also owned the vocal PA and announced that in future he would be "hiring" it to the band for gigs. He didn't like it much when I said that in that case I would be not only hiring all my kit to the band for gigs too, but also charging my time at standard MU session rates. Left shortly afterwards [/quote]Was that Cheeky B'stard and his wife Necky?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TENNESSEE-15-STRING-EXTENDED-RANGE-BASS-/291751635787?hash=item43edc0ab4b:g:bJwAAOxycgVTixwQ Price drop ad nauseam...

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1462005048' post='3039437'] I've read in several interviews that Macca stopped using the Wal live because it was so heavy. In those same interviews I've never seen any mention of it being down to Mr McManus' geeky nose-poking. As for "It had, much to Costello's horror, five strings", this just makes him even more of a complete tit AFAIC. [/quote]I heard that the forming Oasis included a 5-string which Noel Gallagher ordered the banishment of. Odd that Up In The Sky had an Eb bass note in it. I like Noel but he clearly has Costello credentials.

Two guitarists in a row with Chinese 'Les Paul's' (to which they've upgraded the hardware and electronics - still a much cheaper option). The big boys only have themselves to blame.