Old Man Riva

Them Changes - Buddy Miles [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w05CYrXe4p4"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w05CYrXe4p4[/url]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1426948608' post='2723852'] He threatened us with legal action over the selling of Ric copies on the site. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/209819-this-is-a-rickenbacker-free-marketplace/"]http://basschat.co.u...ee-marketplace/[/url] [/quote] I'm still none the wiser.. (without opening a can of worms) are we talking fake instruments posing as genuine items (i.e. branded Rickenbacker) or copies (as in instruments made to look like another but not named Rickenbacker etc)? Either way, it seems incredibly harsh to have a go at this place if that is the case (and apologies if I've got my wires crossed).

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1426948608' post='2723852'] He threatened us with legal action over the selling of Ric copies on the site. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/209819-this-is-a-rickenbacker-free-marketplace/"]http://basschat.co.u...ee-marketplace/[/url] [/quote] Blimey, I'll have a read of that..

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1426947978' post='2723836'] Like a lot of people on this forum, I was put off Rics through the antics of Mr Hall, but now the OP has really stoked my GAS for one. Dammit. [/quote] I only became aware of any problems when I came on this forum. What exactly has gone on with Hall/Rickenbacker?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1426941496' post='2723704'] Is this the 5-minute argument, or the full half-hour? [/quote] "..I've told you once". I think the OP is coming in for some unfair criticism. It takes courage (and I dare say a fair degree of soul searching) to openly admit that you've made the ridiculous error of 1) purchasing an instrument without properly trying it out in the hope that 2) you'll sound like a Beatle. I remember the day it finally dawned on me that I'd never sound like McCartney. It hit me like a ton of bricks, and I'd not spent good money on a bass trying to do so. I think all the OP is trying to do is offer their experience in the hope that others don't make the same stupid mistake. That's how I see it, anyroad..

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1424643843' post='2698775'] Painful! [/quote] I know. If it happened much sympathy for the devil..

Seen a few bands do AC/DC stuff over the years and funnily enough it's the rhythm section that often comes up short, esp. Malcolm Young's rhythm parts/feel. Bit like seeing bands doing Stones covers - few tend to nail Keef's parts/feel.

They reference this on that version of Brown Sugar.. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p439jEufNo8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p439jEufNo8[/url]

Went last night and was blown away. The band are something else - absolutely top drawer - and to top it all off they've reworked Brown Sugar so it now sits over Four Play by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns. This clip from the Friday night gig... Be warned, it contains plenty of Pino! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGGhd2DAFw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGGhd2DAFw[/url]

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1424189002' post='2693631'] Slightly off topic, saw Chris & Harry play with "Bad Influence" a few times at The Windsor Castle in Carshalton - great rhythm section!! . [/quote] Did you ever see Terraplane at all - drummer, guitarist and singer were all in the band (early 80s). Danny Bowes was phenomenal - very Marriott-esque..

The two guitarists are Jesse Johnson and Isaiah Sharkey. Johnson (ex The Time and Prince) - older guy, wears shades, plays a sparkle-finish guitar (has the upside down headstock in a nod to Hendrix); Sharkey is the younger guy who generally plays a cherry 335-type guitar with D'Angelo and takes on more of the funky/rhythm parts.. Isaiah Sharkey... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbnbJqgNGyQ"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbnbJqgNGyQ[/url]

I'm going to the Saturday Hammersmith Odeon gig - can't wait. Can't wait to see the band, and particularly looking forward to seeing Isaiah Sharkey on guitar.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1423991323' post='2691139'] Maybe but the headstock is untypical for Lull. Some internet sources claim it's Fender CS. [/quote] That's the bass... the Custom Shop model theory would make sense. What a great looking bass..

Was watching a D'Angelo clip from a recent gig and noticed that Pino is playing a modded P-bass, with what looks like a pair of Thunderbird p/ups fitted... http://youtu.be/RkT9iAILU_I (around 11.45) Anyone know anything about the bass at all?

Live albums... King Curtis - Live at Filmore West Donny Hathaway - Live Slade - Slade Alive

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1423581580' post='2686593'] Inspied by this thread I have been attempting Rhythm Stick. Seems like my right hand technique will need some work to get it to race pace, and my left hand needs work on that Gsharp pinkie stretch. I need a lie down [/quote] I found this guy's video really helpful.. http://youtu.be/-vc7HS2c1rE It's just as tricky slowed down, mind!

[quote name='paul j h' timestamp='1423758600' post='2688731'] The eighties free mag was making music, I had loads and my dear wife decided to take them and all my old gig programmes to the tip when we moved. She thought it was rubbish. [/quote] Making Music, that's the one. They had some really good stuff in them, and all for free. If it makes you feel any better, I moved a load of stuff back to my mum's once - magazines, bass bits and bobs etc. She left all the tat alone and threw away covers/ashtrays and thumb-rests belonging to '66 and '74 Jazz basses..

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Musician_and_Recording_World"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Musician_and_Recording_World[/url] This was about it in the 70s, as I recall. What the article doesn't mention is that IM&RC appeared to have made an editorial decision to feature Eric Clapton in every other issue.. In the mid-80s there was a decent free monthly magazine that you could pick up at music shops - can't recall the name of it.

Another album that I'd term as a 'classic', and would definitely merit a (re)visit, is Aladdin Sane by David Bowie. Remember buying it as a kid from Boots (yep, they stocked records once upon a time) in Coventry and played it to death. Still sounds incredible today - and the lyrics make a bit more sense today then they did back then to a young kid!

New Boots and Panties!! - Ian Dury

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1423590701' post='2686760'] I like his playing on 'Miles Of Aisles' and 'The Hissing...' as well. Love Jaco, but Max's playing suits some of Joni's material equally IMHO. What a choice! [/quote] I agree. Two great players offering completely contrasting styles/approaches. It's similar to Weather Report... there's a host of non-Jaco stuff that gets overlooked - Alphonso Johnson/Cucumber Slumber being right up there.

I'm a big Joni fan - mentioned on a different thread the superb bass line on Don't Interrupt the Sorrow by Wilton Felder - but the genius of Pastorius on Hejira can sometimes lead to other amazing moments being overlooked. Max Bennett's bass line on Song for Sharon is a masterclass of understated melodic brilliance. The lyrics aren't bad either..

Not sure it gets more funky or groovy than this.. Also comes from a time when albums had proper titles (this is off A Blow For Me, A Toot To You).. Four Play by Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns (also featuring Maceo Parker and Bootsy on bass). [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p439jEufNo8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p439jEufNo8[/url] In the pocket, out the pocket, around the pocket..

Sometimes it's the 'easier' things that cause problems - and I wouldn't go anywhere near something like Donna Lee etc as I wouldn't know where to start. The oddest one that still causes me problems to this day is finding the 'one' after Bonham's intro on Zeppelin's Rock and Roll. Not tight, and definitely loose.. I would definitely say that things like YouTube have really helped players learn stuff these days, what with all the lessons/tabs etc. Spent years trying to learn Rhythm Stick and minutes on YouTube fixing the mistakes.

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1423211455' post='2682161'] He also played bass and sax on the Crusaders song Street Life. Awesome. [/quote] I forgot he was part of the Crusaders (had Chuck Rainey in my head, for some reason). Yeah, he's definitely a special musician. I Want You Back is enough to retire on..