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[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1499191029' post='3329870'] Some blinding contributions! Although, I'm sure there are one or two that weren't hits... or even singles Sadly though, this thread has so far confirmed my suspicions, that solos are passe, and have been for many years Such a shame - a good solo can add so much to a track! BRING BACK THE SOLO! BRING BACK THE SOLO! BRING BACK THE SOLO! [/quote] I was thinking about this earlier while listening to Radio 1. With a lot of chart music these days there's a rapper performing a few bars where previously the solo would have gone. There also seems to be a lot more classical style orchestration in pop music in recent years (even if it's all done on a syth or computer) and quite often you the strings or the horns swelling to a sort of crescendo rather than an actual instrumental solo.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1499116802' post='3329385'] The amazing James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers... [/quote] If we're talking James Dean Bradfield then this is my absolute favourite. http://youtu.be/gavcjNniIvk The solo work throughout the song is just perfectly apropriate to the song. Generation Terrorists was a huge influence on me back in the day. It was like Guns and Roses with intelligent lyrics and far more beautiful vocals.

[quote name='BaconCheese' timestamp='1499111890' post='3329314'] Just having read the Slash bio, I think he really liked Steven, Izzy and Duff. No bad blood at all. Steven was just so high all the time that they had to fire him. [/quote] The version I heard was that they gave him a shedload of chances and ultimatums to get clean. The end came when he couldn't physically play his parts on Use your Illusion because he was so out of it. At that point the band felt they had no choice but to move on without him. I know he's played with Izzy, Duff and Slash a couple of times since and he' played with G & R at least once in the last couple of years, although I don't know if that was before or after the mini classic line up reunion, so it sounds like whatever wounds there were have mostly healed.

Not an issue for me. My preferred Jazz bass tone is everything on full.

Not sure it counts as a hit record, and it's staggeringly obvious but I'd go for Dave Gilmour on Comfortably Numb every day of the week, it's just perfect for that song and I don't even generally like long guitar solos. http://youtu.be/pl9dc5FhFYU

I fitted a Babicz to my modded Squier Jazz. It looks great and it's a very clever piece of engineering, much easier and quicker than than average BBOT to adjust, and much more stable too. I can't say I've noticed any improvement in tone or sustain compared to the original bridge though. You can't adjust the string spacing, mind, but there's not that many after market bridges that have that facility, the obvious one being the Schaller 3d.

I used to love the bass on the Dallas theme, before I even knew what bass was. There were several versions down the years but I believe this to be the funkiest. http://youtu.be/CgvbQ-A4pPM

[quote name='Johnny Wishbone' timestamp='1498826683' post='3327377'] Whoaahhh Black Betty [URL=http://s36.photobucket.com/user/JohnnyWishbone035/media/Mobile%20Uploads/106B5D19-5406-44A0-8289-A477067F7F65.jpg.html][IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e39/JohnnyWishbone035/Mobile%20Uploads/106B5D19-5406-44A0-8289-A477067F7F65.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] That made me laugh.

Mr Trump's nominee to be the next ambassador to the UK is a chap named Woody Johnson.

[quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1498769265' post='3327001'] I'm definitely going Yamaha for my next bass unless something interesting used comes up. The vids of the new ones are all very nice but very little is played on the B string from what I can see? [/quote] Isn't that generally the case with B strings? The low D and C and the E at the 5th fret seem to be the most popular B string notes.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1498742950' post='3326755'] I had the privilege to hear Miles Mosley play live last night at the Jazz Cafe in London. What an amazing double bass player and superb group. For me his drummer, Tony Austin, stood out from the rest of his crew. I got a shot of his Aguilar rig and pedal board which I've posted, if you're interested. Here's a clip of Miles performing one his better known tracks previously uploaded on YouTube http://youtu.be/KLCXtaiARt0 [/quote] I saw Miles playing with Kamasi Washington last year. Awesome player. I think Tony Austin was one of the drummers that night, along with Thundercat's brother Ronald. Superb gig. If he was gigging anywhere near me I'd be there like a shot.

Congrats.

Monsters of Rock '92. Almighty, Thunder, Wasp, Skid Row, Slayer and Iron Maiden. In '93 I staryed going to Glastonbury every year for the next 6 or 7. Absolutely loved it, it opened my mind to all sorts of music I'd never really given a chance to.

OK, fair play, he gave an astonishing performance. I still think he should get an adult guitar. The 3/4 size one makes him look like a giant.

Ok, he's absolutely nailed 'Bloodstream' he might win me round yet.

[quote name='Elfrasho' timestamp='1498424871' post='3324561'] That first song he did, played with a band, is an absolute stonker of a tune. one man and a guitar has its limits imo. [/quote] That's what I'm thinking. He's got some great uplifting, upbeat songs, but, when it's just him, he struggles to replicate the drive of the recorded versions.

I realise the whole acoustic guitar and looper thing is his thing, but I reckon he'd be better off with a band. And a grown up's guitar.

There's something utterly joyous about watching older performers/bands, who must know their golden age is over, going out and not only winning over that massive crowd but absolutely slaying it. Best Glasto set I've watched this year.

Chic are absolutely nailing it at Glasto. I'm watching it live (hopefully uninterrupted by presenters) on iplayer, but I think it's also on BBC2.

[quote name='Froggy' timestamp='1498412949' post='3324398'] They're roundwounds, currently EB slinky I assume (It's a Sterling SubRay4) and they do still sound pretty good, although I really can't tell if they're still bright or deadening. Not enough experience. If I change them I'll be going to my favoured strings, d'addario pro steels, which would sound brighter anyway if I remember correctly. That said, I do fancy giving flats a try at some point, although I ha e no idea why! 😂 [/quote] When you do replace the strings you might surprised how much brighter and zingier the new ones are. String degradation happens so slowly it can be almost unnoticeable, especially if you practice every day.

Loving Nate Mendel's tone.

I 'm enjoying it. I've seen the Foos a couple of time, this what you get.

Off topic. Currently watching Katy Perry. As I suspected the band, and especially the bass player are world class.

It's a cycical thing. We get the same sort of articles over here every few years. I remember journalists claiming guitar music was dying in the 90s just before the Britpop explosion of the 90s, and again shortly before Artic Monkeys inspired a whole load of new guitar bands.