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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1482780387' post='3202715'] No problem, thanks for correcting me. In terms of value and utility. Hell, my Gibson Les Paul Gold Top bass and my Gibson Custom Shop ES-335 bass cost quadruple the price of my G&L ASAT. However my G&L sees the lion's share of my gigs. Granted my LP and ES-335 are the coolest looking basses on the planet,IMO. And I only use them for their looks. Blue [/quote] Horses for courses. I like your MIJ 50s Precisions a lot, but if was to choose one bass from your collection, based purely on aesthetics, I'd take the ASAT every time.

I'm going to risk what little cred I have by saying I quite like his most recent stuff. He's been responsible for some utter sh*te as well but I think underneath the teen idol image (which he apparently has come to loathe) is a better than average vocal and song writing talent. There's also Youtube evidence that he's a decent guitar player.

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1482781249' post='3202731'] What would it be? The only condition is that it would be for keeps so not to go for the highest priced, sell it on and buy more [/quote] Ah, I didn't read that bit. I'd still be tempted by the slab or the Foderas, just to see what the big deal is.

The slab precision, or one of the Foderas, maybe a Ritter. Got to have a resale worth at least 2 or 3 of the basses I'd really like to own.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1482780905' post='3202722'] While we're on definitions: Joolzolland: an artist who's talent falls far short of the esteem in which the public and major broadcasters hold him. [/quote] Don't mock the afflicted. His compulsion to a boogie woogie piano accompaniment to absolutely any piece of music, from classical to hip hop, is a serious medical condition.

Christine and the Queens are worth a look, especially if she brings her dancers - most mesmering routines since Jacko. I also quite like what little I've heard of Rag n Bone man. I suspect 2017 is going to be a big year for him.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1482604189' post='3201843'] Ignore pls [/quote] Okey doke. Merry Christmas.

I've become slightly obsessed with the bass line on this over the past few days after hearing it played in a shop recently. I can't believe I never noticed how brilliant it is before. http://youtu.be/qR9x7_refwY

It is signed by 'Vicot Wooten' though.

I seem to remember someone advertising 4 to 5 string conversion kits in guitar mags in the early 90s. Maybe someone still makes them? Not sure I see the point though. Back then 5s still weren't that common and they tended to be a lot more expensive than 4 strings of the same model. These days they're easily obtainable and normally only a fraction more than the equivalent 4 string.

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1482359257' post='3199949'] A two fret stretch between index and second fingers. Frank. [/quote] +1 Look at the spread on her left hand. I'd struggle with that and I've got massive hands. Superb playing.

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1482338411' post='3199715'] On the plus side, for those who used to buy Classic Rock and Metal Hammer you now have some spare money for your monthly issues of Razzle [/quote] I think Razzle disappeared years ago along with Fiesta and all the other hedge porn titles we occasionally used to find lurking in the undergrowth back in the day.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1482269437' post='3199168'] Yeah, I was wondering about the meaning of the term "miserable", but was comforted by the OP's word "humbug", which BTW I may have misinterpreted as well. Bah, if only I had Wiktionary on the shelf! [/quote] 99% of the time your English is perfect to the extent that if I hadn't read some of your other posts where you mention it, I wouldn't know that it isn't your first language. In this context 'miserable' means 'depressing' or 'melancholy'.

Must admit I was slightly dubious before clicking on the link. I was expecting heavily distorted, million notes a second tappy stuff. Nothing wrong with that of course, it's just not something I'd normally choose to listen to. But that was really rather pleasant.

http://youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA

I'm seriously considering getting an SR750 in the new year, but I have to confess that it's taken me many years before I started feeling any Ibby love. For me I think it's because I started playing in about 1989 and at that time Ibanez guitars were basically marketed as shred machines for metal virtuosos, I can't really remember any marketing for the basses at all, but I think in my mind I just lumped them in with the guitars as being associated with a genre I had absolutely no interest in.

Last year I bought myself a VM70s Squier Jazz. This year I'm hoping to get myself something a bit more upmarket in January. It will definitely be a PJ, but I keep changing my mind about exactly what I want.

I'm not sure any blues we listen to these days is 'authentic'. The earliest recorded blues sounded like this. The Ma Rainey number is the closest to what most people think of as 'the blues' , in that it has a guitar solo playing the familiar notes. http://youtu.be/pgogFa_46D8 http://youtu.be/0-Q1ksUsKxM http://youtu.be/3MCHI23FTP8 http://youtu.be/HU00RnK5SBo In my opinion it's all in the vocal, later interpretations were about copying the force and emotion of the vocal on other instruments (guitar, brass, piano etc). Although I reckon there is an arguement for Blind Lemon Jefferson accidentally invenventing rock'n'roll. Just listen to those opening notes and compare to Chuck Berry.

The other way to approach the opening guitar part on bass is to bung in a few harmonics. Nothing fancy just tap the 12th fret of the g with your right hand just after you fret the first e on the string. Same sort of thing on the fretted g on the 15 fret of the e. 12th fret of the a just after you play the last open a of the sequence. Sounds lovely. Hope that makes sense.

Suggest that the guitarist plays the acoustic guitar bit while you do the first solo. It sounds suprisingly nice played on the bridge pickup of a bass (It used to be my party piece for the easily impressed). You'll be an octave down on the original but you could always use a pitch shifting effect. I doubt he'll take you up on it but it might make him think twice about doing everything himself.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1482081241' post='3197467'] True! ....and can I also add (Sheena's In Love With) Joey Ramoney by Helen Love! In fact, a whole load of HL tracks reference The Ramones, and other bands as well. [/quote] Whilst wondering just how many Ramone featuring songs there actually are I came across this.... http://sabotagetimes.com/music/250-songs-mention-ramones

Bit of a theme developing here http://youtu.be/RYfUuXmdrgk http://youtu.be/wc267Xs-64s

http://youtu.be/Cj8JrQ9w5jY

[quote name='NJE' timestamp='1482011662' post='3197011'] As much as I love the look of the road worn flea, I agree completely! A jazz with MM pickup would be an interesting move from Fender and it would be nice to see a signature bass from Fender with some real unique features. [/quote] I'm fairly sure someone on here has a Maruszczyk that they specced as a jazz bass shape with a single MM pickup.

I don't really think in terms like 'best ever' when it comes to musicians, I think that too often you end up trying to compare oranges with automobiles. Having said that I was lucky enough to see Miles Mosley with Kamasi Washington earlier this year and he impressed the hell out of me. http://youtu.be/I1QNAMgQETY It's a cracking song anyway, but if you want to skip straight to the virtuoso stuff, it starts about 3 minutes in.