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[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1480972893' post='3188658'] "And when did you last see ANYONE playing Cantaloupe Island on a BC Rich?" [/quote] 'So you don't think Precisions sit perfectly in the mix?'

I'm not a huge fan of Mr Williams, but in his defence he won a shed load of Brit awards and has had a very successful career, with a chart record, both singles and albums, that's not been matched by many. Not every celebrated 'musician' (and I use the year loosely) can come from the 60s and 70s, things have to move on. No matter how much we may disapprove.

Kid at my secondary school had one of these in a much darker brown stain, I don't remember the grain being as nice as yours though. It was a lovely sounding/playing bass, I was quite jealous of it at the time.

[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1480936667' post='3188126'] It's annoying that there seems to be nothing on the fender website about these. Or am I not looking right? P.s. The sonic grey jazz is a thing of beauty [/quote] I'm not at all impressed with new Fender website in general and I'm fairly sure there are a few models from the current range either not listed or at least not listed where they can easily be found.

I'm very pleased with my Squier VM 70s Jazz. It was a good bass to start with, but after the addition of some Aguilar 70s pickups and a Ki0gon loom, it's really rather special.

Of course, sometimes there is no room for doubt.. http://youtu.be/XAJ62IG3gBo

The vocal on this one sounds ever so slightly off pitch to me. http://youtu.be/tXtATeQ7GKg I can't decide whether it actually is or whether I just don't like her voice. I have the same thing with just about every Christina Aguilera track I've heard, when she goes for the big, powerful note she just sounds out to me.

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1480529812' post='3185164'] ...and I cannot lie...etc. Sorry. Extra coat, please, it's very cold out. [/quote] I came within an inch of posting that. I can't even find a decent cover version on YouTube to enlighten those unfamiliar with the song. Now dead flats, carry on...

Love the gold Stingray, although the rocketing prices means my chances of ever owning a brand new ray are rapidly dwindling.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1480545228' post='3185378'] That's probably not going to happen 😁 Blue [/quote] I'd actually turn up to one of your gigs just to see the invisible bear moves.

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1480507345' post='3184892'] Ah, net worth of only 245m.... [/quote] Interestingly,according to the article, none of that seems to be related to music. He's a very shrewd business man.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1480516919' post='3185037'] I thought that was Nick Mason. [/quote] Definitely Richard Wright. Waters decided he wasn't pulling his weight so sacked him from the band, then reemployed him on a wage as a session musician. Ironically this resulted in Wright being the only band member who didn't end up taking a fairly hefty financial hit after the ruinously expensive Wall tour.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1480506320' post='3184871'] Thanks. Green was the first one I bought. No love for Automatic...? I think it's brilliant. [/quote] I loved Automatic for the People. I spent quite a lot of time as a student listening to 'Try not to breathe' whilst feeling moody and misunderstood.

Or you could just get one of these https://www.gak.co.uk/en/blackstar-id-core-stereo-10-v2-combo-silver/903914?gclid=CjwKEAiAjvrBBRDxm_nRusW3q1QSJAAzRI1tfJBXvmPKM1QM6I8-KzglEzCNO0cwX-cs1c1MMANauRoC9q7w_wcB

Jagger is a notoriously tight bastard. He allegedly refused to give writing credits to Jones and Wyman for several of the Stones biggest hits and more recently tried to claim that his marriage to Jerry Hall was never legitimate under UK law, in order to try to dodge paying her any alimony. As others have said it was the 90s before Ron Wood was made an official member of the Stones.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1480360050' post='3183723'] In my experience it's very much a 2 handed technique where the muting or complete deadening of notes is just as important as slapped or plucked note. It's more like drumming on the fretboard than anything else and requires a lot more subtlety than you'd think (especially after watching Louis Johnson!). [/quote] This was definitely my epiphany. The rhythms you create with the ghost notes and left hand slaps are the absolute key to a decent slap technique.

I found those Scott Whitley tutorials very useful too, although 'bassics' is pushing it for some of the later lessons. That run he does at the end of the theme tune took me somewhere between 10 and 15 hours to get down properly, all to play what is a 2 second section of music. This series is where I started. http://youtu.be/tGilCW0_Jf0

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1480351691' post='3183612'] I had to turn down a suggestion of Can't Stop which got me thinking. I think the reason I haven't perservered is because it does't bother me that much, but its a bitch having to say "sorry I cant play it"! [/quote] Just had a look at it, it might not be a bad place to start learning, no real acrobatics or lightning fast machine gun slaps or hammer on/pull offs. http://youtu.be/HQxMt2FUAN4 Start as slow as you need, speed will come.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1480342380' post='3183514'] OP: do you need to learn slap, or is it something you feel you have to do 'cos it's what people on YouTube do? [/quote] I decided to learn after nearly 25 years of bass playing because I'd reached a bit of a plateau and wanted to find a new direction and besides I already owned all the necessary equipment. I also discovered that there is something immensely satisfying about being your own drum machine.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1480332384' post='3183362'] I have tried and failed. Admittedly I give it a go and it sounds pants, so I stop trying. Is this a technique anyone can aquire as long as I put in the hours? If yes, where should I start. [/quote] I only started a couple of years ago after playing for 25 years. YouTube got me started and after many hours of practice I suddenly got that riding a bike 'I'm doing it' moment. One of the secrets to slap is that it's not half as difficult as it looks. Getting your left hand muting technique down is half the battle.

Guitars are easier to put out of tune. Solos that involve a lot of string bending will do it, serious use of the whammy bar will do it faster. When I saw the Eagles after their reformation all of them changed guitars after every single song, I saw Placebo a couple of years ago and they were the same. Having said that I saw Robert Glasper recently and his bass player had two backups on stage but only used the one bass for a 2 hour+ set, retuning very quickly every half hour or so, so I'd guess the spares were only there in case of string breakages or electronics failure.

Cricket box.

Guitars and basses have evolved from much older instruments, I would guess that the convention has always been that way. Plus if you ever try playing chords on a left handed guitar but held upside down so you can play it right handed it's a darned tricky business, with fingers getting in each others way.

This is a bit left field from someone not really associated with jazz or funk, but I think it hits the mark. http://youtu.be/aibey8mwJF4 If you've not heard it before, give it a chance, the jazziness and funkyness builds as the song goes on.

Fantastic.