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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371209440' post='2111199'] That's cheap when you consider that the Warwick version which is just a bass with sliding pickups and a stupid looking hole in the front will be twice that! [/quote] The 'Fairtrade' deal with our overseas custom shop ensures high quality at crazy low prices. Hence the mere three bags for our Joe Walsh Cocktailmatic sig model.

Really very jolly and splendidly executed. Mr GG Beck is to be congratulated. Funnily enough, I'd just had a couple of custard creams when I watched it. Anthropomorphoguilt swept me away on a tide of biscuity remorse.

Of course, they could just rout a hole right the way through the body, put a blank pickguard on the front and mount the pups on rails behind the pickguard all stealthy-like. Couple of rotary knobs attached to rubber loops to wind the pick-ups back and forth - just like on older radios. Elegant, discreet and practical. In the back, there'd be two small wooden doors. Open them up and you find a little cocktail cabinet with miniatures of Glenfiddich and two shot-glasses. Light comes on and a musical box plays 'Lara's theme' from Doctor Zhivago. Only £2999.99 from Del Var Gracious Home Interiors. (Postage not included, E&OE)

Well, the provenance is interesting. [quote] THE BASS CAME TO ME VIA PETE HOWARD THE LAST DRUMMER OF THE CLASH WHO WAS OWED MONEY AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CLASH'S MANAGEMENT TO GO TO THE BANDS EQUIPMENT STORE AND TAKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO SELL BY WAY OF PAYMENT. HE TOOK DRUM EQUIPMENT, SOME OF MICK JONES'S GUITARS AND OF COURSE THIS BASS ONE OF 4 USED BY PAUL SIMONON THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE BAND [/quote] Assuming it's real, there would seem to be some attached legal issues which the prudent buyer might be advised to check out. That said, it looks like a '78P; people might be put off by the questionable history and the charmingly amateurish sales spiel, the latter lacking only the assertion 'plays superb like butter'. Possible bargain irrespective of connections? Or will the rich numpties pile in, waving million dollar bills?

S'funny. I always assumed that - like myself - a fair proportion of people might have signed up to sell gear. 5% (at 00:43 - 14/06) is an encouragingly tiny number in view of the recently-introduced seller's fee. One ([i]slightly [/i]dodgy) conclusion that might be drawn is that buying (at 12%) is more important to BC-ers than selling. Good news for advertisers / affiliates

As a confirmed fan of 'twisted' Tele's, that's one of the best I've seen. Great paintjob and graphics. Thinking about the headstock, a repetition of the body colour / style might be interesting. Seems a shame to have an Ibanez logo on there when the whole concept is so entirely your own. Excellent.

[quote name='Junkyard Rocket' timestamp='1371127259' post='2110128'] Is it important is it to you to be able to either 1. reproduce your recordings live or 2. Capture the sound of your gigs in a studio recording [/quote] This is something that has often exercised me. Virtually every band I've been in has asked the recording engineer to 'capture the live sound'. This may be because they've all been pretty much of a genre that doesn't require lots of parts and the clarity to hear them. Thing is, capturing a live sound in the studio wasn't always practical, simply because what we heard, either from the stage or the audience was going to sound completely different in a studio environment compared to a public room where reflections and boom and stuff were mushing together nicely. Even if we took the same backline, same settings and all into a studio it would nearly always sound quite thin. In the end, we realised that getting a 'live' sound involved a fair number of trickery, even for simple songs. Subtle overdubs (doubling rhythm guitars, etc) and rearranging some of the parts. After that, compression and EQ had a big role in proceedings. Placing some mikes to pick up room noise and bleed helped as well. I suppose in an ideal world, we'd be able record songs which reproduce the band's live sound while introducing additional instrumentation which wouldn't be missed when played live. Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) used to get over this by writing distinctive overlapping guitar parts for his layers, then reproducing them separately but sequentially in live performance. Tricky one, and I hope our resident guru Simon will be along presently to cast light on this.

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1371108423' post='2109790'] [color=#222222]Our guitarist is a self-confessed Wilko Johnson nut! he is left-handed who plays right-handed with the backs of his fingers just like Wilko, and he really nails Wilko’s choppy sound, and can do the walk/machine gun.[/color] [/quote] Excellent! It requires more talent than people expect. But can your guitarist 'boggle' like the man himself? And get it period-correct? [size=3][b]Early Career[/b]: Mk1 Boggle[/size] [size=3][b]Mid-career[/b]: Mk 2 boggle[/size] [size=3][b]Later career[/b]: Mk3 boggle[/size]

You probably know this, but there's a Feelgood fan website based in Germany but presented in English. They did a fan poll a few years ago which ranked the top 25 most popular Feelgoods numbers. May be of use when finalising your setlist. [url="http://www.drfeelgood.de/top25.htm"]http://www.drfeelgood.de/top25.htm[/url] Thing about a Feelgoods trib is that one group of fans might have a distinct preference for the Wilko era. Another lot might want to hear the later, more 'commercial' stuff featuring Gypie, Johnny Guitar etc. Balancing act, I s'pose. BC-er Wayne58 has toured with Mark Radcliffe's Big Figures as support to Wilko over the last couple of years. He's a very nice guy - may be worth PM-ing him to touch base and say Hi. As for looking like them, I'd imagine that getting the 70's petty criminal look might be a bit difficult these days. Finding a powder-blue 'Bastard Suit' to fit could be a problem. That said, some tightly-cut dark suits for the band, light grey for the singer, snazzy ties all round would do the job. T-shirts and jeans an absolute no-no. IMO, today's Feelgoods don't look quite 'sharp' enough in the sartorial department. Observe. [color=#FFFFFF][/color] [size=3][b]Mk1 Feelgoods[/b]: Sharp, yet seedy.[/size] [color=#FFFFFF][/color] [size=3][b]Current Feegoods[/b]: NOI but could do better. Two-tone shoes - too much. Tie-less frontman - Not enough[/size] [color=#FFFFFF].[/color]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370981022' post='2108328'] I told you... I refused [/quote] Smart move. Y'know, looking at gent second from right - if I tried that pose these days I'd completely throw my back out.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370976561' post='2108239'] Have it for free, mate (I am far left - age 17/18) [/quote] So no 'heavy metal fists', then? Still, some corker poses nonetheless. Thank you muchly for sharing!

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1370973471' post='2108171'] I have nothing against capos per se, it's just that backing someone who uses them can often be a bit tricky... [/quote] Quite so, Sir. In my old acoustic guitar duo, we'd have enormous 'fun' routining stuff where we were each in different open tunings, capo'd at different places. Required a large scotch, a pen and some paper just to sort it all out.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370972532' post='2108157'] I know what you mean, Skank, but, even in the early days, I was always about the music and I have always found that a good audience reaction has not worked for me if I think the music is pants.[/quote] Quite right, IMO, and fair play to you old chum, as ever. [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370972532' post='2108157']I have never 'posed' on stage.[/quote] My fantasy is shattered. [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370972532' post='2108157'] I remember at age 17 or 18 having an argument with the guitar player in NWOBHM band No Quarter about 'being taken seriously' as a musician. It was around a photo shoot where the photographer wanted us to wave our 'heavy metal fists' at the camera...[/quote] Oh my! Do you still have any photos from that shoot? I'd pay - ooh - at least £20 just to [i]see[/i] them, not even to keep or anything. Prize in the next BC tombola?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370949607' post='2107751'] If applause and dancing punters is enough for folk, then they will have long and happy careers. I am genuinely happy for them. It's not what motivates me, that's all. My loss? I don't think so but I have [b]never[/b] been attracted to that part of the industry. [/quote] Never? [i]Never?[/i] Not even when you were in [i]that metal band [/i]in your wild and crazy yout' ? Try 'seldom'. Seldom's good, you old humbug.

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1370946315' post='2107710'] Capos are great, you can make lovely sounds with them that you just can't do with barre chords. [/quote] Indeedy. Nashville high strung acoustic in DADGAD capo'd up a few. Complete trouser juice. And certain genres / songs just don't sound right without a capo'd open tuning. But bog chords on electrics because the player can't barre? Not so much. Been thinking about one of [url="http://www.spidercapo.com/"]these[/url]. Desire and terror in equal measure.

The following bluegrass acts have all recorded stuff you may recognise: Allison Krauss and Union Station, Bela Fleck, Del McCoury, Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Wade Mainer and his Mountaineers. Well, maybe not Wade Mainer and his Mountaineers. And pretty much most of Johnny Cash's early stuff can sound bluegrassy if played fast enough, so stuff like Wreck of The Old 97, Big River, Cocaine Blues would do the trick. And for laughs, how about The Louvin Brothers 'The Great Atomic Power' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEW0vsuCet0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEW0vsuCet0[/url]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1370885031' post='2106897'] that's what I meant to say, only I have Tourette's [/quote] I, by contrast, have only one rette. But it's full body, so that's good news all round. Nice of you to think up something jolly, Ped. You're a sport!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1370805257' post='2105834'] What do those two stand for then? You know...how and apt...as we're talking about 3 letter wot nots. [/quote] [quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1370806642' post='2105852'] are you really asking "Who, Pat?" [/quote] But has Don got amp GAS now?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1370802802' post='2105788'] I think you mean 'Acronyms' [/PEDANT] [/quote] How apt.

Me: The Depot rehearsal rooms, London in 1982. An Ibanez faker through their old Acoustic head and a biggish Peavey cab. Fat [i]and [/i]clanky. Someone else: Bob Glaub playing whatever it was he played on Jackson Browne's 'The Pretender'. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8igE_2kioE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8igE_2kioE[/url]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1370694152' post='2104469'] Read [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Dreaming-Jon-Savage/dp/0571227201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370694110&sr=8-1&keywords=england%27s+dreaming"]this[/url]. Nuff said [/quote] Yes, indeed. One of those 'If you're only going to read one book about... etc.' books And when everyone is done reading [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Dreaming-Jon-Savage/dp/0571227201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370694110&sr=8-1&keywords=england%27s+dreaming"]that[/url], they might read [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Please-Kill-Me-Uncensored-History/dp/0349108803/ref=pd_sim_b_7"]this[/url].

Depends who one might have asked and when one asked them. Steve Jones might have said it was about having a laugh and thieving some gear. Strummer would have bimbled on about Sten guns in Knightsbridge. Elvis Costello would have sneered at your girlfriend and walked off, while Johnny Moped gurned in the background. Patrik Fitzgerald might have sobbed quietly into his pillowcase at precisely the same moment that - several thousand miles away - Johnny Ramone was mailing off his NRA membership renewal fee. Out the back, Paul Weller could have been observed hastily bundling his union jack flags into a dustbin and disavowing himself of his pro-conservative remarks. Meanwhile Tom Robinson was searching high and low for a turkey-baster. It was a rainbow coalition of fluent bollocks-speakers. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven. [color=#FFFFFF].[/color]

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1370619304' post='2103602'] The phenomenon of the Beatles is very interesting, their influence should be discussed, but it's largely a waste of f***ing time innit. [/quote] Trouble is, the Beatles have been the subject of discussion and erudite analysis for so long that almost everything has been said that can be said. Their musical structures, their influence on fashion, fashion's influences on them, what they did on the afternoon of January 4th 1967, what Lennon said to Ringo about George Martin's milkman. Pretty much all been done, to the point where you could probably write a book entitled 'What Would Life Be Like If The Beatles Had Never Happened?' with photoshopped pix of Russian troops in East Berlin in 2010 because, without the Beatles, Glasnost never happened. So how do we get out of the ruts carved by generations of fans and critics? Specialist topics like yours could help, but the ever-present danger is the slump back into 'Weren't the Beatles great / sh*t?' Even if we try and we want to succeed with the greatest of clarity, we'd have to frame the question really tightly, with definitions, limits, citations etc. Some family tree software with embedded sound files would be good, too. Perhaps the best thing to do is wait for the last Beatle to drop off the twig, give it another 25 years and see what people have to say then. Because some of the (contemporaneously) biggest names in popular art of the last 100 years are hardly spoken of today. Gilbert Patten (1866-1945) sold an estimated 500m kids books - 50m more than JK Rowling. Who's heard of him?

Funny, but I saw a Smiths doc a couple of weeks ago and thought 'I used to think they were awful. Why did I never get into them at the time?' Spent an evening listening to stuff on YT and concluded that - speaking for myself only - I must have been a cloth-eared numpty. As for Mr Morrisey, well, he does talk some tosh, but I suspect The Smiths would not have been The Smiths without him. So fair play, even to Mozz, poseur extraordinaire.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1370564286' post='2102928'] I suppose that you could say that they unwittingly established the template for every godawful boy band that is pushed by the industry, but it is a bit unfair to blame them for that... [/quote] Particularly as proto boy bands existed [i]long[/i] before the Beatles. All those 50's doo-wop combos - harmonies, 'cheeky' lead vocalists, choreographed dancing and satanic managers. Could one even describe The Ink Spots as a boy band? Perhaps. Were the 50's a low point for popular music? Rockabilly? Country Pop? Rock and Roll? Chicago Blues? I suppose not much of that stuff got played in the UK. Dickie Valentine. H'mmm.