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[quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1347103514' post='1796965'] [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01mhlkq/The_One_Show_07_09_2012/"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...how_07_09_2012/[/url] 22.33 in [/quote] thanks for that that tone is so so beautiful - proves its all in the hands and what a modest bloke - terrific and a great ambassador for bass

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1347195106' post='1797864'] Thankfully for the vintage bass community that you don't as well. [/quote] not quite sure what you mean by that?

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1347145770' post='1797494'] Same thing as i said to funkypenguin. I don't think[i] your [/i]attitude is very real at all. You obviously don't own a £20k bass. [/quote] thankfully i do not

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1347143369' post='1797466'] People can do what they want with their stuff, I'm sure they have others they play. If, by keeping them, it means others can play these vintage gems in another 20 years time, then its fine with me. If someone had a rare, historical instrument, worth £15k, and played it at the dog and duck on jam night,that could get irreversibly damaged at any moment, then that would be a bigger crime to me. [/quote] oh come on lets get real - these are musical instruments FFS - they are built to be played - its a crime to keep them in their cases - like keeping F40 ferraris off the race track

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1347035310' post='1796326'] The large majority of the really rare vintage guitars & basses that are sold aren't bought my musicians, they're bought by rich professionals as investments. A lot of them probably never get played. [/quote] so true and so sad

Ady bought my RBV Real nice bloke and highly recommended

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1346708720' post='1792334'] Really well played mate! Excellent! My only titchy comment would be that I found your timing slightly urgent if that makes sense, I felt a little breathless listening. Otherwise, you have skill, tone and taste, sir! [/quote] yes i think its a bit hurried in places but nice notes

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1346258439' post='1787147'] You need to pace youself more. Start somewhere and go somewhere else. Tell a story, as Lester Young said. You hit the ground running with your best licks and them just played some stuff that bore little relationship with what had gone before or what was going on around you. You can obviously play, now you just need to play something that matters. I am being harsh. Your stuff is better than most of the stuff on here by a country mile but you could be a lot better if you focussed on the music and not on the instrument. The secret is not to impress but to express. Try again and play about 40% less. Actually, if you want to really try something difficult as an exercise, try and play a meaningful solo with only eighth notes, no sixteenths. Or try something like only playing a maximum of 7 notes a bar of any note value. [/quote] really really good points i am in awe of your playing/technique and tone but as someone once said .............. its the notes you leave out that matter................. so i agree with bilbo's comments i particularly like the line - The secret is not to impress but to express. this is probably an age thing when you are young you are into technique and impressing

yeah really nice what settings you got the pups on?

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1346785093' post='1793266'] We are endorsed by Donald Fagen's nan. [/quote] and we are endorsed by ny's second cousin removed on his aunt enid's side

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1346781831' post='1793192'] I have no problem with that but I still dont want to see a tribute for an act still touring really. [/quote] depends which act i used to go and see the Illegal Eagles cos the real thing were only touring in the USA

So if you want to see/hear thin lizzy - how you gonna do it bearing in mind that phil is no longer with us??? You go and see limehouse lizzy - so good that they are endorsed by phil's mum

Here's my Neil Young and Crazy Horse Tribute band - Sedan Delivery - in the rehersal room with our new drummer (playing for the first time with the band) Let me know what you think - hopefully not too degrading [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0HKqP_w2Tc&feature=channel&list=UL"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0HKqP_w2Tc&feature=channel&list=UL[/url]

[quote name='ChrisB' timestamp='1346514411' post='1790150'] oh cool, I can post this in this thread too: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk[/media] [/quote] wot a waste of a good stage

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1346457709' post='1789621'] They are, in my opinion, a future classic. I don't see a huge difference between my American Vintage 75 reissue jazz and my Mexican Classic 70s jazz. I love them both though. The necks are the same depth (I've measured them using vernier callipers). The US bass has a nicer colour in the binding and better hardware and is definately a higher quality bass but at three times the price you'd expect that. I'd say the classic 70s is a great series and well worth the money. Frank. [/quote] Ah ........... a man with taste and perception. Just got one of these and its the bollox - and I say that after comparing it with all sorts of other jazz basses Just get one

The one to have is...................... Epi Jack Cassady