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At least its not a phase he later regretted. He is totally committed to all that sort of thing, and Yes were far too pop clinical for my liking when he wasn't the singist. Sure they can be a bit serious - but it must be hard work remembering what bit comes next halfway through Close to the Edge - all of their long songs refuse to fit any sort of decent structure. It's just crackers. You can't listen to Tales from Topographic Oceans the same way you listen to an album of a dozen 3 minute songs. It requires dedication and a suspension of musical disbelief

Tales from Topographic Oceans, as well as plenty of Steve Howe's solo output from that time is chock full of eastern scales and esoteric widdling - his contribution to Yes is that they would have sounded far less exciting and inventive if he were a more regular guitar noodler. His playing on their version of America is brilliant. If you can find it (coz it's not on Spotify) - get Keys to Ascension I and II (both are double discs) - it's mostly a live concert (2 or 3 nights) from a hall in San Luis Obispo, plus about an album's worth of new material. The live material is fabulous: Siberian Khatru, Close to the Edge and Awaken are pretty transcendent - their best versions in my opinion.

Duran Duran playing right now at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

Wow: it’s like something Iain M Banks dreamed up for The Culture.

It’s industry standard space filler to mark a section as created but not filled with the actual required text.

Is this why some builders need a pencil behind EACH ear?

Hah: 4 females in my family and I’m the one who needs the most frequent loo breaks! nice bit of wood!

So the next time someone complains that their bass plays like a bag of spanners, you can say no, it doesn't - but THIS one does!

Becos comp do 3 (4?) compressors: at least 2 of them have attack knobs (they are very knobby)

Darn autocorrect: of course you meant Fedora

JW was a whole Sound of his own: Bass and Voice both so powerful.

Ooh bargaintastic!!

It looks like the same controls as the preamp box they came out a few years ago, by which I was moderately tempted.

The artwork alone (it is hand painted, right?) must have been days! “obvs though, if it’s not true bypass, is it even worth using?” (Guitarist flounce)

Wow - it's impressive. And the next guitarist to diss bass players will get the chance to see if their neck fits neatly inside that lower cutaway! Love the neck layers, and how perfectly the strings line up with them.

Lovely noises, but I dislike the amateurish fonts and general precariousness of the expensive, glass bits on the top.

Welcome from West Yorkshire!

@Jabba_the_gut makes some titchy and light basses. Hope it heals as good as new, sounds awful, did anyone get done for it at least?

Canada would be perfect, except that house prices have been on a trip to the Sun there for over a decade. You'd need to be minted to afford something in a city or suburb. But yes. Guns and Rights *shudder* I like TE stuff, would be good to try one out. Guess with current issues it might be a while! September they said. Which year, eh?!

Yeah a lot of the demo playing was the sort of enthusiastic bashing even I can manage. Although I’d play DEW better than that… switches inside the pedal, oof, cheating or just lame? So fiddly, think that would annoy me as I love tinkering with settings.

Ah, a song notable for distorted bass tones. Wait… How long til Mooer et al make a clone: it’s already the right size for them!

Yeah - attention seeker. "Don't look at me, I'm shy!"

Crikey. Glad you're ok. What you need is a replacement bumper made of that super hard woodtype you used on @fleabag's neck. That'll learn 'em. And fit some dispensers that launch that wood dust you need a mask for. (Yew?)

Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people.

At current prices of gas it might be cheaper to get some Deko’s on the wood burner!