SpondonBassed

Why would I want to know anything about someone who can't place a simple advert without sentiment?

Why complicate things? All you need to do is shout 'Catch!' as you chuck it in the heckler's direction. You might have the hassle of having to fetch it back but you won't be bothered for the remainder of the performance, I guarantee.

Good man. There's a topic somewhere on the forum where you can show your material. Sorry I wasn't able to think of its correct title but have a look around if you've not found it already.

Those inspirational words caused me to scurry away to my development kennel and cook up a cunning design for bassists with a nautical bent. I call it the The Chapmanchor:

So... still a pink torpedo.

Good point. But given how long it took to copy LPs even with a double speed twin deck like I had, recording was a faff. What noise reduction bodge would you apply? What about the sleeve notes? Are you going to risk using a dodgy C120 for the longer LPs? Lots of potential snags. The volume of piracy today is far and above what was practical to do, let alone what actually done back in the days of analogue. I am of course discounting piracy for cash for this discussion. Now it's a couple of clicks and wallop! Instant gratification. The thing about instant gratification is that it is thin on substance. It's so easy to come by that it is not valued as much as something that you put at least a token effort into acquiring. I'd argue that music is devalued because there is so much of it and all of it is conveniently provided through a medium that is particularly well suited to almost instant copying. Now it's a case of easy come easy go. Volatile media on servers that are gawd knows where in the world can save your playlists and digital rights to music that you have bought but it can ALL disappear in one click from anywhere in the world (or orbit of the world come to that). You are powerless to prevent it. You must back-up everything. We never had that hassle before. You'd buy a thing once and keep it in your house. For digital files, the notion of making two three or even four (if you listen to anally retentive I.T. types) copies is abhorrent to me. The old way meant that when there was a power cut, you could at least still read your sleeve notes. If I value a piece of music, I have to own it on physical media. I use discs as a preference. I have all of my four track cassettes too. They were recorded from my LPs prior to my return to England because I didn't feel happy about shipping all that vinyl. I don't really think of memory sticks as physical media. I download lots of music clips from YT. I consider these to be disposable. I save songs that I want to practice with. I learn about new musical trends and discover old songs that I missed out on at the time of release. When I find something I like, I go out and buy it. Nowadays it's not easy to do that but as long as there are physical outlets in my area I will use them. I have a responsibility to my local economy too, remember. The other thing about old fashioned piracy was that it would often help the sale of LPs due to the poor sound quality of most home recordings. That's not a factor any more.

You and everyone else, that is. Even talented pros with a proven track record find it difficult to land on their feet like that. If you are in your forties you might get a good local residency or two on the back of your rep but the yoof have no chance.

I had a listen a couple of days after I'd bookmarked your link above. Great harmonies, interesting composition. Do you perform or is it all online?

Something has put me in mind of this character. If only I could put my finger on who what.

...because, lord knows, nobody has tried that before.

After Mr Albarn paid your bar expenses were things more or less blurry? Real-life vs life as seen on screens... no comparison. Sorry you missed meeting the big Z.

Understandable. It's still annoying if you do both anyway. I never understood those who have an us and them mentality.

Welcome Andy. Don't worry. There are lots of folk here who are sat on their fundament most of the time. Ask freely. I agree with what's been said about looking at your influences for guidance. Try as many different influences as you like. The less obvious ones can have surprising results I find. Above all, enjoy your journey of discovery.

The Tw@t with the H@ts*. I am filing for rights on the cartoon that's about to be made on the back of this statement. * It means The Twit with the Hits. Why? What did you think I meant?

I dunno, you buy one little Ferrari and EVERYONE hates you. That's England for you.

I bet it's Alan Partridge!

Thanks for the heads up. That's the best bit of Anglophilia I've heard for a while. We could do with a bit more of that please. You see, we're not allowed to be patriotic, it upsets our Belly-Ache Brigade. TOTP '64 to '74 '70 to '75 '80s Did you find a playlist that collates all decades?

Sorry to hear that Josie. From your description that sounded like a bunch of individuals rather than a band. JMB time I suppose?

Not really. Is that for lack of tools or is it because you lack confidence in being able to do a neat mod? Either way it would be easy to understand. Hidden bodges are still bodges and just knowing they exist is sufficient to take from the joy of modification. I'm sure someone here will have something more helpful in the way of advice or assistance. That Varitone idea sounds worth following through with. PS: Does yours look like this?

The Amazon product code mentioned works fine. ASIN stands for Amazon Standard Item Number. B075MHP2TF

Any love for the new Acne* Burst colour scheme? *Soon to be released in America under the name of Zit Burst.

Back on topic; I loved Return of the Space Cowboy when it came out first. With hindsight, it was the music video that got my attention. I loved the collection of speakers that were used as props and so watched it every opportunity I got. The tune became familiar and quite acceptable for easy listening. The Jamiroquai phenomenon owes a LOT to music video.

I agree. I've always felt that the Smiths were a cracking band that were limited somewhat by their lead singer. Don't get me wrong, The Smiths were a great outfit as a whole commercially. It's just that Morrissey became so big that the band were considered to be more of an accessory than the means to support the often monotonous delivery of poetry set to music by the mononymously named one. I got over myself one day and decided to learn Heaven knows I'm Miserable Now because it was in a book of TABs. For a hobby bassist like myself it is a good one to loosen the fretting fingers. It took me a long time to really feel it and I still don't feel I can nail it every time but the experience was good. It's the only song I've learned of The Smiths but I now listen to the basslines on their songs as a distraction from the big M's vox. I like the music more than the vocals but the music on its own wouldn't work either. It's a bit like gin and tonic. I'd drink gin neat but I don't like tonic on its own.

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Hello again Colonel. In your search for that sound did you try anything with a headstock that wasn't shaped like one made by Leo? I had to look up SX basses. It led me to wonder just how many Fendish clones there are out there. I searched with the text string: 'How many Fender clones are there?'' I got the usual high level responses from other search engines and from chancy websites trying to sell me clones (of what gawd only knows). I suppose it is a question with a variable answer. It would depend on the week in which you asked the question perhaps. I did find this from our own parish. There is an ongoing debate between people who see Fender (and Fenderish clones) as THE bass guitar and everyone else. The former group tends to sub-divide into those who like Js and those who like Ps. They then sub-divide into those who like a J with a P neck and those who like a P with a J neck. Then you have those who like J pups on a P body vs those who like P pups on a J body. Some will have all possible variants. They are usually able to describe precisely which songs they need each individual bass for with zealous glee. The latter group does all of that but they do it without that ruddy headstock. You might be forgiven for thinking that I don't like Fenders. Wrong. I just don't the headstock. I think that it's the defining thing for lots of punters however. Public perception (for muggles) seems to be along the lines of; If it hasn't got that instantly recognisable headstock shape it can't be Rock n Roll*. Public perception is a huge factor in deciding whether you get engagements or not. It's crucial to present a selling image if you want to grow a following and continue to grow as a band. If it wasn't a factor the debate would fade away and be largely forgotten. Fortunately Basschat is one of the institutions that will explain away a lot of the nonsense that is attached to the debate. Search the site. There have been vast numbers of posts from people wondering if they really need to follow the trend to Fend. Live long, prosper and may the GAS be with you. *Insert genre of choice, if you are a muggle.