SpondonBassed

Amen

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1504704155' post='3366740'] ...Does anyone else have this issue? [/quote] No sponge here. Or is there? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCYTR3wReXc[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCj_tjFXX2U

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1505277651' post='3370639'] If there are, they will not be mine Mine seem to to reside in my wife's handbag [/quote] You gave her the sac? My deepest sympathy. Never having married I can't really appreciate what that's like.

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1505198081' post='3370058'] I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but the bc rich testicle rest headstock is the ultimate candidate for me [/quote] [quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1505286087' post='3370680'] How do your balls rest sideways? [/quote] Those of us over fifty or so have little difficulty with the reach. Everything sags. That's a pointier headstock than I usually like though. I'd have to be careful mounting and dismounting my gentleman jewellery. Alternatively, it could be used to emasculate hecklers in the mosh pit with a deft thrust and a swift twist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSdcSc_8fU4

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1505243410' post='3370511'] If you believe that, you must be quackers. [/quote] There is only the one funky duck though; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwdoJZWzcY That wasn't it.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1505242608' post='3370501'] It's my understanding, from someone who was there, that with Booker T & The MGs "Green Onions" as an example was a jam started by Booker, which the others went into and Jim Stewart recorded on the sly. Though obviously for that particular track Duck wasn't there at the time. The band were four colleagues/mates who just worked things out together; as the main backing band for Stax at it's peak Cropper was frequently the writer and/or producer too so it was very much a less rigid session. [/quote] That sounds about right. I'd draw a parallel between that and the practice of copying the patches that bashers (sheet metalwork experts) make when they do, for example, an aircraft skin repair. When there has been damage to a part of an aircraft for which a repair scheme has not been drafted, they let the senior basher loose with his tin snips and rivet blocks. Then, when the patch has been completed to the basher's satisfaction, someone comes down from the drawing office with tracing paper. Within hours the tracing becomes an approved drawing complete with instructions on materials and heat treatments etc and is then published. The only names you see on the drawing are those of the draftsman and the officials who sign it off. The basher is expected to do this under the terms of the contract which owns your intellectual rights if you come up with anything original on works time. I had one contract that extended that to my free time too. In most industrial situations this is normal. The unions are okay with it. The musician's union in America wasn't much different it seems. For all the complaints that impoverished musicians and their families make about loss of royalties on hit records, I think it works out the same. When you work you are just one small cog in a massive machine. If you don't like it, take a walk. I sympathise with those who get left out of the hitmakers' dividends when music becomes popular beyond expectations. It's only natural to feel slighted if you've been part of the creative process. I doubt that anyone would volunteer to share in the loss that a production makes if it plummets towards oblivion however.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1505218134' post='3370282'] Of course, I can see that being especially useful for Tuba players (when they are required to let rip). [media]http://youtu.be/ZuReUTXkx84[/media] [/quote] Once baked beans were mentioned the topic veered in that direction slowly and inexorably. You needn't blame me. If you were to eat baked beans then go out on the town with your sousaphone all ready for Open Mic you'd run the risk of developing a [i]pro[/i]lapsed attitude towards your band members and the public at large. [Image witheld]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1505211731' post='3370216'] And a sense of humour... Some funny things being said in this thread regarding being a 'pro'. I mean, why does a 'pro' eat a lot of Baked Beans ? [/quote] So that he can project like a luvvie when he lets off?

[quote name='Rocker' timestamp='1505164654' post='3369985'] Well in the end I bought a USA Fender Precision [sunburst] as it was the only bass that sounded and felt 'right'. I tried out a couple of Fender Mex basses and a Squier PJ before parting with my cash. The Squier was not too bad, better, but not a lot better than my Aria STB-JB-DX. The Fender Mex's were a disappointment - they felt like planks of wood in my hand and though prices at less than half the USA bass, I felt they were seriously overpriced. If I was a gigging bassist, I would, probably, have bought the Squier as it is more versatile than my Aria. But as I was buying a bass for ME, I went the whole hog in one giant step and bought the USA Precision. It came with a heavy case, very unmanageable TBH, so I will get a good gigbag for the few times the bass leaves our house. A friend of mine bought the Aria and I threw in the Thomann bass gigbag for good luck. Thanks guys for all the advice and support, all much appreciated. [/quote] I'm glad you found something that works for you. Even if was a safe bet in hindsight, well done for looking at all options first. I got an ABS plastic Gewa case recently for £87. https://gb.gewamusic.com/product/1967/gewa-guitar-case-abs-premium.html Thomann do a similar looking one with one less latch for about £50. https://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_egitarrencase.htm?ref=search_rslt_GEWA+GUITAR+CASE+ABS+PREMIUM_177636_1

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1503047931' post='3355273'] Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............................................. BOO! [/quote] It's taken me until now to come out from behind the sofa after that. Heeheehee

G'night JL. I enjoyed the waffles but could you bring maple syrup with you next time please? I think [i]pro[/i] is one of those words that gets abused by bar room orators. At the end of it all, who cares as long as there is music and no-one falls out?

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1505198081' post='3370058'] I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but the bc rich testicle rest headstock is the ultimate candidate for me [/quote] We need images complete with testicles.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1505164520' post='3369983'] In Duck's case, ask someone who knew him almost his entire life and was his best friend as well as a bandmate for decades. [/quote] Gosh I hadn't thought of that. (Reaches for little black book) I do have [i]Soul Fingers[/i] though. I also have lots of material to read through thanks to the kindness of a fellow member. It seems that producers allowed significant creative input from their studio players. Is that the same as musical input as asked in the OP? I'd say there is a fine line between the two and you'd see that fine line differently depending on whether you were a producer or a musician.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1505144850' post='3369787'] I;m not joking! Otherwise I'll use the tab and I'm trying to get competent at reading. [/quote] I'm not knocking it. I just thought it was funny given the recent resurrection of the old debate elsewhere. I wish you everything you want from formal reading.

Welcome back to the land of low. Good of you to join in.

[quote name='Jimothey' timestamp='1505064616' post='3369261'] Here's my nominations for worst headstock [/quote] Crikey yeah! I'd have someone's eye out with that before the interval.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1505113687' post='3369472'] Mine arrived in the weekend. It's great. I've put post-its over the tab to make it a proper music book. [/quote] Harharharhar. I like your style.

I did another Open Mic last night at the Holly Bush, Marehay. Mistakes were made and lessons learnt. I must apologise to anyone reading this who may have been there and suffered a proper earholing. I hear there is a FB clip up already. Perhaps someone can point to that in a reply here? This was my PitBull Bass kit's first outing. I was not let down by it. Rather I let myself down by not discussing arrangements better before dragging a drummer, guitarist and vocalist into my set. Next time I'd look for a better position from where I can hear the guitarist too. Alan is a cracking guitarist but he sets his sound behind everyone else. His cab was as far from me as it could have been and I had no line of sight to it. It meant that a lot of his sound was lost before it got to me. Mick's vocals were strong but I was mostly hearing them after they'd been through the lounge and back. I could not hear actual words even though I know Mick sings them well. The drummer wasn't phased by it at all and he was about the only one who kept it together throughout. Thanks Lozz, if you are reading this. I enjoyed the experience. With Paul and Wendy earlier this year and now this event I have doubled the number of times that I have been on the spot in my whole life. Shame it had to take thirty years before I came back to it. My main reason for getting back to bass recently is that I can no longer ride motorcycles and I wont have another car. Bass has been my saviour in that I had something to occupy my time while I was stuck at home. This year I've had to really push myself to get out more. The last few years of my life were not really my own given that I was looking out for an elderly relative all of the time. Despite lots of play along practice with clips and recordings my playing had stagnated due to mainly to my not getting to play with others. On the plus side; I've achieved a start on networking. I've been to a couple of gigs after a couple of decades of stopping in of a night. This year is good.

Welcome NB. Cool screen name. You'll feel right at home.

Welcome Pedro. Nice of you to join us.

[quote name='Burns-bass' timestamp='1505037460' post='3368964'] Hi all, i've got the stuff from Carol Kaye. Rather than post an open link, if you want me to share it with you, then pop me a PM. All free etc. [/quote] Many thanks.

Your bridges are always a marvel to look at. I am very interested in seeing how you radius your fretboard.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1505004704' post='3368828'] ...Ironically, 44 years ago (soon after I'd learnt and forgotten standard notation), when I thought I was a guitarist, I bought the sheet music for "Sylvia" and in order to play it, worked out what the notes were and wrote them down on the score. [/quote] A lot of the content of the last four pages is repetitive of the first six so you're not missing anything. By many accounts this is a seasonal topic anyway. I am quite sure that someone will start yet another debate about whether TAB is good or bad again. The indications suggest that, love it or hate it, TAB is here to stay. I'm another one who found notation less than memorable. Like yourself, I use whatever makes sense to me. I can not think like a classically trained muso so these days I don't waste any effort on trying. Funny how that causes annoyance to a few members.