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[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1487930802' post='3244196'] ...Anyway, after last night's vocal rehearsal and subsequent discussion, it is apparent that I can use whatever I like. She just wanted to have an image of a new, modern prog band, fronted up with old style guitars. But as it turns out, the guitarist who has a PRS is also preferring to use that so it's kind of a moot point now... [/quote] Ahhh closure. Gee. Very happy to hear it was nowt significant. Full steam ahead then.

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1487929721' post='3244176'] Some males, when meeting other males, need to show who is the pack leader. You can snarl and challenge, roll over and show your belly or sidestep. Tell him you've ordered a new one and it's in the mail (which never arrives) or use humor. Tell him his bird likes your deep throbbing bass just like it is. [/quote] Then pee on a nearby thicket, scratch your arse and light one up.

What about white enamel then? Like ye olde style kitchen bowls, enamel (which is glass) on metal.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1487955082' post='3244580'] White hardware. Why doesn't anyone make White hardware. I expect it will be expensive, but it's the only obvious colour that I think is missing. [/quote] Why not try for a crowd funded start-up and go for it? I've been busting to use the word niche in a conversation as it is one of the current buzz words and that idea is well niche man! Thanks for the opening. Heeheehee By the way, you raise a good point there. I remember seeing a Honda 400/4 resto with white header pipes. With a colour matched paint scheme it was something special. I doubt it would look too good after a blast on salty Winter roads though.

How could they claim it was gold if the price was less than a chromed piece? I think it's a subliminal trick because no grown-up would believe it consciously but folk deceive themselves if they want something they think makes them "better" somehow. OT; I wanted a draining rack for the kitchen sink last year and was appalled by the tat that was available. I was surprised to see Homebase trying to pass off one of theirs as stainless steel when it was clearly chrome plated mild steel. I ask you...!

[quote name='Saved' timestamp='1487934424' post='3244267'] I didnt belive i could be a good guitarist,so i could play bass.But the first time i plug the E string..O!MY!GOD!!! Dat phat bass..pfew..i almost pee my self..And there is more..a few months later,i plug this B string..are you kidin me?poeple should not use drugs..they should play bass. [/quote] I like your style. I may quote you on that. It's golden.

At the moment it's Rhythm Stick. Not so much difficulty learning it as executing it faithfully.

Plus one. I hear almost nothing about piezo on bass. My mate's just about to fit a piezo bridge and preamp to his latest uke build so it's especially of interest at the moment.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1487891384' post='3244037'] It's Local area called Wales. You can see that advertised opportunities are weak. Blue [/quote] Yes. What I remember about JMB (JoinMyBand dot co dot uk) when it worked for me was that there seemed to be a healthy amount of turnover in between the bumps and repeats. Seems the site owner isn't bothered sorting out my log-in issues however so it's a dud now. I believe it is run by a chap from home who isn't really into web publishing. I understand your approach from various postings about your career change late in life. You done good by the sound of it. Much respect.

I haven't been able to get anywhere much with JMB. After several attempts to contact the site owner to reset a corrupted account I gave up. Has anyone actually managed to correspond with him/her ever?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1487878760' post='3243871'] Check out Bass Player Wanted in Milwaukee Rocks [url="http://www.milwaukeerocks.com/classifieds.asp?cat=1013"]http://www.milwaukee...ds.asp?cat=1013[/url] None of these opportunities would be a match for me. Blue [/quote] I thought you might have been tempted by the Welsh Christian one at least Blue. [url="http://www.milwaukeerocks.com/classifieds.asp?xid=69643"]http://www.milwaukee...s.asp?xid=69643[/url] Joking aside, have you a local area called Wales or is that really for the country of Wales?

I never thought I'd end up playing the instrument even though I always loved the bass sound in any music I heard. I had given up on music having left one school just as it was becoming a significant part of the curriculum to go to another where it was a subject of choice. For lots of reasons I could not make it my choice then. Later, I tried to learn guitar from a Bert Weedon Play in a Day book. It turned me off the idea completely and I never thought about playing anything until I was away from home and earning on my apprenticeship. I used to hang with a group of brothers three of whom still lived at home, the other three all successful jobbing musicians. All of the three younger ones played, the youngest being the most versatile and the closest in age to myself. He loved drums however and when he and another mate on guitar were jamming, I was persuaded to play. They told me to put one finger here and pluck then put it there and pluck, repeat and try to stay on the beat. All of this on one of the other brothers' left-handed perspex bass. I loved it despite being right handed. After a few months of regular jamming I bought my own instrument for right hand and relearned everything. We weren't covering anything. It was all "original" if a bit juvenile. We played at a couple of band play-offs for a laff but I soon had to decide whether to put the required time into continuing to perform and drop my apprenticeship or leave the band. I decided not to drop the apprenticeship because it came with more guarantees. The lads were a bit upset but soon forgave me. It took another thirty years before I decided I needed to play covers and applied myself properly to the task. In answer to the OP question, lack of something constructive to do whilst with my mates drew me to it. Not exactly boredom, more a need to have something better to do than the Beavis and Butthead thing all the time.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1487867042' post='3243748'] Thanks Guys for the all the inputs. I had a feeling the topic might be of interest and I'm genuinely grateful for all the opinions. As it turns out we're having a vocal rehearsal tonight, and I intend to bring it up. It's certainly valid that I'll be most comfortable when playing the Yamaha, which in turn as said by a few above, lends itself to a better performance. I'm hoping this angle will sway it. There's been a few messages bouncing around this afternoon and I've touched on it there, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise when I bring it up. Back when I have more news! [/quote] I hope you end up with a satisfying project at the end of it all. All the best.

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1487862861' post='3243684'] Louis 'Thunderthumbs' Johnson. I love slap and make no apologies for it and to me LJ was/is the master. Larry Graham may've started it all but LJ took it to another level while still keeping it relevant and not showboating for the hell of it. [/quote] Wikipedia suggests that he may be the reason we have Stingrays.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1487858355' post='3243600'] Realistically I think I could cure my GAS if I were to get a [s]Ritter R8 Concept[/s], err a really nice [s]Status Kingbass[/s], no... [s]an Alembic SC[/s] ....my next build with Andyjr... Who am I kidding?? I know a fool and his money are easily parted....I'l always have an obsession with something - if it isn't basses it'll just be with something else..probably amps....or something that YOU've got!! [/quote] I've got a nice bridge over the Thames that I could let you have at a modest price. [attachment=238898:OneOfMyLondonProperties.png] Cash in advance though. OT; I saw your now restored axe at Andy's before he did his magic on it. I thought he was attempting the impossible when he described what needed doing. When I saw it finished - WOW! You're a lucky boy to have him making one for you but I don't have to tell you that do I? Regards to you both

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1487850650' post='3243485'] Rickenbacker 4001 in white with black scratch plate. There was one in Andy Baxter's recently which was spot on. [url="http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=880"]http://andybaxterbas...ails.php?id=880[/url] Failing that, I'm 50 in a couple of years so a Y.O.B. 1969 Precision will be on the cards, assuming I make it. [/quote] Yeah right. I wanted an orgy for my fiftieth but never got one no matter how many hints I dropped. Heeheehee.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1487852976' post='3243524'] Here you go Jack - each genre has a link to an example [url="http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html"]http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html[/url] [/quote] Interesting -"This is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 1512 genres by Spotify." I suppose that means it excludes non Internet-based knowledge. I wonder if it matters. It's the first time I've ever used a scatter plot graph. I like it. For me, this is the nitty gritty bit - [url="http://everynoise.com/EverynoiseIntro.pdf"]http://everynoise.co...ynoiseIntro.pdf[/url] "The calculations and machinations with which we build these genres involve[size=3] [font=sans-serif]layers upon layers upon layers of data-collection and synthesis, and a [/font][font=sans-serif]carefully considered (and mercifully manageable) amount of editorial[/font] [font=sans-serif]guidance. For example, we decide what to do with naming variants like “nu [/font][font=sans-serif]soul” and “neo soul” (we went with “neo”), and whether we have enough[/font] [font=sans-serif]data for the computers to produce a substantial and satisfyingly distinct [/font][font=sans-serif]body of music for any given thing, such as “indie folk” (yes), “sertanejo”[/font] [font=sans-serif](yes), or “ziglibithy” (no, not yet). [/font][font=sans-serif]We almost never make up genres, but we could. With great power comes[/font] [font=sans-serif]great responsibility. [b]The approach allows us (or our customers) to seed, and [/b][/font][font=sans-serif][b]then organically grow, a new genre or style from essentially any inspiration.[/b]"[/font][/size]

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1487852549' post='3243516'] Speaking as another old fogey 'It's all Rock n Roll to me'. Reminds me of the time when me and my mate Gwyneth told Mr Beck, the groovy young Geography teacher, that we were into 'Progressive' music. He replied 'Progressive what? Progressive jazz? Progressive orchestral?' We couldn't reply so we just stood there giggling for a bit and then scuttled off. [/quote] That's a lovely image. Thanks, it made me smile for almost a whole minute, heeheehee.

[quote name='ROConnell' timestamp='1481621426' post='3193713'] So can anyone do it? [/quote] I don't know if you've already seen this topic but here is an interesting post from it; http://basschat.co.uk/topic/275859-old-front-door-and-a-shelf/page__view__findpost__p__2952016 Props to Jabba the Gut

[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1487807611' post='3243222'] Your a lucky fella indeed ,thanks everyone to form a band that play good music ,my last band we gigged every wknd for 3 years but it became a chore in the end and not much fun at all [u]this one would be maybe one gig a month[/u] if it ever comes to fruition [/quote] I didn't think you got to choose unless you were a retired superstar. I like the notion though.

Good one. I liked this - "The bassists of the world may not nab as many of the babes or accolades..." I think it cuts both ways. If I fudge it, it is more likely that the guitarist will have bottles chucked at them than me.

But a Yamaha is so goddamned unamerican... There, I said it out loud.

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[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1487800920' post='3243133'] I remember going down to where they used to test the RB211s as a kid as a mate told us that they would blow you over if you stood in the right place, we were never lucky enough to see or hear them running and [u]I doubt our mates story would have been accurate[/u] but when you are 12 anything is possible! We are spoiled these days with access to new music, in some ways it's hard to remember how you used to find out about stuff. [/quote] It's accurate with regard to the fan blast from the by-pass duct. In fact you can be killed outright, diced and then minced if you get too near an intake. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1V8E6Qb9M

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1487769813' post='3242619'] And what on earth is 'Cinematic Rock'? Their pop videos are filmed in letterbox format? [/quote] Don't feel bad Jack. I [i]still[/i] have difficulty with Brighton Rock.