SpondonBassed

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1471548198' post='3113931'] Total cock up on the embedding front. [/quote] ...and it's always nice to be reminded of Reggie Perrin.

I have the five string version of this. I can recommend it as a starter instrument and I'd even feel happy to try it for performance if I can ever get "off the ground" so to speak. Good luck finding a deserving recipient. I am sure it will make someone very happy.

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1471541207' post='3113865'] I was too young to remember U2s debut, but The Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree were were ubiquitous on car stereos all over Fermanagh during the 80s. There were also a couple of summers where you couldn't go 10 minutes without hearing 'Don't go' by Hothouse Flowers. [/quote] There's a fair bit of U2 stuff that is overlooked. I did a yooboob search this morning and dug up songs like Gloria, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, A Day Without Me, Stories for Boys. Great cheese value when you get tired of the less mature varieties. I saw the Hothouse Flowers play a free gig at Saint Annes Park in Dublin. Superb in that setting, they were relatively new but endured as we now know.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1471535419' post='3113801'] While we are on the subject of great Irish bands, does anyone remember "Ozone" ? Hard to find anything from them on You Tube. Could only find this "Soundcloud" track. Sadly only one band member is alive today. [url="https://soundcloud.com/mr-whippy-soundsystem/spacers-delight-9-15"]https://soundcloud.c...rs-delight-9-15[/url] [/quote] If that is Noel Kelehan late of RTE then I am sorry to say that he is in full time care but they say "[font="verdana"][size="2"]He can still play the piano, read music and change key at will.[/size][/font]" I can not say when that was put on the 'net however.

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1471530557' post='3113726'] Must say I've never heard of the Bogey Boys. [/quote] I only knew of them because my school mates were out at a pub (underage) and bootlegged the gig. I got their cassette entitled "Jimmy Did It!" and I still find it entertaining. Seems the band had a brief run between the end of the seventies and the start of the eighties. There is some information on t'net about the 2012 reformation with two of the original band. It looks like they had some Irish bookings for that year but I see nothing after that.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1471520958' post='3113620'] I know people who will take two of [i]everything [/i]to a gig, even two clip-on headstock tuners!! [/quote] I believe OCD is an occupational hazard amongst touring musicians. I heard a roadie say once that any item once asked for, was always carried, as if it was provoking a superstition to do otherwise. I can kinda understand it but I would hate to get that way.

Welcome Badplus. You are in good company as you will find out if you search this forum for "GAS"

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1471503740' post='3113440'] A celebration of Irish music... Excellent. I was a huge fan of Horslips (in particular), Planxty and Christy Moore. I also listened to the Joshua Tree non-stop when it first came out. Very much into the Frames for a while. Never managed to get into the Boomtown Rats for some reason. [/quote] Planxty is an interesting one. Paul Brady from Northern Ireland was involved. I think all of the members still work in various projects of their own. Ever heard of The Bogey Boys (late seventies)? I could find nowt on the 'net for ages and then they reformed in 2012.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1471523250' post='3113643'] Anyone remember the Tube special? Unsure whether is was from the north or south, but the two standout bands were The Bankrobbers and Cruella de Ville. The music business is a cruel mistress; neither of these bands made it past a couple of singles. [/quote] They are both from Northern Ireland. It is a different country to the Republic of Ireland (OP) Thanks anyway

[quote name='Rubbersoul' timestamp='1471462778' post='3113276'] Let's go the other way : Evil Blizzard have 4 (that's FOUR) bassists. Epic. [/quote] I must go and look them up just to make sure that they don't have an individual bassist for each string...

In light of the recent banter regarding U2 and its components I'd like to start a thread that recognises work that gets overlooked when put beside the "hits" and the fund-raisers. A lot of bands say that they feel they might be victims of their own success. I lived in Ireland when this happened: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLQ4Exa8qFM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=kLQ4Exa8qFM[/url] The success of this band along with the Boomtown Rats, Horslips, Christy Moore with the Moving Hearts and many others stirred the youth of a largely catholic and somewhat repressed Republic of Ireland to make their own way to the world music stage. We all know the hits, let's see some of the less well "promoted" songs, good, bad or indifferent -

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1471366442' post='3112553'] Depends who is asking... [/quote] HMRC would probably want to know.

Cheers Twincam, I'm not too bad with a needle file. I think it might be wise to get a better contact area between string and nut so I'll give that a go. @ Bassman7755; I've not got a problem with playability even with the situation as described. What benefit could be had from lowering the strings as you said? @ Grangur; I've heard of the practice of nut swapping. Makes my eyes water frankly. I appreciate the idea though I'd likely loose a nut in the process.

Welcome Rob. If you have no fixed ideas of where to start you could do worse than have a dabble at more than one method. I find it helps to round me off a bit more. Sometimes I buy play-along books of tablature with a CD that does each tune with and without the bass part. I have had a go at the tutor method but eyesight problems made that a no go. I self learned tab and had a smattering of primary school notation but for reasons already mentioned, I don't sight read. Youtube furnishes clips of tunes that I fancy having a go at and sometimes the tab can be had from the 'net too. Best of all, find a play mate or mates and do ensemble if you can. Living musicians are far better to learn with than play-along recordings. Good luck, keep us up to date.

[quote name='Mattpt85' timestamp='1471353581' post='3112392'] Does anyone else go completely blank when asked to play 'something'? [/quote] Yes.

Welcome Don.

Welcome Mark.

I've just put some Rotosound Tru Bass 88s on my Vantage fretless. These are heavy gage flats wound with black nylon. I had to ease the slot in the D string saddle else the string was sitting on the groove rather than in it. Similarly the E and A strings show daylight between the string and the bottom of the nut slot. (Fnar fnar. Excuse me while I have a Finbarr Saunders moment.) As it is, the guitar plays well and I am bedding in the new strings with little or no issue. I am wondering however if it would be worth: - widening the nut slots just enough without deepening to get the strings to sit in the slot fully? or - leave it well alone in case I go back to a lighter gage later?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1471022192' post='3110096'] I have no idea what your talking about [/quote] http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fastshow/characters/ron_manager.shtml

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1471217009' post='3111375'] Keep in mind, I'm a Yankee. [/quote] Gosh really? Heeheehee, it's all right Blue, we still luv ya.

Grand.

Lovely.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1471105072' post='3110584'] I'm not sure I agree with this... [/quote] I dislike Marc Almond's work myself as witnessed by a catty remark of mine above. It's always going to be the same whether he performs his own stuff or owt else. Is Marc Almond also disliked in the "profession" then? I also think that Laura is a fine singer and I like what I've heard of and about Sing to the Moon. I made the comment because I felt she was not confident in her performance in the Prom tribute to David that's all. It's nowt to criticise her for either, it kind of goes with the territory. Do you not think so?

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1471099458' post='3110540'] I hope my clarification serves. [/quote] I did my apprenticeship with Aer Lingus I'll have you know! I know the word your thinking of. [Rolling on the floor laffing my arse off]

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1471114372' post='3110663'] hooning about [/quote] Remind me... isn't that in or around the 500Hz mark?