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That'll teach you for trying to shag his girlfriend.

25% on top of cost? That's crazy! I'm amazed any of you play imports.

Yes. Unfortunately I didn't get the pic like you. Way to go, Blue!

The first time I heard "My Way" on the car radio, I had to pull over as I was laughing my butt off. Punks? Hell, the Beatles were bigger punks in the early days but they could play. Their management cleaned their image up, not down.

Had a solo gig at a ski resort here in Maine 17 years ago. Played on the mountain at the main rest/bar Fri. and Sat. nights all winter. They comped me supper and a ski pass but not a room. I had done a lot of winter mountaineering so would sleep in a bag in the back of my truck with the back open. Woke up one night to see a lynx pacing back and forth, eyeing me to figure out if I was it's next meal. Would ski all day Fri and Sat and leave on Sun to return home. On reggae weekend that spring got to hang with members of the Wailers.

"Part time housekeeper wanted. Must be gourmet chef and look like a super model. Will pay minimum wage. Send photos for consideration."

If musicians you like want to play with you, you're good. If musicians you play with all suck and and don't deserve to be playing with someone as good as you.........you're not good!

Don't remember the dorks, but wasn't there some hot babe named Greta something or other for Ibanez. Funny that I'd remember a hot babe and not dorks.

So, apparently it was a good add. It seems there are plenty of you here who would see this as reasonable expectations for a very good musician who doesn't want to commit a lot of time but is still committed to high quality output. Me, I side with Blue. If I'm going to commit to a project i.e. learning the songs, figuring out the bass parts, memorizing the changes, practicing with the band so everyone knows the arrangement (my investment in the project), I would hope for a better return on my time than 5-6 gigs. For me, they're asking for a lot of commitment, and expect quality musicians, but have little to justify their expectations. Still a good add, because I know right away I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot barge pole.

Yes, the clip-on.

When I turn on my Polytune, the display is always upside down. It takes about 10 seconds of jiggling to get it to adjust and turn right side up. What gives?

I say 3 notes to make a chord, 2 notes to imply a chord. But, then again, who cares what it's called if what you play fits the context and sounds good. Pedantic semantics.

I don't know if this is the one you mean, but the guy in Cheap Trick did, I believe.

Sad how Noel ended up, but...........even knowing how it would end, I doubt he would have traded his life for any of ours. He was there and he was great.

There's nothing like the feeling of getting the instrument of a loved one's dreams and presenting it to them. Congrats!

I have a Subway (which is 150 watts by itself. 300 watts with ext. cab) which I use by itself for smaller gigs, and a D-800 with a 1-15 and 2-10 cabs for larger gigs. I like them both but find the D-800 simpler in layout. I'm not a knob twiddler.

Aould Lang Syne!

Saw a show from his tour a few years back. He drummed for two songs and then sang the rest of the night. The Beatles only let him sing one song a night. I guess he's getting his revenge, but I would rather see him drum than sing any day! Maybe that should have been one of the conditions of the award. Drum, don't sing!

Sweet! I've got a violin bass that I love.

I hope all your stockings are full of cool gear and job bookings.

Any Bob Marley album with "Family Man" Barrett.

The reason I was asking was, I was playing in a four piece recently and this aspect of time came up with the drummer, me, who was on bass and the singer/rhythm guitarist, who started as a drummer. The lead guitarist, who has only ever played guitar, had no concept of what we were talking about. He had never thought of this aspect of playing with time.

I started as a drummer before taking up guitar and then bass. One of the subtleties of drumming is playing with time. Being on the beat, pulling (slightly behind) the beat or pushing (slightly ahead of) the beat. This has a huge effect on the feel of a song. Not being first a bassest, I wonder if other bass players consciously use this effect and if this is part of "locking" with a drummer. Of course you both can play in the same time frame, but you can also play in different time frames i.e. drummer behind the beat and bass on the beat or visa-versa.

Ibanez Soundgear Prestige 4 string. It was a beauty but I really got into fretless and prefer passive so I moved it on.

What sort of roadie? One who's not getting paid and is there for the booze and the overflow of loose women.