Bassassin

Mister Rickwood - you are a very, very silly man. Jon.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='1013758' date='Nov 5 2010, 09:21 PM']4. You try and lecture us and drop that in at the end......? Funny ? I think not...![/quote] Speaking as a Soulless Ginger Tosser, actually it was. Because they just don't seem to grasp how the lack of a soul makes it so easy to kill without remorse. J.

[quote name='endorka' post='1013015' date='Nov 5 2010, 09:51 AM']On the other hand, if one looks deeply at good pop & rock songs, it is frequently the case that there is at least one member of the band who has a formal knowledge of music and/or who is really clued up. Not so pretty/more mature keyboard player syndrome anyone? :-) Failing this, there is often a collaborator such as the producer, musical director or arranger who really knows what they are doing. Jennifer[/quote] So would you say more often than not there is a formally trained musician behind a successful pop/rock artist or band? And can I ask how you are defining "good" in the above context? FWIW I have no leanings one way or the other, but the varying perspectives of this debate intrigue me. I don't have formal training & can't sight-read but have often wondered what difference it would have made to my playing & composing if I did. To bung yet another bone of contention on this bonfire of appallingly mixed metaphors, I remember reading that McCartney claimed he made a specific decision not to learn to read & write notation, because he felt knowing the rules would adversely affect the way he wrote. Jon.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='1012148' date='Nov 4 2010, 03:09 PM']So, a question for anyone who can be bothered to think of a reply ... Imagine we have the producer of Later on Basschat right now. What would have to be on next week's show to get you jumping up and down with enthusiasm? Or even grudging admiration.[/quote] I'm not about to start reeling off lists of bands I'd like to see, but perhaps they could at least stoop to acknowledge the existence of the metal & progressive rock genres. J.

Skunk stripes appear on necks with maple fretboards. These do not have a separate fretboard so the rod is inserted from the back. On necks with a rosewood board the rod is inserted from the front and the board attached on top. Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1012161' date='Nov 4 2010, 03:15 PM']Gingers. Haven't ragged on them for weeks. Bassassin is one of them, I'll let you start.[/quote] Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Because I have no soul. J.

[quote name='Wolfman' post='1011475' date='Nov 3 2010, 10:52 PM']Another group piss-take with even a moderator chipping in...... Who should we pick on next..the bandy or the cross-eyed? This is the reason why I don't post here much [/quote] It's your bass, isn't it? Isn't it? Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1011374' date='Nov 3 2010, 09:28 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kays-Bass-Guitar-/220692001666?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item336244b382"]This Kay is American made apparently.[/url][/quote] Well that's going to be a pisser for the seller when whoever buys it reads the little silver label under the neck plate. That's where it gives you the model number, and says MADE IN TAIWAN. I quite like the MOTO Indie in principle. Should have a plain scratchplate though. J.

Me & a couple of underage mates sneaked into a local pub and simultaneously experienced our first pint & first live band. For me it was a genuinely life-changing experience, and we staggered home choosing instruments in the band we were going to start. Watching the gig I had been most struck by the drummer, but realising that I'd have a job persuading my mum & dad to let me have a kit in the house, I went for bass. My listening at the time revolved around bands like The Stranglers, The Jam, The Who & Motorhead so it wasn't exactly a hard choice. A year later I heard Rush and my fate was, as they say, sealed. Anyway our "band" never played in the same room, although the singer fronted a few bands I know of. I seriously doubt any of the other guys are still playing, but you never know. Jon.

They are palm rests. The electric bass was originally designed with the expectation that the player would pluck the strings with the thumb, hence a hand-rest over the pickup, and a finger-rest (or "tug bar") on the "wrong" side of the strings. Like Doddy says the bridge cover was to accommodate a piece of foam to act as a string mute. With the evolution of modern playing techniques they became an irrelevance, and for many people (including me) a hindrance. Shame, because they can look nice. Jon.

The thing about guitarists that I don't get is the self-importance. There are lots of guitarists - far more than bassists, vocalists & drummers put together. So why don't they grasp quite how [b]replaceable[/b] they are? Jon.

[quote name='tino' post='1011176' date='Nov 3 2010, 06:28 PM']You didn't like it then????[/quote] I watch it every week, and do try to be philosophical, but you know how it goes - another day, another disappointment. J.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='1011055' date='Nov 3 2010, 04:56 PM']I wonder if the one-or-two-songs-each-by-several-bands format is ever going to work that well. I know when I play it can be 2 or 3 songs into a set before I've shaken off the sh*tty day I've had, the hanging around, the stuff that went wrong in the soundcheck, so if there's only 2 songs to play the chances are it's going to be a safe workmanlike performance rather than inspired. So, these people are supposed to be professionals and they have more chance of being inspired than I would, but even so.[/quote] I think the problem's more that the lineup of artists each week is safe & workmanlike, rather than the actual performances. Dull songs performed by dull musicians will still be dull, regardless of how on-form the players are. J.

Could be a Fergold. Anyway I think it's a great idea - a few more & we can start a Hybrids Gallery, this can go next to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54525"]Prick[/url]. Jon.

[quote name='silddx' post='1010391' date='Nov 3 2010, 09:19 AM']No, you are not. In fact, that is the part of the evening we should meet up for a beer and a chat [/quote] Probably the best idea - I quite like the TV show but was stupid enough to go & see them live when they played in Edinburgh a couple of years ago. Inept, unrehearsed and entirely unfunny on every level. Jon.

Just Iplayered it. Not good, tbh. KOL - forgettable, formulaic trite guff, Clapton - first song awful, second song was OK, but only the usual excuse for Jools to get to rinky-dink along with another "legend" before they croak. Vaccines - insipid & timid-sounding, and they looked embarrassed, as well they might. Bellowhead - plenty of spirit & good playing but way too much of everything all at once, and MIA - what the hell was that? She might be able to rap but she certainly cannot sing - I can't see this helping her career too much. Thankfully. Have I missed anything? Wouldn't be surprised if I did because I think I might have blacked out there for a moment or two. Jon.

[quote name='Musky' post='1010333' date='Nov 3 2010, 07:57 AM']Looks-wise, the Matsumoku through necks. With a Rickenbacker TRC they're close enough to fool some owners that they're genuine Ricks.[/quote] +1 on this, the only thing that lets them down is the crappy bridge pup, designed to be hidden under a cover, so looks nothing like a real one. Very few of them turn up with the original unit fitted so I don't think they were reliable, either. The Mat copies (mostly branded Aria, Aria Pro, Kimbara in the UK, Greco, Univox, Electra etc elsewhere) are the most accurate Fakers I've seen, down to the twin truss rods. Based on a 73/74 4001 they have a toaster pup & accurate (and more reliable) copies of the rare "Wavy Grover" tuners. Like Musky says, many of these ended up with real Rick trcs and have spent decades being bought & sold as genuine - I have one that did! You need to be very anal about Rickenbackers & copies to spot the differences with these, but there are giveaways - fretboard wood's too dark, inlays are too pearly, truss adjusters are allens rather than nuts. Also the scale's 34" rather than the Rick 33 1/4", plus the routing for the neck pup cable is smooth, rather than the series of press-drill holes in old Ricks - Matsumoku apparently pioneered the use of CNC routers for guitar manufacture. These are also the rarest Jap copies, certainly in the UK, maybe because most of them are living a cosseted double-life as genuine Rickenbackers! J.

[quote name='bosozoku' post='1009239' date='Nov 2 2010, 06:00 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4003-Bass-Fire-Glo-Brand-New-Factory-/150513858146?pt=Guitar&hash=item230b533662"]eBay: Potential Fraud[/url] Heads up...this listing is suspicious. The seller is in Nevada, USA, however the bass will ship from 'Outside the United States'. The photos are the same ones on a well-known Chinese wholesale counterfeit site...not to mention the misspelling of words in the auction.[/quote] Also the bass in the pics isn't "brand new factory" - new Ricks have had full-width inlays for the last 2 or 3 years. J.