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[quote name='silddx' post='974072' date='Oct 1 2010, 02:31 PM']f*** me, Jon, that's extremely contentious! [/quote] Is it, though? If you create a piece of music, spend weeks honing the ideas and communicating them to your bandmates, have a clear idea of how you'd like it performed and what enhancements you want the other musicians to bring, practice & refine it until it's right, and finally end up with some thing you [i]love[/i] - then it's going to mean a little bit more to you than cranking out Brown Sugar for the 200th time down at the Stoat & Spigot. Most bassists in originals bands don't have a huge creative input (been in plenty of "other people's" bands!) and even less so in a covers situation. I have played covers but only alongside an originals band, and while I enjoyed it (mostly) and certainly got paid & laid far more than in any originals band, on reflection it was an empty experience that from my perspective had a negative impact on the "proper" band. If it was a choice between that & not playing at all, I really don't know. It just made me aware that I'm a creative musician, not a pub entertainer. J.

I think I might've missed the boat with this one, but most bass players are happy to play covers because most bass players are not composers, and therefore have no particular personal investment in the music they are playing. Jon.

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='973241' date='Sep 30 2010, 09:41 PM']If they do a European tour we could be in for a bit of a treat, new stuff, MP, B sides???? Not just the coast to coast US set. I know what you are saying about Peart, although he did come across better than I expected on "beyond the lighted stage".[/quote] Not seen it yet, but I would think he'd be on his best behaviour! Hot Tub - not sure Geddy can do the vocals for a lot of the pre-Permanent Waves stuff justice any more. They've been playing 2112 dropped to D for years now - and it don't sound right! Their recent stuff's been quite hit-or-miss for a while but I am looking forwards to the new album, mostly because it seems it'll be a story-based concept affair. About bloody time! J.

"Frister Swinging Bass"? Brilliant! Think this one's Korean, judging by the hardware & mahogany veneers. J.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='973276' date='Sep 30 2010, 10:12 PM']Given he's the guy who bought my CMI a few weeks ago I'm assumming these are the parts of that (Went a bit CSI there on you all). Not really sure why he;d sell them to be honest but I can vouch for the fact that when I sold em they worked and that bass did have a lovely tone, no doubt about it. The neck pickup in particular was awesome.[/quote] That's a real shame - your bass looked like an excellent original example. If it had sold on here it would be a lot less likely to have gone to some twonk who wants to butcher it. Oh well. J.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='973148' date='Sep 30 2010, 08:22 PM']They may even announce dates on the awards night.[/quote] Be cool if they did but I doubt it - they have an album to finish. I would far sooner wait a bit longer for them to tour supporting the new album than have them bring the current tour over here. J.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='973114' date='Sep 30 2010, 07:57 PM']Re listed Columbus. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Columbus-24inch-long-neck-bass-guitar-late-70s-/140458193324?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20b3f5f1ac"]Columbus[/url] I actually offered the lad £120 for it when it didn't sell last time (before I got another one) and he said he thought it was worth £150. Can't help but think he;d get that if he offered delivery. Looks nice though with a maple f/board, ain't seen one of those before.[/quote] Nice bass, not very common with the maple board. He'll be lucky to get £150 though - Antorias are selling for less than a ton these days & Columbus doesn't have the same reputation or (spurious) Ibanez connection. J.

Just more evidence of how JapCrap ain't shifting at the moment. A year or so ago I think it would've got the original £180 - they are pretty uncommon & Westones on the whole were getting good coin. Love the 2-tone metalflake finish - if it was a [url="http://www.westone.info/dynastybass.html"]Dynasty[/url] in the same colours I might be tempted... Jon.

That is quite spectacular. You could stick your leg under the action - but by 'eck it would look great on the wall! Jon.

[quote name='tino' post='973023' date='Sep 30 2010, 06:21 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180568722787&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT[/url] Gawd blimey guvvna...that looks like a right beauty and at 55 quids its a steal [/quote] You might've stuck some strings on it! Cheapskate! J.

6 & half a dozen, really - there's every likelihood both brands are made in the same factories anyway. They both have an excellent reputation for top quality low & intermediate cost instruments, so realistically it's down to personal preference based on styling, sound & feel. Jon.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='972968' date='Sep 30 2010, 05:34 PM']if i described Rock music as mindless thrashing and loathsome and insubstantial i would expect a comment or two...[/quote] I'd be broadly inclined to agree, though! However if you applied the description to a specific band (like wot I did) and I happened to disagree with your assessment then we could have a proper argument! J.

[quote name='TimR' post='972454' date='Sep 30 2010, 10:37 AM']Well he is Canadian. You DO know his history don't you?[/quote] Yes I do, and I have read several of his dismal books, and I'm well aware of the fact he doesn't write them for Rush fans, because he has an incredibly low opinion of the people who buy his records, attend his gigs, and, (like it or not, Neil) buy his awful books. Especially if they're European. Shut up & play the drums, Purt, just shut up & play the drums. J.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='972275' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:09 AM']oh i do hate that term 'lift music'!!...its not open minded and a little sad, and lacking in a knowledge of music...[/quote] That's an awful lot you infer about me from my use of a common generalisation, about which you then say: [quote name='bubinga5' post='972275' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:09 AM']i understand the stigma attached to it...and what your refering to but [b]its such a blanket term for music like this[/b]...[/quote] I could have used any number of other descriptions - I described much of last weeks show as "sickly aural gloop", which would be ideal for Jay Kay & chums - but I don't particularly like to repeat myself. And by your own admission you know [i]exactly[/i] what I meant by "lift music". [quote name='bubinga5' post='972275' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:09 AM']you dont like it im sure but some of the "lift music" you refer too are some of the best musicians in the world..[/quote] Good & bad is subjective & personal, but you won't need me to tell you the best musicians don't necessarily make the "best" music. J.

I'll watch & cringe on Friday. Always found Jamiroquai, once you get past the good musicianship, to be purveyors of thoroughly loathsome & insubstantial lift music. I don't expect much has changed. Jon.

[quote]The Canadian trio will jet to London to pick up the accolade at the event[/quote] Schoolboy error - no they won't. Two of them will attend, while Peart stays home moping around and writing interminably dull, long-winded & self-important books about how much he hates this awful, awful job he has, and how much he prefers riding around on his motorbike. Jon.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='971051' date='Sep 28 2010, 07:29 PM']Tino is otherwise engaged at the moment so on his behalf I will say "Big poppa has corrupted the world with his snake oil and silly hair!" .I know im not as good at it as the man himself but in his absense thats all we have. 48 hours and counting Tino. [/quote] What's he done now? He mentioned the "b" word in a PM but I didn't like to ask! J.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='970510' date='Sep 28 2010, 11:40 AM']I just took delivery of a Les Paul, and after about two minutes on the strap, the top strap button popped out because the hole had stripped. As common a problem as this is, I've never actually had it before so I've never fixed one. What I did was take a couple of cocktail sticks and jam them into the whole, then add enough superglue to fill the hole almost to the top, then screwed the strap button in place and left it overnight. Seems pretty solid now, is this a decent enough fix?[/quote] That should work. If the glue was still liquid when you screwed the button back on, hope you never want to take it out again... Jon.

Just as long as they don't start making unverifiable claims beyond "it looks really pretty". Which it does. Jon.

Interesting, looks like yours has a sandwich body with front & back veneers, you find these on a lot of middle-range JapCraps. Mine was proper stripy, splintery plywood, but otherwise identical. I've turned my nose up at a good few of these because I assumed the bodies were rubbish! J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='969923' date='Sep 27 2010, 07:37 PM']Edit: Weirdly modified Antoria. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTORIA-FENDER-JAZZ-68-REPLICA-FRETLESS-BASS-GUITAR-/110590613811?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19bfb6d933"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTORIA-FENDER-JAZZ-...=item19bfb6d933[/url][/quote] No evidence it's an Antoria at all, or even JapCrap, for that matter. Bit alarmed at the idea that to de-fret it rather than removing the frets & filling the slots, he prised the old fretboard off & replaced it with a mahogany one. Not a material commonly used for fretless boards, this and the general tone of his ad don't give me a lot of confidence that he knows a great deal about basses. String separator? J.

[quote name='tino' post='969767' date='Sep 27 2010, 05:49 PM']weighs a bloody tonne[/quote] I'll be surprised if that's not one of their Precision copies, then! If it is, they're halfway decent after a setup - but right bloody backbreakers. Can fetch £70 - £90ish on Thiefbay, too. J.

He's updated his listing now to reflect the fact that it's a bit (of) rubbish. Still very pretty from the back, though. J.

[quote name='tino' post='968854' date='Sep 26 2010, 09:30 PM']Lets hope that was £107 well spent then ....the pups look ropey....wonder what will end up in there??? She said """ Can it be done up in pink flock" to match her jukebox...lol[/quote] Good stuff! These pups - the square single-coil things with 2 rows of pole pieces like in your Rickenfaker - can be a mixed bag, so wait & see. You might get a pair of the 11k ones like in my Faker. J.