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Gorgeous. One bass I never got around to owing is a Stingray. Can't think why, they look (and sound) amazing. Enjoy!

Give Rickenbacker a break - they've only been making and spraying basses for over half a century....! Even as a fan and player, their QC has long been a major problem in my book. I had a fair few 'iffy' 4003's - and they never sounded as I wanted, either. Sole 4001 owner now. Best Ric, and bass, I'll ever have. Neck sticky-ness not a problem, as due to missing paint, it's had a lovely refin!

UB40? Which one?!

Am I right that he's using a pick in many of the performances? A bit hard to tell. Great player, great band. I was taken to see them aged 11 - and even at that age, they were superb. Big RIP to their drummer Mickey - amazing drummer who died a couple of years ago. Played with them from the beginning until he retired in 2009. I was just starting drumming when I saw them, and he was important in me seeing how a professional fits in.

I love Fender flats, best strings I've ever had by a mile.

PS4! I've even put it in the cupboard and I'm not going to open it until the 25th...even though I've already paid for it!

Shame it's gone - can't say I ever bought any of their publications, although I do read the website daily. I think it is a music press thing in general. I bought the odd Metal Hammer in the 80s as a teen, but in the 90s it was NME, MM, Select, Vox....loads to choose from and buy regularly. One by one they vanished, and I stopped buying the NME in about 2003 as it became, well, a joke if I'm honest. I then became a Q reader and subscriber until earlier this year. Again, the content was becoming more and more forgettable - every issue was a '20 years since....' piece, of which many I remember first time around, and had no desire to read about again! Subscription stopped, and as a lifelong music mag reader, I now only buy Total BMW magazine. I think that sums it up!

True! ....and can I also add (Sheena's In Love With) Joey Ramoney by Helen Love! In fact, a whole load of HL tracks reference The Ramones, and other bands as well.

'I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone' by Sleater-Kinney.

Beastie Boys

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1481837442' post='3195639'] This thread has led me to Spotifying Sandinista! which I'd never heard before. I kind of expected to not be into it from what I've read. Bloody excellent! It's the first album I've played for a while that my wife actually likes as well [/quote] [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1481837843' post='3195646'] Glad to hear you both like it. All the Albums are great, except the very last one [/quote] It's a classic - can't imagine it being made today. 6 sides....agreed, not every track is 100% essential, but I love the way how it flows as a body of work. Superb sounding album, as well. My fave Clash album.

Please do. Need all the audience we can get, LOL!

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1481792577' post='3195121'] who do you play with Spongebob? [/quote] I'm with The Howlin' Wolves....been 5 years next year!

Sad to hear about Martin. I met him a while back at The Six Bells in Woodchurch where we we're playing. Actually came across to introduce himself between sets, and had a bit of a chat as our singer knew him a little as well. He was ill, but in incredible spirit - in fact, we remarked afterwards how strong he was, compared to how we would be given such a diagnosis. A sad loss indeed.

It's good....but I've always preferred 'Sandanista' myself. I know the NWR played on 'The Magnificent Seven' on the album.

Deep Purple when the great Tommy Bolin was a member, 'Come Taste The Band' has always been an album I adore. Miles Davis with Dave Holland. Mahavishnu Orchestra. That's me all out!

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1481326545' post='3191619'] I'm a staunch Fender fan but this "upgrade" is poor in my opinion. Plus, why get rid of the tortoiseshell on the white and sunburst models? [/quote] [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1481327306' post='3191625'] Yep stupid, looks like the old Méx version now on the 3tsb. [/quote] +10000! Those white pickguards simply cheapen the look.....why, oh why would they put those on, and up the price? I think the Olive is nice, though.

[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1481304497' post='3191407'] I think the only way to get that colour now is the Pino. Over 13 times the price you paid for your Squier! [/quote] Wonder if it's 13 times as good?!

Jeez, I bought a red CV P-bass new in December 2010 - it was around £280! Lovely bass, should have kept it. Remember it had a very nice feel, and I actually gigged it a few weeks after buying it. Super colour (especially with the tort) - should be available as a part of the new American Pro series!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1481222379' post='3190784'] Hey, I have a name you know! [/quote] Brilliant!

Having lived with vinyl and then CD's, I'll be sticking with a quality bluetooth speaker, tablet, and Google Play subscription. Personally, I'm not nostalgic for vinyl at all. Months/years spent in grimy record fairs looking for 'that' album - now it's there in it's entirety at the click of a mouse. Search takes as long as it takes me to type it. ....and I don't have to haggle with some strange-smelling bloke with a unkempt beard to get it, either!

Does this mean, for a small pub gig, the same as just going direct through the PA? I don't know a lot about going 'ampless' - although I did read somewhere about a player just carrying a bass and a Sansamp pre-amp?

Big fan here. Love dub. In fact, love most Jamaican music up until the Dancehall era....kind of lost me since then.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1480698267' post='3186575'] white chocolate Toblerone for 90p...killer!! [/quote] One of the new reduced-sized ones?

Browsing in a branch of Poundland today *insert joke here* (!) and noticed a couple of bargain music books. I bought a copy of DJ Dave Fanning's autobiography - and they were also selling Stuart Copeland's as well. Not sure if all branches carry similar stock, but well worth checking out if you're near one.