Richard R

Oddly enough, most of us on BassChat come for a chat about basses. There are frequent robust discussions, and occasional arguments, but seldom rudeness. This seems to be largely one person shouting and not attempting to back up their position with further reasoned evidence. Shame, as there probably is a valid point somewhere. History tells us that persistent rudenes results in the rest of the members unfollowing the thread and ignoring any further posts from the shouter, who probably goes over to TalkBass where they seem to like that style.

@Richard R: Brawley 4 and 5 string, EBS session 60 amp, cheap Aeon sustainer, scales to weight basses with, cake @petecarlton Shuker Nuclear Device Jean-Jacques Burnel Signature Lite P-bass, Mayones Cali 4 Triskelion travel bass, Bugera Veryron BV 1001M Mosfet head, Ashdown Studio 210 combo, bits and pieces - and cake @Machines# Dingwall D-Roc 5, Dingwall NG-3, Warwick Gnome 280w + Ashdown RM210 (probably) @Andyjr1515 SWAAPATWTBWADS Bubinga Fretless, probably Pete's Swift lightweight piccolo build and maybe also his (not lightweight) EB-3 tribute @Ander87: Some of the gear in his signature - Rickenbacker 4003, MM Stingray Special 4HH, Fender AO Precision 60s, a few pedals on a Nano + Ampeg SVT 2 Pro Premiere + Barefaced Six10

Lovely! Definitely need at least one Ric at a bash 😎

I can't see your sig on a mobile, what have you got there?

@Richard R : Brawley 4 and 5 string, EBS session 60 amp, cheap Aeon sustainer, scales to weight basses with, cake @petecarlton: Shuker Nuclear Device Jean-Jacques Burnel Signature Lite P-bass, Mayones Cali 4 Triskelion travel bass, Bugera Veryron BV 1001M Mosfet head, Ashdown Studio 210 combo, bits and pieces - and cake @Machines: Dingwall D-Roc 5, Dingwall NG-3, Warwick Gnome 280w + Ashdown RM210 (probably) Come on the rest of you! Otherwise there will be a lot of cake left over

Fairport Convention next Wednesday. Hopefully all free of illness this time.

@petecarlton Somehow missed this thread - You are bringing that to Nottingham in April aren't you?

Mick Fleetwood said in an interview that his drumming was so inconsistent that the only bassist who could play with him was John McVie! So maybe John just thought "sod it, I'll buy what I want"?

Brilliant!

@MothMan posted it in the "What are you listening to right now?" thread, so the credit is due to him.

I've just read through this thread and I guess I now like the prog I liked, but not more recent stuff. Genesis, Yes, Tull, ELP, Oldfield, most Rush, all on LP and mostly again on CD. But at university I got into the blues, and then all sorts of stuff, then Miles Davis and into fusion and jazz. Now playing a lot of Grateful Dead and Americana. When I listen to the old stuff, I get the same thrill as I did before, but not newer. A friend sent me a link to "The Whirlwind" by Transatlantic. I should have loved it, but it didn't grab me at all. (I do like bagpipes. I have a practice chanter at home, but the bandleader has said if he ever sees it on stage then I won't be able to sit down for a week)

"Playing hot funk, ska and reggae since 1869"

Happy Friday everyone!

And 28 years later, on the other side of America: Shakey footage, but great to see the interaction between Garcia and Branford Marsalis as well as hear it

That I like a LOT. Could it be made with the headstock matching the light wood on the body? With the black string mounts on top it would then echo the body beautifully. Please don't make a 5 string version, I can't afford it!

Eeh lad. Thaat sound takes me reet back to me time in t' cotton mills. And a lovely lass known as Ginny six-string.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant something tenor uke sized, but with bass strings, rather than soprano uke sized. Or baritone, like this thing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363555959883

I have the opposite challenge for this year. I actively want to buy another bass, but don't quite know what. The two I have are more than adequate, so it's a case of what do I fancy that's cheap, offers something different, and will be easy to move on. There are a couple of inexpensive 5 string fretless in the marketplace, but fretless would require serious commitment. There are a couple of acoustic 5s as well. Or sod it and get a tenor uke with rubber band strings. No idea, but 11 months still to go.

Sorry to hear you only have one, Waddo. As long as it doesn't impair performance.

Twangtastic! Prog-funk meets Caribbean wedding band. 😎