PaulWarning

one of the laws of the universe, anybody sounds better than you do and the more of your gear they're using the better they sound

this thread might help http://basschat.co.uk/topic/303341-that-warm-valve-amp-sound/page__pid__3270348#entry3270348

had it twice in the last 24 hours Grrrrrrrrrr

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1491051336' post='3270172'] Care homes are always looking for people to play Vera Lynn songs & that sort of stuff for the inmates, that's always an option. You can check out the accommodation for future reference while you are there, maybe put your name on the waiting list... [/quote]another 15 years all the care homes will be stuffed full of old Punks, I'll have a whole new career

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1491022196' post='3269888'] Looks like your body wants your circadian rhythm back.Nothing wrong with wanting to go to bed at 10;30 pm [/quote]going to bed early is for whimps, I have an afternoon nap instead

judging by most of these reply the title should read 'What's left to do when you're not healthy enough'

lets just say I'm well into my sixties but no ailments and I don't like doing more than 1 a week, we usually do 2 hours of high energy punk but it's not just that, loading the car, setting up, taking down, hanging around, it's gets to be more like a job and less like fun doing anymore than that, an originals band will certainly play less and play for a shorter time, usually 30 - 45 minutes, but there's usually more travelling involved so it's a double edge sword in some respects

guitarists seem to be my problem, we've just finished recording and album with a full dairy of gigs, the guitarist went into the studio on his own did about 40 overdubs and because I took one of them off one of my songs he's threatening to quit the band because I'm a control freak with an ego problem

seems risky to me, 4 neo speaker ain't cheap and you don't really know what it's going sound like.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1490727814' post='3267482'] It's popped up a few times for me too, not for about ten days though. [/quote]it'll be back, I've gone weeks without it, but it's happened twice in the last two days, weird or what?

the only exception I can think off is J J Burnel, he couldn't get the same sound on any other P bass when he broke his Green P in half, he had it repaired and still has it and, presumably it doesn't sound the same as it used too because he never uses it as far as I know anyway, but I'm only guessing and am happy to be corrected

I replaced a Trace 1 x 15" speaker with an Eminance one (not a neo) to shave 5Kg off the weight, and it did sound a lot different, not as bassy which I didn't mind fortunately

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1490437591' post='3265115'] It's a skill that you learn, just like the way you learnt to play the bass. [/quote]and just like playing the bass, some people are a lot better than others, everybody thinks their own songs are good because you get to close to them, everybody needs a Lennon saying, that's a load of crap Paul, trouble is they tend to fall out

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1490342416' post='3264364'] Despite what I am constantly being told, I feel that I can get a very Precision-like tone from a Jazz bass. OK, maybe not in a solo situation in in a studio when DI'd... but certainly withing a band rehearsal or gig scenario. Others tell me I'm wrong, but that doesn't change my opinion! I've also played (and owned) P basses that lack that warm, woody "thump" that others refer to. I'm not sure any of this helps or adds to the discussion though [/quote]being a lefty my choices of bass are restricted so I have a VM Jazz as back up and with a push pull pick up series switch engaged it's not that far from a P, doesn't cut though quite as well in parallel

well they all sounded like precisions, the only one where there was a bigger difference was the 70's one. more trebly I'd describe it, would anybody know it a band situation? not very likely

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1490263175' post='3263662'] Just what I was going to say.... [/quote]and me, our drummer (and the previous one) loves doing the Clash's White Man at Hammersmith Palais

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1490175940' post='3262786'] Sounds like we play in the same band(s) mate! I started in covers bands by playing songs that we, the band, actually wanted to play. A fair number were crowd-pleasers but an equally large number were obscure songs that no one was going to recognise. After a year or two of struggling, we had a big internal debate about whether or not to play more crowd-pleasers, and would this somehow 'go against' our policy of playing stuff we liked. The solution was dead simple. Play crowd-pleasers that we all liked. Job done. If you have SIXTY YEARS of popular music to select from, how difficult can it be to identify three hours' worth of music that is (a) crowd-pleasing, and ( band-pleasing? We've all dealt with tougher problems than this. [/quote]this^ if you like the song you'll enjoy playing it, if the crowd like the song you'll enjoy it even more, in our band if someone doesn't want to play it we don't, there are borderline songs we play every now and again because some people really like it and some aren't keen (the Stranglers, Walk on By, I love it but I would I'm the bass player), but you know what? the songs we all love playing are the ones that go down well, there must be a lesson there somewhere

I wonder where comedy ends and crass (not the anarchic punk band) starts, how about Long Haired Lover From Liverpool?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1490104303' post='3262175'] I only ever see this when browsing BC! [/quote]yep, me too

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1489911400' post='3260669'] Some people might add he was a pervert and one of the nastiest human beings on the planet. But, yes, musically the world would be a very different place but for his genius. [/quote]a flawed genius for sure, but I can't help but listen to Chuck Berry without a smile on my face, and 90 is a pretty good innings, saw him about 20 years ago, it was one of those gigs that was exactly what I was expecting, right down to the white crimplene flairs, a treasured memory

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1489520317' post='3257656'] Probably not. There was quite a lot of lead work on their later stuff,mostly short little twiddly bits on intros etc. which was apparently nearly all played by producer Daniel del Rey. Johnny certainly didn't play those parts live on the one occasion I was privileged enough to see them. [/quote]yes, one of my many favourite Ramones songs, Chasing the Night, had a guitar solo in it on the studio version, they played it on the Old Grey Whistle Test and just missed the solo out

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1489511303' post='3257561'] Bit of a rarity. [media]http://youtu.be/H18AMREUUnk[/media] Definitely inspired by classis rock n roll. [/quote]I've obviously underestimated Johnny's guitar playing abilities great clip though

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1489507091' post='3257521'] Indeed. Even a song as apparently simple as [url="https://youtu.be/6siGKxcKol0"]Rockaway Beach[/url] has some interesting little twists and turns. A particular pitfall for the unwary is the odd little bit after the choruses. Likewise, [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlMhDfHsfDI"]Bonzo goes to Bitburg[/url] is distinguished by an almost Wagnerian reluctance to resolve the vocal part. The listener briefly experiences relief after the key change when bells pick out a sparse pattern around the chords. Then it's back to the grind. Perhaps the Ramones' interest in dislocated chord passages and twisty arrangements was driven by Johnny's refusal to play solos (or minor chords ) [color=#faebd7].[/color] [/quote]never knew you were a Ramones aficionado Skank (doffs cap) but yes they are are all sorts of interesting twists in their songs, in fact you'd be hard pressed to find any of their songs that only have 3 chords though I suspect the reason for the lack of minor chords is they sound crap when played with distortion, and I'm not sure he was good enough to play solo's.

[quote name='nerkoids' timestamp='1489506739' post='3257520'] Oh, I think there are several other reasons, and not all of them have to do with not being able to grow a thick skin... [/quote]yeah they probably are, I was once given some advice that I've tried to stick too, "If it's not costing you money it's not worth getting upset over"

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1489486236' post='3257273'] It's like the chat room for SAGA Holidays in here. Not that I lurk in the SAGA Holidays chat room and am able to make this comparison from personal experience, of course. That is all. As you were. [/quote]is there a poll anywhere on how old Basschaters are? we do seem to be a moaning old bunch don't we.