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punks not dead, but a lot of the original punks are heading that way, The Butlins Alternative (Punk) Festival has been scrapped due to poor numbers

Took my Hondo Professional 2 to practice last night and it reminded me what a lovely neck it's got, IMO, slim (38mm at the nut) but chunky, as it's very heavy, being a plywood body, and like @Marvin's Warwick the first fret is a stretch the way it hangs on the strap it got me thinking what other P basses have a similar neck, so I Googled it and this thread came up

Nah, this one is the only one you need bother with 😀

actually that is a passable impersonation of Johnny Cash

only a matter of time before Capt Kirk made an appearance, he may not be a competent musician, but the band and producers were, so I thought I'd get in first

I've had various headphones including the Sennheiser HD280's, for bass response nothing has got close to the Audio Technica ATH-WS110, I practice through my lap top, to play along to tracks, and it sounds great

IMO they went downhill after that (and JJ's bass tone), on the subject of JJ's bass tone, do we really think they mic'd up a ripped speaker cone when they recorded them?

Yep, still got his voice, shame I've never liked anything he's done

Maybe that's because old people like me aren't really interested in new music, and young people aren't interested in old farts like Macca, we just want music that reminds us of our youth, ymmv

depends how much you like the artist I suppose, our old guitarist used to say "Punters don't hear what you're playing, they hear what's in there head" not always true but I knew what he meant, I think Elton John was right to retire (if he has), but then I don't like him very much, I did think Macca should have retired but his Glastonbury set changed my mind, his voice is not the same as it was and he got a lot of help from the backing singers but it was very enjoyable all the same. The Stones are a funny one, Jagger's voice still seems to be on the money but I don't think Keef can play guitar very much any more, not surprising when you look at the state of his finger joints but I don't think many of their fans think they should pack it in. The bottom line is, if people still want to go and see them why not carry on? if people don't, don't go, simple really

blurb from the link above All the new Revolver releases feature the album’s new stereo mix, sourced directly from the original four-track master tapes. The audio is brought forth in stunning clarity with the help of cutting edge de-mixing technology developed by the award-winning sound team led by Emile de la Rey at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd. On another note, Revolver contains my favourite Beatles track (and John Peel's) 'And Your Bird Can Sing' so I will be looking forward to hearing that

Must admit I was sceptical about this, are there going to be endless remixes every time technology moves on a bit? but having listened to it there is obviously a significant improvement. One thing has always struck me about remixes in general, the bass is always more prominent, I'm guessing because originally it couldn't be too loud because of the limitations of vinyl, but that is not the case with the improvement over the 2015 remix of this track. I won't have to buy it though, thanks to spotify, having got the original LP I think I've paid my bit to the Beatles coffers

I use a USA precision and have got Vintage V4 for practice and a back up, aside from some frets not rolled off properly on the dusty end underside, blind fold me and I wouldn't be able to tell one from the other

a pro player will sound good using almost any gear, just as a poor player will sound rubbish not matter how expensive their gear is

IMO, There's nearly always a track on album that I think "Could have done without that one", when I was thinking of an album where I really liked every track I was thinking there must be a Beatles album, being a big Beatles fan, you know what? there's always a track or two I could do without, even Revolver, don't really like Eleanor Rigby or Yellow Submarine, with Rubber Soul it's Michelle

I suspect that is more to do with the fact that the average age at Rebellion is considerable higher than Reading, I've just returned from Stone Valley, no hint of trouble there either

I've found I can get fairly near by using EQ, but not increasing the bass but cutting the treble, of course there's not a lot you can do about the faster attack you get with a pick, I don't think Macca sounds like he's playing with a pick

yep, you can keep tinkering for ever, sometimes the first few takes are the best, I remember reading John Lennon saying to George Martin that he could have improved all the Beatles tracks, "no you couldn't John" or something like that was George's reply, although some on here would agree with Lennon 😊

I usually write the song and lyrics (usually start off with a rough lyric) on acoustic guitar, then sort of follow what you do using audacity. And yes, by the time you've finished you've lost all sense of perspective and you think you've written a masterpiece, err, no you haven't 🤕

I've often wondered about the perceived wisdom of having the speakers in front of the band, our singer spends a lot of his time running round the crowd with his wireless mic without any feedback problems

the only time mine's noisy is when I'm using my ridiculously overdriven Lemmy patch and then I can get it reasonably quite by using the ZNR noise reduction effect

the other week I played a gig where the previous band left a big 4 x 12 cab for me to stack my gear on, it meant that my top cab was literally at ear level, I've never heard such a clear trebly bass sound before, really easy to hear what I was playing, it was going through a FOH PA as well, so I wasn't concerned that it sounded that trebly out front. At a gig at the weekend someone else used my rig, took the treble off and was using a Jazz bass (I use a P), to me it sounded horrible, all booming low end, again going through FOH PA, hope I didn't sound like that

a singer that has a 'distinctive' voice can make a band, other wise they'd all sound like an X Factor winner, whether they're someone's taste is purely personal opinion, I like Liam Gallagher's voice for instance

think so, Bad Religion on the first night was awful, Sham 69 a couple of nights later was spot on