RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Groovy ! How easy is it to change the strings ?

Thanks @HeadlessBassist😸 I saw the lobster review ( very positive ), and a few you tube clips . Plus a review from a uk bass magazine . All reviews are positive from what I’ve seen . I have ( and have had) headless basses . The Washburn status is a powerful beast . The jack Daniels bass feels like a hohner which I used to have , and the custom fretless I purchased from my bass is similar to a kubicki/ bootlegger bass. I couldn’t get on with the feel of the full bodied Steinberger xm2 I had , but the sound was awesome ! That’s now gone . Regarding sound , not sure what I want . This is because I just use a bass I decide to pick-up , and plug into mixer to record rubbish on SoundCloud . Sometimes with effects , sometimes just straight bass . Regarding which bootlegger model ..it’d be the long scale one . The idea I have is to ( maybe) get a comfy 5 string to finish off my collection. I prefer headless , due to space and less faffing around ..

…anyone tried one ?? I’m considering getting a 5 string headless . If I was a gigging bassist I’d go for something like a status , or something in a higher price bracket . But, I’m not . I considered a Steinberger spirit , but the reviews are mixed . Thought about Ibanez , but not too blown away tbh. Considered a cort artisan space 5 , and the necks on them and Ibanez seem to be more or less the same ..Made In Indonesia. A trend imho . I contacted Chuck Wilson , the main man of Bootlegger guitars . Nice chap, who responded swiftly to my email.The colour I wanted ( wine red ) is on back order ,but will be 25% more . Regarding price to purchase one including shipping works out around £865 approx . That is without customs costs etc Chuck did say that people from the uk purchased without incurring customs charges, but obviously it isn’t guaranteed I’ll escape customs charges . Normally a 4 stringer when I’m bothered these days . I was wondering maybe if I’m better off just getting my Warwick set up as B-E-A-D instead 🤔 some say G strings are mainly for strippers anyway . ..

That colour! Something that would appeal more to Barbie ,and my little pony fans . Not very metal imho .

Just heard also, a huge fan for many years . Saw him a few times over the years , The best being 4th row on the Blizzard of ozz tour . i have removed the Sharon comments as rightly told by @BassApprentice as now really isn’t the time .😬

Yes he was getting frustrated and worked up about kids starving to death ,and swearing on tv at 7pm. Yeah, what an insensitive scruffy oaf , no class at all .

About 30 years ago, I had a few lessons with a really nice bass tutor . He showed me his Wal ,and let me have a go on it .At the time , I wasn’t too familiar and thought they were a custom jobbie like mansons who were always mentioned in the uk mags at the time . This led to me purchasing a Vester custom bass . ( Copy of Warwick Thumb) Other than the weight which we took for granted back then , the bass was superb . Surprisingly I did very few Les Dawson impersonations, and was wondering what all the fuss was about . I even took it to a few rehearsals . I’ve still got it . I purchased a nice headless made by mybass 8 or 9 years ago . I remember seeing in the uk mags that metal players don’t / shouldn’t play fretless 😮‍💨. Oh how times have changed . I don’t play much these days . I do wish I did purchase a Wal for obvious reasons 🙂

This thing was hyped to death …and then some . The scruffy unwashed Geldoff telling family audiences , “ Just send your f**in money! “ ( or words to that effect) during the middle of the day was not very nice to hear before the waters head . Classy person he is not . From what I remember, the gig made Bono , the edge and the other 2 global superstars 🤢🤮. To this day , I don’t know who I dislike most ..Bono or St.Bob . Probably a draw . We kept hearing about Phil Collins playing 2 countries in one day etc . The amount of Colombian marching powder he must have had that day , was probably more than the rest of the celebs combined. I watched bits here and there . I thought the quo did a cracking job . Freddie stole the show imho , as has been said by many. I remember watching Neil Young / Tom Petty / Bob Dylan being in the USA one . They looked pretty stoned ,and said “ do farm aid instead “ I think . They were relaxed about it and I liked that . I remember the gig being shown constantly on the pubs in Portugal where I was on holiday around that time . “ money for nothing “ was played to death , and I hated it for a very long time . I quite like it now 😬 It seems not much has changed and tbh , the BBC could have sent the Groundforce. team out there with Tommy Walsh , Charlie Dimmock and a few others to make a difference . 🤔 not sure if those programmes were on then .. plus the amount of crisps Gary Linekar could’ve donated

No sir ! 🙂

I heard that there was a huge fire which destroyed all the original recordings on the universal label a few years ago.. A friend of mine thinks that Universal purchased all the original recordings of so many artists , and that a lot of original material is lost forever. I think he has the wrong end of the stick , and has misheard / misread the information . I do know ( well 90+% sure ) that a lot of the original tapes of the United Artists Back catalogue did get thrown out / erased and are no longer available . For example ,’warrior on the edge of time ‘by Hawkwind . Can somebody please clarify / correct please . Anyway , briefly I think remasters in general vary . I do love the way the Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath did a great job on their CDs with original artwork just like the vinyl. Other stuff not so much . Rush for example ; their original remaster CDs can be had at a pittance. Now everything has to have lots of extras thrown in to inflate the price . Metallica ; And Justuce For All in a deluxe box set 😹😹😹. They have always been a lazy band in the studio, and I just cannot be bothered getting fleeced by them . I think audio wise ( not too expensive )compared to deluxe rip off prices , the original Japanese pressings ( cd and vinyl ) sound fantastic most of the time , and often better than original U.K./ European/ us pressings . Only imho of course

Thank you @rwillett 😬 should have said Poole Dorset 🙂 Now amended

A few marks here and there , but inside is immaculate..collection from a non smoking , non pet home in Poole Dorset ..you will need a van !

The Grandmother was my first synth . Great sounds. Terrible power supply ! The pitch wheel is a bit ‘ fragile’. The nuts around the inputs on the rear are plastic , not metal. It took me a while to get to grips with patch cables, and making ‘proper’ and musical sounds 😬. It’s great for early Tangerine Dream , Klaus schulze stuff which I love . Lots of droney watery sounds if you like that kind of thing . About 6/7 months after buying it , Moog Sirin came out , which is desktop and has presets . No modular .sounds very similar otherwise.. Plus you have to have a midi keyboard to use it . It’s discontinued now and expensive .initially I was a little disgruntled as a compact Moog is better for space in my small musicroom .However although the Grandmother has no presets , you can do more with it imho. There are quite a few official tips for the Grandmother from moog on you tube , and lots of unofficial ones. It may be worth checking those out, as id imagine you more or less have the same controls on your model 15. The only other thing i’d say is if you can afford to do so , try and get either a DFAM or Behringher edge to go with it . Hope this helps

One thing i did gather from Geddy is that he really hated the steinberger .

Nice ! Apparently , it’s based on the Moog Grandmother . I have the Grandmother so don't need to get this . The one thing I do like about this is that it is more compact and desktop friendly , unlike the Grandmother . Looks a blast ! Have fun ..

Good point . It’d probably be the same price . Doubt if a Geddy Minitaur would be made . If they did, they could probably put a Tom Sawyer preset in there 😬

Purchased a padded bag for my moog grandmother . Huge saving ..Great service . Would use again

Saw a few youtube clips today ! The Andertons one is very good . £5000.00?? I’ll wait for the Behringher Leddy Gee.

It seems so much is done on MPC and groove boxes these days , plus synths and software . There will always be a retro angle on things . Turntables back in fashion etc. Maybe upright , EUB and quirky basses like old Kubicki and Steinbergers will always hold their value . It just takes something in a film to make certain instruments fashionable . So many basses and guitars made in Indonesia these days . Doubt if they'd hold the value . Much more lighter basses and guitars out there, and the beginner basses are really good quality these days compared to the past . Synths were losing popularity in the late '80s / early '90s but those 'vintage ' synths cost a premium now . Get a Moog Liberation and keep it ! For gigs you can get a cheap Begringher version . Maybe Keytars will be the next collectible thing 😬