chris_b

Go to YouTube and click on settings (one of the buttons on the bottom right corner), then click on playback speed, then click on 0.75. That will slow the song down from stupid fast to just fast. Keep playing along until it becomes easy, then put the speed back to normal. How long will it take? That's up to you. There were more than 10 takes when recording this and the story goes they sped it up after the track was laid down. Apparently even Norman Watt-Roy had trouble playing it after that.

I played 2 SC's for several years. A great sound and always lots of compliments, but when I switched my main bass to an active Jazz I started looking for a little more top end. I finally put an SM on top of the SC and, voila, there it was was a great full range tone. The SM reinforces the mids and adds some sparkle at the top end.

The only thing that moves on my Val Doonican tribute band gigs is the rocking chair.

If someone sets out to write and perform a song intending for it to be a hit and it becomes a hit, then IMO that is a job done well. I don't like a lot of music but I know that my opinion doesn't make it crap.

The mid 70's to mid 80's was my decade off, family, job, house, etc, so I missed out on most of the names listed here first time around. Since then I've played a lot of 80's songs and every one has been a well crafted piece of music. IMO it's the good music that defines an era not the bad music.

After the negative reaction to my post, seems like some of you are coming around. In the UK there are 12 million people aged 65 and over. The country can't stay locked down for the length of time that it's going to take to develop a vaccine and then make enough to treat 12 million people.

There's a Lakland 55-02 in the classifieds. These are fantastic basses.

I would imagine all environmental laws relating to excessive noise are still in force, so outdoor gigs, just because the pub has a garden, are probably a non starter.

My understanding is that live performances are still not allowed. I guess the herd immunity comment is aimed at me? We have 3 options. Apparently 60% is the number to achieve herd immunity and if the current killer strain doesn't mutate that's what we have to reach, from our current level of 5%. So that's somewhere in the region of another 40 million cases. Not a happy prospect. If this virus does mutate then it can become like the common cold and be an annoyance. If it mutates the other way, like the 1918 pandemic, it could come back more dangerous. The scientists don't know enough about the behaviour of Covid-19 yet so all possibilities are still on the table.

Around here several pubs are open to serve customers, but you then have to leave the premises and stand around on the pavement social distancing, except most of them aren't.

I totally agree, but it's impossible to lockdown the world until a vaccine is developed, so lives and economies have to start again, with all the risks that Covid-19 brings.

There's going to be a second wave no matter what, and a third and a fourth until something like 60% of the country has had the virus, then herd immunity kicks in. Right now about 5% have had it, so there are a lot of "spikes" to come, unless it mutates into a common flu virus. Right now I just think, let's get it over and done with. Some people will die, most won't and the survivors can get back to living. If the current situation carries on, and the country tries live on credit for much longer, our kids and grandchildren will be paying for this into the next century.

There are probably more technical ways of putting it but compared to the SC, the BB2 goes higher because of the HF driver and has a bigger low end because the box is larger. IMO the sound difference is akin to a passive Precision bass versus an active Jazz bass.

There was some great music made in the 80's and legendary bands were still on the road. Delbert McClinton released Live In Austin, Little Feat relaunched with Craig Fuller fronting the band. The Allman Brothers, Gerry Rafferty, BB King, Bobby Bland, Doobie Brothers, Earth Wind and Fire, John Hyatt, Jeff Beck, Stevie Wonder, Ry Cooder, Bruce Springsteen. The list goes on. . . . . . . .

I was 17 and studying for my A levels, when my mate and singer in my school band, Pete Bond, called me from Charing Cross Road. It was a Wednesday, he'd bought the early issue of Melody Maker and was phoning about an advert. "Bass player wanted for professional Chicago blues band". I called and was given an address and time to be in East Putney the next day. I turned up with my trusty Framus Star bass, to be met by Peter Green. He was forming a band and needed to find a bass player as John McVie wouldn't join. I spent a stunned half an hour sitting on his mum's sofa trying to play bass. I was hopelessly out of my depth but he was very nice and gave me time. Sadly I didn't unfreeze until about 4 hours later.

Loved the playing on that. The bands in this genre are stacked full of amazing musicians.

Charles Brown

Charles Brown, Ruth Brown and Bonnie Raitt. Fabulous. . . . . . . song starts a 1:30

I wouldn't carry 2 rigs either. I'd bring one that would cover everything. There's a volume control on the amp for the smaller projects. For the first 3 decades I used one rig for everything. That was tough when all I needed was a 112 and I had to bring the 215!!! Since 2007 (when I finally saw sense) I've used multiple small cabs, mostly 112's. I could easily do all my gigs with the BB2, even (at a push) the loud ones, but I own these other cabs because I like their sound so I'm mixing and matching to the requirements of the gig.

If the modding is totally reversible, I'd put it back to original. You might find a fan of the changes you've made but IMO it's more likely most people buying an SR5 won't want to sound like a PJ, and PJ fans will probably want the Fender look. Keep the parts for your next project.

At the moment I'm playing with an old fashioned Chicago blues band and a jazz funk, soul and blues band. Smaller gigs with less volume involved, so I find the One10's work well. I use a P bass on some of these gigs. The Jazz is my go-to for everything else. So far the Super Compact is paired up with a Super Midget for the cover bands and for the even louder, foundation shaking, rock blues stuff I'm intending to put the BB2 and SM together.

I took delivery of my BB2 just before the lockdown. It sounded great on the 2 gigs I got out of it, but I wouldn't sell my 2 One10's. I do gigs where the One10's work better than the BB2 so I'm keeping both.

I like this. I like all good bass playing. I look at the positives, it's a good line which is placed forward in the mix. A lot of kids are going to hear this and, maybe, want to play bass as a result. Sounds like a bass with flats, but actually is a midi. Recording techniques in the studio are becoming very sophisticated, but, Ian Kirkpatrick has captured the soul and feel of a P bass with flats, so it doesn't really matter. As Juliaplaysgroove shows, its a great bass guitar line. IMO a good lockdown project would be to start at the beginning of Juliaplaysgroove's YouTube videos and work your way through.

I'm not sure when most of the songs in our cover band set were originally recorded. It's not something I keep tabs on. I don't see any decade as having a monopoly on good or bad songs, clothes or hair-cuts. Over the years some great songs have been written. That's all I know. So far, there have been some great songs listed. I'd be happy to play any of them.

Hold on a mo, Green Onions was released in 1962.