Bassfinger

As ever, the eternal question - what does the OP define as "quality"?

The news of this created quite a buzz. It's a real honey of a deal. I understand The Hives are looking to do the same, as is Queen. I reckon the publishers will make a bee line if they did.

Although Extreme never were hair metal, and always distanced themselves from that moniker. I believe "funk-rock" was the favoured tagline at the time, and I guess I can dig that. https://www.loudersound.com/features/extreme-the-rollercoaster-story-of-hair-metal-s-funk-brothers As an aside, saw them at the NEC and Bettencourt was staggeringly good live.

Lemmy. May as well lock the thread now.

I'm not sure how the Affinty even made the shortlist.

That's a very broad church. It might help if you could narrow down the type of rock you're into. I mean, a 50's classic vibe would be great for your Buddy Holly tribute band, but a bit lacking in depth and punch if you fancy yourselves as the next System of a Down,

No need. Just whip off an HT lead then it'll run, sound and vibrate just like the best classic american iron.

I recall that we struggled very badly and were a danger to outselves without his wise counsel.

Anderson is very good on the oenny whistle and similar instruments.

Its a silly experiment. Everyone knows thatm sound differs from room to room due to differences in tone air.

What is this rock and roll hall of fame anyway? Some downstairs lavatory with a few signed pics of has beens on the wall, or what?

You're much like me. There's very little instrument wise that i don't dig. I might choose different tools for different jobs, but I own them all because I like them all.

Tell them he holds outdated opinions on transgender rights. He'll be in handcuffs before you can say "free speech be damned!"

I think I'd be telling them to jog on if they were to expect me as a performer to start covering their financial commitments as a venue. When I go and work somewhere the idea is they pay me and not the other way around. Setlist is no problem, occasionally we get asked for a copy.

I what way does the "quality" lag behind the player series? The player series always seemed a bit average to me for precision of build and finish.

We hear this all the time, but does anyone have any actual emprical evidence of this? People seem quick to trot out impressions and opinion, but for such a bold and oft repeated claim the dearth of evidence seems strange.

Where are these rattling bridges to which the piece refers? Clearly invented by rhe same guy that does the fuel catalyst.

If not basses I'd still be on guitar and mandolin.

So dangling from the ceiling...will they be taking a tape measure to each speaker qnd calculating the mean distance, and the angle with resoect to the mic's directional characteristics (no mic is genuinely omnidirectional in all planes). I have a little bit of experience of this with very large machinery, and to do it properly with reproducable results that actually mean something takes a bit of science and methodology. Just dangling a microphone or shoving one on a stand in some randonly chosen spot in a room is a nonsense. And then to do it a day beforehand is a joke. On a good day it takes us an hour to set up and set levels, plus travelling time...thats 2 or 3 hours no one gets paid for, plus fuel costs for eqch band member. I'd be inclined to politely tell them that they are more hassle than they are worth, tell thnem why, and decline the gig. You can bet the person demanding this won't turn up for free on a day off, spend time and fuel money, to have his work checked over so why should you?

Are the venue even trained in the correct use of this device, know what angle to hold it with respect to the sound source, and at what distance? Has the meter ever been calibrated? Just going out and buying a meter doesnt really get them any closer to correctly measuring SPL. Also, the apparent volume will be different in an empty venue with reflections than it will in a full venue with losts of carbon based life forms soaking up your sound (and making a lot of noise of their own). Unless they've done a lot of homework and some proper training this all sounds a bit arbitrary. I don't know about you, but we regularly turn down gigs as we are offered far more than we can do. This would be one we'd probably turn down as too much hassle, and I'd put the word out on the local circuit about them - they might not be so picky when no one wants to play there.

That neck can be reset. With care its even a DIY job. Clearly your luthier isn't interested in the bother for the few pennies it'll earn him

I'd sooner have an Indonesian Squier than a cooking MIM. The better MIMs, the various vintage ranges and signature models, are often very nice bits of kit but then the prices of those have risen well beyond Squier territory at that point. But certainly the top drawer Squiers are nibbling at the soft underbelly of the much negleted ho-hum Fender everyday value range, and they've definitely drawn blood.

No, not really. Anyone who has only £180 to spend on an HB bass will not be in the market for a Rick-O. They haven't pinched a single penny from Rickenbacker's wallet with that one, and thats the different. Sure, its obvious from where the inspritation came, but thats as far as it goes. Its not trying to look just like one, or be a copy of one, or fool someone into thinking it is one so they get ripped off - even teacher could tell the difference when marking that particular homework.

Yep, me too - a Classic Vibe.

I think it's fairer to say, as indeed do Thomann, that it is inspired by the Rick-O rather than an attempt at a copy. It generally resembles the real thing, but does not actually look like the real thing, is not trying to pass itself off as the real thing, and no way is anyone ever going to be daft enough to believe its the real thing. As an aside, the HB is a very nice bass in its own right.