leschirons

Just heard. More terrible news. RIP

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453036531' post='2955758'] Absolutely.... what's £24,000 between friends..? And the fact that a Genuine 1960 stack-knob Jazz would cost, in a retail environment, £18,000 at the very most? I think it would be a shrewd investment on your part. [/quote] Definitely. And all I'd have to do then, would be change the scratch plate, route out the body, buy some jazz pickups, get a 61 Jazz bass logo on it (Ebay 5 quid) et voila.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453035912' post='2955739'] Wow, these early Jazz basses certainly do look a lot like Precisions. Very interesting. [/quote] Yes they do but it's okay, the vendors comments state "very good" for the entire narrative and also that delivery is free so I may just go for it

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Fender-jazz-bass-1961-/321978792404?hash=item4af76e79d4:g:z2cAAOSw5dNWmpRs

Ha ha, the OP's story reminds me of the Alan Partridge episode where the nutty fan has got the Alan "cut-out" figure in his "interview" room.

A mate has one (I think it's a 50 watt combo) All tube, sounds brilliant and horrendously loud. Has a really nice clean sound but also does the tube melt overdrive thing quite well. Really nice for Blues-rock Gary Moore-ish type stuff.

Have a real hankering for one of these but can't pin one down in France to actually try one out. I keep hearing comments about the thickness of the neck so would appreciate any input if anyone has one or has played one. Thanks

Didn't even know he'd been ill. A sad loss for music.

Love the way it has to sit on the stand.

30 - 40 gigs a year. I have 5 basses. 4 string Fender jazz, 5 string MM SUB, 6 string Status, a 5 string OLP and a fretless. Mainly use the 5 and 6 stringers as I like having the B string. The OLP comes out when doing outdoor evening gigs near water or it's a dive full of p***heads.

The most recognisable to me, means that the listener doesn't even need to know the correct title, band, whether it's actually a bass or anything other than that they're aware that they've heard the song a million times before. My girl or Stand by me probably have the longevity to achieve this seeing as they're still played a lot.

I regularly play with three drummers at present and they're all good but we don't seem to have that telepathic relationship where everything is just perfect. I've only found that once and unfortunately, he was the most uncommitted band member I've ever come across. Fabulous to play with (three different bands) but he'd always bail out after a couple of gigs. Not even sure if he plays at all these days. Very frustrating.

Mine are called the 4 string, the 5 string and the 6 string

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1451771486' post='2943367'] Mind you, the French are in general a VERY appreciative audience for live music. I split my time between East Anglia and the Morbihan & LOVE the french audiences. [/quote] Very true, French audiences are great.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1451895889' post='2944275'] I remember when my blues rock trio played at a social club many many moons ago. We lowered the average age of the room by about 40 years when we walked in. We were setting up, neither the guitarist nor i played a note but the drummer sat down behind his kit and hit his snare ONCE... and a voice from out in the hall said "ooh, it's a bit loud" [/quote] Luckily, all ours were deaf. Especially considering some of the new jazz chords I invented when I got distracted from my cheat sheet

Although not a massive hit, I've only ever heard one band attempt this. I must say they did a great job, especially vocally. Glorious, by Andreas Johnsson. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQ82Ny1ToI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=pzQ82Ny1ToI[/url]

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1451640851' post='2941930'] Good on you, well done! I trust you played "La Mer"? ..and just remember people, we may be there in them chairs one day and I hope someone comes in and plays Cream and Hendrix and Beatles and Stones and Muddy Waters songs for me. [/quote] Yes we did, and it's my "Waterloo" a chord change every two beats (I count in 8s) and the singer sometimes forgets where to pitch the two key changes so I have to be careful it doesn't end up as our "comedy" number

To be honest, it does bring a smile to my face when you give folk something else to think about other than just "what am I doing here, in this wheelchair?" We threw in loads of old French standards and of course, they all knew the words. A worthwhile exercise and despite my joking, I'd do it again. Happy new year everyone.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1451507361' post='2941136'] I trust you did the obligatory Lemmy tribute? [/quote] Was always more of a Chris Squire fan TBH so I threw in the entire Fish out of water album (my acoustic version of course)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451506755' post='2941127'] Fantastic! Did it all kick off when they released the balloons..? [/quote] No, but it did when we released our slightly updated versions of La vie en rose and Sous le ciel de Paris

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1451506808' post='2941129'] No security ? [/quote] Of course. A lady in a white coat with some pill cups on a tray.

Sounds like you could be heading down "baritone avenue"

I really don't mind doing a free-bee gig if it's worthy, helps someone out and the audience is "UP" for it. However, a few tips for you all. 1) Be prepared. Find out who you're playing to. 2) Be aware that there are people out there who deem John Denver's "Take me home country road" to be far too "rock & roll" 3) Be very careful if you decide to revamp an Edith Piaf number with a little "Bossa" feel. It would appear to be the equivalent of burning the national flag. This was the largest collection of wheelchairs and zimmer frames I'd ever seen. Still, the ones that could clap did, bless 'em and one old chap even shouted "Bravo" at every opportunity despite facing in the wrong direction with his back to us.