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Kn0b or not, genius or not, boring or not (all subjective) He put the hours in and can play, and is definately a part of rock music history. He is what he is and love him or hate him, he contributed, unlike the million ultra-fast bedroom guitarists on You tube that don't. I like him.

Gigged a Deville for about 4 years over here. Ultimate in clean but unfortunately it was the 2 x 12 60 watter and became impossible to lift into the car. Only reason I sold it.

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For a start, I'd name the band, and then put exactly what you posted here on Face book It'll soon get round, and get back to the band. No-one likes bad publicity and it may prompt an offer to put things right.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1386012942' post='2294633'] An interesting little experiment innit Think I'll title my album the same Also, a good way to remember how to spell Savile correctly lies in the second syllable. [/quote] Thanks, I'm sure I'll remember that (the spelling that is, not your album )

An OLP Stingray 5. Bought from Josh on BC. Sounds great, feels great, stands me in £80 plus a drop of petrol and I can gig it anywhere with no worries about damage etc. None of the dear stuff gets a look in now. If I could have one bass back that I sold though, it would be my old Status 6 string from 10 years ago.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1385935407' post='2293910'] Blimey it's quiet in ere. Obviously not very impressive. Maybe it needs a new title .. [/quote] Well, that certainly seemed to work although I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that folks thought it more interesting with the Saville header

I know what you mean about the backing track. Eric Johnson does something like putting his 3rds on the top of his chords and this has the same feel to it. Agree anyway, fabulous phrasing. One to watch.

Nope, never heard of him. It says he won Guitar idol. Well deserved by the sound of it. Beautiful player. Throws the lot in. One minute he's in some mode from outer space and the next he's blues scale and it all just seems to gel and work. Great fluidity and a serious command of the fretboard. Lovely playing, but no doubt there'll be a further 70 posts explaining where he's going wrong Looks like he's playing a Squier too. Mine doesn't sound like that!! Funnily enough, I didn't pay too much attention to the rest of the composition so I guess that means his playing held my attention for the whole 5 minutes although for the intro chords it did sound as though David Sanborne might start playing

Recently bought (as middle man again) an HK PA from Lee. Despite problems with payment going astray and him having it stuck at his house for two weeks after second payment, finally got it picked up. What a nice understanding and patient guy. Top man and a real gent. Great deal and over the moon with the PA. A pleasure to deal with, Thanks Keith

Bit different than usual as it was on guitar. A duo with a female singer so nowhere to hide Went down well and picked up a private gig for next Saturday in some chateau, where we'll apparently be playing to the owner and 20 guests so not exactly Woodstock but sounds like fun with probably nice food. Great to have the opportunity to play stuff like Fly me to the moon, Got you under my skin, Girl (boy) from Ipanema etc. Might even help my bass playing a bit with all these chords.

Never heard of them before but having looked at the for sale section, by some quirky miracle, he has the ONLY Precision bass I've ever thought looked attractive The 79 Antigua) I hate Precisions but that one, is seriously cool

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1384888732' post='2281953'] Look, it's simple, really. We even have a model all ready and waiting... [attachment=148765:Jaco_Hat.jpg] Here's the instructions ('borrowed' from Kerry Ann Simpson, at '[url="http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-551-1.html"]Knitting Paradise[/url]'...)... [color=#800080]-- I think I used size 10 U.S., 16" circular needles; -- C/O a number divisible by 6, say 72 or 84 (depending upon size of head, yarn, etc. I think I cast on 78 or 84 for average man's size head. (So, place a marker after every 14th stitch for 84 stitches -- six sections around the circle). -- Join yarn and start with a garter stitch, then switch to a st. st. after about an inch. -- Change colors every few rows. -- When the hat measures about 6" from the c/o row, decrease 6 stitches evenly every row until there are 6 stitches left (change to dps at about 36 sts.) -- Cut yarn and weave end through last 6 stitches and tie off on wrong side. -- Weave in ends. And, that's about it.[/color] ...which gives us this... [attachment=148766:Jaco_Hat_1.jpg] ...so just get knitting, OK..? Yes, you can sew a 'BC' patch on, when it's done. Yes, you can change the colours (a little, not too much...). Yes, it's good for metal, too. Yes, it's fretless (well, has caused me no worries up to now, at least...). Yes we can. Yes, girls are allowed to knit/own/wear one, too. Yes, Milty, you can use the colours of any flag you wish. Yes; may be worn left-handed. [/quote] Ah, if it had been a five string, I'd have had it.

I'm confused now. Is this Strat mint condition, or mint coloured or mint flavoured? and where does the custard fit in?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1384810721' post='2281082'] It's for playing country and western. [/quote]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Headless-Model-Low-Action-6-6-string-electric-Guitar-143-/221316145005 A Chinese Steinberger copy twin-neck, with both halves exactly the same??

"The bride's Dad's favourite song is Mustang Sally and he's going to get up and sing it." "You'll have to change in there, I think there's a dry bit in the corner" The organiser has had to leave but don't worry about the money" "I've just seen the DJ's setlist, and it's the same as ours" "P.A? I thought you were supplying that!" "Is it going to be that loud all night? (when you've put on a quiet background CD) And as a dep guitarist once said to me "That's not the setlist I was sent!

I love this bunch. I have whole UZEB evenings sometimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gStp6VjkoUE

I know, I know, hair, spandex, pointy headstocks an all. Not for cleaning the kitchen, but driving. Guaranteed I'll be over any speed limit within 1 minute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-77j0Qw41s

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1384384228' post='2276176'] That's impressive work , Pete. I know very little about how electricity works , and I can't understand why Mrs Dingus seems to spend so much money on batteries nowadays . [/quote] You probably need to change that sentace

How much is he paying? and do we have to change in the toilets?

Played a whole pub rock gig on fretless many years ago after picking up the wrong hardcase. Even included my big moment 10 sec slap fill in Brick in the wall. The only member of the band that noticed was the sax player. Not the Satch clone on guitar, not the David Coverdale wannabe vocalist, nor the budding Jon Lord on keys. However, as you're new to the game and your assistant MD sounds like he really knows what he's talking about, I'd listen if I were you and take it all on board

Not that I've ever had a custom build but if I were getting a 6er built, weight would be a factor. I've seen some beautiful basses in my time that have turned out to weigh an absolute ton. That makes them no-go areas for me.

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1383397839' post='2264031'] It always worries me when people say this as I can always easily tell which bass I'm playing, even down to individuals of the same type of bass. [/quote] What's to worry about when people say this? So I don't have the finely tuned ears to differentiate between a 77 Jazz with a maple neck and an 81 thats got a rosewood neck but, I appreciate that some people do. If they find that abilty useful in defining their own sound, great. I think what I've left out of my post is a couple of "to me" or "for me" It seems that some think I said, "all basses sound the same and that all expensive basses are a waste of time". I didn't. The post was about my experience of this situation and that it turned out (for me) that, in hindsight, there was no real benefit to my having spent many thousands of pounds on expensive instruments. The fact that I can't really tell the difference between basses on old recorded live tracks is probably due to my always seeking out a particular tone that I like. It very rarely varies due to how I play and how I set my amplification up. I know what I like and its my sound. Regarding my comment about a £3000 bass won't make me practise more, it doesn't. I practise when I hit a wall and need to sort a particular problem, or learn new material, or improve on a part of my playing technique, or become more comfortable with stuff I already play and want to keep the chops up. Not because I can't wait to pick up a piece of Purple heart and flamed maple. The realisation is that fine instruments don't inspire me to play, the music does. I fully understand that many players buy basses to get a particular sound, or a feel and playability to an instrument which will bring them nearer to what they are looking for and if it works for them, great. But, Marcus Miller would sound like Marcus Miller if he was playing a Chinese Squier through his normal amplification and I doubt if anyone would leave the gig because they thought his sound was terrible. I don't doubt the experience of owning expensive basses was worthwhile as it allowed me to realise that I didn't really need them to achieve what a want to do musically. Again, this applies to me, and was never intended to be a a critique of the judgement of others who do buy, use and enjoy expensive instruments.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1383325140' post='2263252'] Can I ask why you spent so much money on so many basses if you were never going to gig them?? I agree that basses are pretty much tools and that the music should come first, but good workman always invest in quality tools that allow them to go a good job. If you had these basses sitting at home whilst you took out inferior ones to gig, then I would suggest that you were probably selling yourself cheap! [/quote] To answer your question honestly, I probably fell in love with the look, the feel, the build quality and lastly, the sound. All three previous criteria are unchangeable, the sound of a bass is not as there are other factors to consider from how you play it, choice of amplification etc. The strange thing is that many replies suggest that I may have been worried about damage. That was the case with the Fbass but none of the others. It's just that when it came to loading up for a gig, it seemed somehow easier to throw a comfortable old friend into the van (the jazz) or if I needed more strings, my old Aria 6. I now tend to gig with an OLP 5string I bought off BC for £80. It does the job and to be honest, doesn't sound any worse than the £2500 ones. Of course I'm aware that if it does get broken or stolen, it's not a problem at £80 but I think I'm realising that I'm just as comfortable with something basic and no-frills that does what it says on the tin and that a £3000 bass won't make me practise more, play better, or get me more gigs. I also found out that if I'm listening to past gig recordings, I couldn't tell you what bass I was playing on any particular track as they all seem to sound the same whatever I play.