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  1. Paul S
    I think I agree - class act! What a singer!! (good bass, too...)
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    [quote name='simon1964' post='692343' date='Dec 23 2009, 02:14 PM']Depends on the Squier and the Fender![/quote] +1 Well, at least, in my limited experience of them. With no preconceptions I tried everything on the wall in a large local branch of PMT when deciding what to spend my dosh on when upgrading from my 'starter' bass. I was secretly hoping for a Squier of some sort but every single one (I tried about 6 of various sorts) fell short of the mark compared to a USA jazz or, what I ended up with, my MIJ Jaguar. Since then I have acquired a Squier VMJ fretless and it is really good... but still not as good as the Jag. But then it is a lot cheaper.
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    [quote name='simon1964' post='691733' date='Dec 22 2009, 07:13 PM']Great song, but its called "Rocks" - Our guitarist always calls it "Rocks Off", and I've become completely anal about it! Sorry [/quote] I could be completely anal and say I missed off the 9 from the other tune, too . Funny, isn't it - I get that way about some song titles.
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    Two that my band do are 'Rocks Off', Primal Scream, and 'Riot in Cell Block' a la Dr Feelgood. Love them to bits.
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    I recently bought a Squire VMJ fretless and it came with steel flatwounds on it. Sounded great. But I had some Rotosound black nylons fitted to a p-bass that I didn't particularly like the sound or feel of so swapped them around. The VMJ now sounds totally awesome, loads of 'mwahh', buckets more than with the steel flats. It also doesn't feel quite as strange, for some reason (and the p-bass sounds better too). Not a huge range of experience but, for sure, a direct comparison between two sets - one steel flats, one black nylons.
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    Thanks but I think they would all be even heavier than something that is already too heavy! [quote name='Thornybank' post='683293' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:39 PM']You are in luck! The only 18-ish ones I have are: An 18+10 (see last summer's famous everlasting thread for the flightcased one for £200 that I didn't buy only becasue I have this one - but now I have an AH350 which is designed to biamp one or a brace of 'em and I am kicking myself, except that where is it legal to even sound check the things?) A 12+15+18 full flight Mark 1? Mark2? silly huge thing that completely does bass beyond bass. A 15+18 which is the partner to the 12+15+18 (he had two?!?!?! what for????) with teh 12" section off it (but still full flight and face off and handle and wheels and all that) so that a single human can shift it. Sorreee....[/quote]
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    Oh dear. I most definitely do not want, nor am I even vaguely considering, acquiring an 1818 cab. No sir. Not me. Far too heavy. It would be like taking trying to lift a bus in and out of my car. A bus with a black hole sitting in it, in fact. A black hole that had just swallowed a herd of overweight elephants. Even if they have the absolute tone from heaven and makes my humble bass sound like everything I have ever wanted it to. No, at my age I should be thinking of changing to sensible things like Mark Bass or Phil Jones, not adding to my Trace Elliot rig. If, however, you possessed such a thing, er, what would be the relevant information - price, condition etc? Not that, as I said, I am remotely interested, you understand. It is a purely hypothetical question driven purely by curiosity.
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    I love the groove in most of Down to The Bone's stuff - this one particularly. A pretty obscure band from the 70s, Randy Pie - I love the groove on this: And a rock track that always gets that deep feeling for me, don't know if it counts, Man in the Box by Alice in Chains:
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    For me it is all about the way a bassline is played - how it fits into the song as a whole - getting the right rhythm, how the runs and fills work without sounding busy or interfering with anything else. That's what impresses me - the ultra-clever technical stuff, be it with with pick/fingers/slap/tap/rusty nail or chopstick, turns me off totally. I have to say that I don't really get the point of using the bass as a solo instrument, either. A good pick player who doesn't just chug the notes but often gets forgotten is Deep Purple's Roger Glover - I reckon he is a star. Another one who got a mention recently on a thread is T Bone Wolk, who plays(ed?) with Hall and Oates. All my opinion, of course.
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    Slightly OT but I saw Albert Lee last night with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings at a local gig (I try to see them every year they come down). He is a star of the highest order - superlative guitar player and excellent (if somewhat unique) singer.
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    I bought one of these a few weeks back - seemed a lot sturdier than the one above: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370264872355"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=370264872355[/url] Works just fine for Trace Elliot head and cab - a bit ricketty over rough ground so I also use a bungy cord...
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    Danny - is that the standard guitar version or do they do a bass one, too? Looks like an elegant solution, I must say.
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    I wouldn't be surprised if it was something to do with women working in male-dominated professions feeling they have to work that bit harder to get noticed. Which does happen, and is a shame.
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    Also Status Quo, but in 1972 at the Queen's Club in Westcliff on Sea. I bet they played the same chords, too. Walked in and couldn't believe my luck as there was a space really close to the stage... in front of the speakers. I put that night down to my lack of hearing now.
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    The Gate in Faringdon, EC1 last night. Traffic getting into the city from the Essex riviera was a nightmare, arrived 3/4hr later than planned. Set up quickly in a tiny corner of the pub on a raised section of the dining area - I was practically sitting on the high hat and was obstructed from any plain view of the audience by one of the guitarists. We played to a small but extremely enthusiastic crowd of city types who were, largely, pissed. I don't recall the band ever making so many mistakes, collectively - not sure where the singer's mind was but it wasn't on his vocals much of the time - but apparently no-one either noticed or cared as we went down a storm and had an absolute blast playing. And some more gigs in the pipeline, too. Life is good
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    [quote name='sdgrsr400' post='666193' date='Nov 26 2009, 01:18 PM']Used to work round there, there's some really excellent restaurants in the vicinity should you feel like a good meal.[/quote] Our singist works just over the road (which is how we got the gig) and is taking us to a good Italian nearby, apparently. Any excuse for a decent pizza.
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    Tonight, folks. If anyone is in the city do pop in!
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    Good Lord, I actually know one or two of those, too! Please keep them coming and I'll print off and plough through the list. Ta.
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    I am still trying to broaden my horizons and listen to as much bass playing in as many styles as is possible but there is a heck of a lot of stuff out there and without a guide to seperating the wheat from the chaff could spend a lifetime listening to the wrong music. Everyone has their favourite things - so, my question to the panel is - if you had to choose one track by one artist that defined his playing style what would it be? Which Marcus Miller? Which Jaco? Which Bruce Foxton? I have a few pets of my own but I know them already
  20. Paul S
    Surely just a quick blast down the A12 for you, Bilbo? - wish I was good enough as it sounds fun.
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    I've done a handful of gigs at events where there has been a stage and audience at a respectful distance but not in a small pub before - wish me luck. This is the second public airing of my new band 'May Contain Nuts' - minus the keyboard player who left yesterday (don't have much luck with keys, this happened last time before a gig) All comers welcome - cheer loudly and we might get asked to come back.
  22. Paul S
    Just acquired a Squier VMJ fretless from a fellow Basschatter and it has mwah by the bucket load. Really punches above it's weight. I've tried quite a few Squiers and this one seems a notch or two up in build quality, too.
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    +1 for strings. They are just a few miles from here, which is handy. I would also say that their sister company in the same building - Holiday Music - have also been extremely helpful. A few weeks back I was chasing down a Hiscox case. I saw on the Hiscox website that they were stockists so I rang them for a price. It was a couple of quid more than the best online price I had found, including postage, so I said I would think about it etc. Without my actually asking they offered to beat the internet delivered price. I will use them every time now!
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    I used to own a Hayman 4040 and that had a neck like a floorboard. Thick, too.
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    [quote name='leschirons' post='617240' date='Oct 5 2009, 10:43 AM']A prog-rock trio I was in aged 21 (as drummer) called "Hard, fast and greasy"[/quote] So which one were you? Just caught up with this thread - fantastic stuff. I have nothing to contribute of my own but am totally enjoying the memories.
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