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Hallelujah brothers and sisters. So with that in mind let's all please be upstanding and worship the true meaning of the words slap bass Amen xxx
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Debut stinker followed by a stonker
P-Belly Evans replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Bleach is a killer - well worth a listen. I was lucky enough to see them at Goldwyns in Brum Town around the time of its release too. -
Think I'm gonna stick with the Tbird. Its become too close and personal as well as being far too much of an individual to let go of. My piggy bank will be gun inspired from now on....
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Agreed. But according to the interweb, so is the Thunderbird..... you only nΓ©ed long arms to play it ππ
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no no no... penny farthing or not at all....
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Some wonderful bass playing here and there.... but more importantly this 30 minutes is in my humble opinion the epitome of the punk ethos......Please give it a watch.. Long live Nomeansno....
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I hear you too...
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I hear you...
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Hi all. Never thought I would say this but I am currently considering selling my 2013 Thunderbird and getting a Thundergun (or possibly a Mercalli). Now I love my Thunderbird, but I feel that pre-lock down, I was possibly a bit too precious over where I would take it gig wise. Plus the case could double as a coffin π. I use the TBird for everything from funk/Motown to Rock/Power Pop and everything in between. I do not see it as a one trick pony at all and love the tone it produces with rounds or flats, with a plectrum, fingers or even a bit of slap. But the Thundergun just looks so damn tasty, I can't stop thinking about it. The price point seems really reasonable too. Just got no chance of trying one out really. Now I already have a P, a Jazz, a Harley Benton Stingray HH copy, a Vintera Mustang, a Westone Thunder II and an EBO, so have loads of other tones on tap already and my worry is that I will lose a particularly distinctive tone from my armoury for the sake of GAS. So if you would mind, and just for the fun of it let me have your opinions - the more subjective and opinionated the better ππ. Ta very muchly. P. S posted this on talkbass too so it will be interesting to compare the opinions!!!
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'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk
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Chocolate salty balls - Chef
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Great balls of fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
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Ha ha. Should have known that. I just saw the picture of that really fat one earlier in the thread. My bad π.
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ππ The thickness of those bad boys, you may as well use the corner of a tile πππ. I will stick to my .73 nylon Dunlops. What's good for Mr Vega..........
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Indeed it does πππ. Apologies for the tappingππ
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Band names that are a tad misleading
P-Belly Evans replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Fudge Tunnel. They are neither Cornish, nor do they use lots of reverb and echo. Oh wait a minute....... -
Three pages in and no mention of one of the greatest bass players of any genre ever in my opinion. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the fantastic Mr Rob Wright of the epic Nomeansno. Pretty much any of his bass lines are wonderful. This will get you started...
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I started with a plectrum in the mid 80s. By about 88 I was all fingers and occasional thumb. In fact I probably became a bit of an anti plectrum snob if I am honest. Now, get this. During the first lockdown, I bought a mustang. I also watched the AWB on Soul Train doing Cut The Cake and loved the tone. So I thought I would have a little dally with a plectrum too. I am now a fully fledged plectrum player who can still (and do occasionally) use fingers and thumb, but I get neither the satisfaction, tone I want, nor the feel and groove I get with a plectrum when jamming my own stuff. Obviously I will use fingers when playing along with or covering Motown, or that early Bootsy with James Brown stuff for example. But for my own style and sound "the pick is just sick" π Sorry for the long post, but I am still gobsmacked at how the little. 73 nylon Dunlop has has made me her forever bi%ch. ππ
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Newbie advice please - just about to pull the trigger on a bass
P-Belly Evans replied to KahunaNui's topic in Bass Guitars
This has a 5 string sibling. Less than 200 of your English pounds. -
Newbie advice please - just about to pull the trigger on a bass
P-Belly Evans replied to KahunaNui's topic in Bass Guitars
Or this MM84 a, if you want humbuckers. Love my 5er. Versatile too with the 5 way pickup selector. -
Why so many short scale basses at the moment?
P-Belly Evans replied to Greg Edwards69's topic in Bass Guitars
See the 'how threads progress' thread from the other day.. This is how it is done. ππ -
Why so many short scale basses at the moment?
P-Belly Evans replied to Greg Edwards69's topic in Bass Guitars
Very good!! I am a postman too so can't wait for the warm weather to add a hint of je ne sais quoi to the mix......... -
Why so many short scale basses at the moment?
P-Belly Evans replied to Greg Edwards69's topic in Bass Guitars
Never had an issue with it myself - yet - and I like the fact that there is a skill involved in the finishing. However, the best thing is..... that the smell when I put this bad boy away will never get old...... mmmmmm ππ -
Why so many short scale basses at the moment?
P-Belly Evans replied to Greg Edwards69's topic in Bass Guitars
Don't blame you. I love a nitro finish too!!