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  1. Had one one in similiar condition. Looks earlier than 74... bridge is (correctly) in the wrong place as installed by the factory with worn out jigs. They came from Fender with a very long G screw to compensate. Anyway, what a piece. Great patina. Clean it up a bit, refret, get it working and play the heck out of it... If its a good one then it'll be real nice. Mine had a weighty tone to it that Ive never found in a modern P bass.
  2. P bass, dead flats, Ampeg, and a light touch a hair behind the PU and 40 yrs experience. Punchy dry mids for days. Covers evrything cept slap heavy stuff which I dont tend to play anymore.
  3. Yep the ole expensive boom and wool out front, hear it time and time again. Easier for the desk to add bass than to remove the boom that many peeps think is ok. Our instrument should really be called the 'Low Mid Range Guitar'.
  4. I thght BT's were something duos did. And as for paying 100's of pounds to see a "top" show completely mimed? No thanks, Its the looseness and rawness that maketh the fun. The issue with ToTP was time and volume. It was impossible to prep evry single performance to perfection hence the miming. And just to ruin ur day OGWT was 90% mimed also. They managed to create a vibe that made it seem very...alive.
  5. The words.." Now with home recording anyone can get a professional result" leaves me feeling dead inside. Its that very process which has killed just about everything. Doing it at 'at home' and then publishing means you are not accountable to anyone.... no one is gonna tell you the truth. Unlike back in the day where in the main you had schooled producers who underestood the need for melody and musicality.. the two ingredients which make great music. Ive actually been on the receiving end of that as a young sprog. "Sorry lads its lacking, it doesnt go anywhere....It ain't strong enough for us. Thanks for coming in, best of luck.
  6. Never hard of this new restriction thing but a good trio with a good lead singer and backing vox is hard to beat, tho it all hinges on the singer being a good all rounder. I can remember two or three outfits from long ago who had this setup and they were great fun to go see. Good fun to play in too... loads of space.
  7. Yep including reality TV. Everyone today is told they are great and can do no wrong so opportunity has no restraint and thats why so much of todays 'creative output' is pants. Back in the day if you were naff you were told so...like wise if you were good or great you rose to the top and became something of worth and note (no pun intended) As for bands today, what does that even mean anymore. Of the few 'guitar' bands Ive seen recently.. wildly strumming your axe with little melodic shape or content does not make for good music.
  8. Its a fair enough topic, but keep it a secret? No way. I tend to sit and just 'listen' more to classical than pop but when I want to have a couple hours of satisfying bass playing then its just about anything from the pop charts of the 70's. Bee Gees, ABBA, Carpenters, Philly Soul, I'll even have an hr of two step.. Glen Campbell, Ray Stevens etc etc....As a bass player for me the 70's thru up a heck of a lot of great melodic bass playing and music.
  9. Haha.. or getting our old Bedford jammed on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street cause the roadie misjudged the location? Great memories and huge fun and frolics. Guess its just all so different today....Is it as much fun tho?
  10. As we did all those yrs ago, buy an old coach, fix it up and get on the road, or am I living in the past with extremely rose tinted glasses. Probably.
  11. Good example of the... "One".
  12. Goodness me TF are flippin good. No backing tapes or synchin, straight up live playing with super arrangements.
  13. Probably something from Bad Companys Straight Shooter album. My poor mother sticking her head around the bedroom door..... "are you playing for much longer, it all sounds rather thumpy."! Cheers mum.
  14. Have to say Ive never heard of anyone using tab in an orchestra. Notation is the norm which allows you to switch keys on the fly. And as has already been mentioned... brass and wind love playing in the flats.. not so much standard C hence why you will have to transpose your tabs, tho I dont understand tab so maybe thats not actually possible.
  15. Spent a couple of hrs getting YT to throw up as many versions of Autumn Leaves as I could find. I like sussing out how different musicians approach the same tune....Had a little play too, always fun.
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