Beedster

Whilst he's got a great voice, I hate listening to Van Morrison talk. Sadly, hearing his views on things has made his voice less attractive of late

Love it, I hope that at Trader Vic's you hair was perfect

And I have to be honest and say that it still makes me smile when I walk into a gig carrying my SVT--II on my own, but if needs be, it takes the singer and the guitarist to carry it back out again (i.e., when I'm trying to find the landlord to get the cash)

A big part of this is the convenience/use and replace culture as well. We're sold that idea that if something requires less effort it's a good thing, and that is something stops working, we should replace it. This is happening with music gear in so many areas from lightweight and non-repairable amplification, to studio hardware that goes loco when Apple or Microsoft change something (I sold an interface for £60 this morning that cost almost £2000 twenty years ago, which still works perfectly, which has decent preamps, functionality etc but which will not work with a computer or software made much after 2010), and don't get me started on the lunacy of data cable upgrades. I'm a cyclist as well, my Dad had the same Campagnolo groupset on his bike for over 30 years, he could always buy the right bolts, washers, springs, even quite esoteric parts if something started to wear. Bikes are crazy now, if something breaks, you buy a new one, which for a wheel can be £1,000!!!!! there's guys who are 3 stone overweight paying £10,000 for a bike because its 2lbs lighter than last year's model, for brakes that are actually less good in many conditions (disk breaks on high speed road bikes), because this is how the manufacturers get people to buy new gear - 'no-one's riding calliper brakes/26" wheels/manual gears any more". I forget who said it, but it was a reflection from one of the US Psychologists in the early 20th century who was involved in the systematic application of the psychology of the subconscious to sales and marketing (and politics); "We changed the way governments viewed their people, changing the expectation that they move from being good citizens to being good consumers". Yvon Choinard, the founder of Patagonia (a very switched-on company who repair their own and other manufacturer's mountain clothing free of charge) put it beautifully "In a world of limited resources, there's nothing clever about being a consumer". So this is why I love this thread, because to a degree whilst it celebrates gear that I love for doing what it does the way it does it, it's also about not simply accepting at face value the idea that everything has to be the way the marketing departments want it to be A very personal opinion, others are of course entitled to say "Beedster, you're talking stinky poo"

All good points mate But if you had a roadie.......?

Which suggests that cash might have made your life a lot simpler

And I love this, compare and contrast! A great insight into how a riff that was written into one song eventually found its way into a far more famous song, whilst a producer or record exec said "Hey Guys, we need a more 80's feel for this, how about some fake handclaps, a horrible rhythm guitar part and a few whoo whoos like in Sympathy for the Devil....."? The one they should have released, although it would have scuppered The Joker so god knows how much that would have cost them The one they released.....

BTW not a good idea to let a buyer pay by PayPal and then collect, plenty of people have lost out doing that

I suspect you’ve triggered one of their ‘potential fraud’ algorithms

Not a great bass track, but the guitars on this are lovely, bit of a Hendrix vibe?

Told you

You’re probably right

In other news, Les Paul was Miller’s Godfather!

I can’t believe he was only inducted this year?

One of those ‘could have been me’ moments! Thanks for identifying the player, the sing is far from my favourite Steve Miller, but I love the bass

Ha ha, he's such a guitarist with those windings (and playing), quite like him though

Having recently done Yes and Warren Zevon, the next stop on my 70's music odyssey is Steve Miller. Admittedly I was listening to this on bloody nice headphones which helped put the bass front and centre, but the bass tone and the bass part itself are just lovely, bass tone pulled back to about 1% away from being muddy, and just works. And I didn't expect a bass solo 2 mins in

My Barefaced Super Twin (2x12) is marginally bigger than my old Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 1x15, weighs marginally more than a postage stamp (my 7 year old daughter can lift it), and underneath an SVT-2 Pro is the full, fat bass tone that was always in my head. None of the other cabs I've used have given me that tone, and that's everything from Ampeg, Bag End, Boogie, Fender, Mark Bass, PJB, and loads more I forget, and in just about every combination of speakers. They come up used on this forum occasionally, and even new are well worth the price. I know what you mean about small boxes sounding boxy, that's my experience also, there's no point compromising on cabs when the rest of you gear is quality

Yep, must admit I didn’t hear magic, great time, but nothing that would make me think ‘man, I gotta get me one of those PUPs’ . Might get a can of the snake oil he’s used perhaps

Fair point