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Beedster

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  1. Seller has also listed a harp for sale, not the classic sign of a scammer
  2. Thanks HKH, given the quality fo glues and CNC you'd hope (assume) that there's no issue with any decent brand?
  3. Absolutely Steve, I have never played a MIJ Fender Precision that was anything other than great. I certainly can't say the same for MIA or MIM. This one looks bloody lovely
  4. Just asking, but does one-piece, two-piece or three-piece represent any substantial difference to construction quality, tone, longevity etc, or is it just aesthetics?
  5. Why, someone replaced the original PUPs that perhaps failed - wouldn't have been my first choice, but each to their own. Frankly, if I were trying to palm off a fake, I'd have put some mucky old PUPs in there and kept quiet?
  6. Am I missing something? Bids fine Poor photo, are you saying it's fake?
  7. Are you trying to record a good audio performance, or a good promo video, I get the impression you might be trying to do both but that's a big ask?
  8. Well lucky you! I emailed John several times, and he even acknowledged that he’d received at least one of those emails in a thread elsewhere on this forum, but still no reply. Guess he has his favourites, but not sure what I did other than buy preamps from him and constantly promote his products here and elsewhere to earn the disrespect
  9. Singer with lyric sheets? Sorry but that’s bad enough in a rehearsal, but in a video? Also I assume you’re distancing, but even so why have the singer looking like they’re in a fire escape when drums and guitar are on a stage? I think the mix is OK to be honest, but couldn’t watch the singer more than 30 seconds. EDIT My apologies, the above was harsh, I'd had a long day and it was my emotional reaction. I agree with all of the positives above and in the post below this. Importantly, perhaps most importantly, it's a tight band, and there's not enough of those around. Good luck with it all. Chris
  10. Why is this still here? It’s one of the most iconic and playable basses out there. It’s a P-Bass with a curiously Anglo Saxon edge, albeit lighter, cooler and a whole lot rarer
  11. ....which is the polar opposite of nearly all guitar players in my experience. The oldest rule in musicianship, it's not what you play that draws attention, it's what you don't play. The virtuoso guitar thing is characterised by too much playing and ostentatious displays of technique and not enough musicality. As Mozart (allegedly) said of Salieri, "Too many notes"
  12. Time Stand Still: Rush Emergency on Planet Earth: Jamiroquai Don't Stand So Close to Me: Police What's the Frequency Kenneth: REM
  13. Stick a tonerider in there for a few quid outlay and it'll sound as good as the day it left the factory
  14. Have to say that as the result I now like Yes more than was the case at about 2.00pm last Saturday. I think i need to pull together a good playlist to be honest. Also, playing the parts has always worked for me, I've had to play music by several bands that I really didn't like at the time, only to find that, as if by magic, they've grown on me. Might get to grips with some of CS's lines, many of which are stunning
  15. Care to explain that Chris (pulls up comfy chair, opens bottle of red, cancels appointments for rest of day)
  16. Absolutely, I love early Miles by the way, the later stuff makes more sense to me, but I like it less. Topical, but Van Halen without Dave Lee Roth were not, to my mind anything like as good as the real Van Halen. Others will disagree
  17. Not sure why he needs a reserve, there's two days to go and shed loads of watchers, very few serious bids go on until quite late in the day anyway. It'll go for a decent price, perhaps higher than had he put on a reserve and put off all the early small bidders, many of whom have now got their hearts set on it. And yes, that was autobiographical
  18. Odd post Mikel, it's exactly because people (like you) say things like the first paragraph above that I made what you clearly see as the error you describe in the second. If it is the ultimate prog album, I want to understand why. And to clarify, I came at it with exactly the right attitude, and given that like so many people in this thread I love the music of Rush, it's certainly not a genre issue. I didn't like Miles Davis at all (did everyone sense Bilbo's attention being drawn back in just then?), I seriously had to try to like his music. Reading about it, listening to it with people who love it and could describe why in emotional and not mechanistic terms, and trying to overcome prejudice (musical, not colour I hasten to add) based on my musical experience and preferences to that point, all mean that much to my daughters' annoyance, Sunday PM in the kitchen tends to be Miles Davis time for Daddy, replacing Sunday morning which tends to be Taylor Swift. So, I reserve the right to try and like something that previously I didn't.
  19. I've watched that about 10 times now and find it funnier each time. I laughed so much the first few times that I completely missed the parrots, in fact each time I watch it there's something new. And no joke, the keys are EXACTLY the same as a keys player we had in the 80's, who would not only suddenly swamp the entire stage with unexpected and entirely unnecessary orchestral hits, but would do so with the most extraordinary flounce of his hand as if to say "hey everybody, look at me, I'm a virtuoso". He also accidentally set fire to my hair mid-gig at City of London Polytechnic but that's another story. Mr Smalls, thanks mate, I owe you one
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