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[quote name='YouMa' post='524124' date='Jun 25 2009, 09:08 PM']Grott guitar was mental im sure half the stuff was nicked,you could get bargains galore i remember a gibson flying V for 250 quid and a fender coranado for 200,i dont think vintage interest really went mad till the late 90s. The blokes in there were the funniest thet used to buy beers in the morning so if you went in the afternoon and they were mullered it was brilliant price wise. I suppose it probably flats or a coffee shop by now.[/quote] I don't get much chance to get into the toon these days, but it was still a guitar shop last time I noticed, maybe a couple of years ago. Not Grott... something like Big 'n' Loud, or Fat 'n' Juicy, or Big 'n' Bouncy. I think it was run by the same bloke that has Making Music in North Shields. Mind you, I've got no idea if that's still there either. Fat lot of good I am. Anyhoo, I can't see Old Eldon Square getting turned into flats any time soon. It's had a bit of a makeover, and it's much more commercially inviting. Not sure if the goths still hang out there though.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='527261' date='Jun 28 2009, 11:35 PM']Neither Stax or Motown but similar ilk: Jackie Wilson - Sweetest Feeling.[/quote] Well, if we're going OT (and I'm not saying we should), then I'd give a shout-out to Erma Franklin's "Piece of My Heart". Coincidentally, she also did a corking version of "Sweetest Feeling".

Apart from all the corkers above, Isley Brothers - "This Old Heart of Mine (is Weak for You)" Diana Ross - "I'm Still Waiting" (cheesy, I know, but there's just [i]something[/i] about it...) Martha & the Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run" And I've got a very soft spot for R. Dean Taylor's "There's a Ghost in My House". Cracking bit of Northern soul. It comes across kinda like a punk record, but a decade too early. In fact, I think The Fall covered it...

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='527035' date='Jun 28 2009, 08:30 PM']Give one of these a go mate, I've been using a pick for 13 years and I found these about 2 years ago and it made life so much easier. It's flexable in the middle so if you dig in to much it won't get stuck or pop the string plus it has a really nice grip so it doesn't slip. [/quote] Good lord, that's ingenious! I have pick GAS! That can't be normal, surely?

[quote name='JonnyM' post='525770' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:25 AM']Is it worth the extra £££ (approx £80 more than a Korg Pitchblack!) [url="http://www.theguitarstoreonline.co.uk/stockfx.html"]ST 200 (about 2/3rds down the page!)[/url][/quote] If you get it [url="http://www.turbo-tuner.com/"]direct from Sonic Research in the US[/url], it's only US$153.99 including shipping, which works out just under £95. Even if you get stung by customs, it's still not going to be more than about £120. Not a huge saving on the £135 option, but it all counts.

[quote name='Balcro' post='525869' date='Jun 27 2009, 12:28 PM']I'll look out for those serial numbers. I'm just hoping that Ibanez has some it's guitars made by these people - www.saein.co.kr[/quote] According to [url="http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/Ibanez#Serial_Numbers"]this site[/url], Ibanez serial numbers starting with an A are made by Sae-In.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='525792' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:47 AM']Mysteriously stained = Doom.[/quote] Something like the cover of [i]Black One[/i] silk-screened onto a grillcloth would look pretty awesome: Or maybe just spattered with the sap, blood and tears of a thousand eldritch trees. Either way = Doom.

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='525796' date='Jun 27 2009, 11:00 AM']Its probably why the far-eastern economies are so strong and have been strong for decades. Its simple economics. If you can manufacture the stuff cheaper by using cheap(er) labour then the profits maximise and you can sell your products at a reduced rate. We've all benefitted from it with our Korean / Indonesian / Chinese instruments that we own. A lot are made under license from the bigger companies to maximise their market. The simple answer is to stop buying these instruments and only buy US / British / European instruments but that would mean more outlay. How many on here are willing to do that?[/quote] It's absolutely my long-term aim, for the reasons discussed above, but I just don't have the funds to make it a reality at the moment. I'm doing my little bit by buying a British-made cab. Hopefully, in a few years, I'll have a fully UK/US/EU setup, made with care and attention by people living the same sort of lifestyle as me. Of course, if we reduce the sales of Far-East-manufactured instruments, that could put labourers in those factories out of work, and then... well, it's a minefield.

I'm no expert... on anything... but I have to agree with Kongo. That picking arm's way too tense. I can't see you lasting more than a few minutes with that technique without cramping, or at least getting serious arm fatigue. Not unless you've got the arms of a nuclear baboon. Loosen off and play from the wrist. Hard to tell from the video, but chances are if your arm's that tense, your hand's pretty tense too. Relax your grip on the pick -- counterintuitively, you're less likely to drop it that way! Try out some different picks as well. One man's meat is another man's poison and all that. I use [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1069-jim_dunlop_tortex_triangle_guitar_picks"]these bad boys[/url] in 1.14 mm thickness, but other people have tried them and can't use them at all. Conversely, I know people who use [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/320-jim_dunlop_big_stubby_guitar_picks_1mm_2mm_3mm_"]these[/url], but I can't get the hang of them. Experimentation is the name of the game. I can safely say that you should avoid [url="http://www.wedgie.com/picks_rubber.html#"]Wedgie Rubbers[/url] for heavy stuff. I tried them once (I know, I know, stupid idea ), and I could wear through a single pick in 30 minutes, leaving my scratchplate looking like I'd sketched something on it and then rubbed it out. Rubber [b]everywhere[/b]. Nice sound though. Kinda finger-ish, but not worth the continued expense...

[quote name='ahpook' post='525754' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:11 AM']and not far from buying anything made inexpensively in the far-east as well i'd imagine.[/quote] Or [url="http://www.killercoke.org/"]South America[/url]. Or probably anywhere. If people can be exploited, there's a high probability that someone will be exploiting them. Sadly, it seems to be human nature.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='525676' date='Jun 27 2009, 03:05 AM']You might want to have a close look at your Ibanez, particularly the serial number. If it starts with a "C", it was made by Cort.[/quote] Or an "I" (Cort's Indonesian factory)

[quote name='beerdragon' post='525363' date='Jun 26 2009, 09:30 PM']i didn't know she played on Love's Forever Changes.[/quote] The font of all knowledge (...[cough]Wikipedia[/cough]...) says only on "Andmoreagain", and that's unconfirmed. So possibly not at all. Although it seems she definitely guitarred on "The Daily Planet".

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='525355' date='Jun 26 2009, 09:24 PM']Can you get other grill cloth colours?[/quote] Let me guess... black = doom?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='525196' date='Jun 26 2009, 07:19 PM']...or three! Alex[/quote] Sweeeeet. Although, unless my eyes are deceiving me, you've forgotten to put the all-important speakers in... I smell a delivery coming on.

[quote name='Eight' post='525000' date='Jun 26 2009, 04:49 PM']Defeats the object of online shopping if you have to ring up and speak to them to make sure they actually have an item you can buy.[/quote] +1 I get this a lot with my shop & website. People see "In stock" on the website, and they ring up to check it really is. Well of course it is! We've made the effort to invest in a real-time stock-control system, but the prevalence of websites falsely claiming things are in stock ensures that people don't believe it. Grrrr. [/rambling rant]

[quote name='LeftyJ' post='524164' date='Jun 25 2009, 10:02 PM']There is no Bass V reissue Only a Bass VI.[/quote] And the confusion rolls on! Skank's got a lot to answer for...

We've been [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=52294"]talking about the Bass VI in the Bass Guitars forum[/url], and the Bass V cropped up in discussion. LeftyJ's spotted [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-rare-Fender-Bass-V-from-1966-in-Olympic-White_W0QQitemZ280361980159QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4146e050ff"]this one on eBay[/url]. Any ideas on whether this is a sensible price or not? As it says, it's one of only 200 made, so it doesn't seem like an unreasonable price to me. Not great condition, but it's apparently "unmolested".

[quote name='LeftyJ' post='523709' date='Jun 25 2009, 02:58 PM']I read something about the Fender Bass V here. Coincidentally, I just stumbled upon one on eBay at a rediculous price: [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-rare-Fender-Bass-V-from-1966-in-Olympic-White_W0QQitemZ280361980159QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4146e050ff&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-rare-Fender-Bass...%3A3%7C294%3A50[/url][/quote] Does that seem like a ridiculous price for a 43-year-old rarity? That's an honest question. I know nowt about vintage instruments... apart from the fact I can't afford them. Tell you what: I'm going to post this in the Ebay Links forum and see what the consensus is down there...

[quote name='stevie' post='522809' date='Jun 24 2009, 06:25 PM']That is such a brilliant album (apart from that awful Windmills track) with some very tasty bass playing.[/quote] +1, especially re "The Windmills of Your Tedious Arse".

[I originally posted this in General Bass Discussion, but I thought I'd repost here on the off-chance. Rob (rslaing) sorted me out for "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Spooky" (not the right album, but a corker nonetheless!), so I'm on the look-out for the rest.] Anybody got transcriptions of Tommy Cogbill's bass parts from [i]Dusty in Memphis[/i]? I'm particularly looking for "Just a Little Lovin'" and "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore", but I'll take any and all. And preferably not TABs. No urgency. No real reason, in fact, but I'd love to be able to sit down and have a blast through these awesome lines without having to transcribe them first!

[quote name='Clarky' post='522332' date='Jun 24 2009, 09:20 AM']Have included link as don't know how to show a YouTube page [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_wH15a7C0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_wH15a7C0...feature=related[/url][/quote] All you need to do is use "youtube" tags with the specific code for the video on YouTube (which comes directly after the "v=" in the URL, and before any "&" stuff). In this case, it's UY_wH15a7C0, so you just put [code][youtube]UY_wH15a7C0[/youtube][/code] which gives you Ta da! Nice grooving, by the way...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='522516' date='Jun 24 2009, 12:37 PM']oooooooooooooooooooooh[/quote] Almighty +1. Someone get busy with Photoshop to satisfy our curiosity...

[quote name='alexclaber' post='522498' date='Jun 24 2009, 12:19 PM']I've always had delusions of grandeur which my wife now keeps in check...[/quote] Ah, we work the other way round in the BottomEndian household. Mrs BE thinks I'm Michael Manring, Jimi Hendrix, Terry Bozzio, Stephane Grappelli, Daniel Barenboim, John Martyn and Luciano Pavarotti rolled into one. She is so wrong it's not even funny. This is more like it:

[quote name='alexclaber' post='522473' date='Jun 24 2009, 11:53 AM']Yep, I was the best bass player in the world after a year. Downhill ever after...[/quote] I've been playing for 5 years and I still think I'm sh*t. Self-esteem issues?