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It's juvenile and desperately unfunny. It's yet another sign of the ill-placed sense of superiority that some bass players seem to think they're due because of what instrument they happen to play. Change the record. You're not special.

[quote name='IainS' timestamp='1493054022' post='3285229'] Absolutely. Two awesome albums and then nothing. What happens to these great bands? [/quote] In the case of the Longpigs, Richard Hawley played with Pulp for a bit before embarking on a very successful solo career. He's made some cracking records.

I have two thoughts on it, really - the first one is that once you sell something, it's no longer yours and the buyer can do whatever they want with it. Chop it into firewood, sell it on for more, whatever. If I sold it for a price I was happy to accept then that's on me. Secondly, there seems to be this perception that offering mates rates on gear is a good thing to do "for the community". The fairly obvious corollary to that is that the people offering mates rates devalue gear that belongs to other members of the community. Is it doing me a service to sell something, that I'm also looking to sell, for less than they "usually" go for? Add in the fact that you need to pay fees to sell here now and I'd say that these "community deals" just make the site less attractive to sellers. Now, luckily I earn enough that I personally don't need to be overly mercenary about gear prices, but there's a lot of people out there for whom that's not true.

DR Nickel LoRiders. They soun good and they feel good. Job done.

I saw the film the other week and really enjoyed it, and I say that as someone who is quite cynical about the whole Beatles phenomenon. For me the early years is the really interesting part of the story so it was cool to focus on that rather than the "not speaking to each other recording on their own" later years. I also saw Supersonic recently and despite not being particularly into Oasis thought it was really interesting. Oasis may not be everyone's cup of tea but the story of how a bunch of lads from a council estate went from nobodies to one of the biggest bands in the world in a period of about 18 months is a fascinating one.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1490805965' post='3268223'] I tried to post some stuff from the seminal first Jazzmatazz album but it's one of those that seems to have been blocked from Youtube. Some of the later volumes are still available on there, but IMO they don't quite have the impact of the first. [/quote] I'd agree with that - Vol. 1 is by far the best. Despite liking hip-hop one of the criticisms I'd have of it as a genre is that the number of artists who have consistently produced lots of great stuff is really small - for me it's at its best when the artists are doing something new, which is why Guru revisiting jazzmatazz a few times didn't really work for me. That said, Guru is responsible for a lot of other classics so maybe he's proving me wrong anyway :-D

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1490801132' post='3268171'] Fantastic!!! I already have listened to a few of those but there's some there I never even heard of, thanks! Spotify session coming soon [/quote] Cool, enjoy. Some of those are a bit much for me (the full on gangsta stuff is a bit out of my comfort zone) but the majority of those would appear in most "best of the genre" lists which is why I suggested them. My personal favourite out of that lot is probably the Gang Starr stuff. The MC is a guy called Guru who also released a record called Jazzmatazz which I think you'd like - it's basically a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping.

Entroducing is magical.

Missed this thread before... I wouldn't class myself as a huge hip-hop fan but the good stuff is absolutely immense. Classic records worth checking out: Nas - Illmatic* Gang Starr - Moment of Truth* Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal* Dan Le Sac / Scroobius Pip - Angles* Cypress Hill - Black Sunday Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle Dr Dre - The Chronic Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full* De La Soul - Three Feet High And Rising* A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm* Mos Def - Black On Both Sides NWA - Straight Outta Compton* The ones with *s should be in every record collection IMO.

[quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1490636801' post='3266691'] There's dreary moodiness indie rock and there's happy dance indie rock. There is a difference between Peace and Two Door Cinema Club. Don't let BBC Radio 6 (I didn't even know there was a 6) be the indicator of all things indie. [/quote] You should check out 6music, its brilliant. Anyone who plays bass guitar will definitely find several shows on it that they like. Its by far the most diverse music station that broadcasts nationally in the UK.

This "indie guitar band" 6music festival featured sets from Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Sleaford Mods, Thundercat, Sparks, John Lydon, Julia Jacklin, Bonobo, James Lavelle, Baloji... Not quite sure where this rant came from to be honest.

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1490618491' post='3266453'] Maybe I just dont get all this thing about looking nonchalant and not engaging with the crowds [/quote] There was this one guy who went by the name of Miles Davis. I can't remember which Indie band it was he played in but I heard that he behaved like that too. Dreadful musician, could barely play a note.

Obvious troll is obvious. I know its a Monday morning but must try harder 1/10

Personally I don't like reverb on bass but I'm a big fan of the Digitech Polara on guitar.

The most memorable Thing Ed Sheeran has done is write what is quite possibly the worst lyric that has ever been committed to record. "They say I' m up and coming like I'm f***ing in an elevator" Dear Ed, kindly get back in your elevator, close the doors, and go hide in a basement somewhere. Ta.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1488832722' post='3252237'] Well, it is a thread for people who appreciate MKs and DS music, so not sure why you read through it and felt the need to put a downer on it. There are quite a few bands I have no time for, so I avoid them, and threads relating to them. [/quote] Unfortunately the OP didn't see fit to add a warning to the thread title for those of us with taste. :-P

Can't stand them. Awful, awful band. I'd happily never hear them again. The only good thing about them is that they're aptly named. Bet you're all glad you know that.

If I don't like the band, why would I like listening to the bassist? I don't listen to individual instrumentalists in isolation.

With two pedals? Just try them both ways. It would have taken less time than writing the post to ask! ;-)

Judging by my travels around the internet bassists are certainly the best at self congratulation...

If you're going to the hassle of packing up the bass for a courier anyway you might as well take responsibility for booking the courier too---that way you can pick a reputable company and arrange a time and place that suits you for it to be picked up. You also lessen the risk of the classic paypal not received scam. As a buyer, if the seller says "you can arrange your own courier but I'm washing my hands of all responsibility" then that's a massive red flag to me. The seller is the one that has to pack it up securely: if they're not going to take responsibility for its safe arrival then frankly I don't trust them to do a good job packing it. I avoid these sellers and will take my money elsewhere. So as a seller: either ship it yourself or don't ship it full stop. Shipping it and shifting responsibility for its safe arrival onto someone else is a nonsense.

I'm a bit of an EHX fanboy but I think it sounds pants A massive disappointment for me.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487756413' post='3242403'] I think you need to try a lot more basses first before spending any money. Given the sums being mentioned you could have pretty much anything you want so long as it isn't a super-rare vintage bass or something that's once been owned by someone famous (or some of Jens Ritter's more "out there" creations). So take a few days out and go and visit Bass Direct in Warwick and The gallery and Andy Baxter in London (for starters) and go and play as many different basses as you can get hands on. [/quote] ^^^^ this, in spades.

10% fees on eBay is extremely reasonable in my opinion. There are lots of reasons for sellers to get annoyed at ebay, the fees is not one of them.