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[quote name='skankdelvar' post='359638' date='Dec 20 2008, 03:35 PM']Gtr: "It's in A" Bass: "It's in G" Gtr: "No it isn't" Keys: "It's in G on the album" Gtr: "Not on the live album" Singer: "I haven't got the live album" Bass: "Well it starts with a G" Gtr: " Yes, but then it modulates to A" Keys: "That's not a G, it's an F#m" Bass: "So it's not a modulation, it's the relative minor" Gtr: "The relative minor of G is Em" Bass: "But you said it was in A" Gtr: "It is" Keys: "Where does it go after the A?" Bass: "If you want it in A, I could put a Capo on" Gtr: "Capo on a bass? You can't do that" Keys: "McCartney did" Bass: "Well, [i]you[/i] could put a capo at the 3rd fret and play it as an E" Gtr: "F*** off, people will think I'm a total amateur if I put a capo on" Rehearsal room manager: "5 minutes lads" All: "Oh b******s. Let's do Johnny B Goode" Gtr: "In C?" Bass: "No, it's in Bb" Ad inf.[/quote] Very good.

[quote name='Machines' post='359706' date='Dec 20 2008, 04:43 PM']Don't like the Butterscotch as much and don't like the Sonic Blue at all... how much are these Skyline versions anyway ?[/quote] Street price in US is about $1250 passive with single coils or $1550 active with humbuckers and tap switch. Sounds a lot for an Indonesian bass but you got to remember that it's only the production of the bodies and necks that is done in Indonesia. The hardware and fret dressing with Plek machine etc is all done in Chicago. I guess by the time they are actually on sale in UK they will be about the same number of £.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='359341' date='Dec 20 2008, 01:08 AM']Well, IMO asking me what is best between a Cliff Burton bass solo or a Jaco Pastorius bass solo is a bit like choosing between eating a worm or eating a snail. FWIW, that Cliff Burton thing sucks. I like the way he ROCKS OUT all the way through it. ha ha ha[/quote] +1 on all of that.

[quote name='Gman' post='359239' date='Dec 19 2008, 10:33 PM']Another band I was in the guitarist had clearly learnt to play from watching 70's pornos. Every time we had a jam the same old porno 'waaaah wocka wocka wack wack wocka' came out. It only varied from song to song by the amount of flanger on it![/quote] There was a lot of work in the 70s backing strippers.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='359220' date='Dec 19 2008, 10:01 PM']That would be me then...well, I might recognise a chord chart. As long as it's in the key of A.[/quote] If you can recognise a chord chart then I don't mean you. My own theory etc is not very advanced but , sheesh, at least people should be willing to have a go at talking the formal language of music just as they should be willing to have a go at improvising.

[quote name='lee4' post='359067' date='Dec 19 2008, 07:13 PM']Nice bass,but I prefer the cooker(good flooring too).[/quote] Did you like the fence?

I've come across people who couldn't improvise and needed everything written out. However, I've also come across people who, when you say to them 'what scale are you using there?' or 'are you playing a diminished on the F?' or, 'I think you are going to the IV too early', or even 'here's a chord chart for this song' have not got the slightest idea what I am talking about. Both as bad as one another.

[quote name='thebeat' post='358851' date='Dec 19 2008, 02:40 PM']Think i might be tempted by one of these in the new year...liking the butterscotch one very much.[/quote] Lakland will, I believe, do you a butterscotch (or any other finish) but only in a US version at $4400 list price - I guess about $3000 street price which, the way things are going, will be about £3000 here in UK!!! The Skylines are only available in the trans burgundy. If you wanted a different colour on a Skyline you'd need to order a Limited Edition batch of thirty.

[quote name='Machines' post='358552' date='Dec 19 2008, 08:45 AM']I've quietly been admiring the Decade - it does look reasonably original which isn't a common occurance nowadays ! [b]I think it looks fantastic in that finish, can't think what it'd look better in either[/b]. Nice cooker too .[/quote] When at the Dudepit we were considering finishes for the intended DPLE the two main alternatives to the trans burgundy with rosewood and blocks, black headstock, and black pickguard were: 1. Butterscotch with maple and black blocks, plain headstock, and black pickguard (like Eric Halborg's US Decade in Swayback). which you gotta say looks pretty good although personally I wasn't so keen on the maple fingerboard. Does it beat the trans burgundy? 2. Sonic Blue with rosewood and blocks, plain headstock, and white pickguard (which unfortunately I don't any longer have a pic of but it also looked pretty good in the photoshops). The nearest pic I could find was this US Decade from the Lakland site in Ice Blue without the blocks. which you gotta say also looks pretty good. In the final vote the trans burgundy won easily. We were conscious that we were making a reference back to the Gibson EB0 and EB3 finishes. Dan and the other guys at Lakland really liked it and the rest is history as they say. The cooker is available in cream, red, and green as well as black.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='358640' date='Dec 19 2008, 11:11 AM']Maybe we should organise a Brighton bash so we can all have a go [/quote] NIGEL: Now this is special, too, it’s a...look...see ...still got the uh...the ol’ tagger on it...see...never even played it ...see... MARTY: You just bought it and.... NIGEL: Don’t touch it! Don’t touch it! No one...no one...no! Don’t touch it. MARTY: Well uh I wasn’t...uh I wasn’t gonna touch it...I was just pointing at it...I.... NIGEL: Well don’t point, even. MARTY: Don’t even point? NIGEL: No. It can’t be played...never...I mean I.... MARTY: Can I look at it? NIGEL: No. MARTY: Don’t look at it. NIGEL: No, you’ve seen enough of that one.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='358633' date='Dec 19 2008, 11:00 AM']I really like the bass playing on "Come on, come over". That's a quality tune. I just don't understand how that can come from the same person who makes that noise on stage.[/quote] +1. With Weather Report, he's excellent. With Joni, he's excellent. Even [i]some[/i] of his solo stuff, excellent. But the OP's clip, absolutely awful. Embarrassingly awful.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='358266' date='Dec 18 2008, 08:49 PM']Body, bass, sound, oh yes. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fOqR84PtctA&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fOqR84PtctA&...feature=related[/url][/quote] That doesn't nothing at all for me. Sorry. But this does: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pqashW66D7o&feature=related"]Birdland[/url]

Very nice. Congratulations. Maybe you have to remove the neck to get at the truss rod?

[quote name='steve-norris' post='358225' date='Dec 18 2008, 08:09 PM']Bl**dy Christmas post! [/quote] Well, that's slow even for Xmas post. My Decade left Lakland on Fri Dec 5th - left US Sat Dec 6th - at Heathrow Sun Dec 7th - I traced it Mon Dec 8th - paid the extortionate fees/tax Tue Dec 9th - out for delivery Wed Dec 10th. Mind you I missed the delivery man and didn't get it until Thurs Dec 11th. Otherwise it would have been only five days door to door. Anyway, it's going to sound great with the Dark Star. Congratulations.

[quote name='Jesus' post='358182' date='Dec 18 2008, 06:34 PM']Pics?[/quote] And see [url="http://www.stratcollector.com/newsdesk/archives/000103.html"]here[/url] about half-way down.

[quote name='steve-norris' post='357793' date='Dec 18 2008, 12:21 PM']... my score was twice as good with my eyes closed.[/quote] I was gonna make a joke about Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder but I decided it was best to get my coat. :blush:

[quote name='bassatnight' post='357911' date='Dec 18 2008, 01:51 PM']I have decided that I will go for both![/quote] Excellent call.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='357413' date='Dec 17 2008, 11:05 PM']On reflection I guess so.... Duck Dunn et al[/quote] I guess the Precision, like the Jazz, is found in most genres of popular music. And I still sound like me whichever I play.

[quote name='acidbass' post='357443' date='Dec 17 2008, 11:41 PM']Steve Currie's exact bass was on eBay not so long ago - I think it passed through Entwistle's hands before reaching him, which makes it an even bigger piece of rock history![/quote] It had a Guild humbucker added at the bridge, unfortunately. See it [url="http://www.modernmusic.co.uk/collectibles_and_rarities/sold/t_rex_steve_currie_bass.php"]here[/url].

[quote name='Weird War' post='356319' date='Dec 16 2008, 07:52 PM']The Move = great band.[/quote] +1000

[quote name='guzzibass' post='357367' date='Dec 17 2008, 09:56 PM']Ok - fast forward to 1971 Middle of the Road - Jazz bass and Sally Carr looking great in those hot pants [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq6TRf2iMbI&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq6TRf2iMbI&...feature=related[/url][/quote] Jazz bass? I didn't see a bass at all.

[quote name='kdphysio' post='357362' date='Dec 17 2008, 09:44 PM']OMG!! ..............that is absolutely f**king stunning!!!.............gimme gimme gimme (please!) [/quote] Well, thanks for the request but you can't have it. ^_^

[quote name='dmz' post='357419' date='Dec 17 2008, 11:12 PM']Great stuff - looks fab ! Nice to see something a little different. Must go to the Lakland website to hear what they sound like - if indeed they have clips up and running yet....... Hope you have hours of fun Bill[/quote] Thanks Bill. At the Lakland site the Decade audio clips are still with the Dark Star pickups. You can hear the Chi-sonic single coils in a Joe Osborn [url="http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm"]here[/url]. Imagine the same but with the neck pickup three inches nearer the neck and a mahogany body for the Decade sound.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='357401' date='Dec 17 2008, 10:47 PM']There's no useful answer. They're so different. I quite like Ps and I hate the neck on a J and even more the utter stupidity of 2 volume controls. Having said that, what do I know, everybody seems to play a J [b]Playing a Precision, in particular, says something about you - punk/rock.[/b][/quote] I have different preconceptions - Precision says to me Motown/Stax.

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='348520' date='Dec 8 2008, 12:43 PM']I just tried the online time check. No wonder I gave up drumming [/quote] I tried that too. I could hit 'good' much of the time but to me the beat didn't actually seem to be constant. If you try to play behind the beat or in front of the beat on purpose then the speed seems to change. Weird.