wateroftyne

You can't see it, but here's my S112 in action last night... It sounds awesome. So round, warm and growly. Lots of clarity even without a tweeter. Love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ZiHE3Ldfg

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1422206460' post='2669839'] GAK have got the USA Geddy advertised: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-american-geddy-lee-jazz-bas-black/109429"]http://www.gak.co.uk...as-black/109429[/url] Anybody know why Fender are no longer using Badass bridges on the Geddy & the Steve Harris signature models, are they no longer available or something? [/quote] No longer available....

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1422105630' post='2668737'] or having water hosed on it by firemen.[/quote] Sorry - I didn't mean that. It's electrical, so they'll be putting some sort of powder on it.

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1422105535' post='2668736'] Within 12 months this'll end up being heavily reduced or discontinued..... [/quote] ...or gathering dust on a repair bench, or having water hosed on it by firemen.

[i]'B-Social brings Ashdown sound quality to the desktop'[/i] SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!* [size=2]*This is pure sarcasm[/size]

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1422064448' post='2668438'] Just think they look a bit odd, dated? [/quote] Yep..I think they're hideous.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1422017777' post='2667785'] Wander across to TB and do a search on Bergantino IP stuff. [/quote] Oh, it's the same kind-of thing as that? Deffo not my bag then, but I'm sure it'll appeal to a lot of people...

I'm intrigued, too. What will it do? (As long as it's not like TC's power management system, 'cos that makes me want to sick up a little.)

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1422007921' post='2667618'] Also also, wot a sausage fest. [/quote] If there's no orchestra on this tour, I'll probably go. Mind, if they don't do Jacob's Ladder this time around, I shall by mightily cross.

Ah, they've got the Dimension in proper 3TSB now, instead of that horrible violin burst. I'm trying to work out what the Journeyman P's have that previous CS P's haven't...?

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1421940791' post='2666881'] 7lbs is amazing [/quote] it's actually a typo - it's 8lbs. Which is still pretty good...

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1421921493' post='2666533'] Just notes? No heart and soul? [media]http://youtu.be/MUZnRX8hgNE[/media] [/quote] The problem with The Wreckers is that, IMO, some of the lyrics are straight out of the 'Moon, Spoon and June' book of rhyme, especially the opening verse. I cringe when I hear it. One of the better tunes off CA, mind.

Incidentally, I've mentioned this elsewhere but I listened to Counterparts by accident fairly recently. I haven't head it for ages, and I was amazed how alive, organic, punchy and direct it sounds. I wish they'd record like that now, instead of layering the life out of everything.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1421918799' post='2666484'] Didn't really want to as you can see from the reaction above.... but the whole thing comes over as lacking... a sequence of meandering riffs, runs and fills. I don't see or hear any real musicality either but a decent degree of proficientcy in executing it. So, stuff like this has no real connection for me... there is nothing that grasps ..nothing that captures and nothing there at all, basically. If you took away the presentation and large scale of it..plus the fact that you know it is them, it all sounds like a poor pub prog band. If I close my eyes...or if you just played an audio, that is what I'd think. Music for me must have soul... and stuff like this just doesn't..it is all notes, and nothing else there.... IMHO, of course. Sorry for that... [/quote] I'm what could be classed as a rabid fan of many years' standing, but I can totally see where you're coming from. Fact is, they're an acquired taste. And to be honest, what you say about [i]'a sequence of meandering riffs, runs and fills'[/i] is pretty much how I feel about their current output. I still love 'em, though, which is typical of the loyalty of their fanbase.

I'm a big Berg fan, but the digital interface makes me think of those awful Ashdown abonimations. *shudder* But it's Bergantino, so even though it doesn't ring my bell one jot, I'm sure it's lovely.

Yeah - I've seen that advertised in a couple of places. A bit on the rich side, IMO...

[quote name='Bass Culture' timestamp='1421832115' post='2665388'] Ha ha! As a 50-something bass player now I feel like Rush are one of those 'rites of passage' bands that you kind of feel obliged to dip into (maybe when you're younger) before you grow out of when you perhaps develop a taste for...er...tunes. (Puts on hard hat and ducks backs behind nearest parapet.) [/quote] They used to do tunes. Just not so much these days. (Puts on hard hat and ducks backs behind nearest parapet.)

Ed's reviews are great viewing, but I take his opinion with a pinch'o'salt these days.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421749446' post='2664460'] I don't like the external design but the interior is amazing in places. I've had quite a few meetings there and the roof garden canteen area is particularly nice. [/quote] Jinx! No comebacks

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1421748319' post='2664452'] Have you seen the development behind Denmark St.? Awful orange and green towers, is that the kind of thing you want for London regardless of what you actually think of the shops there? [/quote] I'm in that building quite often, and it's fab inside. The roof garden is amazing.

I'm on a similar quest, and I [i]think[/i] I'm going to go down the Aguilar route.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1421509717' post='2662109'] So the sandblasted blue strat in my local store spent 3 days between arrival and sale... Fender haven't got a clue! ;-) [/quote] Wow. Just goes to show...

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1421492503' post='2661871'] Lovely wee video of how he got the gig! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_y6B06rhc [/quote] I don't really know much about him, or Bruno Mars, but what a nice bloke. Good on him.