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I don't really have much of an option of the Moody Blues one way or the other, but [url="http://www.gbase.com/gear/fender-custom-shop-rb-classic-jo-1996-moody-b"]I've always fancied one of these...[/url]

Hmmmm...?

The OP is 100% correct. I use a black cable for my bass. Mrs. WoT uses a bright orange cable for her violin. At gigs, the violin has consistently clearer highs than the bass.

I'm filing these under 'Variax' for the time being. Time will tell...

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1418121329' post='2626968'] I imagine most of the payments would be cash in hand (which would only look worse if questioned) [/quote] Tax avoidance, too? Yep, it'll look worse :-)

...also, my experience of touring the U.S. Is at least 10 years out of date, but work visas were a lot of money then. Dunno how much they are now...

Don't do it on a visitor visa. Really - don't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1417993073' post='2625886'] There is at least one YouTube video drawing attention to certain similarities between several Led Zep songs and somewhat earlier songs. [/quote] Somewhat earlier songs that were nicked from somewhat earlier songs. And so on..

I'm not a fan of it.

...although from the look of Jenny_Innie's avatar, it's bothering her too.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1417782267' post='2623945'] Aaarrgghhh.... no! Then the badges would be the wrong way round Thought I'd mention it before WoT did... [/quote] I had resisted the urge to comment...

Commodore 64 every time. Spectrums are rubbish.

I've ditched tweeters and Neo, but I haven't given up 'lightweight', unless we're talking about tone, which is heavyweight :-)

I've been listening a lot to the Dark Side of the Moon live recording that comes with the Immersion edition. It's beautifully recorded and mixed. Roger's P sounds fantastic, and it brings home what a great player he really is. It's a masterclass in economy and it he shifts things along wonderfully. Rog can't play? Dave overdubbed all his parts? Nah.

Wow.. that's VERY nice.

Cuh.. yet more southerners, coming on here and stealing our Basschat. Welcome aboard, bonny lad!

I wouldn't entertain being in a band with a bad drummer. I'd hate every second.

[quote name='notable9' timestamp='1417457829' post='2620550'] arent engineers just trying to recreate the mush on the record. To me the bass in most modern recordings is just that...mush. Oh for the clarity of recordings from the late 70's, early eighties... [/quote] This.

Yep.. me. :-D

Hey gang I've got a lot of time for Sean Hurley - he's a session guy currently touring with John Mayer. He's such a tasteful player, and a great advocate of the Precision. Here's an interesting video rundown of his studio setup... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byFsdHYoa-s

Fantastic... that looks stunning. Maybe I should have been a bit bolder with the colour of the S112 I have coming, but.. the black'n' silver is classic. Covers look great, too.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1417370027' post='2619645'] Are you playing this fingerstyle? If so then let your plucking finger come to rest on the E string after you strike the A at the 7th. [/quote] That's what I'd do (I had to pick up my bass to fin that out, mind) - nowt to it, really.

I used to quite like them back in the day ('Nothingness' is fab). The only thing stopping me getting in to them more was Vernon Reid - he plays like an excitable (but admittedly talented) 12-year-old.