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[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1386609025' post='2302120'] That's a pretty black/white statement from him there. [i]I bought the bass on Oct. 12, 1959.[/i] So what's the suggestion from the doubters here? Is he a bit confused? Is he a [i]liar[/i]? What? [/quote] I can't accurately recall what I did last week, never mind 55 years ago...

I'm sceptical about this one, too...

No problem - I'll add you to the list. :-)

Yeah - me too. My trusty ipod is of similar vintage...

I might be looking at this a little simplistically, but surely there is only a case to answer if promises are broken and cabs are taking longer to arrive than agreed?

I knew you lot would spout puns as bad as this.

Yip - I've always referred to them as kettle leads.

I would never expect a used amp to come with one, and I would probably forget to include one if I sold an amp on (just ask Beedster... he'll confirm I've done it before!). I'd have to remind myself to do it. I have a couple of heavy-duty cables which are 'my' cables. Any others (usually cheap) I pick up along the way go straight into my cables box, and get forgotten about.

Oooh - it's Blackbird. Presumably it's not the room Rush did Clockwork Angels in, 'cos that sounds cack.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1386256822' post='2297805'] Here is an example of a band all in one room doing tracks in one full take, that sounds frankly incredible:- [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQRfHbSwn0[/media] [/quote] That is quite awesome.

Lovely, lovely TF's.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1385999474' post='2294452'] I also think that some of the other band members went into the studio without an exact idea of what they were going to do, so spent a bit of time experimenting. [/quote] And there you have it... One to chalk up to experience maybe, but next time make sure everyone has a clear idea of what's required. Experimenting in the studio is for people with deep pockets (or their own studio).

Cheers, Tom.. glad you liked it!

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1386017255' post='2294711'] Another good read is Inside Out by Nick Mason. [/quote] Oh, aye - forgot about that one. A great read. Chapter & Verse (Genesis) is a good'un, too.

Sleep When I'm Dead - Warren Zevon. What a nasty piece of work he was...

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1385833973' post='2292697'] The thing that snapped me out of it was when you were raving about the RH450.... I went and tried one....! [/quote] *holds up hands* My experience with the RH450 taught me a lesson - to reserve judgement until the honeymoon period is over. I had to do a lot of backtracking on that one...

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1385833283' post='2292681'] I just take whatever you say as gospel though! [/quote] I believe what I say sometimes,too. I'll never learn....

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1385831896' post='2292663'] I don't mind that so much, just as long as it is presented as opinion. I'm less keen when those regurgitated opinions are presented as FACT (usually in block capitals), as "myths debunked" or as some sort of pseudo-scientific "proof" in a discussion. This is a common ocurrence on a number of internet forums. I've nothing against a bit of conjecture in a discussion if it's not masquerading as anything else. [/quote] It's not, though - I often hear descriptions of amps by people who haven't played 'em, without them actually acknowledging the fact.

It happens quite often that people recite, as opinion, stuff they read on TalkBass or heard someone say down the pub. One thing that bothers me a little is reviews of cabs based on trying them in the shop, or in the the living room. The only way to form a truly useful real-world opinion is to gig it in a variety of situations and see how it fares.

Yay Ed.. welcome aboard. Great to see you on BC!

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1385729599' post='2291581'] Does anyone else think the vocal mix was a little odd? It sounded like Geddy was going through an 'old-time radio' effect throughout, quite boxy and echoey. [/quote] It's a bit odd. It's like a gated reverb, or something...

Last call for volunteers based 'down south' to babysit some trial cabs... I'll pass the info to Tommy in the next couple of days.

I take back my earlier comment about the CD mix... Apart from the lack of dynamics, which is pretty much par for the course, the actual mix is one of the best I've heard from them. Alex' guitar has lost a lot of the mud, and the bass is growly without being fizzy.

Lakland do a similar gauge for not much money.

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1385586332' post='2290074'] Unfortunately, he's right. One of the basic rules of language (and communication in general) is that through custom and frequent usage, most vocabular atrocities become common and accepted ways of communicating. If something is widely used by a lot of people, it slowly gravitates towards being a rule. If someone manages to communicate something via means full of errors, but still message is interpreted correctly, the whole communication process was a success. Unfortunately, with harm to purists. However, an error of using contradicting words interchangeably or misspelling names is not a custom. That's straight up vocabular ineptitude. American English is American English - a form of English. The same way as an electric chair is an electric chair - a form of chair. [/quote] I think everyone knows this - otherwise we'd still be speaking like it was 1700. This is just a daft thread where we can all have a light-hearted gripe about what bugs us in modern language. It's not a serious attempt to halt its evolution...!