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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...!

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1385583621' post='2290023'] You're probably right, writing about stuff you actually know about is never a good idea on internet forums. I'll stick to talking crap about bass playing in future. [/quote] What? You know about writing, and language and that? Please! Share your wisdom with us!

Mrs. WoT uses a Pirastro Tonica.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1385570583' post='2289789'] American English is still English. [/quote] Uhhh.. righty-ho. This might not be your kind of thread, then.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1385570168' post='2289784'] Almost every one of the apparently unforgivable grammatical errors listed here will be standard practice in the English spoken somewhere in the world, most likely within the UK. Or has dialectical variation been banned from the hallowed halls of Basschat? When I used to teach English at University, my standard answer to 'which of these is right?' would be 'that depends on where you are'. [/quote] Many of the posts have been acknowledged as regional variations. Too many of them are just lazy mistakes / Americanisms.

The Final Cut is extremely melodic, IMO. And depressing.

Mrs. WoT plays. Happy to pass questions on...

...and just remembered there are some Indonesian Squiers with the one-piece guard as well.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1385320771' post='2286911'] Can't remember if it was a Mexican mind..... [/quote] MIMs weren't introduced until 1990....

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1385319840' post='2286881'] Of course, journalists can be wrong , and opinions are subjective, but when it comes to old guitars , spectacles do always seem to be rose-tinted . Every bass is an individual case, of course, but it just really facinates me how the perception of these things changes over time. [/quote] This can be turned around... In the cold light of day, people who own 'em know they're great basses. Problem was, people were looking for something else at the time.

The Precision Specials are custom-shop quality. Top-notch. ...as are the AV reissues. I'd be interested to hear what people didn't like about them? Great woods, well-built with a keen eye for detail. Maybe they were 'disappointing' because reissues weren't what people wanted to see in the early 80s. Of course the MIJ stuff was also great at the time, and cheaper, but that's not what this discussion is about.