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I'm a rabid Rush fan, but... no. And here's why:[list=1] [*]Too expensive. it's getting silly now. [*]Last few times I've been, I've watched the big screen more than the band. I'd happily trade the screen and a few lights for cheaper tickets and more focus on the band. [*]String section? Nah. [*]The sound at the last couple of gigs has been wretched. Crap mix, and FAR TOO LOUD. I'm sick of that fat slab of mush Alex has used for a guitar tone over the last few years. [*]On the subject of Alex, STOP MIMING TO THE BVs! You look silly. [*]Clockwork Angels wasn't a return to form. It was generic prog-metal-by-numbers. Flashes of greatness buried under a blanket of mediocrity. Geddy can't write a melody to save his life these days. [/list] Apart from that, I love them dearly and I'll buy the DVD.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1363641911' post='2015252'] I've never had an email from BassChat. And i don't mind tbh. [/quote] I'm drowning in notifications - millions of the buggers. I keep pestering them to fix it...

Could be one of two things. 1) Your notifications are being re-routed to your junk mail folder. Have a look in there. 2) A problem with some accounts was spotted recently where the notifications just aren't being generated. You might be one of these.

It's a lovely tune. On the subject on the Falklands, here's a fave of mine. Featuring a North-East legend called Frankie Gibbon on bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkD5pKU7WsE

But... which one is he?

How much??? Jaysus - they're not even Custom Shop. It even has the American Deluxe sticker on the pickguard..!

I seem to recall these weren't 'proper' Fender signature editions. They were put together by a third party (SIMMS, possibly?) I

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1363439172' post='2012702'] Lots of great bassist being listed here (Mingus definitely gets my vote). Here's a curveball that the vast majority of you will [i]hate[/i] with a passion… Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) and 'The Modern Bass Guitar'. It blows my head that this track is played using a bass, albeit with a shedload of MIDI mojo going on. It's lightyears away from what most people consider to be 'musicianship', but for me, this guy is a modern-day gunslinger for sure. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUet8XYs5dg[/media] [/quote] Isn't this the noise Manic Miner makes whilst loading?

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-Katana-Bass-/221201758763?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3380a6fa2b"]Yaaaaaaawn[/url].

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1363371438' post='2012039'] For penance you have to listen to this all the way through. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUfZ24jRT3s[/media] [/quote] I didn't realise the SECC had a retractable roof.

If you go for flats, as Conan mentioned earlier the Laklands are beautiful things. And VERY cheap at 20 quid.

The greatest Charva (as we call them) there ever was. It's funny 'cos it's true. [b]BEWARE - VERY [size=5]VERY[/size] SWEARY![/b] http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwsrxr_buzzcock-s-lessons-in-life-3_fun#.UT-q6cGCgT8

Cheers, all

FWIW, I have no problem with either BRX's posts or basses that aren't Fender. Just sayin'.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363112835' post='2008746'] Think a lot of it is down to what you are used to. I would imagine that for a large number people here, their first bass was something that was based on either a Fender P or J. They got used to that design of bass. [/quote] You might have a point, but just for the record, mine was a pointy-headstocked Gibson Epiphone thingy, followed by a Hohner Jack headless, followed by an Overwater Progress, followed by a Stingray / Sterling custom build. It was years before I knocked on Fender's door...

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1363109815' post='2008689'] Au contraire! I'm reading some interesting replies, in amongst the guy who started the thread trying to bring "hate" into it. [/quote] Oh, for crying out loud....

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1363109451' post='2008678'] You're the one that implied that someone on this thread "hated" Fender bases, which implies extreme feelings. Why you couldn't use "dislike" or a simple "not like" makes me think it would have ended up kicking off - again. [/quote] Settle doon, man. It's just internets lingo. The only person that's kicked off is you.

That has happened to a few musician friends of mine over the years. They just... walk away. And usually they come back months / years down the line. Who knows - maybe I'll just wake up one morning and think... 'bugger it'. But as it stands I literally can't comprehend it. It's such an alien concept.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1363107119' post='2008627'] There should be rules against posting rubbish like that. [/quote] A very measured response. Well done.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1363105526' post='2008590'] The problem is that once a question, that introduces an inflammatory aspect to it, is answered - then it does become part of the discussion. [/quote] You think it's inflammatory... I strongly dispute that.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1363105563' post='2008591'] You are wrong. There are plenty Fender owners who wouldn't spit on a Gibson if it was on fire and are quite vocal when it comes to voicing that opinion. There's even a Gibson headstock joke in this thread, and the thread isn't even about Gibsons. Don't talk to me about people looking down their noses, you don't know you're born. [/quote] OK - ta for that. It's not something I've seen much of, as I don't generally get involved.