Cosmo Valdemar

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1425982153' post='2712920'] There's only one guy to go to in Edinburgh, Chris McIntyre. He has his workshop right next to Hibs football ground off Albion Road. [url="http://www.mcintyreguitars.com/"]http://www.mcintyreguitars.com/[/url] [/quote] This. I used to use him all the time when he was in Peckham.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1425984853' post='2712980'] I believe that irritable Alex has left to do the knowledge. It might be safe to go back in there again! [/quote] Imagine getting in his taxi! It would be a quiet journey at least

I've just spent a considerable amount of money on tickets to see Paul McCartney at the O2. It's been an ambition of mine for years. It's such a shame that, not being around in the early 60s, I won't understand any of it.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1425899002' post='2711871'] For those who pass through and who 'lose', there is still an industry that can accommodate them e.g. Jonathan Antoine as a classical tenor, Rhydian Roberts in musical theatre, Susan Boyle in her field etc. [/quote] I know she was a little difficult to pigeonhole but it's unfair to leave her singing outside in a field.

Sounds like a Mellotron to me.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1425580046' post='2708829'] Is it wrong i prefer these knobs over the other 2 styles they have. [/quote] Yes.

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1425541414' post='2708259'] pickguard off please a la Macca. [/quote] I've got one of these in sunburst - first thing I did was take the scratchplate off, in a shameless tribute to him. I also swapped the cheapo knobs for some proper teacup ones, purely for aesthetic reasons. Finally, and most importantly, get some decent strings on it! It will be twice the bass it is now! Mine's wearing Hofner flats, with the green silk windings. The bass thumps so beautifully now, it's a wonderful little thing.

[quote name='Jebo1' timestamp='1425455850' post='2707436'] Something to keep in mind is that Paul often played root notes whilst recording then over-dubbed the melodic Basslines afterwards. [/quote] Indeed - he would refrain from recording the final bassline until he had heard the rest of the arrangement. The trick, he said, was to do this but make it sound like it had always been there. Not sure why this needs to be 'kept in mind' though, as if it's a negative or something? It's a perfectly reasonable method of composing.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1425461724' post='2707483'] I would not get upset at 3.5 hours. He might have read it and been on the way out to work or something. Couple of days- certainly. But not less than a day. [/quote] This. At least send the chap another message saying you'll need a response by whenever, or you can only keep it on hold for so long, something like that.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1425394722' post='2706869'] I have exactly the same instrument and I just don't feel the need to look at anything else. Sounds great, looks great, feels great! [/quote] There speaks a man truly contented. I still feel my eye wandering but when I'm playing it I can't stop grinning.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425392237' post='2706820'] Eh? You're not allowed to say 'Sw***ier'?? Iceholes! What the farking feck is [i]that [/i]corksucking shyte all about?? [/quote] Hilary Sw***.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1425381390' post='2706654'] Well, I bought a BB414 (from MoJo) a little while ago and used it for the first time at rehearsal last night. To say I was surprised would be an understatement - I was very impressed indeed. It is actually a touch heavier than I would usually like but hangs so well when wearing it that it doesn't notice. I may change the tuners for lightweight ones if it becomes a problem. The neck is very nice, a bit thicker in the hand than most Jazz basses but not a plank, either. In fact the general build quality is better than I expected. Tone-wise is where it impressed me most - woody with a character way beyond its price point. Playing around the 7th/8th fret really brought that out - a lovely sound indeed. It sat in the mix like a Precision - tone up at half was very aggressive but rolled off completely gave a nice 'old school thump'. Dial in just a touch more treble and I found my sweet spot. Hard to believe I could get such a playable bass with such a great tone for such a small amount of money. What, if anything, does a 424 (and beyond) bring to the party that the 414 lacks? [/quote] You got one! Well done.

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1425388128' post='2706750'] I struggle to understand quite how Yamaha manage to make these for the money, the fit and finish is excellent, there are no sharp edges or fret ends, the pots and tuners have a lovely solid feel to them and the whole thing feels...finished if you know what I mean. [/quote] Ain't that the truth! Up to recently I owned two of these fine beasts, both the same as yours. I've just traded one for the five string version, so far so good! I actually prefer these to the swisher 1024 version as these nail the P bass sound whereas the posher ones sound a bit different. Sw***ier pickups no doubt. I've never had the pleasure of a 2024 though...

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1425170708' post='2704770'] It won't be easy as I would think your to young to get what The Beatles were about. [/quote] Seriously?!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1425233936' post='2705389'] Hmmmm, still not convinced it's a Gibson. [/quote] That's a different guitar. There is a close-up shot of PT with the guitar that clearly shows it to be a Gibson, complete with truss rod cover. Can't find it though!

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1425220035' post='2705156'] Yeah, I agree. I wonder what exactly has made the difference...? Hard to say, I suspect. [/quote] It's worth remembering that what we consider to be classic bass tones were often achieved either through accident or circumstance. Roger Glover has often said he was never happy with his Rickenbacker sound, only playing them as it cut through Lord and Blackmore better than his Precision. Yet many of us think of this as a landmark in rock bass tone. Glover now plays with a very clean, warm active tone and says it's what he's been after for years but technology never allowed it. Similarly, Geezer Butler's sound on the early Sabbath albums - P bass through a 50w Laney guitar head and a half empty cab. Sounds amazing. Geezer was ashamed of it for years.

Now that is a sexual bass right there.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1424552456' post='2697704'] So if you picked up Chris Squire's bass at one of his gigs, and played one of his bass lines, would you sound like him ? [/quote] Within reason. If I started playing Yes songs with a pick I would be surprised if the overall noise was particularly different. If I started slapping (which I would never be able to do) then no. If I played 'as myself' it would sound like me but with Chris Squire's tone.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1424539496' post='2697508'] Yeah, but I think individual players have a 'tone' of their own too. For instance, I'm very skinny, and have skinny fingers, I play only finger style, and have a light touch. My inherent 'tone' won't be the same as someone who weighs 16 stone, and has sausages for fingers . I mean think of the number of guys who play, or the number of guys over the last 50 years, who have played a Fender Precision bass through an Ampeg rig. Do they all sound the same ? No, they don't because part of their sound is them. You can hear that it's a P bass, and you can maybe hear that it's played through an Ampeg, but then there's something else that's particular to them. That's their 'tone', and that's something that you need to study if you want to emulate their sound. It comes from where about on the instrument they play, how they play, all of the nuances and articulation in their playing. [/quote] I havd to say, I think the whole 'tone is in the fingers' argument is for thd most part utter bollocks. The playing style is, but the tone itself? For example - give Chris Squire a Hofner violin bass with flatwounds through a vox amp. Would it sound like him? Not a jot. The reason being his preferred basses and complex amp system are what gets his sound. Not his fingers. With regard to the Ampeg example above, of course all those players sound different. Countless variables in action. However if they all used the same amp setting and were recorded in the same studio with the same producer etc...

Excellent! I look forward to seeing this.