Cosmo Valdemar

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1445037178' post='2888436'] They're not EB-0s, but EB-3s. The EB-0 only has the neck pickup. [/quote] And the current SG basses have very different pickups to the old EB basses.

These are truly excellent basses. My only wish is that the finish was a bit creamier, like the old Gibsons, and indeed your JC!

Apologies for the thread resurrection but I would love to know the outcome of this experiment!

[quote name='GM10' timestamp='1444824793' post='2886382'] What i have noticed is the guitar wah wah drops in volume when engaged and you lose bottom end which is fairly predicatble really [/quote] This. If you try it in a band situation you will notice your bottom drop out when you engage the pedal. The bass version does not do this but be warned it is a very different 'wah' sound to the guitar version - the bass one leaves the low end clean and only applies the effect to certain frequencies. A quick Youtube should give you some idea. If you love the effect of the standard wah but want to use it in a band setting you could always split your signal so you always have a clean tone running alongside the wah. There are also some wahs out ther that work very well with both guitar and bass - the Ibanez Weeping Demon springs to mind.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1444638455' post='2884603'] P.S. Arthurs bass player is Jevons Beaumont and i agree he is excellent. [/quote] That is a truly outstanding name.

If it's the same as my old ABM, you need to remove the 4 plastic buttons from the top of the case, then unscrew - the inside should slide out. It's a very simple job to replace the valve but be aware that different valves will affect the sound. The first replacement valve I popped in really changed the nature of the drive, and not for the better!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1444130168' post='2880481'] Its funny hearing him on a P bass - it makes me realise that on a lot of his early recordings featuring the J basses (Moving Pictures in particular) he clearly didn't have both J pickups on full, but favoured the neck pickup: giving a rather Precision-esque tone. Limelight being a good example of this. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kQsVk8K4c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kQsVk8K4c[/url] [/quote] Indeed. The Jazz on Moving Pictures is neck pickup only. My old Roadworn Jazz absolutely nailed that sound. People often say it's difficult to tell the difference between the Rickenbacker and the Jazz, but they really do sound very different - on Signals for example, the difference is night and day. It's a bit trickier on Moving Pictures as the bass tracks had a load of distortion added on after recording.

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[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1443780931' post='2877604'] I've posted adverts looking for experimental musicians to collaborate with, and gotten replies from 'classic rock' bands wanting to know if I'd be interested in auditioning for them. [/quote] You really don't like Classic Rock do you

Welcome back that man!

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1443606866' post='2876093'] From my earlier post: [media]http://youtu.be/ja8WduMfv5I[/media] [/quote] I'm no Hucknall fan, but that is a wonderful bit of song placement there. Suits the scene perfectly. Incidentally, the only time I've really enjoyed Simply Red was the time I was having an ingrowing toenail removed in hospital. I had some sedative or other running in the back of my hand so I was fully away in happy land, and what 'Stars' came on the radio I started hallucinating to the music. I can remember singing along too, in my confused state. Lord knows what the surgeon thought.

I'm always amazed that the bass part to 'Something' can be considered 'busy'. It's far from simple root notes, but to my ear it slides around the melody perfectly.

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1442343553' post='2866277'] As the guys who own this bass know what i am talking about it has a fantastic feel to it this bass, sound wise it is just soooo right !!! lots of bottom end with fantastic bite at the same time, a fantastic feeling bass, whether it has Geddy lee's name on it or not i would still want it, this is a well designed instrument with a lot of nice touches, i haven't picked a Ric up since i have had this bass !!!! [/quote] If you decide to sell any of your Ricks let me know

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1442396761' post='2866577'] Oh yeah, any mention of that kind of stuff is instant invalidation from me. Somewhere between Germany and the UK... [/quote] I like that. A lot.

I think it's justifiable - you can't get the DVD/Blu-Ray content anywhere else other than bootlegs, and the remastered quality will be far higher.

And here I was thinking 'Black Spaghetti On Stage' was some obscure 70s live album...

PJ's the man. And he must be so bloody busy too.

I saw Vic Reeves was there on the first night.

Bloody good they are. I felt privileged to be there. And indeed, some wonderful surprises in the setlist!

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1441529501' post='2859455'] Hamburger Concerto by Focus. Didn't have the success of its predecessors Focus 3 and Moving Waves, both of which had very successful singles (Sylvia and Hocus Pocus) - the single from Hamburger Concerto was Harem Scarem which sank without a trace. [/quote] If Pierre Van Der Linden was on it it would have been perfect.

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1441663095' post='2860780'] Black Sabbath - Sabotage. Not a fan of Sabbath/heavy metal at all but the album just blows me away every time. It never seems to get a mention when their work is discussed, which is a shame as it's such a diverse and 'risky' album.. [/quote] It also happens to be my favourite album ever! Inspired by seeing several of it's songs played live last night - a massive surprise - I would like to nominate 'Islands' by King Crimson. Terminally unpopular and very much an oddity among their other albums, it's actually rather beautiful and pioneering - Sigur Ros seem to have taken inspiration from it.

Smashing! Time even for a cheeky pint afterwards!

How long was the set roughly? I too am having minor journey home concerns...

TONIGHT