Cosmo Valdemar

Slade Alive - second best live album ever (after Live at Leeds). The 2-disc reissue is excellent. Is there a more under-valued bassist than Jim Lea? I also recommend the Live at the BBC CDs, lots of early material and covers played a bit raunchier than the studio versions. I need to get some Slade into our set.

Early Quo - unbeatable. My old band covered Big Fat Mama on our first album - have a listen: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETd7zJ7iH4[/media] That's me in the glasses.

Fantastic! Hope there's some live stuff and not just mimes totp appearances.

Don't sell the P bass. I speak from personal experience. No matter how good the Thumb may be, and it will do amazing things, but it will never do what the P can do.

[quote name='muso' timestamp='1354201422' post='1883505'] I think you mean Sonja Kristina - yes she still fronts the band - we are on tour in the UK April 2013 so check the website - we amy be nearer than you think, and theres a new live album out at the mo - I think this is posted to the wrong forum.. should be in the gig one I think oops. [/quote] I've got my tickets for the Beaverwood show booked already, I'll try to come over and say hello!

I would love one of these. One day, I will have one. Gorgeous to play, very unique tone - hard to describe, but as everyone else has already said, it sounds 'natural' and very honest.

Fair play to Jerry.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1354017699' post='1880790'] . Metal's a funny thing because all it takes to change the category is the vocal style or the guitar tone. Imagine early Korn with death vocals. Itd be doom wouldn't it? [/quote] No.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1353858207' post='1879026'] Just read about these in this months BGM, so did a quick search. There is the regular, which has a single coil pickup, and the special, which has a humbucker at the neck, and jazz pickup at the bridge. The clip below is of the special. Just love the sound, especially on the humbucker setting. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkcmO1DunDU[/media] I thought I`d cured my bass gas, but that sounds soooooo nice! [/quote] You have my sympathies. I want one too.

[i][quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1353678908' post='1877321'] If anyone is considering buying a new one (more likely an HCT than an Icon, which was US market only) then I'd seriously suggest that they start to monitor eBay for vintage violin basses instead. A new HCT will cost you over £500 and remains, ultimately, a Chinese copy. The vintage market peaked in 2009 and then slid badly, so you can now buy a genuine late-60's or early-70's German-made hand-built 500/1 for well under £1000. More money? Not when you take into account the likely resale value later. Same bass? Not a chance. Once you've played the real thing, no copy of a 500/1 will ever really cut it for you. [/quote][/i] I would only want one for plonking on around the house and having never played the real thing, a Chinese copy would probably do the job. I can't begin to imagine just how ridiculous I would look playing one live!

Which is the 3rd string, the A or D?

I'm tempted by one of these... I originally considered on of the more expensive models (Icon?) but probably wouldn't bother for the amount I would use it.

[sup]Lark's Tongues in Aspic - Part II[/sup]

[quote name='thegom' timestamp='1353421180' post='1874767'] Yeah, design is certainly a bit special. Unfortunately there are not a lot decent quality mid price 32'' basses out there so can't be too picky about the design... [/quote] 'Special' is putting it mildly... Didn't realise it was a 32" scale though.

Saw one hanging on the wall at Guitar Guitar but didn't try it - it looks like a complete design disaster to me.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1353077104' post='1871365'] If you haven't seen them, watch the interviews they did for the 5.1 remixes. They're all on YouTube. They band talk very frankly about a lot of things (particularly Tony), including regret at making Epping Forest so busy. The band (bar Hackett's) hatred of After the Ordeal will make you wince. Poor Steve. [/quote] I'm sure my Dad has them - I'll have a look. I never knew they had such contempt for After The Ordeal. I think it's beautiful, particularly coming after Battle.