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[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1404731085' post='2495083'] Without wishing to start a row ( but I almost certainly will...) , I really don't think a '78 P Bass is an instrument worth stretching yourself financially in order to own. The kind of money I see a lot of Fenders from that era going for ( especially in vintage guitar shops ) is a joke, quite frankly. Yes, there were some good ones made back then ( if anyone has one then I am genuinely pleased for them ) , but most were dogs , and even the good ones are not what I would call an in-the-region-of- over £1500 + bass in terms of sound, playability or construction. [/quote] This. I had the chance to buy a natural finish, maple fingerboard 1978 Precision in very good condition a few years ago for £500 & I didn't think it was worth that much. The prices they go for now are nothing short of insane.

Bargain!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404659832' post='2494476'] Yes! His missus looks pretty high-maintenance to me... [/quote] Seen her up close a few times, she's pretty hot!

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1404657873' post='2494456'] Hmm, The cynic in me believes David Gilmour thinks he might sell more copies of his new solo album if he releases it under the Floyd banner! [url="http://www.contactmusic.com/article/david-gilmours-wife-reveals-new-pink-floyd-album-endless-river_4274088"]http://www.contactmu...s-river_4274088[/url] [/quote] Yeah, because he really needs the money, doesn't he?

If you only need two inputs I'd go for the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Sounds great & I use it on both my Macs - it works with both Snow Leopard & Mavericks with no problems at all for me.

One of my all-time favourite albums is the first album, "Monkey on a Chain Gang" by "House of Freaks", a guitar/drums two piece band. Saw them supporting Bob Mould in the late 80's when he was touring his "Workbook" album & thought they were fantastic. Here's a track from that album: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL3ZQv1TdsY[/media] They released other albums but I've always preferred the first one. Tragically the singer/guitarist, Bryan Harvey, was brutally murdered along with his wife & two young daughters by burglars at their home on New Years Day 2006. [url="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/house-of-freaks-singer-murdered-20060104"]http://www.rollingst...rdered-20060104[/url]

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1404576125' post='2493880'] [media]http://youtu.be/xjloX_EvYiI[/media] [/quote] Good choice.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1404281518' post='2490999'] Nice. Congratulations BassChat! Do you have numbers on how many of them are active? [/quote] At a guess, about 30.

Doesn't do a lot for me, but then again 99% of the music that gets mentioned on Basschat doesn't do anything for me either.

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1404145517' post='2489747'] Doesn't even remotely look like him. [/quote] Not the big hairy one on the floor, the one with the rifle.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1404137948' post='2489611'] [b]Jack White:[/b] sounded atrocious! ...... Credit to the Theremin player, who managed to stay in tune! Not an easy thing to do with a Theremin, not least at a big open-air event. [/quote] It's all relative - Anything would have sounded in tune next to Jack Whites guitar.

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1404115299' post='2489303'] Brushy One String - one string guitarist, I wanted to see him but his gig was cancelled , not sure why. [/quote] He broke a string......

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1404073166' post='2489078'] I record them onto cassette tapes and post them out in Jiffy bags. [/quote] I really hope that you actually do this. I found a bag of old band cassettes the other day & it was brilliant going through them all - far more fun than poxy mp3s on a f***ing cloud or whatever modern techno bollocks is the current craze.

Really enjoying Bombay Bicycle Club - easily the best thing I've seen all weekend. Robert Plant was pretty good too.

If I lost most of my gear in a fire there's no way I'd have the desire to keep playing & start having to buy stuff again, playing just isn't that big a part of my life anymore. It's perfectly understandable to me why you feel the way you do. I go for weeks, sometimes months without picking up a bass; unless I'm working on a song for myself or somebody else it doesn't get touched.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1403986280' post='2488369'] My favourite Tull bass player is/was Glenn Cornick. I think he only played on their first three albums. Their music did not have the same appeal for me after Aqualung. My favourite album is their first one.."This Was", which is the only one to feature guitarist Mick Abrahams. [/quote] They were, to all intents & purposes, a completely different band on the first album IMO. I really like Tull but I don't like that first album at all - far too bluesy for me.

I've seen some godawful sh*t in my time but what I'm watching from Jack White at the moment is just atrocious.

[quote name='bassbora' timestamp='1403982376' post='2488333'] Now that is a nice Chaparral. This is the holy Grail for me. [/quote] They are superb guitars. I've owned a few USA Hamers & they are without a doubt the best guitars I've ever played. It's not cheap, but Hamer prices are rocketing since they stopped building them.

There's a really lovely Chaparral with boomers on Ebay UK at the moment: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hamer-Chaparral-1986-Custom-/161344035074?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2590da9902

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1381676209' post='2242127'] I like Andy Fairweather Low, too..... [/quote] He's a great bloke, and a Cardiff boy too. Played a festival he was also playing at in 1989 - our guitarists amp had crapped out on him late the night before & Andy let us borrow his Fender Twin for our slot.

Sounds like my idea of hell. I like music, but I really hate unsolicited music being rammed down my throat. I'd happily shoot all the buskers when I'm in the city centre, especially now that they all use bloody amps.

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1403168637' post='2480345'] Yeah, Dan's really good. And given he's playing music of that complexity and stepping in the shoes of Bryan Beller and looks about 17, I'm not jealous oh no. [/quote] He looks about 17 because he IS about 17 ( a bit older actually). His Basschat name is Danthewelshy & he's a really nice guy. He also plays with my old mate Steve Roberts (Godsticks drummer) as the live rhythm section for Magenta.

Bloody hell! Something we both like! I was introduced to this album by a brilliant student music teacher we had in high school for a few months in the late 70's. It was through him I discovered a whole new world of superb music (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever etc.) that really made me want to improve as a bass player. (I never did actually improve as I was far too lazy & undisciplined but nevertheless the thought was definitely there once.....)

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1403189780' post='2480654'] The point being, he couldn't really hear the cavernous difference in quality between the two pieces of music. One lovingly crafted over months with real instruments etc. The other pretty much hitting the first preset on some readily available VST synths and looping [i]ad nauseum[/i]. And I don't think that is unusual either. Non-musicians hear music very differently to musicians. [/quote] This is very true. A good friend of mine (and a fantastic singer) recently recorded a demo of a new song she'd written using GarageBand on her iPad. The song was very good but, apart from her voice, there were no real instruments on the song at all. To my ears this was obvious but when she put the demo up on her Soundcloud page she was getting people leaving comments about the quality & the tightness of the playing & how good the musicians were.

Hiring professional piano movers doesn't come cheap mind, and it's not the sort of thing that should be attempted by people who are only used to lugging amps & cabs about.