RhysP

I play mandolin, though I haven't picked one up for a while. Can't help you with the tab thing, sorry - I've always just worked stuff out by ear.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1329139885' post='1537639'] * A guitarist who plays a solo for the song's benefit rather than his own. [/quote] What is this mystical creature of which you speak?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329048915' post='1536386'] For a custom bass? You'd be hard pressed, methinks. [/quote] I'm fully aware of that. I was merely stating that £400 is the most I could possibly spend on a bass given my current financial situation, not what I thought it cost.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329042954' post='1536288'] It's certainly a great-looking bass... just had a look at the Shuker site, and they're not as wildly expensive as you'd think. Mind you, that depends what you're thinking, of course. [/quote] I was thinking less than £400. I had a look at the Shuker site too, and all the basses are more than I have ever spent, or will ever spend, on a bass. Great prices for what you get though, especially when compared to current US Fender prices.

I used to use the SIT strings 12ver set on my Hamer. I had to order them from the US but they were really good.

That looks absolutely stunning. I've been thinking about getting a Precision style bass & this would be just perfect (if it were not for the fact that it's probably way out of my price range).

[quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1328968161' post='1535404'] what is the form on blues jams? [/quote] Basically you plod along playing a walking bassline whilst a load of guitarists w*** on endlessly over the top of it, pausing occasionally to sing some bollocks about how tough their life is before playing another solo on their £5000 private stock PRS or similar.

I've never paid more than £40.00 for any basses/guitars to be shipped from Europe.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - "War Babies"

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1328603158' post='1529664'] Marleaux, Marleauxs... hmm... what's the plural? [/quote] Marli.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1328535893' post='1528586'] I want to look up on that stage and see Roger Waters/Steve Hackett/Eric Clapton/Mick Jagger etc. [/quote] Not all in the same band I wouldn't.

I'm a big Floyd fan but I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in going to see a tribute band play their stuff - I don't care how good they are, they're not Pink Floyd. I'd much rather stay in & listen to the albums. Same goes for Steely Dan too.

Bellowhead are an awesome live band. Are Moving Hearts still going then? I know Christy Moore & Donal Lunny tour together sometimes but I had no idea they still all played together as Moving Hearts - is Davy Spillane still with them?

[quote name='timo' timestamp='1328055042' post='1521271'] And the new bassist is... Me! Yay! [/quote] Awesome! If anything could lure me back into the gigging realm again it would be doing something like this. [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1328099050' post='1521694'] @RhysP - 'Clogs'! I'd forgotten all about that one. An old school friend of mine had it and we used to play it all the time. Lovely little album. Next time I see her I'll have to ask if she's still got it. [/quote] Here we go, the album cover & track listing: [list=1] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/captaincoulston.html"]Captain Coulston[/url] [*]Andy Roberts: Richmond [*]Martin Carthy / Dave Swarbrick: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/theirishwasherwoman.html"]The Irish Washerwoman / The Ash Plant[/url] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/thewren.html"]The King[/url] [*]Keith Christmas: Poem [*]Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/joseph.taylor/songs/murderofmariamarten.html"]Murder of Maria Marten[/url] [/list][list=1] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/raveon.html"]Rave On[/url] [*]Tim Hart and Maddy Prior: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/ilivenotwhereilove.html"]I Live Not Where I Love[/url] [*]Spirogyra: Captain's Log [*]Shelagh McDonald: Rod's Song [*]Martin Carthy: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/lordrandall.html"]Lord Randall[/url] [*]Marc Ellington: Yarrow [*]Andy Roberts: Welcome Home [/list] I used to love the track "Richmond" by Andy Roberts too.

[quote name='hairyhaw' timestamp='1328048924' post='1521089'] I heard she'd collaborated with Joe Bonnamosa. [/quote] That's one way of describing it.

[quote name='jackers' timestamp='1327932703' post='1518962'] but don't be too disheartened, because when fender gets it right, the USA basses are brilliant. [/quote] For the money USA Fenders cost they should be getting it right [u][b]every single f***ing time[/b][/u].

[quote name='jonannlou' timestamp='1327877942' post='1518293'] The 18v elecs are a dream [/quote] Are you sure it's an 18v circuit? From what I remember of my old Jaydee (which had a neck so unstable I spent 95% of the time I owned it adjusting the f***ing thing before I finally gave up on it) one of the two batteries was purely for powering the LED on the pickup selector.

That really was a superb display of fretless bass cliches to be avoided at all costs.

I'd also stop using the Gripmaster thing if I were you as all that's likely to do is increase the risk of tendonitis - no use whatsoever from a playing perspective. You don't need an iron grip to play a bass guitar.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1327777814' post='1516711'] I'm going to have to go dig out my copy of No Roses now you've mentioned it, I haven't listened to it for years. [/quote] I first heard a track from "No Roses" on a Folk sampler album (on 8 track cartridge!!) called "Clogs" when I was really young & it completely blew me away as I'd never heard anything like it before. I found the lyrics and the instrumentation completely captivating & listened to it over & over again - the track was "The Murder of Maria Marten" & I still love it to this day. When I was in my first band with friends in high school I suggested we cover it & the rest of them thought I was insane as they were all listening to stuff like The Clash & The Damned. Their lack of enthusiasm (& also not knowing anybody who played a Hurdy Gurdy) meant I never got to realise my dream of performing it.

This is good news. I'm sure Ashley knows what he's doing & wouldn't do this unless he was sure it would be a bloody good band & a worthy successor to all his other Albion projects. One of the new line-up is Ashley's son so his DNA will be present even if he isn't. I was listening to some old Albion Country Band vinyl only the other night - "No Roses". Superb Stuff.

[quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1327738466' post='1515971'] [sub]But Judas Priest have an all out Gibson (V, Paul, Thunderbird) thing going on.....[/sub] [/quote] No they don't - KK & Glenn have both used Hamers pretty much exclusively for years & Ian Hill always played a Jazz until he started using Spectors. He now has his own Spector signature model. The only Gibson I've ever seen a picture of Ian Hill with was a crappy old solid body violin shaped thing. (Don't know what the new boy uses but to be honest I don't care - it's not Priest without Kenny Downing IMO).

I'd have the Fodera & swap it for a couple of Zons (you didn't say anything about not swapping!).