RhysP

I've never broken a bass or guitar string whilst playing. I recently went through 3 packets of GHS Bass Boomers when stringing up my Bogart bass for the first time - those string clamps take a bit of getting used to. Got it sussed now though.

Playing related year - sh*t. Non-playing related year - sh*t. And all the signs are pointing to next year being even worse.

Lovely colour, one of my favourites - it's just a shame that a large percentage of it is obscured by that horrible big white plastic scratchplate & chrome control plate.

I've never seen myself playing on video like that, and I'm very worried that after 32+ years of playing I'd find out that I sound just like that kid.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1320422639' post='1426746'] I missed this year's but will be there in March on Saturday. [/quote] Right that settles it, I'm definitely going - on Sunday.

Could have been the old "off stage keyboard player" routine. It's not very Rock'n'Roll to have a boring old ivory tinkler on stage, so many bands stick 'em behind the backdrop so they don't spoil the look of the guitarists while they're throwing shapes - quite right too......

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1320355966' post='1425906'] Looks amazing. Always thought these felt like my bass. Lovely. [/quote] Ta! It's a beauty, isn't it? I especially love the inlays. Joe Zon apparently built this bass as an exhibition piece for a NAMM show. He commissioned an inlay specialist to do the work on the fingerboard, which are mother of pearl Celtic chains: [IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/RhysP/ZonInlay.jpg[/IMG]

I'm praying that nobody starts a "Show us your number 2's" thread.

Excellent review - nice one.

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Awesome colour!

I quite fancy going but it's an expensive day out on the train from Cardiff. Depends if I'm working on the Saturday (which I don't know yet). All the negative comments about the noise last year put me off the idea a bit.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1320330263' post='1425392'] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]The people you are slagging off are quite good with a screwdriver and very successful businessmen for a reason. [/font][/color][/size] [/quote] Fixed.

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1320336748' post='1425520'] You'll never get the sound of a 12 through using effects. I suppose everyone's different, but with the sort of sounds I use (loads of treble) you get a chime effect that you just simply cannot re-create with effects. You'll get the note sure, but you'll never, ever get the ludicrous amounts of harmonics and overtones that a 12 string generates. [/quote] This is totally correct. There's a natural chorusing/shimmering effect that happens with a 12ver that sounds awesome. I tried using a chorus pedal on my Hamer 12ver once & I found that it completely killed the sound - it lost all of the overtones & just sounded messy.

I think having a signature bass that's only a cheap knock-off would be pretty depressing.

Fantastic grain pattern on that - look forward to seeing it finished.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1320003693' post='1421204'] [/quote] That looks like it's been in a fire.

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1319995954' post='1421023'] Anyone ever worked out the groovy riff at the start of this ? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHj-JjcAo3k[/media] Would love the music/tab of this....one to play with a synth bass effect for sure [/quote] I can get pretty much exactly the same sound out of my EBS envelope filter, which is the reason I bought it.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1319975860' post='1420651'] Yep. [/quote] You got it for £300? SERIOUS bargain, even with the neck repair. Nice one!

[quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1319891714' post='1419766'] What do people think about his vocals though? (Hillage that is, not Allen) [/quote] Always liked his voice, suits the material perfectly IMO.

Did you buy the BC Rich Eagle on Ebay?

First gig I ever played was an all dayer in West Sussex. We were on immediately before China Crisis who were headlining so we had a pretty decent sized crowd. All day there had been this crazy drunk woman wandering round the site making a pain in the arse of herself - at one point she walked over to me & kicked me in the back for no reason whatsoever while I was sat on the floor. She quickly became known as "Cider Woman". We were a couple of numbers into our set when I noticed she was standing right in front of my monitor, so when it came to an instrumental bit I went to the front of the stage & struck my best Phil Lynott pose with my bass neck pointing out over her head. Quick as a flash her hands shot upwards & grabbed the neck of my bass & tried to pull me off the stage. I tried to pull the bass away from her but she had a grip like a f***ing tyre fitter! The only thing I could think to do, and I'm very ashamed to admit this, was kick her in the face. Luckily she must have read my mind & relaxed her grip leaving me to go stumbling back across the stage just in time to start singing the next verse of the song.