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I'd also consider giving nickel roundwounds a go if I were you - roundwound sound but kinder to your fingerboard than steels. If you want that classic fretless "mwah" sound you need to use roundwounds.

I would think most of them would have been wearing heels of some sort, definitely not flats.

[quote name='basshead56' post='875241' date='Jun 23 2010, 11:48 AM']What is the best course of action?: A) what my gut says- tell the ungrateful pair of s****s to get F´d[/quote] Definitely go with your gut feeling. And don't bother with all this "Life's too short to be holding grudges" bollocks - take it with you to the grave. Grudges & bitterness make life worth living.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='869858' date='Jun 17 2010, 01:07 PM']I've never met anyone that was thoroughly dislikeable.....[/quote] Meet me for a pint sometime & allow me to change your mind.

At the moment I'd have to say Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree.

[quote name='JTUK' post='871743' date='Jun 19 2010, 02:24 PM']From the OP, it sounds like the Singer/Songwriters are at demo level so pitch accordingly and my hint about mounting costs could be the difference between them and you doing it or not. If the ante is higher then get a more formal arrangement as above.[/quote] I'm actually recording the bass parts for an album (the artists third) that's being released at the end of July. It's a small project though that is being financed by the artist. The fact that most of the songs are in Welsh pretty much guarantees it isn't going to be a global smash hit, unless it goes platinum in Patagonia.

[quote name='JTUK' post='871044' date='Jun 18 2010, 06:59 PM']This does not sound a very formal session set-up so take it for what it is...an introduction and a chance to get involved and set your price accordingly. The first thing is to get another call, so take this into account in this enviroment.[/quote] This is what I was thinking - I'm more interested in getting asked back than making a fast buck.

Out of the blue I've been contacted by a local recording studio (where I've done some recording in the past) & asked if I'd be interested in doing session work for the singer/songwriters they get in from time to time. I'm very pleased & flattered to be asked but they want me to let them know how much I will charge for the session & to be honest I haven't got a clue where to start. Are there standard rates for this sort of thing? Do you charge by the hour or some other method? Any advice would be appreciated. Ta!

[quote name='JimD' post='870696' date='Jun 18 2010, 12:35 PM']After seeing Darren from the Pirate Twins playing a Status Series II with Thomas Dolby earlier in the year.....[/quote] Did you go to the Union Chapel "Flat Earth" gig? I'd love to have gone but it would have meant a stop-over & I couldn't get the following day off work.

Not a bass, but I would love to get another Chapman Stick to replace the one I foolishly sold a few years ago. (And if we're talking money no object I'd have a 5 string, a 6 string & an 8 string Zon Legacy to go with my two 4 strings).

Superb! Schofield's great in that clip too.

[quote name='deathpanda' post='868011' date='Jun 15 2010, 01:54 PM']Is it weird that my geddy lee sig has a lovely slap tone? I see how active pickups can help, but those complaining that passive basses don't sound good slapped, probably aren't doing something right.[/quote] Or maybe that's just their opinion.

[quote name='TheRev' post='865820' date='Jun 13 2010, 11:45 AM']There's no secret to Danny's playing. All you have to do is practice for 6 hours a day and play every gig & session that's offered to you. Repeat this for about 30 years and hey presto! instant Danny Thompson. Easy.[/quote] I don't have 30 years left...........

It depends whether the signature model has some sensible & practical modifications to the "standard" model, and if it's a bass or guitar I'd consider using anyway. For example, I wouldn't buy a Geddy Lee Jazz because I don't like Jazz basses, even though I'm a huge Rush fan. I've had a few signature model guitars (Gretsch Brian Setzer & Elliot Easton models, Jackson Phil Collen model) which have been great instruments.

It makes me think of of Pete Way.

[quote name='henry norton' post='865502' date='Jun 12 2010, 08:27 PM']I remember passing up an opportunity to see Holdsworth when he was playing with Level 42 - I can't even remember why now [/quote] You didn't miss anything. I saw them & he just looked bored & embarrassed most of the evening. He certainly didn't get a chance to play the way he's famous for. The most memorable thing he did all night was mess up the guitar solo in "Lessons in Love"!!

[quote name='Alun' post='861005' date='Jun 8 2010, 02:05 PM']Saw them in cardiff last night and they were mind blowingly good. Jimmy Johnson's tone, direct into the PA, is unbelievably perfect.[/quote] [quote name='jakesbass' post='865474' date='Jun 12 2010, 07:43 PM']Alun I was there....! I don't know what you look like so couldn't say hello (otherwise I would have. I had a long chat with Jimmy at the Ronnies gig and he put me on the guest list for Cardiff (by chance I was visiting my brother who lives about 400yds from the globe). He's (Jimmy) a really lovely guy. I thought the sound was a bit duff in Cardiff but they coped with it amazingly well and the crowd in Cardiff gave them a hell of a lot more back than the Ronnies crowd. I thought the ensemble playing was fabulous.[/quote] I'd just like to say that I hate the pair of you. I'd have loved to have seen that gig but I'd have had to tell my sister that we weren't going to the Rush film & she'd have killed me. Did they have a good crowd then?

I'd buy one if I thought I could play it as well as Danny Thompson does. That, however, is extremely unlikely.....

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='849819' date='May 27 2010, 09:21 PM']Calvert? I met him years ago,and have a battered book signed by him (Hype). Think it was HMV . He was a great, smashing polite bloke. He was gonna busk in the subway in Hammersmith telling people not to buy Hawkwind records i i r c . Don't know if he did. Next day , we both walked past each other in green park. We were both scratching our heads in a 'haven't I seen you somewhere before?' moment.[/quote] Hawkwind were never the same without Calvert IMO. He was unique. His solo stuff is great too - "Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters" is a long-time favourite of mine.