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[quote name='JackLondon' post='792000' date='Mar 31 2010, 03:00 PM']Think of it as buying a house, you wouldn't go and look at just one would you? So why get stuck only in one music genre?[/quote] But you'd only buy the house that you liked, not live in loads of ones you hated because it was a "learning experience".

I'd never play a style of music I don't like. What would be the point if I hated doing it?

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='791184' date='Mar 30 2010, 09:47 PM']"He leans to the left, so shoot to the right, and he leans to the shadows, so look to the sun, and he stands up on his toes, so shoot from a crouch." The Paleface (1948)[/quote] Probably my favourite film scene of all time.

Please let me know if you ever decide to part with that Hamer Impact. I've owned many Hamer guitars & they are all superb. Love the old PS10 Iceman too - a friend of mine sold one a few years back. Beautiful guitar.

Maple neck? I don't think so..........

[quote name='ghigo85' post='785820' date='Mar 25 2010, 02:42 PM'][/quote] Is that your Chapman Stick in the background?

From what I can remember (it's a LONG time since I listened to that) it's a sort of slow flanging/chorus effect, isn't it? He used to use a Yamaha 1010 analogue delay that had a modulation circuit for processing. He also used to add a very fast delay (about 30ms) to his sound.

Ovation Magnum (with a bit of chorus). That's what he was using live around the time of the Escape album. Of course, in the studio it could have been anything........ (There are some lovely bass parts on Escape - it's one of my all-time favourite play-along albums).

[quote name='TheButler' post='783376' date='Mar 23 2010, 01:16 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Midas-Fall---Eleven.-Return-and-Revert---PROMO-CD-ALBUM_W0QQitemZ310206107234QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100313?IMSfp=TL100313128001r34358"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Midas-Fall---Eleven....313128001r34358[/url] I'm surprised it even got £2.19..![/quote] How do we know you haven't been bumping the price up by bidding on it yourself?

I'd heard about Martin Taylor's legendary phone call to a "South American" bass player, but never actually heard it before. I'd always assumed it was probably Chucho Merchan.

I honestly wouldn't bother with Denmark St. if I were you; it seriously sucks donkeys these days. Also, as others have said, you'd be MUCH better off selling your bass than part exchanging it.

It's only a month, why mess about buying & selling a bass? Sometimes a little break from playing is the best thing you can do.

That looks like an Intermusic bass head from the late 70's - early 80's to me.

Thanks for posting those - always nice to hear a bit of Percy I've not heard before.

Bass parts for 6 original songs that I've been asked to help out with. Recording them next week.

What a fantastic colour - I'd love to have my Zon refinished in that.

Has to be Geezer Butler/Black Sabbath for me - hearing his playing was the first time I really became aware of the bass as an instrument. It's great to see Hawkwind era Lemmy getting so many mentions - his playing on "Space Ritual" was one of my biggest influences.

[quote name='Doddy' post='766609' date='Mar 7 2010, 03:02 AM']Warwick really have got the signature bass bug at the minute haven't they? They've just announced the new Robert Trujillo model Streamer. [url="http://bassplayer.com/article/warwick-robert-trujillo/March-2010/109761"]http://bassplayer.com/article/warwick-robe...rch-2010/109761[/url] Robert Trujillo is,of course,well known for playing a,.......... Fernandes.[/quote] He also had a Zon Sonus signature model - with a wooden neck for some strange reason.

A black chequerboard bound Ricky 4001 with horseshoe & toaster pickups & the big crushed pearl inlays. It was a dog of a bass but if I'd known how much they'd be changing hands for these days................

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='765899' date='Mar 6 2010, 10:49 AM']I really wished they had shown some Angelwitch. I used to love going to see them at the old Marquee.[/quote] There were a lot of bands who should have at least got a mention. What about Girlschool? I have to admit I was disappointed with the programme. It had the usual sneery "Let's make heavy metal bands & fans look like thick w***ers" vibe that you always get in things like this. I don't recall any of the other "Music Britannia" documentaries being that condescending, or using comedy sound effects when people were talking. Still, nothing more than I'd expect from a bunch of middle class arty farty media w***ers.

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='765512' date='Mar 5 2010, 07:20 PM']Managed to miss last nights Flight 666 [/quote] It was excellent - I really enjoyed it, so much so that I might well buy the DVD. Good old Burke - he lives just up the road from the house where I grew up.

You may not be aware of this, but there is a wealth of hardcore pornography on the internet that can serve as an interesting alternative to Basschat.

[quote name='silddx' post='761662' date='Mar 2 2010, 11:30 AM']Probably badly cut, very very thin, and surrounded by filler [/quote] And inlaid at an angle so they look straight when the neck is out of alignment.

[quote name='matski' post='761037' date='Mar 1 2010, 06:39 PM']Pros: it has a good straight maple neck with mother of pearl (I think) block inlays....................[/quote] '78 Fender? More likely to be Mother of Toilet Seat than mother of pearl.

One of my favourite basslines to play ever! Great song too.