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[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1482300812' post='3199279'] I liked Prog Rock mag at first but after a while it seemed there was only so much '70's stuff they could regurgitate and that was always going to disappear up it's own chocolate channel. [/quote] This is the problem I found with it, after a year or so it just began to repeat itself. I did enjoy it for a time though, as pretty much every issue had somebody I know in it, good fun to see your friends in a music mag.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1482320655' post='3199495'] Can't help feeling that print media is doomed. [/quote] They were saying that about "real" instruments when synths & drum machines became affordable, and also about vinyl.

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1482245361' post='3198801'] Yeah, it wasn't the best experience... I don't mind being kicked out of a band (although it's never happened before in 35 odd years of playing), but I do object to being told by the band leader (via facebook) that he is packing the band up because of other projects, only to find him and the guitarist are carrying on the same project with another bass player. It wasn't just me though, they got rid of the singer/pianist at the same time in the same underhand way (even though she was bringing most of the songs) - she is only in her early 20s and she took it really badly. [/quote] I was asked to leave the band I was in during the early 90's. The keyboard player phoned me up the afternoon of a gig we had booked & told me he'd had enough of my attitude (not kissing his arse like everyone else in the band did) & that he wanted me out. OK, no problem I said, I'll do the gig tonight & that'll be it. An hour or so later I get another phone call from him to say that the gig was off because the drummer (who lived in West Sussex) couldn't get there because of snow. OK says I, I'll pick my gear up from your place at the weekend. A few days later I've got the promoter of the gig (who was a total psycho) threatening me with a hammer. The gig hadn't been cancelled at all - they did it without me & told the promoter I just hadn't bothered showing up. That was when I decided not to bother with bands anymore.

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1482238407' post='3198702'] Negatives - Musicians have no more integrity than anybody else, no matter how good they are or what kind of bloody music degree they have... [/quote] Why would they have? They're just people and, by and large, people are dicks.

[quote name='Ashweb' timestamp='1482192813' post='3198439'] Cropredy means only one thing to me, and that's Fairport Convention. It's a brave band that plays in their back yard You didn't see Dave Pegg in the audience did you? I believe he lives just down the road in Banbury. [/quote] Peggy lives in Cropredy. He wouldn't have been there as he's out on tour with The Dylan Project at the moment. Saw them in Cardiff last Wednesday, very good too.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1482223340' post='3198509'] All the shops I visit in Cardiff / South Wales area set their guitars up before selling. [/quote] PMT don't. Cranes never did either. Only place I know of that sets up their guitars before selling is Gamlins. They get quite a few people buying stuff in PMT & then taking it to them to pay for a set up because PMT don't have anyone that does it.

I've been giving this a bit of thought & although there has been lots of stuff that has wowed me over the years I really can't think of anything better than Jaco's playing with Joni Mitchell.

Nothing.

Are you shipping it within the UK or abroad? One thing you need to watch out for is getting stung for insurance costs that don't actually cover the item. For instance, Parcelforce with not cover an instrument for more than £150, regardless of it's value. If you book a Parcelforce delivery through the post office quite often the people behind the counter don't know the various insurance tariffs for different items & people sometimes get charged for useless insurance. Whoever you book a delivery with ALWAYS check the insurance exclusion information as instruments are usually in there somewhere.

"How do You Sleep" by John Lennon, having a go at Paul McCartney. "Real Gone Kid" by Deacon Blue is about Maria Mckee from Lone Justice.

Beatles & The Stones by The House of Love.

I liked the harmony playing, you don't tend to hear that on basses. All good though, and some really nice slap tones too.

Might be worth checking out the Handbox amps, as championed by our very own Water of Tyne.

[quote name='CrackerJackLee' timestamp='1482002160' post='3196941'] You know, when I hear people say things like "not enough restraint", it reminds me of "Teacher Leave The Kids Alone"... where poor British schoolchildren are beaten and cajoled by their masters into not moving their hands and not speaking - until told to speak... upon fear of having to bend over and get a damn good paddling. Outside of Britain, this "restraint" mantra does not exist. Remember that this bulletin board receives international membership. Perhaps the comment should have been paraphrased with a disclaimer? [/quote] I've heard plenty of musicians from all over the world use the phrase "Less is more" which I'm pretty sure is just another way of saying "not enough restraint".

Yes, they're excellent strings. The only downside is that they don't make an ultralight version like Superwound used to do. String busters have got some Supersteps on offer at the moment in a couple of different guages - if you look at the list on the website they are marked as "Overstocked" and are about £7.00 a set cheaper than normal.

Might be La Bella supersteps if they have exposed cores. If it's a REALLY old set they might be Superwounds, if that's the case you're out of luck beause they don't make them anymore.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1481907374' post='3196224'] I missed the whole Peavey/Trace Elliot thing. At the time I was using a Musicman HD150 and then a Dynacord BS410. I sorta lusted after another Dynacord until I found one in the back room of a gig we were playing, and tried to lift it!! That was it. Only forward looking from then on. [/quote] There was a Dynacord BS410 on ebay the other week. I was really tempted as it's the best bass combo I've ever used but, as you say, the weight is just crazy.

They've always had good bass players.

Yeah, I'm no fan of Roxy Music but this is great - superb tone & bass line.

Kris Drever - If Wishes Were Horses.

Saw The Dylan Project at the Welsh Club in Cardiff last night. They were very good but I wasn't really in the mood for a gig so didn't really get much out of it. Peggy's bass playing was superb all night. Typical Welsh Club crowd that talked all the way through the gig too, very annoying.

Can't go wrong for £70! That's a pretty cool shape too.

Superb basses. I had a Euro 5LX that was one of the best basses I've owned.