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[quote name='ped' timestamp='1467278972' post='3082425'] No doubt a great piece of history but I think it's one of the fugliest basses I've ever seen! [/quote] I'm not a big fan of Wals anyway but that is one of the ugliest, knocked-up-in-a-shed looking basses I've ever seen.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1467573362' post='3084646'] I wonder if Rhysp represents a majority or a small percentage of bass chat members? Blue [/quote] I'm probably unusual in that while I'm still interested in guitars & basses I don't actually play them anymore.

Every day? I don't even play every month.

I had a ticket but my friend that I was going with had his shift patterns in work changed suddenly so we didn't get there.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1467318090' post='3082864'] Tormato has some of my favourite Squire bass work on. [/quote] Mine too.

I have, on more than one occasion, been described as "The best bass player I've ever played with". This was, in every occasion, said by the worst musicians I've ever played with.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1467302980' post='3082706'] I still regularly listen to the Yes Album and Fragile. Today my lovely wife treated me to a CD of The Ladder Never heard it before, only played it through once so far but I think it's going to be another fave. Certainly some cracking bass work on there. [/quote] The Ladder is a very good album, far superior to "Open Your Eyes" or "Magnification" in my opinion. It's a shame they didn't keep Igor Khoroshev in the band for longer.

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1467129866' post='3081378'] A lot of people, including myself, would recommend Relayer. Personally I also rate Drama although a lot of Yes fans disown that album due to it featuring Trevor Horn on vocals instead of Jon Anderson. [/quote] Drama is the only Yes album I still listen to.

Another great bass player gone - RIP Rob Wasserman.

Is it really a year today? Bloody hell, that's gone quickly.

[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1466892015' post='3079637'] Caught the tail end of something called Wolf Alice earlier on. [/quote] I've got a friend who's really into Wolf Alice. The first time I heard her mention them I thought she said she was going to see Rolf Harris.

Grew up listening to those first three Lindisfarne albums, and they still get played regularly to this day. A great band and Alan Hull was a superb songwriter.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1466553139' post='3076811'] Any bassist who can replace Billy Sheehan must be doing something right. [/quote] I saw him with Dave Lee Roth after Sheehan left. When it got to Billy's solo part in one of the songs he just stopped playing.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1466418126' post='3075595'] I had a Maverick with a licensed Floyd clone, and I could never get the top E up to pitch! Never had a problem with the Bigsby on my Gretsch: [/quote] Nice Matchless!

I had a Noll in my Bogart SKC five string & I really liked it, and I'm not a big fan of active tone circuits in general.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1466332532' post='3074957'] Works fine...if your surroundings are completely silent. I'd question its value in a practice room or a gig. It was all over the place when I tried using it, and when I checked against my Zoom pedal, my bass was way out of tune. [/quote] I think it goes without saying that you wouldn't use a tuner you can't plug into for tuning anywhere noisy. I tuned an unplugged electric guitar in my bedroom with this app yesterday & it was bang on when I compared it with my Peterson strobe tuner.

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1466332788' post='3074959'] B.C.Rich Accept no substitute! [/quote] I'd happily play folk rock on my '79 Mockingbird, and it would sound f***ing awesome too.

Don't know if this has been posted elsewhere, but Boss have released a free TU-3 Tuner app for Android & iOS. Details here: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/boss-goes-mobile-with-free-tuner-app-for-ios-and-android-639415

Possibly Rainbow in Birmingham on 25th if I can be bothered making the trip.

The last time I played bass "properly" was on a recording project & a one-off gig for somebody & that was about three years ago. Since then I've only played guitar, and for the last nine months or so I've played nothing at all.

[quote name='Luulox' timestamp='1465988766' post='3072596'] I watched it and thought it was ok apart from the people who insist on playing acoustic guitar as though it is a set of drums. It was old and tedious 5 years ago and if I never see anyone doing it again it would be too soon. [/quote] yeah, that boils my piss too, that & bloody looper pedals.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1465842056' post='3071510'] Time and again, In reports of instruments being stolen, it seems to be the case that they were left unattended in a vehicle. What are the legitimate reasons for doing this and why do people continue to take such a chance when, presumably, they are aware of the risk of theft? [/quote] The reason people do it is because they never think it'll be them who gets their gear nicked.

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1465814914' post='3071111'] Bands come and go but mates is mates. [/quote] Which is why I've always thought being in bands with mates is a really bad idea.