RhysP

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.

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1465681788' post='3070236'] Bruno Mars. Not my usual taste but a great bassline. See above for why! [/quote] Never heard of him.

Never heard of it. Who's it by?

I've seen this before & it's superb - better than any Yes version I've ever heard.

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1465502613' post='3068881'] maybe you need to look at finding something new to learn. Transcribe a difficult line, or a solo, or learn a new technique which will make your bass sound different. [/quote] Nah, I always hated learning stuff even when I was interested in playing. I played for 37 years & never transcribed anything, if something was too difficult I just didn't bother with it. I've pretty much got rid of all my gear now anyway.

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1465289039' post='3066727'] If on the other hand I pick up the same bass... after eating a massive dinner... that inevitably leads to GAS. [/quote] I always find eating a massive dinner leads to GAS... i agree with boredom being a trigger for GAS. I haven't picked up a guitar or bass for more than a minute or two since last September. I have no desire whatsoever to do anything musical but this has left a massive & very boring hole in my life. Despite not wanting to play I am still spending hours every day looking at Ebay & the for sale ads on here. No sense to it whatsoever.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1465496530' post='3068812'] There is no such thing as bad music, just opinion. [/quote] You've never heard anything I've written, it's f***ing terrible.

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1465344926' post='3067475'] If he didn't rate his band then why not just fire them? My admiration for Rich just went down. [/quote] Apparently he used to fire his bands all the time, then re-hire them again. There's an interesting chapter about working with Buddy Rich in Tony Levin's excellent book "Beyond The Bass Clef".