Grassie
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[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1428230812' post='2739290'] I can't see any reason why Fodera shouldnt exploit that if they want to, but I agree with the OP whereby how can that huge amount be justified against other basses, even Fodera's own, that are around £6k etc. I'm sure they can 'explain' where that extra £5k goes and if that makes someone want to buy it then I'm happy for them. [/quote] Yes, this. Even if I had the money I'm not sure if I would spend that much on a bass even if I could justify it by playing as a professional every night.
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I don't have a problem with it as I'm not in the market for one of their basses. It's an observation more than anything. Not looking for an argument...
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I don't usually read the reviews in BGM as I find that there's nowhere near enough info in one article to help me decide on what gear I should buy, but this month they have reviewed Fodera's new Monarch 4 string which comes in at a staggering £11,000, so I read the article and have been left none the wiser as to how a bass guitar can be given such a high price tag. This isn't a dig at BGM's reviewers, it's more of a criticism of Fodera's pricing. I understand that they are one of the world's finest instrument builders, that their basses are played by some of the world's finest bassists. I also understand the craftsmanship and time involved in making one of these basses. Combining all these factors still does not explain an eleven grand price tag. Not to me anyway...
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Great review, but you really are not helping my jazz GAS at all... 😁
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Had to learn "Parklife" recently, not too taxing, quite boring on it's own in fact. But when we all play it the punters usually go nuts for it. I like Alex's playing, the perfect antidote to Graham Coxon's punk/hardcore leanings. Graham once said it was his job to "f**k up Alex's funk" but they work well together. Blur have just been announced for the Isle of Wight festival so I'll get to experience them live for the first time. Looking forward to it. 😁
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We still don't know how much he flogged it for. 😶
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I've just flogged the kids and the car and I'm off up town tomorrow to buy meself a 4003 and a Ric coffee mug. Deal with it Bronner.
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I agree with the idea that different people want different things from a magazine - I have no interest in techniques or lessons, nor am I actually interested in gear reviews. The last few bits of kit I've bought I've done so through loads of web research, youtube vids and online reviews. I find one fairly generic essay by one person does not give me all the info I need. I would rather have more in-depth interviews with players and not these pathetic copy and paste, expanded "bassically speaking" pieces currently being passed off as interviews. It's like the players in question are given a questionnaire to fill in. Rubbish.
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I put a Tonerider bridge J on my P bass (which also has a Tonerider P pickup) they are excellent. 😊
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This issue is better than last months foe sure (apart from that editorial nonsense). Free CD too from Albert Rigoni, the Nathan East interview is good, much nicer thanks. This probably means next months will be all about the LBGS and we'll be back to a shocker...
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They don't have a secret guitarist. That engineer is winding you up. I think they're excellent - they've done what most of us wish we could do, which is make the bass guitar the focal point of a major rock band. Good luck to them, looking forward to the Wembley show with the Foo Fighters.
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"Love" by Aztec Camera. It certainly sounds like it was made in 1987, but Roddy Frame recruited some of New York's finest to play on it - Dave Weckl, Will Lee, Marcus Miller... "Working In A Goldmine" is my fav tune on it.
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Last chance before I remove it type bump.
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This month's issue has just arrived and it's possibly the worst one yet. The annual LBGS "preview" issue, with 7 pages of stuff we ALREADY KNOW, like "profiles" of players appearing this year, and (snorrrre.....) pages of manufacturers profiles too. This is stuff BGM have been banging on about since they announced the first guest months ago, a complete waste of paper. They have included more interviews but these are just expanded versions of the dismal "Bassically Speaking" section (which in itself now runs to 5 pages) and it's all THE SAME; "I don't/do slap because...", "I don't/do play 5/6/7/8/10/12 strings because..." GAAAGGGGHHHHH!!! Oh, and here's a handy hint for BGM's gear review photographers - when you take a picture of a guitar can we have an image where we can actually see what it looks like (preferably from the top) instead of pointing your camera down the bass from the bridge end (see this month's Jackson Dave Ellefson Kelly Bird review...) Time for a new format guys, seriously. It's really dreadful this month.
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Great picture!! I nearly said yes cos of that, but no, sorry, the money is going toward a [size=2] [/size][size=2]guitar... [/size]
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[attachment=182265:atk.jpg] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Ibanez ATK310 4 string bass guitar in mint green with 3-piece maple neck, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, 3 band active EQ (bass, middle, treble) and Ibanez's CAP Double Humbucker pickup, which offers three distinct sounds for all styles of playing. There are two humbucking coils inside one pickup, which can minimize noise by hum cancelling in each pickup position (neck, bridge and combined). Flip-top battery compartment and through-body stringing.Curren[/font][/color][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]tly strung with stainless steel Picato strings (40-100), comes with a decent padded gig bag, all in excellent condition - no dings or scuffs. A great bass with loads of tone, this does a very good impression of a Stingray for a fraction of the cash. The reason I'm selling? Well, I've come to realise that active basses aren't for me, and all I need is my Precision bass. Based on the Isle of Wight so I can meet at one of the ferry terminals your end (Portsmouth/Lymington/Southampton), but buyer collects - poor courier services have put me off posting anything other than letters... £200 and she's yours.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]NOW SOLD[/font][/color]
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fretless bass - what genre do you associate with
Grassie replied to bonnp's topic in General Discussion
Fretless bass = 80's pop IMO. Pino (Paul Young), Mick Karn (Japan), John Giblin (Kate Bush), that fellow that played on that John Farnham song "You're The Voice"(?) Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel). Think of all those singers biggest hits and you'll hear fretless bass. I love it. Wish I'd stuck with mine. -
Peter Gabriel never got the lead angel part in any of his nativity plays while he was at school, usually given the part of "Inn Keeper #1" or "Second Shepherd".
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Just looked up Temperance Movement on YouTube - how much do this lot want to be The Black Crowes? BTW, NF stood in for Roger Glover in Deep Purple for a bit recently (last year I think).
