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[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1500617786' post='3339061'] Hahahahaha. That's good! I like your style. [/quote] Reverse alphabet champion 1982-1986. Never beaten.

There's also the tab collections at uke hunt http://ukulelehunt.com/tab-chords/chords-genre/

Most of the time I can transpose directly, but occasionally I have to count back through the alphabet... I have a really stupid mnemonic device for doing that quickly... rather than try to recite, "G F E D C B A" (which I can't do quickly), I say: "Gee if he de-ceive B.A." which is much quicker to recall. It's part of a dumb rhyme I learnt as a kid to beat other kids saying the alphabet backwards: "Said why eggs? Double your fee... your tee is our Q.P. Oh animal K.J., I hate Gee if he deceives B.A."

For camping, this series of books is great for guitar... [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+big+guitar+chord+songbook&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Athe+big+guitar+chord+songbook"]https://www.amazon.c...+chord+songbook[/url] If you don't know the chords on uke yet, you can cheat by penciling in the guitar shapes a fourth down. I don't play uke enough to remember the tenor/concert/soprano chord shapes, and I ruin what ability I have by playing baritone uke half of the time (tuned to the top 4 of the guitar). So I've learnt to transpose on the fly.

There's been loads of cameos from musicians... so not too worried about this. Wilco Johnson as the executioner was the best so far. We've had Sigur Ros too, and members of Snow Patrol, Coldplay... I'm deliberately ignoring the fact that Bronn is the Jerome from Robson and Jerome

If I was looking at a budget of £350, I'd probably go for a second hand MIM. Or try to stretch to a CIJ 62 reissue (might be too much of a stretch, given the consideration of the Affinity)

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1498419489' post='3324480'] You're quite right - just had another look and it does indeed say Eric Clapton on the headstock. [/quote] But... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CjynmbtLlk[/media] $1099? Must be MIM

[quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1500237697' post='3336436'] I've had 2 vm's and they were both great but i have also played affinity's that were there equal so i wouldnt write them off if i was you have a look at this comparison thread its quite an ear opener [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248523-squier-affinity-p-bass-vs-fender-custom-shop-pino-palladino-p-bass/"]http://basschat.co.u...lladino-p-bass/[/url] [/quote] Yes, with a bit of work an affinity can be a really good bass, assuming you have one that doesn't have any issues like an unstable neck to start with. The guy in the other thread has installed a 62 CS pickup (£120 worth, equivalent for jazz would be £180) and a set of TI flats (£45). A bit of work on the frets, swap the pots and add a decent set of tuners and you'll have a bass that will play fantastic... but by that point you'll have spent enough money to get a solid second hand CIJ Fender.

I would tend to avoid Affinity series squiers. They're aimed squarely at beginners who are on a tight budget and are made with cheap parts and materials, and with looser qc. They're essentially built to be grown out of.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1499666407' post='3332758'] I understand Radiohead enough to know I don't like them... I think there is a tendency whenever someone dislikes a band you're passionate about (whoever that may be, I dont mean to single out Radiohead) to think that the other party just doesn't understand the music. More often than not understanding the music isn't the issue... they understand perfectly they just think it's crap [/quote] When we talk about "understanding" (or "getting") a band as we have done in this thread, what I think we really mean is "understanding why people like them". I really don't like anything I've heard from Crosby Stills and Nash. I have their album Deja Vu and I've listened to it a couple of times. I fully understand the music, but I don't understand why people like it enough that it went 7 x platinum in the US. It's just a bit "meh" to me.

Not a fan of the headstocks, but... that grain!

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1499611879' post='3332490'] I used to own something like ten pre CBS Jazz and Precision Fender basses and tried a lot. I also used to try some of these old Gibson's guitars (lots of ES) over the time. Please stop believing they are extraordinary instruments, most of them are real crap, only a few have a decent sound. I sold everything and bought new instruments, way far better in every aspect. It's only a matter of marketing. And don't forget that all these self called experts have been fooled quite often by magazines or even master luthiers (and myself also) testifying instruments as vintage when they were absolutely not... But you are right about the inflated price for a guitar built today with the same specs, except that todays guitar would be far better. Everything that is old is not better, look at me. :-)) [/quote] Err... okay...

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1499587982' post='3332299'] And for the same price, you can get around 1300 pieces of this one : [url="https://www.musicstore.de/en_GB/GBP/Jack-Danny-New-LS500-CS-Cherry-Sunburst/art-GIT0036734-000"]https://www.musicsto...-GIT0036734-000[/url] Just change the logo and make a blind test, sure nobody will hear any difference as these old Gibson's are absolutely not worth the money asked even when they were new... [/quote] Hmm... Retail price on a Gibson Les Paul Standard in 1959 was $265: https://forgottenguitar.com/2016/02/12/gibson-price-list-from-1959/ Add 741% cumulative inflation: http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ you get $2,228.67 That's not a million miles off what you would pay today for a hand finished guitar with a construction similar to a 1959 Les Paul.

You could, for the same price, get this one... https://reverb.com/uk/item/4989524-gibson-les-paul-standard-1960-cherry-sunburst-rare-artist-owned I'm slightly confused why they were a bit cagey about it being owned by Kirk Hammett?

I've had mine for a few years... traded a double bass for it with another BC member who imported it from Japan. It's nice... essentially a 62 reissue with a fancy paintjob. They're not overly common.

Without wanting to get too patronising, that tone is probably already available in your jazz. String it with some SS rounds, back off the neck pup and play over the bridge pickup.

One of these?

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1499287391' post='3330592'] So, I went to the oracle (one of our guitarists) and he came back with this.... "Good question! Musically, it's in the key of E Major so it should be G# as that's the third note of the scale. However, what is actually played is G. I believe this stems from the blues where, for some reason, minor thirds (the G in this case) is often played over major chords, which clash. I think people have just got used to it over the past century! The Jean Genie definitely uses a G, which is more obvious in the guitar riff because of the way it is played". [/quote] It's another instance of what a lot of people call the "Hendrix chord": E7#9 (a lot of other people were using it before Hendrix) The tonality of the main riff is E mixolydian. Technically, the G is an F##, the #9 of E

Or is it? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEmGQYCuc6M[/media]

It's G# A G#. End of conversation.

It genuinely is an iconic guitar. The Last Waltz is one of the all time classic filmed concerts and this guitar does stand out in the film. Lots of people would buy it... hell, I'd have one if I had the disposable income... mind you I'd probably go for either the tribute Blackie or Brownie. Mind you if I already had those two and I was looking for another piece for my collection... These things aren't necessarily built for musicians, although they will perform as superb guitars. People collect them for the same reason that people collect film prop replicas. A genuine R2-D2 model from the Star Wars films recently sold for $2.76 million. You can buy a convincing replica for around £10k. This is much the same thing.

[quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1498493492' post='3325005'] They are trying so hard to be Pink Floyd its embarrassing. Boring and predictable. [/quote] I don't really understand why people feel compelled to go open a thread about a band they dislike and tell everyone about it. I usually ignore posts like that, but this one intrigues me... Pink Floyd? Really? Boring... sure, that's a subjective judgement... Predictable? I'm guessing you weren't around when Kid A came out and everyone was damning them for delivering an album that was different from what they expected...

The first Radiohead album I truly enjoyed was, I'm afraid, Kid A. Loved them ever since. Never been that convinced by The Bends or OK Computer...

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1498334616' post='3323948'] I noticed early on in the Glasto coverage that Ed O'Brien has his name on the headstock of his Strat. On further investigation it's a custom shop with a Fernandes sustainer system. Never thought I see anyone from RH taking da mans dollars. [/quote] You can feel reassured... it was what looks like a bitsa with an Eric Clapton Blackie neck on it. Edit: Just had a look at it (recorded on my Sky Box...) 2nd tune in he you get a full screen shot of the headstock... definitely an Eric Clapton Blackie neck, but the body looks like a custom. It has a side mounted jack for one...

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1497965737' post='3321660'] I'm playing nickel wound, but have been using nickel wound strings on my electric for erm, decades. [/quote] So had I. 28 years. I've developed an allergy in the last couple of years.