AndyTravis

I actually realised I need to play more rather than talking about it all and buying everything. I think the band having a few weeks off has meant I’m not playing as much too. Hopefully that changes next week

@Misdee did you play your bongo

https://blog.music-man.com/featured-category/the-history-of-the-bongo-bass-a-collaboration-with-bmws-designworks/

Read the original post properly now. Farida FJB-6 is ace - you won’t find a skinnier neck. But they can be heavy (9-10lbs) for a younger player. CV Mustang?

I Started at 13 (not that you’d tell) - i started on a Yamaha BB300 - big thing. Anyhow. Depends on Daughters stature.

Yamaha rbx 260 seems to work for mine (also 12)

Something just popped up on one of my Facebook feeds… ” UNLIMITED LOVE ALBUM REVIEW! A friend (who has asked to remain anonymous) is writing a review of Unlimited Love for a well-known publication. Here are his early thoughts on some tracks on the album. Some of these are responses to my questions, some are his first impressions. I'm curious to see if I can recognize these descriptions in a few weeks' time when I hear the album myself! (I suppose these count as spoilers, and of course - take them with a grain of salt.) General impressions John's background vocals: "I don't know about him doing 3 part harmonies or whatever, but you definitely know John's there." Anthony's voice: "Almost identical to The Getaway. Makes the weird voice on Black Summer all the more noticeable: that's as weird as he gets." "So far more bassline based songs than John songs, which surprises me." "A good amount of piano and organ on the album." "I feel like literally every song came from a jam. Doesn't seem like many chord progression based songs." "You're gonna feel like 'This feels like the album between BTW and SA' or 'This feels like the scrapped album before BTW.'" "I feel like Anthony took a back seat on this album. And it was just like, Flea and John hugging each other and high fiving every song." She's A Lover is a definite standout. "Super catchy and the bassline is dope." The album feels like SA and BTW B-sides. "It feels like they picked up where they left off." And some specific songs... "She's a Lover"A "Almost disco." "These are the Ways" "Like Love Trilogy but instead of 3 weird funk reggae things, it's New Wave / Punk / Hardcore. Like RHCP doing Green Day at times. Comparable to Mini-Epic / Kill For Your Country in a way." "Whatchu Thinkin'" "The weirdest bassline, in a good way... Like Flea was doing a John Cage player piano piece... Like he's imitating the Tetris soundtrack. Weird and different and in my opinion good." "Bastards of Light" "More punk moments." "White Braids & Pillow Chair" Reprise featuring the words "California..." "One Way Traffic" "Like an SA track. Halfway between Storm in a Teacup and Save the Population. The breakdown in this... to their credit, they are trying new things." Features a bass solo from Flea. "Let 'em Cry" "Another disco-y song." "The Heavy Wing" "It sounds like a drum machine. Hip hop intro, ballad verse with a Jane's Addiction beat, and then John punk chorus. This is insane. These pieces fit... melodically but not stylistically. Back to the hip hop intro as a bridge, then a guitar solo over a new progression. I'm not complaining but this song structurally is perhaps a tad not RHCP-ish. "Tangelo" "A Beatles tune in disguise. Like John writing a John Lennon song with AK. Just acoustic guitar, no drums. Ends with 30 seconds of background noise. A ballad not similar to many other RHCP songs." (NB: it seems like the NME was right about those two songs sounding unlike anything the band had done before!) Source: https://buttondown.email/rhcpsessions/archive/me-and-my-friends-41-early-impressions/?fbclid=IwAR2V2G54EGvrqq8KtDVNE46C4yukLsQqNG8kPTjk5Az7FRePBc-7OSmdq9o” Hopefully the album has some good stuff to offer…

They’re remarkably similar. Its a selector between all combinations of pickups. Loved my RBv

Can’t find my nut files 😒

If “Mec” is actually on the covers I’ll be so happy

Holding off for tonight. worked 7.30-4 and then 5.30-9 and I’m seeing numbers and letters with a migraine the size of Canada. I’m sorry it’s not the finish line. 😣

So close. unfortunately…got lots of follow up work to do after a bad day at work. anyhow…at some point… The Modern player will be fully rescued. Thanks to @OllyWfor the heads up on the tuning pegs.

Boodang sent me a lovely TC spectradrive. It was so beautifully packed, and arrived faster than a shop would send it. Heroic - many thanks. Andy

Those guys are ridiculous. If only I didn’t have a day job and 4 kids to look after 😂

Im very relieved it’s sold

You should. 😜

Yeah - does a bit of everything. I’d say the sabre did “ray” better.

Er. Its the notes out of one of our tracks (soon to be released) but played like a level 42 song called “43” I think. message me your number in a bit - I’ll send the rough mixdown of the track. To be honest - I had my bass hands on that day, not my knackered hams I have today 😂

right. Now beer. need to remember that Neck pickup is right there. But this is a great bass with plenty of sounds. I’ll do Some better vids when I’m not brain dead and 24,000 steps into a day 😂

need to do something about my demo licks. Proper pants. anyhow - brand new strings, straight from work. now time for a beer 😄

Always thought the big Al looked ace. Weirdly, it’s probably a bit more conventional than the bongo in appearance. like the caprice and cutlass p/j & p - maybe it was a solution for a problem which didn’t exist. What do I know? Anyhow. Just in from work. Going to cobble together a video (no talking, just some out of practice playing). Will go through the pickups and eq etc. should be ok for the curious.