Rich

The difference being that a well thumbed copy of METRO is more likely to be picked up than the Da Vinci Code, and has a far more plausible plot.

Luckily I borrowed the Da Vinci Code, so it didn't cost me money to find out just how appalling it is.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='449890' date='Mar 30 2009, 08:42 PM']You've got a proper bee in your bonnet over that haven't you? Cheer up, Rich. I take it you've got one of those uber-naff basses so I've upset you again? Sorry. Again. Ish.[/quote] Bee in my bonnet? Nah, not at all, I just find it utterly hilarious that anyone could place so much importance on how 'cool' an instrument is/isn't, like it's a pair of trainers or something. And yes, I have a dreadfully naff Status, as well as my hideously out of date coffee table bass, all of which is in keeping with my enormous personal lack of fashion sense. Ask me if I care, go on.

In fashion, out of fashion, 'naff' or not ('naff', how quaint, I haven't heard anyone use that word in years... it must be [i]terribly[/i] unfashionable by now) -- doesn't matter in the end really, 'cos they play beautifully and sound terrific. But then again, what would I know? I'm not one of the, errm what was it? ah yes, one of the "Cool People"

Agreed. BP mag has all the cockups of BGM, with the addition of extra adverts -- so, so many adverts -- and the deliberate misspelling of 'colour'.

I've managed to get hold of a proper pic of the bass from Jon, and here it is... Dood's new headless purple 6-string in all its glory...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='448371' date='Mar 28 2009, 09:24 PM']Levinson aren't really mainstream enough to warrant many 'collectors' of their instruments so I wouldn't pin hopes on getting a huge valuation, especially as your bass is refinished![/quote] What he said. A refinish is a great way to knacker the 'collectors' stature of any bass unfortunately.

The number of times I've heard a great bass line/sound on an album, looked at the sleeve notes and oh look, It's Will Lee... That Sado looks gorgeous. Wonder if they do it as a 5 with a maple board..?

A 'beginners' bass for 5 large? They'll sell to the spoiled Flea-fan kids of rich people, and that's about it. I think they might turn out to be the victim of a crap exchange rate.

I use the big mooring cable all the time now, I'd be lost without it. When I first started playing fives, I had to change my playing style to suit and it took a bit of work. Now I find that when I pick up a four, I have to change my playing style to suit

Know what you mean. The late-teens son of a mate of mine is in a fairly successful band -- they're getting a hell of a lot of interest, plays on national radio, festival invites, etc -- but without the substantial support and taxi/roadie duties of the band members' parents they would be nowhere. Almost every time I ask him what he's got on at the weekend, it's "oh, Ky's got a gig down in Plymouth/up in Birmingham/in the back of beyond, so there goes my Saturday...". Thing is, neither he nor the other parents seem to get noticed until there's a problem, when suddenly it's "oh great, now what am I going to do?".

Waiting? No. No no no no NO. Want pictures now. NOW, you hairy teasing git.

I was just looking at this Top 40 feature again earlier (gotta have something to read on the bog, right?) and noticed summat I hadn't seen before. They'd got several personal top 10s off some contributors and name players... one of them was from Alan Davey, the ex-Hawkwind [s]Lemmy wannabe[/s] bassist, and he'd put [i]one of his own basslines [/i]in his top 10. Bloody hell. What sort of titanic ego does it take to rate your own work like that?

An 11-minute self indulgent prog epic for my next Full Circle rehearsal.

Either the Bailey Bros or Simon Kincade, all in Bristol.

And vice versa

It's about a mile from my house Hopefully see you there Jay!

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='445911' date='Mar 26 2009, 12:47 PM']I've heard this this happened to Van Morrison.[/quote] Surely not. Happy smiling Van, the jolly man with a kind word & compliment for everyone? *cough*

Paint the outside of the lead vocalist's mic bulb with that anti-nailbiting stuff. Take all of the innards out of the guitarist's amp head, and fill it with angry wasps instead. [size=1]Actually, that last one may be a bit extreme. Or not, depending on your guitarist.[/size]

Lots of knobs and sliders don't necessarily make a good amp. The G-B doesn't need the bells and whistles.

Superglue is great. It does reduce the feel a bit, but it will certainly help. I have about 5 or 6 tubes of the stuff on the go at the moment Surgical spirit does harden skin -- they use it in hospitals to combat bedsores -- but only a} if rubbed on the skin with cotton wool or the like, and b} over a long period of time. It isn't a quick fix. Having said all that -- if you're using flats and you're still blistering, you really do need to think about lightening your touch.

In my 2p-worth, labels are only really [i]essential[/i] if you're particularly concerned about a} resale value (an expensive custom will be easier to sell if it's a Wal or Alembic than if it's an ACG or Shuker) or b} snob value. Obviously there's always brand loyalty (e.g. "I love Rickies and would never play anything else"), but that's more a case of the label being preferable rather than an absolute must-have. That's what I reckon anyway.

[quote name='OldGit' post='443293' date='Mar 23 2009, 11:52 PM']Actually a metronomic drummer, click track or drum box would be horrible... No feel ..[/quote] A bit like Mike Portnoy, in fact

I sold a cab to Joe many moons ago. Definitely one of the good guys. Also, he's a dab hand with the ol' sound engineering and has done the biz brilliantly for my band a couple of times, including performing the semi-miraculous feat of getting us a really good sound at the Fleece the FOH there normally sounds like a bag of nails.

What polepieces?