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  1. You could call Lemmy anything you want, I doubt he'd hear you Me, I'd call him a 'rhythm guitarist'.
  2. [quote name='Beedster' post='189919' date='May 1 2008, 07:19 PM']It doesn't take a gang of Precisions to kick a Jazz's backside. It goes something like this: Gang of Jazzes: "We're gonna beat you up Mr Precision" Lone Precision: "Hardly fair sides is it, five of you, one of me? You might need to go and get some of your friends" Chris[/quote]Nah, it's more like: Gang of Precisions: "You're gonna get your fackin 'ead kicked in, you're goin' 'ome in a fackin ambulance, Chelsea Chelsea, etc" Lone Jazz: "Oh for god's sake grow up, you boorish neanderthal cretins." [i]*old Ibanez Musician fretless turns up and arrests hooligan Precisions -- it's a Police bass, y'see...*[/i]
  3. [quote name='ashgeezer' post='190095' date='May 1 2008, 10:28 PM']i take it denmark street is not a favourite with a lot of people on here but to be honest i cant be arsed with shops that are only interested in taking your money and not interested in your needs. I bought my first bass last year from a local shop and the fella was brilliant,he let me try as many basses as i wanted through as many amps as i could and offered loads of advice,needless to say i"ve bought stuff from his shop since. The same goes for the shop where i bought my mex precision a few weeks ago, the staff were brilliant (and she was quite tasty as well) i actually did a 60 mile round trip to get to this shop because they were that good (Reidys music in blackburn) and they were cheap as well. If your after a decent guitar or bass then dont think twice about travelling to the area because its worth it, regardless of distance. [/quote] That's what was so great about the Bass Centre (RIP) back in the Wapping glory days of the late 80s... you'd wander in there and a guy would approach you and the first thing he'd say after 'hello' was "Is there anything you'd like to try?". That's [i]try[/i], not buy. It was always kid/sweetshop time in there. I remember going in there once and telling him what I wanted from a bass... he sat me down at a Trace amp, pointed me at the free coffee m/c, and then brought me [i]fifteen [/i]different basses to try, gave me all the time I wanted, and never once prodded me for a decision or showed any sign of impatience... ahhh man, those were the days...
  4. I used to have one of these and the only single solitary thing wrong with it was the stock MightyMite pickups -- weaker than an asthmatic pensioner on a treadmill. Apart from that it was a lovely instrument. Have a free bump mate. Not 'arf.
  5. [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='189521' date='May 1 2008, 10:24 AM']John Myung. His lack of eyebrows also freaks me out.[/quote] I can't tell if he's overrated or not... I can never bloody hear him... On the odd occasions when he does poke his head through the mix, my first thought is always "Ye gods, what a [i]terrible[/i] bass sound..."
  6. Mine's 22 and 15, & I always thought I had small hands..? Rich Bowman, where are you? There's a man with Mekon fingers if ever I saw one
  7. Rhythm Stick, it really is a git at first. The one tune that's given me most difficulty above all others though, is an original ditty by a band I was in back in '87... it was a nice bouncy thing in 12/8, and while my slappity bassline itself wasn't impossible -- challenging, but not impossible -- the problem was that I had to sing a counter-melody backing vocal line over the top of it... it took me [i]weeks[/i] to get it right, my folks must have been sick to death of hearing it
  8. I used to use mine, but I can't anymore as it's become arthritic and painful. I'm starting to get occasional twinges of a similar pain in my ring finger too. Basically, my hands are doomed.
  9. If they take it on board and actually do something about it, then it [i]will[/i] be doing them a favour, and they should bloody thank you for it. Unfortunately, I reckon they're more likely to react in a "So what? Fck 'em" way...
  10. [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='189621' date='May 1 2008, 11:59 AM']Next time I'm the area, I'm going to go in there and ask them if they realise what the perception of them is. I'm going to be polite, but I'll put them on the spot and ask them why they're son unfriendly. I will report back.[/quote] Heh, yeah do it! I'd love to know what they say. [size=1]Just don't mention the forum by name, OK? [/size]
  11. I wouldn't pee on the Bass Cellar if it was on fire. I was treated like an inconvenience the last time I went in there, so I took my cash elsewhere. Never again.
  12. In a similar vein to Dave: 1) Wal Pro. [i]My[/i] treasured companion, and like Dave's it'll be going up the chimney with me. Had it since 1986 and if it was badly damaged or destroyed I would be beside myself with grief. If it was stolen I would scour the globe to find it, and hospitalise the thief when I eventually tracked it down. 2) Shuker 5 string. I'd always wanted a good 5 string and had been working my way up to this one via the Yamaha and Status (see below). I use it at every gig. It is perfect. Love it. 3) Status 5 string. I'd always wanted a good 5 string and had been working my way up etc. etc. This is now my backup, and I also take it out to rehearsals. It's got a few dents and stuff, so a few more won't hurt. I'm not terribly precious about it. Great bass though. 4) Yamaha RBX 5 string. Since getting the Status and latterly the Shuke, this had been a bit redundant, so I got Jon Shuker to do a defret job for me. It's now a better fretless bass than it ever was a fretted one. I have no gig use for it at the moment, but at some point I do intend to play jazz/fusion again, when it'll come into its own. 5) Ibanez BTB 6 string. A real ebay cheapy. I like having a 6 to noodle about with, and again it'll come in handy when I eventually become a jazzer again. 6) SX Jazz build. Because everybody should have at least one Jazz Bass, right..?
  13. The distinction between 'bassists' and 'musicians' is an interesting one. Whilst it is true really that the one is the other -- if you play bass, then you're playing music, ergo... -- there is also the aspect mentioned by bnt regarding Geddy Lee, i.e. his ability in other aspects. His keyboard skills, singing, composition, etc. This it could be said makes him an excellent [i]bassist[/i] but an extraordinary [i]musician[/i], although as we've said the one is the other and at this point the argument does an Oozelum Bird and goes round in circles before disappearing up its own arse. The point many people have made about Mark King is a good one, while he inspired thousands of players to pick up the bass in the 80s (myself and I think CK included), when you take a good look at his playing he's something of a one trick pony. HOWEVER... what a lot of people seem to forget is that he sings while he does it... have you ever tried singing a counter melody over the top of a complicated bassline? Exactly. Added to which, he is a drummer of no little ability and also plays guitar and keys -- exhibit A, his first solo album Influences -- and writes a bloody good tune. The vast majority of L42's back catalogue has the name 'King' as either the whole or part credit. So, overrated as a bassist perhaps, but as an all round musician? well I wish I could do all that lot. Sorry, I've drifted about a nautical mile from the OP here, but it's something that I've been thinking about.
  14. [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='188597' date='Apr 30 2008, 06:34 AM']Some day, I may well sell most of them if I find a bass that can do the job of three (5 string/precision/stingray)[/quote] [size=1]coat->get[/size]
  15. [quote name='Josh' post='186374' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:22 AM']Pino Palladino[/quote] *jaw hits floor with a very audible 'clang'*
  16. Yup, my 210 is an 8 ohm one Wahey, it's a deal, it's a steal, it's sale of the f**in century [quote name='King Tut' post='186103' date='Apr 26 2008, 07:07 PM']That'll be First Great Western then - hope you're not in a rush!! (London Midland employee!)[/quote]So do I! (ex-British Rail employee, still working in rail industry and getting more and more embarrassed by it)
  17. [quote name='andyonbass' post='185895' date='Apr 26 2008, 01:13 PM']Hi Rich, I'll have a word with HappyJack (see post #3 above), and see if he's willing to buy the 210 off me if we swap. All being well, we could have a deal Whats the condition like?[/quote] It's in great condition, I use it as part of my live rig for bigger venues so it doesn't come out all that often. I would guess that it's only really seen maybe a dozen gigs? And do I pride myself on treating my kit well. I still have the original box and foam inserts too!
  18. Andy, I have an NSP210... just a vague thought, but would you be interested in a straight swap..?
  19. I hope you got her phone number after all that
  20. Give that man a coconut With my old blues/rock trio (god I miss that band), I played at a 10-pin bowling alley once. That's 'once' as in, 'never ever [i]ever[/i] [i][u]ever[/u][/i] again while I still have breath in my poor knackered old body'.
  21. [quote name='dabootsy' post='184350' date='Apr 24 2008, 10:35 AM']In the band i am in the guitarist always tries to tell me how to play a basssline (i have only been playing for 25 years) which tends to do my head in as i do not tell him how to play things on his guitar. Is it because they follow the myth that a bass player is someone who wants to play a guitar but is not good enough which of course is a load of bo####s any views or am i being over sensitive[/quote] Over sensitive? Over lenient more like. Point out to him in a calm fashion that you have been playing for some considerable time and are perfectly capable of working out your own basslines thank you very much. Remind him politely that you never tell him how to play his bits and that perhaps he should reciprocate. In a serene and composed manner, inform him that if he does it again you will be only too pleased to introduce his Stratocaster to his rectal cavity.
  22. No bias from me either... get anything BUT Ashdown Seriously though, BF is right. Try everything they've got in your price range. If you've got to buy online, try to get to a branch first for a try-out. Don't buy blind, it might end in tears.
  23. Rich

    Pimp my Jazz

    Yup, there are quite a few good replacement bridges around... have a search on ebay. Let's face it, anything's better than Leo's bent bit of tin And +100000000 for the D-tuner. I've got them on all my fours.
  24. True, they don't, and thank god for that (could somebody tell Mark King please?) However, the original was slapped and it was a killer. Just cos this guy didn't slap it, that doesn't automatically make it better, surely?
  25. [quote name='foal30' post='183425' date='Apr 23 2008, 01:37 AM']not on stage... yeah sort of looks like my second line, you think? If you all use the same tuner the variations (if any) of the individual tuners is eliminated. how can it not be imperative to [b]be able to tune your instrument[/b]? really, it should be self-evident that we have the faculty to know our instrument is tunable to a performance level by ourselves. people forget sh*t, tuners, spare strings and 9v's must be at the top of the list! It, to me, is a tenant of respect to the audience, employers, bandmates, whoever that you actually can hear the tuning "vaguenesses" of your instrument. Ear Training in the age of TAB is a dying art and this will be bad news. The most basic place to start is the ritual / function of tuning your instrument. maybe.[/quote]Being able to tune your instrument is one thing, being able to tune it [i]completely by ear [/i]is another. Sure, we can all do the 5th fret/open string thing of the 7th fret/5th fret harmonics thing, as rough as they might be, but -- and here's the clincher -- where do you get your first reference note from? Do you go by ear, "yeah I think that's roughly an E"..? do you ask your keys man for a note..? or do you go to your friendly little tuner? I fail to see why it should be an absolute must to have what amounts to perfect pitch.
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