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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1484822621' post='3218712'] I think Brothers in Arms is the best Dire Straits album but then I'm not a fan of overblown guitar solo's [/quote] Possibly sums this debate up perfectly - one man's meat etc. Last thing I would call knopfler's playing on any of the albums is overblown! (note, my suggestion was Derek & the Dominos - that's overblown)!!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1484814062' post='3218607'] Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (not a patch on the first 3 albums) [/quote] Very valid first point ezbass. It is interesting to see these opinions. I'm a Dire Straits fan, but I find album 3 to be not a patch on the first two (still quite like it) and album 4 to be a much overlooked return to form. I personally think that Brothers in Arms is a victim of when it was made, with the early pushing of studio production technology, robbing the band of their earlier, organic feel. I sort of forgive it as I think there's some great playing and some great songs on it.

[quote name='crag42' timestamp='1484771662' post='3218365'] I love this album [/quote] Sorry but then there a quite a few getting mentioned that I really like!

Cracking guitar solo and guitar/bass interplay at the end of Rapture (about 15 mins in to video).

Compositions was (must dig it out so it becomes is) a favourite of mine.

Derek & the Dominos, Layla & Other Assorted Lovesongs - Layla has got to be one of the worst "classics" of them all!

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1484586496' post='3216539'] Certainly a nicer bass. My first thought was Ibanez SR or SRX - modern ones use the same bridge and the control cover's the right shape, but other things don't match up. So not that, but something related - a different Ibby, or something from the same factory - a Cort, maybe. Edit - pups & bridge would match a Cort GB74. [/quote] Hopefully a GB34, bad enough, but the 74 is a decent slab of wood!

I think Planet Rock were on to this this afternoon - Final Countdown AND Eye of the Tiger in one show 😒

Equipment & transport (or is that not an issue in US - amazing how many potential band members over here think they can get away with not having one or both of these)?

Just discovered my first signs of OCD - stop it, put it away

Thread resurrection - just been looking for some stuff and stumbled across this one that we all somehow missed earlier (either that or the search function isn't working ) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B85dYk77V-o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B85dYk77V-o[/url]

They are (were?) members on here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/258769-bass-japan-direct-the-best-in-new-and-used-mij-basses/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/258769-bass-japan-direct-the-best-in-new-and-used-mij-basses/[/url]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1484352438' post='3214992'] Fascinated to know who your 200 are! Have you got a notional list already or is it building up as it goes along? Like how you covered a genre with the reggae selection and that's a nice way to make it into a series of more bite sized blogs (also less daunting/soul destroying for you as you won't have one long never quite finished blog hanging over you). So curious to see what's coming up next... a metal edition with, say, Harris, Burton, Trujillo, Kilminster etc, a pop edition with Gunnarsson and others, a folk blog with Glascock, Thompson, Pegg, Noyes etc, UK Session dudes blog with Foster, Flowers, Cottle... and so on and so forth? Nice format. Will watch with interest... [/quote] Thanks Trevor. No, I don't have a list, I look for little sparks of inspiration, and unknowingly, you've just given me one - thanks!

Tedeschi Trucks Band have been talking to me a lot lately. Love there own stuff but they also pick some great covers, so we've nicked this one in my band (including the Grateful Dead bit towards the end): [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrSK-0-MQ8s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrSK-0-MQ8s[/url]

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1484079555' post='3212557'] Norwegian viking jazz rockers, Jaga Jazzist. The tendency in these threads is for loads of people to put up videos that nobody watches, but please have a listen to this and tell me I'm not off my rocker... [/quote] You're not off your rocker. Not my thing, but yes, can appreciate that it is quite special (and no, not using special in that silly teenage ironic sense)!

Fill the chambers with helium - nice and light and handy for any falsetto work

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1484252988' post='3214114'] Or should this be moved to JapCrap? [/quote] If you read the listing then no

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1484321080' post='3214688'] i do own a Uke bass from a Portuguese builder that is pretty good and sounds great. [/quote] That's more like it

[quote name='MemphisStone' timestamp='1484301974' post='3214431'] walnut body (various discussions have lead me to believe walnut is around the best for fretless), but I'm now onto pickups. I know this is really subjective and all about personal taste, but I'm looking for some suggestions around pickups that will give me good rich sound with a little bit of growl. I like the sound of the Delano Hybrids, but I'd be really interested to get [b][u]smoother[/u][/b] people thoughts or recommendations. [/quote] First quote is possibly one of the most contentious issues in the bass playing world (along with is Adam Clayton a good bass player), so stand by for fireworks!! Secondly, I'm presuming smoother was a typo or auto-correct? Thirdly, for growl have a look at Nordstrand Big Splits or Big Singles. Can't find the clip I wanted, or anything with fretless, but here's something from the forum: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/185313-nordstrand-big-singles-clip/page__p__1785207__hl__ibanez%20premium__fromsearch__1#entry1785207"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/185313-nordstrand-big-singles-clip/page__p__1785207__hl__ibanez%20premium__fromsearch__1#entry1785207[/url]

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1484307148' post='3214509'] Basses - Japanese, excelent QC and detail, not mentioning sound as its subjective. Amps - British/German/USA, there's a lot of quality gear from these countries, there are also lots of unreliable amps that overheat and/or go into flames... [/quote] Nothing Portuguese?

I've set myself the task of writing an antidote to all the "best bass player" polls, and aim to do introductory pieces on 200 players. It has stalled a bit, but just finished a piece on Oteil Burbidge. [url="http://www.modlock.co.uk"]http://www.modlock.co.uk[/url] Also have a look at Flat Eric on here. His is well worth a delve [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk[/url]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1484259082' post='3214214'] Bingo! IMO at least... it had been bugging me too! [/quote] Just Buggin' - that was Whistle. Same time as Jazzy Jeff though!

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1484259189' post='3214218'] I love you Mike , I dream of Jeannie perfect , I got a few of the pictures in my head about right , pretty girls well 1 at least , early colour about right , set in florida 'Cocoa Beach' which fits the coast idea . I was reasonably good with the visualisation , many thanks [/quote] Glad of be of help Kev

I Dream of Jeannie - as borrowed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince in Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOaFh-yJk_k"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOaFh-yJk_k[/url]

[quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1484253476' post='3214127'] I also have a fondness for the amps of H|H Electronics, [/quote] I think there are quite a few of us who have a nostalgic soft spot for HH - my first school band, bass and two guitars through a 100 watt PA head, into some sort of home built 15" cab. I'm sure they were nowhere near as good as we like to think