Mykesbass

I think from the Fender site it is a pan pot, and pots 2 & 3 are the three band eq.

Often it will be the record company that holds the rights, not the artist, especially with older contracts. Usually the finished track will be submitted for approval, but as you can imagine, if the artist is no longer with the label they will be happy to take the money. I used to be involved in licensing in record companies, fortunately never did anything quite so unethical!

This thread is starting to flounder - I think I'll salmon up the courage to ask a mod to loch it.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1455236417' post='2977452'] You spoke actual words and stuff with Mike Rutherford. Envy. [/quote] [quote name='neilp' timestamp='1455278699' post='2977702'] Nice guy. Mike and the Mechanics were on tour. We had a chat about how it felt to be in a more "straightforward" - his word - band, he was interesting and engaging. [/quote] Was introduced to him by my old school mate who has been his drummer for last 21 years with "this is the guy I was in my first band with". His singer, Andrew Roachford was completely down to earth too.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1455292266' post='2977918'] Someone with a music degree. . . . who can't play Mustang Sally without slapping. [/quote] ...

The modern bass player - someone who isn't on here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277926-2016-poll-how-old-are-you/page__st__30__p__2968557__hl__poll__fromsearch__1#entry2968557"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277926-2016-poll-how-old-are-you/page__st__30__p__2968557__hl__poll__fromsearch__1#entry2968557[/url]

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1455197903' post='2976934'] Yeah, the more I look into it, the more expensive it becomes. Previous builds, I managed to keep down to £2-300, but then I was happy to use a lot of inexpensive hardware - whereas on this I'd like a pair of T-bird pickups...and I'd probably want something more substantial than a "BBOT" bridge, for example! Plunger's advice above sounds quite sensible, though it then makes me wonder whether I'd have the time to fashion a quick-and-dirty neck out of softwood. Perhaps I would be better off approaching someone who does this professionally. [/quote] Don't forget, you can re-use these parts on the final build.

Any use: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/5-String-ML-Factory-Through-active-electronic/dp/B00SNMRW44"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/5-String-ML-Factory-Through-active-electronic/dp/B00SNMRW44[/url] ?

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1455191857' post='2976814'] Prompted by the recent Adam Clayton post (re The Edge playing bass occasionally) who else do we know of who's taken on the regular bass players parts? Ronnie Wood - bass on Maggie May. [/quote] Wasn't Ron(nie) Wood actually a pretty regular bass player?

As well as advertising check out local jam nights - go along and watch for a couple of times, talk to the folk running it, be open about your ability. Most of the jams I know are very supportive places, and often the best musicians there will be the ones that help you along the most.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1455139007' post='2976435'] but I'm playing such basic stuff nearly anyone could play it. [/quote] But they're not, (and actually probably can't) and you are (and can). Keep it up, and enjoy it.

^ This. If you think about it, each string is individually adjustable at the bridge, and the nut SHOULD follow the radius. Some players (especially guitarists) go for flatter radii for faster playing necks, but I think that is more down to the style of playing.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1455127276' post='2976254'] High end. A coffee table with bits to get in the way of the biscuits. [/quote]

My beloved... a piece of old tut that I'm desperate to get rid of.

Matsumoku - Legendary Japanese Nirvana a bit like the bass and guitar version of the Big Rock Candy Mountain, where every guitar built between 1965 and 1999 were done so to legendary standards, by just three master craftsmen, and they were all better than everything else we've ever owned (but we sold them all years ago).

I really like the two 112 Rumble cabs I have. I keep gassing over more expensive gear, trying to convince myself that a couple of sub £250 cabs can't be that good, but they keep sounding great to me!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1455023033' post='2975073'] I suppose as well as the obvious, you should include one of the first - Frank Sinatra's 'In the Wee Small Hours'. [/quote] Although wouldn't something like the 1812 Overture have a stronger claim?

Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.

Surely any band that has been together for 30 years is allowed a little flexibility in the line-up! Do the gig. I worked on an album with US gospel act The Sound of Blackness. They ran as anything from a full 60 piece choir and band, down to four lead vocalists (two who also played keys)!

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1454966234' post='2974711'] Andy Cairns is often described as the nicest bloke in rock, as he's very down to earth and friendly. Dave Ball from Soft Cell took the time to explain to me how to get the synth sound on "Youth" which I was most pleased about. [/quote] Funny, I came on to this thread to suggest all the current line up of Therapy?, Michael and Neil are also great. The vast majority of bands I worked with were pretty decent human beings once you broke the ice with them, but these guys were in a league of their own.

That Purpleheart board looks as though it should be awarded a Purple Heart

I always loved Hagstrom, and desperately wanted back in the late 70's when I started playing guitar, so was excited when I saw the reissues a couple of years back. I then read several really poor reviews, all singling out poor finish. Now bearing in mind one of the biggest criticisms of guitar/bass magazines is that they are always too generous with their praise and star rating (got to look after the ad revenue), and without being able to try one locally, I had to take it that these reviews were, sadly, honest and accurate I'd love to hear that they have sorted all the issues and are making great instruments again!

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1454957006' post='2974623'] There's loads of famous and admired bassists that mainly play in a more simplistic way that don't get anywhere near the stick that Adam Clayton has mainly in the past, [/quote] Very true, but the same could be said for his band!

Another happy user of OBBM cables, and having seen the Whirlwind prices quoted from the Chichester shop, I think you will be very pleasantly surprised!

I like all sorts of pop music, never been worried about things being "uncool", but Gilbert O'Sullivan is one of just a small handful of acts I really can't enjoy (even odder considering I really quite like Dean Friedman's Lucky Stars). I did think it was an oldie until I heard it for the third time in three days.