Mykesbass

Arnold George Dorsey changed his name to Gerry Dorsey after his covers of Jerry Lee Lewis hits. He then went on to greater fame having borrowed the name of a 19th Century German composer, Englebert Humperdinck.

Originally Alice Cooper was a band name. Same as Sade, with lead singer Helen Folasade Adu sharing, then taking over the name. Blondie could possibly be put in the same category, as the name was the band, but was pretty much a nickname for lead singer Debbie Harry.

Please give up listening to any new music that gets posted on here, and regurgitating the same opinion every time. It really is getting quite boring.

It appeals to two different markets - the player who only wants it for the instrument it is, and the fan who wants to hang it on the wall. If you happen to be both then it may well be worth a bit extra.

I thought the band were good, but possibly a bit clinical. Loved the guitar solo on Inner City Blues, and really liked Joel Culpepper's vocals. Watched it on iPlayer, so missed Sandi Shaw. Will try catch up later.

What's Going On was 50 yesterday, and as a celebration (and if any album is worthy of such, this one must be) Craig Charles has what sounds like a great show from 6pm tonight. A host of current artists are recreating the album, along with interviews with people who were involved in the album, or worked with/knew Marvin.

Weren't diMarzio the go to pickup for this era bass?

Something brand new. Heavily programmed, but to me, still has a great feel. Joel Culpepper.

Another place to try is allmusic.com May take a bit of digging around and cross-referencing, but they have a lot of details.

Do you know these @mybass?

I agree. I love loads of diverse stuff - from Dusty Springfield to Therapy? (oh, and the Terrortones) but equally, there is plenty I can't abide. @BigRedX is right - anything shows a complete lack of care.

I listen to the widest range of music, and still keep finding stuff I like, both new,(Christine & the Queen's, Joel Culpepper) and old (fairly recent Dylan and Springsteen convert). Also love Classical, Bop, and Big Band Jazz. Doesn't @Beedster have some background in the latter part of the OP's question?

Happy Dylan Thomas day everyone... https://youtu.be/U4N_xEhDTdg

Enjoy it, and enjoy the fact that your punters are happy. Of course, if they're not then drop it.

I did go to a West End gay club with a gay friend - absolutely fine, no hassle and of course, some great music!

There was a pub across the road which was up on the first floor - useful for a pre gig beer or for the times you didn't get in 😕

Wow, that's a step too far for me even as a proud MoR fan

Rhythm Stick?

I don't think I have any sound that I don't like, just that I like it in certain ways. Two examples - Fuzz guitar. Not overdrive, but Fuzz. Overall, not a fan, but then it works so well on 'Summer Breeze' or Tony Peluso's solo on 'Goodbye to Love'. The other one is Tom Morello. Didn't like his tone until I heard it with Springsteen, where the clash of the two styles worked brilliantly.

As others have already said, but in different words, one man's meat is another's murder. I wouldn't give Stagg or Vintage house room, but many on here certainly rate the latter. LTD/ESP is the one I don't understand. There are some very high quality, high priced LTD models, yet the ESP brand is kept minimal.

This far in and nobody has suggested the obvious - a 5 string Stingray...

Sport has a greatest (Ali of course). Music doesn't, and more importantly, doesn't need one.

Wise choice if you ask me.