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Grooverjr

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  1. Grooverjr
    Not sure if Mysterious Traveller by Weather Report would count as Alphonso Johnson is well-acknowledged as a virtuouso and the album is hardly unknown. But in terms of counterpoint bass working in the spaces yet still driving the music, and the use of effects to get some killer tones, I think it's a visionary bass masterpiece from start to finish. And always worth reminding the world that Weather Report is Zawinul and Shorter plus a great rhythm section and not simply a vehicle for Jaco as it sometimes seems to be painted.
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    Or 'pro bass teacher has to learn 'the zip' in record time' complete with one of those YouTube thumbnails that guarantees I will never click on it no matter how interested I may be in the topic.
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    Agree, I loved Zia but most of them are Roly Wynne's parts adapted by Zia. I think Pungent Effulgent, Erpland and Strangeitude are all great bass albums. Roly Wynne is one of my absolute bass heroes.
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    This has made me genuinely feel empty inside. A real hero from my youth and a definite influence on me when I was around that age. The Roses purple patch produced what, to my taste, is some of the best and most evocative music and a lot of that was the bass riffs and how they worked in with Reni's drumming (this hi hats!) He even made Primal Scream sound decent for a while, which was no mean feat! I will be raising a glass tonight, and dusting off the old Roses songbook. RIP Mr Mountfield
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    Well I just used Google AI and it said the name was chosen "because it sounded exotic and luxurious". I suppose that type of colour scheme would have been luxurious in 60s USA. Still seems a misnomer to me. It would be interesting to show the finish to a random selection of people who don't know what it is and ask them what they would call it. I don't expect you would get Antigua or anything even vaguely similar.
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    Doesn't say why it was named Antigua? I have never been, but I would expect it to be all bright tropical colours so not an obvious match.
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    Sounds to me like a mate of yours having a laugh....
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    I like the phrase "upgraded antiquity" to describe horrendous false ageing. Is that also part of the boilerplate AI?
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    It looks like some kind of bad AI thing where someone put in a list of different 'classic' bits to mash together and then the AI got very confused by the word 'horn'
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    Surely there are few on here who needs convincing about ACGs but ..... I recently had almost all my basses in storage for about 3 months due to a big intercontinental move and when I got them back it was a joy to be reunited with them all but it was my ACG (not the shortie, that is still in the box until I get the hangers up - delayed gratiication 😁) that really blew me away with the playability and the feel through the instrument. You don't need all the active bells ansd whistles to have a marvellous instrument and the joy of the ACG is in the DNA, especially the neck shaping. Given how much other things that were mass produced but have a 'name' sell for, 900 quid is a steal.
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    Looks lovely. From that bottom picture, it appears to have the ghost of Kung Fu Panda within it as well. Maybe that's what gives it the oomph?
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    Meanwhile in Bolivia, tickets for Juanes (not really my cup of tea but a big name in Latin 'rock/pop' for the last 30 years or so) are about 60 quid for VIP and the cheap seats are just over a tenner. Venue holds around 6 thousand I would guess Now Bolivia is not a wealthy country so there is less purchasing power but there is the same level of touring overheads so if Juanes and all his crew are making money it suggest that somebody in all the examples you have given is making A LOT of money. I am sure they could still make money at half the prices they are charging bit greed is the creed....
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    Sorry, no. I have brought it with me to Bolivia. Forgot the ad was still up.
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    What can one say about the marvellous Mr Travis? As well as being a sensational gent of a buyer (he took his old Jack Casady back from me a while back and was great) he also happens to be a top seller as well. His old black sparkle Danelectro now sits with me after a perfect transaction. Easy deal, very quick send, nicely boxed. And it's a peach of a thing, no hidden unpleasantness of any description. You probably don't need telling as he is such a fixture, but tell you I will: deal with confidence.
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    It's lovely looking, apart from the very ugly headstock which really does ruin it. I get that he may be trying to be different but a 2 by 2 would work so much better. Maybe he could have done an offset 2 by 2 with the top slightly longer to reflect the shape of the body (or the bottom to give some balance) to be 'edgy'
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    Happy to help. As someone who struggled to get survey responses for my masters thesis I feel your pain (yes, that was a very bad pun)
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    Lush. Not generally a fan of too funky shapes but these are really special
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    Roland VB99

    Grooverjr replied to Mummbler's topic in Effects

    I have one. It works really well with the special pickup but is pretty underwhelming with a direct standard bass input. i am not sure I would want to take it to a gig but it's great as a way of having a load of presets for home studio use.
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    Is this still available? And what is under that bit of pickguard? Is it hiding a failed route or something?
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    So very much this. SBL (which I like overall) is awful for it, with Scott the main culprit although the absolute worst is a reggae mini course which is excruciating. Old white bloke playing bass with a Jamaican (from memory) drummer and dropping the "Ya man" like someone from a 1980s comedy sketch show with blackface and one of those dreadlock hats on. It's not even a particularly informative course. Literally any of the Donstrumental YouTube videos has so much more value in a tenth of the time.
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    That is a lovely thing. i really like the aesthetic of the slightly modernized Ali Express knockoff rics and this does that really well but you also know it will actually play well!
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    For many reasons, yes. I also find smugness, paper thin faux 'man of the people' schtick and rich people being hypocrites irritating. But they are all rational, so they don't belong here.
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    If we are on trousers length, then the daft fashion for deliberately short trousers. It seems to be on the wane, thankfully. I like a jazzy sock as much as the next man and a small viewing window is fine but these things that look like they shrank in the wash make me unnecessarily irritated.
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    @neepheid the T6 worked a treat! I am a happy lad
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    Gold, for sure. Looks lovely. Tort works on lighter colours but not darks. In my incredibly humble opinion of course.
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