Delberthot

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1342820157' post='1741642'] Just been thinking about these again and I still want one. Big mistake? How do I get a good one?! [/quote] Ahem

I like the Beatles to an extent and can see the attraction. I've heard some of the music that was about before everyone heard them and for the most part it was bloody aweful so its easy to see the attraction of them and their music. The Stones are touring simply because they are still alive (although they don't always look it) They were overshadowed in the 60s by the Beatles and by Led Zeppelin in the 70s. If anyone happens to be in Liverpool for Beatles weekend then check out the band's website [url="http://www.getbackband.co.uk/gigs.htm"]here[/url] and give me a wave if you happen to come along to one of our gigs. I personally cannot bloody wait.

A band I am currently in are playing at International Beatles Weekend at the end of August in Liverpool. Personally, I'm not that big a fan but we're doing a lot of McCartney & Wings stuff as well which Iike a bit of. I'm doing it purely for the experience, because I love to play and so that I can say that I've done it.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1342353157' post='1733565'] Quo are the specialists in final tours though, aren't they? [/quote] I thought that honour belonged to Elton John?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1342267128' post='1732550'] I saw them at Wembley Stadium on the Steel Wheels tour - [/quote] So will this one be the Steel Wheelchairs tour? I suppose if you're going to do one last money making tour, you should get as close to the original lineup as you can. The Quo are doing one with Alan Lancaster possibly next year, could it be their final tour? I love the bass runs at the end of 19th Nervous Breakdown. In fact that's my favourite era of the Stones. I also really like Undercover of the Night but apparently it was recorded twice - once with Bill and again with Robbie Shakespeare and I get the feeling that the one that was released was Robbie as their's a bit of popping going on.

I'm not sure about the comments about Flea's slapping - you're obviously listening to some of the early stuff like Get Up and Jump or Skinny Sweaty Man which are both fantastic songs but he hardly slaps at all these days. In fact, most of his slapping these days is if he happens to be playing an older tracklive. My first Chilis album was BSSM which is still my favourite and I consider it to be the point where they rised to their highest point before heading downhill. What I mean is that even I can't listen to all of the tracks on their earliest albums but you can gradually hear them getting better. When we get to Mother's Milk its nearly there then BSSM comes along and its finally the complete package in every way. Afterwards, John freaks out and leaves but One Hot Minute has some crackers but seems overall a very dark album. Californication is pretty good for most of it.By the time we get to By The Way, it seems to be almost every second track is decent, then its all over bar the shouting for me I'm afraid I still love them as a band and as a bass player, Flea is my biggest influence by a mile but unfortunately they're not what they used to be. Anyway for some rarer quality stuff listen to Sikamikanico which was a track that was missed off BSSM and Stretch which was from the One Hot Minute recordings. Also Show Me Your Soul from the What Hits? album I had a thought over the holidays after passing numerous buskers that most instruments sound sh*t when played solo.Flea can play fancy, groove or play nothing and it always seems to fit

Yeah, play whatever you like. I manage to fit in the riffs for Transcending by the Chilis and South Side of the Sky by Yes at different parts of the song for my own amusement, although I reckon I could fit in a bit of the Queen song of the same name Right that's Friday night's challenge

If you're old enough to have bought Live Killers from 1979 in Gatefold sleeve LP form at then there is a pic of JD using a maple fretless precision and the reason I've lusted after one for years. But what I meant in my earlier post is that we're probably hearing the Precision through the DI into the desk, completely bypassing whatever amps were on stage unless one or some of the cabs were mic'd up

will that not be pure P bass right into the desk?

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1340560300' post='1706252'] When you turn the screw make sure the saddle is actually moving, sometimes it doesn't and needs a little gentle persuasion. [/quote] +1 The screw might be moving but the tension of the string could be stopping the saddle from moving. Sometime you can move it with your fingers, other times you just need to detune it a bit and it'll move

Wear the bass slightly higher up than normal on a neoprene strap and get one of those plastic pickup surrounds. Not a hint of neck dive. [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/533316_437098552989531_746791279_n.jpg[/IMG] I'd been playing an Epiphone Thunderbird that pointed upwards regardless of what people say for the past 18 months until I got this. You can just make me out at the back left of this photo [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/301329_246625948703460_7433402_n.jpg[/IMG]

If its just for moving it in the house, how about those things you get out of argos [url="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8411220.htm"]for moving washing machines[/url]?

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A few shots of my 2010 mapleglo and one from Friday night's gig I found the neck to be unwieldy and painful to fret after a while until I decided to raise the strap as high as it would go. Absolutely love it now and removing the pickup cover & fitting a black thingy to fill the gap around the pickup make it a joy to play now. [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Rickenbacker/DSC00990Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Rickenbacker/DSC00989Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Rickenbacker/DSC00988Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Rickenbacker/DSC00987Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/533316_437098552989531_746791279_n.jpg[/IMG]

I began playing when I was 12 and bought my first 5 when I was 19. I played 5s exclusively for about 10 years before moving to 6s for a couple of years. I then realised that I didn't need the extra two strings or the neck that could've doubled as an ironing board (Yamaha TRB6II) so I went back to 4. I've only played 4s since and don't miss the low B thumb rest. I learned to play in D A D G tuning thanks to Bad Love by Eric Clapton and Another Brick in the Wall by the Floyd before moving to 5s so for the one or two songs I need a low D for in a night, I just tune the E down a tone.

Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait until lunch time

A few taken from Friday night's gig. Full of the manflu. Thankfully the adrenalin kicked in [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/533316_437098552989531_746791279_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/282763_437098372989549_1098716442_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/270935_437098439656209_1757377300_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/181850_437098342989552_670539831_n.jpg[/IMG]

I nearly didn't make last night's gig. I've been unwell all week. After we sound checked, I spent the next 2 hours sitting in a corner shivering and sweating at the same time. The first set was terrible, we were told there'd be backline supplied and considering the pub is promoted as a rock venue I thought I'd at least get an old Trace 4x10" but was instead greeted with a 200w Marshall Dynamic Bass 15" + Horn combo. The entire first set was played from memory as the only time I actually heard what I was playing were a few notes for the intro to "With a Little Help From My Friends". During the break I tried to work out what to do and discovered a Crate bass combo so with a bit of help I got the Marshall on top and low and behold I could actually hear most of what I was playing during the second half. I spent the entire set jumping around and having a ball all thanks to that musicians friend, adrenalin, before collapsing into a heap at the end of the night. More importantly, playing the Rickenbacker with the bridge pickup cover removed and the wee black plastic thing installed instead meant that I could actually play it instead of fighting between playing in front or behind it. I also raised the strap quite high up to a Chris Squire level and it meant I could play it easier as well. I'm now a very happy, though unwell, chappy